The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-03
Vernon Center
From thursdays Daily.

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It. D. Hays Is spending the holi
days with his family in Minneapo
| lis.
! Miss Eva Randall was doina
Christmas shopping in Mankatt
Monday.
Attorney George Champlin of Ben
son is spending few days with his
parents in Vernon.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Roberts OF
Sterling were over Sunday visitors
at the F. l.. Cooper home.
| Earl Austin. who is attending a
school of telegraphy at Omaha, is
spending his vacation with Vernon
F! friends.
Attorney John Lowell of Fairmont
and James Lowell, university stu
dent, are spending a short vacation
with their parents.
Miss Francis McMichael left III
afternoon for Minneapolis to remain
until after New. Years with her
brother and sister
1t is rumored that W. A. Bed
berry has purchased a lot adjacent
Flachsenhar, and will build in the
spring.
Miss Cecilia Russell is home from
her school work in MINNEAPOLIS, to
spend the holidays with her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Russell o.
CerescG
DR.. and Mrs. Gage Clement left
Saturday evening for a two weeks
vacation, which will be spent with
relatives at Racine, Wis, and Au
rora, Ill.
The following teachers are home
for the holiday vacation: The Ni~Srr
May Robinson, Libbie Francis. Ruth
Cornish, Ruth Barnes and Libbie Al
ward and Mr.. Mari Colby.
Attorney Cla"u" and vito of Red
wood Falls, and Mr.. AVID NJ
Porter and two little daughters of
Mankato. are here to spend Christ
mas with their mother, Mrs. Ellen
Porter.
Miss Marv Fit@gc"ald. toachnr
in the public school at Sandstone.
Mimi, will spend two weeks va
cation at the home of WHIian
Mountain in Lyra, and with friends
in Vernon.
Lyle Cooper spent a few days the
latter part of the week in Winona,
visiting his sister Gladys, student
at the st. Theresa college, who ac-
cOmpanied him home e" mid
winter vacation.
w. A. Bedberry has sold his fine
farm two miles southeast of town
TO Bert Stratton, consideration s1O2
per acre. The deal was made by
II. e. Champlin, land agent who
listed the farm two weeks ago.
Mrs. John Kelley, who has been
an invalid for over a year, and for
the last four months has been per-
fectly helpless, passed away Monday
morning. The funeral will be ha'a
from the home Thursday afternoon
Hon. and Mrs. E. T. Champlin
and sons. George and Robert. also
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Brown and lit
tie daughter, took the evening train
Tuesday for Mankato to spend
Christmas with l.. l.. Champlin and
wife.
Last Saturday Earl Bates. return,
cd from Jordan, Mimi, where boj
has been taking the mud bath for
rheumatism. While the baths were
quite beneficial, he is not as well
as his friends would wish for, and
today is feeling real poorly.
The bank was closed from 60
o'clock Tuesday afternoon until
Thursday morning, which enabled
the cashier, j. j. Flachsenhar, and
his assistant, Walter Richter, to-
spend Christmas with their parents
at Mankato and South Maplaton.
The officers reelected for the en- /
suing year of Vernon Center Lodge /,
No. 22S were installed Saturday
evening by Past Master II. C. Kraus.
assisted by F. II. Barnes, who acted
as marshal. The following are the
officers: w. NJ, G.. c. Cornish; s. i
W.. Il. T. Champlin; ]. W., Fl. A.
King; secretary, J. J. Flachsenhar; !
treasurer, j. d. Blanchard; S. d.,
S. Terry; J. D., L. A. Cox: s. s. |
A. c. Gray; j. S., B. F. Charter: |
tier, Fred Annis. After comforting
The second degree on Brother F. !
Leslie Cooper, the members were !
royalty entertained at the restaur-
ant of Hansen & Halverson, where
IN elegant supper had been prepar-
ed. Music was furnished by Broth
er III. G. Kraus, who plavod the |
in 4 very skillful man.
her. All the members OF the lodge
who participated in this event COM
claimed that they had too good
lime.