The Mankato free press., 1917-11-09
Number Of Nice Events In
That Stirring Village
PERSONAL GOSSIP TOLD
Departure tf Miss May Cornish
Visiting Nurse, For an
Army Camp
ISnecial to Free PreSS.l

l0p6Cldl TO Free tTeSS.
Vernon Center, November Mrs.
Will Hersberg and baby are here from
Willow Valley, N. D., on a visit to the
formers brother, Tom Boles and fam
lily. Mrs. Hersberg spent several years
before her marriage in this locality
and has many friends here who are
also enjoying having her among them
again.
Mrs. Tom Boles retured home Sat-
urday from one of the local hospitals
in Mankato where she has been taking
treatments for nearly month. Mrs
Boles has been greatly benefited and
is feeling fine which will be good news
to her many friends,
Mrs. Evans of Collins, Iowa is here
on visit with her sister Mrs. Pat
terson in West Vernon
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown and
Dorothy and Herbert enjoyed a motor
trip to Mankato Saturday where they
spent the day shopping.
, Mr.. and Mrs. wills Rambo are re-
joicing over the arrival of little baby
daughter in their home The little miss
arrived Saturday evening.
Mankato visitors Monday included
Messrs. Hugh Frances, F. H. Barnes
Mesdames Barnes, Kraus and Cooper
L. G. Rev, Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Evans,
Mrs. Harry Bates, Charles Force, Will
Muske, Mr.. and Mrs. Rosine, Mrs. Ed
Muske, Mr. and Mrs Case. The day
being ideal and the roads in dandy
shape we surmise it was not alto
gether business that called all to the
city.
Miss May Cornish, visiting nurse for
the village and rural schools found on
returning to Mankato Friday evening
from inspecting the school in the
eastern part Of the county, telegram
awaiting her from the surgeon general
at Washington, D. c., advising her to
start Immediately for Camp Taylor,
Lewisville, KY, to take up her work
as Red Cross nurse at that camp.
Miss Cornish, who had accepted the
position as visiting nurse in the Blue
Earth county public schools with the
understanding that she was to take up
Red Cross nursing whenever she was
called, resigned this position at once
and came to Vernon on the noon train,
hastily packed her equipment and de-
parted on the four o'clock for Camp
Taylor. Miss Cornish is eminently fit
ted for this work being a graduate
from the nurses course at the state
university. She has also specialized in
this work at the Columbia university,
N. Y, has done hospital nursing in
California and Montana She is filled
with enthusiasm and very optimistic,
cheerful and courageous, has all the
qualities in the make up that spells
success. If time permits Miss Cornish
will tell of her work which will be
published.
Mrs. Agnes Spence was a shopper in
the city yesterday between trains.
Messrs. Kraus, Busby, Wendlandt
and Ballard are expected home this
evening from the stock yards at ST.
Paul where they went Sunday to pur-
chase feeding stock.
AS the corn harvest progresses the
complaints of an almost worthless
crop increases. One prominent farmer
had about 200 bushels cribbed and
in going out to the crib on the after
noon he found it surrounded by pond
the water coming from the frozen
corn that the sun had thawed out
This farmer will husk no more but
will turn his stock and sheep in, where
they will have to do their bit.
Mrs. Catherine Kraus, Jessie Barnes
and Alice Cooper took 108 finished
articles to headquarters, consisting of
socks, mufflers, pajamas, hospital
shirts and shoulder wraps. All articles
are badly needed as a large consign-
ment will be sent out Saturday. Vern-
on Center are in hopes to have many
more of these needed articles finished
and sent to Mankato Saturday which
will include sweaters, wristlets. A big
is especially desired at our
meeting so that all articles
started can be finished. Do your bit
it is your duty. catch the habit of at
tending these work meetings.
Louis S. Kruse went to st. Paul