The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
LAKE CRYSTAL.

Lake Crystal, Aug. 6.-For the con-
venience of the anxious public we sub
nit the following roster of applicants
for the position of postmaster at Lake
Crystal, compiled from reliable re-
sources, corrected to Aug. LIST, 1900, and
alphabetically arranged: Edwards,
D. H; Franchere, E. G; Humphrey,
H. H; Hunt, w. s.; Maker, F. j.;
Marston, w. P; Porter, Miner; Price
D. j; Roberts, Bob; Radichel, d. W;
Thomas, r. B; Wigley, Joshua. There
are thirteen in all which is an I'M
lucky number for twelve of them at
least, however, two out of the number
claim to be ''dead sure. Well, they
a real good fellows and here is success
to the winner.
After six weeks trial of open air
concerts once each week by the Cornet
band in the new band stand in Tri-
angular park, the wisdom of such en-
| tertainments is fully demonstrated.
Large crowds of people from in and
around town assemble to listen to the
music every Thursday evening and the
influence of this upon the people is
certainly salutary.
On Friday last sixteen men with
eight teams, all friends and neighbors
of Paul Hartwick, of Lincoln, went
to his farm and stacked eighty acres
of grain The reason for this was on
account of the disability of Mr. Hart
wick for the past two weeks, having
been taken suddenly i'll with hemor-
age of the lungs in the midst of har-
vest. This assistance by his friends
saved his crop and forcibly impressed
upon his mind the old saying, ga
friend in need is a friend indeed. -
Saturday night found nearly all
grain in this locality either threshed
or stacked. Reports of yields from
farmers who have threshed run from
fifteen to twenty-five bushels per acre
for wheat and thirty to forty bushels
for oats. The quality is of the best
grade.
The number of large boxes left by
the dray in front of r. G. Roberts
store lately indicates that this popular
store is receiving the fall stock of
merchandise
Another worthy citizen wants the
soft snap (?) of managing the affairs
of the county from the third commits
sioner district. In the Review of last
week w. R. Thomas, of Judson an
nounces him as a candidate subject to
the action of the Republican county
convention. Alphabetically arranged
the candidates now are: Hughes,
James, Thomas. All good fellows.
Voters select your man with care for
the best interests of the county in
general and the third district in par
I'll cular.
The Baptist Sunday schools of this
place, Lincoln and Garden City, are
arranging for picnic at Austin's
grove on the north shore of Crystal
lake on Aug. 10th.
The "Union" states that it received
subscription one day last week from
lady in Iowa who has taken that
paper for ninteen years, or since it
was first started. 1t is remarkable how
some persons continue furnishing them
selves to CLEAN little information.
A large number of the members of
Murphy post, G.. A. R. intend to at
tend the national encampment at Chi
cago Aug. 25th to Goth.
The work of invoicing the damaged
stock of merchandise owned by Wag-
ner & Weymouth, by the insurance ap-
praisers, Messrs Larson, Thomas and
Richards, was completed Saturday
evening. The settlement by COM
panies on loss will be made this week.
w. E. Cookson, working under the
direction of the board of education,
has made improvements at the school
building during the past week.
Prof. Britsius, wife and two chill
dren moved into town one day last
week from Jackson, MINI. They oc-
cupy the Jones' residence located next
door south of the Welsh church. The
professor is the gentleman who will
occupy the position of superintendent
of schools at this place during the
ensuing school year and comes highly
ly recommended as an educator of
marked ability.