The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-09-01
FARM BUREAU UNIT
MapIeton Contingent Will Hold
Meeting On Friday Evening

Meeting On Friday Evening
Mapleton, Mimi, August 29-fhe
next meeting of the Mapieton Farm
Bureau Unit will be held at the
Whitney school house this week
Friday evening, September l. The
following program will be render
ed: Speeches will be made by John
Christianson of the state university
and County Agent Mcmillan. Music
will be furnished by the Misses
Blanche and Winifred Whitney. Ev
eryone is invited to attend this
meeting.
Mrs. Emma Cornell and son Bud
have returned from their visit with
relatives at Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Penhiter and
daughter spent few days over the
week end with relatives at Still
water.
A large number from here accom-
panied the band to the county fair
at Garden City on Friday. The band
received much praise for the excel
lent music rendered during the day.
Hunt Novelty orchestra will fur
nish the music at the dance at the
Legion Hall on Friday evening.
September 1. This is one of the
best orchestra on, the road and you
will miss good time If you fail to
attend this dance.
John G. Gerlich, candidate for re-
election to the state legislature. was
a visitor at this place on Saturday.
Z Mrs. A. Rathstock is visiting her
daughter Mrs. E. T. Martin at Fay
cite, Mich.
MISS May Vanderhoof and broth
er of Newark, N. j., are visiting
relatives in this community.
Mrs. Robert Morrow and daugh-
ter. together with Miss Jean Nor
row and Archie and Lloyd Morrow
spent Sunday with relatives at Blue
Earth.
Messrs. Otto Schweer. Knute Rue
and Frank, flasher drove to Usage,
Iowa. Sunday where they went to
look over the big ditching contract
in which the former is interested.
new cottage built on the shores OF
Lura Lake. The cottage is unique
in appearance and is being erected
of logs, Guy Hendricks and crew
are doing the work.
Miss Lenore Greiner Is spending
some time in the twin cities select
ing millinery goods for the Greiner
Millinery Department.
Miss Elizabeth Adams is visiting
her sisters at Walnut Grove.
A large crowd attended the auc-
ton sale at Elmer Taylor's, south
west of town on Saturday. Every
thing sold well considering the
present time of the year. Mr.. and
Mrs Taylor will leave soon for San
ia Ana. California where they will
make their future home.
New transformers have been in
"a, ~ oln0fr1a HnaQ In the
village. It is hoped that these ad-
ditions that more satisfactory re-
suits will be obtained.
The public schools will open on
Monday. September S. The teach
ers for the coming year are the
following: Superintendent M. w.
Melvin: principal, Miss Marie Ho-
dapp: languages. Miss Bessie Sou
ba; music, Miss Edith Cotton;
eighth, seventh and sixth grades,
Misses Naomi Lundberg and Doro-
thy LaDuc; fourth and fifth. Miss
Laura Chase; second and third.
Miss Ethel Anderson: primary.
Miss Lucille Leo; home training.
Miss Margaret Muhly. With this
splendid corps of instructors In
charge a most profitable school year
is looked forward to.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Schultz and
daughter of St James spent Sunday
at the M. Schlingerman home.
The children of H. M. Berry are
about the proudest little folks In
the village these days. 1t is all on
the account of q fine Swiss goat
and outfit which their father pir- 7.
chased for them last week. The an
imal is well trained to drive and
the children take much delight In
driving It about the streets.