The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-25
LAKE CRYSTAL.

dence OF his bro her-in-law, Mr.. Filing
son last Thursday from cancer of the liver
IN his 38th year. Rev. Garmoe was born
IN Norway but came to the u S. with his
parents when five years old. They settled
in Butternut Valley township on farm.
About ten years ago he entered the Nor
weglan Lutheran ministry preaching at
Berlin Mills, New Hampshire and West
Duluth. The funeral services were held
in the Lake Crystal Norwegian church on
Saturday, Rev. L. P. Thorkven. of ST..
| James, officiating and the remains we're
taken to Butternut cemetery where Rev L.
E. Green, of Madelia, conducted the SER
vice. He leaves wife and one child.
August Telzioff aged IS years died on
Friday, May II. and was buried on Sun
day from the German Lutheran church.
Rev. Mace the pastor oficiated. He
leaves large circle of relatives in this
vicinity to mourn his departure
Another train load of threshing ma
chimes made by The Minneapolis Thresh-
ing Machine Co.. passed through here on
Thursday evening. A large crowd turned
out to witness the novel and interesting
display.
Declamatory contests took place at the
High School building on Thursday even
ing, May 18TH. The Judges were Mrs,
Lembcke, Rev. Compton and Mrs. Row.
land
w, w. Mobiles has fine I2-pound boy
at his home.
Delegates to the Y. w. C. T. U. Con-
vention at Vernon Center will be elected
at the home of Misses Ada and Agnes
Nelson next Monday night.
Mark Barney has fine Welsh horse
weighing bout 500 pounds which he pur-
chased at Window. Mimi He performs
many interesting tricks at Marks com
mand.
| VIM. E. Williams, of Minneapolis,
called upon old time acquaintance here
this week. Mr.. w. is member of the
state weighing force and makes a good
officer.
A new engine purchased through H. M.
Graft is being placed in the Lily Cream
cry Cos. plant this week.
The Lake Crystal Cornet Band has been
revived under the leadership of WILDER
Robinson. and will play on the streets
and in the park on each Thursday night
during the summer.
McCleary's friends out number Funk's
10 tor in this vicinity. A solid delega-
ton from here may be counted on at the
coming convention in June. ...
]. E. Swenson seems to have clear
track with no opponents in the race for
Representatives. No man in the county
is better posted with the various condi-
tons in all parts of the county than he is
and having the necessary qualifications to
represent the people in correct manner
should be elected without dissenting
vote.
The work done by the Mankato and
Lake Crystal X. of P. Lodge at the in
titution of a new lodge at Garden City on
Wednesday night is spoken of very highly
by Grand Chancellor Stobbart and Grand
K. of R. and S. Wheaton who were in at
tendance. The name of the new lodge is
Garden City Lodge No. 163. knights OF
Pythias. 1t starts out with member
ship of "a. 10 of whom itook their three
ranks of Knighthood on between the
hours of p. m. Wednesday and 5 a. m.
Thursday Ed. Norton of the Village
House furnished banquet for nearly two
hundred persons and Ibid himself proud
on this occasion. The weather being per-
feet and the knights in trim there was
nothing to mar the harmony of this
occasion
| D. Price will act as ''senses taker'
here He certainly will find great
variety to select from when he gets
through. We guess that there will be
found to be 1900 moses" in Lake Crystal
this year.
H. M. Roberts and wife from Ashland,
| Wis, have arrived with their household
goods and will occupy the property re-
Gently purchased of ]. E. Swenson at once.
Wagner & Weymouth advertise a
change in their business relations and
consequently are selling goods at cost or
below in order to make the change.
John Williams has broken ground
for new residence on the South side of
East Blue Earth Street.
Thos. Wilson, an old settler Of Butter
nut Valley, has decided to retire from the
the farm and is erecting fine residence
at Butternut P. o. in which to live.
John Moe, contractor and builder here
is doing the carpenter work on the Wilson
residence at Butternut.
A. "A Bundy, of Lincoln, marketed 80
steers at Madelia this week,
| Henry Bishop, of Ceresco, died at the
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