The Mankato free press., 1916-12-08
Eagle Lake

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The Kellem male quartet rendered one
Of the finest programs last Thursday
evening that the people of Eagle Lake
have had the pleasure of enjoying for a
long time. 1t was given in the Metho-
dist church, which was filled to its capa-
city. The singing was excellent and the
performers were called upon for encore
several times. Mr.. Kellem's reading was
fine and very much appreciated. This
is the second of a series of five enter
tainments to be held each month con-
Quoted by the Young Mems entertain
ment committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Hillar of Eden
Prairie motored down and spent Thanks
giving with the latter's parents Mr..
and Mrs. H; Cummins, returning home
some repairs done on his Maxwell car.
Several carloads of forty pound con-
crete tile for the LeRay ditch have been
unloaded and hauled by teams to the
kato concrete works These enterpris-
ing gentlemen are certainly rushing the
ditch work
The village is laying a sixteen inch
main across Front street, which is a
long needed repair. Henry Harein is
doing the work.
Mrs Nettie Anderson and daughter of
Waseca spent Thanksgiving week with
her mother, Mrs. Maggie Page
John Morgan of Duluth spent few
davs at home with his family this week.
Several parties, considering the build
ing of a midget mill have visited the
Eagle Lake Equity mill to see it's opera
ton and did not fail to take notice OF
the self rising pancake flour.
John Compton sold the Ford car OF the
late Fred Cook to Fred Bromling.
The sawmill belonging to H. Cummins
is expected to be shipped to G. j. Stevens
of Kingsdale in the near future. where
he expects to erect it for the purpose of
saving logs in that locality.
Wa1l<ar of WOrthfDOcOn who has
been holding meetings at the Christian
church for the past ten days, has closed
for the season. Quite an interest was
manifested under his explanation and
preaching of the scriptures.
Miss Marian Cummins, who is attend
ing Pillsbury academy. at Owatonna, was
home to spend Sunday with her parents.
dry goods house of Omaha, spent
Thanksgiving week with his many friends
and relatives.
At the meeting of the I. o. o. F. last
Wednesday the following officers We're
elected: Lewis Compton, N. G.; John
Compton. " G.: A. M. Reynolds, secre-
tary; Gus Harein, treasurer.
The railroad company has in the past
month cut off an hour a DAY and reduced
the wages for the nine hours to seven
teen and a half cents per hour for sec
ton men.
If YOU want some of the best pork
sausa ge that YOU have tasted since your
grandmother's day. just call up A. c.
Hopkins Northwestern telephone IL, and
he will tell you all about it.
E. Clements suffered the loss of a
brother living near Truman, who died
very suddenly last week.
Harold Anderson, Emma Arnold and
Mr.. Robbins and wife motored to Lake
Crystal Sunday.
The last quarterly meeting Of the
Methodist church was held IN the base
rent of the church building, over one
hundred people being in attendance from
Tivoli, Madison Lake and the vicinity.
District superintendent, Rev. j. F. Stout.
gave a most interesting talk.
Mrs. Wagner was quite severely IN
jured in fall last week and was taken
to the hospital for treatment.
Burt Anderson who submitted to an
operation for the second time for appen-
dicitis, is doing very nicely at present
Mr.. Wolley, superintendent OF the
growing of beets among the farmers, is
a bout to close the season here as all beets
are lust, about gone forward. He is ex-
hihiting a sample of the very nice syrup
made by a party living near Madison
AXE under a new process, which may
prove a great factor if followed up.
Last week number of young men
went to the home of one of the Wen
known farmers living near town, whose
daughter had been married to q worthy
Young man a short time ago. They con-
gregated on the lawn near the. house at
4 quite late hour after all had retired,
and serenaded them with their cowbelis,
a circle saw and such Instruments. the
old gentleman of the house donned ms
clothing and unobserved Joined the
He suddenly flashed a searchlight into
their faces, recognizing the most or
them. The party broke up Immediately,
leaving their instruments on the ground.