The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-02-19
Vernon Center


Miss Dolly Halvorson arrived last
evening from Minneapolis for a Wis
II with her sister, Mrs. II. q. Char.
pin and other relatives in the vii.
lage.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. c. Cornish ar
rived last Saturday evening from n
visit of about two months with rela.
tives in various parts of Wiscon.
sin
II. C. Kraus Returned today from,
business trip to Sioux City.
Claude Meixell with the assis.
lance OF L. Sandon. an electrician
from Winnebago, is busy wiring
houses and stores for electricity.
and expect to complete the work
in few days at the places of +.
w. Washburn, Harry Iialvorson and
George Force.
Herman King is spending the
week on business AT Blue Earth.
Rev. and Mrs. w. r. Palmer left
Monday for Lake Benton. where
the former will assist his brother
in-law. Rev. A. TIainiman. i'm con
ducting special meetings for two
weeks
Robert Jones and Ncls Nelson are
Spending few days with Charlie
Wagon in Mankato.
Mrs. John Look is spending few
days with relatives in Amboy.
Gottleibe Wentlandt. who had his
hand badly lacerated by being
caught In gasoline engine while
at work on his farm last week
Wednesday. is suffering intense
pain a large part of the time. DR.
Clement is taking every precautiOn
to prevent blood poisoning, but the
hand is in bad shape. nearly all
the flesh was torn OF. or Is coming
of. II is thought that skin will
have to be grated on before the
hand will heal. II will be three
months ut least before Mr.. Went.
landt can use his hand, and no
doubt time will hang heavily for
him, as he was very active
man, and Is not accustomed to
idleness.
Mr. Palmer's lectures on Abra-
ham Lincoln was pronounced by
many as being one of the best ever
heard by them in this village or
elsewf re. In spite of the incle-
ment leather the VI. T.. church was
comfortably filled with the apprecia-
tive audience which came to hear
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Thurston and
children of st. Paul are visiting ut
the home Of their uncle. r. T.
Champlin.
Monday morning the Thomas Hal.
version Lumber company Of st.
James closed the deal for the r. r.
Barnes lumber, furniture and un-
dertaking establishments mt this
place. For several years Mr.. Barnes
has contemplated going ont of bust
ness. and we know OF no one who
Is more fully entitled to a vacation,
so here is hoping that the pleasure
of quitting the busy. work-a-day
world will far outnumber the joys OF
anticipation. s. ...
A. w. Peters and family are
making preparations to move to
Mapleton as soon as the roads be-
come passable. The Parkinson fam
lily will move into the house vacated
by them, and A. c. Gray will take
IF nn nj, t,,
son house.
A. G. Gray was in Mankato Fri
day to close a deal for his stock
of general merchandise. We under
tand that Mr., Just bought the
goods, and will continue the bust
ness in the Kendall building.
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. vii.
liam Case was frightened Monday
by the arrival of baby girl.
Lawrence Butler spent Saturday
night and part of Sunday with his
mother and sister. He. returned to
Mankato on the freight late I'm the
afternoon, I'm order to be on time
for his work at the Northwestern
depot on Monday morning.
G.. r. Gray. who is attending
court at the county seat spent Sun
day with his family In North Yer
non. returning to his duties Mon
day morning. ,
Mr.. Boutwell,, mail agent out of
Minneapolis, was an over Sunday
guest at the home of William
RambO.
Mrs I. N. Howell IL again hav.
ing serious trouble with one or
her feet. which caused her illness
last summer.
Rev. Kirby Chapman. wife and son.
arrived Tuesday to assist Rev.
Howell with special meetings. which
will begin in the Baptist church
this evening.
Mrs. Otto Peterson ard two
youngest children are visiting in
Garden City this week.
The ladies' of the Methodist Epis-
copal aid will serve a % cent din
ncr Mt the hall Thursday. February
rs. Dinner from 1850 until all
are served, Everybody s.most cor
daily invited to come and; eat. 1,
Vernon is threatened With an ice