The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-15
Lake Crystal


afternoon in Mankato.
Mrs. William w. Thomas is con-
fined to her bed under the care OF
DR. Lloyd.
Agent c. NJ. Bowen went to Column
bia, Wis, last week to attend the
funeral of his brothers wife.
Mrs. Dora Kraus went to Amboy
Thursday to visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Wagon and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halvor Nelson will
move to Lake Crystal and occupy
the Halvorson house on Anne Ave.
Hugh Roberts of Tracy, father of
Mrs. David j. Davis, arrived here
Friday morning to help care for
Mr.. Davis.
Eric Shaw of Butternut took his
Youngest son to the hospital at New
Ulm this week to receive medical
treatment.
Miss Pearl Kenyon, trimmer for
Miss Cole the milliner, has compile
ted her season here and has gone to
her home in Iowa.
Mrs. T. R. Owens and her daughter
Mrs. Charles Moses, went TO st.
Peter Tuesday to visit the formers
brother, Hugh NJ. Roberts.
It is reported that foxes and wolves
are quite numerous in the vicinity of
Ed. Bakers farm, and it is suggested
that a hunt be organized in an effort
to drive them away.
Attorney c. E. Gilmore went to
Olivia Friday morning to attend a
hearing in the district court OF
Renville County. He was there as
an attorney on case.
The Northwestern Telephone COM
pany has a crew of men in town max
ing some changes and repairs on
their line. Cold weather always livens
up the telephone business.
Mrs. James Seawright of Garden
City stopped off at Lake Crystal for
a short visit while on her way home
from visit to her daughter, who
lives in the northern part of the
state.
Fred Maker left Monday afternoon
for Louisiana to spend the winter.
Mr. Maker has a brother, sister,
and a daughter living in that state.
He expects to return about the first
of May.
w. E. Thomas, the hardware man,
made a contract with the county
commissioners to furnish them with
gravel at fifteen cents per cubic yard
to finish graveling the state road
from Lake Crystal to Commissioner
Hanson's house.
E. A. Epson of the Blue Earth
Valley Telephone company, is ex-
tending the lines south on the Walton
wan road to the Watonwan school
house. From there he will extend
the line west into Lincoln. The poles
are already being hauled.
c. M. Green, on section 25, in
Butternut, returned from a visit in
Northern Wisconsin. He was accom-
panied on his trip by George Reiman.
While there they succeeded in bring
ing down a fine deer. 1t weighed
over 200 pounds and had fine pair
of antlers, which Mrs. Green will
have mounted.
Ward Williams of Sparta, Wis,
who is engaged quite extensively in
the horse business, stopped Off
Wednesday to visit with Deputy Sher-
iff William p. Lewis and family.
Mr. Williams has interests in south
western North Dakota and says that
conditions in that section are rather
discouraging, altogether, although the
farmers will be able to winter through
undoubtedly on the feed they have.
On Wednesday, December 6, oc-
Cured the marriage of Miss Lille
Morphew, youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Morphew, to Mr.. Earl
Gibson of Golplois, Ohio. The wed
ding took place at the home of the
brides parents at eight o'clock in
the evening in the presence OF
about twenty immediate relatives and
friends. They will leave in a few
days for Ohio, where Mr.. Gibson is
engaged in business
What might have proved serious
accident occurred at the home oil
Mrs. Million on Thanksgiving day.
Some miscreant out hunting, dis
charged a rifle so that the bullet
passed through the window of the
Million house and lodged in the
opposite wall. Mrs. Millions son.
Roy, of st. Paul was spending the
day at home, and had just left the
room which the bullet passed through
and had been directly in line to
receive it.
Several farmers in Lincoln town.
ship have suggested that an electric
line be built from Lake Crystal to
Kimble's bridge in CerescO, by way
of the Watonwan school house. This
would be distance of about ten
miles. Several farmers along this
road have said that they would take
from $1,000 to $4,000 worth of stock
in such an enterprise. The road on
this route can be built at small eX
pense as there is practically no grade
the whole distance and it would be
a great help to the farmers of Ceresco
and Lincoln.
1t has been suggested that Lake
Crystal have new charter. The old
charter was burned up long age
and since that time ordinances have
passed pro and con. The original
charter was adopted at a time when
conditions and enterprises were en-
tirely different from those of the
present time. The number of bust
ness men and enterprises which we
have today is large enough so that
our interests should be promoted by
an up-to-date charter. A great many
of the present ordinances are illegal
and we need great many new
ordinances. Let us do like Mankato
clean up the old slate, and get q
fresh start The village council would