The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-09-10
Vernon Center
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The faithful, resourceful darkey,
John. the Baptist" who is taking a
vacation from his various duties at the
II. c. Kraus ranch. is prolonging the
same indefinitely to the great dis
comfort of Mr.. Kraus. whose temper
allure rises TO extreme heights as he
performs his duties as stockman.
poultryman. swine herder, dairymaid.
and milk vendc-.
DR.. o. n. McMichacl is here from
Minneapolis, to attend the Garden
City fair. Somehow tthe old county
fair would not seem complete with
out his kindly. beaming face or hearty
handclasp. He holds warm place
in the hearts of all that time can
never ef;ace.
Miss Skugg of Redwing. stopped OF
on her way TO Blue Earth city, TO re-
sumo her teaching in the village
school. and visit the Misses Louise
and Elizabeth Award. and Miss
Patch.
Mrs. Watson and children Of Win
nebago are spending week with the
formers parents. Mr. and Mrs. |. y.
Howell at the Methodist parsonage.
Mr. and Mrs. George Foster re-
turned yesterday from Coleman. s.
d.. where they spent the month Of
August with their daughter. Mrs.
Theodore Johnson and family.
Miss Louise Award has returned
home. after spending part OF the
week with her brother and sister in
MankatO.
Visitors In Mankato Thursday were
Mr. and Mrs. E. Brown. and family.
A. J. Partridge. Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Barnes and Grandpa Barnes.
Mrs. Beckwith. who stayed with
her brother. Frank Selby and family
in Old Town during the time the
Foster family were in Dakota. is
home again. and friends are sorry to
hear that she is in very poor health.
long pasteboard box containing
five yards of cream silk wolfe. and Il
child's partly finished china silk
dress. was lost in. or around. Garden
City. or on the road to Sherm Thurs
toms place hast Sunday. VIII finder
please return to Mrs Edward Lee at
Vernon. and receive reward?
c. VI. Warren took his son. Law
renee to Mankato last Wednesday to
have an X-ray picture taken of his
foot. which had been troubling him
for the past. year. AS soon as the
pictures are developed DR.. Holbrook
will be able TO tell what the trouble is.
Rev. w. r. Palmer resumed his
.>At s,, f.A l. oh rr,N
Wednesday. after two months absence
filing engagements with the Jones
Chautauqua company with decided
success.
C. NJ Warren is building hog
house l5X60 feet He was greatly in
need OF the additional room. as he is
one of the largest hog raisers in this
section. He Is also improving his
residence by adding commodious
south rorch. 1Cx22 feet The village
has q large number OF fine porches,
strangers have commented upon
them. stating that they never saw so
many for the size of the town.
Mrs. Nellie McScherer Of Elkton.
y. D.. spent Wednesday night with
her aunt. Mrs. Harry Bailey. She is
to visit her mother. Mrs. Ben Baum
gartner. who is i'll i'm one OF the Man
kato hospitals.
Mrs. Clinton Cornish of CeresCo
was shopping In the city yesterday.
Those who left i'm automobiles Fri
day evening to attend the races in
Minneapolis were Messrs. W. J. Rich
ter H. G.. Kraus. Alex Gray, Charles
a.. rhtInl
Bert Straton.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Ross OF Oshkosh
arrived last evening to spend week
with their friends and former neigh
bors, MIR. and Mrs. G. G. Cornish.
Mr.. Freddie Hamill has sold his
farm known as the Wells Cornish
place. to Edward rahl. receiving $3.50
per acre.
An auto party consisting OF Mr..
and Mrs. +. II. Barnes. Mrs. Hattie
Washburn, and their father. Grandpa
Barnes. will start next Monday morn =
ing on 1.200 mile trip, travelling
leisurely. and stopping at any place
they fancy. Their destination is Will
low City, \. d.. where they will visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rich and family.
They will return the latter part of
the month.
Mrs. William Farmer and daughter,
Mildred returned last night to Min
neapolis. after pleasant visit with
the formers sister, Mrs. Fred Wilbur
and family.
Miss May Robinson has returned to
Plainview, to resume her teaching in
the public school,
Misses Marie Brown. Doroth
Barnes, and Winifred Graham will re-
sumo their studies at Mankato nor
NAL next Tuesday. .,...
The four Brown families. the Meads
and Champlins, will hold family re-
union next Sunday on the old Oscar
Brown farm in Willow Creek. A sad
feature of the occasion is that II will
be the last get together" OF the
Browns, as Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Brown
and Mrs. Clara, will leave shortly for
their future home in California.