The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-17

after being laid up with the grippe
nearly all winter N
Under the supervision of Charles
Herein and his assistant the Sunday
school has steadily grown and now
numbers about seventy scholars.
Fred Hotaling. of. Mankato with A..
J. Lewis garage was. in Eagle Lake
last Saturday driving a REQ and con-
veying gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania about, who was selling oils
and storage batteries for all kinds of
cars.
Burgess and Macbeth shipped a
carload of cattle Saturday night.
William Hohens, the thrifty farmer
living one mile east of town, shipped
eighteen head of steers last Saturday,
which he has been fattening for two
years. He no doubt received top
price at St. Paul, as his cattle were
fat and not just warmed up as the
saying is. They were beauties and
were admired by all who saw them.
The debate of last Thursday even
ing at the J. D. Morris hall, was
largely attended and box social was
held afterwards. The sales amount
ed to $40.35, which was applied on
the purchase of the community piano.
c.. S. Braden has been confined to
his house for a, week or more with
grippe. His son, Merrill, is gaining
slowly at the Emmanuel. hospital aft
er his operation.
B. P. Robertson while attending
the sale of Vint Smith, turned his
ankle out. of joint. The pain was so
severe, that he was obliged to re-
turn home at an early hour, but aft
er a good massage for an hour or SO,
the swelling was reduced so that he
was able to be about again the next
day.
DR.. Meredith, who has been prac-
ticing in Eagle Lake for some time,
has quite an extensive practice. He
has decided that he will not buy prop
erty here, but will either buy or build
few houses at his old home, Man
kato, where he now owns property
and intends to reside there in the
future.
hC dlllCllO DIT Tie
Christian church last Friday evening
consisting of himself and wife was
the last entertainment of the Wright
Lecture course. 1t was we'll attend
ed and was greatly enjoyed. The
piano accompanied by bass violin
was, fine and the mimicking and read
ing was marvellous.
One of the rural mail agents on
route: one, while making his daily
rounds, last Thursday. fire from an
over heated foot warmer set the
sheep skin robe afire and as he felt
the burning wool under his robes he
opened up the lap robe and the
fresh air rushed in and seemed to
explode and the fame of the fire rose
to the top of his head and singed
his eyebrows and hair in front
With quick wit, however, he reached
down and hurled the robe out into
the snow and stamped out the fire
and saved his mail. q.
c.. L. Boye, assistant, cashier OF
the Fort Dearborn National bank OF
Chicoga, was a pleasant caller at
the State bank, on Wednesday.
The box social held in Morris hall
on the second of March was a sue
cess: The proceeds of $4259 wa.
applied on the purchase price of the
piano.
e. r. Tanner and II. p, Jorgen
sen have jointly purchased the par
TALLY completed garage building on
the State road and will push the
building work to finish as soon as
the weather will permit. It is their
intention to make the new building
complete in every respect and prom
Use to give a service that has here
tofore been impossible. Until the
new building is finished all work will
continue as usual in Mr.. Tanners
present location.
Nelson Read and family enjoyed a
visit for several days with Mrs.
Bolter, from Truman. Mimi, and
two children, and Mrs. Root and her
son and daughter from Nebraska also
visited. the Read home for several
days the past week.
h. w. Gleason from near Good
Thunder has moved ON the. Hopkins
farm. We wish to welcome Mr..
Gleason to our midst and hope that
his stay among us may be one of
profit and pleasure.
Charles Gekeler from near St.
Clair, who purchased the A. H.
Pressnall property, last fall, will
move here about the middle of
April.
Guy Compton, who had cataract
removed from his eye, at the I'M
manuel hospital, will be home to-
day. He will be obliged to return for
treatment at Q later date.
The lights went out Tuesday night
for few minutes. 1t reminds us
the time when we were in the dark
all the time. 1t is case of not
missing the lights until they stop
burning
w. M. Ewing was twin city Wis
itor this morning.
Services at the Methodist church
on Sunday will be as follows: Sun
day school at 10 a. M. preaching
at II a. M; Epworth league, GAS
p. M; preaching service at 1880
p. M. The subject of the morning
service will be, Love" and of the
evening service, Christ in The