The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-22


also serves ice cream and sells
/ fruit and some groceries. A. HI.
.Presnall, who has been, postmaster
Ifor fourteen years, has returned to
T his splendid home and is building
up his shattered nerves by outdoor
work. He expects to- visit with his
! son James,, who is working in the
postoffice in Seattle, aud may spend
| the winter there. Mrs. Presnall will
accompany him west.
/ Seeking Man For Job.
The directors and treasurer OF
! school district No. AZ are having NO
little trouble in finding a person to
/ accept the clerkship of the district
George Westfall was elected to that
! office but declined to qualify. One
would naturally think that the woods
would be full of aspi=ants for the
! position.
Several homes have been pur-
J chased in this village recently, three
| this week. Thomas Lennon sold his
beautiful home consisting of house
barn and one acre of land covered
with fruit and flowers. to John
Stickan, the railway agent. The
| consideration, was $500. H, Cum
Minis sold to Miss Jennie Clark of
Mankato, the property owned by T.
F. Irish of Pine Island, the property
known as the Henry property. The
amount paid was $3.50. NJ B. Cook
has sold to Mrs. Tammany his home
and lots for $3.50.
! Lyle Macbeth is making quite a
protracted visit with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Macbeth, after
a years absence. He has been at
Fort Wayne, Ind, looking after the
new hospital which is being built by
his uncle, DR. Albert Macbeth.
Alvin Reynolds, a brother of Ira B.
Reynolds, has returned from Mime
! apolis, where he has been visiting
his sister and nephews for ten days.
He will spend several days here
before returning to his home at Hot
Springs, S.. d.
Mrs. Martha Tammany of Cleve-
| land visited with her sister, Mrs
Mary Cummins Friday and Saturday
While here she purchased the home
of M. B. Cook and will move to the
village October / to reside per,na,
nently.
Do any of you city people want
apples? If so scatter out around the
county. No doubt you can get them
by picking them up. Thousands of
bushels of the early varieties are
rotting on the ground.
Ira B. Reynolds plucked stalk
of corn from his field the other day
which showed a growth of two
inches a day from the time it came
through the ground until it obtained
a height of ten feet.
Mr.. and Mrs S. M. Pressnall are
spending a few days at their home
in Eagle Lake and> will return to
the Soldiers Home the last of the
month. Mr.. Presnall is quite feeble
The new windmill at the town
well is up and doing duty. 1t will
be remembered that the old one was
blown down several weeks ago in a
storm. aat#H1t
There are a number of farmers in
the vicinity of Eagle Lake who have
fine horses, cattle and hogs which
should be exhibited at the Mankatc
fair.
Gust Harrien has moved into his
new home and both he and Mrs
Harrien are pleased to be so nicely
located and so near the elevator.
Mr. Hopkins and his family will
move away from their present home
which has been sold, and it is hoped
that they will locate nearby.
The exceedingly hot weather has
compelled many to go slow on worl
for a. while and everyone is hoping
that it will cool off.
Henry Jorgenson now carries, mai
over his route with a two cylinder
motorcycle, and can cover the grount
in three hours.
The hotel is now opened for the
. public and Mr.. and Mrs. johnson
will prove to be pleasant host ant
hostess.
John Compton will soon be read,
for cane at his mill and expects tt
make large quantities of sweet. goods
Mrs. A. L. Cummins is very low
and little hope is held ont for he
recovery for some time at least
: Art Reynolds now drives a new
Ford torpedo runabout.. and takes de
light in it with his little family.
/ Harvesting has been completed-an,
The yield of grain is good