The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-29
Vernon Center
From fridays oaIiv.

Mr.. and Mrs. L.. l.. Champlfn spent
from Friday until Tuesday with their
grandparents In the village. 80
Lyle Cooper, VINO mas. been In the
hardware business with his father for
the past two years, has accepted =
position at the Ed Lamm drug store
in Mankato, and entered upon his
duties there this morning. -..
Miss Lucy Weir, who teaches school
near Mapleton spent the weekend
at home. -,.
Mr.. Buckmister, whose home is In
the northern part OF the state, is
visiting his sons in South Vernon.
lvor Nelson Is clerking for the
Cooper Hardware q Implement COM
pany. 3D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boettcher and
daughter, and Miss Emma Zastrow OF
Aankato. stopped here on their way
home from an auto trip TO Blue Earth
for short visit at the william With
row home. Miss Zastrow Is sister
OF Mrs. .Withrow. H
Mr.. and Mrs. Chef Burr visited last
week at the Edward Annis home in
North Vernon.
Mrs. Keith had an experience last
Sunday which she does not care TO
have repeated. She picked mp O
needle from the floor and carelessly
put il i'm her mouth, and in some way
IL lodged in her throat. and all efforts
10 remove II failed. DIR. Clement was
telephoned for. and removed the
needle. and no bad effects are ex-
pected. 80
Last Saturday evening Mrs. viii
Rambo who was Il delegate to the
Baptist convention in Temple church,
Minneapolis last week, save a splen-
did report on her observations.
T. ID. Hays went to Minneapolis
last Saturday TO spend week Wis.,
ing his family and transacting.
business.
r. &. Wilbur finished filling his two
large sIlos last Saturday. lie put
sixty five acres OF corn into thes'
silos. This completes the business
here for this year.
Bowen & Son have sold Stude-
baker car to Fred Mertersdorf OF
North Vernon.
Mrs. Beth Cranstnn and three
children OF Pollock. s. D.. arc "ig
ing the formers grandmother. Mrs. S.
J. Warren and uncles. Edward al
Carl Warren.
Mrs. Hattie Croean arrived last
Saturday from Plymouth, Wisconsin.
20 spend a week with her two nieces,
Mesdames Gladys Hansen and
Blanche Mertersderf.
Mrs. Charles Brown OF West Ver-
non has returned from Rochester.
where she consulted the Mayos in
regard to her health.
Rev |. n. Howell and family will
be rendered a public farewell reception
at the Baptist church Thursday even
ing. They are packing their goods and
expect to leave for Bancroft. Ia, the
last OF the week.
Carl Skagerberg. who has been
working at the thing business here
during the season, left last week for
his home I'm Burdette. MINI.
A. c. Gray is again proprietor of
the meat market. w. ID. Rambo, who
bought the business about two months
ago has retired, as the work was too
heavy and combining for him. as he
Is not I'm the best OF health.
Miss Louise Award is spending
few weeks in GAINESVILLE with her
brother in-law and sister. Mr.. and
Mrs George Holmes.
Mrs. Mary Cornish and Miss Jose-
phine Cornish were passengers on
the early train to Minneapolis last
Monday. from where Mrs. Cornish de-
parted for Great Falls. After spend
Ing q few weeks with her three
daughters she will accompany her
daughter. Mrs. McElmeel and two
children to California. where they will
spend the winter.
r. X. Lowell has received regis
tration papers from Battleboro. Yer
mont e." Z six months old thorough
bred IIClstein heifer II Is n beautiful
calf and Il was finally decided IN ngme
II Beryl Beenan Granville Pheoha. The
calf is strain Of the wendt Holsiain
herd. which was sold recently IN Lake
crystal. fo-tv thoroughbrcds selling
for 1885. Mr. Lowell has been en-
gagged in the dairy business for the
past twenty-five years. He has grade'
up his stock until he now has herd
OF 26 high grade cattle, manv Of
which are thOrOughbreds. His dairy
cows hold envialle records and
the Lowell stock farm ranks among
the highest in the county.
Aarcn Morris. mail carrier on Route
I. is taking a vacation. Clifford Mead
Is substitute.
j. d. Nelson of Mankato was here
between trHins Monday afternoon.
Miss GlHdys Cooper returned from
Mankatn TUESDAY nnCn where she
visited Miss Belle Shannon and other
friends.
Attorney G.. W. Champlin OF Lake
Crystal transacted business in the
Village Tuesday afternoon. ,
Mrs Edward Swanson Is enter
tanning friends from Mankato this
week. and also her two sisters.
Last Sunday being visiting day In
the Sunday schools OF the state the
Methodists and BaDtists exchanged
greetings and visits. VIII Rambo rep
resented the Baptists and Mrs. Mable
HalversCn from the Methodist district.
Miss Celia Marie Cox spent Sunday
with friends in Lake Crystal.
Clate Kelley has the contract to fill
the approach at the east bridge. and
has begun on the job. This VIII COM
piete the extensive repair work that
has been in operation for nearly a
month. during which the bridge has
been closed to travel. giving great
Inconvenience to the people living
east of here as they had TO go. by
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