The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-16
Eagle Lake
From Thursdays Daily.
Tracks in Fine Condition

Under the management of M. G.
Pressnall as section boss of No. 81 at
this place and Sam P. Sereo, foreman
of the surfacing gang, Samuel Morimo
as assistant, together with some
forty of his countrymen, Italians,
they have put the Northwestern
tracks in fine condition. The company
has had sand and gravel train run
ming all the spring, delivering it to the
road. The overseers have raised the
track out of the mud and tamped it
under the ties to the depth of several
inches and even more in some places.
The trains had to run on slow orders
of ten to fifteen miles per hour and
now they can make seventy miles
over the new track in safety. Mr..
Sereo is one of the best surfacing
foreman the Northwestern people
have. His headquarters are at Chi
cago, Ill. They began work at Smiths
Mill and will end at Beaudette. The
crew have their own boarding cars
and a better set of men cannot be
found.
Oldest Engine in County
1t is no generally known, but Mr.
Horace Cummins is supposed to have
the oldest steam engine ever owned in
Blue Earth county. 1t is of the P. w.
Gates Manufacturing company and is
a twenty horse power. 1t was pur-
chased by the late George T. Lay in
1856 and was installed in saw mill
situated on the rise of ground near
the Hubbard Milling company plant
and for years sawed about all the ma
tive lumber used in and about Man
kato for many years. The piston head
of the engine was first packed and
wound with hemp or tow and in later
years spring rings were offered. The
engine has been used for a sawmill
most of the time since. The owner will
give the engine to the Mankato fair
association, if they will set aside a
place for it as an heirloom of Blue
Earth county. The cost of having it
cleaned and painted need not be any
more than twelve or fifteen dollars.
Graduated as Nurse
Miss Stella Harein, who has been
training as nurse for three years at
the st. Peter insane hospital and
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OF her parents spending her vacation.
Miss Harein is preparing to go to Los
Angeles, Cal, during summer and take
a post graduate course while there.
She states that there are some 1900
inmates at the hospital, there being
about two males to every female. 1t
requires one hundred nurses to care
for these unfortunate persons and
the care of six physicians, of which
DR.. Phelp is at the head
Rev. j. P. Childs, the Christian evan
gelist who preached in Eagle Lake
some twelve years ago, came in We'd
nesday morning and shook hands
with many old friends he made while
here before. He preached in the Chris
Ian church Wednesday evening to an
appreciative audience and will stay
in the village while longer.
Miss Della Fuller of Mankato, who
has large class in music in the vii
| iage, gave recital for the parents and
| friends of the class at the Christian
! church Monday afternoon.
Albert Russell was in town looking
for feed, which is very scarce just
now
Grandma Peak and daughter of
Lake City, Florida, just arrived to
spend the summer in Eagle Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tornell of Hadley
Mimi, were visiting Mrs. Tornelps
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Reed
| Charles Brown can make his regu-
!, lar trips daily down town, after sew
eral weeks sickness.
The elevator has been undergoing
repairs for several days. New belts
have been installed; a new foundation
has been placed for the scales, and a
general overhauling has been per-
formed under the supervision OF
Gus Harein, the operator of the ele-
vator, and now is ready to take an
expected car of oats and corn, which
will arrive soon.
! Mrs. J. l.. Burgess visited her hus-
1 band at the sanitarium at st. Peter
Sunday and found him improving
J nicely.
Gus Harein visited J. L. Burgess