The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-11
Vernon Center
Prom THURSDAYS Daily

Mrs VANDERBILT of Mankato is
spending week with her daughter,
Mrs. r. J. Just and family. ~
Ladies' Aid society of the Meth
odist church feel very grateful to
Grandma Coon of Marine Mills for a
beautiful quilt which she pieced by
hand and sent them. Mrs. Coon is
over ninety -four years old and every
stitch of the quilt waA made by her.
the work being most beautifully done
1t is certainly work of art and done
by an old lady nearing the century
mark, is indeed remarkable. Many
ladies would have liked to purchase
the quilt. Mrs. Ella Stoner, who was
one of Mrs. COon's nearest neigh
bors when she lived in Vernon,
bought the quilt and will keep it as
memento of this dear old lady, who
is loved by all who know her and
whose life has been filled with good
works.
Will Conrad lost one of his best
horses last week, being overcome
with the intense heat. Ten horses
have succumbed in like manner dur
ing the past two weeks in a radius
of ten miles of the village. This is
heavy toll and in most cases could
have been avoided had the farmer
taken the precaution and taken water
into the fields and given them fire.
quent drinks With the terrible heat
of the last month, it seems almost
criminal to work team half a
day without water.
ho xx,hao he
gan Monday morning. Many farmers
who had winter wheat or an early
variety have their harvest nearly
completed. Black rust and heat has
reduced the yield fully fifty per
cent. Everybody is grateful for
Mondays chance in the tempera-
| ture.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will serve ice
cream, cake and waters, Friday even
ing August 4, from 1880 until all are
served, on lawn at the home of Rev.
! and Mrs. Koch. Everybody is eX-
lpected to join in the singing of the
old familiar songs that never grow
old and plantation melodies to the
accompaniment of the organ and BAN
! jo. Everybody is invited.
/ Miss Gladys Cooper spends Mon
days and Tuesdays of each week in
Truman where she teaches music,
having organized a class there sew
eral weeks ago.
Mrs. Ann Robinson will return
home the latter part Of the week,
after spending month with her
daughter, Mrs. Ben Baumgarten.
| Mrs. Sarah Butler and daughter,
Miss Francis, telephone operators
/ began a two weeks vacation Tues
day morning, going via auto to Tru-
man, where they will enjoy country
F., life at the beautiful farm home of the
formers niece, Mrs. Marion Scho-
field. The Misses Burke and Jorden
of Amboy will be "hello girls" dur
/ ing their absence.
A telephone message Monday morn
! ing from CerescO informs the cor
respondent that the stork had just
visited the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Sanford Cornish and presented them
with fine baby boy. AS this is the
first grandchild in the Jess Mobiles
and Clinton Cornish families, the ar
rival of this lusty youngster is the
| harbinger of great rejoicing and
pleasure to both families.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Nickerson left
on the early train Monday for their
home in Lewiston, Idaho, after a
short visit with their father, l.. S.
Terry and brother and sister in
/, North Vernon. Mr.. Nickerson is mail
agent and they are on their way home
from trip to Buffalo and other
eastern Cities