The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-10-20
Vernon Center
From Saturdays Daily.

Carl HalverSOn visited THURSDAY
with his mother and three brothers in
the village, stopped off from the early
train from the south and took the
four o'clocksevening train for his
home in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Fred Wilbur took the four
o'clock train Thursday for Mime
apolis to see her sister, Mrs. Will
Farmer, who with her husband and
children would be in Minneapolis on
Friday and will leave Saturday morn
ing for the south. Mr.. Farmer has
sold his property in Park Rapids
which he bought several months ago
in the hopes that the northern
part of the state would be beneficial
to his wife, who was in the sanitarlum
at Walker, but not gaining in health,
they decided to make the trip south
We all hope that Mrs. Farmer may
soon regain her health.
Mrs. Kate Johnson of ST. James
is quite i'll and confined to her room
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Alice
Bates in the village.
Little Stanley Lowell, who has been
very sick for the past several days
is reported much improved this
evening. His illness is caused by
teething.
Many people of Vernon Center are
in Mankato today to see "Civiliza-
ton"
Many from Vernon Center motOred
to Winnebago to see 1.-THE Birth OF
a Nation, which is being shown there
this week, and everybody was de-
lighted with this great photOplay
Among those who saw it were Mr.
and Mrs Will Dennison and two chill
dren, Miss Margaret and Warren
Howard Frances, Hobert Petrich
Rollie Brown and the Misses Marie
Brown and Frances Butler.
The Baptist ladies have decided
on Friday, October 20, for the date OF
their annual fair and chicken pie
supper Everybody is cordially in
vited to be present.
George Brown had the misfortune
to crush his hand badly Thursday
by having tile fall on it, which
necessitated an enforced vacation
at a very busy time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Williams and
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Roda Roche of Wilmington
ILL.,, arrived in Vernon Tuesday, via
the auto route, for short visit with
the formers nephew, A. c. Gray and
family. With them in another car
were number of Mapleton rela-
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Proehl
and son, Mrs. Lillian Barnes and
daughter, Miss Orlena, and Mrs. An
ma Rev. Soon after their arrival
the Grays 'phoned other near rela-
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. George Gray and
son, Duglass, Mr.. and Mrs. Giles
Gray and little son and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Stratton and two daughters.
This family reunion was most
pleasant one to the twenty-five who
had not all been together for over
eighteen years. Supper was served
cafeteria style.
Herman King drove to Blue Earth
of the week looking after his bust
ness interests.
Mrs. Augusta Zastrow, who has
been spending some time in the vii
lage, helping her daughter. Mrs.
Withrow get domiciled in her new
home, returned to Mankato the first
of the week.
Mrs Bert Barnes spent Tuesday
afternoon between trains at Lake
Crystal. Her father, Mr.. Dredge,
who has been very sick for nearly a
month with stomach trouble, is i'm
proving slowly, but surely, being able
now to sit up a short time daily. The
Dredge family formerly lived in this
locality and their many friends will
be glad to hear that Mr.. Dredge is
on the road to health again.
Charles Peterson of South Lyra
last Saturday loaded a car of house
hold goods for Boone, Iowa, and the
family will follow in a few days to
make their future home at that place
Mr.. Peterson, who has been in Boone
during the spring and summer
working at his carpenter
trade, decided to rent his Lyra farm
and locate permanently in that CITY,,
Ester, the eight year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Honslein fell
down stairs Saturday, breaking her
arm above the elbow Dr. Clement
had the little girl taken to Mankato
and an X-ray picture was taken The
arm was so badly swollen that it
could not be set until the following
Monday.
The stork was welcome visitor
in North Vernon this week and left
a fine baby daughter at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. B. Spence.
Tuesday was beautiful day and
the roads being excellent for motor
ing many visited Mankato, either
for business or to do necessary shop
ping. Among those were Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Reeves, Mr.. and Mrs Ed
Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Paul, of
Ceresco, and Mr.. and Mrs. G.. E.
Meade, Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown,
Mrs. Mary Meixell, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Schwan, Mr.. and Mrs. C.. FL