The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-29
Eagle Lake
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
| John Compton is driving new
car.
Several young people attended the
play given by the young people at
| Trivoli last Tuesday evening.
A beautiful new flag is flying from
our school building. This flag was
earned ny the sale of pins by the up
per grade pupils.
State examinations are being held
in the school here this week.
The local bank here has installed
new line Of safety deposit boxes.
w. w. Hulce Of Clear Lake, Wis,
was in the village on business last
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Carl Pickel is visiting rela-
tives at Des Moines, Iowa.
The local mail carriers eXpectto be
using their cars by Saturday. Eagle
Lake and vicinity have good roads.
The young people are to have an
other dance at the Morris hall Fri
day evening, March %.
The local mail is over crowded
with orders.
| Mr. Harris, the postmaster is doing
good work in the sale OF thrift
stamps and baby bonds and the peo-
pie are responding very generously
to his solicitations.
Don't let anything interfere with
your coming to hear Dr. Burns at
the Methodist Episcopal church Tues
day evening, April 2.
| There is a state wide campaign on
in our state in the interest of pro-
hibition. Mr.. Hall, a man sent out
in this campaign will speak at the
church here Sunday morning at ten
o'clock All are requested to hear
this able speaker
B. P. Robertson who has been
spending the winter in Texas, re-
1 turned home asst Tuesday. His many
friends here were glad to meet him
after his long absence. Brent is a
jovial fellow and always wears a
smile and such people are always
missed. Mr.. Robertson takes one OF
these trips every winter.
There will be big loyalty meeting
in the Morris hall Saturday evening
of this week Mr.. r. E. Brown
county chairman of the Thrift stamp
sale, will take charge of the meet
ing and be one of the speakers
} Other speakers will be Attorney j
E. Regain and Mr.. Bowen. Efforts
are being made to get d. M. Jones
and other singers out from Mankato
Everyone should turn out and listen
to these men.
I There is to be minstrel troop in
town soon. F. e. Day, the advance
: agent, was doing some advance adj
vertising last Thursday. Carl Pickel
is to do a song and dance act. This
in itself will be quite drawing card
Further announcements will appear
in these columns later. Watch for
the date.
The following letter was written to
the local Red Cross on the reception
of one Of their comfort kits by Mr.
Tanner Twelfth Casual Company
Third Motor Mechanics Regiment
Camp Hancock, Georgia. March H.
1918 American Red Cross Branch
Eagle Lake, Mimi. Dear Friends:
am very much ashamed of myself
for not acknowledging long ago the
receipt of the comfort kit" so gen.
erously filled for me. These kits
constitute the entire toilet equipment
of the soldier until he is finally as
i signed to foreign service when some
necessary articles are issued to them
Most of the boys could bring with
\ them many little things that help il
they knew what to bring but most
of them come expecting everything
to be furnished them from the
start. This being impossible they
llcok to the Red Cross for aid, and
thanks to the generous hearts ant
diligent hands of the faithful home
folks, their needs are relieved.
was truly thankful for the usefu
ARTICLES in the kit | received and