The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1879-11-28
EAGLE LAKE.

Eagle Lake is located on the line of
the Winona d st. Peter r. r., six miles
East of Mankato, in the heart of the Big
Woods, East and West. 1t contains
two general stores; two groceries; two
drug stores; two shoe shops; one furni-
ture shop; one meat market; one broom
factory; two wagon and reaper shops;
two blacksmith shops, and one more in
the course Of erection; two saw mills :;
one water power grist mill; two steam
power cane mills; one grain elevator;
one fine lumber yard; two church build
ings; two halls, two hotels, and boarding
houses all over town. One livery stable;
sixty -three resident houses. And among
the professional men, you will find one
local and one circuit preacher; one
lawyer and half; two Justices of the
peace; one law maker; two physicians,
one permanently located and one semi
occasional, and also one stump-puller
agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps have returned
from Wisconsin, where they have been
to attend the funeral of their brother, G.
G. Phelps, formerly OF Mankato. He
died at Denver, Colorado, with fever.
L. ID. Fisher, of Castleton, ID. T., is
down to spend the winter with his many
friends.
Fisher & Bros. have a farm of 1000
acres alongside of Mr.. Dalrymple, in
ID. r., and can raise just as much grain
to the acre as Mr.. ID. Their yield this
year was some pounds less than % BUSH
els per acre, and went No. hard wheat.
S. NJ. and Z. Presnell have returned
from Kansas, where they emigrated two
years ago. Came back to warmer
country to keep from shaking, and to
see clear blue sky. How natural it is
for the wanderer to return to his first
love.
Mr.. II. c. Burgess, the gentlemanly
landlord of the Lake House, is having
quite run of custom at his new hotel.
His livery teams are constantly on the
go.
II. Cummins is having his house
painted, stained and grained. George
Buckley is doing the job.
Since part of the town site has fall
en- into the hands of Horace Cummins,
he has sold number of lots and some
good residence houses have been built.
He is selling lots cheap for cash or on a
long time, to suit purchasers.
Never was there better chance foi
a good merchant or custom steam grist
mill, than at this place. Soft wood car
be bought for one dollar per cord, and
hard timber So, and wheat of the best
quality can be obtained in large guam
ties.
We change the names of persons with
out an enactment of the Legislature
Last week they called him little 10
Carver. This week they call him Pa.
| wINNEBAGo AGENCY.
The little folks created stir in tn,
social circle on Thursday eve. The,
had party at Mrs. Maynard's, ant
childish glee reigned DER all. Childrel
were merry, old folks happy, youth
gallant, young damssls well, they al
got home.
We need railroad here. Come v
capitalists, and think about it before in
vesting elsewhere. We need newspar
r er, also, and why not have bank3 /
fact, we want city; and without thes
enterprises we cannot have it.
e The German Evangalists will hol
Y their quarterly meeting here this week
beginning on Friday evening and cor
tinuing over the Sabbath.
Please remember that our mill fir
are Pfaf q Hilton. not Mr.. Pfaf alon'