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

/ Inc Eagle Lohc SCiiStciy uoooSia
ton has put down well and cement
ed 1t, SO that it will last for all time.
While the water looks pure and good,
1.-THE public is cautioned against drink
ing it or giving it to animals, as it
may be contaminated 1t is to be
used for watering the cemetery
grounds and the flowers and the lay
| ing of cement.
Gus Harlem, the local wheat buyer
for Jensen Brothers of GAINESVILLE, is
/ taking in large quantities of rye and
shipping it. Rye is yielding from TWEEN
/ ty-eight to thirty-six bushels to the
acre and is about forty-eight cents in
price bushel Mr.. Harlem is do
ing big business in exchange of
-four and feed also.
Gus Harlem has purchased the
! house and lots in the corner near
the Methodist church of Mrs. Watts
of Delavan He paid $1,000 for the
property
Roy Compton, who has been clerk
! ing for Cummins & Co., has made
application for position as attendant
in the ST. Peter hospital. Joe Bur,
CESS, who has been employed at the
Rochester insane hospital, has been
transferred to st. Peter.
Mrs Esther F. Stevens returned
home from Rochester where she has
!, been for several weeks. She was
operated upon for the second time for
goiter and is not yet very strong.
Mrs. Stevens is the oldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cummins and
lives at Highland Park, near Man
kato
Burgess & Macbeth came near up
setting their compound threshing en-
CINE near Eagle Lake while trying
to pass an automobile. Two wheels
slipped off the road bed into the
1 ditch. 1t cost the men half a days
hard work with a crew to get it back
to the road
HI. Cummins has put in very
substantial foundation for family
the future as soon as the Mankato
street railway certificates reach par
4 John Compton has been making a
very fine quality Of vinegar made
from amber cane juice.
i Will Englerth found Mr.. Johnson
of st. Cloud with blowout tire
about two miles east of Eagle Lake
He made two trips to bring in the
occupants of the car out of courtesy
This is as it should be, instead Of
holding man up for SIS or more
as was often done in the earlier
days. Fred Day, DR.. Cornish an6
others all lent hand in making
things pleasant until Mr.. johnson
had his car repaired and started
for st. Paul.
A. o. Johnson of Raleigh S. d.
has purchased of Mr.. Hawkins the
Hilton hotel and is refitting it.. The
hotel will be open for patronage il
about ten days. Mr.. Johnson is wei
come to Eagle Lake and it is hoped
that he will have a good patronage
Mrs. Harriet NJ. Clyde of Brooklyn
N. Y, who is a sister-in-law of Mrs
N. B. Foot, and who came too lat,
for the funeral of Rev. Foot, started
for her home today, but may return
later
The cheap bargains in Eagle LAX,
real estate are being bought b,
people who, will make their home
, here permanently.
: DR.. A. L. Cummins makes dali,
trips to Emmanuel hospital to SCI
his wife, who is in the hospital TO
the fourth time in the last year. Sh
: is not very much improved but
!, making great fight for health.
: A. H. Presnall has purchased fiv
2 acres of choice land from his broth
er, En- Presnall, for $1,000
. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Presnall ar
visiting with the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. En- Presnall.
3 The Northwestern railway ha
e several teams hauling sand fror
: Courtland and is using it on tn
t road bed to Owatonna.
A special school meeting in dis
: trict AZ has been called for Angus
8, to vote upon the number {
I months school which will be he'll
e this year. A clerk will also b
/ rejected, the man who was electe
:. having failed to qualify.
The\ Ladies Aid society held a
y ice cream social at the hall Saturda
= evening and did very well conside
Il ing the busy season of the year.
!. The small grain is about all CT
and haying is well advanced.
r. Miss Meryl Summer of Winnebag
!. spent Saturday and Sunday at til
u home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Com
4 ton.
. B. E. Anderson has purchased
Il new surrey.
IL Miss Thelma Pickle was in Ma
d kato having dental work done la
q Tuesday
n John Presnall is the new nigl
y operator at the Chicago Northwes
= ern depot
n Miss Louie Cook, who is Ell
e ployed as a stenographer at Ow
,e tonna, spent Sunday with her pa
ents in Eagle Lake
u E. A. Hill of Sleepy Eye visit,
,r relatives here during the mast wee
"a Mrs. G. Fl. Austin of San deg
Is Cal, visited her granddaughter, MI
10 H. E. Hill, for several weeks /
As Gently.