The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-31
PICKING OUT ROCKS.
STREETS ARE NOW BEING
CLEARED AT GAINESVILLE
Farmer Who Is Making Money
From Glover; Stories of
That Town
Special To The Free Pressl

ensaseu 1or several days THIS week
III the WORK OF eXCavating and re-
aIovIng the crushed rock from mann
street. Inls crushed rOck was
plGced on The thOrOugnfare passing
through me business secuon or This
CITY many years ago before auto
blIes came INTO vogue anu served
the purpose OF its lime in causing
the road 10 dry up quick after, heaVy
rams. But this material could not
stanu up under the heavy auto traf-
nc or the present time. II was rough
and there were many pitcnhoies
and drivers could not exceed eleven
miles an hour without feeling CON
siderable discomfort. The village
authorities are assisting in the WORK.
Mayor Reinold Ewert and Stree
Commissioner Emmn Dimmel have
men removing the crushed rock t.
the allies. With the removal Of thu
crushed rock the mainstreet Is com
mencing to appear quite Respectable
and wnen the foot of gravel 10
placed there it will be in first class
condition for tourists.
AIS Melody Boys. the local or
chestra with Alfred NyQuist as
director, finished unsurpassed music
at a successful and largely attended
dance given in the GAINESVILLE Pavil-
Ilion Thursday evening.
Mrs. Anna Rieso made a trip to
st. Paul recently and through the
courtesy Of DR.. S. F. Kerfoot presi-
dent of Hamlin University, succeed
ed in securing two living rooms for
herself and two children Lawrence
and. Elizabeth while the latter at
tend college. The rooms are located
at the old girls dormitory formerly
known as Goheen Hall which upon
completion of the new dormitory
was rented by the college authori-
ties to a landlady who in turn sub
lets the rooms the occupants being
principally students.
GAINESVILLE was honored this week
with a visit from the wife and son
of former Congressman Lindberg'
direct from New York City arriving
Monday morning. Mr.. Lindberg came
/ by aeroplane reaching this city
! Tuesday afternoon, landing on the
field Of Gust Santo. southeast OF
town. Mr.. Lindberg is an expert
aviator and he made a number OF
flights over town during which he
performed several thrilling stunts.
Wednesday afternoon he departed
on a flying trip to New York City
accompanied by his mother.
! A considerable number of farmers
from this city are planning to at.
, tend the state fair and Northwest
Dairy Show, They will go to Waseca
on the morning of September the
sixth. Providing there is sufficient
number of tickets sold or guarantee
ed, the Minneapolis and st. Louis
Railroad has arranged to run an ex-
cursion for the benefit . OF the far
mers of Waseca County, starting al
New Richland and leaving Wasecs
at 6:55 a. m. This train will be held
IL necessary for the connection with
the Northwestern passenger trair
! leaving GAINESVILLE at six twenty
three a. m. to enable farmers IRON
here to reach Waseca Fin time. A
round trip of three dollars has been
anted. A baggagecar equipped
with tables will be furnished and
the Waseca Chamber OF Commerce
has arranged for the serving Of
breakfast free to the farmers. Tick:
cts are on sale at all banks and
creameries in Waseca county. Every
farmer in Waseca county who can Is
strongly urged to attend this great
est event of the northwest this year
/ The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Methodist church met at the home
of Mrs. A. R. Shell Friday Afternoon
and considered important matters.
,, The w. G. T. u. met with Mrs. A
ID. Sackett at her home Saturday az
; ternoon OF this week
Tuesday forenoon az he was about
to take the train for his home II
Minneapolis, C. A. Henry, who hat
been the guest of the family of j. A
Henry, his brother, suddenly be
came ill with a stroke Of epilepsy
His brother, who was with him haG
a physician, Dr.. Joyce summoned
and the sick man was removed to the
home of his brother where he con
siderable improved, to such an ex'
tent that he was able to be taker
home by his son Lloyd Henry Of
MINNEAPOLIS who came down Wed
| nesday and got him. c. A. Henry !!
one of the veteran mail carriers o.
the city service, having served more
than thirty years and account Of dis
ability from i'll health is eligible fol
a pension. While in this city he al
SO called on ]. w. Clark a veteran
rural carrier of GAINESVILLE who vii
be eligible for a pension. in TIRES
years.
| A dance was given at the new
barn just complete by Fred MaHth'
on his farm near Alma City Thurs
day evening that was attended b!
nuite a number from this place witt
Doyle's orchestra of Wells furnts ~
ing the music. The new barn ts
large one being thirty by sixty reef
On Thursday last Herman kruge
a progressive and prosperous far
mer living q few miles east OF thi
CITY shipped out of here 1850 pound
, OF clover seed to the Clinton Seed
Nursery company near Owatonnt
This shipment at thirteen and one
> half cents a pound brought him $12lt
Out of this he figured his threshln
bill of $500 and his time and wage!
while worth considerable, would nc
, take a great deal out Of the pronti
A number of other farmers frol
!, this vicinity, A: A. Wilson, Ere
. ,Schnoor. Ernest Rudolph. Geore
Cunningham, Emil, Adolph and IA
Herman combined, and shipped
: : carload OF clover seed from Elysia
! one day last week to the Farme
= Seed Il Nursery Co.. OF Fsrtoaul
Z The car contained $3.50 pounds
7 clover seed valued at thirteen an
y one cents a pound or So. 10 q bushe
y 1t brought the farmers $7,72S. To-
Struck BY Car: Dies
3 Associated Press Dispatch.l
q Rushmore, Mimi, August 90
Ii While walking from Rushmore
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