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

MdQlSOu- Lake, aug. =. DCh IietitSo
has the frame work up for an add1-
ton to his residence. W. e. Davey
expects to build an addition to the
house he recently purchased from l. E.
Thomson, W. W. Zuel will greatly
Improve the Carvey house and FL. G.
Wirig is all ready for new kitchen
to be annexed to his residence. Take
us all around, we are improving a lit
tie
The best Improvement of all will be
the new village hall, plans for which
are now nearly completed by +.
Thayer, of Mankato: The building
will be 80 by go, two stories high, OF
brick On the lower floor will be
fire apparatus room, council chamber,
and lookup. In the second story VIII
be public hall. The lookup will be
81 by 80, and will be built strictly in
accordance with the directions OF the
state board of corrections and charities.
The fire apparatus room will be 1908,
and the council chamber Is by g. The
hall up stairs will be 80 by 60 with
five feet off for cloak rooms. The
building is not as large as we could
desire, but the members of the council
recognize that they must be guided by
the amount of money on hand, and
hall of this size will do us very nicely
for good many years.
C. D. Geddes has money to loan on
farms at per cent, with privilege OF
partial payments after two years.
Straight mortgage, long time
After many delays the mandamus
case against the town board of Wash
ington township, to compel them to
open the judicial road north of town,
is expected to come off at the Sep
TENDER term Of court in LIE Sueur
county. The case loses much of its i'm
portance by reason of the fact that
one mile and half of the road is now
n open, and a mandamus is necessary
only to open the last half mile, one of
the farmers along that half mile OBJ
jecting.
The bus team driven by Thomas
Salmon, enjoyed a runaway this morn
ing while coming over for the 6 30
train. The bus is at one of the black
smith shops for repairs, the horses
have few slight scratches, while
Thomas came out of the scrimmage
whole and sound, never having relaxed
his grip on the lines.
A great deal of new wheat is com
ing now. Eight or ten threshing rigs
are working close by town and most
of the wheat they run through comes
direct to the elevator.
Dr. Zimmerman, of Mankato, came
out yesterday evening to see the sick
child of A "A Campbell, the child
having taken a turn for the worse and
DR.. Benham being out of town. Dr.
Zimmerman stayed all night, and the
child was much better this morning.
George II. Clark and W. NJ Farr
are in town today Mr.. Clark is
looking after his interests as candi-
date for county treasurer and called on
the Republican head knockers.
T B. Murtaugh returned Saturday
night from trip to the twin cities.
Miss Winnie Thayer has been at st
James for three weeks past. She came
AS far as Mankato Monday where she
took the teachers examination and
arrived home last evening.
Three new patients arrived at the
Allyn institute yesterday.
Prof George Nettleton, of Mankato
wife and children are visiting at the
Lake House.
D. S. Evans interviewed his friends
last Thursday, and met with some en-
enlargement in his canvass for county
treasurer.
Ed Miller and Frank Haskell are
helping Mr.. Pitcher run the Quick
elevator during the rush.
The Holmes and Mead families, who
have been tenting on DR.. Benham S
place for couple of weeks broke
camp Monday and returned to Manka-
to. They entertained Miss Hattie
Noble over Sunday.
Miss Kate Murphy, our popular mil
liner, started yesterday for Anacortes,
Wash, to visit her sister, Mrs. j. K.
Knapp. She will be gone four weeks.
Mrs John Kramer, of Elysian, ac-
companied Miss Murphy
Dr. E. W. Benham made two days
trip to the cities returning today.