The Mankato free press., 1915-11-26
Accident Occurred at Farm
Home Monday Morning

Vernon Center, November IA
lamentable accident occurred Mcndal
forenoon In the Charles Reich home
In West Vernon. Mrs. Reich was at
home alone with her little fifteen
/ month old boy and was doing the
family washing with a power ma
chine. when the little boy got his
| fingers I'm the machine. Mrs. Reich
| stopped the machine and wrapping
the little boy up, carried him to the
| Millard Busby home. DIR. Clement was
called by phone. but was in Good
| Thunder, so Il was several hours be-
fore medical aid was secured. Mrs.
Busby and daughter did everything in
power to alleviate his suffering. AT
| the arrival OF the doctor IL was neces-
sary to amputate his big finger on the
right hand. The other fingers will
be saved.
At a session of the county COM
missioners held In Mankato last
Thursday the petition for county
ditch No. Al. known as the Busby
ditch was granted. The ditch will cost
in the neighborhood OF $4,000. Mil
lard Busby is the most heavily as
sessed person. He is taxed $500 which
he considers to be In proportion to
the benefit. Others are assessed from
$1,000 down to about $500. The ditch
passes through the farms OF Busby,
Honstein, Ranke, Herman, VIII, John
and Henry Schwartz and Mrs. Aug
ust Wendt.
The Methodist Episcopal church
being closed for repairs, the first
quarterly conference of the year was
held at the parsonage Monday even
ing. Nearly every member of the Of
fetal board was present and had the
pleasure of meeting the new district
superintendent, Mr.. Stout. He Is a
very pleasant gentleman to meet and
handles the work in very thorough
and business like way, which assures
that the splendid work begun by Mr..
Cahoon, will be carried on as eff
ciently as heretofore.
Aprons OF all descriptions and size
for the wee girl to the grown up will
be found at the apron sale, which will
follow the chicken dinner at the hall
Thursday evening December 2.
II looks today as IL there might be
Comeback" to the good old sum
mertime, II only for few days It
would be very welcome to the long
suffering farmer.
Vernon's lumberman, George Vag-
stad is having an enforced vacation
owing to an attack of tonsilitis. Mr.
Vagstad went to his home in st. James
Caf hn nil 10,
he is able to resume his work here.
In the meantime Mr.. Gate, with the
assistance of Mrs. Gate, will look
after both the furniture and lumber
business.
c. NJ. Warren and Fred Lowell were
obliged to market their hog crop last
Saturday. The scarcity of feed made
1t necessary to put the hogs on the
market. Every farmer Is I'm the same
condition, as there is simply nothing
to the, corn and hogs are being dis
posed of as rapidly as possible. which
has knocked the prices and the pros
poets are for lower market still. The
farmer Is certainly up against II this
year as never before.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace V. Bunce, the
newlyweds of last week. are busy
getting settled CT the grooms farm
two miles east of town. Vernon peo-
pie extend congratulations and greet
lngs to this young couple and trust
their sojourn among us may be most
pleasant and congenial.
W. II. Griffith took the four O'Clock
train Thursday for Northern Iowa 10
visit a brother. who is III and will go
to the hospital for a serious opera
tion.
Millard Busby OF Wet Vernon, one
OF the most progrrs i've farmers, is
also extensively engaged i'm the live
stock business. besides keeping a
large herd Of thoroughbreds. he buys
several car-losd' of feeders every
fall, which he fattens and puts on the
market I'm prime condition and gets
top prices. He is now erecting a
cattle shed 32x120x12 feet high on a
concrete foundation with cement
floors.
The Equity shipped several car
loads of stock Saturday. @. II. Gray
In loading a car Of steers in some way
got In the push too deeply and got
two ribs broken, making his locomo-
ton somewhat slow and painful.
Ray Conklin of ST. Paul was shak-
ing hands with old Vernon friends
Monday. Mr.. Conklin informs us
that they are very nicely settled In
their new home. and that the family
are well and enjoying life in the city.
Mrs. Clara Scott and little boy os
Minneapolis are spending several
weeks with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
ID. A. Brewer. Mrs. Brewer is not I'm
the best of health.
r. J. Just has greatly added to
the convenience OF his general store
by having installed fine large rolled
top Single Account Cash Register -
A. Il. Quimby is spending part of
the week In Vernon on business con-
nected with the laying OF more tile on
his farms In this locality. While in
the village he stays with his former
neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Car
penter.
II Is hoped that the deluge OF this
| week will enable the farmer to finish
his late ploughing. which has pro-
gessed rather slowly. owing to the
hardened condition of the field, but
followed by a heavy freeze and fall
OF snow It looks as II no more plough
ing woul be done this year.
The electrical storm OF Wednesday
night played havoc with the telephone