The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-09-28
MADISON LAKE.

this week distributing good Republi-
can campaign literature and litho-
graphs.
The Methodist Sunday school will
elect officers next Sunday for the en-
suing six months. Likewise the Chris
tian Endeavors will hold their semi
annual election of officers and also a
general business meeting Sunday eve
ming after the service.
Rev. Mr.. Hanna will be at Owatonna
attending the conference next Sunday,
and there will be no preaching ser
vice in the M. E church that evening
c. E. meeting as usual
Quite a number of Lakers formerly
lived at Morristown and have relatives
and friends there, hence the news of
the cyclone brought apprehensions to
many for the safety of their friends
A brother-in-law of George Semon,
of this place, was among the killed
Several of our people went down Tues
udy W SOS uOW GuO oGO1h oWOpG IOWu
looked.
Marshal Ide went to Morristown
Tuesday to attend the funeral of one
of his G. A r. comrades, who fell a
victim to the windstorm. The ties
of friendship formed in the days of the
civil war are as enduring as the
cause of freedom in which those heroes
struggled.
Thomas Mullen, our expert meat
carver, has purchased Ed. Miller s
cosy home, and will soon become a
resident of Canada. - Mr.. Miller s
family expect to leave next Monday
for their future home near Foley, this
state.
Postmaster Haskell went to bed Sat-
urday night suffering from a some
what sudden and severe illness. Sun
day his genial contenance was not in
public view, and it was not until
Tuesday that he was able to hand out
stamps again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durrin are in Wiscon-
sin this week visiting relatives, and
Emmett is stopping under Mrs Has
kell's roof until his parents return.
Col. and Mrs. F. Washington Roe
are at the Point hotel yet, and find it
as much to their liking as at any
other time of the year. If it were not
for the children having to go to school
our lake would hold it's population
every season until this time or later.
Signs of winter abound Coal bills
are coming due, loads of cordwood
are coming to town, and one extremely
forehanded citizen is cleaning out
his ice house today, preparatory to
storing his next crop of that COM
modify.
Fl. G.. Maxfeld of the LETTERS Mirror,
visited relatives in Madison Lake over
Sunday. Harry is looking well, and
as if life on the breezy prairie is
agreeing with him. The business men
feel the need of paper more the
longer we are without one, and are
making quite an effort to induce Harry
to move his plant back here, but
whether they will succeed or not can
not be told at this writing.
If mankind did not have so many
and various states some people would
be out of employment. For instance,
the demand of city epicures for the
toothsome frogs legs is responsible for
the presence in town for week past
of an expert frog catcher. His method
Of catching the acrobatic member OF
the animal kingdom is to steal softly
upon him and smite him sore upon
the head with stick, whereupon the
lively batrachian becomes as docile as
the pugnacious tough who receives
upon his cocoanut the swat of the
policeman billy. The frogs caught
are shipped to the Chicago market,
where they bring from five to eight
cents per dozen at this time of the
year, but in June and July command
from fifteen to twenty-five cents. Last
Sunday this gentleman bagged more
than fifty dozen, and was home in
time for supper at that
All freight coming to the depot il
weighed out to the consignee, conse
quently let not Mankato shippers bill 6
350-pound box at 80 pounds. The little
joke will surely be discovered, and the
consignee will have to pay the full
price. But sometimes it happens
that package is billed for more thar
it weighs. and in that case the con
signee thinks the c. G. W, rules are
all right.
The addition to the depot is com
pleted, and the painters have been a
work there this week. The improve
ment is very noticeable, as well al
pleasing to the patrons of the road
DR.. Delos Smith, of New Richland
is trying, we understand, to purchase
the Griebel building in Mankato, ani
f he succeeds he will remove to thai
city, establish drug store, and enter
upon the practice of his profession. DR.
Reynolds, of Elysian, is intending tt
take DR.. Smiths practice at New
Richland.
]. M. Barclay and T. B. Murtaugk
went down with Mr.. Pitcher Monday,
and listened to the arguments in the
village hall injunction case.
M. P. Shanahan, of Faribault, wal
in town yesterday.
Street Commissioner Hager is work.