The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-28
Vernon Center
From thursdays Daily.

assumption VI tHc DitSScd vigil,
August Is. a class Of children or
st. Mathews parish, received first
communion. High mass was cele-
brated at $3.50 o. m. and an elo-
quent sermon was given by Rev.
Father Colbert, In the class were
Alberta Weir. Elizabeth Weir, Helen
Caven, Edmund Good and Charles
Kraus. The little girls were dressed
in white and wore the customary
veil. High mass was sung by st.
Mathews choir and during the offer
tory Mrs. Thomas Caven sang beau.
tifully the solo. Just For Today"
After the mass q parish breakfast
was served In st. Mathews hall by
the ladies' Of the altar society. After
breakfast the congregation returned
TO the church where the first CON-
munion class renewed their baptlsmal
vows and took the pledge till the
age of twenty-five years. Rev. Faith.
er Folbert preached a most excellent
sermon to the children.
Attorney John Lowell who Is here
from Underwood, N. d., to close
up his business affairs at Fairmont,
spent the weekend with his par
ents in Vernon Center. Miss Clara
McCulluth Is also n guest at the
+. II. Lowell home.
Alex Gray Is certainly going some
and branching out in all directions
Of business. His latest venture is
the purchase OF an eighty acre farm
located about a mile south OF town.
This was purchased from Carl Hal
vorsen OF Minneapolis, and the price
was 800 an acre. There are no
buildings on the farm.
Willard Busby took the early train
Monday morning for Minneapolis.
He will return the latter part Of
the week with a new six cylinder
Hudson car, which he ordered two
months ago.
For the past few weeks the Vernon
Center correspondent to The Man.
kato Free Press has been vending
her budget of news a day earlier
In the week and since. that time
The Vernon Center News has put
In It's appearance regularly Friday
morning, when heretofore II appeared
any old time. But as soon as The
Daily Free Press which contained
the correspondents items, was re.
ceived. Brother Caller got busy
and by the sweat OF his brow.
nix" but from these items. which
the correspondent has worried
and worked over. he writes
his locals. by plagiarism. While this
way of getting news may not worry
Mr.. Caller, II he does not cease
from getting his locals in this way
the correspondent fears that he will
soon be minus several subscribers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Schwartz and
family of Truman were guests at
the Henry Schwartz home over Sun.
day and incidentally attended the
ceremonies OF the laying of the
corner stone OF the Lutheran church.
|. Members OF the Baptist church
rendered Mr.. and Mrs. James Pepper
and daughter farewell party at
their home. Friday evening. Every
one regrets the departure of this
estimable family to Mankato, where
they will make their home. Their
household goods were shipped to
Mankato Tuesday and the family
will go the latter part of the week.
Joseph Tallman, who has spent
the past two months on a ranch
In the northern part OF the state,
is spending a few days with Yer
non friends. Joseph has fully re-
covered from his operation and i'll
ness Of last spring, and is looking
and feeling fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rambo spent
several days the latter part of the
week with relatives in Napleton.
Mrs. Blanch Slater and Miss Jose.
phine Cornish spent Sunday at the
III. o. Thompson home in Amboy,
where they we're guests OF Mrs.
Lulu Lindermeyer, who left for her
home In Talulu, Ill. ... .... 81
Peter and Melvin Peterson are
enjoying visit from their cousin,
Arthur Peterson of Minneapolis.
Mrs. s. J. Minis was a business
visitor In Mankato Saturday, re-
naming until Sunday afternoon for
a short visit with friends. D.. ~
Mrs. Harry The tnpson of Man
kato is spending a couple Of weeks
with her mother, Mis-. ~. P. Award,
Sr, and daughters. -
"A. J. Spence intended to buy ear
last spring and on losing his crops
by hall, he decided that Il should
be Ford. While other farmers
were sweltering In the harvest fields
for almost nothing. wheat in this
locality averaging only about six
bushels to the acre, Mr.. Spence
and his family have been touring
the country. In his case, as well
as In many others, the old adage.
blessed by nothing" rings true.
Miss Gertrude Hemingway Is here
from Mounds for a two weeks visit
with Grandpa and Grandma Hem
mingway. and other relatives In
North Vernon.
+. II. Barnes and A. G.. Gray were
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