The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-05-18
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LAKE CRYSTAL

Lake Crystal, May 11-Editor Free
Press: Hoping that it will not be un
acceptable to your readers to receive
communication from this point once
in while, just to let them know Thai
we are still on the map, l beg leave t1
occupy your space with the following
items:
The time for spring improvements
having arrived we notice that the SIDE
walks are being repaired, lawns nicely
raked and some work done on TIT
streets.
Several citizens have recently pur
chased brightly painted lawn swings
which adds very much to the appear
ance of their homes, and the comfor'
obtained in their use must be next TO
trip on the Ferris wheel
w. o. Hughes. contractor ano
builder, is erecting an addition 10 tine
residence of John Murphy, OF Lincoln
township
Ed. Bishop and John Lytton are
building a large residence for Alfreo
Carlson, of Lincoln township.
VIM. Keehne is treating his new
bonse 70 a coat of paint; Mrs. Maggie
Wood. J. Davis, D. E. Clay and II. y:
Roberts are doing likewise to their olo
ones.
A new road grader stands on the pub
lie souare, for exhibition. until it is de-
livered to the board of supervisors OF
Lincoln township who have purchased
the same.
Various improvements are being
made in the railroad yards at this place.
The male members of the Presby-
terrain church gave supper on thurs
day evening in vacant building on 3.
Main street.
A train consisting of about forty
cars, all loaded with separators anu
engines manufactured at West MINNIE
apolis. Hopkins P. o., MIMI, passed
through here on its way to Benton,
Texas, A large crowd turned out to
witness the novel and interesting sight.
The rear car contained separator and
engine in running order and while the
train stopped at the station circulars
and catalogs were thrown broadcast
through the blow stacker, advertising
the wonderful business which this en-
terprising firm has built up during the
past year in separators self feeders and
band cutters, traction engines, both
simple and compound, wood, coal and
straw burners, Woodbury. horse
powers, pneumatic stackers, automatic
and swing stackers, tank pumps, water
tanks, weighers, baggers, wagon load
ers, endless belts, etc. Truly Man
has harnessed Niagara, liquified the
air, and stands by the seaside, bride in
hand, ready to ensnare the tides and
Danish manual labor from the world. !"
Quo Vadis will be presented at the
opera house on Friday night by Fred
erick Clark's company from Chicago.
People who like the dramatic play
should not fail to see this new produc-
ton dramatized from the book by this
name, which has had such large sale
during the past years.
Three saloon licenses have been taken
out for the coming year, all to com
mence May 1st and end April 3Oth,
1901. This is the same number taken
out last year.
Isaac Walton" with his fishing
tackle can be seen vending his way
toward the lakes and rivers at all times
of day. Fine pickerel and bass are
caught this spring.
A new lodge K. of P. will be or.
ganized at Garden City on May 10th
with membership of %, Lake Crys.
tai and Mankaso lodges will conduct
the services"
The High School Echo, publication
started by II. G. Blanch, principal OF
the village schools, last year has sus.
pended publication and the editor has
been engaged by the board of Kenyon,
MINI. schools for the coming year.
Prof. F. E. Angevine, from McHenry,
ILL.,, takes the place of Nh. Blanch in the
public schools of this place for the next
school year.
The Self Culture Club of Lake Crys-
tai, organized in 1898, with b. G..
Howard as president, Mrs. D. G. Wood
first vice president, Mrs D. A. Reed,
second vice president, Eta Woleben,
secretary and Fred w. Davis. treasurer,
held their last meeting for the winter
season of 1S99-1900 at the residence of
Clark Cameron on Monday evening.
All were pleasantly entertained by the
following program Response TO roll
call with quotations on spring. In
SGIuu6QUdl SOlO. dpOA' IeO1uAhS'
Question box. Mandolin solo. Sym
postum benefits of the club. with five
minutes responses Current events.
Music. Picnic to be held May 10th.
Spring chickens weighing three
pounds each are on the market, sup
piled from Mrs. G. F. Burrows, Matched
be incubator process.
A dray load of new furniture was un-
loaded at the residence of ]. E. Sven
son, consigned from w. J. Lieb q Co.,
Owatonna today.
Gilbert Gutterson is enjoying the
benefits to be derived from new roll
top desk.
The K of P. lodge, G. ]. Dossett and
D. E. Clay have new safes and roll top
besks combined, purchased through j..
E Swenson, special agent for the Vic
tor Safe & Lock Co., of Cincinnati, O.
o. B. Davidson and wife. of Joplin,
Mo-, have been sent for by J. E. Sven
son to do the Photographic work on an
atlas to be gotten out of Blue Earth
county during this year. Both are
high grade artists and the people may
expect one of the most beautiful works
of art ever produced in this line. Mr..
Swenson's former atlas was valu