The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-05-09
PATRONS AT A PLAYLET
DISTRICT SKEWL" WAS AGAIN
WELL RECEIVED
Pastime Theatre At MapIeton
Crowded On Occasion of
Second Show
Especial to The Free Press.l

Thursday afternoon. Dainty refresh
ments were served at the close.
Word from Calvin Hadley, who is at
Hampstead, Long Isalnd, tells of his
being invited to spend Easter with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown of
Garden City, Long Island, formerly of
Mapleton.
1t is Lieutenant Earl Hanna how ac-
cording to the latest word from
France. Archie Hanna is homeward
bound and is expected to arrive in
New York any time now.
The Roberts home in Sterling has
been sold to Herman Prentzlow. Miss
Roberts and Mrs. Mabel Faley ex-
pect to move to st. Cloud. Fa. -
Eugene Hadley. Jr., has been heard
from at New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Samuelson con-
template moving to Colorado on ac-
count of Mrs. Samuelson's health
which has not been of the best for
the past year. Mrs. Samuelson was
formerly Miss Lillian Borchert.
Mr. and Mrs. John Slater attended
the ]. o. o. F. celebration at Amboy
Monday evening where they enjoyed
meeting old friends again.
G.. G.. Fetterman left Tuesday for
points in Colorado where he will look
for a new location before moving his
goods.
Milo Cheney and family have re-
turned to Mapleton, having sold their
farm in Todd county at good ad-
vance over the cost about two years
ago. They are located at present in
hn nj
Hadley.
Alvin Jacobson disposed Of his farm
to party named Nicholas at $125
per acre.
J.F. Albrecht was business visit
or in the cities this week returning
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. H. S. Sandifer spent several
days at Winona as the guest of Mrs.
Scott Dodge.
Mrs. John Dee was also a guest of
her sister. --. .-
The local telephone service has out
grown its present quarters and the
more commodious rooms located over
the v. J. Greiner store have been rent
ed. The change will be made later
in the season when the cable on Main
street will be put under ground.
Mrs Sue L. Sprague, Mrs. G. ].
Wolff and Mrs. o. v. Karlberg are in
vited to attend a house party as the
guest of Mrs. George Argetsinger at
Pipestone Saturday and Sunday this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Goodrich drove
to Pemberton this week to take their
daughter, Mrs. L. McKibbin home, the
latter having recovered from her re-
cent operation.
Easton Rue has a new auto truck
for his Oil tank.
The senior girls held a picnic sup
per Tuesday evening. The fact that
it was raining only added spice to the
occasion.
Mrs. Guy Sutherland arrived from
Minneapolis Wednesday, called here
by the illness of her mother, Mrs. j
NJ. Sprague, who may be obliged to
submit 10 an operation.
Mrs. Hattie Wilde is the guest OF
relatives at Grapeland.
Tony Penhiter purchased the Ridge
way house lately occupied by Theo
Westenhaver, who will move into the
Andrew Kaufman house.
Mr. and Mrs. William Beise and
children aid Captain and Mrs. Sails
bury of Medo attended the play Ye
Village Skewl on Wednesday evening
at the Pastime.
The Getty Proehl Co. received g
carload of Fords this week.
The High school faculty entertain.
ed the seniors at luncheon at the
Mapleleaf cafe on Tuesday evening
The decorations were roses, the class
flower.
T. B. Taylor visited Corporal Roya
Cooper at his home in Minneapolis
His wounds have healed except the
one in his hand. In letter received
by the Red Cross in December Roya
was in a hospital in France with sew
en- wounds. 1t is now seven month!
since and he is still under the doctor!
care.
Albrecht and Sonve have decided
to- branch out and will open a frs
class general store in the buildin,
formerly occupied by the Woods stool
at Amboy. Our neighbors will re
ceiye first class service and full val
ne from the new firm.
The second production of "The Vii
lage Skewl" on Wednesday evenin,
was given to r housefull of those VIII,
on account of bad roads or other rea
sons were prevented from seeing tn,
play on the Friday previous. The la
dies of the Study club are well pleased
with the results and have a nice be
ginning for their Liberty Memoria
fund. Those taking part were:
We Master, Elihu Wilkins, NJ. D.. =.
Archie Tnhn sion
Ye Skewl Committee: ............
Deacon Josiah Partridge. ......
..B. F. Taylor
Zebedee Won Pelt. G. N. Alderman
Ye- Visitors:
Mrs. Humility Partridge Eye
Deacon's Wife, Observation-Disclosures.
Mrs. julius StanZel
Mrs. Endurance Peterkins .......
.............M Mrs. Eugene Hadley
Mrs. Hannah Parsons. ........
.............. Mrs. G. G. Fetterman
Mistress Charity Hornwell, Spins
ter. Margaret Albrechi
Mrs. Doolittle. Mrs. ]. S. Emerson
Penelope Hornwell..
................ Marjorie Vroomar
Ye Pupils:
Abraham Whitestone ............
Andrew Hun(
Jonah Partridge. ................
...... Charles SchweitZel