The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-08-06

some, minutes, before the racket died
out in the distance. After things got
more quiet the other two motorists
returned for their companion. who
by this time had extracted himself
from the ditching and was bemoaning
his motor cycle and cropping into the
darkness and brush to see if some
trace was left as to its whereabO
After short consultation. the other
boys said they were willing to help
buy another. and let the one the
animal had, go to thunder. and got
out Of there quick and reached their
Bohemian home before morning. 1t
appears Jersey Gentleman had
quietly lain. down to rest by the side
of the road and was chewing his cud
when he heard them coming and no
doubt was Infatuated by the smell of
Durham Bull tobacco smoke. and
seeing the red bandanna hanging on
the left part of one Of the riders.
took it for challenge and stood his
ground Young men take notice
have your hats square on your
heads
Mrs. Martha Tamony gave us the
amount of money she received from
the sale CT milk from one COW.
co, ering nine months since Novem
Der l. 1915 They are as follows
Rev. Fred Skewis Sl2.75. II. Cummins
$3.50. Geo. Macbeth $500, G. y.
Pickle $500. Fred Day $500 Mrs. D.
Eilcox $50. John Compton $1,000
DraH 10
and mother $3.50. Art Reynolds
5000. L. ID. Cummins S1l.50. Ed
Stems $40. John Hou2hteiling $i2.p
y NJ. Harris $500. S. Yonmans
| $3.50, sold from house $500. sale OF
calf $3.50 delivered 10 creamery
$19.76 beside for own use Sl77.06
| Beside milk furnished church and
other societies at five cents per quart
| This together from the sale of a fen
choice singing birds is a good pay
| ing revenue.
| Miss Mary Yapell OF Washington
Lake has purchased for her famil,
a residence in Mankato. where the
| family will move and her children
will obtain a good education. ;
proper thing to do
The travelling show, that has beer
| pulling off some very nice stunts fol
= week ending Saturday night have
| amused many of the old and yount
ana ticklcd the minds and imaCin
atiCns of many but the hes, please,
| If all are the show men who wen
away juggling their well fllct
pockets with the ducats they took il
At the ticket office
| The village is quite short on fund:
in the treasury. but very long OF
7rass on some OF their streets.
John anderson is bringing n,
work to close upon his residence
finishing the outside with a splattc
Of dark cement. Ole Swanson q
! iowa is doing the cement work an;
l.. NJ anderson The wood work
The Mcdonald Brothers show vii
xhibit in Eagle Lake august 6. 1915
| The glare Of the electric lights oI
some OF the automobiles is ccrtainl,
fierce. So many complain OF il
binding effect upon the driver OF al
approaching car as to render mucl
hanger. We have ourseli had to turi
aside 10 the very grass and stop 70
| ca siiii' iOA .'df q tbII.ullli
with il CT some horse RIG. Il Ger
tainly ought to be moderated som
way by dimm:ng the glare OF til
light
Grin jackson has moved To Eagl
lake from Madison Lake where h,
has conducted rest urant 10
several years. He will open thu
Soiman Youman's house for board
ing and lodging and meals day G
night. Mr.. Jackson is we'll an.
favorablv known far and near 'or hi
fair and splendid treatment in his liz,
and all E"sle Lake opens Their hcar
and hands To welcome Mr. and Mrs
Jackson to Eagle Lake, and wisl
them success
Mrs. William Hawley. whose hus
band at one time was stationed her
as the pastor of the Methods
church and now stationed at Mer
eff. Mimi. paid the annual visit {
her manv friends here and at Mankat
rhakinr her home with Mrs. Mar
cumminS while in our village. Sh
ook the noon train for her HON
Tuesday
Mr. II. l.. Miller and his daupll,cr
who * the Tivoli rre~nordcnt fo
The Free Press. mad" Enc!c Lake
vsii Saturday. We arr Away
pleased to see them
Captain and Mrs Iiaight repor
hey had n safe journey home (
Decrhcrn. Michigan. thc'~ old home
and ar" nciShhors to Henry Fore
The genius in the automobile world