The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-23
Lake Crystal Business Men TO
Have Run Thursday

Lake Crystal, July 19.-Business
men are arranging sociability tour
| for next Thursday night to start at
eight O'Clock, run to Judson, Cambria,
Butternut, stop at Hanska for dinner,
then to Madelia, Lewisville. Amboy,
Vernon, Garden City. and home. This
tour was to have been made two
weeks ago. but owing to bad weather II
was postponed. There win be at least
| seventy-hve cars i'm the tour, as more
than that number have signified the
desire to make the run. John Holman
| of Nankato has sent word that he
will attend the tour, and address the
automobile owners at noon on the ad-
vantages OF having an automobile or
ganization at this place. MIR. Hob
man Is president Of the State Auto
| mobile association, and an able speak
er. IL Is planned to take dinner at
Fort Hill. a beautiful resort and his
| toric point near the village OF Hanska
| There are $50 automobiles owned with
In radius Of eight miles OF Lake
| Crystal and an automobile club here
could do more TO improve the roads
| than anything that has been done In
| the past.
Conditions I'm the country arc inn
proving very fast since the warm
weather Small grain looks fine, and
about fifteen per cent of the corn
looks poor. This is on land that should
either being tiled out or seeded down.
No one should expect to raise crops in
these low places.
Barnum a. Bailey's circus was at
tended by hundreds from this vicinity
as nearly everyone turned out. The
heavy rain not only cut their enter
tainment short. but made the drive
home rather difficult. Ninety one cars
passed through here going west from
$3.50 to 1880 that night.
The state roads need checking up
| by the county commissioners, as they
all have a great many places that need
| repairing. In several instances the
dragging has been neglected. A bad
hole on the Garden City road near
the Rush Lake school house has re-
suited in the breaking of a number OF
cars. This work was taken out of the
hands of the township year ago and
placed I'm charge of the state engt-
neer and he seems to have forgotten
from Mankato.
Local fishermen haveibeen enjoying
some excellent sport at Rapidan,
where they have caught strings of
pike and bass.
Water has at last begun to run over
the dam at Crystal Lake. This is the
/ first time the lake has been full In six
years.
County Surveyor Allison had crew
Of men surveying the ditch proposed
| 10 drain the low land around Buffalo
Grove, two miles north of town. This
win reclaim several hundred acres
part Of which has been worthless.
A. 7. Carlson OF Mankato is build
ing large house and barn i'm Lincoln
on part OF the old Gus johnson farm
He should be complimented on the
improvements, which will add both to
| the value Of his farm. and to the
surrounding country. Three years ago
| he erected a similar set of buildings
| on his other farm. near the church.
George Yonkers OF Webster City.
Ia, has inst completed large barn
on his farm west OF the Watonwan
| school house
section one. Ceresco, hauled out lum-
Der for new house the first of last
week Their house burned down last
April, and this new home will re-
place II. ...
Mrs. Nels Swenson has purchased
the Edward Christensen house In
town, and the family will move there
this fall. They recently scld the old
home on the Watonwan where they
had resided for forty years.
The three Golf brothers, I'm COM
pany with B. ID. Pay of Mankato.
made trip to the Watonwan this
week. These men came to Minnesota
from Dodge county. Wis, In 1856. and
are among the few old settlers left.
On their way home they stopped at
the home OF Mrs. Charles Barney for
a short visit, having known this lady
when she lived at Horizon, Wis.
They also called on w. S. Hunt
whose father was an old friend of
theirs from the same place.
A crew Of men and teams are en-
gagged I'm opening up South Murphy
street to the Creamery. Much fine
gravel was found here. and Is being
used 10 improve the streets I'm differ
ent parts Of the town.
William Richmond. the day operat-
or, was called to Joliet, H., by the
death OF his father. which occurred
last Sunday. Deceased was eighty-two
years OF age, and enjoyed good health
almost to the last. A stroke OF. apo
plexy caused his death. Five sons sur
vive, William Of this place, and four
others, who live I'm Chicago.
Mrs. Edward Mutt and daughter
Pearl, accompanied by Miss Edna Cole
and L. Thomson, left Friday morning
by automobile for Dodge Center
where they will make a short visit
with friends. They will then go to the
cities. and will return home either
today or tomorrow.
Mrs. William Richmond has been
enjoying q visit from her two sisters.
who reside In Minneapolis.
Mrs. Dan Davis and daughter OF
Omaha, Neb.. are visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Morris Jones has gone to Mud
baden to spend a week.
Mrs. John Johnson and two children
OF Minneapolis have been visiting at
the home of her father in law. A. p.
Johnson.
Grandpa Bedbery had the misfor-
tune to have his pocket picked at
the circus, losing 81.
George Graham's blacksmith shop