The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-03-09
Napoleon
From tuesdays Daily.

SayleS OF chicago, WHICH peSdh
Thursday vening in the Baptist
church were well attended consid-
ering the dangerous condition OF
the side walks, due to the freezing
and thawing each day. The illus
trated song service and pictures are
very interesting, preaching a sermon
themselves. The real sermon on
Learning How to Pray was ham
died by Rev. Sayles in a clear con-
else way. The speaker is enthusiasts
tic-and puts life and thought into his
subject The subject for Friday
evening was Making Good" Owing
to the uncompleted condition of the
Baptist church the meetings begin
ming with Sunday night were held in
the Congregational church, through
the kindness of the trustees. until
Thursday evening. The services be-
gin each evening with a song sery-
ice at Z o'clock followed by a mum
Der of stereoptican pictures which IL
lustrate songs. These are followed
by the sermon.
The officers and superintendent
of the District Sunday School asso-
citation met at the home of Mrs. l..
w. Kruger Friday at 2:30 p. m,
Plans were talked over for the COM
ing season and the probability OF
holding convention in the district
was taken up. Beaufort was sug-
gested as the place at which to hold
such convention. The Sunday
schools of the district will be visited
as soon as the roads are Suitable.
The treasurer received the apportion-
ment from some of the schools and
hopes to receive all of the money be-
fore the convention. Five cents from
each member accept the cradle roll
and home, departments is what is
expected. Those present were S.
Getty of Beauford, Secretary Car
rol Conrad of Sterling, Treasurer
Easton Rue, and Mrs. Charles
Schwietzer, Mrs. John Johnson and
Mrs. L. W. Kruger of Mapleton.
S. Evans, r. B. Hanna and T..
in Mankato, Wednesday evening.
Miss Lenore Greiner is the new
member of the Congregational choir.
Ned Spaulding, who has been in
the cities for some time taking
treatments, came home the first of
the week.
julius C. Wolff OF Westbrook has
recently owed to Mapleton and gone
into the Redmond flats.
Herb Cornell and wife have benn
enjoying a visit from their son,
Herb of California.
The creamery patrons are to have
another public meeting, March IA,
at which time, w. A. McKerrow of
the United States department of
agriculture will explain tthe COW
testing proposition. F. .
The Ladies' Study class will meet
with Mrs. L. w. Kruger, Tuesday
at p. m.
The family of Councilman Conrad
Schied is having it's share of sick
ness this winter. Little George has
had two attacks of pneumonia and
just at present Conrad has the
grippe and the five children have
the measles. "It never rains but it
pours" seems true here.
The parent-teachers meeting at
the school house next Wednesday
evening promises to be more than of
ordinary interest. The following pro-
gram will be in order: ipatvor ygro
gram will be in order: Duet, Gerald
Greedy and Miss Helen Pomroy;
discussion led by James Pomroy
and John McGregor, Relation of
Parents to School," discussion,
Consolidation of Schools" Judd
Cornell, Mrs. E. Hadley, taking the
affirmative and John Carey, Charles
Schweitzer and Mrs. Burt Alderman
the negative: solo, Mrs. Conrad
Schield. All parents are urged to be
present.
Gertrude johnson was guest OF
Miss Merle Sellers at Beauford Sat
urday and Sunday.
A negro, resembling the one now
in .Fairmont was in Mapleton during
the bonspiel. For fun" some one
gave him a tamo' shanter which he
was to wear during the week, and
each curler he met was to salute with
good day brother curler" At the
close of festivities he received his
own hat and the promised wager
OF course it could not have been the
same negro for this one spoke Eng
lish.
Carrier Wolf on Route No. 1 had a
runaway, Saturday. The bolt came
out of the reach and let the team
loose with the front of the rig. The
horses received some slight wire
cuts but no serious damage was
done.
Frank Kuehl enjoyed a visit from
his brother Benjamin from St. Paul
several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Koeppen returned
from their trip to Rochester Friday
where Mrs Goeppen was taking
treatments. ID,
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeze on the ex-
pertinent farm expect to return to
Hastings March Is.
Florence Larke spent Saturday
and Sunday at the Hislop home in
Beaufort
Mapleton is rejoicing over the i'm
proved telephone service. which en-
ab1es one at their own home or Of
flee to call any one on the Tri-state
or Northwestern lines and puts
business men in touch with business
interests with out leaving their own
desks. The farmers on the rural lines
have the same advantage as the
business men by paying a small
switching fee. a great saving in time
will be had over the old method OF
going to the booth and waiting from
fifteen minutes to an hour for your
party to be told perhaps that they
were not at home.
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