The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-04
Vernon Center
From Wednesdays DAILY.

Vernon, left Monday for AmeS, Iowa,
where he will visit other brothers
and sisters.
Mrs. Katherine Kraus has been
confined to the house during the past
week, suffering intensely with an Ill
cerated tooth, getting relief when the
swelling broke Sunday morning.
A letter received today from Mrs.
Vesta Armstrong of Bole, Mont,
who is holding down claim, and
teaching a district school, tells of the
intense cold they have had during
the past three weeks. On account
of the cold school was dismissed the
last week in January. Snow is one
foot level and drifts four foot high.
She closes her letter by saying that
the weather had changed, and that on
retiring the night before the Their
mometer registered 40 above, but
during the night the wind changed
and the snow melted and puddles of
water were standing in low places.
Mrs. I Gage Clement was having
dental work done in Mankato Satur-
day forenoon between trains.
Mr.. Richard, who is overseeing the
delivery of the tile for the Busby
county ditch spent the week end and
SUI ay with his family in Mankato.
tIaude Cooper of Minneapolis is in
town this week helping invoice the
ooper implement and hardware
stock of goods.
Chris Hansen, early Monday morn
ing while packing ice, had the mis-
fortune to get his thumb badly
crushed by having cake of ice fall
on it, which will put him off the job,
for few days at least. Mr.. Hansen
is an experienced ice packer, and
had just commenced filing the cream
cry ice house, when the accident oc-
Cured.
Guests at the Gardie Mead home
for the past few days have been,
Gene Mead of Lake Crystal and c.
E. Fogg of Tintyre, N. D.
Miss Mary Cornish OF Great Falls,
Mont, is expected to arrive this
evening for short visit with her sis
tiers. She is enroute to New York city,
where she will resume her studies at
Columbia university. Miss Cornish is
specializing in public health nurs-
ing and will complete work for B.
S. degree in June
James Rambo and Mesdames Rob-
lnson and Morris are among the ell
derby people who have been quite i'll
during the past week, all of whom are
improving with the exception of Mrs
Morris, who is very feeble and owing
TO her advanced age, her recovery is
doubtful.
c. W. West, operator for the
Omaha system, received Instructions
from headquarters, saying that his
helpers wages would be increased $40
per month beginning February 1.
This came as q very happy surprise
for Robert Henderson, who has been
the gentlemaniy, obliging helper at
the depot for the past several months,
and that he has made good is evident
by this raise in salary.
A card received today from Mrs.
Stella Clague, who with her mother,
Mrs. Porter, are on a sight seeing
trip through the Southland, is dated,
st. Cloud, January 81. She SPEAKS
of the very enjoyable visit of two
days they had with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hall. They found both in the
best Of health and spirits and speaks
of the beautiful roses that were given
them. For climate, they like ST.
Cloud the best of any place they had
visited.
The party last Friday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hal
version, given by the young men of
the Epworth league, to the rest of
the members, was very happy affair
nicely planned and most successfully
carried out. The unique invitations,
originated in the versatile mind of our
genial editor, and were priced highly
by the recipients. They will be kept
as dainty souvenier of this happy
affair. A very nice supper was the
closing event of the evening. The
forty-five guests on departing for
their homes complimented the young
men on the ability as entertainers.
Miss Sadie Seawright will be
hostess Tuesday evening at her
mothers home at Garden City, to
her classmates in the Methodist
Sunday school at Vernon Center. The
twenty-five members of the class will
go out in two sleigh loads, and are
looking forward to the event with
pleasant anticipations as the Sea-
wright home is noted for its hos
pitality and all who enter its door,
are sure of hearty welcome and
good time.
A telegram received here Monday
morning from Frank Pfeffer, was
dated Ogden, Utah, saying if they had
no more delays, they hoped to reach
Vernon Tuesday evening with their
mothers body and plans are being
made to have the funeral Thursday
morning. Mike Pfeffer, whose home
is in Dutton, Mont, arrived here the
latter part of the week, called here
by the death of his mother, which
occurred in San Diego nearly two
weeks ago, the remains being brought
back here for interment in ST. Mat
thews cemetery.
Mrs. Robert Fate enjoyed a week
end visit from her sister, Mrs. Stella
Thomas of Lake Crystal
Claude Jewett of Kensett, Iowa. is
visiting his cousin, Horace Bunce, and
wife in East Vernon.
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