The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29


the summer in Minnesota, making
headquarters at the old homestead.
Harry says there Is nothing like
Minnesota after a winter i'm the city.
Joseph Filan now drives a new
Krit car, purchased of Lewis Pitcher
last week.
Henry l.. Fasnacht has a new au-
tomobile, having made a trade for a
Buick with Schwender Bros. of Man
kato.
The Henry L. Hoehn home has
been released from" the quarantine
for scarlet fever. Mr.. Hoehn will
have to go easy on the farm work
for q while.
A slightly higher price for wheat
makes a little more money for the
farmer. with which to pay his taxes
which are now due.
Taxes are coming i'm quite regular
ly at The Peoples State bank. which
keeps lists of all the territory around
Madison Lake, both Blue Earth and
LIE Sueur counties. The penalty for
non-payment will attach June /.
Rain "Wednesday delayed corn
planting In good many places. In
this vicinity the soil seems TO be
plenty wet enough.
A number of blocks of poles for
the installation OF the electric light
system have been placed on the
streets. The wire crew which has
been busy on the Waseca-Jahesyille
line. placing a lightning wire on the
line, has reached Elysian, and 1t Is
presumed they win next take up the
stringing OF the power wires from
Eiysian 10 Madison Lake, using the
same poles on which the high ten
sion lines pass through here. With a
large crew Of wire men the line
could be built In a short time.
Mrs. s. A.. Sherman. has visited
this week with her brother, r. b.
Knott and family. Her home is at
international Falls.
The visit OF Bishop Noel vain to
the Episcopal parish az Madison
Lake has been postponed from Fri.
day to Tuesday, June 2. -
The young people of the Loyola club
of Mankato, who successfully staged
the play MAY Blossom" there. came
out 10 Madison Lake aud gave two
noon act took place at three O'Clock
and drew a filed house. In the even
ing the performance was repeated
and 1t was said that there has never
been such turn out of people to
witness a presentation of play as
appeared that evening. Many a
load. of people who came a long dis
lance by automobile and arrived
after the hall was filed to over
flowing. had to be turned away at
the door. Standing room could not
be had, once the seats and aisles
were completely Allied. =
T. r. Slattery, the Greenland mer-
chant. drives new Ford car, and
thus makes even better time than
before, when out for business.
Dan Brown bought five head of
work horses In EIysian Tuesday.
|, Nellie Brown closed successful
term of school in the Fasnscht dis
trict last week Friday.
Dan Brown and +. II. KNOT we're
day. driving over. In the formers
auto. They called on Arthur Shell
In GAINESVILLE on the return trip. find
Ing him and his good wife happy,
well and busy.
The high school board examina-
tions will be given at the Madison
Lake public school on the following
dates and In the following subjects:
Monday, May 25.-Higher Algebra.
3 a. m: Photography, a. m;
Caesar. 1915 a. m: Physiology. 3
p. M; Sr. Arithmetic, 2 p. m; Eng
fish Composition. tJun. year, 2 p
NJ Tuesday, May 2s.-Eiementary
Algebra. a. M; 2r. Geography, s.
q m: Latin Grammar. 2 D. m:
Physics. p. M; Wednesday, May
27s-American History. 5 a.. m;
Plane Geometry, 8 Q. M; Solid Ge-
omefry, 8 a. m: Civil Government.
1925 q. m. SPELLING. 1878 A. M:
English Grammar. Q p. M; Ancient
History. / p. M, Sr. Grammar. 3
p. N. Thursday, May 2S.-Eighth