The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-09-05
GARAGE IN new HAMS
PROPERTY At EAGL6aaLAkE
HAS NEW PROP RI6TOR
Special School Meeting Is Held;
News Notes of the
Village
Especial to The Free Press)

ed hands. This was owned by Henry
Jorgenson and was purchased by Emu
nett Tanner, his former partner. Mr..
Jorgenson has been enjoying a good
patronage at, the garage and it is
hoped Mr.. Tanner will enjoy a con
tinuance of the same. John Comp
ton Land company put the deal over.
They also sold for Charles Stokes fif
teen acres near Smiths Mill to Gust
Penn, consiG ,.ion. $500.
! MIR. and Mrs. G. w. Bradley called
upon friends in Eagle Lake Sunday
and made arrangements with J. l..
CumG-ins 10 handle tractor.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Cummins made
a trip TO Minneapolis Sunday to at
tend the fair. Mrs. Cummfns will
also make purchases for her daugh-
ter's wardrobe
William Bagan of Chicago, made a
flying trip to Eagle Lake Sunday. He
will return during the week.
Francis Jackson came down from
Minneapolis Saturday. He is em-
ployed in the manufacture of surgical
tools.
A letter from little Alma Cummins
of Mount Rose, S. D., states she has
sore eyes and her health is rather
POOR. She with her mother and little
sister are visiting with their grand
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Taylor.
Al the special school meeting held
August %, there was but a small at
tendance present. The business was
the voting the clerk and treasurer, a
compensation of two per cent ON or
ders given and cash paid out. The
subject of electric lights was brought
| UP and it was decided that the school
board install them. Rosco Dalton was
chosen chairman of the school board
10 fill an unexpired term. Also Rolls
Macbeth was rechosen to act as clerk
for one year. H. Cumnins acted as
moderator for the evening and sever
| al little speeches were given. Albert
Russell was present and made applica-
ton to bring his children to the Eagle
Lake school. AT the school meeting
held recently in Mr.. Russels district.
it was decided to abandon the public
school. A portion. of the scholars will
attend the parocbial school at Mad
ison Lake and others will attend the
public school at Eagle Lake.
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and Mrs. Clarence Braden and Walter
Gregg motored to the state fair Sun
| day
The way the Northwestern train
ran through Eagle Lake Sunday was
awful. 1t does not SEEM as though
the wheels could roll SO fast, they
must have part of the time.
Several fields of corn near here are
lready to be cut. II will take from
two to ten days of good weather to
lripen several fields If all gets ripe
There will be bumper crop and
nearly offset the poor wheat yield
| William Englerth has returned from
North Dakota and Northern Mime
sofa, where he has been in search of
land. He finds that land in NAM
sections is yielding good crops. Own
ers are loathe to part with their hold
ings.
! i'm Compton returned Friday from
Taylor Falls, where he closed good
land deal.
Mrs Clark has returned from South
dakota, where she has been cooking
for a threshing crew She has rent
ed rooms in Mankato, where she will
lchildren to school.
The Rev. Jason Lee SiZer of James
vile, filled the pulpit of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church Sunday even
!, ing His text was 2 Sam. 6 Ch.-3V
and they put the ark on a new cart
! 1t was presented with great force.
The school board is in need of a
, teacher for the lower grade of the
village school.
|, Mr. and Mrs. John G.. Fielding and
children have been spending part OF
their vacation with Mrs. Fielding's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.. Pressnall
Mr. Fielding is a very successful real
estate dealer, having sold over 49,.
600 acres in four months. His head
quarters are in the Plymouth building
, Minneapolis.
Il Charles Johnson, wife and children
, consisting Of two grown up sons and
one daughter, living in Minneapolis
and formerly of Jamestown, are max
, ing their relatives short visit. Mr.
Johnson is engaged in the contract
ing business in Minneapolis.
James Macbeth of ST. Paul, visitet
, in Eagle Lake over Sunday Mr. Mac
beth is playing his trade as dentist IL
, st. Paul.
, The VILLAGE was nearly deserted
, Tuesday. Ringing Bros. circus at.
tracted many to Mankato.
= Winter seed wheat is being cleaned
! at the local mill. where wild peas arr
, separated, leaving the wheat clean Of
r foul seeds
There was a fine exhibition of two
: engines starting twenty nine loaded
cars of coal up grade. The car:
twere at n standstill. They took tn
train over the hill in fine shape. ye
it nNade them snort long and loud.
Mrs. E. Clemans has been on the
sick list for sometime, but is now re.
rorted to be gaining.
r Isaac Jenkins came over from Wa.
SEGA with a fine mare and colt. He
drove a REQ runabout homo.
The pictures thrown on the screer
last Sunday evening at the church
showing the South American countrie.
were very interesting. The lecture
by Rev. Stowe was both educating
, and interesting from start to finish
, We are sorry to note that there
: are some cases Of cholera among the
!, hoes.
!, The corn crop is fast maturing.
A meeting of the Eagle Lake cemIs.
terry association will be held at the