The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-08-18
Vernon Center
From Thursdays Daily.

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May Moore and Helen Lundstrom
were guests Tuesday afternoon Of
Mrs. Miles Porter in Manato. These
ladies were schoolmates of Mrs
Porter and the visit was most de-
lightful one.
G. c. Cornish has rented his farm
to Will PAIL, who will take possess
ion at once. Mr. and Mrs. Cornish
will live with their son, Sanford, and
wife in Ceresco during the fall
months, and will probably go west
for the winter.
Mrs. Edith Farrow and children of
| Neva, Neb., are here on a visit to
| Mrs. Farrow's nncles, Hugh and Gene
Francis and numerous cousins and
other relatives in the village and
vicinity.
Mrs. A. ]. Wood of Charleston,
Wash, and Mrs o. w. Miller of
Sumner are visiting their brother
Will W;throw and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Zastrow of Will
low Creek and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Withrow and children and Mesdames
Wood and Miller spent Sunday at
the Zastrow home in Mankato, go
ing via the motor route. Mrs. With
row and children remained until last
evening, her sister, Miss Zastrow
accompanied her home.
A. C. Gray and John Look were
Mankato visitors Sunday.
Mrs. d. A. Brewer, who is having
very serious trouble with one of her
eyes, is in Mankato this week, where
she is receiving treatment from Dr.
Benham.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Endfield, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Pierce and children
and Grandma Nelson drove over
from Mapleton Sunday and were
in the village.
Frank Keith and sons of Oklahoma
arrived in town Monday morning and
are visiting at the home of the form
er's sister, Mrs. Ed Annis in North
Vernon. Mrs. Keith stopped off in
the cities for a short visit with
friends before coming to Vernon.
The trip was made via the auto
route. maaE-
Ed Spence departed Tuesday morn
ing for North Dakota to remain dur
ing the threshing season.
Miss Grace Cornish, stenographer in
the sanitarium at Walker and Miss
Bessie Cornish, the efficient book
keeper for the twin City Life Insur-
ance company, returned to their
work Sunday afternoon, after spend
ing their vacation with their sister,
Mrs. Fred Wilbur in North Vernon.
The Misses Cornish passed their
girlhood days in our little village,
with their parents moved to Mime
apolis several years ago and after
completing their courses in a Com
mercial college, have been success
fully filling important positions. In
honor of these girls, and Mrs. Lille
LANCER of Medina, N. D., Helen
Grannis of Lewiston, Idaho, Mrs.
May Moore of Davenport, Iowa, Miss
Ruth Cornish of Balboa Heights,
Panama and Mrs. Margaret Porter
of Mankato, delightful picnic party
was enjoyed Saturday afternoon. 1t
was no skidOo either, although those
present numbered twenty-th three, but
a truly delightful affair ending with
a most delicious supper was had.
Mrs. Ida Marsten of Winnebago
Cornish Saturday night and Sunday
Mr.. Stoner was down from We'll
come Sunday to see his daughter,
Faye, who is making a splendid re-
covery from her recent illness. After
another week the services of a train
ed nurse will no longer be needed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Mead and son,
Earl, of Lake Crystal motored to
Vernon Sunday and were guests at
the George Brown home.
Miss Mary Russell of Dakota is
here on a visit to her brother, NJ
B. Russell in Ceresco and her sister,
Mrs. James Weir and family in Lyra.
Dean Barnes left Tuesday in COM
pany with Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Fuller and sister of Amboy for Lew
iston, Mont, where they will visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Barnes. They are
making the trip by auto, with Dean
Barnes at the wheel
Peter Frohlin of Webster City was
a guest over the week lend at the
Millare Busby home in West Vernon.
Mr.. Frohlin was former neighbor
of Millard Busby before he moved to
Minnesota. Mr.. Frohlin has the dis
tinction Of being the largest feeder
in his home country and has in three
hundred acres of corn, and states
that the corn down there is somewhat
ahead of the corn here, but it is very
dry and unless they get rain soon,
the present outlook for bumper
crop will be greatly lessened as some
of the corn is already fired Mr.
FrOhlin saw considerable of the
country in an all days auto ride and
was greatly taken up with this Sec
ton. He states that the people don't
know what they are missing by not
thing their lands. 1t looks scandalous
to him to see so much waste land,
when with little thing it could be
made most productive. They return
ed via the Rapidan dam, as no visit
or ever returns home until he has
visited this spot
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wild and son
of Watonwan were entertained Sun
day at the home of w. H. Griffith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alverz Frances of
Ceresco drove to South Mapleton
Friday evening where they remained
until the following Monday with Mrs.
Frances parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Lang.
Mrs Miles Portar opd douobtorc