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

| LHelr little son DapIlSod ChlS "Seh at
ST. Matthews church, giving him
the name of William Leslie.
| Miss Sarah Ryan is spending a
week with her sisters, Mrs. Fred
Roberts in Sterling and Mrs, Albert
Schwan in Good Thunder.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Fate and
Master Keith spent Christmas with
Mrs. Fate's sister, Mrs. Will Thomas
of Lake Crystal.
Methodist Sunday school board met
at the church Monday evening to
round up the years business and
elect officers, which are as follows:
superintendent, D. H. Thew; as
sistant superintendent, R. E. Fate
secretary, Faye Steiner; treasurer.
Elmer Robinson; librarian, Mrs.
Julia Force; organist, Mrs. Myrtle
Gray.
Sincere good wishes to the editor
and his staff and the numerous read
ers of the hest paper in Southern
Minnesota for a happy and prosper
Gus New Year.
Miss J. Cornish is spending few
days at the pleasant home of NJ. B.
Russell in 'Cercsco.
H. c.. Kraus left Sunday for Sioux
City, Iowa, where he viii spend sew
eral days on business.
! Miss Liza Wilson and brother,
Bert, are spending part of the week
with their sister, Mrs. Leafiie War
| rem.
Faul Thew is working in tho print
ing cfficc this week. during the alb
senne of Miss Burdick.
| The EpwOrth League social which
will be held at the home Of Rev. and
| Mrs. w. r. Palmers this coming
Thursday evening promises to be q
very pleasant affair.
Ralph Burdck, James Lowell, Paul
Thew and Ed Mertesdorf, saw the
Birth of Nation Sunday afternoon
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Barnes, A.
| c.. GRAY and wife, John Mertersdorf,
| Vera Flemming, Vera Kitch AMI
| Margaret Wilbur and Mr.. and Mrs.
| Matt Weir Monday afternoon. All
speak in glowing terms of the photo
play
Mr.. and Mr.. James Lowell re-
turned to Fairmoat On the four
| o'clock train Monday.
Ephriarl Fogg, Dyntyre n. D., with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown and son
and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mead OF Am
hoy were the cut Of ton guests, who
enjoyed Christmas day at the home
of Gardie Mead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franc Stoner of
Welcome are spending the holiday
vacation with the formers mother
and, sister in the village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Day of South
Vernon invited seventy-five of their
nearest friends and neighbors to eat
| Christmas dinner with them The
guests began to arrive early and
everybody spent the day must
| pleasantly The majority of the men
spent the time hunting, thereby work
ing up an appetite for the bountifui
dinner, The. ladies enjoyed an old
| fashioned visit.
w, H.. Griffith received tele-
phone message from Swere, Iowa,
Friday evening saving that his broth
er, who had recently suffered an
operation, was failing rapidly Mr.
| Griffith departed on the nine o'clock
train, reaching his brothers. home in
the early morning. His brother
passed away few hours after his
arrival.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Force gave
a dinner party Wednesday in honor
of their former neighbors back in
their old home il Paddeeville. Wis,
Those present were, Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Ebert Keith Of Payetta, Idaho, Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Keith and Mrs.
Mary Keith Hanson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Annis of North Vernon. It
was a very happy occasion and will
long be remembered Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Keith and Mrs. Hanson left
on the four O'Clock for their re-
spectiNe homes. Mr.. and Mrs Ebert
| Keith will remain for longer visit
| with their sister, Mrs. Ed Annis.
| Mr.. and Mrs Homer Miller and
Master Roy were Christmas guests
at the home of George Seawright.
Miss Belle Shannon who is spend
ing Christmas week with Gladys
Cooper will go to Elbow Lake the
latter part of the week to visit friends
for the remainder of the week.
Clate Kelley, Will Griffith and
J Horace Bunce are installing phones
in their homes this week and con-
meeting with che of the main lines
running east from town We are sure
that cur neiehbors will find this a
great convenience and will enjoy it !.
The Misses Cecilia Russell, Lucy
Weir, ADastatia Weir, who are teach
/ ing school are spending a two weeks
vacation with the home folks.
! Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Keith and CHI
dren Of Barrett, Mimi, arrived Tues
dav to attend the reunion of the
Keith family.
i A class of children will
receive their fist communion Janu-
! ary 6 at st. Matthews. The ladies OF
the Altar. society will serve another
OF the famous dinners on this date in
the dining room of the church. Price
! twenty-five cents.
\ Nels Nelson was called to New Ulm
by a telegram last week saying that
his father vas in the hospital
seriously i'll with blood poison. Mr..
Nelson left at once for that place. A
few days after his arrival, his broth
er was taken with an attack of
appendicitis and hurried to the same
hospital for an operation which re-