The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07

Mr.. ana MIS- James BateS ana MAS
ter Burton spent the New Year and
until the following Monday morning
with the formers brother, Charles
Bates, and family in the village and
with other relatives in Strawberry
Point
Emil Keitzer and Fred Wendt prom
inent farmers in West Vernon, are
having hard seige of grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Hanson are
rejoicing greatly over handsome
baby daughter, who tipped the scale
at nine pounds, and arrived at then
home on Wednesday They are re
ceiving many and hearty congratula-
lions from their friends over the adj
vent of the first baby in their home
Miss. Grace Roe is down from Win
nebago spending the week with her
cousin, May, at the home of her uncle
Joe Robinson, in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bates and
Mrs. Young and Mr. and Mrs. John
Bowen and Ruth Ashmead enjoyed a
sleigh ride to Winnebago Sunday,
calling on former Vernonites.
Miss Ruth Ashmead of Minneapolis
is spending part of the midwinter
vacation with Mrs Mabel Bowen.
Last Thursday morning Chris Han
son and Albert Halverson, who have
been conducting a first-class restau-
rant in the connection with a grocery
store, in the village for the past six
or more years, disposed of the bus
mess to Alex Dorwiller of Mankato,
who took possession at once. Messrs.
Hanson and Halvorson are as yet I'M
decided as to future plans but it is
hoped that they will continue in bus
mess of some kind here, for they are
splendid young men, who built up a
good business, being thoroughly
honest and conscientious in all their
business affairs, obliging and court
eous to all, they made and retained
friends, who. would indeed be sorry to
see them go elsewhere, Mr.. August
Keitzer, who owned the building and
also a residence, disposed of both
buildings to Mr.. Dorwiller.
Mr.. Dorwiller, who purchased the
Hanson & Co., restaurant has about
decided to discontinue the restaurant
business and conduct a grocery store
only He had been in the general mer-
camille business in Iowa for several
years before coming to Vernon
Center, where he bought and operated
farm for several years, moving to
Mankato about four years ago. Every
body will be glad to welcome this
estimable family again to our midst
hot hn will ha
full in his new undertaking, but taking
into consideration the two years fail
ures in crops, and the large Equity
club who purchase most of their
groceries and dry goods by wholesale,
and the many, many people in the
village and country who seldom buy a
nickel's worth here, but send to
Sears & Roebuck or Montgomery &
Ward, for all they require, it looks as
if there were more stores now than
needed to handle the business, and it
must take a pretty good financing to
not come out on the losing side of
the ledger.
Rolly Brown left on the four O'Clock
train Monday afternoon for Kansas
City to see his sister, Mrs. Nina Brown
Wilson, who is seriously i'll in hos
pital in that city.
l.. l.. Champlin of Mankato was in
town Monday between trains.
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Champlin at
tended the wedding of Miss Mabel
Paddock on New Years day at the
home of her cousin, Mr. and Mrs
Lee Champlin
Miss Marie Brown returned to
normal Monday afternoon after spend
ing the holiday vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Charles Brown in
West Vernon.
The Equity club are planning on a
big time at the hall this coming Fri
day evening. A program, social and
refreshments are some of the minor
attractions. Each member has the
privilege of inviting a guest, and a
good time is assured all who are for
tunate enough to receive bid.
The rain on New Years day and
night covered everything with an inch
coating of ice, which makes locomo-
ton for man or horse very dangerous.
The dinner which was to be given
under the auspices of the Altar So
ciety of the ST. Matthews church on
January 6, has been postponed in
definitely on account of the much
sickness among the members.
I. d. Hays, who has been in poor
health for year or more, is spend
ing the holiday season with his wife
and son in Minneapolis, where he will
receive treatment for his trouble and
if no improvement follows, these
treatments, he will probably submit
to an operation. 1t is hoped he may
speedily be enjoying his usual good
health
Mr.. and Mrs. Drege, who were
formerly most respected citizens of
Vernon Center but for many years of
Lake Crystal, have decided to give
up their cosy home at that place and
move to Minneapolis, where two of
their sons live and where their
youngest daughter, Miss Stella, is a
west high school teacher They feel
that at their age, it is better to be
where some of their children can be
with them. and still have their own
home, so they have rented very nice
steamheated fiat and departed on New