The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
Indian Lake
From Saturdays Daily.

rT0W Saturdays Odty.
Charles Pearson In visiting his
father. Mr.. Frank Pearson.
Miss Anna Anderson Is sewing this
week for Mrs. w. b. Kidder.
Mrs. William Duffy spent last week
with her sister at Madison Lake.
Jacob Olson of La Crosse, Wis. Is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Hans An
derson.
Mrs. Fay Watts and family spent
Sunday with her brother. Emery
Pearson, who lives in Spring Island.
Mrs. Frank Pearson has returned
from her visit at the home of her
granddaughter. Mrs. Stanly Haws of
Redwood Falls. ~. t.s,$, r.
Miss Anna West, who has been
visiting with the family of her
aunt, Mrs. II. Anderson. returned to
her home in Minneapolis last Satur.
day. 4
There is some talk of q Sunday
school to be organized about the
first of April in connection with the
preaching at the Indian Lake school
house. ,v.s y.;& ri -.
Miss Beulah Hall, who is taking q
three years course at the st. Paul
city. and county hospital, has been
home for q two days visit. She has
completed half her time there. u
Mrs. Fred @. True has Just. re-
turned from spending some time with
her sister, Miss Cora Webster, who
is at. Rochester. She reports Miss
Webster as doing well, and rapidly
regaining her health. $50,
Ina.an oIya ~, cnptafu
will hold a debate and short pro-
gram on the evening of Saturday,
March g The debate will be on the
question. Resolved, that Country
Life is. more to be Desired than
City Life: 'sss i. ~. =! -.
d, The services held by MFR. Sawyer
and Mr.. Jones at the school house
were a little better attended last
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. .Sawyer's ser
mon was earnest and uplifting. and
Mr.. Jones sang as 4 cOnsecrated
Welshman can often sing-so the
congregation can not help but join
in. .ss- r,.r--, ISL .E...s .2.-. -.
The Indian Lake birthday club,
held its second meeting at the home
of Mrs. Columbus Ballard on the
evening of February 81, that being
the occasion of her birthday. The
gentlemen have birthdays and are
thereby eligible for membership III
this club and. from the way they are
Joining they mean to take, 'advan-
tage OF the opportunity thrown open
to them. lii. ~ ~
William Duffy is again saving
wood for his neighbors with his
gasoline saw. BY, the way, >rlimor
has been verified to the effect that
Mr.. Duffy has sold all his fast
horses except one yeariing colt. It
goes without saying that 1t is lone
some around !. the Duffy place nova
days, for there sisn't any creature
that's much better: company than a
good horse. .-.v.. -.
) What might have, been a = very
serious if mott fatal accident was
ayerted by a., wagon lodging against
a tree. instead of going the rest $ol
the way. down the embankment. IL
was when s. Treanor was. return:
ing. from work and occurred, where
The rroad winds along, a deep ravlne
IN his pasture. The road was very
lev :. and the wagon slued OFT INTO
the ravine and was overturned. ne
boy: jumped and rolled to the bos. ..
tom Of the hill but Mr.. Treanor
held to the team and no damage
resulted. b. .'Its better to be
born lucky than rich
!. Two, ladies' recently during the
deepest and. softest Of the, deep
snow took a drive from the home
Of the, writer: to the city OF Man:
kato by the Indian Lake road: Ipey
met, so they say a large number OF
men both with sleighs; and cutters
who promptly and eheerfully in every
case took to the deep snow and
left the two women the whole road.
These ladies wish to thank the
for SO doing. This KIND
Of thing proves man to be q
gentleman in his heart no matter
what kind of clothes he, wears OF
what kind of a rig he drives.