The Mankato free press., 1916-12-08
Vernon Center

c. Nj. Warren and Lawrence departed
on the early train this morning for Col
umbus, Ohio, to visit for two weeks
with Rev. Willis Warren and family.
Enroute they will stop in Chicago to
attend the stock show and other places
of interest.
Will Dennison and Margaret and War
rem motored to Danville Sunday to at
Griggs. which were held from the Con-
gTeSational church in Mapleton Sunday
afternoon, Mrs. Dennion, who has been
With her father for the most of the past
Godfrey Wendlandt is reported on the
sick list this morning
Among those from here who motored
to Mankato Thursday evening to see
kato theatre were Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Halverson and the Misses Blanche Ran
DALI Margaret Dennison. Marguerite
Wilbpr. Iicll Williams. Merle Mack and
Mrs. NJ B. Russell of Ceresco went to
Minneapolis Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving and the remainder of the
week with her sister, Miss Katie Dollard.
their vacation with their aunt, Miss
Dollard. "
Mrs VIII Withrow and her brother,
John Zastrow and family motored to
Mankato Saturday, where big ceIebra
tion was held at the home of Mrs. Zas-
trow for her mother, Mrs. Wilhelmine
Hohenstein, who passed her ninety
seventh mile stone that day. Mrs. Ho,
the day as much as did the thirty rela-
tives who were present Mrs. Hohen-
stein has the distinction of being the
oldest person in Mankato. She has four
children, thirty nine grandchildren and
forty three great-grandchildren.
Owing to two more cases of diphtheria
th7t developed Monday it seemed advis-
able to close the public school Tuesday
DR.. Clement examined all the children's
throats, but found no symptoms of the
disease. Mrs. Clate Kelley and her
daughter Vera. who have been quite
much better.
. The union Thanksgiving services at
the Methodist church Thursday evening
were largely attended and very interest
ing. Rev. B. F. Koch, Rev. Eastman
and Rev. Russell the latter, of Blue
Earth. Earth, were present and gave in.
THANKSGIVING and the countless blessings
which the people of Minnesota are en-
joying. Rev. Russell said he had just
received a letter from his mother who
eggs were seventy-five cents a dozen and
that she only bought one egg at time
and that everything was in like proper
ton.
Miss Doris Slater, who is attending the
Mapleton high school, spent Thanksgiv-
ing vacation with her aunt, Mrs. Edith
Slater in Winnebago.
Charlie. Grannis, who, was in a bad
auto accident last Monday near Amboy,
is in the Emmanuel hospital, where he
was taken Immediately after the acci-
dent. His arm, which was broken in
is SO badly swollen it will be at least
another week before the bones can be
set as the doctors fear that tuberculosis
might develop if anything was done to
the arm in it's present condition. His
suffering
the time.
Mrs Mary Cornish visited Mrs. Mary
Wagon in Mankato this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Warren and Law
ence and Alice attended the Mills Wilson
wedding in Garden City Thanksgiving.
Mr.. Wilson is brother of Mrs. Warren.
L. c. Rev on Saturday sold to Will
Dennison sixty head of steers which he
had been feeding on his farm west of
town for the past three months. Mr.
Rev made a neat little pront on the
cattle. Mr.. Dennison will finish them off
for top prices in the early spring mar
kets as he has large amount of No.
corn and plenty of roughage, which is
a passport to profitable feeding.
to their studies at the Northwestern
conservatory and the university after
spending Thanksgiving with the home
folks.
tending the normal school or nearby
high schools, returned to their work
this morning.
There being no more cases of diphtheria
the village school will resume work on
Monday morning as usual.
Grandpa Sewers condition is about
the same as last week only perhaps a
trifle weaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank schwan left today
for winters sojourn in the west, their
itinerary will take them to all the prin-
cipal cities on the coast They have long
looked forward to this trip and their
frfn nn6s hot hAsv %s0fx. To-,
may even exceed their expectations.
H. c. Kraus shipped ten carloads of
sheep and two of hogs to Chicago Satur-
day evening and the following progressive
farmers accompanied the shipment and
will attend the International Livestock
show Jess Mobiles, Homer Miller, Lyle
Thurston, Orris and Perry Spence