The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
Legion At Lake Crystal to
Prepare Event
STREET SHOW OBJECT
Business Men to Be interviewed
Regarding Matter; News Of
The Town

Lake Crystal. August 24.-The
American Legion meeting Tuesday
evening was we'll attended and full
of pep from the start, all members
having the interest and welfare Of
their city and club at heart. The
first work of the meeting was to ap-
point three delegates, DR.. Franchere,
Emil Bredeson, Attorney C. A. John
son and three alternates, Milo Spen-
Ger, Merit Nickel and Harry Greenly,
to attend the district convention of
the American Legion to be held at
New Ulm. Another important topic
brought up for discussion was the
in Lake Crystal this fall, and Milo
Spencer and Willard Thomas were
appointed by Post Commander Earl
Norman to call upon the business
men as to the advisability of having
such a fair. The Legion boys have
made arrangements to rent the room
above the Nickel pool hall for their
club room. "A very interesting re-
port was given by the. delegates of
the work done at the Legion con-
vention held at Winona some time
ago. Milo SpencSr, Irving johnson
and Edwin Austin were appointed a
committee to arrange plans for a
joint picnic of the Legion and Aux
iliaries of Lake Crystal and Madelia,
in the near future. The place and
date to be decided later.
A special meeting of the Local Lee
gin Post is called for the evening of
August 80 in their club room over
the Nickel pool hall, when vital
questions of interest to all will be
discussed. All members are urged to
be present at this meeting, not only
for the discussion of certain ques
tions, but the meeting will close with
big feed.
Henry Gibbons was arraigned be-
fore Judge Goff late Tuesday after
noon, and pleaded not guilty to the
charge of selling Intoxicating liquor,
and was bound over to the grand jury
at the November term of court. He
was released on bail having furnished
a bond of $500, with Bennett and
Andrew Johnson Of this place as his
bondsmen.
Evan Hughes noticed to Hanska, on
business Tuesday afternoon.
A large Buick six roadster owned
by Clifford Helling of the American
National Bank, and driven by Brin-
ley Jones, tried to push Alfred Thor
stad's Ford car off the street here
Tuesday afternoon. The accident
happened on Front street opposite
the Standard Oil Service Station.
The Buick being equipped with a
front bumper saved both cars from
being damaged. The only damage
done was to brake the license num-
Der bracket off of Mr.. Thorstad's car
and the probable jar to the nerves
of both young men. Both cars were
going slowly towards the north at
the time with the Buick about a
hundred feet in the rear. Mr.. Thor
stad saw some party on the street
whom he wished to speak to and
stopped rather suddenly without
turning towards the curb. 1t is said
happened If Brinley had. not seen a
couple of young ladies on the street
that caught his attention, and in
order to have a better view of them
he threw out the clutch of his car
so as to go slower If Mr.. Thor
stad. had not stopped everything
would have been all right, but he
did stop, and Brinley was so inter-
ested in looking towards the side
walk, that he did mot notice the car
ahead Of him until it was too late
for him to use his brakes effectively.
The bumper on the Buick climbed
the rear wheels of the ford i'm such
way that the rear wheel of the
Ford had to be raised in order to
separate the two cars. 1t wasn't no
time before a large crowd had ga.
thered around the two cars, Brin-
ley says that he has found out to
his embarrassment that to pay at
tention to the ladies on the sidewalk
and drive car safely on the street
at the same time is hard feat to
accomplish. Other drivers might
well take q lesson from Brinley's ex-
perience.
The Lake Crystal business men
have organized Retail Credit asso-
citation, adopting a plan similar to
the one adopted in Mankato and
practically all other towns OF the
state. The purpose Of this associa-
ton is to extend credit to the worthy
person but no credit to those who
fail to appreciate the courtesy and
faith Of 1.-THE business man. B. w.
Cole, was elected president and At
torney G. A. Johnson, secretary.
Practically all the business men in
Lake Crystal have become members
ofthe association.
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