The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-13
EVENTS TAKING PLACE IN
THAT PRETTY TOWN
Return of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
FIemming, Who Spent the Winter in
Southland; People Of Community
Much Pleased Over the Election of
Their Former TowRsman As the
Mayor of Mankato .- ...r o..
Especial to Free Press.1
From Fridays Daily.

lSpeclat 10 FREE 1TeSS.I
From Fridays Daily.
Vernon Center, April 6.-Miss Dor
othea Barnes of Blue Earth and Miss
Liza Wilson of Garden City are en-
joying their Easter vacation in YER
non Center.
The Misses Lydia Annis and Doris
Slater, who are attending school in
Mapleton, are enjoying week of
vacation with the home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Flemming
and daughter, Marie, who spent the
past winter in the southland, have
b returned to their home in Vernon
Center and will spend the next six
months with their two sons. Having
enjoyed themselves so well and es-
capped the discomforts of the hard
winter, they are planning to migrate
to and fro with the birds, hereafter.
Mrs. F. r. Lowell returned on the
noon train, Monday from an over
Sunday visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Z Miles Porter, and family, of Mankato.
Tom, Hays is spending a few days
in the cities on business. The man
he left in charge of his farm is re-
ported to have taken hike Sunday
for parts unknown. Eddie Bailey is
still on the job and every thing is
O. K under his supervision.
ella Marie Cox of Garden City,
attended The entertainment at the
Methodist church, Friday evening,
and was guest of Miss Esther Reed.
The Equity shipped stock to St.
Paul on Tuesday F. c. Wilbur ac-
companied the shipment and will
spend a short time in the cities, at
tending to business and visiting with
relatives.
Miss Louise Award is in town Wis
iting old friends and neighbors. Ev-
erybody is glad to see her and hope
that she may decide to return soon
and make the village her home.
Fred Lowell was taken quite sick
on Saturday night and since that
time he had been confined to his bed
and under the doctors care.
Today numerous congratulatory
messages are being sent to l.. L..
Champlin, of Mankato, former resi-
dent of Vernon Center, for landing
the mayorship of that city, in Tues
days election. Here is hoping that
he will make one of the best mayors
that the city has ever had. Shake!
Hon. and Mrs. E. II. Champlin are
in Mankato spending some time with
their son Lee and visiting old neigh
bors and friends.
Mrs. r. E. Fate and Keith return
ed Saturday evening from Rochester,
where the latter underwent sue
cessful operation for the removal Of
his tonsils.
Mrs. Alex Dorweiler has returned
from an extended visit with her son,
Victor and wife, who live in Omaha,
Neb., and with her home people in
Iowa. She stopped off in Mankato
to see her daughter, Miss Sylvia, who
is attending school in that city.
Miss Lillian Halverson was hostess
to the Birthday club, Saturday aft
ernoon. The twenty-three guests
brought their fancy work and spent
the afternoon socially. A very de-
licious supper was served and every
;: body greatly enjoyed the occasion.
On leaving the guests presented Mrs.
Halverson with a very nice pair OF
kid gloves, in remembrance of this
pleasant time.
Roy BorchePt of Mapleton and Miss
Margaret Wild of Mankato were
Sunday guests at Strawberry Point.
This is Roy's first visit since his re-
turn from LIE Grande and he related
many interesting experiences of the
six months spent doing guard work
on the border That the boys had
no soft snap is evident and what they
went through, conquered and, endur-
er for their country, shows the metal
of their makeup and their patriotism.
He took the oath and will respond to
the country's call at any time. The
boys of Company H will never for
get the kindness of Mankato people
which will always remain a bright
spot in the darkness of border life.
Commissioner H. c. Kraus is at
tending a regular meeting of the
county board at the county seat this
week.
Mrs. Bert Straton has returned from
Mankato, where she has spent the
last few days with her husband, who
has employment in that city.
Mrs. Peterson of Madelia, Mes
danes Church and Bedberry of Gar
den City, Mrs. Anna Johnson of Col
man and Mrs. Jessie Secrest of Am
boy were among those who attended
=" the Birthday club party with Miss
Lille Halverson, Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Halverson and little
Bonnie Bates and Mrs. Jennie Cook
are all reported improved this morn
ing. Mr. Foster is not getting along
as fast as his friends would wish
having had another slight set back,
last evening. Here's hoping for a
more favorable report next time.
Mrs F. Ray Cooper, returned Mon
day to Truman after an over Sunday
visit with her husbands parents, M
and Mrs F. E. Cooper. Ray will re-
main until the latter part of the
week, attending to business in this
vicinity.
Mrs. George Merriam, Amboy
popular milliner, was in town Monday
=. with nice display of spring hats
Many ladies called and inspected the
hats which were very pretty indeed
Mrs. Merriam will be in Vernon ev-
cry Monday during the season, and
no doubt will do a brisk business
and the same hat in the cities would
cost almost double as much as Mrs
: Merriam asks.
Mrs. Lulu Dewey of comfrey. ar