The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-06-08
Vernon Center
From Tuesdays Daily.

Miss Freida GloDbitz, who for near
, ly year past has been in the sana-
forums at Pokagamma and st. Luke's
receiving treatment for liver trouble,
returned home last Monday, very
much improved in health. While the
trip home naturally tired her some
what, when she took a slight cold she
has just about recovered from both,
and is feeling fine, and gaining
strength daily.
Misses Doris Slater, Lydia Annis
and Julia Nelson who have been at
tending high school at Mapleton and
Mankato during the past year are
home for the summers vacation.
Owing to unfavorable weather the
school picnic, which was planned for
last Friday had to be given up which
was a disappointment to both teach
ers and pupils. All the teachers pres
ent have been reelected for another
year. -
An auto load of Mankato folks, in
Guiding Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. F1achsen-
har and son John were calling on
friends in the village Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Will Dennison has been in
Mapleton part of the past week help
ing to care for her brother-in-law
Charles Stevens, who passed away
Saturday evening. Stevens had many
acquaintance in this vicinity who
heard of his death with regret, who
extend sympathy to the bereaved
family.
Vernon can now boast of an up-to-
date drug store and jewelry store in
connection. The place. was open for
business last Saturday and was
largely attended. Each visitor was
given red carnation. AS side line
pure ice-cream and soft drinks will
be sold in their season. Lewis and
Pleiffer are gentlemanly appearing
young men, having in their makeup
those qualities which spell "Suc-
cess" and we predict for them a
splendid trade. Miss Mary King as
sisted during the opening day, and
Edwin Kraus proved veritable
Johnny on the Spot n attending to
his duties of washing dishes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Paul were Man
kato visitors Saturday going and
COluInS Via SOOU 1nuQQSr.
Lyle Rich, the eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Rich Of Willow City, N.
D., formerly of Vernon Center, who
is taking a surgeons course in the
Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore,
Maryland, wired his parents last
week, that he had joined the army,
and the first week of June, would
sail for France, where he will enter
upon work as army surgeon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rich on receipt of their sons
telegram departed for Baltimore,
where they will see their son before
he sails. Mrs. Rich is sister of F. II.
Barnes and Mrs. E. Washburn, and
the Richs will stop off in Vernon on
their return home to visit them and
their father Franklin Barnes.
Miss Ella Russell, the primary
teacher, and Miss Davis, the gram
mar teacher, have returned to their
homes at Mankato and Fairmont re-
spectively
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson are
enjoying a visit from their daughter
Mrs. PAIL and children of Cheyenne,
Wyoming. They will visit for some
time here and in Amboy, and with
other relatives in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Dorweiler of
Omaha who are spending the summer
with the formers parents in the vii
lage went to Mankato the latter part
of the week to visit relatives.
Mrs. George Robinson has returned
to her home in Faribault after visit
Of few days with relatives here and
a. Amboy