The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-18
BRAINERDS WERE
GUESTS OF MAYERS

Brother Brainerd, who writes the
Ginger Snaps" for The st. James
Plaindealer, pens the following for
The Plaindealer: -.
THE writer had the pleasure last
week of spending a couple Of days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles K.
Mayer, at their beautiful summer
place on Madison Lake, twelve miles
east Of Mankato.t Mr.. Mayer has
linotyping and typecasting plant in
Mankato which takes up most of his
time, but he is an enthusiastic fish
little while in the summer to lure
the bass and pike. People around
the lakes say he knows all the fish
by their first names, excepting the
carp tribe, who are not eligible So
ciaily> or otherwise.
On Thursday afternoon Mr..
Mayer took US for a sixty mile au-
tomobile tour of the lake country,
and showed us all the lakes. large
and small,-Lake Washington, Lake
Jefferson, Lake Francis, and
number of smaller bodies of water
all beautiful and in setting OF
beautiful landscape. The country
around the lakes is rolling, and its
beauty is enhanced by numerous
groves OF natural timber. 1t is one
of the finest summer resort regions
in the state, as we'll as one OF the
finest farming regions, and in har
vest time, when the golden grain
is in the shock, the stubble fields
with the green woods and spark
ling lakes in the background, make
a most delightful picture. This was
one of the pleasantest trips 1t has
ever been our fortune to enjoy.
Friday forenoon was spent on
the waters of Lake Madison, in
Mr.. Mayors fine fishing boat A
good mess of bass for supper was
the result of this forenoon's work
and a fine meal they made. The
hostess knows all about cooking
fish, as well as every other dish So
far as we could see, and those bass
as she prepared them were certainly
dainty It'd bit
This is one of the most delight
full little outings we have ever ex-
perienced, although our hostess
over fed US somewhat. After par
taking of one of her meals we felt
very like the anaconda who has
Just swallowed the calf-rather full
and sluggish. and inclined to snooze
in q hammock. The host was on
dietary regimen. and didn't do
his share in consuming all the good
things the hostess prepared, and
one lean printer could hardly get
away with all the good things with
which the table was loaded. We did
the best we could, however, Mr..
and Mrs. Mayer are delightful peo-
~
their summer place on the lakes is
a little paradise. The opportunity
of spending a few days there is in
deed a rare pleasure.
EN- PEASANT, we might mention,
that Mr.. Mayer Is so skilled in fish:
ing and piscatorial lore in general
that he has been asked to contri-
butte articles to the local press on
the subject. under the nom de
plume of 'Piscator' or The Modern
Izaak Walton" or something like
that. He is an authority on this
subject. and anything he writes
about 1t ought to be. good. :,
"On Friday evening we. visited
the typecasting ptentEin Mankato
where superintendent Joe Kendall,
who had lust returned from a vaca-
ton trip to the Atlantic coast. was
busy with the casting machines.
Mr.. Kendall is an expert from the
eastern shops and knows the type
casting game thoroughly: The type
product Of this plant finds market
all over Minnesota and adjoining
states, and is. becoming famous in
typographical annals. Mr.; Mayer
Informed us that he is adding sew
eral new faces to his already large
line. in order to complete one or
two series. This will make these
series more useful to printers and
will be a very welcome addition to
the Mayer line. Mr., Mayer is an
enthusiastic typecaster. and is very
conscientious, in his work. He
makes it a point to give satisfaction
to every customer, and would rath-
er lose a few dollars on an order
| than to have any defective metal
20 out of his plant. This is his
method Of building business. and
| it is proving a great success