The Mankato free press., 1912-09-27
Eagle Lake

Little Lois Anderson is on the
sick list. f.
Miss Clara Burgess spent last
week in Mankato.
c. V. Johnston was a caller in
town Friday evening.
Mrs. Levi Compton is very i'll this
week with pneumonia.
Rev. and Mrs. N. B. Foote drove
to Mankato Wednesday.
Mr. Davidson went to st. Paul
Tuesday, returning Wednesday.
The Northwestern linemen were
repairing phones here this week.
The sorghum mill will be ready
for work on Friday of this week.
Many from this community at
tended the Mankato fair last week.
Orange Little has sold his house
and lot and will move to Mankato.
Mrs. Ray Chapman and Miss Flor
ence Gilmore were Mankato visitors
Friday
Mrs. James Wagner called at
the Levi Compton home Monday af-
ternoon.
Miss Clara Burgess went to ST.
Clair Tuesday where she arranged
music CLASS.
Miss lone Zieske of Westbrook,
Minn., visited relatives in Eagle
Lake last week.
Mr.. Zieske and daughter lone
and Miss Stella Harein spent Sun.
day in Mankato.
Mrs. Charles Burgess and daugh.
ter, Mrs. Lyle Austin, drove to Man.
kato Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hill and chill
dren and Miss Myrtle Hill spent
Friday in Mankato.
Henry PotZ has purchased the
Orange Little residence and will
soon move to town.
Sam Millar has accepted a posi-
tion as brakeman on the Chicago
and Northwestern railway
Mrs. ]. MacMonagle of Vernon
Center spent last week with her
daughter, Mrs. James Johnston.
Mrs. Owens and son Arthur went
to st. Paul Tuesday where the lat
ter will be treated for spinal trou.
BILE.
Mrs. Jean Englerth is spending
some time in Mankato, visiting at
the home of her brother, Roy An
derson.
Mrs. S. A. Haigh and daughter
Ruth and son Richard of Mankato
called at the Levi Compton home
! Monday.
Will Yoemons has accepted a po
sition with the Northwestern Tele
phone company and is at work in
Faribault.
Miss Florence Gilmore, who has
spent the summer in Montana. is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. Gilmore.
F. C. Whittesey of Janesville is
! in town assisting j. N. Compton in
making preparations to start the
sorghum mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoerr and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Little
of Mankato spent Sunday at the
Orange Little home
Misses Ora and Luella Compton
are at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Levi Compton, caring for their grand
mother, who has been very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Compton oi
Madison Lake were called to the
bedside of the formers mother
Mrs. Levi Compton, Monday even
ing. Mr.. Albert Twain brought them
in his auto.
The many friends of George Gar
rison will be much pleased to learn
that he is fast improving. 1t will be
remembered that he was very low
when he arrived in Eagle Lake from
Ghdden, Wis, where they resided fol
some time.
DR.. Jones, a resident of Eagle
Lake, died Friday morning of pa
| ralysis, in one of the local hospitals
at Mankato. He is survived by his
wife, one son of Smiths Mill, and
also a daughter. The funeral was
held in the Methodist Episcopal
church on Sunday at two o'clock
Rev. N. B. Foote officiating. The
remains were laid to rest in the
Tivoli cemetery.
Bert Mention, brother of Frank
Mention of this place, met with a
very painful accident Sunday morn
ing while hunting in the woods
near home, which might have proved
more serious. A revolver which he
had loaded and placed in his hiI
pocket, discharged, but fortunately
did not injure him so severely but
what he was able to reach home
DR.. c. S. Bigelow of Madison Lake
was called but was unable to 10
cate the bullet. Monday he was
taken to Mankato where Dr. Hol
brook succeeded in locating the bul.
let. Mr.. Mention is getting along
nicely.