The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-05-13
PICKED FROM THE COUNTY PRESS.

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The Mapleton village council voted to
appeal the sewer case to the supreme
court.
Mapleton will hold good roads meet
ing May II.
At the annual meeting of the Euclid
Avenue Land company on Monday, the
old officers were reelected, namely, IL.
C. Hotaling, president; w. N. Plymat,
vice president; William Troendle, secre-
tary and treasurer. The company have
quite large holding of real estate in
West Seattle, which will become very
valuable in case of the building of an
electric railway now under consideration,
but which is being held up because of ex-
pensive bridges demanded Ly the gov
eminent across the bay.-Mapleton En-
terprise.
Mr.. j. G. Hub was taken ill again.
Monday, and through worry over bust
ness matters his mind was somewhat af-
fected. 1t is thought that little rest
will restore him to his usual good health
On Wednesday evening his mother came
up from Mankato and took him home
During his residence in Mapleton Mr.
Hub has made many friends, and gen.
eral regret is expressed over his serious
turn of affairs, and all earnestly hope
that he will soon be well again.-Ma-
pleton Enterprise.
The East Mapleton correspondent OF
The Mapleton Enterprise discusses the
good roads proposition as follows:
Enough is being said about good roads
but that does not make them good by
any means, nor will we have good roads
until farmers take an interest in the
roads along their own land and keep the
weeds cut and burned off late in the
fall to prevent the drifting in of snow
Then in the spring as soon as the frost
is out of the ground go out with har'
row. One hours work from every far
mer along his own land when roads are
rutty will bring about surprising results
We notice that from Gustav Jager's tc
town there has not been a scratch OF
any kind on the road this spring and we
do not know as there has been for two
years. We wonder that the mail car
rier goes at all over such roads. We are
sure farmers should have more pride
about the roads along their land wher
two or three scrapes of a drag would
smooth them off considerably. By al
means keep the roads smooth until the
proper time comes to haul in dirt anG
run the grader, also open the bitches ant
let the water off,
The Eagle Lake Creamery association
received many bids Monday for the pur
pose OF erecting new creamery. They
closed contract with w. Y. Parson Of
Claremont to erect the building for 81,
015. Several other bids were received
Earnest Mahlke's bid was $l,577., and o
n. Hagwalls was $l,l74 Mr.. Parsor
will probably commence the work al
once to put in basement and other
work that will be necessary before start
ing to put up the building.-Eagle Lake
News
The LIE Sueur Daily Twin City report
er has caused great jealousy to her sis.
ter city of Mankato and spurred it up
to point of having Talk-in- the Slot
Print as you talk-no-use for typewrit.
ers Stenographers Printers nur- nothin
patented. Now will the LIE Sueur Lial
be good.-Vernon Center News.
The report that man while going
home one night this week with few
potatoes in his pockets, was held up, we
believe to be true, for a potato was
found in lonely spot and the ground
was all torn up in the vicinity as if a
great struggle had taken place. 1t is
perfectly safe in this village to carry
large sums of money in your pockets
after dark, but not potatoes no, not
potatoes.-Amboy Herald.
David E. Cross went to st. Paul, last
Saturday, and was met there by Mrs.
Cross, who had been at Lake City visit
ing her brother for week. They spent
Sunday and Monday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carter, and returned home on
Tuesday. Mr.. Cross, as is his custom
when in st. Paul, paid his respects to the
governor, who had just returned from
st. Louis and was very enthusiastic
over the fair of all fairs. Mr.. Cross also
had an interview with Judge Collins,
whom he found in happy frame of
mind over his brilliant prospects for his
nomination for governor.-Amboy Her
add
The base ballists commenced work on
Sunday. The Juvenile team from Man
kato entertained the home 'Tkids" and
were defeated by score of 10 to 10.
Mapleton and Vernon Center mines were
expecting to play at this place, but the
failure of Vernon to put in an appear
ance prevented this game. Good Thun-