The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-02
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VERNON NenleT, september 3U.-
Oven $4,000 worth of real estate
was sold last week by Rev &
Champlin. These sales included the
Z. T. Champlin farm OF 240 acres
which is three miles north of town,
and which was sold for 1892 an acre
40 an Iowa party; and the Lucius
Mills farm north of Garden City
consisting of 120 acres at Sl15 an
acre This land was bought by
Bert Stratton who takes possession
November |.
The Busby family left Monday
afternoon on an automobile trip to
the Dakotas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anil KeitZer enter
tanned at dinner Sunday In honor
OF relatives who are here for a
short visit. Those who enjoyed the
occasion besides the immediate fam
lily were William Hodge and wife,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Bates and
daughter. Miss Mildred of Mankato,
Mrs. Frank Prescott of Downing,
Wis. and Mrs. Bessie Bates ana
children of Sioux Falls, S. ID.
Rev. and Mrs. W. II. Palmer re-
turned from Winnebago Monday
afternoon where they attended the
Methodist conference last week.
Lyle Rich Of Willow City, y. D.,
who has been in town on a visit 10
his uncle, F. II. Barnes and aunt,
Miss Hattie Washburn. started
Monday afternoon for Baltimore,
Maryland. TO enter John Hopkins
university to take a course in sur
gerry. Mr.. Rich completed the uni
versity course at Grand Forks, n. ID.
last June.
Lewis Krause and his cousin, John
Krause of Pennington visited rela-
tives in town Sunday.
Mrs. Matthews of Madison, Wis,
is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Ella
Stoner and other relatives in Amboy.
Mr.. Chesrown of Winnebago
spent the weekend visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Butler.
Lawrence Butler, an employe In
the Northwestern depot in Mankato
is taking an enforced vacation be-
cause Of III health. He hopes TO re-
sumo his work the last of the week.
Mrs. Ed Warren was an over Sun
day visitor with the BabcOck family
in Minneapolis. Mrs. Babcock is In
poor health.
Harold Bowen went to. Mipneapo-
lis Saturday to resume his school
work at the college of agriculture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wagon of
Mankato are here for weeks visit
at the Lou and Henry Kraus homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Busby and
family and II. c. Kraus and son
took supper in Mankato Sunday and
later attended the movies" arriv-
ing home at midnight The trip was
made in Mr.. Busby's recently pur-
chased Mitchell Six touring car.
Miss Clara Powell of Madelia Is
visiting at the G. c. Meade home
and the home OF G.. Z. Brown this
week.
Mrs. Chef. Bates and children OF
Sioux Falls, s. d., are here on a
visit at the Charles Bates home
and with numerous other relatives
In and around town.
Mrs. Frank Prescott of Downing,
Wis, is spending the week with her
brothers, Charles and Arthur Bates,
in the village.
Wells Cornish arrived from SYRIA
cuse, Neb., for a short VISIT with his
children in this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Weir and FAM
lily are getting settled in their new
town home and by the end of the
week will be full-fedged residents
of this thriving village. Everyone
heartily welcomes them
Mr.. Koenix and son are moving TO
the Matt Weir farm east OF town,
having rented II for a number Of
years.
Miss Harriet Wojohn and Miss
Smith drove from Amboy early Sun
day morning arriving In time to
breakfast with Vernon friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Proehl and
baby boy. Mrs. Fitzpatrick. and Mrs.
Lillian Barnes and daughter Miss Or.
lena Barnes of Mapleton were Sun
day guests at the Ed. Washburn
home and the r II. Barnes home
On their way home they called on
relatives In North Vernon. The trip
was made in Mr.. Proehls new Ford
car.
The families of L. c. Rev, C. III.
Hanson, w. ]. Richter, c. n. Star
buck and q. r. Brown enjoyed a
wiener roast at the Rob Sewers
home south Of town last Friday even
ing.
Mrs. r. ID. Howard is reported to
be ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Halverson
returned the latter part of the
week from a ten days vacation
which was spent with relatives in
Minneapolis.
The families OF F. II. Griffith and
A. Zumwalt have returned from
their visit In various parts of Wis.
consin.
Mrs. Stoner anu daughter. Miss
Faye. had as dinner guests Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. NJ. Brush and son,
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