The Mankato free press., 1911-11-24
Lake Crystal

August Schwartz Of Vernon Cen
ter was a business caller in town
Thursday.
Howard Neff, wife and two chill
dren, left Tuesday night for South
ern California.
William p Lewis, deputy sheriff
has returned from a two weeks trip
through Wisconsin.
Ed. Lewis has returned home
from three months absence for
medical treatment.
The Lake Crystal basketball team
will play game with team from
Blue Earth in the skating ring to-
night.
Ben Davis has sold his dray line
to Chester Austin of this place. Mr..
Davis expects to go into other busi
ness in the near future.
Ed Baker and wife left Thurs
day morning for few days visit
in st. Paul. Mr. Baker will attend
the fat stock show while there.
Mrs. Trafena Hughes and daugh-
ter of Mankato spent several days
visiting relatives here. She expects
to leave next week for California
to spend the winter.
Joseph Jones, assistant cashier OF
the First National bank, on Wednes-
day of this week was united in the
holy bonds of matrimony to lady
from Lime Springs. Iowa.
News has been received that
Charles Hinch, who formerly ran
a wagon and blacksmith shop in
this place, but who now lives near
Sanborn, this state, had one arm
taken off by corn shredder.
DR.. Dodds of this place tested
three horses belonging to Sturn
Bros. of Rapidan for glanders and
ordered them shot. This is dis
ease that should be watched very
closely by all horse owners.
Charles Swain, who purchased the
August Hartwig farm in Lincoln, ex-
poets to move here March /. Mr..
Swain is from Hinckley, Mimi, and
has been engaged In the sugar beet
culture. He expects to Plant about
fifty acres on this farm next year.
The crew on the railroad well at
this place has been laid off tempo
rarily on account Of lack of stone.
This well is sixteen feet across and
about sixty feet deep. II has about
twenty-five feet of water that Will
undoubtedly furnish all water need
ed for years to come.
George. Benson of Waterville has
leased the Engesser building on
South Main street and is opening
a drug store and druggists sundries.
Mr. Benson comes highly recon-
mended and the people of Lake
Crystal and vicinity will find in him
Il very congenial business man.
NJ. J. Barney, the real estate man,
sold the old John Edwards farm
near the Judson creamery to Hugh
III. Jones of JudsOn. The cOnsidera-
ton was $11, 400. Mr.. Jones has
bought this farm for home and ex-I
poets to do considerable improving
and move on in about year.
Elliot Upson, manager Of the To-
cal telephone company, has gone TO-
Poplar station in Itasca county, toI
hunt big game Mr.. Upson is an
old hunter and familiar with all
the habits and haunts of the moose.
He left here with a rifle in one
hand and a double barrel shot gun
in the other.
Lester Fleming of Garden City
unloaded fifty-two head of steers
that he bought in Sioux City to
put on feed this winter. They av-
eraged a little over 1000 pounds
each and cost him $5.25 in Sioux
City. He has also bought car of
stock hogs from South Dakota to
follow these CATTLE
The Consumers Power company
had it's representative here several
times discussing the advisability of
running line from Rapidan to this
village. This is what the people
want 1t will not only give us a
twenty-four hour service but with
duce the present rate.
c. E. Dyer, now of McGregor,
Mimi, stopped off between trains
Tuesday morning. He was on mis-
way to Old Mexico, where he has
an interest in a large cattle ranch
and during the recent rebellion in
that country about 700 head of his
cattle were taken by the soldiers
and the balance of them, about
5000 head, are badly scattered. He
expects to spend about three months
rounding them up.
Halvor Nelson OF this place has
returned from an extended trip
through the west. Mr.. Nelson went
by boat 900 miles north of Tacoma
through the gold mining district of
Prince Rupert and up into the
Peace river country. He has spent
very enjoyable summer and thinks
that for a young man ready to. face
hardships there is no better place
to make money than in this far off
country. His two sons Winifred and
Albert. are at Stewart, B. G. Wini-
fred Is in the employ OF a transfer
company, transferring freight into
the interior. Albert is a machinist
i'll one of the mines.
From Thursdays Daily.
On Monday afternoon Frank Lang
affected settlement with County
Attorney August G.. Erickson in the