The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-25
EAGLE LAKE VOTED $4,000
SUM LAST NIGHT .
ONE BALLOTS AGAINST
News In General Picked Up BY
Free Press Reporter In
Village

mine whether $4,000 in bonds
should be issued for remodeling the
school building. Twenty one votes
were cast in favor of the issue.
Some days ago Mr.. l. B. Reynolds
received the following communica-
ton:
ABS West Pine St Louis Mo.
Ira B. Reynolds, captain company
/, 43 u. S. c. T. Dear Comrade, |
would like very much to have the
pleasure of meeting you at the en-
campment in September at Des
Moines. Iowa Il commanded COM
psny c at the battle of the Crater,
July 30, fifty eight years ago. There
are only five of us left: J. D. Brown.
company B. of Missouri Valley. Iowa
Albert D. Wright company G.
Jacksonville, Fla, and R. c. Phillips
second lieutenant company X
Prattsburg N. Y. would be glad to
hear from you. Yours in F. c. and
L. W. F. Sherwood"
Captain Reynolds expects to at
tend this gathering of old comrades
at Des Moines il his health will
permit and his many friends trust 1t
will.
Manlke Brothers, who have the
remodeling of the school building
are making good progress and If all
goes well the building will be ready
for school by October l. 1t will be a
splendid structure when completed.
II is the plan of the school board to
use the three churches for school
purposes until the building is ready.
Dc snnntinI with
quantity of blanks for the applica-
ton of hunters licenses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hasselfeldt
returned Thursday evening from an
putting of one week on Gull Lake.
]. L. Johnson has purchased new
Page car.
The town of LeRay is spending a
great deal of money on its roads and
bridges this season. Much of this
work is being done by Gust Frank.
His men are at present repairing a
piece of road near Kennedy Bridge.
he old bridge at Mineral Springs
has been removed and in its place
have been installed three large gal
Sanized pipes. one of these pipes
being feet in diameter and two OF
feet each. 1t is thought by Mr..
Frank that this will ample to take
care of the largest amount of water
that might flow in this creek during
the spring season. These pipes
were used instead Of cement be-
cause of the great number of springs
prevalent in that section.
j n. Compton and ]. ". McCarl
were busy converting their apple
crop cider the fore part of the week.
The ice cream social held on the
lawn OF K. VI. Stokes was very we'll
attended Saturday evening. The
night was ideal and all present had
a pleasant social time together.
Hulda Jacobson left Monday for
lake Wilson waereyshe will spend
the week visiting relatives and
friends.
building. recently occupied by the j.
N. Compton Land Co. overhauled
and remodeled 70 make larger quar-
tiers for the barber shop and poolhall
Mr.. Arthur Splitter will operate two
pool tables in connection with his
barber shop.
Mr.. NJ. V Hill and family will rent
the form of A. P. jacobson and Mr.
C. A Peterson who has been work
ing the Jacobson farm will work the
L. A. Peterson eighty in the south
part of the village.
The ball game with Judson on the
local diamond resulted in score OF
5 to 0 in favor of the local team
This makes a line of 6 unbroken
victories. The Judson boys were
good losers and fine bunch Of fell
lows.
Last Sunday a pick up team man
aged by Claude Johnston and Frank
Mention played the Lime Towr
team. The locals proved too much
for the Lime own aggregation. The
game was played in Mr.. Mentions
pasture. Glen Johnston and Dave
Caswell did the catching and pitch.
ing. respectively for the Johnston
team.
A Mr.. Anderson, inspector Of
concrete bridge work for the state
highway commission had the mis-
fortune of going the twelve foot EN-
bankment Just east Of the villag<
Sunday evening. He was caught II
that binding rain storm which to-
gether VITA facing of glazing lights
made it impossible for him to see the
road. In the car with him was hi:
wife and child but fortunately none
of them were hurt when the new
bort car turned completely ovel
landing with the four wheels in the
air.
Otto Schaub has disposed of his
forty acre farm in LIE Ray town
siip to Mr.. Reuben Riese
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. McCarl anc
Rev. and Mrs. Caswell motored t.
Rochester Friday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold PressnaH o
Aberdeen, So D.. are visiting at tn,
home of the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. M. Pressnall Mr.. Press
nall who is in the employ OF thu
Northwestern Rail at Aberdeen vii
take a four months vacation and l!
now enroute to the sanitorfum a
LAPorte. Indiana where he will I'm
dergo treatment for his health.
James Foley of Akron, Iowa is II
this vicinity looking after his farm
which is rented by Joe Langenecker
Mr.. Foley expects to work the plac'
himself the coming year The pro
perty is known as the Nimerfrr
farm.
Mrs. Atwood and daughter o
New York City and Mrs. o. ]. Tan
ner of Rockford, Ill and Miss Lu
ellie Way of Mason City, Iowa ar,
Waiting at the J. w. Caswell home
Z MIS-. Atwood and Mrs. Tanner ar
sisters of Mrs. Caswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. F E Day and famil!
NJ .. Reisinbigler and family. MI
and Mrs. E. R. Tanner, Mr.. ant
Ms. Jones Watson and ]. W. Nj
! Carl and family were among Ia,
number who attended tn e program