The Mankato free press., 1916-12-29
Vernon Center

The village school closed for the two
weeks midwinter vacation. Each room
had a Christmas tree and a good tlme
all by themselves. No public program
eighth grade teacher, will spend her va
cation with her parents in Mankato.
George Brown is spending the week al
his brother. Lewis home home at nonn Millow
Ruby ThurSton of Salem, Oregon, is
visiting his cousin, Mrs. L. C. Rev. this
week.
non left this morning for Duluth, where
she will spend the Christmas season
with her son-in-law and his little BABY
Lois and Grace Rev We're guests of
Auntie Mead at six o'clock dinner last
Mrs. Stella Clague arrived this even
ing from Redwood Falls to spend the
Yuletide season with her mother Mr..
Miles Porter and family of Mankato.
Mrs Eli Waite of Lake Crystal spent
Thursday with Mrs. Ellen Porter MRS.
Waite in company with Mrs Lola MOBILES
after Christmas for California, where
they will spend the remainder OF the
winter.
Briclyn and will spend the winter with
his mother, Mrs. r. d. Howard, In
the village.
Messrs. Herman Wilde and Dwight
Cornish with their families were shop-
pers in Mankato Wednesday.
f. Leslie Cooper is business visitor
in Amboy today.
Christmas shopping has been some
what Handicapped by the extreme cold
weather that has prevailed this week.
All trains were from one to four hours
late.
At the regular meeting of the Knights
of Pythias the installation of officers
Tln foil inO
ficers: Ed Mertersdorf,- c.. c.: Charles
Redfield, v. c., Fred Mertersdorf, pre-
late; Gust Nelson, M. w; Fred Lowell
Rec; Henry Halvverson;; M; F.; John
Chris Hansen, o. s.; Herman King
NJ E.
Miss Blanche Burdich, assistant edi-
tor on the Vernon Center News, left
on the early morning train Friday for
Maynard, Iowa, where she will remain
until after New Years with her par
ents and brother in the old home town
Miss Lucy Weir, the the " very left efficien, sar
school on Thursday and Friday of las,
week so that she might assist in caring
for her brother, Will,
Mrs. Hollenbeck, who has been con-
fined to her bed for the. past six weeks
with badly broken leg, is reported as
| being very poorly, and owing to her ex.
treme age it is very doubtful If she will
recover.
baby boy were passengers Friday morn
! ing for Minneapolis, where they vii
spend the Christmas holidays with rela-
| tives of Mrs. Champlin.
Doris Slater, Marie F1emming and Ly
dia Annis, who are attending Mapletor
high school, are expected home this
evening to spend the holiday vacation
Hobert Petrick, who is attending the
Commercial college, in Mankato, came
home Thursday for the holiday vacation
| Willie Weir, who has been confined
to his bed for the past seven weeks, SUI
! fering from sciatic rheumatism, was
| taken to Mudbaden Friday morning
where he hopes to get relief. He wa:
accompanied by his father and his uncle
Matt, the latter returning on the late
train. Friday evening. The father vii
return. Mr.. Weir is one of the young
| progressive farmers of East Vernon il
| the prime of life. His many friends sin
cerely regret his illness and all wish hin
| a speedy return to his usual good health
| Miss Mary Caven, the oldest daughter
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Caven, who is at
! tending school at the Good Counsel Aca.
denny at Mankato, is expected home thi:
/ Millard Busby, Lee Cox, Arts Busby
Don Cox and II. C. Kraus were bust
ness visitors at the court house Mon
day.
Messrs. Frank Cooper, Gust Nelson
! Lee Cox, George Brown and John Bow
en-, prominent WOodmen in the Vernon
Center lodge, attended the funeral serv
! ices of Mr. Dawson in Mankato Sunda.
afternoon. The lodge placed a beautiful
spray of flowers on the casket as a low
! ing memorial to their departed brother
The deceased carried $4,000 insurance il
the local lodge.
Walter Cox is home from his visit a
/ Winnebago.
] Will Foster is loading a car of house
hold goods for Kasota, to which tn
family will go the last of the week t
make their future home, having rente
their farm in Ceresco and bought a fey
acres Of land and house in that vii