The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-22
People There Well Pleased
With the Events
CLOSED SUNDAY night
]. o. O. F. Lodge In That Village
Held Memorial Services;
News Gossip
Especial to Free Press.l

From Tuesdays Daily.
Mapleton, June 19.-Sunday even
ing marked the close Of our fifth
chautauqua and in the minds of
many it has been the best chautau
qua held here Everything was in
favor of the chautauqua, nice
weather excellent management and
splendid crowds.
J. Adam Bede, the eX-congreSsman
and orator, DR.. Edward A. Brinton,
Hon. George w. Thompson, Charles
H. Plattberg, and Edward Everett
Kemp were those who delivered the
messages while excellent companies
furnished the music. 1T Pays to
Advertise" was given Friday night
by the Boston players. The chau-
tauqua is now a permanent feature
~sSevery summer and the people Of
this community welcome these days
when they are brought in touch with
those from other parts of the world.
Sunday was memorial day for the l.
o. o. F. order of this town. Rev.
Edmund Larke of the Congregational
church was asked to deliver the SER
mon in the chautauqua tent so that
all IulSHI US lhS
Baptist people had given up their
service. A double quartet consisting
of Mrs. Henry Troendle, Miss YER
ona Dietz, Mrs. T. c. Busse, Mrs.
Charles Schwitzer, Messrs. Fetter-
man, Louis, Borchert, Saxon and
Berry. Lloyd Morrow sang the solo,
Face to Face" Mrs. H. c. Hotal-
ing made a plea for funds for the
Red Cross and Lloyd Morrow sang,
"Just Before the Battle Mother"
very touchingly. Mrs. DR.. Melvin
Will of Bertha then sang "Hosanna"
very beautifully. The collection
turned over to the Red Cross was
$94.O1.
Mapleton loyalty is again proved.
One of her physicians has volunteer
ed his service in the reserve, to his
country. DR.. F. J. Bomberger, a
physician whose ability and loyalty
is unquestioned, who will not hest
tate to do his duty should be called.
Mr. and Mrs. Schofield and Mrs.
Klien of Pine City arrived in Maple
ton Wednesday via Owatonna. They
were guests of A. J. and j. T. Knight
while here. The party departed by Ford
route Saturday morning for Heron
Lake Their trip includes Valley
Springs and Flandreau, S. d. where
they will remain during the summer.
Miss Mary Dale of Dover, Mimi,
was the guest of friends this week.
Travelling Statesmen Riser was
accompanied by his wife and chill
on his trip to Mapleton Friday. They
h. Nsn IN
dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Borchert and
little daughter of Minnesota Lake
attended the chautauqua.
Mrs. Ed. Annis is spending the
week with her mother Mrs. Keith
and attended the chautauqua.
Mrs. A. Francis and baby son
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lang the flrst of the week.
Clifford Benedict, wife and son
motored from Crosby to spend Sun
day at the home of his brother M. A.
Benedict. Mrs. Benedict's mother
returned with them.
Quite a few drove to Mankato
Sunday to hear DR.. Gordon speak at
the chautauqua.
Misses Hazel Johnston and Grace
Ellis went to Mankato Monday to
enter the summer school of six weeks
Miss Rose Borchert entered the
summer school at the normal.
DR.. Paul Barney and family, George
Nerbovig and family and Miss Ards
Gilmore drove out from Mankato
Sunday afternoon. Miss Gilmore has
just returned from an extended visit
in Sioux Falls, So. Oak.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Nerbovig will re-
! turn to Sioux Falls this week, by
auto.
Merle Sellers of Beauford was the
guest of Gertrude Johnson Sunday.
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