The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-20
Mapkton

Rev. Father Griffin or Wmona
college is the new pastor for st.
Theresa parish and is expected to
occupy the pulpit here soon.
A meeting of the Congregational
church committee was held Tuesday
evening. A comlmItee was appoint
ed to draft resolutions representing
the wishes of that body to be adopted
at the meeting held at 1890 at the
church Sunday morning at which
time all the members and supporters
are urged to be present. This is in
line with the proposed federation
with the Babtist society of this town
till after the war.
Mike Ryan conducted sale at
the Rusch place south of town We'd
nesday Things sold well. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rusch will move Immediately
into the home recently purchased of
Conrad Schield East Front street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Meiske
spent several days the first of the
week in ST. Paul visiting friends.
The new order from the fuel adj
ministrator was generally observed
Sunday very few autos were up
on the streets during the day.
Word from Mrs Nation at Fair
mont tells of Mr.. MattoCn being in
the gun repair department and ex-
poets soon to be across overthere.
Rev. edmund Larke left Friday
for Monticello where he occupied the
Congregational pulpit Sunday and
looked over the fiel..
Rev. Father Gossman has gone to
New Richland and taken up work in
his old parish.
James McMahan of the United
States navy, who is en- a furlough
| to visit his parents in BeaufOrd,
spoke very interestingly at the Bap-
| fist church Sunday evening. A pro-
gram OF music and reading was also
given to full house.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Taylor re-
ceived a call from their neighbors
Friday night and entertained them
very Hospitality.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Hart and son
Donald of Owatonna were visitors at
the home of Miss Cecilia Petit and
mother the first of the week,
| Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer End
| field September 9, son.
| Little Morgan Berry, son of H. M.
Berry, has been very csik for week
with stomach trouble. Johnnie John.
ston has been having an attack of
fthe same thing.
Word from the war department
| Tuesday told of Frank Oleson, with
the Canadian troops, being wounded
in the hip. Oleson went from Good
Thunder.
| Ernest Lownes drove from Austin
F, Monday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Jorgenson are the
proud parents of baby boy, born
September 8. Mrs. Jorgenson is at
the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
Mugles in Mapleton.
The study of French has replaced
German in the high school course.
! Miss Aiine McBeth began school
in the Johnston district Monday;
Miss Florence Lang in the Grimes
district and Miss Hazel Johnston in
the Kruger.
/, Mrs. Charles Jensen and daughter
/. of Little Falls arrived Tuesday even
ing for short visit with the for
mers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A.
Gilmore
I John Mugles and Sara Ward of
Beaufort were married at Mankato
Tuesday The contracting parties
are well md faVorably known here.
They will be at home after October
j, on the groOm's farm in Medo
Miss Mary Hicks was married
Wednesday to Mr. Fischer. They
! will reside near Good Thunder.
Five cars of stock were shipped
Ito Mankato Wednesday. all to be ex-
hibited ut the fair. Those sending
were T. 3. Tcylor. George Lang
Hanson and o. w. Healy.