The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-15
Vernon Center


visit from his brother John, and fam
lily of Lewisville.
MIR. and Mrs. Chris Hansen, and
Mrs. Julia Wyman visited with relas
tives at Bass Lake last Sunday.
4 Mr.. Babcock is out from Mime.
apolis for his annual visit to HIS
many friends here. Evidently city
!. life agrees with him for he is look
ing as hale and, hearty, as in, years
gone by when he was an active resi-
dent Of our village. 81.
Mrs John Moore and husband from
Boise, Idaho. are visiting the formers
parents, A. C. Wilbur and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Swan and family were
Sunday guests at the E. 7. Champlin
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Gates visited
at the C, M. Warren home the first
of the week.
Mrs Ellen Cook returned last weel
! from her visit in Iowa.
/, Grandma Meixell is visiting for a
few weeks with her granddaughter,
Mrs. Maude Christensen in ST. James.
! Mrs. Meade and daughter, Mrs
! Grace Brown were visiting Mankatc
! friends the latter part of the past
week.
Mrs. Bessie Bates and children are
in New Prague for months visit
with her parents.
j Grandpa Barnes took the early train
Monday for Willow City, for an ex-
tended visit to his daughter, Mrs
J Frank Rich and family.
Mrs. Tallman and Joseph are visit
ing friends in Minneapolis, afteI
which they will go to Mora, to looF
after their farming interests in that
! locality.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. HI. Barnes have for
their guests this week, Mr.. Flach
kato. This is jays first visit tc
| Vernon since he became Benedict
which by the way has not diminished
his popularity in the least, and he
is receiving the glad hand and hearty
greetings of the entire village.
] Mrs. Louis Landberg who is receiv
ing treatment in ST. Mary's hospital
at Rochester, is improving rapidly
and expects to be able to return
home soon.
/, Mrs. Howard is spending few
days with her daughter in Austin
from there she will go to Medina
N. D., to visit her son, Ben and
wife for a month.
/ little daughter and Mrs. Frank Clague
of Redwood Falls were over Sunday
guests at the Clement and Porters
homes. They made the trip in the
formers car.
Mrs. Sadie Barnes and Dean re
turned Saturday from an auto triI
to Winthrop, where they had been
visiting at the Fritz Carpenter home
Miss Dorothy Barnes returning with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Partridge leave today
for LIE Mars, Iowa, where they viii
visit relatives and friends for few
weeks.
Mr.. John Kelley took a load o.
household goods to Lewisville, the
first of the week. He expects soor
to make his home with his daughter
Mrs. More in that place.
Harry Bates and Miss Hazel Young
put one over their friends" las
Wednesday evening, when they were
quietly married at eight o'clock al
the brides home. Reverend Clement
performed the ceremony. 1t certainly
gave us all a "jolt" but we have re
covered from the shock, and our con
CALCULATIONS are as hearty and sin
cere as if we had received gill
edged announcement of the happy
event. For the present they are liv
ing with the brides parents.
/ Will Dennison seems to be havins
run of rather hard luck these days
A couple of weeks ago, over hal
of his crops was destroyed by hail
and last Sunday he had the mis-
fortune to lose one of his best horses
1t certainly is enough to damper
the spirits of the most optimistic.
Will Nelson, who is in the autt
business in Wabasha, is enjoying 8
short vacation with his mother ant
| sister in Vernon.
Miss Ida Boughton, one of Blue
Earth county's popular teachers, spent
the. past week with her numerous
aunts and cousins in and around
town.
of Faribault are spending a few days
with their sister, Mrs. Will Louer
Mrs. Rufe Cornish of GAINESVILLE
spent the past week with relatives
and many friends in this vicinity.
! Miss Grace Cornish of Minneapoli;
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fred Viii
bur. Miss Cornish is recovering
/ rapidly from long and very serious
| Illness
The members of the Fpworth lea
J que enjoyed twilight picnic supper
on Strawberry point last Friday even
| ing.
Mrs, Alex Grey, who has been
quite seriously i'll for over two weeks
| is now on the gain. Miss Vivian
Morrow will attend to the household
/ duties until Mrs Grey fully RECEIVERS
] Axel Halyerson, who is suffering
intensely with an attack of sciatit
rheumatism, is not improving as fast