The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-09-21
Napoleon

The Woman's Study club will hold
it's first session of the season at the
home of Mrs j. S. Emmerson on
Front street Tuesday evening Sep
TENDER 18.
The Congregational Sunday school
dedicated the new Chickering piano
last evening by delightful program
of recitations and songs; also instru-
mentals by Dorothy Argetsinger,
Helen Pomroy, Florence Larke, Helen
Getty, Marjorie Mills, Mrs. l.. w.
Boocher, Ethel Scott, songs by Lloyd
Morrow, Brice Ellis, chorus choir,
Juliet Gilmore, Edna Scott. On the
whole it was one of the finest of pro-
grams prepared by the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Henning, who
have been enjoying two weeks va
cation in the cities and elsewhere,
| have returned to Mapleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. V. Karlberg and son
Kennith are visiting Mrs. Karlberg's
sister in Moline, Ill. They will be
gone week.
The dance at the opera house Fri
chestra furnished the music which is
an assurance of good time.
F. H. Barnes of Vernon was a
business caller here Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Ryan has returned to
Springfield after visiting at her old
home for several weeks
Many visited the Mankato fair
Thursday, it being Mapleton day a
large turnout was the result.
Miss Harriet Lindahl of Texas was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Ad-
ans on Sunday
Frank Goodrich received the sad
news of the death of his son Frank
who lives at Burbank, Cal. No par
ticulars have been received
A picture received from Ross B.
Johnston, Newport, R. II shows him
in diving suit except helmet ready to
dive after mine. Ross is a Mapleton
volunteer who is attending the gov
eminent school at Newport, r. I.
Mrs. Sam McCullum of South Fourth,
, Mankato, returned to her home Thurs
day after a few days visit at the
Russell Annis home in Old Mapleton.
The Baptist ladies will give re-
ception to the school % faculty and
high school students at the church
Tuesday from 6 to. s. p.' m.
Mrs. Elmer Endfielda entertained
Miss Ethel Cheney of Minneapolis
several days this week.
Tim Ryan left Tuesday for the
WOodman sanitarium at Colorado
Springs, where he will remain some
time in hope of benefiting his health.
Mrs. o. c. Healy of Whitewater,
Wis, has been the guest of Mrs. Hattie
Wilde the past week.
Mrs. N. Ryan of Blue Earth was
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. M. Credicott, Friday.
The dance at the opera house Fri
day evening was a success. Several
delegations of young people were
present. Mrs. W.nTaylors chaperoned
me of the. aAmboy girls while Mrs. P.
H. O'ConnOr was chaperon for several
Mapleton girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGregor, Mr.
and Mrs. John Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs
c. E. Decker and family and Mrs. W.
H. Johnston of Paonia, Col, motored
to Mankato Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.. Fetterman were
| among those who took time to attend
the Mankato fair, Friday.
Miss Lorna Decker drove home
from Winnebago where she is en-
ployed, Saturday afternoon.
All the committees for the coming
carnival are working hard to get
things into definite shape before the
great event arrives. No stone will be
left unturned which will be of bene-
fit in the way of entertainment or
pleasure of those who. come to Maple
ton during the two days, Septembc,
I26 and q. The auto tour will occur
Tuesday but may not include Man
kato. ......
A large number of hunters went out
to the lakes as early as Saturday
evening that they might be on hand
for the first duck in the morning on
the 18th. A few chickens were brought
in Monday. They are not as beauti-
f,,1 I,