The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-25
FARCE WELL Received
MAPLETON PEOPLE MADE
UP AUDIENCE
Washington's Birthday cele
brated In An Appropriate
Manner

oTdteu IN An appropriate
| Manner
Mapleton, February 23.--Wash-
ington' birthday was celebrated
in MapIeton by the Masons and East
ern Star Tuesday evening at Ma
sonic hall The families of the mem
bers of these lodges were present
also and entered into the spirit Of
the occasion. Washington was a
Mason as well as father of his
country and the lodge made 1t a
point not TO forget this great good
man. The Borchert orchestra was
present and furnished a number OF
selections. The Eastern Star ladies
put on farce, THE Brilliant Idea"
which was scream from start to
finish. DR.. Bomberger gave q talk
on washington as Mason" Rev.
G. Melby followed by a short talk
on Martha Washington" The re-
mainder of the evening was given
over to social enjoyment. A dainty
lunch was served by the ladies.
Mrs: j. S. Emmerson is in the city
with her daughters, who attend the
university.
The flags were displayed all day
Tuesday in honor of the first presi-
dent.
Miss Mary Bull Of the agricultural
staff of the university arrived Wed
| nesday morning to address the Ma
pleton Farm Bureau women's meet
ing at the public library.
Mrs. c. M. Credicott spent several
days last week with her daughter,
Mrs. William Ryan at Blue Earth.
Mrs. Helen Howieson and Miss Su-
san Sutton were morning passengers
to Mankato Saturday.
The members of the senior high
school class surprised Miss Lillian
Balzer on Friday evening, 1t being
her birthday. A delightful evening
was enjoyed. which closed with a
dainty lunch.
Mrs. L. w. Kruger was called to-
Washington very suddenly by the
serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
Mccormick. She lot on Thursday
for the west.
Miss Laila Quinn spent Sunday at
home. returning to Mankato Monday
morning.
Mrs. Elmer Taylor, who was oper-
ated on at Rochester last Monday for
an internal abcess, is as we'll as can
be expected.
Amiel Tarrud left Wednesday
night for the cities, stopping off at
Mankato for a short visit with his
sister. He has been in the employ
of Borchert Bros. the past year.
Henry Schweer. who has been in
Wyoming at Bear Creek, returned
Friday. He will remain in Maple
ton during the summer and assist
with the work on the farm.
The Baptist Ladies' Aid was well
attended Wednesday evening al
though the weather was anything but
pleasant
T. M. Burns, Mapleton's hustling
land agent, has returned from Cali
fornia where he has been the past
three months, visiting his sister at
Long Beach.
Miss Lenore Greiner came home
from Carleton college Saturday ev-
ening to spend Sunday and Washing
toms birthday.
A couple Of dope fiends" struck
| They went to DR.. Bishop and the
doctor could not supply them. When
they were gone to find someone who
would the officers were notified and
the NEIL sent out of town on the 6
LIP m. train.
The Congregational ladies will
! hold a thimble bee at the church
; parlors Thursday afternoon at three
O'Clock. All federated church wo-
men invited.
| Mrs. James Howieson Of Mapkato
was Sunday visitor with Mapleton
| friends.
Miss Richner daughter Of the pro
prietor of the new restaurant ar
rived Saturday and will assist her
father.
Mapleton citizens living near TIN
water tank were considerably alarnH
ed Sunday evening when they dis
covered a man walking about on. the
! roof of the tank near its edge. AS
the tank is 100 feet high they were
| greatly relieved when the man de-
cided to come to the ground. 1t was
found that the party was not "hu-
man fly" but Frank Fiyol, local
paperhanger and painter.
| Henry Schweer and Archie John
ston left Tuesday for West Concord
where they will visit Irving John
ston and Mr.. and Mrs. Alviz Rinehart,
former residents of this place.
Miss Ruth Schweer. who teaches
at Elmore spent Saturday and Sun
day at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Schweer.