The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-06-08

The Lake Crystal boys are sparinl
neither money or time to make tn,
Fourth of July celebration grand sue
cess. Their beautiful lake will be 8
drawing card. A committee of gentle
men were in Mankato yesterday to see
about getting small steamer to run or
the lake on the Fourth. The commit
tee are looking for large crowd from
Mankato.
Just enough rain fell last night to lay
the dust for few hours and to freshen
the atmosphere. A good steady two days
rain is what is needed and wished for,
Supt. of the schools w. E. Freeman was
looking after matters appertaining to his
office in the city today.
w. A. Funk. Sheriff Gerlich and D. G,
Robinson, agent Mutual Life ms. Co
were in the city today.
For first class hair cut or shave call
on A. Shelby, the popular barber. You
will always be satisfied.
VIM. Marston, son of w. P. Marston,
who has been attending the university, is
spending his vacation with his parents.
The Lake Crystal base ball team will
cross bats with the lie Sueur team at LIE
Sueur on Tuesday next.
The Cornet band gave one of those pop
ular band concerts at the pavilion last
evening. Although the rain kept many
from attending, quite crowd was gather,
ed. The band has only been in existence
about four months and from the music
rendered last evening it can be seen that
every member is a musician and will soon
rank as one of the best bands in southern
Minnesota. The band consists of the fol-
owing members: Wilbur Robinson
leader; c. Wagner, Chas. OFT and D.
Roberts, cornetists; A. Shelby, H. Goodge
]. Fleishman, altos; H. Strom, trombone
F. Randall, baritone; G. Cole, tenor; A.
Culbertson, picola, P. Nef; bass. ].
Goodge, snare and C. Dossett, sbass drum
We wish the band success.
Chas. OFT, the accommodating manager
of the Standard Lumber Co. reports the
sale of the following bills of lumber: R.
]. Hughes, Judson, residence Lew
Thompson, Butternut. residence, Martin
Thorsten, Butternut, residence and H. M.
Roberts, Lake Crystal, barn. Chas. says
they always come to him when they want
their moneys worth.
A general and enthusiastic meeting oil
the citizens for the celebration of July
fourth was held at the fire hall last eve
ming. The evening was devoted to the ap
pointment of committees on decoration
music, program, etc. From all accounts
and the interest shown the fourth will be
celebrated in glorious style.
| The class day exercises by the gradual
ing class of the high school at the assembly
room on Friday evening we're largely at
tended and the entire program was vel
rendered, Special mention should bt
made of the double quartette County
Fair" by the smaller pupils as being un
usually fine. They were encored agar
aud again as they deserved to be.
The address by Prof w. S. Hammond
of St. James, in Union hall tonight ant
the presentation of diplomas to the gradu
ating class by w. E. Freeman, county
superintendent of schools, will draw z
large crowd from town and country.
On Decoration day. Miss Annie Halvor
son, the popular little waitress, in former
years at the Central House and later al
Humphreys European hotel, and Mr.
Sophus Geddy, prosperous farmer a
Butternut. were married at the home o.
the brides mother, in Butternut VALLEY
township.
| John Moe is erecting a new dwelling fol
Louis Thorstad on the letters farm il
Butternut Valley.
W. H. Cole is a successful gardener
Despite the drouth he has corn fou,
inches high and other things in proportion
The Lynx has been successful beyond
premeditated expectation in ferreting GU
facts concerning THE Hoodlum Club"
one of the secret organizations of thi
town. The first lodge of this order wa.
instituted in the city of Chicago in $780,
and is lodge No. l. About the year 1Sot
or 1897 lodge No. was instituted at Lake
Crystal with small and very select mem.
bership. Since that time members have
been added one by one until now there
are "Hoodlums" in Duluth, Mankato
Madelia. Lakeville. Mason City and many
other places, belonging to this camp,
Each lodge has but one ritual, which is Z
large volume. The Lynx got glance al
the one used here by accident and on the
outside is printed in large gilded letter:
"Oahspe." 1t is carefully kept by the
chief officer of this mysterious order and
must contain seven or eight hundred
pages, to judge from its size. 1t is said tc
contain all of the ancient and modern
secrets, regarding hypnotism, magnetic
healing. mind reading and all of those
mvsterious spiritualistic nerformances