The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
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MEETING
HELD IN MAPLET0N
Rev. Father Dunno of Eau
Claire, the Speaker
WAS SPLENDID AFFAIR
Saloons Were Given Rap Also;
News Notes and Village
Personal Gossip
From Wednesdays Daily.
Especial to Free Pres.

| Napoleon, March 12.-Mr. and
Mrs. T. Howieson spent several days
last week at the home of their
brother and family, Walter Griggs
at Minnesota Lake.
which Miss Bessie Caven is teacher,
The school in district No 149, Of
will organize Junior Red Cross.
The address by Rev. Father Dunno
of Eau Claire, Wis, Friday evening
at the PaStime theatre was a success
| despite the bowling blizzard. The
building was filled and quite a few
bEaved the storm coming from the
country for the lecture. The stage
had been decorated with American
flags AID upon it were seated Rev.
Father Hughes OF Mankato and the
local pastors. Rev. Father Gossman
presided and after the selections by
the Mapleton orchestra, announced
q solo by Bruce Ellis. Rev. Father
Hughes Of Mankato was then intro
duced and gave a very fine talk
which was both patriotic and for
prohibition. Rev. Hughes is very
pleasant gentleman who has many
friends and acquaintance who
with him in this fight for loyalty and
prohibition for our country. Miss
| Florence McGuiggan then delighted
the audience by singing after which
in g. few chosen words Rev. GOSsmen
introduced the speaker of the even
ing, Rev. Dunno, who without doubt
gave most logical, sane lecture
and set forth the reasons WIN IT.
year of all years the saloon should
go The speaker made use of illus
trations and ready wit to carry his
points and without doubt convinced
many of the need of keeping Maple
ton on the dry line. Rev. Dunno
! spoke at four o'clock also to men,
bers of the public school and others.
Miss Gladys Taylor, principal of
! the High school, had the pleasure of
entertaining her father r. M. Taylor
OF Minneapolis Tuesday.
A baby boy is reported at the
home OF Stanley Wasick on the
Carey farm.
Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Greiner attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. H. c. Elder at
Blue Earth Tuesday.
| Charles Norton is entertaining his
uncle, Thomas Norton of Dodgeville,
Wis.
The Congregational ladies' thimble
bee will be entertained Wednesday
afternoon at the church parlors by
Mrs. Pomroy, Mrs. J. T. Knight, Mrs
J. c. Stroebel. Mrs. H. C. Hotaling
and Mrs. J. T. Starkey.
| Mapleton Red Cross has several
men who are knitting but one has
l.
| that is DIR. e. T. Phelps who is knit
ting while he is waiting for Uncle
Sam to tell him just when and where
!, to go to do professional work for
him
Donations for the Red Cross
auction are beginning to some in
although no date has been set as yet.
J. l.. Stevens headed the list by the
| gifts of three lots in Maplewood.
This is very liberal offer as prop
erty in Maplewood is good invest
ment and the Red Cross will bene-
fit by the gift.
| P J. Koenen will give part of the
receipts of the sale of his Shetland
pony to the same cause.
The Lutheran ladies' aid served a
/
parlors Friday evening.
Miss Ards Gilmore returned Fri
day after few days with her sister,
Mrs. Paul Barney at Mankato.
Mrs c. Fl. Liferman spent Tues
day in Mankato.
Pete Will and family of Grant
county, Mimi, are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. James VIII.
David Will who so recently en-
listed is in the hospital with the
measles.
Mrs. Alden Marble returned to
Illinois on Thursday with her mother
and two sisters Of Toledo, ILL.,, for
an extended visit.
Prof. Melvin was called to Man
kato on Wednesday to see his broth
er who is very sick at the hospital.
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ma gazine day.
Mrs. Edmund Larke and Mrs. F.
! Goodrich are on the sick list.
Mrs E. Haadley was a Mankato
visitor Thursday.
| Philip King Of Faribault is the
guest of e. J. Church and family.
/. From the battle of Bunker Hill to
a lawn fete of the present day in
honor Of the Red Cross marches the
patriotic pageant of Metros Draft
/ z5S," the logical successor TO "The
! Stacker This great photodrama,
starring Mabel Talaferro, was di-
rected by William Christy Cabanne.
author and director of "The Stacker"
and was written by him and June
Mathis.
| United States cavalry took part in
the picture, and will be seen both in
| the Bunker Hill scenes and in the
reproduction of the Battle of San
| Juan Hill The men. under orders