The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-08
Vernon Center

will leave Thursday afternoon for
Spokane. Washington. where they
will visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Warren and family. They will
return here about Thanksgiving time
MIR. and Mrs. Howe OF Old Town will
accompany Mrs. Lowell and her son
as far as Plains. Montana, where they
will spend the, winter with their two
married daughters.
Miss Margaret Kelley. who teaches
school in the Mertersdorf district
spent Friday evening and Saturday
AT her home in Mankato.
II. C. Kraus is attending a meet
ing OF the county board in Mankato
this week.
Messrs. Russell. Bergerman and
Cooling have each purchased several
hundred sheep.
Miss Clara Carlson spent Sunday
with her sister in Winnebago.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson.
who have been living in Amboy for
the past year. have decided that
there IS no place quite as nice as
Vernon Center, where they lived for
many years, and have rented the MaCF
house and will take possession about
November first. The villagers are re-
joiCing over their come back.
Mrs. Conkln and little son went
TO Blue Earth last Saturday for
short visit At her old home. after
which she will go directly to her new
home in ST. Paul.
Mrs Herman has returned to her
oft
weeks visit al the NJ. r. Randall
home
Miss Katie Howell and brother are
visiting relatives in Nashville.
Mrs. Agnes Stratton is quite Ill
with an attack OF tOnsilitiS.
Rev. l. y. Howell spoke in the
Baptist church in Bancroft. Iowa, last
Sunday morning and evening.
There were no services in any Of
the churches Sunday morning on &C
count OF rain. Rev. W. r. Palmer
spoke in the Methodist church In the
evening. subject. Our Talents. The
church was well flied considering the
weather. as was also the Baptist
church where Rev Caldwell OF Man
kato took the regular pastors place.
Miss Dorothy Barnes. who attends
normal school. spent the week-e
at home.
Mrs. George Champlin Of Lake
Crystal visited relatives in the village
between trains last Saturday
Mrs. Mary Buck Of Garden CITY
is visiting Mrs Mary Cornish and
other Vernon friends here this week
Adolph Stelter, who held an auction
sale last Wednesday and disposed o.
his farm machinery and stock. will
move TO town. where he has bought
the 4. J. Partridge house. now Occu-
pied by the Klingerman family.
Robert McCraCken is moving on the
old Ed Barnes farm west of town.
Mrs. Amos JunOd has returned to
her home in Angola, Indiana, after a
months visit with her SON in law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Richter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Halverson returned
Tuesday from 2 ten days stay i'm Ro-
chester. The doctors say that Mr..
Halverson will improve rapidly in
health from now on. He viii return
10 Rochester occasionally in order
that the doctor can note his progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Barnes. Mrs
Frank Cooper, Ray and Lyle Cooper.
and sister, Gladys, Miss Shannon. and
Messrs. w. H. Richter. adj r. l..
Cooper and wives were among the
Vernon people who were in Mankato
yesterday
Miss Belle Shannon went to Man
kato Saturday. where she enrolled as
a student at the normal school
Vernon Center has reason to be
rather elated over the exodus on the
six o'clock train Monday morning OF
seven of the brightest young folks OF
the village, went to Minneapolis to
attend the agricultural college Their
friends feel sure that they will all
make good" Those who went fro"
the village were Howard Francis and
Russell Grannis; from the farms,
Harold Bowen, Merle Mack. Lawrence
Thew, Kenneth and Ethel Francis.
Dean Barnes, who attends high
school in Minneapolis. was I'm town
from Thursday evening until Monday
morning
Mrs. Rose Sasee and daughter Lu-
ellie OF Austin spent from Friday un-
I'll Monday morning with her sister,
Mrs. ID. A. Slater and family.
Mrs. John Lowell of Fairmont is
here on a short visit to her hus-
bands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. r.
Lowell
Mr.. and Mrs. George Robinson are
now domiciled in their own home,
having given mp the idea of going
west this year. Mr.: and Mrs. Harry
Morris, who have been living in the
Robinson house have moved into the
cosy cottage belonging TO Mrs. Mary
Cornish. Mrs. Cornish will stay with
her daughter until she goes west.
which viii be sometime I'm November.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Fate and son
visited over Sunday with Lake Crys-
tai relatives last week. r.... -..
Congratulations. late, but hearty.
are extended to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Craven I'm West Lyra ever the ar
rival OF fine son at their home.
Vernon friends are interested I'm the
approaching marriage of Miss Martha
Gilchrist and Arthur Folsen, both OF
Lake Crystal. The ceremony will be
solemnized at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Gil
christ. Miss Gilchrist is a grand-niece
OF Mrs. Ellen Porter.