The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-10-20
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mr.. PressnalI Chosen President Of
Council at Eagle Lake.

Eagle Lake, Oct. lS.-The village
council held special meeting Saturday
evening and elected the following Off
cers Nj. E. Pressnall, president to fill
the vacancy caused by the absence of
Horace Cummins; Walter Gordon, mem
Der of council and John Graham street
commissioner.
Mrs. Ed. Barnard OF Mankato and
Mrs. Mira Wells of Madison Lake are
visiting at the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs S. NJ. Pressnall, who have
just returned from their trip to the
east
Mrs. Nellie Redner of st. Paul is Wis
ting relatives and friends in the vicinity
this week.
Mrs. j. A. Pressnall returned from
Minneapolis Monday where she has been
for month caring for her mother
w. II. Macbeth and family are NOV
ing to Mankato. They will occupy their
residence at the corner of Third and
jackson streets.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety met with Mrs. Charles Brown
Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. j. j. Lutz, the pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal church, occupied the
pulpit for the first time here last Sun
day.
DR.. C. j. Holman of Mankato was in
the village Monday of this week.
E. j. Sweet, the blacksmith, has sold
his business to John Houghtaling who
has moved into the Wagner house on
Second street.
Charles Schwarble attended sale
of shorthorn cattle one day the latter
part of last week.
The improvements which Cummins &
Co. are making on the property former
ly owned by Mrs. Levitt add greatly to
the appearance of the street.
Mr.. Chas. Wagner and son Logan, re-
turned from their visit to the Portland
fair, Friday of last week. Both enjoy
ed the trip immensely, and they report
the fair a fine exhibition.
Mr.. Hartman has resigned his charge
as pastor of the Christian church in this
place, and the church is looking for a
preacher to fill the vacancy.
Mr.. Ulvin, county superintendent of
schools, visited the school last week. He
was heard to say of the new quarters,
! that they were as pleasant as any of the
| city schools in Mankato and just as well
arranged. Eagle Lake may well be
glad that the school house underwent the
thorough repairing and remodeling re-
Gently given to it. There was a ninth
the school this year, at a recent meeting
of the board of education.
An amusing experience came to the
| family of the principal of the school very
early on Tuesday morning. About two
o'clock Mr. and Mrs. VanKirk were
awakened by violent knocking at their
front door and Mr.. Van Kirk hastily
struck a light and prepared to investi-
gate the cause of the disturbance. His
surprise can be imagined, when on open
ing the door the head of young pig,
weighing perhaps seventy-five pounds,
appeared sticking through the screen
door. The porker had totally demolish-
ed nearly new umbrella standing by
the door and was clammoring for ad-
mittance to the house. He was driven
away only to return second and third
time, and finally as if he began to I'M
derstand that he was not wanted he
crept upon the front porch so quietly
that no one was awakened and was
found in the morning quietly sleeping
out of the rain. The stray animal was
claimed by his owner, Clarance Braden,
in the morning and reluctantly wendell
his way home in charge of Ed. Stearns.
There is standing joke going the
rounds at the expense of MIR. Van Kirk
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