The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-11
Vernon Center
From Friday's Dali,

From Fridays Daily.
Mrs. II. 0. Thompson of Amboy,
former resident of this place, is not
in the best of health at the present
time, suffering with an old ailment of
long standing. Her aunt, Mrs. S. A.
Warren, who has been staying with
her the past several days, returned
home yesterday.
F. G.. Wilbur is adding to the con-
venience and comfort of country life
by the addition of two large cement
screened pOrches. Those who have
been fortunate enough to have such
porches can testify to joys and pleas
ure which they afford
1t is reported that Mrs. Will Farm
er, who with her children have been
at summer resort at Necis, Mimi,
is very much improved in health and
that September 1 they will go to
Park Rapids, where they will make
their future home
Mrs. Margaret Goss and her daugh-
ter, Miss Alice, were passengerz
Wednesday morning for Kasson,
where they will visit the formers son
and family for the remainder of the
week
Horatio Francis and Merle Mack
have each lost valuable horses dur
ing the past week. Mr.. Francis, who
rents his uncles farm in Ceresco
was unhitching his horses from the
binder last Saturday, when the
animal dropped to the ground dead.
1t was fine seven year old mare,
weighing over 1000 pounds and it's
loss is great, especially at this sea-
son and to one just starting in busf-
ness for himself. Mr.. Mack in enter
ing the barn to do the evening chores
found the horse dead. 1t is thought
that death resulted from poison.
Miss johnson of Eagle Lake is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Ed Spence,
| and other relatives in the village.
Mrs. Keith has returned to her
nome in Mapleton, her daughter,
Mrs Ed Annis accompanied her and
will visit friends for a few DAYS.
Fred Annis and Ole Bengston are
building a cistern.
Miss Frank Clague of Redwood
Falls is spending a few DAYS with
her mother in the village.
Mrs. Lille Langes and Master
franz and BABY Alice are spending
few days with friends at the lake.
r. p. Fate has returned from his
| vacation trip of two weeks. Mrs.
Fate and little son remaining for a
| longer visit with her parents, at
| Lena, Ill.
Everybody who is at leisure was
in Mankato yesterday attending the
circus and no doubt are perspiring
as profusely as those who are en-
gagged in harvest field. Some of the
farmers in this vicinity have finish
ed their harvest and stacks began
| to loom up in various fields and by
+, the end of the week grain cutting
will be practically at an end.
! The Lutheran ice cream social at
| the beautiful Hoensteins home
Tuesday evening was a success both
financially and socially About fif-
ty from the village were in attend
ance. Autos furnished by the farm
ers in West Vernon conveyed the
guests from the village.
| The railroad company has settled
with Lyle Cooper for injuries he re-
ceived while in the Vernon Center
depot last March.
| Lloyd Ketchum is down from Du-
luth visiting his brother-in-law,
Frank Nickerson and family. He
| will return Saturday and will be &C
companied by his wife and two
daughters who have been in this vi
! entity for the past month.
| Miss Grace Cornish of Walker, a
former Vernon Center girl, is spend
ing her vacation with her sister, Mrs.
F. c. Wilbur in North Vernon and
other relatives and friends in the
village.