The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-09-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Destroys Building and Dat
Crop of Season
FOUR HORSES BURNED
Corn Cooked Together With
Other Property;O. M. Olson
Is Sufferer

Lake Crystal. September 2S.-Fire
OF unknown origin destroyed several
farm buildings on the farm Of o.
NJ. Olson, about five miles south
west of this place, early Tuesday
morning. From some unaccountable
cause fire started in the large stock
barn and had gained such Roadway
before being discovered that the en-
tire upper story of the barn was in
flames. Mr.. Olson rushed to the barn
to try to save the horses, and sue
,ceeded in untieing one, when the floor
above the horses started to give way
and he had to leave the horses to
their fate and escape as quickly as
he could. He no more than reached
the door when the floor above fell in
and the four horses were a mass OF
flames. The telephone was out Of
order so 1t was useless to call for
help, but 1t was only short time
before the neighbors and the ditch
ing crew, who have their camp in the
Olson grove, had came to his assis-
! lance. Their first efforts were on
saving the large double corn crib,
granary and machineshed that were
only a few feet away, bot in spite
of all their efforts first the corn
caught fire. In addition to the loss
of three good buildings, four horses,
! few tons of hay, two thousand
| bushels of corn, nine hundred bush
els Of oats and about half his farm
machinery, and all his tools, har-
nesses. etc. Mr.. Olson had just
threshed and the nine hundred bush
| els of oats comprised all his oat crop
for this season. What oats that are
and scorched that they will only be
| fit for hog feed. Five head of calves
that had been penned up In the barn
the night before escaped in some
| mysterious way, as they were found
down in the pasture in the morning
| showing no marks Of the fire what
ever. Today there remains only
! smouldering elnbers of the farm
buildings that the day previous rep
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Neessen mo
tored to Lake Park, Mimi, Monday
where Mr.. Neessen will look after
| their farm interests.
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Jones and
daughter Of this place and Erick
Holbrook of Mankato left by auto
early Tuesday morning for Califor-
mia. They left here for Iowa where
they will take southern route fol-
| On Monday evening, September 26
the Sunshine Birthday club met al
the home of Mrs. Frank Scherer to
celebrate the birthdays of Mrs. Franb
Bartlett and Mrs. Emmett Polansky
Devotionals were in charge of Mrs
! Yves. Wrightson. President Bessie
Moe then transacted the business OF
the club. Resignation as members
were In order. Mrs. Turner, who
Retta Clark who was in attendance
at this meeting. 1t was voted to
accept both designations and Mrs
Ed Hartwig was elected a member
The Secretary is to report on othe,
candidates at the next regular meet
ing. which will be held at the home
OF, Mrs: Rhode Monday evening Oc-
tober third.
The relief committee is anxious
send IT, Sunshine headquarters at
Minneapolis and also to see to the
needs of the city and community
ANY one having anything to donate
call Mrs. Mary Davis, secretary or
Mesdames Rhode or Polansky.. A
splendid program in charge Of Mes
danes, Graft. Champlin and Wright
son was rendered. Community sing
ing in which every member and visi-
very interesting manner the popular
O'Reilly. Mrs Champlin gave Mir
andy, on Making the Best Things
in very effective manner. Mrs.
Myrtle Wrightson favored the club
with solo Sweet and Low" The
fmeeting closed with more singing
after which a lunch was served by
Mesdames. Ellis Jones. Carl Ulrich
late hour wishing the honor guests
many more happy birthdays. Mrs.
Farnsworth and Mrs Jane Scherer
were invited guests at this meeting.
w. C. Clark, superintendent of
Service Stations for Standard Oil.
from Mankato was in the city Tues
day.