The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-09-15
Vernon Center
From Wednesdays Daily.

Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Hemingway,
who are among the oldest and most
respected citizens, and widely known
throughout the country, celebrated
their fifty fourth wedding annivers-
airy at the old homestead one mile
north of the village, by entertaining
their children, grandchildren and
greatgrandchildren at a bOuntiful
twelve o'clock dinner Sunday This
worthy couple who have lived on the
old farm home for over fifty-one
years have been vital factor in
the development of the township.
Since those far away pioneer days
of log cabin fame, with their tolls,
hardships, homely joys, until the
veniences and comforts, their lives
have been living example of truth,
honesty and endeavor and with such
a heritage the sunset days are hap
py and cOntended ones, and in their
home, which to them is the dearest
spot on earth" surrounded by their
children and hosts of friends active
in the affairs of the home and farm,
deeply interested in the civic, social
and moral affairs of the neighbor-
hood, they are pressing on toward
the goal of their we'll earned lives.
Yes, they go gently down the hill of
life,
And thank their God, at every
stage they go.
The husband lover and the sweet
heart wife
OF creeping age; what do we care
or know.
Each says to each, "Our fourscore
years, trice told, 1851
Would leave us young, the soul is
never old. IN
What is the grave to us? Can it di-
wide, ~
The destiny of two by God made
one?
side, asI
To know our blended life is but
.HhI begun,
| These fading faculties are sent to
say,
Heaven is more near today than
yesterday"
Saturday Mrs. Homer Miller of
| North Vernon left on sad journey
to her old home in southern Iowa to
attend the funeral services of her
brother, who suddenly passed away
that morning.
Charles Starbuck has taken the
agency of the Super Six Hudson car
These are splendid cars and sell on
their merits.
Lime Robinson, who has been
| farming near Minneopa for the past
several years, will again become a
resident of Vernon, having rented
the OFT farm in East Vernon.
| Several neighborhood changes
will take place this fall, many rent
| ers moving elsewhere, and new
ones coming in Orris Spence will
move on to the Riley farm tenant
ed by the Blackburns. 1t is not known
where the latter goes, but it is hoped
they will not move far, as they are
splendid people.
| Miss Louise Award is in the viii
| lage a guest of Mrs. Ellen Porter.
| Miss Veronica Good began her
school work in the Sewers district
Monday
Miss Marybelle Award is attend
ing high school in Mankato. Her
sister, Marie, will not return to the
normal until about November /. She
is member of the hay fever colony
and is certainly having very siren
uous time with this dread visitor,
whose visit seems to get longer with
each succeeding year. B
Ed. Mertersdorf has returned from
his visit to the twin cities.
Joe Turner is back to Vernon aft
er spending the summer in the Dako-
tas working at the carpenters trade.
Mrs. R. E. Fate has as guest for
4 a week Mrs. Hodge and her two lit
tie boys from Fargo, N d.
l Ed Johnson and Fred Gossard
| who found bee tree in the Cooper
woods east of town about two
months ago on Sunday, cut down the
tree, smoked out the bees and Sc