The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-28
St. Clair
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John Bradley returned from Texas
this week and was welcomed back to
St. Clair by his many friends. Mr..
Bradley's health would not permit of
his remaining a resident of the So
called Garden of Eden and he plans
to remain in the North Star state
for some time, or at least until the
bullets stop whistling down around
the Mexican border. Mr.. Bradley
says that while he has not seen any
of the invading bandits. yet the sight
of our soldiers perched on the roofs
of buildings at night keeping an out
look for such bands, cannot help but
have an uncanny effect. Residents
near the border go about armed he
said, and are as. uniformed Of ac-
tual conditions in Mexico as we of
the north are. Texas is today receiv-
ing and has in the past received a
black eye as a result of the methods
and exploitations of shark land
ment" ofg.this Land of Magic
which it will take the state years to
get rid Of Mr.. Bradley declares.
Parts of Texas when supplied with
irrigation facilities. become veritable
gardens, but Mr.. Bradley says that
irrigation projects operated and
owned by private corporations are
not dependable and believes they
should be government owned. The
lack of cooperation among growers
in Texas results in poor markets and
while the land sharks and coppers
stand together to man, the new
conner is left entirely to his own re-
sources and gets as much assistance
as Mr.. Rattlesnake in search of din
ner for the family, Mr.. Bradley says.
He advises prospective buyers of
Texas lands to individually investigate
every angle of the proposition, such as
affability to climate, cost of lands,
average success of residents, the
seven crop capabilities, irrigation
projects, etc, before investing. You
will be apt to decide that Blue Earth
county is very pretty spot in Gods
footstoOl
An auto trip of residents from this
vicinity TO visit the consolidated
school at Cleveland is being proposed
and is meeting with much approba-
ton. AS planned the trip will occur
in May, when the roads are in go.,d
shape and the spring work is finished
James Lynch was a caller at the
Field home Sunday. The bad roads
made it impossible for him 20 90
home until late in the evening.
H. Lubke, Andy Quinn and Mayor
Thielman have each purchased full
dress suits for the Woodman dance
Monday evening.
George Cassidy spent the first of
the week visiting with his old friends
in Beaufort. He was guest at
the homes of Roy McComb and Ma
than Mace
Mrs. Peter Roerig spent Monday in
MankatO with her sister, Mrs. Filter
who underwent an operation at the
Emmanuel hospital.
Sidney Fitzloff is included in the
list of those on the sick list this
week. Sid does not care anyway as
long as the carp are not running and
the roads are bad.
Miss Cora Wingen is spending her
spring vacation at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wingen.
/ jerry Luncy was demonstrating at
Joe Kruse's Thursday. 1t is ques
ton which has the best show, Jerry
or the Studebaker.
Mayor Thielman and council or
dered clean up week for st. Clair
in accordance with the proclama-
ton of Governor J. A. A. Burnquist
which names May 5 AS the special
day for this work The order calls
for the removal of all accumulated
rubbish, such as ashes, paper, cans,
boxes and other refuse. The mayor
lead off with thorough cleanup of
his premises Monday. Follow same.
Bill says-Wake Up-Clean Up
Paint Up.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Juliar and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jake Chase were Mankato shop
pers last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Bruels of Mankato
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