The Mankato free press., 1921-09-23
LAKE CRYSTAL news.
Earl Lewis Broke His Arm
Cranking An Auto
LADIES FOOL .HUBB|ES
Appropriate Their Raincoats and
Men Were Forced to Remain
At Home

Lake Crystal, September 17-Earl
Lewis, son OF Edwin Lewis OF Cambria,
cracked one of the pones in his arm
while cranking an auto the fore part
of the week. DR.. II. o. Williams OF
this place reduced the fracture.
Several ladies in the neighborhood
spent very enjoyable evening at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Jones
Thursday. The event was OF the ma
ture or house warming for the young
couple and had been Planned early in
the day, but owing to the hard rain
that had set in there was considerable
discussion whether or not they would
venture out in the wet. The discus
sion ended, however, by one Ot the
ladies proposing to monopolize the
rain coats and boots of the men at
home. This was done and the ladies
ventured forth on their proposed heve.
ming OF enjoyment undaunted by the
wet weather. The unsuspecting men
found out too late that they We're
confronted by serious proposition,
they either had to stay under cover
for the evening or go out and get a
soaking, either of which did not ap.
peal to them very strongly, If the
men were caught mapping this time
1t is sure thing that hereafter they
will make plans Tor the evenings and
vamcse before the ladies have COM
pleted theirs.
1t has been announced that beginning
with Tuesday evening, September 20,
the NJ. E. Slattery, Griftiths, Garage,
II. c. Johnson company and Clarence
HellekSon garages will close prompt
ly at P. M. every evening excepting
Wednesday and Saturday uights
Heretofore the garages have kept op-
en- every evening until from ten to elev
en- o'clock and often not enough bust
ness was done to pay for the lights The
mechanics are human like ourselves
and with a few hours for themselves
every evening they will feel more in
terest in their work. Emergency calls
will be attended to as usual but no reg
garages after eight O'Clock and the
doors will be closed
A letter from Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Jones Of Ft. Benton, Mont, states that
they are having plenty of rain there
this fall which is very welcome to the
farmers. 1t rained steady Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of lst week,
which ended UP in severe snow storm.
The farmers there figure that the
the rain as the water soaks into the
ground as the snow ,melts, while with
the heavy rains the water all runs to
| the low places and does not soak into
the high ground very far. Mr.. Jones
has prepared aboeut one hundred ac-
res of ground and expectse to start
sowing winter wheat in few days.
They have not thrashed this years
crop yet, but expect to have a good
made any definite plans yet for the
| winter, but 1t is expected they will
come back to Lake Cyrstal as soon as
the fall work is finished.
Mrs. Elsie Sutter of Slayton, Mimi.
visited at the Fl. A. Weymouth home
this week.
It has been announced that the
Knights of Pythias of Lake Crystal
will have a very important meeting
is urged that all members be present.
Ludwig Hanson has purchased the
one hundred acres south of the city
belonging to the Sam Cookson Estate.
The consideration was $4,000 per
| acre. There are no buildings on the
place.
Our citizens we're awakened at an
early hour Friday morning by heavy
bombarding around the lake shores.
few ducks as q reward for their early
morning efforts. but it has not been
reported that any one succeeded in
bagging the limit.
Robert Hewitt transacted business
in ,Mankato Thursday afternoon. He
says that the Welsh Lane is in nearly
an impossible condition due to the
heavy rains coming just after the
state construction crew had tore up
the old road bed. Due to the nature
of the soil at that place there will
be considerable trouble experienced
on this road this fall and next spring.