The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-15
LAKE CRYSTAL ITEMS.

existence her newspaper?"-Lake Crystal
Union.
| What Mr.. Hunt probably WOULD DO.
would be to give the merchants a good
readable paper with reasonable prices for
advertising and job work instead of the
excuse for newspaper now here Mr..
Hunt probably would not get mad and
take his Blue Earth county Atlas and
scratch the eyes out of the halftone por-
traits of Tim. Reese and DR.. Herring
Halvor Halvorson is building a dwell
ing for Mrs. Thompson of Butternut
Valley.
Friday afternoon nearly all the business
places in town were closed so that all in
terested in the ball game between the
Lake Crystal Fats and L. C.. Leans could
attend The attendance at this intensely
interesting and (closeO game was good,
and furnished amusement for several
| hours for both players and audience.
After a hard fought battle the score stood
as follows: Leans S., Fats 80. Laughing
| is permissible. Besides having to use
few quarts of ''Dr. Baileys" liniment on
their sore muscles the Flats" will have to
see the tailor about their dilapidated
| trousers. The Leans" attribute the fine
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| to the conclusion of the atmosphere
caused by their glorious victory.
At the annual meeting of the Lake
| Crystal Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
Association held on June 9Th the following
offers were elected for this year: Pres.
D. w. Evans; Sec'y. James Thomas;
Treas. Geo. Gilman. Directors: John ].
Roberts, E. C. Williams, D. E. Bowen.
Jos. Peterson, C. w. Graft, and Paul
Kunkel.
Ace Osgood sold his wagon shop and
business to Mr.. Meyers on Tuesday.
Possession was given at once.
The voters of this community being
plain wayfaring men, dislike the II am
holier than thou" attitute taken by Mr..
Funk, and his hired editors in describing
the superior qualifications of their sure-to-
be-defeated candidate.
AS the citizens came up town for their
mail Wednesday morning, the novel sight
of steamboat on wheels greeted their
sight The Irishman said: sit was lookin'
Jor wather," and under Captain Conklin's
management it soon found it in the clear
basin of Crystal lake. After the launch
| ing the captain invited the cornet band out
evening. and steamed out into the middle
| of the lake. where they anchored and
played four or five pieces for the benefit of
the crowd on shore. The wind being un-
favorable no music was heard on land, and
now some persons are discussing the ques-
ton, if it was greater joke on the band
than on the crowd ashore. We think the
Joke is on the wind. The steamer will re-
| har ,1ntl oftor he EO,1rth of Inlu
celebration, and make regular trips around
the lake. stopping at all the interesting
points, etc., just as they do at the most
fashionable summer resorts. Who said
we are not up to-date? Why. bless your
heart, we've had Salvation Army band
here this week, and darkey lecturer. It's
getting just like large city-one continual
round of pleasure Mankato and other
small towns are cordially invited to partic-
ipate at all times. including the grand eel
ebration on Independence Day,
Thomas Bros, liverymen here, took a
buggy to Mankato few days ago to be re-
paired and reprinted. 1t was stolen Fri
day night by the persons who stole the Nc
Kinley team. Moral, patronize home in
dustry.
Quite number of people from this place
will attend the Womans Relief Corps ex-
cursion next Tuesday. which runs from
Mankato to Red Wing, thence up the Mis-.
issippi river. The train leaves Mankato
at o'clock, over the Great Western road.
and returning will arrive in Mankato at 10
o'clock in the evening. From the Corps
we learn the fare is ST. so for the trip in
Guiding boat ride.
Is there cause for alarm? Ha! Hall
Hall! Neff has seen the handwriting
on the wall, "Mene, meme, Tekel
upharsin." He has been around with
petition for the business men to sign
asking them to have pity on him and
not permit him to be driven out, for he
is doing the best he can with his seven
by nine sheet. He wears a frown-
and his face is ''o'erspread with a
gloom" It is really pitiful to observe
him, and we cannot help saying cheer
up, cheer up, Bro. Neff and remember
that
| ''Mirth is the medicine of life.
1t cures its ills, it ca Inns its Strife
1t softly smooths the brow of care
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But we must say that Neff shows
slight signs of Improvement, he has
hustled for news and has tried to re-
member those he hates, so as to men
ton their names, and his last paper re-
minds us of the dying swan-'The
sweetest song is the last he sings. u
Stick to it, Neff, stick to it; be like the
wounded oyster, mend your shell with
pearl, Suppose you don't get the sig
nature of all the business men, remem,
Der that nursery rhyme IF at first
you don't succeed, try, Try again." II
you do this and should happen to live
thousand years, you might be able te
edit newspaper. Always be honor
able and remember that Honor is the
pearl to plunge for in the sea of life
If you do this you will at last. 'like
the dew drops. slip in to the shining
sea-"
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the infant son of Mr.. anC