The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
Vernon Center

]. II. Mobiles chapercned four car
loads of stock 10 Chicago Saturday
Mrs. NJ. u. Randall who has been
seriously III with grippe is now i'm.
proving.
James McCracken OF Albert Lea Is
here on a visit to his son, Robert
and family.
Mrs. Hannah Mertesdorf Waite OF
Lake Crystal visited her parents
here the first of the week.
On Saturday afternoon Bert VIII.
son started on his return trip to his
home In Eyebrow, Canada.
Mrs. Alfred Henderson spent the
past week in Minneapolis ordering
her spring millinery goods.
Mrs. VI. J. Russell and son DOB
lard OF Ceresco were. Sunday guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. n. c. Kraus.
Mrs. Martinson and Miss Austin OF
Lake Crystal were weekend guests
at the George Mertesdorf home.
Miss Tersis Holden returned TO
Amboy Saturday evening after spend
ing two days with Mrs. Ed. Barnes.
Mrs. Helen Brown and little
daughter Of Willow Creek are spend
ing a few days with the formers
parents in town.
Mesdames Ellen Porter, Stella
Clagua, Kate Kraus and Miss Jose
phine Cornish visited friends in Man
kato last Saturday.
Donald Grey Is again quite III with
stomach trouble. This little chap
seems to- be having more than his
share Of infantile illness.
Mrs Sophia Zellinor and little
daughter have returned 10 Lewis
vile after a weeks visit with
Grandpa and Grandma Petrich.
Mrs. Mary Wagon came up from
Msnkato TO spent the weekend with
her brother Lou Kraus and to make
the acquaintance Of her nephew.
Miss Bess Long returned to her
Sterling homo after six weeks stay
in and around town, where she has
been sewing for her intimate friends.
The two upper rooms Of the pub
lie school were dismissed Monday
afternoon and the teachers and pu-
pills attended the farmers institute
The play TO be given Wednesday
evening has been ideniinitely post
poned. circumstances arising which
made Il impossible to continue the
rehearsals.
Ed Carpenter, who left here sew.
cral years ago for Kansas. has re-
turned TO Vernon and Il Is under.
stood that he has hired out for the
season TO T. ID. Hays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Richter en-.
ioyed a visit the first Of the week
from their uncle, Herman Richter,
and his daughter OF Elmore. and
with August and Agnes Richter OF
Lyra.
Mr.. Penrod and family OF Ames,
Iowa. are now residents of Vernon
having moved onto their farm, the |
old Bedberry place. two miles south.
east OF the village. The sale of the
farm was made through Rev and |
Champlin aN
Mrs. Chester Bates and two chill
dren started on Thursday for their |
new home in Sioux Falls, S. ID. |
Mrs. Charles Bates and Mrs. Myr.
tie Keitzer and daughter accompa-
MED them as far as st James, where
they visited relatives for a short |
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Than Award took the |
four O'Clock train for sIankato Tues
day to meet Mr. and Mrs. Silas
Cornish and two daughters OF Fergus
Falls, who will return this evening |
to Vernon Center for an extended |
visit vita their many relatives and
friends. fa" |
Some Of Mrs. Blanch Mertesdorfs
friends remembering that Monday,
March .. Was Ter birthday showered |
her with post cards. She received a
large number Of CHEEKY greetings |
and these with a beautiful bouquet |
Of red carnations from her husband
will no doubt drive dull care away |
for many a day"
Creamery men throughout The
county are mistaken when they doubt
for a moment that the Vernon Center
creamery paid its patrons 3427 cents
a pound on an average for butter fat
during the past year. The correspond
ent wishes TO state most emphaticai |
ly that the report sent in is alb
solutely correct and that Vernon
Center has some" creamery.
The box social and a finely acted
little plsyette was the attraction al
the Mertesdorf school house last Fri
day evening. A large crowd attended |
Tho sale OF boxes amounted 10 Just
s26. the highest bidder was Grover
Spence who willingly paid $50 for
the artistic box OF Marguerite vii.
bur. The proceeds OF the social win
be used for new books for the school
library. /
r. IL. Barnes sold Mason City |
cement block silos TO Eve substan-
tial farmers last Saturday. Those J
who purchased them were Fred Wilbur