The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-04-07
Flowers On One Side of Fence
Beautiful" On Other
REAL FREAKS OF NATURE
They Were Found BY Vernon
Center Man; News From
Village
Especial to The Free Press.l

Vernon Center, April Peculiar
freaks of nature, which put Vernon
Center il the limelight again We're
found yesterday when T. D. Hays
picked y bouquet of pansies from one
side of fence in the C. F. Berger
man yard and on the opposite side Of
the fence was a good sized snow
drift. This is no nature fake
The funeral of the late J. J. Rambo
was held from the Baptist church
Thursday afternoon. The church was
filled with old friends and neighbors
who came to pay their last respects
to the memory of a good man. Many
beautiful flowers were on the casket
and in baskets and vases, while a
large american flag was draped at
the back of the pulpit. Four rem&in-
ing old soldiers in Vernon Center
were, the honorary palhearers, who
were e. T. Champlin, F. S. Heming
way, Joe Robinson and George For
ter. Rev. Eastman assisted by Rev.
w. f. Palmer officiated male
quartet consisting of Rev. ]. d. Ohm
sted of Garden City, E. d. Wash
burn, r. E. Fate and G. M. Warren
rendered very beautifully, Going
Down the Valley" "Scme Blessed
Day" and THAT Beautiful Land"
James ]. Rambo was born in Logan
county, Ohio, January II, 1S43, being
seventy three years, two months and
sixteen days old at the time of his
death, which was due to conpli-
cation of diseases. His early life was
spent in Ohio, when his country called
for volunteers he enlisted in COM
pany B of the Eighty eighth Ohio
Volunteer infantry, in which company
he served almost three years, until
he was mustered out at the close Of
war He then returned to his home
in Ohio, where he was married in
1868 to Miss Malinda French, who
only lived q year, leaving baby girl
who followed her mother in few
months. In 1871 he came to Mime
sofa, where he located permanently
in Blue Earth county and for the past
thirty-three years has made his home
on the farm two and half miles west
of town He was married January
IA, 1874, to Miss Ellen Morrison, who
together with their two sons, William
D. and Walter A. survive him. He
leaves one grandson, Allan D. Ram
bo. Besides those of the Immediate
family who mourn his death is a sis
ter, Miss Rebecca Rambo of Belle
Fontaine, Ohio, and Thomas II. Ram
BIO of Youngston, Ohio.
O. J. Randall on his way to the de-
pot to take the early train for Gar
den Oily, was taken i'll with dizzy
spell and fell to the ground, where he
lay for few minutes and on arising
he found that the train was in. He
took, run for it and attempting TO
board the moving train, he missed the
steps, and fell alongside of the train,
badly, brusing his hands and face,
which will lay him UP for a few days.
It was indeed fortunate to escape
with these few bruises, as it might
easily have been a fatal accident
Hon. and Mrs. H. o. Thompson
attended the funeral of their old
friend, James Rambo.
Edwin Kraus cut his hand quite
badly Thursday afternoon, requiring
three stitches to repair the damage.
r. G. Champlin is slowly recover
ing from an attack Of tonsilitis which
kept him away from his office several
days this week.
A. c.. Gray took the four o'clock
train for Mankato Thursday to meet
his wife and son, who were returning
from Rochester.
The public school closes today for
the spring vacation. Both teachers
and pupils will enjoy a week of free
dom from their respective duties. Mrs.
Evans and son goes to Mankato and
Miss Russell to Fairmont for visit
with the home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardie Meade and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bates are
spending a few days with relatives at
Amboy.
Mrs L. C. Rev and daughters, Lois
and Grace, were passengers on the
four o'clock train Friday for Mankato.
to remain over Sunday with the form
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Pep
per.
Rev and Champlin, the popular
real estate men of Vernon Center
will in the near future take a large