The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-16
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The first annual Home Coming at
Vernon Center will be held Wednes-
day and Thursday, June 81, %. This
will be the biggest event ever held
in the village The following is the
program:
Wednesday, June 81, at one
o'clock: Music by Sterling band.
Program at tent. Music by Metho-
dist choir, invocation, Rev. w. H.
Clement, solo, Miss Eleanor Quimby;
address of welcome by Mayor T. G.
Clement; response by Attorney John
Lowell of Fairmont; trombone solo,
Lyle Cooper; address by Hon. j. L..
Washburn of Duluth; 3:15, base ball
game, Vernon Center VS.. Former Citi-
zens; 500 street sports, suitable
cash prizes to be given; 100 yard
dash, free for ALL fat mems race,
stand and jump, potato race, high
jump, novelty race, men and boys
against Ford auto. Supper.
Evening program at eight o'clock
at tent.
Entertainment by Mankato Orphe-
us club.
Short address by Miles Porter of
Mankato.
Thursday, June %: Forenoon to
be devoted to visiting. At 1 p. M,
music by band, program at big
tent; solo, E. w. Washburn; talks
by ]. J. F1aschenhar and ID. A.
Reed; trombone solo, Lyle Cooper;
talks by Martin Farmer and George
Champlin; solo, Joseph Tallman;
talks by T. T. Warham and Ashley
Coffman; special music in charge OF
Joseph Tallman.
At four o'clock the sham battle and
Indian massacre will take place. Old
settlers attacked by Indians, Company
H of Mankato to the rescue, battle fol-
lows. Excellent view from Grannls
bluff to battle ground. Small admis-
sion fee charged those not holding
membership ticket. Supper.
At 7 D. M band concert on street.
At eight, evening program at big
tent. Music by Thew orchestra; So
10, Mrs Lily LANCER; talks by Rev.
Clement and Professor Nettleton;
solo Eleanor, Quimby; address by
T. Ross Paden; music by chorus.
Mrs. Jennie Webster is spending a
few days with her old friend, Mrs.
James Rambo in West Vernon.
The Lutheran church and the resi-
dences of Dr. T. G. Clement, d. A..
Slater. A. q. Partridge, are Respondent
in their new coats of paint. 1t is be-
lieved that the village is one OF the
prettiest, neatest, Iiveliest and most up
q
think so too after you have spent two
days, June q and %, in it's environ
ments and among the congenial
spirits.
Business Mems night" at the opera
house last Saturday evening was
greatly enjoyed Apparently the vii
layers and country folk turned out en-
masse and enjoyed the four reels OF
moving pictures. The opera house was
packed during the first show and COM
fortably filled during the second. The
home orchestra furnished the music.
D. H. Thew, violin, Lyle Cooper, slide
trombone, Vincent Dorweiller, clario-
net and Miss Gladys Cooper, piano.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz, who were
married last week at the brides home
in Ottertail, are spending part Of
their honeymoon with the brides
cousin, Frank Robinson and family in
Old Town. Mrs. Schultz, who's maiden
name was Nellie Frazer, was a former
resident of this place, and has many
friends here. The newlyweds expect
to leave soon for their future home in
Madison, Wis.
Mrs. Harry Wrightson was down
from Blue Earth for an over Sunday
visit with Miss Faye Stoner, who has
not been in the best of health foT
several months past, but for the past
week has been feeling quite like her
self again.
Mrs. Eva Wendlandt is spending a
few days in Mankato, guess of Mrs
Eta Tallman
Mrs Pearl Rev and daughters, Lois
and Grace, and Miss Eva Nelson are
visiting Mrs. Rew's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James PETER in Mankato this
week.
Captain Scott of Mankato was in
Vernon yesterday where he selected
the grounds for the sham battle be-
tween fifty Indians and the state
militia during Vernon Center's Home
Coming.
Mrs. A. c. Gray, who took her
youngest son to Rochester last Mon