The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-25


store in the near future.
Volda Wagner entertained twenty
five of her little friends last Satur-
day afternoon in honor OF her sixth
birthday. Prizes were won by Ruth
, Haight and Boyd Neal. Dainty re-
freshments were served.
Some of the young ladies have
been complaining because OF the
narrow walks, and one became inter-
ested enough last Tuesday morning to
seek aid and get path shoveled wide
enough for two.
+, The Literary society will be held AT
Morris hall tonight. Everyone is in
vited.
Botsford Lumber company are re-
ceiving daily supplies of lumber, tile
and coal.
j. N. Compton is in receipt of a
letter from his son, Roy, who is a
conductor on the. Selby Lake car line
at Minneapolis, saying that on his
last trip Saturday evening, he took in
$55 in fares. which was the largest
sum ever taken in on the street car
line in Minneapolis in one trip.
Fifty eight of the members of the
Epworth league of Eagle Lake held a
Valentine party at the home of F. E.
Wagner Monday evening. The rooms
were tastefully decorated with cupids,
hearts and steamers of red and
green. Valentine prizes were won in
competition games by Miss Mabel
Reed and Aline Macbeth. At eleven
o'clock the ladies and gentlemen
usurped the place of Dan Cupid by
piercing hearts with bows and arrows
for partners for Cupid's lunch. This
department was presided over by the
goddess of spoonology, Miss Vera
Morris.
Merrill Braden, the twelve year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. c. S. Braden,
has been very sick the last week with
tonsilitis and specialist was called
in to see him Saturday. He is now
improving.
Rev. Stevens was confined to the
house nearly all the week with the
grip and symptoms OF lumbago and
weakness of the whole system.
J. w. Postelwaite of the Standard
Oil company, was out one day last
week to see George Macbeth, who was
so badly burned with gasoline and
took down all the facts connected
with the accident. It's cause and eff
fects and no doubt will make a full
report to the company. He says that
sixteen deaths have occurred in the
state in the last year from explosions
of gasoline and oils. Mr.. Macbeth is
improving as well as could be ex-
pected and is making slow recovery
which will take several weeks with the
best of care. before he will be about
again. Gus Harein, our genial elevator
man, is quite handy and has been
called in daily to help dress the
wounds of Mr.. Macbeth.
Al Neal had the misfortune to loose
another horse this week.
The buttermilk from the creamery
was sold to the highest bidder last
Saturday. Mr.. Gregg on the Sam Will
son farm. The amount was $72 for
the year 1916
Hay and grains of all kinds seem to
be getting quite scarce about here.
The Equity club got in car of
coal last week and sold it for $4 25 to
farmers and others. 9SE
Cummins and company are getting
in quite a few fresh eggs for this
time of the year and paying the high
est price for them.
Mrs May Howly from near Osh-
kosh, Wis, is spending the winter
with her daughter, Mrs Walter Har-
Elm. on the old Chapman place.
John Holelling, the village black
smith, was confined to his house with
sickness few days last week.
A. H. Pressnall. president of the
village council, pulled off a very nice
stunt the other day After a large
quantity Of snow had fallen and drift
ed our sidewalks, he made a snow
pillow and hitching team to it cleared
the snow from the sidewalks about
five feet wide for some two miles. He
is contemplating making a better pillow
for better work
The postmaster and mistress are
giving the patrons of the office the
very best of service, and hold the Of
flee open to a late hour for the mail
coming on the late trains, caused by
'iiS NSSP oiiO"' ID CclLdllll
grateful and appreciate this accom-
mediation.
The lecture of Superintendent Stout
of Mankato last Thursday evening
was listened to by an appreciative
audience. His subject Melody in the
Heart" or ''The Spiritual Vibration of
the Soul.' After the lecture, quart
erly meeting of the different boards of
the Methodist church was held in the
church parlor. When Rev. Stout was
escorted to the home of Mrs. H.
Cummins, who had warmed his sleep
ing room with an oil stove and a
wood stove, it was found full of smoke
and the chimney was burning like
furnace, which continued until late in
the night. He was then taken to the
home OF Ira B. Reynolds, where
travellers always find hearty welcome
and good bed Mrs. Cummins hopes
however. to have him stop with her,
some other time under more favor
able circumstances, when we know
he will enjoy the visit.
Services at the Eagle Lake
Methodist church for Sunday will be
as follows: Sunday school at 10 a. M;
preaching service at, IL a. m; Ep-
worth league at GAS p. M; preach
ing service at 1880 p. m. The sub