The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-27
Eagle Lake
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
S. c. Braden's team got the start
Iof his son, Merrill, while hitching
them up to a pillow with, the inten-
tons of blowing his garden. They
made good their escape, running
Tout into the main street with the
pillow digging into the ground and
then bobbing up into the air above
the horses backs. Finally at
the railroad crossing the evener broke
and left the pillow in the road They
seemed for a minute as though they
would run into buggy in front of
the Cummins' store where the latter
was seated with his two grandchil-
dren, but the horses were made to
turn aside and continued for block
when they ran astride a large auto
Iof Harris & Armstrong of Mankato.
The lines, being strong brought them
up standing but with a broken belt.
Mr.. Harris standing near by caught
them as they started to back out of
their ENHANCEMENT, with practically
mo damage to the auto.
H. A. Fuller and family were visi-
tors at Eagle Lake, Thursday while
looking after business for the
Equity.
Planting of gardens is all the
rage, mostly done by the female de-
partment of the householders. what
a labor saving machine they are and
are so highly appreciated by the
Landlords, for they give the men
more time to talk about the war.
DR.. Jessie Macbeth was here Mon
day on a professional call
The cast iron from the old saw
mill is being hauled to Mankato
and sold to the Mayer Brothers foun-
dry. --. -. -
The winter wheat crop is at least
one half failure. The farmers are
resolving the ground to velvet chaff
and Marquis. Hundreds of acres are
damaged by winter killing or poor
seed. ..u: t9
A. Hoffman and L. Bossing of
Waseca county were doing business
at the mill Wednesday.
Albert Block was in town Thurs
day. n- 3e
William Hohones sold a carload of
steers several days ago, receiving
ABOUT $3.50 per hundred for them.
Corn is higher than good beef, so
says Mr.. Hohones. -
Mr.. l.. Charter who has been very
sick for several weeks is able to be
out again and is hauling flour to Man
kato. -r..s III.
Mr.. and Mrs. N w. Dickinson drove
to Elysian, Sunday. ..
Edward Jackson is moving out up
on his new farm. sso'. .1,}l =.
Ed Van Buren, was over to Eagle
Lake, Wednesday evening.
Harold Pressnall has taken a posi-
ton in bank out west.
81 G. r. Gillian of North Mankato was
transacting business in town, We'd
nesday. While here he purchased sew
eral fine White Rock fowls from Mrs.
Mary Cummins and will set hatch
ing of eggs from this fine flock.
The general cleaning up of ash
piles, ralling of lawns by the women
folks gave the village quite healthy !
appearance.
Mr.. Snider, travelling salesman for
A. j. Bush & Sons made his i-month- |
ly trip here Thursday evening.
The bull-batS have filled the air :
with their loon like songs for sew
eral days trying to get up rain but |
so far we have only received slight
sprinkle. t
julius Miller through Mr. Compton
sold his forty acre farm north of the
lake to MI. Stroeble of Mankato for |
less than $4,000. Mr.. Miller has the
Montana fever.
Mr. Fred Englerth just returned
from Montana where he went out with !
Mr.. George Weber. He brought home
some very nice Montana wheat that
they claimed went to sixty bushels |
per acre. All of the best lands are
taken up in that section but rocky
claims in Philip county