The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-28
events IN EAGLE LIKE
HAPPY GATHERINGS IN THAT
VILLAGE OF LATE
Love Finds Way To Bring To-
gether Two Hearts That
I, Beat As One
Especial to Free Press.l

Anueregg were among tnF tdnO
seekers of Texas last week.
I L. A. Peterson attended the Adams
auction last week and purchased a
registered Poland China gilt. MIR
Peterson. has fine herd of hogs and
| it is his purpose to enrich the herd
With new blood.
4 E. w. Hamlet and l.. LoeffIer have
gone to Trayor, Iowa! This is Mr..
! HamiePs old home and Mr.. Loeffler
went to purchase some blooded cat
tie.
G. S. Hdigle filed his ice house last
week He hauled the ice from the
! lake with his Ford delivery truck.
The creamery, ; Cummins e Co.,
and P. M. Harris, have put in suffi :
| cient ice to last them through the
| season,
William Hoehn, the horse man of
Eagle Lake, made a splendid ppr-
chase of twenty three hundred
pound Percherop horse. The horse
was bought of the Herd Craft farm. at
Monticello. 1t will be recalled. that
| Mr. Hoehn lost fine horse last sum.
mer. The, animal dropped dead On
| the road. +
The dance Friday evening manag-
ed by Guy Compton and Bob Hassel..
| feldt was well attended. Albert
Buskey was the principal dispenser
of harmony. while Henry Westphal
acted the role of floor manager.
Lunch was donated by the ladies.
Everybody danced and those who
failed to have a good time should
see q physician
There will be another dance FRI
day evening, Saturday evening being
Washington's birthday and day
set apart to be sort of commun
ity sing day. Eagle Lake observed
it in a fitting way by having a com
munity sing. This affair was held in
the Methodist church and Jed by
Mrs. j. l.. Cummins. The meeting
YVES well attended, the people from
the surrounding community and the
citizens of the Village showing their
characteristic interest in all COM
munity affairs. 1t is to be- hoped
that this is only the beginning of a
series of jget-to- gether meetings.
There is nothing that can create a
better spirit of fellowship than
music in song
The box social held in the base )
ment Of the church was fairly well
attended and the receipts of the ev-
ening were $780,
They say love plays queer pranks
which no doubt is true as in this in
slant. 2 A weeks acquaintance cul-
minated in the marriage of Harold
Macbeth and Miss Grace ~Peterson.
The wedding was solemniZed in
Mankato last Friday. Mr. Macbeth
has just returned <from a military
camp. These young soldiers have
seen SO much of the world the last
year that when they see a good
thing they know enough to take it.
All wish the newly married couple
good luck in every grand and noble
enterprise.
- Cummins, & Co, are unloading
two cars of agricultural machinery
including the Waterloo tractor.
]. L. Cummins. took in the auto
show in Minneapolis.
The 1. O.. o. F. as well as the Re-
bekahs have gathered, into their
folds several new members. BY
their team work they are instilling
into themselves and their members
"a deeper significance of the noble
teachings OF their respective centers
which is making lasting impression
upon their minds and deeper work
of friendship, love and trust upon
their very souls.
Mrs. Isaac Jenkins of /, Waseca is
paying a visit to- Mrs. M. Tammany
and friends this week
The pictures thrown upon the
screen at the Methodist church last
Sunday evening and the lectures
by the Rev. George Stow was most
interesting to all present. He ex-
hihited and illustrated the scenes in.
China, Japan and India. =
n, Mr.. Fuller has provided "a fine
sewing machine for the school. Many
of the girls are taking up. sewing
under the supervision of Miss Balm
of the Normal. The pupils plan to
pay for the machine by selling dir
ferent articles they will make
Z The practice teachers from the
Normal who will be with us for the
next three weeks are the Misses Al
ice Mcdonald, Agnes Becker, Sarah
Hullgren.@
The income tax blanks may be
obtained from the bank.
This is the last week to pay your
personal property tax.
George Neal, who was a member
of the Aviation corps at Wrights
Field, Columbus, Ohio. arrived home
last Friday, having been mustered
out of the service.
Rev. Stow will put on an illustrate
ed lecture on Pilgrims Progress at
the church Sunday evening if sthe
pictures can be secured
Mrs. George Macbeth, Mrs, Will
liam Enslerth ard Mrs. McCarls were
shopping in Mankato Saturday.
Mrs. Peterson and two OF her lady
friends returned home to Madison
Lake Saturday after visiting in the
villages
Mrs. Ida Mead of Redfield, s. D.,
and her son, Carl Mead, who lately
returned home from the war, were
visiting friends in Eagle Lake last
week.
The last of the lecture course will
be given Monday evening by Pfiv-
ate Allison.
The Ladies' Aid will meet in the
/. O. o. F. hall Wednesday afternoon.
A c1,nrar will he c6rvod 81 o,,-s<,o rIx,