The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-29
Medo Dramatic Club Puts On
Fine Production
PARTS WELL HANDLED
Doings In MapIeton; Events of
Past Few Days Are
Recorded
Especial to Free Press. !
From Saturdays Daily.

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Dramatic club gave their play "a
Poor Married Man" at the Pastime
theatre Wednesday evening for the
benefit of the Mapleton branch. Be
fore the opening number was played
by the orchestra every seat was
filled. The young people acquitted
themselves in very satisfactory
manner and added materially to the
local Red Cross treasury. The Red
Cross wishes to thank these young
people and also the Rice orchestra
who donated their services and add
ed so much to the evenings enter
tainment. The cast was as follows:
Professor John B. Wise, "a Poor
Married Man" ....... Art Murphy
DR.. Matthew Graham, "a Country
Physician. ......... Fred Weaver
June Graham, "a Little Freshman
$500. Mary Neary
Billy Blake, "a Popular College
Boy" ....... Everett Weaver
Jupiter Jackson, "a Black Trump"
Sylvester Neary
Mrs. Iona Ford, Some Motherin-
Law" ............. Ethel Murphy
Zoie, "Her Charming Daughter
Mary Burke
Rosalind Wilson, ga College Re-
porter. M. G. Neary
Miss Burke who took a leading
part in the play received a telegram
just before the play that q very near
relative had passed away in Chicago.
She left for Mankato Immediately
after the entertainment.
Neil McKinnon, son of ]. c. Nc
Kinnon, marine in the United States
service is at home on furlough and
was visitor at the Red Cross on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. G. Argetsinger re-
turned to Mapleton Tuesday evening
Mrs Argetsinger is recovering nicely.
-. John Carey of firm of Carey e
Burns, made a business trip to Min
neapolis the first of the week.
Miss Stella Mccarthy visited her
brother Lester at the university the
first of the week.
Miss Honora Norton went to Min
neapolis to visit her sister Margaret
who is attending school there.
Sheriff Osten came from Mankato
Tuesday after the alleged chicken
thieves, Nemitz and Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. James Clancy and
little son Of Medford and James Ryan
of. Mortified arrived Tuesday night
and are the guests of Mrs. Mary
Burns.
Oscar Borchert left Wednesday
morning for the cities. He expects
to work for the Moline Plow works.
Max Borchert accompanied his BROTH
er for the purpose Of enlisting in the
navy.
&c. M. Palmer made short stop in
Mapleton wednesday when he and
others. were returning from the Red
Cross sale in Danville.
The Danville Red Cross certainly
went over the top in this county when
they realized $41OO from their auc-
ton sale Wednesday. A large amount
of livestock was donated in addition
to all other classes of articles.
J. s. Taylor, one of our oldest
business men is going out of business
much to the regret of his many
friends among young and old.
The death of Mrs. Orson Chase
Saturday morning caused general
sorrow in her home town where she
lived so many years moving here
from only few miles south when
life on the farm was given up after
years of honest toll. She was the
daughter of John Herman and was
woman of quiet tastes, hOspitable
and kind to all. During her entire life
she devoted herself to making others
happy A prominent member of the w
C. T. U.'and the Baptist church. She
never shirked a duty set before She
will be greatly missed in these circles.
She leaves three daughters and a
loving husband to mourn for a de-
voted Christian mother. The daugh-
tiers were all present when she passed
away and are comfort to the father
at this his hour of trial. They are Mrs.
Joe Biddeson. Mrs. Ben Oliver and
Miss Laura Chase. Besides these are
her sisters, Mrs. Frank Moses, Mrs.
Rob Morrow, Mrs. Ben Taylor, Mrs.
Anderson and one brother, Charles
Herman of South Dakota.
Miss Myrtle LaDue of Mankato is
the guest of her friend. Mrs. Arthur
Borchert.
: The school at Old Mapleton is en-
joying the spring vacation. Mrs.
Maude Sanborn is the teacher. Miss
McBeth of the Johnston school is at
her home in Mankato this week.
Mapleton Red Cross branch now
has seven school auxiliaries. The
Mapleton Public, Lutheran, Old
Mapleton, Jim Will school, Dereamer
school, Iron Bridge and the James
Will school.
The funeral of Fred Marsha oc-
Cured on Saturday afternoon at the
Lutheran church when large number
of friends paid their last respects to
the young man cut off so early in
life. Rev. Paul ,Elsel officiated The
brother John Marsha was obliged to
leave Immediately for Camp Dodge
on account of having only five day
furlough.
Miss Kinsley of Medo was in town
Saturday acquainting herself with
the Junior Red Cross work which her
school is just beginning.
Miss Laila Quinn has been spend
ing some time at her home here. She
is taking nurses course in a Min
neapolis hospital.
Miss Thusnelda Benz entertained a