The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-07-28
HAIL AND rain FELL
Wind blew A BLAST
But All These Bad Elements
Napoleon Escaped

Mapleton, July 24.-The storm
which passed here Saturday with a
little shower about 100 o'clock was
much heavier to the west and south
In Sterling it stopped work in the
harvest field, at Delavan, it is report
ed, there was hail and quite heavy
down pour and at Wells and Mime
sofa Lake the rain was quite heavy.
At the annual school meeting, but
little interest was shown by the small
number in attendance. The treas
urer reported the total expense of the
last year to be SCOPES. 81 of which
$6,92375 was for teachers wages and
s9,777. 81 for the new heating plant,
leaving cash value of $695.01 to be-
gin the next school year. A tax will
be levied for this years expenses.
V. J. Griener and B. G. McGregor
were elected to succeed DR.. l.. w.
Kruger and c. M. Credicott as mem
bers of the board, the terms of the
latter having expired. Anyone who
regrets the expenditure of money for
the public school for the training OF
the children and young people would
be selfish indeed. The best OF teach
ers and equipment are not too good
and all work together for uplift of the
community and for better citizenship,
which are some great things to be
striven for in this life.
DR.. and Mrs. Bomberger are ex-
pected home from the east this week.
The contract for curbing and gut
tering Third street was awarded re-
Gently to the Albert Lea Construction
company, they being the lowest bid
ders at forty-nine cents per foot.
The Smith avenue sewer construc-
ton contract was let to two young
Mapleton contractors, Oscar Simon
and Charles Vroman at $500 for 1l5O
feet with twelve inch pipe and main
holes as per blue print specifications.
The team belonging to the Hance
Experiment farm resented being
hitched at the east end of Front
street away from the merry round
and the band concert Saturday even
ing. They managed in some way to
get loose and started on a spin down
front in the midst of the concert,
while the streets were filled with au-
toes and teams and the walks crowd
ed with pedestrian. Guy Hendricks
was alert and realizing what might
be the result of such an impromptu
exhibition, in true athletic style
caught the buggy and stayed by I'M
til he had gained the animals heads
at the other end of the street. 1t
is doubtful if any man could have
driven at the same speed through the
the crowd without hurting anyone. AS
it was no one was any worse for the
exercise. Moral-Get Ford, it won't
slip it's halter.
Misses Francis, Verona and Cecilia
Pagel, Helen Young, Marjorie Vro-
man are assisting at the great disso-
luton sale at Albrecht- Sonve store
which continues during the wedding
Mrs. John Johnston and John, Jr.,
spent several days at the home OF
C. e. Decker in Sterling last week.
Miss Florence McQuiggan spent
the week end with Mankato friends
Misses Iura Schlingerman, Flor
ence Hanna, Blanch Hanna, Lucia
Spaulding have returned home from
the house party at Mrs. Frank NC
Laurin's in Mankato.
Mrs. H. G. Bagley and daughters
have returned to their home In
Towner, N. D., after an extended
visit with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
H. ]. Cornell.
Mrs. n. J. Cornell made trip tC
Mankato Thursday.
John Fitzloff and family OF st
Clair spent Sunday in Mapleton as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John F
Albrecht.
The waters of the Maple river are
over it's banks, having raised foul
feet in a short time last Thursday
So much rain south of here is un-
doubtedly the cause.
Many sought the cooling shade o.
the groves and lakes Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Vroman is enjoying
a visit from her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thielman Of
st. Clair and family motored from
ST. Clair yesterday.
st. Clair were the victors in the
ball game played here between st
Clair and Sterling on the local dl'
almond yesterday.
The merry go-round, like the Arat
has folded it's tent and has sllentl!
stolen away.
MIR. and Mrs. /. A. Lownes ant
party visited our neighboring toWI
Delavan yesterday.
Mrs. William Krengle and dig;
are the guests of relatives in ST
Paul for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sharpe
Smiths Mill and son and daughte
visited at Grandma Sharpe's in Ster
ling Sunday.
The germ "Pugilism" lowered owe
Mapleton Saturday. There were thre
cases all of which ended without tn
interference of the law and 1t i
hoped no other cases will develop