The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-02

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viii srend Christmas at waseca with
their daughter. Mrs. Jno. Morgan.
Cummings & Co.. are demonstrate.
ing fine gasoline table lamp, also
a gasoline lantern. at their store.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Pressnall will
be over Christmas guests of their
daughter. Mrs. Paine at Spooner.
Wis.
Henry Bland moved this week into
the George McBeth house on Front
street. Mr.. Band comes from James.
vile.
Clark Pickle. who travels for Car.
son. Pierre. Scott company out of
Chicago, Is home for his Christmas
vacation.
Rev. II. Nay returned Tuesday
to Eagle Lake from Mankato, Cieve.
land and lie Sueur where he has
been visiting.
Mrs. Daisy Smart and Mrs. Burr
Charlesworth OF Morgan, Mimi, are
here for Christmas at the home Of
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. D.
Reynolds.
Mrs. NJ. L. Wells and daughter.
Beth. left Sunday for Minneapolis
where they will continue to make
their home until in June when they
expect to return to Eagle Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. a. Pickle wrote
from Redondo. Calf. that they have
bought a home there and will move
there permanently. Their many
relatives and friends regret to lose
them.
M. T.. Wells has finished his
work on the new Peterson residence
and after spending the holidays with
his family In Minneapolis. will go on
the road as travelling salesman for a
Kalamazoo Novelty house.
Madison Lake. December 26.-The
fall and holiday trade OF Madison
Lake Is booming as never before.
Many farmers are I'm town every
day for Christmas shopping and all
merchants are kept busy. Allyn's,
w. J. Sichler's. Miss X. Murphy 4
and all other establishments report
a rushing business. This trade Is
due In large measure to the ex
cellent markets which Madison Lake
affords. The new corn market, open.
ed last fall. has bought corn rails.
ers from the surrounding country
to this place.
John Puetz and his able assistant
Paul Mullerleile. have during the
past fall purchased 14.4S6 bushels oil
corn. all OF which was shipped Ia
Kansas City. This goes to show the
popularity 70 contrasting In Southers
Minnesota. 4 few years ago none
OF the small towns In this region
shipped this product. but today the
country is becoming noted for its
corn.
The twin city mills have received
from Madison Lake elevators during
the year 1913. 10000 bushels oil
wheat. Besides this. thirteen cars
of rye and FIVE cars OF barley have
been shipped by Mr.. Puetz.
' Dan Brown Is. as usual doing a
rushing business in poultry and live
stock. A large amount of live stock
especially hogs. is shipped frequently
The interior Of Mr.. Browns meat
market Is sight well worth seeing
At present about thirty-fve barrels
OF dressed ducks. turkeys and geese
are On the shelves awaiting ship
ment One hundred barrels o.
dressed poultry have already beer
shipped from this place to Chicago
and more will be sent soon. Dur
ing the past year. Mr.. Brown ha.
paid out $2.624.l2 for turkeys. ant
within this short time has also pait
s4C7.25 for ducks, chickens ant
geese.
That turkey-raising Is an import
ant side issue in farming is vel
shown In the cases CT some Of the
men who brought their fowls Il
Madison Lake. Philip Kane solt
turkeys. which brought him $16S.95
and Joseph Gallaher received Tor hi,
$40.
Although the publication Of til,
local paper was recently discon
tinued, several people have recent.
been looking over the prospects Will
a view TO starting another.
II Is certain that Madison LAKE
has taken some great strides for
ward this year, and many POSSIBLE
ties. heretofore unseen, have beer
brought up. The graveling Of road
has not been allowed to rest an,
several pieces CT road are undergo
ing rapid improvement.
Colonel j. Nj. Barclay. who re
Gently departed to spend the winte
In California. did some strong boost
ing for an electric lighting system
In town and this improvement will
undoubtedly soon be made.
Funeral Of c. p. Williams.
The funeral services for the lat
e.. p Williams were held from Tn
home OF his daughter. Mrs. @. A
Lewis. State street. at two o'clocl
this afternoon and we're In charg