The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-09-29
Vernon Center

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bates re-
turned yesterday from Mankato
where they spent most of the past
week visiting their brother, Aaron
and Jim Bates and families.
Many from Vernon drove to Ceresco
Wednesday to attend the Ed Meixell
sale. His son, Erve, who has been
farming in Judson for several years,
will work the farm for the coming
year.
Charles Dimmick met with a pain
full accident Monday. He was stand
ing behind his wagon when the team
began to back, getting him be-
tween a telephone pole and wagon
and giving him hard squeeze. His
jawbone was broken and he was
otherwise injured. DR.. Clement re-
duced the fracture and he is getting
along satisfactorily.
Mrs. Steiner and son, Will, OF
Mankato were callers at the home
of A. w. Petrich.
D. A. Slater and Frank Sasse
autoed to Mapleton Sunday, where
they spent a few hours.
Dean Barnes took Rev. Russell CT
Blue Earth and Rev. B. F. Koch OF
Vernon Center to Mankato Tues
day afternoon in time to take the
train for Rochester, where they will
attend the Methodist annual con-
ference, which convenes in that city
today and continues until the follow
ing Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitch were Lake
Crystal visitors the first of the week.
T. D. Hays completed the harvest
ing Of his onion crop yesterday.
H. G. Kraus returned Wednesday
from an over Sunday business trip
to Sioux City.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Barnes autoed
to Lake Crystal after church and
spent the afternoon with Mrs.
Barnes parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Dredge.
Mrs. H. Young went to Winnebago
Wednesday for few days visit with
relatives. Her daughter, Mrs. Hazel
Bates accompanied her.
Mr.. Holt of Webster City, Iowa,
left yesterday for home after a
pleasant visit with his former
neighbors, Willard Busby and fami-
ly, in West Vernon.
Miss Lille Halverson, who has
been in the twin cities since the
state fair, visiting with relatives ana
friends, returned home the first of
the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wilkins, newly
weds from Marshalton, Iowa, are
being entertained this week by the
Busby family.
Professor D. M. Drew, one of the
instructors in the State Agriculture
college, was in Vernon Center yester-
day and called on Howard Francis,
who was his student last year. He
looked over the work, crops, ETC., on
his fathers farm that Howard has
had the management of, and con-
graduated him warmly on the
splendid success. He has especially
pleased with his corn crop. When
Howard resumes his studies at the
agriculture college, he will have
several credits added to his list for
the splendid record made in farm
work during the spring and summer.
Hugh Francis and Miles Porter,
who bought a tractor last month,
only voice the sentiment of other
large farmers, who have tractors in
operation OIL ldIulS, lLdl Tic
invested in them pays. In the for
mer's farm ploughing is all done,
and large acreage of winter rye has
been put in, and for the past week
have been ploughing on the Porter
farms four miles west of town and
large acreage has been ploughed.
The tractor is operated by the
formers son. Howard. who is very
proficient in the handling of it, and
the burroughs are being turned over
as if by magic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will DennisOn and
! Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Dorweiller en-
joyed a motor trip to Mankato, going
down in the formers new Hudson
car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Gilchrist
have returned to farm life after
long residence in Lake Crystal and
are nicely settled in the old home
four miles west of town. Everybody
gives them a most hearty welcome.
MaSdamoc Mary Goruich Cathorino