The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-06-23
Vernon Center

Vernon Center
Among the many splendid depart
ments that the w. c. t. U. organiza-
Ition maintains for the betterment of
humanity, there is none more far
reaching, cheering and potent for
good than the flower department.
Vernon Center has always made much
of this From the coming OF the
earliest spring flowers to the late
autumn ones, boxes are sent to the
various hospitals and charitable in
situations in the state. Last Friday q
large box containing twenty beauti-
full bouquets, attached TO each card
with the unions motto, was sent to
the Emmanuel hospital at Mankato,
and another similar box filled with
roses will be sent next week to ST.
Joseph's. A box of flowers was also
sent to the district president, Mrs.
Akers, who is in ST. Mary's hospital
Rochester. To read the letters OF
thanks from the recipients OF the
flowers would convince the most
skeptical of the good solace, lasting
effects for good that this department
lis accomplishing.
T. D. Hays had the streak Of bad
luck when he lost one of his brood
mares, she had colt about two weeks
old and was apparently all right until
Sunday morning. Home remedies
were applied without effect, when Dr..
Getty Of Amboy was called, but the
horse was dead when he arrived.
Miss Margaret Dennison is expect
ed home this, evening from Minneap-
oils, where she has been visiting
friends for a week.
F. H. Barnes who miraculously es-
capped rom being fatally injured yes
terday in Mankato when his car COLI
lided with q street car, was able Men
day afternoon to go to the grounds
and boss the job of tent raising. Mr..
Barnes is head man on the Home
Coming affair and has worked in
cessantly to make it a success and the
accident coming at this time makes 1t
doubly hard to bear.
Miles Porter, Lee Champlin, A. E..
Quimby and Joseph Tallman all OF
Mankato are in town and are WORKING
like trojans, assisting in putting the
! finishing touches and rounding up the
many little last details of work con-
nected in preparating for the Home
Coming celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Gray of North
Vernon are parents of bouncing
baby boy, who arrived at their home
early Monday morning. He tipped the
scale at eleven pounds, the standard
weight of Vernon Center babies.
/ Donald Gray is getting along nicely
I from the effects Of his operation for
i the removal of his tonsils, at Rochest-
er last week. While the operation was
very severe one, he is gaining in
strength daily and no doubt but he
will soon. be a strong rugged boy.
Mrs. Lille LANCER and three chill
dren of Medina, N. D., Mrs. George
Force of Clear Lake, S. D., Mr.. and
Mrs. George Johnson, Grand Forks,
IN. D., Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Babccck
| of Siston, N. D., and Mrs. Thede
Johnson, Colman, S. D., Mrs. Minnie
Oliver and son of GAINESVILLE, Mrs.
Snider and Miss Faye Snider Of
! Waseca and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Sasee of Austin are among those who
have arrived in town to attend the
Home Coming.
| Fred Flemming is adding to the
convenience of his house by having
it piped for hot and cold water.
Mrs. T. Gate Clement returned
from Minneapolis Saturday, where
she had been visiting relatives for a
| few days. .
Miss Katie Howell and brother,
Lonny, of Bancroft, Iowa, are visit
ing their many friends in and around
town They will remain until after
! the Home Coming.
Allan Rambo is enjoying himself
out on the farm with Grandma Ram
| DO. and his uncle and aunt.
Editor Wilder of mboy was bust
mess caller in Vernon Monday, taking
| la day off from his office work, and
combining pleasure and business by
a motor trip in this vicinity.
J Will Nelson of Amboy who sold ar
lOverland roadster to Aaron Morris, is
spending couple of days here teach
! ing him to handle the car. He ac-
companies Mr.. Morris on the mail
route.