The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-22
Vernon Center


home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown and
SON were Sunday guests at the
4 Charles Brown home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Randall and
children OF Nashville visited their
parents here the latter part OF last
week.
G. NJ. Warren has traded his three
year old mule team for a fine team
OF horses to Frank Thurstons of Gar
den City.
Mesdames Frank Cooper. Gage
Clement, Ed Barnes and Miss Fay
Stoncr were shopping in Mankato
Saturday.
Earl Bates has been quite sick with
tonsiiitis, but was able to be down
town yesterday. the first time for
several days.
Mr.. and Mrs Eugene Roberts and
brother and sisters of North Ster-
ling were guests OF friends here Sun.
day afternoon.
Miss Dorothy Barnes is expected
home today from Aberdeen, s. d.,
where she has been with her sister
for six weeks.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Pepper and
Miss Frances Pepper were over Sun
day guests at the Charles Pepper
home In Mankato.
George Seawright accompanied by
his mother and sister. motored to
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services at the Methodist church.
DIR. T. Gage Clements office Is
connected by a private wire. and his
number Is Az This is a great con-
venience and time saver to the all
Ing public.
T. ID. Hays is erecting a house on
the river road where the old Turner
building was. When Il Is completed
II win be occupied by Ed Carpenter
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kilgerman returned
Saturday evening from Rochester.
The Mayos did not think an opera
tion necessary. but hope to relieve
Mrs. Kilgerman's trouble by treat
ment.
Otto Petersen is remodelling his
residence, which he recently pur.
chased from Mrs. Winnie Tibbitt.
and In the meantime the Petersen
family is boarding at the wyman
house.
Quite a delegation of Knights of
Pythias from here are planning to
attend the Pythian lodge I'm Garden
City Saturday evening, when the
third degree rank will be conferred
to several candidates.
Rexford Briggs who is homestead
ing in Cumberland, Wis, returned to
Vernon Saturday evening. where he
will visit for two weeks with friends
and relatives. He will also spend
some time at Good Thunder.
Mr.. Robert Brown OF Welcome and
Miss Bertha Follen OF Fairmont were
united in marriage Wednesday, May
9, at the home of the bride. Mr..
and Mrs. Brown spent the weekend
with Mr.. Browns parents in West
Vernon.
OF the railroad Y. NJ. c. A. of Ohio.
visited for few days last week
with his aunt. Mrs. VIII Rambo,
while en- route to Duluth to visit his
parents. Mr.. Bossuet's home Is in
Rockford, Ohio.
The Epworth league jubilee will
be held In the Methodist church
next Sunday evening. A chorus Of
twenty voices will furnish music
, worth listening to- A history of the
society and remarks by the pastor
viii be given. Everyone Is invited.
Mr.. Walker, state secretary of the
state Christian Endeavor work. spoke
at the Baptist church Tuesday even
ing. About a dozen members OF the
Garden City society attended the
meeting. Everyone who heard Mr.
Walker pronounced the evening a
great success.
Miss Frances Butler visited her
aunt In Nashville. She returned
home the FIRST Of the week. While
away she secured the loan OF fine
typewriter from her cousin. and she
will begin taking lessons at once
from Mrs. Walter Richter, who Is an
expert In that line
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadley accompanied
by their father. Judge Pratt, and
Lloyd Ballard. motored over from
! Mapleton Sunday and we're guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rem Carpenter Mr..
ballard, who Is a cousin OF Mrs.
Carpenter. is a government agent at
White Earth reservation.
Mrs. Lulu Austin who was a real
estate agent In Santa Anna until the
Mexican trouble began. Is expected
here soon to visit her parents. and
will remain until she can return to
Mexico. She left the city OF Santa
Anna when the American consul or
dered the Americans to leave. and Is
now In Nogales, Arizona.
Mothers day was most flttingly OBJ
served In the Methodist church Sun
day morning. Special music by the
regular choir and a splendid sermon
by Rev. w. r. Palmer from the text
Then saith he to the disciple. Be-
hold Thy Mother" Several vases of
Narcissi.. marguerites. roses, tulips
and carnations were used for decora.