The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-05
Vernon Center

MloS Mdy SoluiSu, WIN +ICSCiSCo
| four years ago the degree of nursing
from the state university and has
taken special course in that work at
the Columbia college, has been ap-
pointed to take. charge of the tuber-
culosis survey work of Blue q Earth
county and began her duties Monday.
She will work with the county super
| intendent.
Ashley Coffman, former resident
of Vernon Center, but for many years
a resident of ST. Paul, passed away
after a lingering illness of two years
with Bright's disease, Saturday, at
| ST. Luke's hospital. His remains were
shipped to Vernon Center on the noon
train Monday, and funeral services
were held in the Union cemetery where
| he was laid to rest beside his parents
and sister. Mrs. Coffman and son Rob-
I ert and wife accompanied the remains
| to Vernon Center. The deceased was
brother-in-law Of Mrs. Lillian
Barnes and George Gray, and an
! uncle of A. G. Gray.
! DR.. T. G. Clement received a mes
I sage Thursday from Washington, D.
c., stating he had received his COM
mission for the doctor to order his
equipment and be prepared to go on
! short notice.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson and
| son Claude were over from Eagle
Lake Sunday to visit relatives in the
village Their mother, Mrs McMonagle
and her granddaughter, Grace Spence,
returned with them where they will
visit for a week.
I Mrs. Ann Robinson is spending a
month with her daughter Mrs Ben
Baumgartner in South Vernon.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Porter and
daughters were up from Mankato
! Sunday afternoon spending few
hours at the Porter and Lowell homes.
The w. c. T. U. parlor meeting at
the home of Mrs. Frank Schwan was
well attended and greatly enjoyed.
After the business meeting a short
program was given by the members.
refreshments were served, and the
funds of the treasury were increased
/ to the amount of nearly S..
Paul Thew, who is attending the
Mankato Commercial college, was at
home over the week end.
! Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Cooper accom-
panied Tom and Miss Ella Hays on a
motor trip to Kasota Sunday, where
they attended reunion of the New
er's and Hays and Turrittin families
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
! Turrlttin. About thirty were present
on this happy occasion, the honor
/ guest being an uncle julius Meyers of
! Duluth, who is over eighty years old
but is hale and hearty.
/ - 1t is interesting to take note of the
amount and variety of work that is
being done among the various Red
Cross auxiliaries in this and other
counties. At the recent reunion at the
Turrittin home in Kasota there were
ladies' from various counties, every
one belonging to this great organiza-
ton, and each doing her bit freely and
gladly for sweet humanity. Mrs. En-
ma Meyers of st. Peter, who is an
aunt of Tom and Ella Hays and over
seventy years of age, has knitted
fourteen pairs of socks for the bows
since the middle of June. Can any
Blue Earth county Red Cross member
beat this record? Mrs. Meyers is well
known IN this vicinity, where she fire.
quentiy visits relatives and friends.
Mrs. Sieman of st. James and Mrs.
Bert Stratton of Mankato and Mrs
Charles Proehl were here Monday to
attend the funeral of their uncle,
Ashley Coffman, who passed away in
st. Paul, Saturday evening.
MI. and Mrs. d. F. Smith and the
Misses Helen and Maude Smith and
master Ralph, will leave Wednesday
afternoon on the four o'clock for their
nome in Pasco, Wash, after a de-
hghtful visit of a week with Rev B.
r. Koch and family. The Smiths were
Pensioners Of Mr.. Koch when he was
In charge of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Pasco, several years ago.
where the ties of friendship began
which deepens with the passing years,
and this visit has been a most happy
one for ALL
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lowell and Mas
ter COLLEEN Lowell are spending a
weeks vacation at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. R.
Lowell.
Rex Briggs and Claude McCumber
of Stanbery, Wis, are in Vernon Wis
iting for a few months, as work is
4 plentiful in this locality, and prices
high and many farmers will be glad
| to get their help.
| Mesdames Nellie Cox, Jessie John,
Anna Johnson and Miss Mary Thurs
ton, prominent workers in the Garden
City w. c. T. U. circle attended the
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