The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-08
EAGLE LAKE AROUSED .
lIVENED UP GREATLY
Real Estate Has Been Moving
In That Pretty Village
Town Will Put On Some Additional Airs
When The Power Company Presses
b. e.. Electric Button
From Tuesdays Daily.

from Tuesdays Daily.
Like Rip. Van Wrinkle, after years
OF sleep, Eagle Lake has awakened to
a realization OF her few years of
slumber. In early days Eagle Lake
was located, about six miles from
Mankato in the dense forest until
the Winona and St. Peter railroad
was built i'm ,.lSG970. Burgess Broth =
ers erected u, sawmill near the old
town OF Eagle Lake, and did con-
siderable saving. The business was
afterward purchased by Henry Sim
ons, who moved the mill to the out
let OF the lake near town. and con-
tinued to run II until 1887, when he
moved To Tennessee. Another saw
mill was built In Eagle Lake by Smith
& company, which changed hands
several times. and was last operated
by the late Or. Sellick and Charles
Peck. In 1892 IL. Cummins built a
third enc, which did a good business
for many years until logs became
too scarce, The village continued to
grow and had a population of over
500 people. CuEImius & Macbeth
built -four mill in 1890, with ca
pacity of $40. barrels daily. J. ID.
Humistou operated this mill for many
years with success, and sold to Jemi-
son brothers of GAINESVILLE. Later
Gordon Brothers operated II for a
few years. and finally took out the
machinery and moved to Mankato.
he tn
ties who tore down the mill and ele-
vator, leaving a brick smoke stack
and engine room TO mark the spot.
Men who had been employed i'm the
mill and were now out of Jobs,
moved away. The losing of these in
dustries was quite a. loss to the VII
lage. Later the building of the rail
road furnished employment TO many
and the making and selling of ties
afforded the woodsmen all kinds Of
work until the timber was exhausted
The village was reduced to half it.
former population after n number Of
et-backs. and third of the houses
were bought for less than half their
cost. sIB
Not Vacant Home.
/ During the 4ast tive years Eagle
Lake lands have been purchased and
occupied by actual settlers, and not
home Is vacant today Many more
could be sold or rented at good prices.
Some of the property that has chang
ed hands recently were ]. ID. Hum
iston TO James Burns, consideration
SG90, now held att $150C. owned by
Ill, NJ I'll.
Compton lots 1S2 b! 3. about $1,000.
Jerry Taught. sl4O0. who since built
a nice grocery store T.. +. Stern to
II. Keith $500. sold since TO All Neal.
$500; James. Bum bought lot In block
3 for $500. since sold to Mrs. Carl
son. A, H. Pressnall to Hopkins. lot
in addition b.. $l4OO for $500. NJ.
{. Pressnall. cid place. to A. II.
Pressnall, lot. addition b.. about $500.
after improvements, and eight acres,
sold to II. II. Hultz and Compton for
$1,000. II Jergeson to A. ID. Press
nall three acres and small house.
about $500: improved, since. $3.50:
Mrs. NJ. Tammy TO Mrs. T.. ]. Rus
sci, lot 3 r.. $500: AIRS. Josie Cum
Minis to NJ Tamary. lot / to 6. block
9, 500: since improved $500. Turner
to John Compton lots Z, 8. Blk. J..
$3.50. John and n Cummins to John
Hays. block s and part of block G..
and other land. $500. j. ID. Morse to
A. NJ. Reynolds, lots 4 and E, block
Z, $3.50. Ed MynardN& Huic g b. p.
Roberts. lot 3. addition b. s7Fa. Ger.
Getter. part lot in Simms addition.
1925, now building cement garage.
Mrs. Hattie Wells Ito Swanson. two
lots Simms addition, 5000. Paul Cords
To Swanson. lots and 5, Simms add
ton, $3.50. Old Adelf to Paul Co-h-
lots /. 2. and s. Simms addition. $500.
DIR. Bishop Of Mapletcn to Mr. Swar-
son land $1,000. LOOMS r. Irish
through his agent. n. Cummins, /,
2, and "a. Eagle Lake proper. to
Levi Compton, $3.50. John Compton.
lots Z. 8. block 2. Eagle Lake. $3.50.
Marshall Cornish to J. L. Cummins.
his fine residence, $500. worth now
$500. Mr.. Ward OF Spokane. lots, 5,
9, 20. and Fl Eagle Lake to Ira b
Reynolds, 800, Ira b. Reynolds to
John Pressnall, the same with lot 4.
and house $500. ogi"
Sales In One Year.
Most OF the above sales have TAX
en- place in enc year. and the prices
may vary some FROM the figures Civ
en-. All have advanced in price since
the sales. Other sales are Hopkins
hotel. barn. lot 8. block. s. $500. Hotel
and lots and 8, block s. j. L.
Cummins $500 esd a"
Buildings In process4of erection are
c. M. Bradon. residence. $250O: G..
Swanson. garage. $4,000; house, s1oan
Paul Cords, residence, $4,000: John
A. Anderson. enlarging house. $1,000.
n. Cummins, fcur and feed mil,
$5O0. Many improvements are talked
oil for next year.
Eagle Lake is on one OF the best
sand graveled state roads in Minre-
sofa, and a moderate rate OF speed
brings its people to Mankato I'm from
niteen to twenty minutes There is
nne daily mail service each day. and
with the bargain prices for The Mar
kato Free Press which have been In
operation for the past couple of days,
the residents are taking advantage
oil the opportunity to. keep In. touch
with all the latest news OF the world
and vicinity. the five o'clock mail
bringing the papers to the village.
When the twin city, agents come to
the village ito sell the city papers
me Eagle Lake .neonle calrlyt,abu ;
sentiy. bring fortbidisGNPNR od1sghdo