The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-10
GOLD. FINDS SENT
FARM PRICE GOING
Owners of Iowa Land Said
To Refuse 81, 900
Per Acre

Blue Earth. June 7.-On Friday even
ing an Odd Fellows lodge was organized
in SBlue Earth with large membership.
There were many present from the sur
rounding towns. In the early evening a
parade was put on through Main street
before going to the city hall where the
meeting was held. A team from Gilmore
did the initiatory work one from Amboy
put on the first degree one from Winnie
bago the second degree and one from
Fairmont the third degree. After the
A big district Sunday school convention
was held at Bricelyn on Sunday. June 5.
There were several speakers present from
iee e were H~n elected for the coming year:
President. Mrs. R. F. Drake. Walters;
vice president. Y: R. Hunt Brieelyn:
secretary M, Miss Naia Hunt, gr1i syD;
tary superintendent, Miss la Reed
Bricelyn; secondary superintendent, Mrs.
Anna Yost, Walters; adult superintend-
superintendent. Mrs. w. w. Reed. Brice-
lyn.
There is great excitement in Grettin-
cry cry of gold in large Quantities on farms
adjoining town. Tests show SGT worth
OF gold ii 81 of silver to a ton of dirt:
Several farmers mel havae already refused
offers of $1,000 per acre for their farms.
Last term the state agriculture voted
a sum of money to be used in expert
menting in making sirup out Of corn
resentative Oren this experimental mill
will be located in Wells in connection
with the corn canning factory. and sir
sweet corn which have heretofore gone
to waste. THIS will be under the super
vision of ]. j. Williams of the agricul-
tural bio-chemistry department of the
believes that sixty gallons of good strip
can be made from an acre of corn stalks
and as there are something over $4,000
saving and a bi-product that will bring
in considerable to the farmers.
kerosene and forty-five gallons Of gas
oline and bunch of tools from the Dill
perdang & ellsworth supply wagon.
which was left along the highway with
the other grading outfit. south of Gilmore
During the recent electrical storm
lightning struck and killed five fine large
brood sows on the Dave Farrow farm
The American Legion at Blue Earth
realized $3.50. 70 from their sale of pop,
eT on had PoBp sy PAY BS f be could have sold
A class of thirty was graduated from
the Blue Earth high school. DIR. Keesey
of Mount Pleasant. who had formerly
Mankato and owatonna, gave the com
mencement address. He also gave the
commencement addresses in Gilmore and
Fairmont.
The Blue Earth Fire company has
recently purchased another truck which
carries large chemical engine and also
had room for hooks and ladders and fire
hose. They are not well fitted to fight
most any kind of a blaze without the
use of water. which usually does more
damage than the fire.
o.. ]. Teig. whose farm joins Blue
Earth on the east. had bad accident
which might have easily caused his
death. He was attempting to run lead
wire from his home to the telephone line
along the road and when UP on a ladder
which leaned against the telephone pole.
the pole broke and he mixed up with
the ladder and fell distance OF thirty
feet. His collar bone as torn loose.
hole cut through his ear and his face
was terribly cut and bruised.
A little three year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Elmer feA in drainage
ditch near his home about five miles
south of Wells. The little fellow had
near the ditch to wash some radishes
and was told to take them to the house
while the father went to the barn: Within
a few minutes the father called to his
wife to know If the boy had come to the
yet arrived he and the hired man hur-
led to the well where the little fellow
had been given permission to wash his
hands, but no sign of him could be
found The dog was seen enn acting queer queer
they found the boys hat on the bank;
Both men plunged into the ditch and
within short time the father located the
body. A doctor was called at once and
the father; taking the child; ., went mt, to
be lost, but all efforts to restore the lit
tie fellow to life was in vain.