The Mankato free press., 1916-03-17
Social Doings and The Personal
Gossip In Village
LOCAL TALENT in A PLAY
Production Will Be Given March
"a; Short Stories of
The Town
From Tuesdays OaiIv.

From Tuesdays OalIv.
March "a is the date set for the
play, TO be given under the auspices
of the Epworth League society. The
young people have worked hard and
surmounted difficulties which would
have daunted most of US, and are
deserving of big house. The wealth
er man has been interviewed, and he
promises good balmy weather, and
dry roads, for one night. Everybody
will be there, for it sure will be a
hummer of AN entertainment.
Mrs. Julia Force entertained
small party of intimate friends Sat
urday afternoon in honor of a former
resident of Vernon Center, Mrs.
Jennie Webster of Los Angeles, Cal
The guests arrived early and spent
the long delightful afternoon in q
regular old fashioned visit. Nearly
all present had been girlhood friends
of the honor guest, and many of the
events of those days were recalled,
which would bring to light many a
forgotten reminiscence of those far off
teen days. No less interesting were
the events of their early married lives
and those pioneer days, of starting
home building and house keeping
under conditions far different than
these that confront the young people
of today. In listening to recital of
those old days, we cannot but wonder
if that was not the golden age, so
real and worth while. A very nice
supper was served by the hostess
two daughters, Mesdames Mabel
Halverson and Myrtle Gray.
Mrs. Katherine Kraus and her sis
| ter, Miss May Cornish, who have
been guests at the home of Charley
Wagon in Mankato, for the past sew
eral days, will return home this
evening.
Charley Starbuck of North Vernon
! has. returned from visit with the
home folks in various parts of ILL
! nois. -....
Mrs. Oliver Randall left today fol
Rochester, where she will submit l,
| an operation for gallstones. Her hus-
| band accompanied her. We all hope
| that the operation may be a success
, and that she may be restored tC
, health
Anil and August Keitzer and family
are enjoying a visit from an aunt
who lives in Wisconsin. .A.
| Miss Bell Shannon, who has been
student at the Mankato normal
! during the year, has decided to leave
school and go into the millinely J
business, to which she is initiatiyely
qualified. Last week she went tt
! Truman and formed partnership
with Miss Eva Hinton, who haC
been in business at that place for the
past several years. These youn:
ladies now have the entire millinery
! business at that place, having bough
out the other shop on Saturday, anC
are deserving of the very large pat
! ronage which they are receiving.
Misses Marie Brown and Dorothy
( Barnes of the Mankato normal, are a
home for their spring vacation. Mis-:
Marie Award also of the Mankatt
normal is spending the week with hel
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.
! Wilbur in the village.
! Mrs. Agnes Stratton and little
! daughters are staying with her par.
! ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Gray
during her husbands absence on q
! land excursion to Texas
! Master Doughlass Gray is having
rather a serious time with tonsillita!
having been out of school for severa
weeks. -s~s
Your correspondent is sorry to re-
! pert that Mrs. Mattingly is again
suffering with pleurisy and confined
to her bed. Mrs. Stoner is also con-
fined to her room She had a long
! tussle with grip which finally settled
in her head, and ears, which causes
untold suffering from which she gets
little or no relief.
| Mr.. Robinson is somewhat i'm
proved today, and was up and around
| for a few hours.
| Mrs. George Pond, who has spen,
the most of the winter with her Sis
! ter, Mrs. Louer, in the village, will
| leave Tuesday for her home in Sac
remento, Cal.
| Mrs. Fate of Lena, ILL.,, is here
! visiting her son, Robert and family
Carl Halverson of Minneapolis was
/ transacting business in Mankato dur
ing the latter part of the week and
took advantage of being so near III
, the old home town, that he came on
to Vernon, spending couple of days
with his mother and brothers.
James Lowell returned on the late
train Saturday from the cities where
he had been for few days visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Hainamann of Jeffers filled
the Methodist pulpit Sunday morning
and evening. Rev. Glare of Mime
apolis will, speak next Sunday.
Lawrence Butler, an employee oI
the Northwestern railroad with head :