The Mankato free press., 1923-09-28
GREAT FESTIVAL
STAGED BY POST
Legion In MapIeton Held
Fine Celebration
RELIC WAS FOUND
Refers To Days When Foamins
Lager Sold, Three Fer
Nine Cents

Members OF Herbert Derome Post
American Legion, MapleSon, are
feenng jubiiant today over the
success OF their two days harvest
1 festival brought to close Saturday
A evening. During the two days of the
1cslebration, the entire countryside
laid on work and attended the
amusements given in the streets OF
Mspleton, which had been pro-
frsely decorated for the occasion.
something doing all OF the time. A
very elaborate program of street
q sports were pulled of each day
An exciting baseball game was
played Saturday afternoon between
Sherburn, the winner of the first
days game, and Mapleton. Sherburn
won by a score OF ten TO three. The
game was very largely attended,
and proved t7 be very interesting
and exciting at times. -
The harvest festival was brought
to very successful close last night
by ball given in the American
Legion hall.
The members OF Herbert Derome
Post. stated this morning that they
have cleared up, about $1,000 which
will be used in fixing UP their COM
mupity hall.
Booths ArtfstieaIIy Arranved
The exhibits in the artistically
arranged booths would certainly do
credit to any county fair, and speak
we'll for those in charge. 4Ae dis
plays Of fruit, vegetables fancy work
and art work, were arranged in the
most attractive manner, and elected
considerable fayorable comment.
Judd Cornell, one of the, members
in charge of the general exhibits in
q statement to The Free Press Sat
urday afternoon, pointed with con-
siderable pride to the exhibits in
the hall and said: This was put
on by the village of Mapleton and
surrounding country people. 1t con-
yinces me that IL the entire county
Of Blue Earth was TO center it's &C
tivities in one large fair, say at
Mankato. that we could put this
part OF the state on the map in still
larger letters than II now appears
as an agricultural center. l think
that a movement should be started
now for the combining OF all efforts
toward one large fair in this county
with every. one boosting the propo
eition." said Mr.. Cornell.
To v. J. Greiner is due the credit
for the arrangement OF the apple
display.
Committees In Charge
The booth in the hall every one
OF which was piece OF art, to-
gether with the people in charge
were as follows
Mapieton-C. E. Whitney; DAN
Vile, w. c. Minks; Grapeland. John
Con; Medo, John StrobeI; Sterling
Fay Hicks; Beauford, Richard
oConner; Public Schools, Mrs. U.
G. Argetsinger; Dolls, Miss Halle
starkey: Fancy Work. Miss Cordi
Canning; Mrs, william Schultz,
Art departmentA Mrs. P. ]. Nc
Gugean. Antiques. Mrs. James
Emerson, Flowers; Mrs. v. J. Grei-
ner, School District No. AL, Mrs.
F. Pierce; Candy, Mrs. G. J. Wolf;
Mapleton Village, Mrs. Ben Taylor;
General exhibits, Judd Cornell, v.
J, Greiner and Ben Taylor; The
Apple Cannon, Mrs. Frank Krause;
World War Relics, Mrs. Charles
Schweitzer.
hall was the antiques booth in
charge of Mrs! James Emerson.
Among the many very interesting
relics here were: a sword carried by
Harry Ogle in the Civil war;
watch belonging to Byron Moore
gor, which --,r made in 1S45; a
spinning wheel brought to Mime
sofa by Mrs. Pauline Lentz seventy
five years ago: quilt made by
Mrs. Sarah Walker at Concord, N.
a. in 1925. This quilt is now the
An old Bible printed in 1866 is the
German language was also on ex-
hibit. -1s.. ...
Is these days of drought since the
passage Of the Volstead act a num-
Der OF entries in an old account
book now in possession OF w. A
Hanna, and which was once the
pro7erty of a John Rule, who prob.
a'4 ran general store in the New
E Land states In 1882 are of inter-
est. t,-a 20 ..-.
Here are a number Of entries in
the old book now weathered and
yellowed with the years:
John Brown, three glasses or
beer, nine cents" ,
James Mcfarland, one pint Of
wfliskey, six cents, three glasses Of
beer, nine cents. total 15 cents"
Six cents today would not permit
Of the thirsty ones smelling of the
cork of the bottle much less get a
whole pint OF whiskey for that
price. !
In addition to the relics mention
ed were old Kentucky rifles, mus
kets carried in the civil war, and
many other things Of interest. It
was a most attractive booth and
very well arranged.
The event taken as a whole was
such grand success that 1t was
already been decided to hold a like
festival next year. ,J.-....
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