The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-24
MaplefonI

The hum of the thresher is to be
heard in the land. Many are threshing
from the shock. The average is very
good as well as the quality. Robert
Jaeger brought in his winter wheat
for which he received $2.45 per bushel
making check for $1,016 off twenty
seven acres. It varies from eighteen to
thirty-two bushels to the acre. The
price, however, makes winter wheat
profitable this year.
Mrs. William Troendle is at Mime
sofa Lake caring for her sister, Mrs
Kramer, who is quite sick.
Miss Mable Severson sister of Mrs
Charles Schwietzer went to Minneapo-
lis Tuesday.
Mrs. Herman Hanson is entertaining
Miss Orletta Olmstad of Houston.
The band will give a concert Friday
evening. The business men have do
mated sufficient funds for the con-
certs during the remainder Of the sea-
son.
Pierce Norton who has been visiting
at his home in Dodgeville, Wis, re-
turned Saturday evening. A sister
leaves soon as nurse for France.
Miss Hanna Mountain was the guest
Of the Misses Norton the first Of the
week.
Mrs. Mary Burns and family drove
| to st. Mary's Wednesday, August Is
to attend a home coming of the par
ish located at that place. The celebra-
ton was in honor of the fiftieth ami
versary of the founding of the church
and the occasion was honored by the
presence Of Bishop Hebron OF VII
mona. Sixteen priests were present
many of whom had been located at
st. Mary's and. fully twelve thousand
people attended the services. At noon
a delightful dinner was served in a
large tent on the grounds In the
afternoon two thousand people were on
the grounds The GAINESVILLE band fur
nished the music.
Mrs. Ryan. ST., of Springfield, moth
er of Mike Ryan is the guest of Mrs
Mary Burns.
The congregational Sunday school
and congregation spent a delightful
day Thursday at Perch Lake. Ice
cream and lemonade added to the
lunch.
DIR. Paul Barney and Bernita and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nerbovig and
Ruth drove to Mapleton Thursday aft
ernoon and took supper with the M. A.
Gilmore family returning in the
evening to Mankato.
William Prenzlow is to help the
sheriff organize home guard here.
1t will not be hard to recruit large
company as Mapleton is on the map for
Uncle Sam.
Mrs. John Johnston and little son
have gone to Wells to spend the
week with Mrs Ella Cook.
The many Mapleton friends extend
congratulations and best wishes to Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Barnhardt who were
married at the home of the brides
brother, Mr.. R. Charles Little of
Pasadena, Cal. The bride is form
er Mapleton girl and is the sister OF
Mrs. Harry Sprague and Mrs. c. j.
Laurisch of Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Knight and
Rachel drove to Faribault and back
Thursday for short visit with rela-
tiveS
D. B. Kingsley. Civil war veteran
and father of Mrs. Fred Scott who
lives just east of town passed away
at the horne of his daughter, Tuesday
morning. He was brought from, Elgin,
ILL.,, last spring to the home of his
daughter that she might care for him
For the past four weeks he WAS con-
fined to his bed and through all was a
patient sufferer. He was a member
of the Congregational church and
there his funeral was conducted by
Rev. E. Larke, taking for his text, "He
is not dead but sleepeth."