The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-11-12
WILL OBSERVE EVENT
| SERMON BY PALMER
Temperance Sunday at Vernon
Center, November IS
From Tuesdays Daily.

Vernon Center, November -
Worlds Temperance Sunday. Novem-
Der Il, in Vernon Will pc under the
auspices OF the local w. G.. T. U.
and will be held in the Baptist church
Sunday evening. Rev. w. II. Palmer
will deliver an address, which will be
preceded with a song service and Mr..
and Mrs. Fate will sing duet. Every
present.
Maureen. the little three year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Keitzer.
OF West Vernon. is carrying her arm
I'm a sling, as the result of a sprain she
received from a fall.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. viii
Turk was frightened Thursday
morning by the arrival of a baby
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Bowen, and Mes
danes. Borenzo Carpenter. Edward
Warren. and John Bowen attended the
Flower show I'm Mankato Thursday.
Mankato's first flower show was Ger
tainly grand success and the
beauty OF the magnificent collection
OF rare and beautiful flowers were
beyond description.
L. l.. Champlin. Charlie OFT. re-
estate dealers OF Mankato were In
town Friday.
Harold Cox. who has been IN ~
Dakotas for the past two mont s. rt-
turned home Thursday evening.
Mrs. r. ]. Just and Joseph re'r'"'
Friday noon from Mankato, where
they had been since Tuesday visiting
her mother. Mrs. Manderfield. Fred
Manderfield Of Mankato has the con-
tract for repapering and redecorating
the interior OF the Methodist Episco
pal church.
Joe Turner leaves tomorrow on tho
early train for minneapolis, where he
will spend few days on business
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Flachcsenhar
and son and Mrs. Thro OF Mankato
were in town Friday afternoon COM
ing via auto route.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. g. Champlin au-
toed to Mankato Thuriday.
Mr.. Randall. Jr.. is in Eagle Lake,
working on the state road.
Grandpa McCracken of Albert Lea
is spending a few days with his son.
Robert and family in West Vernon.
Ed. Skargcrberg has left for BcHu-
dette TO spend the winter on his
claim.
Joe Turner and VIII Kccnily ha
completed building cattle shed or
the l.. G. Rew's farm west of town.
Aaron Morris Is back on the mail
route after enjoying two weeks va
cation. His substitute is Cliff Mead
who delivered the mail by auto.
Mr. and Mrs. G. e. Cornish are
again residents of Vernon after spend
ing the past nine months In Cresco,
having his farm buildings and house
put in prime condition for his son
Sanford and wife. WHO have been liv-
ing OH the old home farm In Vernon.
and who moved to Ceresco this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornish while glad TO
enjoyed themselves among the splen-
did people I'm the community.
h Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Withrow. AM
their daughter Ethel. Mr.. and Mrs
John castro and Fred Skier have re-
turned from their visit in Kasota go
ing coming via auto route.
Rev. l. n Howell and family are
now residents of Bancroft, Iowa, hay-
ing and coming via auto route.
first of the week. Mr.. Howell and
Lonnie drove overland with their por-
les and buggy and Mrs. Howell went
by train. This estimable family will
be greatly missed in the field of the'-
activities Miss Howell was honor
guest In several pretty affairs given
by the younger members of the church.
Mrs. VIII Rembo. On Monday evening
entertained the Baptist choir of ten
members and on Wednesday after
noon Mrs. Blanche Slater enter
tanned the Girls Mission society. At
both affairs Miss Howell was pre-
scented with q pretty gift In apprecia-
ticn of her faithful work.
J. VI. Chesrown. who has been stay
ing with his daughter. Mrs. Sarah
Butler. left on the carly train Saturday
for Minneapolis where he will spend
Sunday with his brother. From there
he will go to Linton. y. d.. TO visit
his son for few weeks.
DIR. o. II. McMicheal has returned
to his home in Minneapolis after a
pleasant visit with his daughter and
friends here.
Mrs. Tallman was calling on friends
In town Wednesday between trains.
Clifford Mead and Willie Keonitz
have landed the job of laying $4,000
shingles on the buildings on tile z. 4.
Quimby farm i'm North Vernon. They
have the work nicely started.
Mrs. Harry Morris was a passenger
on the early train Friday for Kasota
to spend several days with the home
folks.
Mr.. Reese Lewis and family from
Armstrong. Ia. arrived yesterday and
by Saturday night will be nicely To-
Gated in the Baily house on Main
street.
w. J. Richter. and wife and baby
boy spent Friday evening In Mapieton
celebrating the formers parents
twenty seventh wedding anniversary.
participated in by the several Rich
ter families.
Threshing season was finished in
this vicinity this week and clover
hulling In in order. The crop rs rather
disappointing but in accordance with
the other crops harvested. F. r.
Lowell who finished clover hulling to-
day. got about two bushels per acre.
Godfrey Wendlandt and L. c. Rev
have returned from Sioux City. where