The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-08-30
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
News From Surrounding Town in
the County.
VERNON CENTER.

of days.
Fred Ewel has opened a jewelers.
shop in the postoffice building. He is
from Chiffon, Wis, and comes highly
recommended. We give him a hearty
welcome and bespeak for him success.
F. r. Level returned home Satur-
day evening. He visited friends in
both Wisconsin and Iowa.
Miss Joe Patterson entertained a
few of her friends Saturday afternoon
Quarterly conference next Saturday
evening at 500 p. NJ. Quarterly meet
ing service Sunday morning; all con-
Quoted by Elder Stafford. Love feast
at $50. Regular services at 1890.
The Aid society will meet next
Wednesday at 2:3O p. m. at the home
of Mrs. Barnes.
The sick are improving excepting
Mrs. Henry Pugh, who is still very
sick. Mrs. Minis and WILDER are both
on the, gain Wells Cornish was very
sick last week, but the last report was
he was better. M. Frazier is able to
sit on the stOop after long sum-
mer's sickness, which is encouraging
to both himself and his friends.
The remains of Mr.. David Carpen-
ter was brought on the noon train
Monday, accompanied by Rev. Stout,
Sheriff Bowen, relatives and friends,
and was met at the depot by large
company of friends and relatives, and
borne to the cemetery followed by
large procession. A short service was
held at the grave and Mr.. Carpenter
yuo q n w no oG
spent the greater part of his life, COM
ing here at a very early day, and suf-
fering the privations of all the early
settlers. He had always been hard
worker, and has been rewarded for his
laborers. He was an active member
of the M. E. church here, uniting
with it early in life. The family have
the sympathy of their many friends
here, and especially Mrs. Carpenter,
who has been his co-Worker and helper
so many years. Among those who at
tended Mr.. Carpenters funeral were,
old Mr.. and Mrs. Wing, of Iowa, they
coming here very early, when the
country was first opened, moving from
here some twenty-siX years ago, and
this is their first visit since.
Mr.. Barnard and family were called
to Mankato Tuesday afternoon by the
sudden death of Mr.. Paddock, Mrs.
Barnard's father.
Miss Issibel Cornish started for
Elgin, Mimi, Tuesday afternoon,
where she is going to teach the COM
ing year.
Rev. Wareham, of Amboy, is going
to deliver lecture in the NJ. E. church
next week, Wednesday evening. Sub
ject, ga Country Minister'S Impress
sion of the South" Admission, 1Oc.
Freeman Thompson's grain on G. f.
Forces farm, yielded about as it is
averaging throughout the county.
Oats 50 bushel and wheat % bushels
per acre.
John Harper, young man from
Chiffon, Wis, has come here planning
to make it his home, If the first i'm
preston of the place is lasting.
Miss Kate, of Eagle Lake, spent
Sunday at Mr.. Hays.
Mrs. Kate Thew went to Mankato
Saturday.
Mrs. A. G. WILDER is slowly recover
ing from her serious illness.
Miss Joe Patterson entertained a
few of her friends to tea Saturday.
Mrs. Quisty and daughter, of Ell
more, are the guests of Mrs. Lenstrom
and Holverson.
Mrs. Geo. Robinson and daughters,
Mary and Grace, arrived home Satur-
day from three months trip through
the eastern states.
M. Tolman spent Sunday with his
family.
Mr.. G.. Gray was quite seriously
kicked on the knee, but is improving.
Misses Lenstrom and Mertesdorf
visited friends in Mankato last week.
Mrs. S. J. Minis, who was seriously
sick with heart trouble, is somewhat
better. H.,
OF. Mobiles and wife were in Man
kato Monday.
A party of young folks drove to
Garden City Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Willard Doty received tele-
gram Tuesday, stating the serious ILL
ness of his father-in-law, Mr.. David
Carpenter, of Mankato. Two days
later he received a dispatch that he
had died. The latter had been sick
only a few days, having received a
stroke of paralysis. The remains were
brought here for burial. Mr.. Carpen-
ter was former resident of this place.
He was member of the Methodist
church and highly respected by his
neighbors and many friends, all of
of whom will be sorry to learn of his
death.
RAPIDAN.
Mr.. G. F. Long and daughter Anna,
and Miss Eliza Wilson, called on
friends here Wednesday.
Miss Jennie McDuffy visited her
home for few days recently.
Will McDuffy has been making
another attempt to bore well on his
place. He>has gone down so far that
the water is all dried out.
The Mesdames Graham and Wilson,
of Good Thunder, Welsh, of Boston,
and Potter, of Los Angeles, Cal, Wis
tied at Oak Cliff Farm one day last
week.
Mr.. Cheney finished a big job Of
threshing Wednesday.
The young folks of Rapidan warmed
julie Justs' new granary Saturday
night.
Mrs. Sven Larson was buried in the
little cemetery surrounding the Nor
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