The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
Eagle Lake
From Thursdays OaIiy.

The auction of Vint Smith on sec
tiCn so, township Of LIE Ray was very
well attended and the personal prop
erty sold very well. Neither buyer
or seller can feel they received too
little or paid too much for things in
general.
J. NJ. Mattingly of st. Louis, Mo-,
who is in the employ of the Anglo
American Mill company as an expert
miller came down from North Dako
ia, where he just installed a Midget
mill and is Tow trying out the new
mill in Eagle Lake. Mr.. Mattingly
is stopping at the Saulpaugh hotel at
Mankato and speaks in high terms of
the home like treatment he receives
at that house, and thinks Mankato has
great future. He states that he
would like to make Mankato his
headquarters and bring his family here
to live, if he were certain that the
company would keep him in the north
west field. Mr. Mattingly travels all
over the United States and sees many
cities and towns and still further
adds Mankato to his liking and thinks
it beats anything he has ever seen.
+ George Macbeth is now seen on the
streets daily and can be known a
block away by the bandages on his
ears and neck, which were so badly
burned some weeks ago. He is now
enjoying beautiful bouquet of flow
ers sent him, by his old friend, j NJ.
Barclay, who is spending the winter
in Alabama.
All the transfers in the locality
have so far this winter enjoyed a good
business hauling wood, ice, hay and
other products.
Merrill Braden is reported as getting
along nicely after his operation.
Mrs. Charles Schwarble entertained
afternoon.
A ten pound boy arrived at the home
of Andrew Jacobson Saturday mora.
ing to brighten the home. Mother
and baby are doing fine.
G.. S. Braden, carrier On route z,
is having an attack of grippe this
week. Francis N Jackson is carry
ing mail for him.
Don't forget the box social and lit
erary at the Morris hall Thursday
night. Everyone is invited to come
and help boost.
j. l.. Burgess, local cattle buyer,
will ship tomorrow night.
Mr.. Broas of Mapleton, who has
lately purchased the Henry Wilkin-
son farm from J n. Compton, was
in town Monday and Tuesday. Mr..
Broas expects to move here the first
part of March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Craise spent
Monday evening at the home of ].
n. Compton.
Mrs. |. r. Stephens left yesterday
for Fulda, Mimi, where she will spend
few days with old friends and neigh
bors, this being Rev. Stephens charge
before coming here. Mrs. Stephens
will go from there to Oldham, S. D.,
where she will visit her father and
other relatives and return home the
first of April.
The Literary society meets tonight
in the Norris hall. Rev. Stephens,
Mrs. John Compton and Mrs. Fred
Cook are on the program committee.
A box social will be held after the
program for the purpose of raising
funds to pay for the newly purchased
community piano.
The Dorca3 society met this aft
ernoon with Mrs. Bert Anderson. A
good attendance of ladies was present
and they were delightfully."- enter
tanned.
The Rev. J. M. Whiteside, district
elder of the Free Methodist church,
held services Tuesday evening at the
home of Ralph Schaub.
Services at the Methodist church
Sunday will be as. follows: Sunday
school at 10 a. m. preaching service
II a. M; preaching service at Tivoli,
8 p. M; Epworth league GAS p. m;
preaching service, 1880 p. M; boy
scout drill, Friday at Z p m. The
subject of the morning sermon will
be 1.-THE Fruits of the Spirit" and OF
the evening sermon, "The Triumph
ant Entry of Jesus" The subject of
the Epworth league discussion will be
"Others," with Mrs. Ray erase as
leader.
Don't knock and kick and slam and
slap
At everybody on the map,
But push and pull and boost and boom,
And use up all the standing room
At church next Sunday.