The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-03
EVENTS IN EAGLE LAKE
WATCH MEETING DATED AT
CHURCH THIS EVENING
Fort Wayne Newspaper Refers
To Former Young Man of
Village ..-.
Especial to the Free Press.]


Iiiam Rose is home from st. Mary's
college, Winona, Mimi, spending his
vacation at home and with friends.
+. Englerth is home from Pillsbury
Academy, Owatonna, MINI.
! Merrill Bradin and his sister Lou
Use are home from the Mankato high
school for brief visit.
Miss Marion Cummins is spending
her vacation at home. She is attend
ing Pillsbury academy at Owatonna,
MINI.
Mrs. A. Cummins is quite sick at
her home with indigestion.
Mrs. Hattie o. Wells is reported to
be very sick with pneumonia. AS
she is well advanced in years, her
case is doubtful.
A family Christmas dinner was
served at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Pickle. 1t has been their GUS
tom for years to have the children
all home on that day. Those who
were present were Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Cummirs, Mr.. ard Mrs. Carl Pickle,
Clark Pickle of st. Paul; Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. B. Cook, Eagle Lake; HI.
Cummins, Eagle Lake; Marian and
Danna Cummins, Merrill and Clark
Braden. The day and evening was
spent in a social way. Mrs. Pickle
and II. Cummins being old territori
al settlers of 1S56-07, renewed their
early experiences Of those days
which were tpre-war days. Except
for Mr.. Pickle the balance of the
company came onto the stage of ac-
nffn hn ix,il
Altogether it was very social
gathering. Lunch was served later in
the evening.
Mrs Edward Quinn who was taken
to the detention hospital, Mankato,
is reported as gaining.
Nearly all who were afflicted with
the flu are about again, having only
had a light attack.
Mr. ard Mrs. McNar'ar, ST., of
LeRay township are in their ninety
third year and are report ID quite well
at this writing. Mr.. NJ "Namar. is
the oldest man and the O.. 81 set
tier in LeRay township. They are
living or their original claim which
they took in 1856 in section three.
The local elevator is buying quite
lot Of corn and has a transient
corn shelter Smelling nearly everyday.
The machinery of the local flour
mill is being adjusted preparatory to
grinding buckwheat flour this week
The roads have been very rough
for a few days, but the wheels of
wagons ard sleighs are smoothing
them down.
Ar emergency cal, for hauling a
%, ~f
in ard the boys with teams answer
ed the call, hauling several carloads
from the George Morse farm to Hills
Crossing
The local creamery is now shipping
most of its cream to st. Paul in.
stead of manufacturing it into butter.
The mail carrier had hard time
the last two weeks carrying the mail
First the raiE which cut the roads
, UP and left them to freeze and now
so rough as to shake the vehicles out
OF order ard tire the horses out.
There will be watch meeting at
the Methodist Episcopal church
Tuesday evening. The people will
meet at nine O'Clock bringing pic
ric lunch Cream, coffee ard sugar
will be furnished. After refresh
ments several short addresses will be
given and song service held. Ev-
eryone is invited.
There are TO cases of the f1u in
the village at this time.
G. S. Haigh ana son Richard are
visiting relatives in Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. Haigh vert to'Detroit to be pres
ent at his fathers golden wedding.
Miss Della Read is or a visit from
Saltwater where she has been en-
ployed for the past few months.
Clark Pickle, who is a travel sales
man for a firm in the cities, was Wis
ting his people here over the Christ
mas holidays.
Mrs Hawley, who has spent the
past summer and fall with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Walter H&rein, has return
cd to her home in Hilbert, Wis.
J. W. Eckert, superintendent of
the stockyards of South st. Paul
and Kenneth Macbeth spent Christ
mas with the latter's parents in
Eagle Lake.
William Rose, who is attending
| ST. Mary's academy at Winona,
| Mimi, has returned to that place
after spending a few days with his
parents.
j. H. Hasselfelt is sick with the flu
The following is a clipping from
the Fort Wayne paper. Mr.. Macbeth