The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-07-13
LAKE CRYSTAL.
A Batch of Interesting Items Picked by
Our Reporter From Among the
Lake Breezes

Like DTeeZeS
Lake Crystal, July 7.-Tidland Bros.
of Mankato, with force of fifteen
men, six teams and one of the cele-
brated Tidland rotary ditch machines
began operations near the inlet of Crys-
tai lake on Friday morning working
up stream toward Garden City and
Lincoln swamps. This proposed ditch
will be about eight miles long when
completed and will furnish employ
ment for a good sized crew of men and
teams for the balance of the summer
The out of town workmen are board
ing at the Commercial House.
While unpacking shipment of mat
tresses at Davis & Co.'S furniture store
Thursday a snake measuring nearly
four feet in length was found coiled
in the packing. 1t was killed and by
ISLANDERS began arguing as to what
species of the reptile family it belong
ed. Opinions were about evenly divid-
ed between prairie adder and COM
mon bull snake
Carl Strom a law student at Mime
apolis during the past year came home
to visit mother, relatives and numer-
GUS friends on the Fourth.
The promptness in clearing the
streets of the accumulation of rubbish
left by the celebration shows that our
mayor is the right man in the right
place.
A. W. johnson, of Lincoln, hitched
new six-foot cut Deering mower be-
hind his wagon on Thursday, pur-
chased from D. w. Radichel.
Green meadows will soon be shorn of
their crop of grass, and the sweet
scent of new mown hay will fill the air
around our well-fenced and well-culti-
waited farms if bright skies and good
weather predominates for the next two
| weeks.
John j. James, formerly of .Judson
but now resident of this place. has
decided to try his hand in politics.
The soft snap (?) of managing the
affairs of Blue Earth county as one
OF the five commissioners is what he
longs to assume. In aspiring to
such responsible position, he will
be opposed by very large num-
Der OF voters who long since de-
termined to .re-elect the efficient SER
want of the people, Robert S. Hughes,
who has faithfully served the people
OF commissioner district number three
and done so much to benefit the poor.
roads, bridges, ETC., during the years
of his service
At a meeting of the board of educa-
tion Saturday evening the corps of in
structors at the public schools for the
ensuing school year was completed
Following is the roster
Principal, Prof H. A. Britzius, of
Bemer, Iowa first assistant, Marjorie
McMartin, Albert Lea, MINI; second
assistant, Margaret Stratton, Belle
PLANE, Mimi; sixth and seventh
grades, D. M. Anderson, Plainview !;
fourth and fifth grades, Miss Elliot,
Lake Crystal third grade, Miss Jen-
kins, Sparta, Wis; first primary, Rose
Thomas, Lake Crystal; second pri-
mary, Jessie Dredge, of Lake Crystal
The pupils of Mrs. Ewing's elocution
class will give recital on Monday
evening July 9th in Union hall begin
ing at eight O'Clock. An entertaining
program is assured. A small admis-
sion fee to defray expenses will be
charged.
The Presbyterian pastor will hold
services in the open air at Lake Park
Sunday evening and the Sunday school
proposes to picnic at Loon Lake on
Thursday, July 18th.
Two carloads of Indian ponies have
been disposed of at the stock yards
during the past week by Mr.. Steward.
Lake Crystal needs no recount
"The census man. did thorough Job
here and can tell the exact number of
inhabitants within the corporate limits
of the village if he would-but he
won't
AS group gatherer the man playing
three or four musical instruments at
once on our streets Friday was hum
mer. The sweet voiced little girl who
sang so nicely did not receive the f.
nanical encouragement due her ability
and the performance of the musician.
John Dehaughter with his two
daughters who reside at ST. Peter, are
here for a weeks visit with Mrs.
Estel, grandma of the two girls
Z. Grant Smith has opened neat
restaurant in the Iker building on
South Main street and solicits share
of the trade in meals and bakers
goods. Grant is an old hand at the
business and his eatables are always
done just about right
The decorations in the store window