The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-12-21
Mapleton

Help raise the Mapleton Red Gross
membership to 400 by sending in your
name and one dollar OF more.
The Womans Study club met with
Mrs. J. F. Albrecht Tuesday after
noon. The attendance was goGd con-
sidering the busy time. Christmas
sentiments were given in response to
roll call Other papers were, History
of Fort Smelling" by Mrs. Albrecht
description of State Capitol by Mrs.
Charles Prohl, School and State Lands
by Mrs. U. G. Argetsinger. The next
meeting will be held at the home OF
Mrs R. B. Hanna. January Is, 1918.
Mrs. Andrew Hamm of Mankato is
the guest of friends this week while
Mr. Hamm is at St. Paul with the
Mankato home guards.
Dave Short of Ogdensberg, N. Y, is
the guest of his brother-in-law R. B.
Hanna.
Mrs. Flora Hanna Lothrop has gone
to Florida for the winter.
On Tuesday two more of Mapleton's
loyal citizens left for Jefferson Bar
racks. They were Joe McGuiggan and
Pierce Norton
Burnam Grizzly went to Mankato
Tuesday.
Santa has sent his workmen ahead
and with the snow things look quite
like Christmas
Don't forget you intend making the
Red Cross a present of your member
ship.
The Woodmen held an important
meeting Tuesday evening and de-
cided to hold a patriotic meeting in
the Pastime soon.
The Congregational Ladies Aid will
hold their bake and fancy work sale
at the Bluhm Millinery Wednesday
from 1920 a. m, until everything is
sold.
The new officers elected for the
NJ W. A. are: V. c., Henry Balzer, w.
A., Archie Johnston, Clerk, A. E. Ben
ton, Banker, ]. S. Taylor, Trustee,
John Johnston, Secretary, Earl Acker-
man, Waterman, Charles Randall.
Cary & Burns have shipped two cars
of baled hay this week. Livestock was
shipped Saturday, Monday and Tues
day nights for want of cars.
John McGregor went to Chicago
Saturday on business He expects to
visit at the Great Lakes Training sta
ton.
Royal Cooper who has gone to Camp
Cody, Deming, N. NJ, is in the quar-
antine camp.
Mrs. Walter Griggs of Minnesota
Lake was shopping in Mapleton Tues
day.
Mrs. Lillian Barnes has received the
sad news of the death by typhoid OF
her nephew, Lyle Rich in France.
E. Hadley and son Cal, drove to
Mankato Saturday on business and
brought back yarn for the Red Cross.
Miss Amy Morris returned to her
school work at Wanda Saturday after
spending several days at home.
School opened Monday morning aft
or the usual Thanksgiving vacation.
The teachers taking this opportunity
to make a visit at their homes.
The latest Red Cross story is to the
effect that the sweaters, etc., are sold
to the boys.
A hay pressing outfit arrived on
Monday and was taken out to the
James A. Morris farm to press hay for
Iowa parties.
Mr.. and Mrs John Golf and Mrs. Ed
Sanborn transacted business in Blue
Earth Saturday.
When the $3.50 train came from
Mankato Saturday afternoon it ran
over a dog which had gone down to
the pond with the children who were
skating This ought to be warning
to the children to be more careful in
going to and from the pond.
Walter Dietz stationed on the U. S.
S. Louisiana is expected home on a
furlough Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eastwood entertained
friends Sunday.
At the regular business meeting Of
the Red Cross Tuesday evening it was
decided to hold the future business
meetings in the library on the first
Thursday afternoon f each month at
p. M All bills were allowed and
there is material on hand for practic
ally the month of December. The need
is now for more sewers. Let us have
every available chair filled at each
work meeting. The membership is in
creasing each week. Let results show
an increase.
Miss Belle Cramer is at the bedside
of her father in Ma1kato.
Miss Ards Gilmore returned from,
Sioux Falls where she visited her sis
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