The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-03
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News Gene ally.

ing Mrs. Forsyth's sister. Mrs. James
Pressnall.
COrydon Brown, editor 81 The New
Richland Star, spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown of
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Reynolds spent
Sunday with Mrs. Reynolds uncle, MIR.
Steele, near st. Clear.
Mrs. HOughtaling and her daughters,
Jessie Houghtaling and Mrs. Daggett, of
Dodge Center are spending the week
with their son and brother, j. S. Hough-
falling.
Mrs. Matt Pressnall and daughters,
Lolo, Faith and Capitola, are visiting
at Spooner, Wis, with Mrs. PressnalPs
daughter, Mrs. George Payne, formerly
of Eagle Lake.
Mrs. Brooks, who lives near Mankato,
and her daughter, Mrs. Bradley, of Min
neapolis, are visiting Mrs. Ida Mead and
family. Mrs Brooks is the mother of
Mrs. Mead and Mrs. Bradley. Mrs.
Mead is having a very severe attack of
hay fever.
The Rosenburger and Currier base
ball club of Mankato and the Eagles of
Eagle Lake will play a match game
here on Saturday.
On Saturday, the 2lst the Y. M. c. A.
club of Mankato played the Eagles. The
score stood 10 to 2 in favor of the lat
ter.
Aaron Jesse and Miss Pearl Phalin of
Tivoh and Miss Ryle of Appleton, Wis,
a cousin of Miss Phalin attended the
song service at the Methodist church
Sunday evening.
The subject at the Methodist church
Sunday morning will be ''What Metho-
dism Stands For" In the evening
Rev. j. M. Brown, pastor of Centenary
church, Mankato, will preach. Every
body cordially invited to attend these
services.
The baseball club has rented the E. J..
Thomas lot just west of the business
part of town for a baseball ground.
The boys have fixed it up in fine shape.
Match games are almost daily occur
renee.
Considerable speculation is INDUCED
in in regard to the railroads that are
likely to strike Eagle Lake. There is
talk of road being built between the
SANITY cities, St. Clair and St. Peter.
If it would follow anything like a
straight course it would not miss Eagle
Lake very much. There is also rumor
that the Chicago, Great Western will
abandon the trestle, crossing the lake
and come down on the east side to the
town, then turn northwest in the direc-
ton of Waters. Eagle Lake may be-
come a great railroad center yet.
DIR. A. L. Cummins, veterinarian, re-
ports number of sick horses in town
and country.
Brent Robinson left last week for
Long Prairie for a short visit.
Miss Jennie Wilkinson of Mankato
spent Sunday with her people southwest
of town.
The Beavers of Mankato were to
play a match game with the Juniors of
this place at the baseball park this af-
ternoon.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society
gave very elaborate supper and serv-
ed ice cream to a large crowd in the Odd
Fellows hall Tuesday evening.
The Christian church has called Rev.
A. +. Ainsworth of Goldfeld, Iowa, as
pastor. Mr.. Ainsworth will have charge
of the church at Cleveland also. He will
begin his labors the first week in Aug
ust.
Ed, Stearns and his mother reached
home from three weeks visit at Fred
erick, Wis, Monday. They were visit
ing Mrs. Stearns' daughter, Mrs. Perry
Harris formerly of this place.
Sterling Center News.
| The Cemetery society will gather Fri
day and erect the new iron fence which
they have purchased. The ladies will
serve picnic dinner on the occasion
Mrs. C. c. Troy and Mrs. George
Rima were Mankato callers last Fri
day.
A gentleman from Minneapolis will
preach in Mr.. Marsh's place next Sum
day at the Sterling church.
Mrs. Templeman and daughter Ruth
of Minneapolis arrived last Thursday for
a visit with the formers brother, C. c.
Troy,
| c. Dossett, candidate for governor on
the prohibition ticket, will speak in
Sterling church on Aug. 2.
| Elmer Kitsler of Indiana arrived here
last week to assist his cousin, Ed Kits
Ter, who is in the thing business.
The annual school meeting was held