The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-21
events IN EAGLE lake.
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Water Works and Sewer
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Eagle Lake, March 15.-HSv. G. D.
Stowe will give another illustrated
lecture at the Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday evening. This lecture
will be on Central China.
Mrs. Dell Cary has been suffering
for the past couple of weeks from an
attack of rheumatism. She is still un-
able to be out.
Mrs. j. G. Langenecker, who re-
sides on the old Clarence Peterson
farm, was taken suddenly sick Friday
and DR.. Curran of Mannato was called.
Mrs. Emma Ames, state president OF
the Rebecca lodge held meeting in
the village Wednesday afternoon at
which time she gave an address. The
ladies of the order gave Mrs. Ames
a reception in the evening at the home
of Mrs. J. l.. Cummins.
The /. o. o. F. lodge at this place
is nearly doubling it's membership this
season and this being the one hun
dreth anniversary of that order the
lodge here is planning on celebrating
the occasion by building an addition
on to the present building and max
ing a splendid public meeting place
not only for the lodge but the COM
munity at large.
The school board has secured the
Morris hall and next Friday afternoon
Mr.. Nelson, the manual training in
Structor of the normal school will give
our local pupils theft first instruction
| in that art. This is surely a great op-
portunity for our boys and the par
ents should lend every encouragement
to the children wishing to take up
this work. There should be large
class.
Everyone is invited to attend the
reception for the returned soldiers at
Eagle Lake Thursday evening,
March 20.
Miss Grace Willis of Mankato has
been chosen assistant cashier at the
local bank. Miss Willis is well quail
fled for this work, having taken a
special course in banking at the Man
kato Commercial college. She takes
the place recently filed by Chester
Anderson, who is now assisting his
brother Harold on the farm.
A meeting was held March 10 at the
/. o. o. F.-hall to plan an entertain
ment for the returned soldiers. J.
Compton was appointed temporary
chairman and p. NJ. -Narris, secretary.
The chairman appointed ]. J. Schlekau.
F. E. Day, John Casper and r. c. Dali
ton in the general committee which
committee appointed J. N. Compton.
Mrs. j. L. Cummine and Mrx W.
Englerth on refreshmenfs co1mmittee
John jackson, Henry Westphsl ana -
w. Stearns are on the dance cor, !
mittee and A.. H. Presnall on the han
committee. 1t was decided to give the.
entertainment March 20 and to send
special invitations to all returned sol
dlers IN the community, also to ask
the citizens to come and help us show
the boys how welcome they are. Major
y. j. Duane of ST. Peter and Captain
ivan Bowen of Mankato will be pres
ent with their relics of war and will
give talks. Come out and have a good
time.
M. Coe, county club leader. was ont
| last Tuesday and helped to organize
the Boys and Girls club of Eagle
Lake. The following officers were
CHOSEN. President, Robert McCarl;
vice president, Florence Reed; poul-
Try, Quentin Harein; gardening, Oya
Clark bread baking and MARCEL Harein
pig project; secretary, Helen Kerns.
me boys and girls are very interest
ed in the work. The next meeting
Will be held Friday, March 2S.
the. three act comedy, "The Poor
Married Man" will be staged here
soon. 1t will be produced by PLAYERS
OF wide reputation. Watch these items
from week to week for further par
ticulars.j -"
1t is understood that the village is
soon to vote on the question of wafer
works and fire protection.
John Houghtaling, who by the wav
is the best scout and blacksmith in
southern Minnesota, is talking of
building new and up to- date shon
The new building is to be of concreta
.. N: compton. our real estate dealer
and wholesale dispenser of Community
boosting, closed four real estate deals
last week.
The many friends of Franci4Jackson
are glad to see his smiling face among
us again after his many months IF
absence in France.
Archie Alderman, accompanied hv
flver, was seen on our street last
week. He will resume his duties as
rural mail carrier soon.
j. N. Compton was in Mankato
today. 'o