The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-24
Vernon Center
rery eniorable farewell pa

AuniS served very delicious TelFesn-
nents at midnight after which the
guests departed for their homes. al,
wishing Mr. Holden success In his fu.
turs work.
Mrs. Pearl Mertersdorf and Miss
Lydia Annis yer shopping in Amboy
saturday.
Ed Annis was in winnebago Sat.
irday having dental work done by
DR.. Annis.
Miss Bess Long has returned To
own and is more than busy at the
iressrnaking business.
WIN Dennison is having his turn
Of bad luck. He lost valuable
horse last week, Il being cut In barb
wire. and a few days later the chill
dren's driving pony was kicked By
! horse. and viii not be able to be
iriyen for some time. /,
Miss Freda Glaubitz and Miss An
| ma Glaubitz are the proud possessors
u a beautiful new piano, an Easter
| lift from their parents. y &
Professor Marquardt with his wife
md children are spending the Eas
er season at. the homes of A. w
oetrich and Henry Schwartz. Mr
Marquardt is an able instructor II
he Bethany college at Mankato.
d. A. Slater transacted business ir
Nankato the first OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Porter and
,ihldren OF Mankato visited relatives
n town over Sunday. $685.
Miss Ruth Cornish, domestic sci
snce teacher at Norwood. spent s
hree days vacation with her mothe
md sisters here. She has accepted
he same work for next year at c
cry material increase In salary.
| Mrs. Bert Barnes visited her par
'nts at the Lakes this week.
| The funeral of Edward Weir wa!
,eld at st. Mathews church las
Thursday afternoon and was largel!
tteuded by sympathIzing friends am
'elatives. The interment was In thu
'emetery east of town.
George seeright and sister. Mis-
sadie, of Garden City. attended th'
faster program at the Methods
hurch Sunday evening. a
Miss Selma Petrieh has beer
'bliged to close her school becaus,
| ( an epidemic of smallpox.
| Mrs. Lester Flemming and daugh
er and Mrs. Grant Ward of Gardel
fty we're In Vernon shopping Mon
lay.
Drape Ward seems to be improv
1g rapidly at present. .t
| Mrs. Rob Sowrs and children ar
xpected home this evening from
NO weeks visit with relatives in tn
win cities.
/ Mrs. George Gray and Dcnal
| pent Tuesday In Mankato.
| Mr.. and Mrs Bert Stratton an,
laughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Lee an,
wo daughters OF Ceresco, were Sun
lay dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
'haries Starbuck.
Miss Grace Stratton OF Good Thun
Ter Is visiting as guest of he
brother, Bert. north OF town thi
| week.
| Marion Selby, principal Of tn,
schools at Elysian, is at home thi
seek for spring vacation.
i Miss Tooker. whose home Is II
| Tlysian. is spending a few DAYS a
he Frank Selby home In Old Town
1 Mesdames Alice Cooper and Leaf,
Warren and Miss Fay Stoner wer.
'hosen delegates from the Methods
,hurch and Horatio Francis a dele
rate from the Baptist church to at
END the state Sunday school con
yention In winona .s.s..rs.
Mrs. NJ B. Russell was a guest o
Mankato friends last week.
aErl Pepper and Lawrence Butlei
we're UP from Mankato for an oyei
Sunday visit with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Francis and
lhildren. Warren and Margaret Den
lison, and Leonard weible OF st
Peter wer guests at the Hugh Fran
is home Sunday.
| Misses Harriet wojohn, Agnes
Schwartz and Alice Smith are guest.
" Miss Selma Petrich.
Rev. F. Fl. Hanaman, pastor of the
Methodist church at Lake Benton
yrrived In town Monday for a short
'isit with his mother and sister. Mrs
| 7anaman and three children have
been visiting here for week Rev
md Mrs. Hanaman left this morn.
| 'ng for winona to attend the Sunday
school convention. leaving the chill
iren with their grandmother at the
| parsonage.
At Aberdeen, s. D.. on April 5.
4 baby boy arrived at the home sof
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Carpenter Mrs.
Carpenter, before her marriage. was
Miss Ruth Barnes. eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clate Kelley and
children who spent the past winter
n California. are at home. Mrs. KEEL
'ey was much benefited BY the trip.
Elmer Robinson and Lawrencs
Thew spent Saturday and Sunday In
Mankato with Lester Robinson. who
Is in one of the hospitals GONZALES
cling rapidly from his recent opera
zion.
Ray Cooper. travelling salesman for
the Kimble company. spent the week
end with his parents here.
The Caller children are ont OF