The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-14
Scheduled To Meet In Beau
ford Sept. q; Program
LINE UP MANY TOPICS
Discussions Will Follow; News,
Personal Notes MapIeton
Village
Especial to Free Press.I
From Saturdays Daily.


Mapleton. September 8.-The Sun
Cay school convention for this dis
trict will be held in the Beauford
church Sunday afternoon and even
ing, September %, to which all Sun
day school workers are invited. The
program is unusually good and it is
hoped there will be a large attend
ance as President S. Getty is doing
all he can to insure a pleasant and
profitable time for all. S. Getty is
district superintendent The program
devotionals at 2:30 and 2:45; Rev.
Harris, pastor of the Beauford
church; Superintendent Part in
Building Up a Sunday school, 2:45 to
8 p. M, by Irving Juliar of st. Clair;
sing by the Beaufort choir; adde's
by c. E. Elliott of Mankato, from ID
3:15 What Is the Duty of Parents to
the Sunday School? George Rineri-
son of Pemberton; The Boy Problem
by I. R. Stephens of Eagle Lake; re-
port of district officers; appointment
of nominating committee; address by
District President Haedt of st.
Clair. Program of evening session
will be devotionals at 1880 by Rev.
Marsten of Mapleton; "Is a Trained
Teacher Essential in Modern Sun
day SCHOOL," by U. G. Argetsinger OF
Mapleton; solo by Miss Ards Gill
more; convention sermon by Rev.
E. Larke of Mapleton; offering; song
by the congregation; benediction.
The public school opened with
large attendance Monday. A large
freshman class entered the high school
from the grades. A number of new
members were added from the coun-
try. John and George Howieson, Ruth
Will and Alice Whitney are among
these. Work in all the departments is
progressing nicely and everything
points to a successful year for both
teacher and pupil.
M. A. Gilmore left for the cities on
Thursday morning.
J. Il. Dobin and wife, T. Hamp,
John Carey, Donald McGregor, Charles
Schwietzer, W. g. Schulz, Endfield
Kuehl, and George Shannon and T.
Burns are attending the state fair.
Rev. E. Larke, H. G. Hotaling, S.
Evans, William Troendle, Lloyd Nc
Carthy, A. J. Ellis, Robert Ellis, H.
M. Fisk, George Conrad went to New
Ulm Tuesday evening.
Miss Elsie Pagenkopf left Friday
for Roundup, Mont, where she will
teach the ensuing year. 49,. Xxx 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bissel arrived
Wednesday evening from the cities
and will go to housekeeping at once
on the farm in Old Mapleton.
G.. C. Hicks moved from Vernon
Center and has accepted a position
in the local creamery.
Otto Schween enjoyed a short visit
with his brother, Conrad Schween of
Minneapolis Monday.
The public library has added
eighteen new books. Rev. Larke pre-
scented two fine reference books re-
Gently.
Mrs. Earl Alderman entertained
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Hicks of Sterling last week.
Herman Gerlach will have charge
of the Mapleton house feed barn for
the convenience Of those who wish to
put their teams inside.
Mapleton mail carriers enjoyed the
holiday on Labor day by attending
the picnic at Sibley park in Mankato.
They were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Acker-
man, Miss Katherine Hicks, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Stroebel.
Miss Deboral Fry, niece of Mrs.
Bomberger, returned to her home at
Elk River, Monday.
Mapleton's young people are scat
tered now. Miss Ruth Schween is in
South Dakota, Miss Kittie Ward and
Laura Chase are at Amboy.
The girls at the normal this year
are Alice Bomberger and Fern Tenney.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. George Johns
ton, September 4, boy. Mr.. Johns
ton works at the new linotype at the
Enterprise office.
Mapleton is well represented at
the state fair this week by local peo-
pie as well as farmers.
The Eastern Star will hold its first
meeting for the fall this Friday even
ing. September Z.
The Mapleton boys at Great Lakes
training station have been separated,
ROLAND Borchert is on a training
boat, Oren Firth at Detention camp,
and Lawrence Johnston at the quar-
termaSterS' school