The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-24
MADISON LAKE.

was loaded down with Ice cream
freezers and candy boxes. While there
he paid the judgment of Healy against
the school district, thus stopping in
terest and removing an old snag that
has bothered the tax payers for several
years.
Misses Katie and Maggie Murtaugh,
daughters of T. B. Murtaugh, had a
pleasant visit in Mankato last Thurs
day and Friday.
Mrs. o. B. Emerson, wife of oul
new and genial station agent. visited
at Nerstand, their former home, sew
eral days, returning Sunday evening.
G. E. Barnes, of the Eagle Lake
News, was in town a few hours yes
terday Mr.. Barnes would look well
wearing Madison Lake uniform,
and we suggest that, as he is capable
of filling bigger niche than the one
he now finds himself in, he procure
an outfit and come over and start q
paper in this place. We need a paper,
good paper would do all right here,
and Mr.. Barnes runs good paper.
So why not Gomez Is this too sudden,
Mr. Barnes?
Ours is about an So, 900 station sc
the railroad people tell us. That is,
the earnings of the Great Western at
this time of the year from this sta
tion are about So, 600 month. There
is no lodging the fact that Madison
Lake is good town.
We have new Lord Mayor. The
person who is now growing hump
shouldered carrying around the title OF
president of the village council Of
Madison Lake is G. D. Geddes. Last
spring, after spirited fight, D. E.
S ullivan was chosen to that high
Office, and gave the people good SER
vice. But he found he could not spare
the time from his work, and handed
in his resignation The remaining
members of the council on Monday
evening appointed G. D. Geddes to
fill the vacancy, and he took the oath
of Office yesterday morning.
Monday was so hot that the thresh-
ing crews could do little more than
half a days work 1.-THE thermometers
about town indicated about.9S degrees
in the shade, in fair location
Rev. G.. H. Davis conducted services
in the Episcopal church Sunday
morning. A good sized congregation
heard him, despite the terrific heat.
President Elder Avison was in town
Monday, and the quarterly conference
of the NJ E. churches of Elysian,
Bethel and Madison Lake was held
that afternoon. The attendance was not
large. A petition was presented to
the presiding elder requesting the APP
pointment of Rev. Joseph Hanna to
this charge for next year.
Ed Mann, whose little differences
with the officials were recounted last
week, came in Monday, gave himself
up, and pleaded guilty to the charge
of resisting an officer. He was obliged
to separate himself from $40 to square
up all matters.
Joseph Schwarble, of Mankato, was
experimenting the threshing on his
farm last week, and was at Madison
Lake Saturday.
The good Templers will hold their
M Getting every Friday night, in some
hal yet to be decided on.
This is the quietest place politically
you ever saw. No one would suppose
that this was a presidential year and
that two county conventions were only
eight days away, for one hears scarcely
"a word about the matter.
George Southwick, has been on the
1aid-up- repairs list this week. He
threshed too hard in the hot weather
of the past few weeks.
The Roberts family, who have been
in John Swanson's house for coupl
of months, returned to their Mankato
nome yesterday.
Mrs G. W.. Fields, of Bridge, this
state, is expected this week for visit
with relatives.
Miss Icis Mandigo will teach in the
Taber district the coming year.
Robert Madigan sowed 80 acres of
wheat and threshed 757 bushels, a
little better than 25 bushels to the
acre.
Although land is up to fifty or sixty
dollars an acre there is good sale for
it, and it is quite often one hears of
some farmer refusing to sell. Land
in Blue Earth county is too good to
part with if man wants to farm
Some threshing rigs are laid up,
waiting until after the rain has ''gone
through the sweat.
A poultry car was set out at this
station Monday night and was loaded
yesterday The chickens had been en-
gagged before hand More than $50
teams were in with chickens, and it
made one of the busiest days ever seen
in Madison Lake. The price paid
was five cents for old, and eight cents
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