The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-21
St, Clair


the Fourth report q good days bust
ness.
Henry Campbell and family ar,
now costly settled in the Wolcot
house.
Some of the farmers around here
were cutting oats and raking hay
on Sunday.
doc" Thielman is kept busy these
days fixing up old and new McCor
mick binders.
Fl. Thielman is selling great
many of the Fuller &c Johnson gas
engines this summer
A. f. Near had the misfortune to
drop his glasses the other day and
now he cannot see.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Fitzloff vii!
now soon be nicely located on the
farm south of town.
Miss Helen Schwarz Of Welcome
spent the Fourth at the home OF
her uncle, o. p. Miller.
II. A. Miller of Welcome spent
the Fourth at st. Clair with his son,
q. p. Miller, and family.
C. S. BOSWELL is now learning the
railway depot business under the SUI
pervision of Agent futile.
st. Clair Congregational church.
Sunday, July 16 Sabbath school at
1890; evening service at 8.
Rev and Mrs. Carter returned
from vacation trip in Illinois. ar,
irving home Wednesday night.
Frank Halls circus arrived in
town as billed and they did really
have one elephant and one pig.
A. ]. O'Connor now has new
dray wagon The vehicle was built
by Henry Lubke, the blacksmith.
The Mapleton Gun club will also
try for the scalp of the local club
next Sunday after the ball game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chase are
the proud parents of new son
which was born 10 them on July 3.
A. ID. Axtel is still on the sick
list. But we all hope he will soon
more
The GAINESVILLE band furnished the
music for the Fourth and it was
well appreciated. The boys did fine.
Thanks.
John futile of Wells is the new
depot agent here. Being unable to
get house, his family has not yet
arrived.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel BOSWELL from
North Branch are visiting at the
pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs.
BOSWELL.
The parade here the Fourth was
dandy Everybody spoke we'll Of
it. 1t had to be put on for the
second time.
The Laird Norton Yards are now
securing their stock Of hard coal
and it is keeping Peter Roeigg quite
busy unloading it.
George BOSWELL and wife of SUI
perior, Wis.,, are visiting at the
pleasant home of the formers
brother, William BOSWELL.
The mill is now turning out very
good -four and some Is selling for
$1.40 per sack. Give it a trial if
you have not yet done SO.
The Precht house is all enclosed
and Fred seems to be tickled over
it, as he will soon be able to occupy
his new home and stop paying rent.
Threshing will now soon be in
style as the farmers say they will
be cutting their wheat the latter
part Of the week or the first of
next.
There was quite a bunch of COM
mercial travellers calling on the bust
ness men Wednesday. Must have
been a red letter day for some of
them.
How is it going to be with pota-
toes this year? The market is net
overly supplied and the price, 81 per
bushel, will keep many from eating
them.
Rev. and Mrs. George X. Carter
have returned from their short vaca-
ton and will once more have regu-
lar services at the Congregational
church.
Mrs. Emma Dugan came back to
town Monday evening and is now
at the old home here. She has been
out on the Dugan farm since her
operation.
The circus That visited this town
Monday C.ca.4.s was not so bad
after ALL They gave a good show.
The horses and animals were all
we'll trained
James Lasley, who has been the
Milwaukee agent here for about five
months, has been promoted to a bet
ter place and more pay at Messing.
ton Springs, S. D.
All the business places on the
main street are being painted white.
1t is being done for a few of the
sports who are always talking OF
the White City at Mankato.
Regular services will be held at
the Freedom Congregational church
at Pemberton on Sunday, July IT,
Preaching at IL a. m. MANS Place
in the Church" will be the theme.
Very nearly the whole population
of this town were at Good Thun.
der last Sunday taking in the sights