The Mankato free press., 1912-10-04
Eagle Lake


Arthur Tyrholm of New Richland
spent Sunday in town.
Mrs. Adolph Oehler called at the
Levi Compton home Sunday.
Mrs. Lyle Austin called at the
James Wagner home Tuesday.
H. Cummins made a flying trip
to Northern Wisconsin last week.
George OFT of st. Clair is en-
ployed at the Lewis Compton home.
Mrs. A. H. Pressnall called on
Mrs. Levi Compton Monday after
noon.
Mrs, Jean Englerth spent the
past week at the w. r. Englerth
home.
Miss Clara Burgess has been suf-
fering from the effects of very
severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Pressnall Wis
tied relatives in GAINESVILLE Sunday
between trains.
Mrs. Levi Compton is somewhat
improved from an attack of pneu-
monia. She is still confined to her
bed.
Misses Stella Harein, Edythe John
ston, and Messrs. Roy Compton and
LcOl .. lLlIIlc IuOIOfcu W NduhdlO
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Harein and
daughter Ervida and Mr.. and Mrs.
o. Bennett, all of North Mankato,
visited at the J. Johnston home
Sunday.
The Rev. Charles B., osgood
formerly of Mankato, now state
evangelist, is holding meetings at
the Christian church, and is report
ed to be giving some very scholarly
and interesting sermons.
The fellow that visited our gran
ary Wednesday night forgot his
dog, which no doubt, sneaked in
like his owner, .unnoticed, and was
left shut in until the owner of the
barp~~fet him out the next morn
ing.
Henry Holz of Mankato town
farmer, is negotiating for some
property in Eagle Lake with a aIview
of making a business of feeding
and fatting hogs for the high price
market, and Henry knows how to
do it.
Mrs. Frank Perry and small son
of Omaha, Neb.., have been spending
the past week at the home of the
formers uncle, J. L. Burgess. Mrs.
Perry was formerly Miss Zazle
Burgess and spent most of her life
in Eagle Lake. Mr.. Perry ar
rived Tuesday for a short visit.
They will return to their home in
Omaha Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson and
the formers sister, Miss Hattie
Wilson, who have been visiting at
the home of Mrs. Wilson's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnston for
several weeks, returned to their
home in Des Moines, Iowa, Thurs
day, going by way. of auto. Mrs.
Wilson's brother, Thellar Johnston,
accompanied them home.
Timothy Butler had the misfor-
tune to fall from a ladder while
picking apples Monday afternoon,
fracturing his hip. Mr.. Butler was
taken to a hospital Monday even
ing. Mr.. Butler has seemingly had
more than his share of hard luck
during the past few months; only
last spring he fell on the sidewalk,
breaking limb, and has been
obliged to use crutches until but
recently, and now this mishap will
unable him to be about for some
time.
Several farms change hands. Ed
ward Jackson sold eighty acres to
Joseph Jacobson, the west half of
the northwest quarter of section 7,
LeRay Township. The consideration
was $95 per acre. G. A. Pickle
sold to Mr.. Cleveland 29 1-2 acres
for $4,000. A. T. Englerth sold
A IL acres, lot 4, Mankato town.
ship. Consideration was $125 per
acre. Mr.. Edward Jackson is the
happy purchaser G.. A. Pickle
purchased the house and barn, and
two lots of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
James Swarts. Consideration, 5000.
Miss A. B. Turner purchased the
village property of A. T. Englerth.
Several other properties are being
negotiated for.
Miss Bernice Pressnall, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs M. C.
Pressnall of this place, and DR..
William B. Cornwall of Trego, Wis,
were united in marriage Monday
noon in Mankato. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. R. w.
Hobbs in the Baptist parsonage.
Miss Pressnall has been one of
Eagle Lakes most estimable young
ladies and has taught in the public
school of this place the past two
years. DR.. Cornwall is a practicing
physician in Trego, Wis. DIR. and
Mrs. Cornwall left Monday evening
on, the $50, train for Trego, where
they will make their home. Their
many friends wish them much hap
p1ness In their, married life.
Farmers from away are begin
ming to take notice of our rich
fertile soil. We can furnish the
richest soil here in the great tim
Der belt, formerly a dense forest,
but now made into a great agri-i
cultural fields, which have never
failed to bring good crop for the
past fifty years. We have under
meath us several hundred feet
below a rock formation, then blue
clay almost water tight rising to
within fifteen feet of the surface,
then a red clay, which holds the
water like a spring. The last but
best a black vegetable soil. of some
two feet in. depth, which contains
just enough black sand to make
crops mature in regular seasons
and get out of the way OF early
frost. Corn is certainly a bumper
crop. Rye goes from twenty-five