The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-25
STORIES OF MAPLETON
RELATED BY REPORTER
EVENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN
PLACE IN VILLAGE
First Meeting Of Federated
Church School; Personal
And News Gossip
Especial to Free Press. ]

Mapleton, October 17.-Carl Temp
line, who lives OH West Silver street
had very narrow escape from death
Friday night while driving home
from the farm of c. E. Dickers in
Sterling. 1t was quite dark and when
he reached the culvert near the An
drew Howiesop farm he attempted
to stop his horse to speak to Albert
Hawker, whom he met on the hill
Templine's horse began to back and
before he could be stopped the whole
outfit, carriage, man and horse were
down a fifteen foot embankment in
the ditch. Mr.. Hawker made haste in
the dark to rescue the man, whom he
dragged forth in an unconscious
state. The horse was so badly cut up
in the wire fence that it was killed.
Mr.. Templine was taken to his home
where he recovered and the next day
was not much the worse for the fall.
Mrs. T. Howieson has been under
the weather for several days.
C. E. Decker will hold an auction
at his place in Sterling township
October %.
The first meeting of the Federated
church school was held Sunday in
the Baptist church at 11:40. U. G..
ArgetSinger is superintendent. The
other officers and teachers are: Plan
lists, Mrs. G. G. Fetterman and Mrs.
Claude Saxon; beginners class, Mrs.
Mrs. A. L. Miller; primary, Miss Ar
dis Gilmore; first junior boys, Miss
Lenore Greiner; first junior girls.
Mrs William Off, second junior boys,
Mrs. w. L. Mcqueen; fourth junior
girls, Mrs. T. NJ. Hamp; intermediate,
Miss Laura Greiner; teachers train
ing, Mrs. l.. w. Kruger; young mar
ried people, o. V. Karlberg; Bible
class, DR.. Ira Bishop. In very short
time every detail will be worked out
and successful prosperous year is
looked forward to by ALL
Mrs. Belle Libby left for Minnea-
polls Saturday morning for a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Walden jar
ONE of that city. Mrs Libby will visit
the Red Cross headquarters of the
Northern division while in the city.
Rev Father Griffin is the director
of the community chorus which met
at the high school assembly room for
practice Thursday evening.
Mrs. Milo Cheney and Mrs. Albert
Pratt, daughters of Eugene Hadley,
drove from DeGraff Thursday for a
visit at the old home. Mrs. Cheney
acted as her own chauffeur.
Messers. Lenny and Watson who
have occupied the old Zingler place
east of town, left the farm between
two days, so it is reported. A number
of people in Mapleton would be glad
to know of their whereabouts. An
drew Humid and Borchert Bros. were
on the scene early, but all personal
property lot mortgaged had been
taken away. The cows were left I'M
MIXED and the horses were in the
pasture. A piano procured from a
Minneapolis firm had been returned
week ago.
The Peters family are all gaining
slowly. Mrs. Peters has escaped the
influenza so far.
H. NJ. Berry is reported to be on
the sick list at his farm home. The
children are with their grandmother,
Mrs. Clara Davis.
Selma Benz came home sick from
Alvin Jacobson's where she has been
helping with the Homework. She is
thought to be suffering from the in
fiuenza
Mrs. Martin Schimmele left Sat-
urday morning for Wyoming with
her son-in-law, N. Naret of Their
Mrs. Schinmele has been in
poor health for several years and it
is in hope of relief that she enters
the sanitarium at that place which is
near the ranch of her daughter and
family.
Miss Alice Bomberger came home
from Albert Lea Monday afternoon
on account of the closing of the pub
lie schools in which she is teacher
Five hundred cases of influenza are
reported there. Dr. Bomberger drove
over after her.
The case of ]. w. Sprague VS.. the
village of Mapleton over a water me-
ter, is being held in Mankato today,
Tuesday. Mayor Pagel, Charles Sch
wietZer, Joe Schimmele and William
Prentzlow and others are to appear
Superintendent M. w. Melvin and
F. ]. Scott are on the sick list.
Everyone who attended the funeral
of the soldier boy at Wells a short
time ago, has had the influenza, so it
is reported.
Mrs. James Pomroy returned from
Rochester Saturday She reports her
son Arleigh as doing nicely after the
operation.
Mrs. E. Larke and Miss Florence
departed Tuesday for Thawville, ILL.,,
where Rev. Larke has accepted al
pastorate.