The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-10-23
Vernon Center
From thursdays Daily.

business men OF the village. Inc
events OF the day will begin at $50
a. m, with music by the Vernon Center
band. The business men offer premf
ums which will, repay all attempts to
capture as many as possible. There
are eighteen premiums as follows:
Heaviest married couple, lightest
married couple, tallest married
couple, shortest married couple, old
est married couple, youngest married
couple, oldest maiden lady, Oldest
bachelor. man with the biggest feet,
lady with the smallest fee, largest fam.
lily, youngest baby, the man who has
lived longest in Vernon Center town.
ship, couple driving farthest to attend
games and sports OF all kinds. AT
1880 p, m. there will be a parade
and a public auction will be held at
two o'clock. @. L. Fitch will be the
auctioneer and peope may enter any
thing they want to sell free of charge.
Everybody is invited and will be
made welcome. Remember the date,
Thursday, October 22, at Vernon
Center.
Mesdames Meixeell and Hanson
were hostesses at parcel shower
Saturday evening, October 10, at the
formers home, In compliment to
Miss Eva Randall. q bride OF the
week. The house was prettily decor
ated for the occasion, the color
scheme being red and white. Large
vases OF red dahlias were effectively
used In the rooms and on the man
tells. One corner of the living room
was trellised with red leaves, max
ing a beautiful back ground for the
palms and white dahlias which form
ed the beauty spot OF the room, and
which set the guests wondering as
to Its meaning. At about eight O'Clock
the bride-to-be was called to the
home OF her aunt, which Is next
door, and there she found seven of
her girl friends in bridal attire, the
black robed priest, the rotund and
smiling bridegroom, attendants,
flower girls and ring bearer. Skillful
hands assisted Miss Randall in dom
ming the bridal gown and veil which
awaited her, a shower bouquet OF
sweet peas and In less than no time
she was transformed into a pretty,
blushing' bride. The improvised we'd
ding party formed In line and en-
tered the hostess home to the strains
OF the wedding march played by Miss
Petrich. They wended their way to
the decorated corner where q mock
marriage ceremony was performed
at the conclusion of which Miss
Blanche Randall sang very sweetly,
Just a Wearyin' For You" The
flower girls then brought into the
room a daintily decorated baby car.
rage, loaded with white wrapped
parcels, tied with red ribbon, and
placed 1t in front OF the bride, who
with her attendants united the parcels
and placed them on the table, where
later in the evening they we're ad-
mired by the guests. The gifts were
unusually beautiful and appropriate
and consisted of aluminium Kitchen
ware, linen, silver, china and cut
glass, which the recipient highly
prizes. Large white paper hearts on
which each wrote her favorite recipe
were tied together with red ribbon
and presented to the honor guest; an
amusing guessing game followed,
after which dainty two course
lap luncheon was served. The guests
included forty Of Miss Randali's init
mate girl friends.
Mrs. r. ID. Howard will leave the
latter part of the week for Austin
where she will spend the winter
months with her daughter, Mrs. Rose
Sasee.
Carl Halverson OF Minneapolis
made his mother and brothers a short
visit the past week. Mr.. Halverson
Is In the insurance business and Is
on the road part Of the time and en-
joys the work greatly.
Misses Smith and Colbert of Win.
nebago attended services at st. Mat
thews' Sunday morning.
. Mrs. Eva Wendlandt Ia recovering
from her recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. @. Champlin who
were married in Minneapolis last
Wednesday, arrived here Sunday and
are busy getting the necessary para
phernalia ready for going to house.
keeping In their cosy bungalow. Mr..
and Mrs. Champlin are so well and
favorably Known In this locality that
fntroductions are useless. That the
future years may unfold TO this
worthy couple all the Joys, happiness
and blessings that the roseate pres
ent now holds, is the wish of host
of friends. ... ..
Mrs. Eli Waite of Fairmont Is Wis.,
iting old time friends In and around
town this week. Us. ...'
L. C. Rev and Clifford Meade are
enjoying a few days hunting on
Jackson Lake.
Mrs. Herzberg Of Decoria was q
Sunday guest at the Bowles home In
Ceresco.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. II. Force are ex.
pected home Thursday for months
visit with relatives In various parts
OF Wisconsin. -. =
Thomas Bowles Is spending the
week in Clay county looking after
his farms In that locality.
Thomas Caven Is erecting a large
basement barn on his farm three
miles east OF town.
Mrs. Jennie wier Pfeffer of Easton
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Weir and other relatives In this
vicinity.
Lester Flemming Is putting up
buildings on his new farm home
costing over $4,000 Claude Meixeil
and Ed. Johnson have the contract