The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-27
LAKE CRYSTAL,

Lake Crystal, July 24.-At the an
nual school meeting held on Saturday
evening two new members of the
board of education were elected for
the term of three years to fill the va
cancies of the expired terms of W. P.
Marston and G. W. Neff. The count
ing of votes showed James Thomas and
w. Cobb elected. The sum of
"a, 900 was voted for running expenses
for the year beginning August 1st.
A motion was carried authorizing
the board of education to purchase the
lot adjoining the school grounds on
the north which will enlarge the
same 7, 500 square feet and it will then
extend from Blue Earth on the sonth
to Prince street ON the north. Vari-
GUS improvements will be made on the
building before school opens in Sep
TENDER.
Union services were held in Lake
park Sunday evening by all the Eng
lish speaking churches. Rev. O.
Compton, pastor of the Baptist church.
preached the sermon, selecting for his
subject fire - 1t is needless to say
that it was fiery
W. F. Brooks, county surveyor, with
assistants, are stalking the center and
driving the depth stakes for the Lin
coin and Garden City ditch which is
now being dug by Tidland Bros. The
first mile of the ditch is about COM
pleted.
Andrew Tweed has just completed
laying a sawed stone sidewalk in front
of his residence on Watonwan street.
With favorable weather conditions
nearly all small grain crops will be in
shock in this part of the county by
Saturday night An average yield
and good qualities are assured. Har-
vest help is scarce and wages run
about two dollars per day. The straw
is short and heads well filed. Self
binders work easily and shocking is
not heavy work. Threshing from the
shock will be quite common and
TIN eshermen are busily engaged fitting
up their machines to begin operations
at the earliest date possible.
Through the efforts of few citizens
in this place assisted by others at
Garden City, Madelia and Elmore, a
fund has been collected and presented
by a committee consisting of G.. M.
Cole, J. E. Swenson and F. p Fair
child, sufficient to save the home of
Mrs. Maud A. Lovelett and five small
children. They were left in destitute
circumstances at the death of the late
James D. Lovelett ON March 23d, last.
The Lake Crystal illumination. It's
just a little pape. 1t isn't up to date.
1t hasn't any supplement or colored
fashioned plate.
1t comes out every Wednesday, unless
the forms are pied.
The outside is home printed, with
boiler plate inside
1t hasn't any cable direct from Bonn
bay.
But it says that Dudley D Evelyn is in
our midst today.
1t doesn't seem to worry about
affairs of state.
But it tells that H. J. Knox has
painted his front gate.
1t never mentions Kruger or Joseph
Chamberlain.
But says that Hanson's saloon has a
new window pane.
And that the mission workers will
give festival,
And there'll be temerpance lecture
in Hank Humphreys hall.
1t tells about the measles that A. j.
Stackpole had.
And says that Elder Meyers has be-
come a happy dad.
1t SAYS that cider making is shortly
to commence,
And cites the fact that d. A. Reed is
building new fence.
1T mentions Roosevelt's coming in one
brief paragraph,
And says that Billy Barnes has sold a
yearling calf
And everything that happens within
this little town
The man who runs the paper has
plainly jotted down.
Some people make fun of it, but hon
estly, like
To learn that work is booming upon
the Garden City pike.
It's just little paper-it hasn't much
to say,
But as long as it is printed 1 hope it
comes my way.