The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-13
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Mrs. Laura Mead spent the week |
end with friends at the Lakes. ~
L. C. Rev returned Monday from
business trip of several days In
Nevada, Iowa.
A fine baby girl arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lee
Saturday morning.
John Kelly returned Monday from
ten weeks visit to his boyhood
home in New York.
Mrs. Mary Cornish returned from q
three months visit with her daughter,
Mrs. vesta Armstrong OF Crookston.
Mrs. Helen Starbuck returned from
Nevada, Iowa, Friday evening, where
she has been on a short visit to her
mother.
Rev. Mr.. Palmer and Paul Thew
took the four o'clock train Saturday
to st. Paul to attend the Epworth
league rally.
Grandma Warren returned wednes.
day from three months stay with
her daughter, Mrs. George Force at
Clear Lake, 8. ID.
Messrs. Ray Cooper. Robert Champ.
lin, F. c. Wendt,' Lou wyman and
F. c. Wilbur were among those from
Vernon who were In Mankato on
business Saturday.
Mrs. Kieth has returned from Dali
las, Texas, where she spent the
winter with her son Frank. and is
now visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ed.
Annis in North Vernon.
A home talent play will be given
in the opera house next Wednesday
evening, March IL. for the benefit Of
the band. Everybody is urged to at
tend. The play is to be hummer"
Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Kraus OF North
Vernon are more than happy these
days. and Lou is handing out the best
OF cigars in honor of his young son,
who arrived Sunday morning. March /.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clague of Red
wood Falls returned from their east.
ern trip Thursday, Mrs. Clague COM
ing directly to Vernon where she
will stay for an indefinite time with
her mother, Mrs. Ellen Porter.
Everyone is looking forward with
pleasant anticipation to the supper
and program to be given In the hall
on March II under the auspices OF
the Altar society OF ST. Mathews
church. More particulars will be given
concerning II next week
The youngest son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Robinson now has the scarlet
fever. This family has been under
quarantine for over six weeks. All
the children, four sons, have the
sickness, except the third boy, who
was seriously sick for several days
II has been in mild form.
Go to church Sunday was observed
by the Baptist church last Sunday and
next Sunday, March 8, the Methodist
church will observe the day. Rev. Mr..
Palmer, the pastor will speak in the
morning on The Peoples Christ, 50
and In the evening on "The Man
Who Tarried." Let everyone come.
District No. 26, known as the Mer-
tersdorff school, is preparing a fine
program to be given in connection
with the box social in the school
house Friday evening, March 6. Ladies
are requested to take boxes with sup
per for two people. Miss Edna Mar
tinson, the teacher, would be pleased
TO welcome all residents Of the dis.
trict and interested friends at that
time.
Rev. w. II. Clement filed the
Methodist pulpit Sunday morning and
evening. Mr.. NClement was the be-
loved pastor OF this church for four
years and on retiring from active serv
! ice purchased lots and built very
costly end attractive modern bunga.
low here. He with his wife and son,
who Is in high school, are enjoying
themselves as only those whose lives
have been filed with good deeds can.
Mr.. Clement Is an old soldier, having
served his country faithfully for
three years. Mrs. Clement is an ac-
compllshed musician and both are
very prominent in the social and
religious life of the village.
Mrs. Willard Busby. whose husband
last fall bought the Ed. Cornish farm,
Is stopping for few days with Mrs.
II. c. Kraus, until the family gets
settled. In speaking OF the trip here
Mrs. Busby said there was special
train made up especially for families
whose husbands had bought Minnesota
farms. Every coach was loaded to ifs
fullest capacity and until the Mime
sofa line was reached, when passen,
gers began to stop of, many were
obliged to stand. the slogan OF all
being ITO Minnesota, where failure
is unknown" Another thing worthy
of note is that at least one-half OF
the immigrants would become resi-.
dents Of Blue Earth, and the rest In
the counties of Faribauit and Martin.
i Vernon Center. the busiest place
en- the map at all times Of the year,
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