The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-22
Vernon Center
From Fridays Daily.

TTOtU TIIUdyS Idiiys
Rev. and Mrs. B. f. Koch leave for
Medford today to attend double
wedding of the formers sister and
niece.
The Boy Scouts of Garden City paid
a visit to their brother scouts at this
place last Monday. The rain ended the
ball game, when about half through,
and the Garden City boys were one
score ahead.
Vernon Center was well represented
at the old settlers picnic on Tuesday.
Everybody seemed to enjoy the oc-
casion, the crowd was large, too large
to be thoroughly enjoyed. The program
was excellent, but the noise and visit
ing outside the tent made it difficult
to hear.
Miss Roda Chapman has been a
guest this week of Dorothy Barnes.
Mrs. Gardner of st. Francis, Mimi,
is spending few days among old ac-
quaintances in and around the village.
Miss Liza Wilson will spent part of
her vacation with her sister, Mrs.
Carlos Warren.
Alice Warren celebrated her tenth
birthday by inviting thirteen little
girls to spend Saturday afternoon with
her. The girls spent the time playing
games. A very nice supper served on
the spacious porch was the closing
event of the afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. Russell and Ruth of
Blue Earth are spending today with
friends in the village.
To l.
end and Sunday with friends in her old
home town.
MI and Mrs. Seth Barnes and baby
will leave Friday, via the auto route
for their home in Lewistown, Idaho,
after visiting for several weeks with
relatives here and at Amboy. Mr..
Barnes has purchased a new Dodge
car. His brother and sister, Dean and
Dorothy will accompany him home.
Dean will remain and has accepted a
position in the bank at that place.
Mrs. Mary Cornish, who with her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Armstrong
of Great Falls. has spent the past five
months in California has returned to
her home in the village where she will
remain for the summer at least.
Your correspondent has read muCh
lately about crop conditions, the nut
jority of which were optimistic, but
from woman's point of view the out
look is anything but promising ant
unless the weather conditions change
soon and old Sol gets busy, and warns
up this section of the country We'll
reap the poorest crop in all it's history.
In the trip to Mapleton we did not see
one field that could be called good.
Every thing seemed to be stunted and
without life. Much land will lay idle,
being covered with water. Corn from
two inches high to just coming up,
looks yellow, and the weeds which ar"
much higher are looking fine and
growing fast. ,',. -..
One of the largest of funerals e7cr
held in this locality, was that of Lydia
and Mrs. Henry Schwartz, which was
held from the Willow Greek church Sun
day afternoon. Thet Misses Selma and
ment for the beautiful flowerst which
were in great profusibh completely a6V-
erirg the casket: andgfillng threet large
floral pillow with the, daughters, name,
was at the head Of the casket.i Rev.
Bodie conducted the.sservicess' 7in both
German ana EngllSn and tnea Fs&tftff
church choir sang. Owen Lewis, Yer
mons undertaken. was in charge of the
funeral. The cortage' of 145 vehicles
followed the hearse ito the cemetery
where loving hands laid this young girl
to her long rest -'
Ed. Mertersdorf, Fred Wilbur, and
George Mertersdorf are driving new up
to-the-mirute Overland cars. having
traded in their old cars in part payment
The cars were purchased from the
Overland dealer in Mankato.
Friends of Miss Bessie Warren, n for
mer Vernon Center girl. will he pleased
to hear of her marriage to Mahlon Cash.
The ceremony took place at the brides
home in Spokane June 9. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Cash left at once on an extended
wedding trip east visiting relatives in
Nebraska, Dakota. Iowa and Minnesota.
They are expected to be in Vernon Cen
ter Saturday, where they will visit the
brides sister, Mrs. James Lowell, and
numerous other relatives in the village.
Mrs Miles Porter and daughters of
Mankato are spending week with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. r.
Lowell.
Today work has begun toward the
erection of the Farmers bank building.
The old building which was on the lot
is being moved to the back, and exca-
walton for the basement will begin
shortly, the work will he pushed AS
rapidly as possible. The Muske Broth
ers are moving the building.
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