The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-07-30
SOME HAIL FELL AT
VERNON LAST THURSDAY
From Wednesdays Daily.

Epicopal Sunday school enjoyed them
selves last Friday picnicking in the A.
C. Wilbur woods just south of the
east bridge Those wishing to attend
gathered N the church about ten
o'clock whence autos and buggieS
conveyed them TO the picnic grounds.
where tables. seats, hammOcks.
swings etc. had previously been
placed After arrival the children
amused themselves in various ways.
while the Older folks improved the OPP
poTtunity in good old fashioned Wis
il until the event of the dinner was
announced when all gathered around
the well filled table and helped them
selves 10 the good things that the bas-
kets and pals had produced. Mr.. and
Mrs F. H. Barnes furnished the ice
cream and cones fer the whole crowd.
After the inner man had been salts
fed 10 the utmost limit OF his capa-
city the men amused themselves with
Il game of quorts. while the women
folks gathered up the dishes and
remnants of eatables About $50 the
company departed for the village
school grounds where a game OF base
ball between the young men OF Rev.
W r Palmer's class and the married
men OF C. NJ. Warren's class was
scheduled 10 take place Nine inn
ings were played and resulted in a
score OF TO > in favor of the mar
ried men Although the older men
proved themselves the stronger on
The diamond we noticed they had no
desire 10 take part in the races which
followed The potato race between
several of the small boys furnished
much fun for the spectators. as did
also the sack race among the larger
BOYS In sprinting around the dia-
mond Elmer Robinson won the lau-
rels by making the run in fourteen
and one half seconds. About 4:30 the
picnic broke up. all departing for their
homes with that the day had been
very pleasantly spent. not an acct
dent occurred 10 mar the pleasure of
the day. About 100 hundred were
present.
The Amboy and Vernon Center
bands will unite Thursday evening
and give band concert. +. II. Barnes
has donated the use of his beautiful
lawn for this evening and a large
crowd is expected To be present.
from her visit at Eagle Grove. Iowa.
tonight. and will visit for a few days
with Gladys Cooper and other friends
before returning 10 her home in st.
James.
Mrs l. " Howell left Monday for
Fairfield Ia to stay with her sister
Tor a few weeks. who is in the hos
pibal at that place. recovering from
an operation She was accompanied
by her Youngest son.
An auto party consisting of Mes
DANES John McMichael and Charles
Hubbard OF Minneapolis. and Mes
danes Farmer. Willard and Ray of
Nankato. were callers at r. c. Champ
lin and Mrs. 5. J. Minis the latter
part OF the week The car was driven
by Mrs McMichael who is an expert
III driving, fully understanding the
mechanism of her car.
Bert StrattON. George Backstadt.
Earl Morrow, Babe Randall and LYLE
Cooper, were among those from here
who witnessed the ball game in
Mankato Sunday afternoon
Fred StoltZman of West Vernon has
purchased a cradle from the Cooper
Implement company and will use il
TO harvest his grain crop on land too
wet 10 run binder. No doubt other
farmers will have to resort to the
cradle ii they hope TO save much of
their grain
Miss Winnifred Graham returned
from Mankato. where she has been
attending summer school. She will
remain at the home Of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Weir in the vii
lage until the evening of the normal
in the fall.
Mrs. VIII Richmond of Lake Crys-
tai and Mrs. Ira Halverson of Okla
homa We're guests over the week end
OF Mesdames s. ]. Minis and A. c..
Wilbur. Rev. and Mrs. Halverson.
who were in charge of the Baptist
church here have been for the past
five years missionaries among the In
dians in Oklahoma Mrs. Halverson
gave a very interesting talk about
their work at the mid-week meeting
al the Baptist church.
Misses Louise and Elizabeth AL
ward have returned from a visit with
their sisters at GAINESVILLE and Man
kato.
John McMichael on his way home
TO Minneapolis. stopped off on hN re
turn from Winnipeg for a short visit
with relatives and friends.
The hailstorm of last Thursday aft :
ernocn partly destroyed the crops on
the farms of Ernest and John REEVES.
Henry Borchardt. Carl Reich and Will
Vieman Fortunately. these farmers
were insured in the Twin City Hail
company by w. J. Richter. agent. who
notified the state agent. Alexander
Cardle. who came the following day
ana adjusted the loss. settling for
same by cash. in the fields. not wait
ing 10 send loss in to Headquarters
The farmers are loud in their praise
in regard to the fairness and prompt
ness that their losses were paid, and
II certainly speaks we'll for the com
pany.
A crew of men began work Monday
morning on the large barn on the F,
H. Barnes farm. south of town. The
work will be pushed as rapidly as pos.
sible.
Miss Marguerite Wilbur. eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.. Wilbur
was the guest of honor Monday even
ing at party i'm celebration of hel
sixteenth birthday. About thirty-five
OF her young friends were present
and the time was spent in playing
games. and listening to Victrola mu-
sic. AT about 10: 30 the company was
iuyitad IN tho DINING roam xvl,;ol