The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-22
Eagle Lake
From Wednesdays Daily

From Wednesdays Daily.
A. j. Hopkins was taken very Ill
last Saturday afternoon. while at
work assembling the goods to be
offered for sale at his auction. After
several hours the doctor and attend
ants succeeded In relieving his con-
dition.
Electric lights which are being in
stalled by the Consumers Power
company are about all In. and many
OF the houses have been wired and
are ready to be attached.
John VI. Schwartz. inspector Of the
department OF insurance was here
last week trying to interest parties
. and the council In purchasing two
chemical machines for extinguishine
fire, and lower the high rate OF in
surance In the village.
Mr.. Swanson drove to Center. Iowa,
last week, and returned by automobile
but found very bad roads. as the high
ways were made very muddy by
recent rains.
The chicken pie supper given by
the Ladies' Aid last Wednesday was
well attended, considering the
weather., anu u llile SUN WIS TedfiLeu.
Mrs. A. b. Turner has arrived home
from GAINESVILLE, where she visited
friends before going to Craig. Mo-. to
make her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Hattie Smith
Several large carloads of sugar
beets were loaded at Eagle Lake and
Hills crossing last week.
Kenneth Macbeth is now studying
at the university. He graduated last
year from Mankato high school, and
his friends will all be pleased to see
him succeed in whatever he under
takes, as they consider him a most
worthy young man.
The little seven year old son of
Mrs. @. Vanburen, who was so serI-
Ously III, is now reported as recover
ing nicely.
J. r. Stephan, the new pastor OF
the Methodist Episcopal church, and
his family are now well located I'm
the parsonage. Rev. Stephan will
preach next Sunday morning at IL
o'clock from the following text. The
Good Samaritan" Evening service at
7:30. Subject, What Is MANI"
Everyone cordially invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. VI. Pressnall have
returned home from Iowa, where they
visited relatives.
No wonder the lake is alive with
mud hens. Parties sounding the
water depth found about five feet OF
water. and in some places ten feet of
mud. su, g., r-i, ,., p. IN ..,,,.,r
Messrs- Edward, oConner, Pagenkeff
and ,Dempplins were pleasant m CALI
lers In Eagle Lake, last Wednesday,
a, Mr., FRANKLIN OF, the Security Mutual
Fire Insurance company, Of .Chatti eld
spent hall q day here on business
recently. ..s.,'..,,.
]. B., Reynolds has been visiting his
children west OF here at Springfield
and Marshall the past week. .,aT.
ul J. s.. Stevens of Hyland park helped
NEW the cemetery hast week. r-ir,a.1
III, cummins expects the remainder
OF his machinery for the new -four
mi sisn week. j. NJ. Bratcher OF
QuC Sboro, Ky. an expert Rillwright
is expected to arrixe October 81 to
install the machinery, and will be
assisted by Andrew Olander, n. w.
Dickerson, l.. NJ. Anderson and others
A good sized congregation greets
the new pastor at his Sunday ser
mons.
Charles Brown, who was quite sick
some time ago Is now able to come
down town and his friends are very
glad TO see him out.
The cane mill closed Saturday. per-
haps forever. The farmers will not
plant the cane. either owing to the
scareeness of help or not considering
il paying proposition.
William Hohens reports a good
fair ut Mankato this year. and Sc
cured several first prizes on his
horses and colts.
William Fields of North Mankato
was here last Saturday and sold q
number of pieces Of machinery to the
new mill.
J. l. Cummins recently completed
painting his new house, recently
purchased.
Z. Tanners new garage is open
night and day. Mr. Tanner was
called out about midnight recently to
take Mr.. Hubbard. superintendent Of
construction for the Consumers Pow
er company. to see his mother who
was very Ill. and made the trip to
Faribault In about three hours.
Sugar beet growers expect to
realize n nice sum for their crop this
year, but say raising sugar beets Is
hard work all around.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Entermans,
the former station agent at Clare
mont. Mimi. made Eagle Lake q visit
last Saturday and looked over his
farm about three miles south of town
Mr.. Entermans served as agent at
Eagle Lake for several years. He
recently returned from about thirty
five miles north of Chicago, where he
went to bury his aged mother. who
died very quietly and suddenly one
day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Pickle con-
template moving back to Indiana this
winter.
Auction sales are many, some
times as high as two n day. Some
times horses are sold quite, cheap. but
fresh cows go high.
Gus Herkefn Is still wheat buyer at
the elevator under the new manage
ment, successors TO Jemison Broth
ers, under the firm name OF Goodwin