The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-05
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE,
A Budget of News From Neighbour
ing Towns.
VERNON CENTER.

Mr.. Goodfellow has a class in vocal
music.
H. Krause shipped two cars of hogs
this week.
Mr.. Harry Berry, of Mapleton, was
in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Chas. Morrow has a large class
in instrumental music.
Miss Pearl Lewis, of Ledyard, Iowa,
is visiting friends ,intown.
The literary continues to be inter-
esting. A good program each evening.
Mr.. Chas. Morrow is remodeling his
house and making other improve
mentS.
Miss Joe Patterson began her sum-
mer term of school Monday in the
SOurs district.
The W. @. T. U. meets with Mrs.
Randall Wednesday afternoon, April
10th, at 3 p. m.
The farmers are busy seeding. Farm
work is progressing finely this pleas
ant weather.
Myrtle Force and May WILDER went
to Garden City on their bicycles Fri
day afternoon to visit theirsgrand par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Judd.
H.. w. Thew is the busiest man in
town, providing the farmers with ma
chinery, especially the discs Of pulver-
iZers. He has also sold several bug
gies this spring.
Miss Nettie BabcOck and Miss Han
nah LenstrOm are at home for a short
vacation. Miss Currier, one of the
Blue Earth City teachers, is spending
her vacation with Miss Babcock.
The Aid society of the Baptist
church serve a tea at the home of
Mr. f. Hemingway Thursday after
noon. Young people are especially in-
vited to tea, and stay the evening.
A number of the members of the
Knights of Pythias lodge here, visited
the Mankato lodge Thursday evening,
and report a very pleasant time.
Among those that attended were,
Messrs. Merteshdorf, G%oodfellow,
Slater, Force, King, Barnard, Hender-
son, Gray, Sanderson, Cornish and
KrauSe.
The many friends of Rev. Flockhart
will be pleased to learn that his family
took passage for America in the
Hyperian the 30th of March. 1t is
one of the largest ships on the steam
ship line. On their arrival they will
occupy the Knott house, the same as
they did before they went to England.
The ladies of Garden City and Vernon
have just completed a large piece of
rag carpet for Mrs. Flockhart.
JUDSON.
H. j. Roberts is on the sick list.
Something quite uncommon for him.
Ed Roberts and family have moved
on the farm of Owen Roberts vacated
by Owen Hughes.
Everybody is now busy putting the
small grain in the ground and expect
ing a bountiful harvest.
Hugh P. Jones and family have
moved on the farm of Evan Davis,
which was vacated by Ed Roberts.
Owen Hughes and family, who
lived on Owen Roberts farm, moved
last week to the farm of Thomas
Hughes in the town of South Bend.
John P. Jones, who was out here
last fall, who assisted quite a number
of the farmers in husking corn, in
which line he was a hustler, has re-
turned from Picatonica, and intends
to stay all summer.
Rev. VIM. M. Jones and two daugh-
ferS, Hattie and Ida May, arrived last
week from Wisconsin and are staying
with Owen and Richie Jones. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones will also arrive this week
to live on the old farm.
Owen Parry, who is in company with
Tom Jones and Ed Morse, went to
Wales last fall returning last week.
He was accompanied by a Mr.. Hughes
and three children, to help swell the
number of Judson inhabitants.
Last Friday evening was the ter
mination of a series of literary meet
ings for this season. The program of
these gatherings has been a diversifi-
ed one covering poetry, reading, de-
batting, singing, etc. All agree as to
the benefit which comes from these
meetings and the good times enjoyed
and hope a continuance of them when
the days grow shorter and the nights
] longer.
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