The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-18
BANQUET WAS SUCCESS
ENJOYABLE AFFAIR WAS
HELD AT MAPLEToN
Rev. G. Melby the Guest OF
Honor; Notes and News of
] \ Village

Village
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch
Mapleton, March 16.-The mems
banquet at the Congregational church
parlors Thursday evening was a grand
success. Over one hundred men, many
of them young, were there and enjoy
ed the hospitality of the ladies of the
Federated church. Rev. G. Melby was
guest of honor The tables We're dec
Grated with flowers and after the
dinner was served T. M. Hamp acted
as POSTMASTER and called upon sew
eral for toasts upon the subject OF
Better Mapleton." The POSTMASTER
introduced each speaker with appro-
pirate remarks and was responded to
by w. G. .Argetsinger, Superintendent
NJ. w. Melvin, DR.. j. +. Bomberger. A
T. Johnson, John T. Golf, c. E. Whit
ney and Rev. Melby, who summed UP
the remarks of other speakers by say
ing that We can have better Maple
ton only as we reach out into the
community surrounding and combine
interests and efforts for the mutual
benefit of all. Such gatherings bring
people closer together and make fol
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Burgess, Mrs
Helen Howieson, Miss Susan Sutton
and Mrs. Burgess, Sr., made up an
auto party which drove to Mankato
Saturday from which place Mrs.
Burgess, ST., took the train for her
home.
Mrs. w. Henning spent Saturday in
kato between trains.
Rev. G. Melby was suddenly called
fn To- M Iic n61yy.e. n ,fyrr oef
er the banquet by a message Saying
that Mrs. Melby was seriously sick
He left Immediately for the city. Word
from him since states that his wife
will probably have a very serious op-
Grafton. ALI are deeply srieved to
hear of the great sorrow of Mapieton's
pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. James I. Bennett OF
Harbor Beach, Mich, were the guests
Johnston Monday and Tuesday. Mr.
Bennett is superintendent Of the Hur-
on Milling company at Harbor Beach
and is on his vacation. They visited
in Mankato, Winnebago,s Sleepy Eye
and Spirit Lake during their stay in
Minnesota.
A. j. Adams and James Scott, who
spent few days at home, returned to
Mankato Monday where they are at
tending court.
The death Of Frank Simon Monday
morning by hanging himself in the
basement of his own home was the
all absorbing topic. Mr.. Simon was
of an optimistic nature and although
he has not been well all winter no
one realized that he was discouraged
as his answer to How are your" was
always cheerful It develops that
Mrs: Simon was in the cellar when
he fixed the fire, but soon left to milk
before breakfast. When she, returned
to the house she asked the children
where their father was and they
thought he had gone down town Mrs
Simon went to the basement soon aft
er to get pail of dirt to fill her plant
jars and found him there. The alarm
was given. ]. p. Daley, who was
cleaning the snow from his walk
which joins the Simon walk on the
north, responded and finding that the
body was not cold tried to hold Simon
rope. 1t seems that the rope was not
tied, but simply hanging from the
ceiling and he must have put his head
in and sank down on his knees. DR.
Bomberger soon arrived and pro-
neunced life extinct. The widow and
ten children survive. They are: Mrs
Frank Lusko of Lanesboro: Mrs. F.
Segar of Wells, Mrs. F. Berndt oil
South Dakota, and another married
LA, Louise, Dora and Franklin at Ma
pleton, and Oscar Simon in Northern
Minnesota. The time of the funeral
Will be announced as soon as the
daughter in Washington is heard
from 'e'' ...-t
The death of Miss MathiIda Reiman
at Good Thunder Monday noon was
received here. Funeral services will
be held from the Lutheran church OF
EVERYBODY sooST THE TOWN
You saw the fellow shake his head
AND grumble cause the town is dead
Then when good thing comes around
You saw him knock the good thing
down :
Live wires we want don't forget
Inose that have the git and pep.
I Fun together, don't lay down:
taxes teamwork to make town,
Just buckle in with grit and grin,
And work. and. work to win. -. .
Don't dlSobey, stand by the rules,
Boost the churches, boost the schools
| Boost the community around,
II you meet a knocker, knock him dow
down. - '-.,D
Boost, Boost, Boost and then,
Turn around and boost again.
Then If You should chance to roam,
How far 1t be away from home, =
You'll be proud to speak the name,
of the town from whence you came.
And you'll tell them more than that
4 Makes a difference where you're at,
Tell it straight right off the bat,
The peppiest, snappfest, keenest
| cleanest,
Best town on the map.
At Iohnstnn