The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-07-13
LEAGUE OFFICERS ELECTED
Eagle Lake Society Meets, Other
News From That Village.

News From That Village.
Eagle Lake, July 6.-The Fourth
passed off very quietly in Eagle Lake
large number of people going to Man
kato and other places. A brilliant dis
play of fireworks took place in the even
ing.
Walter Gordon and Arthur Heath with
their families drove to Elysian to spend
the day with relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Nelson spent
the day in Austin.
A family gathering occurred at the
home of Captain Ira b. Reynolds on the
Fourth. Those present were MIR. and
Mrs. Charesworth, Mr. and Mrs. George
Reynolds, the Misses Myrtle and Frances
Anderson of GAINESVILLE, nieces of Mrs.
Reynolds, and Rev. J. J. Lutz and
daughters, Josephine, and Marjorie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson of st. Clair
and Mr. and Mrs. Wells of Madison
Lake spent the Fourth at the home of
Sam Pressnall.,
Mrs Chauncey Wilson of GAINESVILLE
and Miss Martha Anderson of Bradley,
S. d., are visiting their people, Mr.. and
Mrs. Caney Wilkinson, southeast of
town.
Mrs. Shella W. Lutz and her two
youngest children are making two
weeks visit with her sisters at Wood
Lake.
Miss Eva Watts has just returned
from Faribault, where she has spent the
past month.
Henry Miller of Welcome is visiting
his son, Otto, who is in charge of the
Laird Norton yards at this place.
Miss Hattie Alvord, who has been at
tending the summer school at Mankato,
has been obliged to return home on ac-
count of sickness.
Lucian Sweet of Alden is employed in
the creamery assisting the manager,
John w. Reynolds.
William Compton has been called to
the Red River Valley to attend the fun
eral of his brothers wife, who died re-
Gently leaving family of six children.
She was former resident of Eagle
Lake.
Mrs. George Chapman, accompanied by
Miss Jennie Nelson, went to Vernon
Center on Wednesday.
Mrs. Ernest Watts, who has been
spending several weeks visiting her peo
pie in Wisconsin, reached here a few
days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Crandall are Wis
ting Mrs. Crandalls parents, the Van
Burens, at Revere.
Miss Bernice Mead left Saturday for
months visit with her brother Wal
ter in South Dakota.
Rev. Peter Clare of Mankato preached
in the Methodist Episcopal church Sun
day morning and evening, it being the
occasion of the third quarterly meeting
Rev. n. B. Foot will preach in the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
morning.
The remains OF Arthur Smith, who
was killed in st. Paul last Thursday by
coming in contact with a live wire, were
brought here for interment on Saturday.
The funeral services were held in the
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday at
3 p. M, and conducted by Rev. n. B.
Foot. an old friend of the family. The
church was beautifully draped and the
crowd one of the largest that ever as
sembled in Eagle Lake. Arthur had a
host of friends The family have the
heartfelt sympathy of the entire COM
munity.
At business meeting of the Epworth
league held at the residence of MIR. and
Mrs. Arthur Reynolds Monday evening,
the following officers were elected to
serve six months President, Miss Neva
Heath; vice president, Miss Elsie Smith !;
second vice president, Mrs. Arthur Reyn-
olds; fourth vice president, Miss Daisy
Reynolds; secretary, Annot Miller;
treasurer, Walter Harein. League meet
incs were voted to be suspended till
Aug. lst.
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