The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17
Eaple Lake

Frank Kimmer was visitor in
town Sunday.
Mrs. A. r. Cook was a passenger
to Mankato Tuesday.
John Brown, Sr., was caller at
the home of w. II. Compton Sum-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnston
drove to Mankato Thursday after
noon.
Mrs. L. M. Anderson spent Sun
day at the home of John A.
Anderson
Mr.. and Mrs. Heiferman and chill
dren of Austin visited relatives here
over Sunday. e..
John Nc Namara and w. Fl. Comp
ton attended to business in Smiths
Mill Monday
Rev. f. l.: Heermance of Manka-
TO was calling on friends in this
vicinity Tuesday.
John Presnall who is employed in
the depot at Austin, spent Sunday
with his parents here. 80
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morgan and
daughters of GAINESVILLE visited with
relatives over Sunday.
Miss Luella Compton visited at
the home of her uncle, Fl. f. Hill
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Stella Harein went to New
Ulm Sunday to visit Misses Meta
and Olivia Linderman of that place.
Samuel Remington is building a
stone wall for A. r. Cook preparatory
TO erecting basement barn and
garage.
Miss Nellie Reed and her niece,
Esther Reed, of Mankato, spent Sun
day with the formers sister, Mrs.
Henry Harein.
Kenneth Macbeth was we'll enough
TO come home from the hospital
last week. Everyone is glad to see
him back again.
Several members of the !. o. o. F.
from here attended the funeral OF
Magnus Nyquist at GAINESVILLE We'd
nesday afternoon.
Ice cream will be served by the
Sunday school Of the Methodist
church in the hall Friday evening.
Everyone is invited.
Mrs. Lyle Austin and little son
Glen of Mankato are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Austin's parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Charles Burgess.
]. N. Compton, agent for the
Fairbault Nursery company made
his annual spring delivery of nurse
nv stock on Wednesday of last
week.
]. N Compton accompanied Rev.
Davidson to Tivoli Sunday after
noon. Mr. Davidson holds services
in the Tivoli school house every
week.
Rev. and Mrs. Davidson are in
Minnesota this week attending the
general conference OF the Methodist
church. Rev. ~ b. Foote will fill
the pulpit in the Methodist church
next Sunday. .9s..-
Earnest Johnson's barn caught fire
about two o'clock Sunday morning
and burned to the ground. By
hard fighting all the other buildings
were saved. Mr. Johnson carried
insurance on his property.
Rev. Roy Simons, Methodist
Episcopal minister who now resides
in Tennessee, stopped over in Eagle
Lake Friday. Mr.. Simons was for
merly a resident of this place,
having spent most of his boyhood
days here 1t has been nearly
twenty-five years since he left
Eagle Lake, and his old friends
here were delighted to meet him
again and renew old acquaintances.
Rev. Mr.. Simons was on his way
to Minneapolis to attend the gen.
eral conference. He may come to
Eagle Lake some time later and
preach in the Methodist church
here.
Eight members of the local |. O.
o. F. went to GAINESVILLE Monday
to attend the meeting at which
seventeen men were given the first
degree in the GAINESVILLE lodge. The
Eagle Lake delegation went on the
special train which was made up
GAINESVILLE they were met at the
depot and taken to the hall where
a banquet, which had been prepared
by the Rebekahs, was served
After the initiation several addresses
were made by the leading mem
bers. At the close of the evening
light refreshments were served
after which the visiting guests re.
turned to their homes on the mid
night train. Those from Eagle Lake
who attended were Messers. Carl
Pickle, John Compton, Horace Cum
minis, Lester Ewing, George Morse
Gus Harein, f. e. Day and A. M
Reynolds.
Kuntz Goes to Salem, Ore.