The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-20
Lake Crystal
From Fridays Daily.

from TFIQdyS Cdhy'
The business men are busy making
preparations for the harvest festival
and home coming which is to be held
Thursday, October Is. The city will
be gaily attired and the famous Jones
Comet band will provide music dur
ing the day. Various prizes are being
offered in addition to the cash pre-
miums and if the weather permits
there will undoubtedly be the largest
crowd here on Thursday that there
has been for years.
w. s. Hunt and Lou Hanson took
their nets out to the lakes this aft
ernoon and tomorrow morning will
begin the work of SEEMING Loon and
Crystal lakes. This will be a sight
worth seeing as the lakes are well
supplied with German carp, which
will be barreled and shipped to the
New York market.
J. H. Jones of the firm of Jones
Brothers, who operate the White
Swan restaurant, received his ap-
pointment last week as deputy game
warden. ssHe has been appointed by
the states to superintend the SEEMING
of the lakes. "a
A serious automobile accident oc-
Cured on the state road east OF town
at the bridge, where it crosses Lyons
creek near the John Norman farm on
Friday night. ED Sorenson, tile
contractor from st. James with a
number of other men was returning
from Mankato in a Studebaker seven
passenger car which was owned by a
1riu NV
his brother. The car was being driv-
en- at high rate of speed down the
hill and the front end struck the iron
railing on the side of the bridge Mr..
Sorenson was thrown from the car
and landed in the creek bed below,
badly fracturing one leg between the
knee and hip. The other members of
the party did not notice that Mr..
Sorenson had met with an accident
and went in search of team to draw
the car to Lake Crystal. Upon their
return to the car he was discovered
on the bank of the creek and taken to
the hospital at Mankato. Residents
of dry towns had better take the rail-
road when visiting Mankato than to
60 by auto.
The Farmers club picnic at Butter
nut on Saturday was largely attended.
Some excellent exhibits were in the
town hall. The ladies fancy work at
tracted a great deal of attention.
Lunder Thompson, who was raised
at Butternut, now residing at Winni
peg, Canada, sent fine display of
bead work that was made by the
Indians, who live on a reservation
in Manitoba The first ballot box
used by the voters of the township
was also on exhibition. George Pal
mer delivered an address. He was in
troduced by H. M. Green, the present
district. Something over two hun
dred automobiles were parked along
the road. The ladies of the Farm
ers' club served lunch in the hall for
which charge of fifteen cents was
made. Various races and field sports
were held, for which cash prizes were
paid. 1t is estimated that about 1900
people were present to enjoy the
festivities and be the guests of the
Butternut Farmers club. The bust
nessmen of Lake Crystal were well
represented and all felt we'll repaid
for the time spent in Butternut
T. w. Williams of the Lake Crystal
auto service company was called out
to John Meyers the first of the week
with his gas welder to repair a steam
threshing boiler that had cracked
This is great advantage as former
ly it would have been necessary to
rivet large patch on the boiler. With
this machine it is possible to weld
any piece of act iron and make it |
stronger than it was originally.
DObson and company, contractors |
On the sewer, have shipped their last |
machine and filler to some point In |
South Dakota They have about eight
cen blocks to complete their con-
tract which will be finished by hand /
David Christianson has rented his
new store building to gentleman
Of Redwood Falls, who put in a var
lety of stock. He expects to open
about October 16. This stock that
has been very greatly needed and a
great many who went to Mankato,
lid so on account of the FIVE and ten
'ent stores. A lice, up-to-date mer-
chant will always have plenty of bus
ness in Lake Crystal.
Idrus' Jones has moved in from the
arm in Cambria and is now located
n the Tom R. Jones house on North
Hunt street.
Where Are My Children" will be
played at the Cozy theatre on Tues
lay night of this week. This photo
,lay has been attracting large crowds
wherever shown and those who have
cen it pronounce it great play. The!