The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-06
Vernon Center
From TUESDAYS Daijy

From Tuesdays Daily
ID. A. Slater, who has been confined
to his home for the past week and
under the care of DR.. O'Connor. is
very much improved. Herman King
is looking after his business at the
elevator.
Mrs. Jennie Cook is quite poorly,
suffering from the effects of a bad
cold and it's complications.
The Birthday club met with Mrs.
Carlson, Friday afternoon. The ladies'
brought their fancy work and spent a
very social afternoon closing with a
nice lunch. HI-T
Karn and Rhoda Johnson spent a
part of their vacation with their aunt
Mrs. Jessie Secrest in Amboy. .afB
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Stleter, Friday morning.
Mrs. Albert Hohenstein and daugh-
ter Rosa, also the formers brother,
Richard were passengers to Mankato,
Saturday to be gone until Monday
evening. On Sunday they attended the
confirmation exercises at the uuth-
eran church, Robert Hohenstein the
oldest son being in tlie class. ~
The Ratcliff brothers, the two
eldest sons of freeman Ratcliff, a
prominent farmer and stockman of
West Sterling feel quite elated over
their first stock venture They mar
ket their products of the half section
farm to H. G. Kraus, the Vernon
Center stock buyer. On January 1,
they bought of H. c. Kraus, eleven
pigs weighing 1910 pounds, costing
them nine cents a pound or S120.60
On March 20, they marketed the hogs
which then weighed $3.50 pounds at
fourteen cents amounting to 1902. 40.
The hogs cost them $4,000, the feed
and skim milk cost 500 and that left
them profit of $112.60 for the eighty
days work feeding them.
Miss Frances Butler is down for a
short visit with her mother, from her
place at Fairmont.
Mrs. A. J. Partridge was taken
suddenly ill with an attack of gall
stones and has been confined to her
bed since Monday. DR.. P. H. O'Con-
ner of Amboy who happened to be at
the home of Harry Bates attending
the baby who is very sick, was called
and prescribed for her. 1t is hoped
that an operation will not be neces-
sary.
The program and social under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid of the
Methodist church Friday evening, was
a very pleasant affair, and consider
ing the roads and the amount of sick
ness which prevails, it was we'll at
tended. A neat little sum was added
to the Aid funds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stratton have
packed their household goods. Mr.
Stratton will work in Mankato dur
ing the season and Mrs. Stratton and
little girl will stay with Mrs. STRAIT
tons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gray of North Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowen are
nicely located in the Stratton house.
Mr.. Lorenzo Carpenter is erecting
a house on his lot in the south west
-ern part of the village which he will
rent.
Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Koch and fam
lily are enjoying visit from the for
mer's sister, Miss Christina Koch, a
teacher in the public schools of Nor
ristown. Also Mr.. Chase of Farming
ton is visiting with them.
Mrs. Chef Frances and son arrived
the last of the week from Ontario,
Cal, and will spend the summer on
their farm in Ceresco. Mr. Frances
having been there for some time.
Their two daughters will return as
soon as the schools close in June.
We are glad to know that William
Wier who has been laid up the most
of the past winter, suffering with
sciatic rhuematism has so far re-
covered as to be able to walk without
the aid of crutches.
DR.. Grimes was down from Madelia
Thursday, called here to see Mr..
Foster, who was threatened with
pneumonia, but today is improved. 1t
is thought that with the coming of
warmer weather he will improve
more rapidly. A trained nurse from
Mankato is in attendance.
DR.. T. G. Clement returned Friday
evening from Rochester, where he |
has been for nearly two weeks. He is
looking and feeling quite like him
self again, and early Saturday morn
ing he was at his work and put in a
long hard day. During his absence,
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