The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-04-18
PLAY FOR EAGLE LAKE
"POOR MARRIED MAXWELL BE
GIVEN ON MAY z
Number of Events In Village;
The Council To Make
Improvements
Especial to Free press.l

Eagle Lake, April 15.-"The Poor
Married Man" will be presented by
the histrionic talent at Eagle Lake
Friday evening May 2.
/ c. A. Barton has purchased the
corner property of A. II. Pressnall
This is the house and two lots across
the street from j. l.. Cummirs.
X. l.. Shatuch of St. Charles, Mimi
was calling on his friend Fred Kisio
last SATURDAY.
Francis j; >iison. who recently re-
turned from France, has secured a
position in Minneapolis as clerk in q
clothing stor2. re expects to attend
night school and thus complete his
training as a jeweler. His many
friends wish him the best of sue
cess.
J. N Compton of the Compton Land
company has purchased four acres in
the village of Swan Swanson.
The auction of G.. Beschnett last
Wednesday was well attended and
the various articles went well not
withstanding the constant rain dur
ing the afternoon. The property was
sold by George Hussey of st. Clair
and r.. c. Dalton clerk. Mr.. Bosch
nett will move to West Mankato
where he will build new residence
and follow his old trade as car
penter.
Mrs. Fuller OF Mankato spent
the week END with her sister, Mrs
f. NJ Pressnall.
Mr.. F. C. Peterson is installing a
rev heating plant in his home.
The local |. o. o. F. lodge is max !
ing great plans for the celebration OIL
the one hundreth anniversary. This
will be in the nature of general
supper and program which will be
given at their hall in Eagle Lake
Friday. April %. All Odd Fellows
Rebekahs and their families are in
vited to attend this event.
Mrs. A. H. Pressnall, who was call l.
ed to the cities because of her broth :
ers illness, returned last Friday.
At the first regular meeting of the
village council last Tuesday even
ing il was decided to do a great deal
of draining in tie village the coming
year. II was also decided 10 put IN
several blocks of cement walk. TIE
regular meeting night of the council
was changed from the first Monday
to the first Tuesday Of each month
due to- the fact that two members OF
the council are members of the ma
tional guard which meets on Mon
day night of each week.
The cast of characters (Which is
an all starr in the Poor Married
Man" will be given in these col
umns next week
Mrs. Jacob Langenecker who un-
derwent an operation at the st. JOS
eph hospital three weeks ago is still
unable to return TO her home.
Kenneth Macbeth of ST. Paul was
in Eagle Lake on business several
DAYS the past week.
There are but three weeks left to
Join the Annanias club. The asses
sor will soon call.
John Casper has purchased feg-
istered Short Horn bull weighing
twenty three hundred pounds. The
animal was bought of John Brown OF
Madison Lake.
Everyone should look pleasant when
the local Victory loan committees
calls. This is work which they
are doing gratis and we will help to
make it easy for them by cheerfully
subscribing our quota.
w. f. Hill brought large sample
of seed corn to the bank last week
which tested 100 per cent growth.
George Neal and wife have gone
to Granada where MIR. Neal will WORK
this summer on a farm for Mr..