The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
.LUNDFENS finish
THEIR ROAD WORK
Highway From Lake Crystal
To MadeIia
IOWA PARTY IS SOUGHT
Fairmont Sheriff Visited Lake Crys-
tai This Week In Search OF
Man Wanted.
Especial To The Free Press.1

Lake Crystal, December 22.-The
graveling contract Of the Lundeen
Brothers of Mankato has been com.
pleted. The road now from Lake
Crystal to Madelia over Detoir
Route No. II. is all graveled. Not .
single day was lost on account OF
bad weather or roads and IL was
finished two days ahead Of time.
The little rain the past two days
was welcomed on account Of the
dust. It will also help pack the
new gravel.
william Award the Lake Crystal
citizens service oil station on North
Main street. John A. Jones is also
putting on the cave spouts and the
carpenters are lathing the structure.
The Citizens Service Oil company
have adopted the color light drab
for their pumps and Oil tank trucks.
Sheriff Carver of Fairmont was
in town Thursday looking for party
by the name of Russ from Algona,
Iowa, who was supposed to have
been seen in Lake Crystal. He is
wanted on several charges; one for
running off with mans wife from
Fairmont while he was serving a
term for manufacturing moonshine.
He however was not discovered.
The Christmas tree in the park
has been raised and decorated with
large red bells, tinsel and each night
all shapes, sizes and color of lights.
1t presents a beautiful sight.
Louis P. Kraus, prominent Waton-
wan farmer is assisting as chief
salesman in the Deutsch holiday
department.
George Block of the Northeastern
Mutual Life Insurance association
was in town Friday attended to
business.
The second number Of the Lyceum
course was put on by the local tall
ent in the high school assembly
room. The program consisted of
selections by the Glee club, readings
and one act play. It was well at
tended.
The civil engineers from the state
working on the proposed road along
the right of way from Lake Crystal
to Mankato. The work Is expected
to start early next spring and will
be graded and graveled. It will
then settle before putting on the
concrete. The land for the new road
has nearly all been purchased.
NJ. M. Meixell has been honored
by being elected to the office of
commander Of the legion; vice COM
mander IrvingrG. Johnson; adjutant,
Clayton Jones; chaplain, Meredith
James; sergeant at arms, Walter s.
Jones; executive committee, H. C..
Johnson, C. H. Keller, j. L. Roberts.
E4I~ Tn =
w. L. Thomas; historian, DR.. f. W.,
Frauchere. The officers will be in
stalled with the Womans Auxiliary
at date to be announced later.
The committee from the Crystal
Study club met yesterday to put up
baskets for the needy in and around
Lake Crystal, filing them with nuts.
candy, apples, canned goods and
presents for the children.
DR.. w. HI. James won the cham
pionship golf title of the season with
Merit Meixel close second. In the
finals held at the golf links this
week, the competition was strong
but luck was with William. He
didn't even need his putter, but hol-
ed out on his approach and shot
the green. .'.
Evan J. Davies, state inspector
returned Friday from trip, taking
in Shakopee.- Jordon, Chaska. New
Prague, Henderson and Belle Plaine.
There was very small crowd at
the Turkey shoot at the Elmo Bar
ker farm. A few of the profession.
ais were UP from Mankato, but the
only one that took home a turkey
was P. D. Neff and he had to have
one Of Lake Crystals sharpshooters.
The case Of some Madelia parties
VS. Pete Libak, on account OF for
gerry, was dismissed by Judge Olson
for lack OF evidence.
Miss Marie Clark, holiday sales
mistress for William Deutsch made
a flying trip to Mankato Friday.