The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-14
LOCAL SCHOOL is NOW BEING
Benefited BY NORMAL
On Next Monday Evening Pri-
vate Allison Will Speak In
The Village :.
Especial to Free Press.l

course, gave a very delightful enter
tainment. Her readings consisted of
humorous and patriotic selections and
the audience was well entertained
for over an hour The attendance
was good considering the cold wealth
er.
The local, school is receiving much
from its affiliation with the state nor
NAL of Mankato. Every three weeks
three practice teachers are sent to
observe the working of the school AMI
to assist the regular teachers. In
addition to this we have the benefit of
special instruction in penmanship.
manual training and sewing by the
respective teachers of these depaI t
ments of the normal. Last week Miss
Balm instructed the pupils in sewing.
In the matter of manual training our
boys are not only going to have the
benefit of special instruction but the
school is to have the free use of
tools till our school is able to purchase
the necessary equipment for this de-
rartment. The three young ladies
that are with us this week are Misses
Gall, Isacson and Cruickshank.
George Nettleton of Mankato filled
the Methodist pulpit here Sunday. Rev.
G. d. Stowe occupied the pulpit at
Waseca. Rev. Stowe spent a cOupel
of days visiting the people of the
community last week. He is a splen-
did worker among the boys and has
already effected an organization of
Boy Scouts. Eagle Lake is indeed
fortunate in having such man in
the community. He expects to move
his family here in the near future.
Next Wednesday afternoon the
J.dies. Aid will be entertained by
Mrs. Dalton and Mrs. Walter Harein
at the home of Mrs. Charles Harein.
every one is invited to attend this
meeting.
Mrs. George Glitter purchased,
through Mr.. Day new wood saving
outfit and is ready to do all work
along that line.
Mr.. Henry Pots had a car of oats
shipped in from Rapidan last Friday.
Vernon Rimmer who is working in
the gas engine factory at Waterloo
Iowa was home over Sunday.
Last THURSDAY evening several new
members were initiated in the second
degree of the I. o. o. F. lodge. AT the
close of the ceremonies the candidates
and members were pleasantly sur
prised with a lunch by few Of the
ladies OF the Rebecca lodge.
F. E. Day made brief business trip
to the cities this week.
The Equity which is managed by
the energetic Clarence Borneka made
CHI Of CT q
local yard Friday.
Al Neal. mail carrier between here
and ST. Clair, had the misfortune to
lose a horse while on the route Ole
day last week. 1t seems that the
horse struck the sled runner in such
a way that il broke its leg. Mr.. Neal
was OBLIGED to shoot the animal.
Next Monday evening February "a,
is the date of the next number of the
entertainment course. This will be
the star number and real treat. Priv
ate Allison is to lecture on his ex-
periences on the western front where
he spent nine months in actual serv-
ice. While in this service he received
three wounds. II was his division of
which General French said: "They
saved the line" and because they V ore
kits, it was this division which the
Germans called "The Ladies Fror,
He'll" Mr. Allison comes here well
recommended and as lecturer #
wide reputation. II is not often that
man Of his caliber comes to enter
tain and instruct and no one should
miss this opportunity.
Mrs. e. S. Brades. who has been
home from the hospital several davs.
is gaining strength rapidly and viii
Soon be out again.
Mrs. John COMMON was called 10
Lamberton Thursday because of the
illness of her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Hare
in.
One evening last week q party OF
several neighbors met at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Jacksons and the
evening was spent in dancing. Mr.
Albert Buskey and Mrs. Robert Schon =
rock furnished the music. A splen-
did midnight lunch was served AMI
the dancers ceased the merrymaking
and departed for home at four o'clock
1t is hard to get away any earlier
from this hospitable home
C.. ID. Pickle and Fred Kisro dedi-
Gated their new fish-house Sunday by
catching fine eight pound pickerel. II
is reported that Mr.. Pickle got some
what fused up at the sight of the
first fish and speared at the decoy in =
stead of the pickerel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Ewing are the
parents of baby boy, born Saturday
February Z.
The many friends OF Mrs. NJ. B.
Cook are pleased to see her out again
after two weeks illness.
Don't fail to hear Private Allison
next Monday evening at the M. E.
church.
Vern Casper is home having been
mustered out of the Uniter States
service.
Now that the question of town
hall is about to come up before the
people to be voted on the citizens are
very eloquent in numerating the ad
vantages of village waterworks AMI
sewerage system. There is no doub
aborL the necessity of this latter i'm
provement and no doubt they will
come up Off settlement no distaa
date.
Mr.. Emil Becker. having sold his
farm will sell his farm equipment al
public auction at his place south wes
of here next Thursday the 9th.
The hank will he clocad Wadnacdo,