The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-07
Miss Ruth Stevens Becomes
Mrs. Robert Bissell
QUIET HOME MARRIAGE
Number of Nice Affairs Given
In MapIetOn; Personal
News Notes
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Especial to Free Press.l
From Saturdays Daily.
Mapleton, September AT high
noon yesterday at the home of Mrs.
Charles Stevens in Sterling, occurred
the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Ruth, to Robert Bisell of Old Maple
ton. They were attended by Miss Amy
Morris and Lawrence Ellis. Rev. e.
Larke performed the ceremony before
a gathering of only the immediate
relatives. The bride was beautifully
dressed in a travelling suit of gray
with hat to match. These young peo-
pie have grown up in this vicinity
and have attended the local high
school where they were favorites.
They left Immediately for the cities
twhere they will enjoy fair and after
a short trip they will be at home to
their friends on the farm owned by
the groom in Old Mapleton The con-
gratulations of many friends are eX-
tended to the happy couple.
William Mead of Sterling and Miss
Isabel Wilson of New York City were
united in marriage az Mankato Tues
day by Rev. T. Ross Paden. The
bride and groom are very well known
in this locality where they have hosts
of friends who will extend their con-
gratulations and best wishes for a
happy future. They departed immedi-
| ately for a northern trip accompanied
by Mr.. Mead's daughter, Miss Myrtle
Mead. On their return they will be
at home on the groom's farm near Lura
Lake, where the latchstring is always
| to be found outside for their many
| friends.
Mrs. o. G. Healy of Wisconsin and
Mrs. Mary Wishart of Mankato have
| been visiting at their old home the
past week. On Wednesday members
of the disbanded Methodist Ladies'
| Aid, of which Mrs. Wishart was
member, met with Mrs. Lillian Barnes
and enjoyed one more social afternoon
| together.
| Many people from Mapleton attended
the fair at Garden City Friday.
! Andrew Johnson is on the sick list.
| The band gave another of their con-
certs Wednesday evening. 1t was
rather cool for both players and audi
ence. The music was excellent.
Miss Ards Gilmore of Grand Forks,
N D., and Miss Ards Gilmore Of
| Mapleton went to Mankato Wednes-
day evening to visit with DR.. and Mrs.
Paul Barney. Z
| The Misses Beatrice and Evenlde
Troendle, Phyllis Beise and Phern
Lownes leave Monday or Winona
where they will enter the st. Theresa
conservatory of music for the coming
year.
4 A
"Waterloo Boy tractor with which he
expects to pillow this fall.
G. R. Bradley of Mankato trans
acted business in Mapleton Wednes-
day.
Hiram Tenney and wife and daugh-
ter, Fern, have returned from an ex-
tended trip in Northern Minnesota.
The Busse and Andicott families
are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
Smith of Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. Smith
is brother of these ladies and has
been in the west for number of
years.
Miss Amy Morris leaves Saturday
for her schoolwork at Wanda, Mimi.
Superintendent Melvin of Mankato
is getting everything ready for the OPP
ening of school Monday next. The
buildings have been put in fine shape
by Janitor Henry Balzer who has
spent his entire vacation vanishing
and cleaning The entire faculty for
1917 is as follows: Superintendent,
M. w. Melvin; principal, Miss Gladys
Taylor; assistant principal, Miss Mar
jorie Mills; manual training, w. r.
Bosworth; domestic science. Miss G.
Billiard; eighth grade, Miss Mary
Cardle; sixth and seventh, Miss o.
Dea; fourth and fifth, Miss Ruth Whit
ton; second and third, Miss Gertrude
Murden; first primary, Miss Lura
Schlingerman.
Archie Johnston, who has been en-
ployed in department store in Mo-
bridge, s. d., has returned and &C
cepted a position in the grocery de-
partment of L. Troendle's store
With good weather quite delega-
ton of Red Cross, members will at
tend the parade and program at Man
kato Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orson Chase drove to
Delavan Thursday.
The Baptist young people will hold
social at the church parlors Friday
evening
MISS EilzdUeIH Ming Oh fdT1DdulI Is
the gest of Miss Irene Church this
week.
w. R. Bosworth of the high school
faculty, having charge of the manual
training arrived from Webster City,
Ia. Wednesday.
j. l.. Stevens, who has been taking
treatments at Rochester hospital, has
gone to Savannah, Mo-, where he will
enter sanatorium for further treat
ment.
Mrs. Hattie Wilde visited with
Mrs. Ella Cook at Wells the first of
the week.
Mrs. George Risinger of Fountain
City, Wis, is the guest Of her brother,
Frank Goodrich of this place.
1t is reported yesterday that
cablegram from Leonard Mead said
that he had arrived in Paris, France.