The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
STORIES FROM VERNON !.
Center ARE RELATED
NUMBER OF GRIPPE VICTIMS
IN THE VILLAGE
PIeurisy and Pneumonia Developed in
Good Many Instances; Number of
Domgs in the Town; Multiplicity of
Events Serve to Keep People interest
ed in Community; Personal, Social
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily
Especial to- Free, Press.l
Vernon Center, January 22.-Mrs
w. H. Palmer is spending a few days
at the F. e. Cooper home, and visit
ing former friends while Rev. Palmer
is in ST. Paul interviewing Bishop
Mitchell on business pertaining to the
church While here Mrs. Palmer had
the pleasure of attending Mrs. James
Lovell's social function given at her
home Thursday afternoon in honor OF
i Mrs. w. J. Richter.
! F. c. Wilbur has not been in his
usual good health for several weeks,
having a chronic throat trouble,
which makes it difficult to take much
solid food. He was in Mankato yes
iterday in consultation with DR.. j. G.
Holbrook, While the nature of the
trouble is not considered serious, Mr..
Wilbur will be obliged to abandon the
pace he has been going, in the line OF
his extensive farming and dairy bust
ness he is engaged in, and take life a
little less strenuous until he fully re-
cuperates.
Messrs. Charles West, R. ]. Just, A,
Matson and Charles Grannis were
IMankato visitors Thursday.
Mrs. /. E. Howell and Mrs. Lillian
(, Loveless and baby, after visiting for
a few weeks with friends and rela-
'tives here returned yesterday to their
homes in Bancroft, Iowa and Kiester,
Mimi.
/ Every day brings in reports of grip
victims. Local treatment seems to be
of no avail, and nearly all cases are
in the hands Of the physician. Sever
al cases of pleurisy and pneumonia
have developed. The second son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyrill of North Vernon
/ is having run of that dread disease
pneumonia, and we are informed he
| is very seriously ill, but with careful
nursing he is expected to pull through
in good shape.
F.! Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Waite of Lake
Crystal were in town Wednesday to
see Mrs. Waite's mother Mrs. Meters
dorff, who continues very poorly.
Mrs. Albert Halverson, who has
been at her parents home since Tues
day is confined to her bed. Mrs. Hal
verson has been having siege OF
the grip, which later developed into
pleurisy, and water settling around
the lungs, and her breathing rather
difficult DIR. Clement drew the water
| from the lungs last evening which
greatly relieved her, and it is thought
that she will now soon regain her
health.
D. A. Slater is improving slowly,
being able to sit up a few hours daily.
F. Leslie Cooper returned Thurs
day evening from St. Paul, where he
had been since the. previous Monday,
attending the Grand lodge session OF
the A. F. and A. M.
[ F. w. Boesch, cashier of the First
National bank at Amboy, with his
wife were guests for dinner Thurs
day and spent the evening with Mr..
and Mrs. W. J. Richter.
| l.. c.. Rev returned from busi-
ness trip to Southern Minnesota yes
| terday.
Mrs. Kate Johnson, who underwent
triple operation in Rochester two
weeks ago, is making a splendid re-
covery, which will be CHEEKY news to
her many friends in this locality.
The many friends of Rev. Willis
Warren and family of Columbus, Ohio
here, and elsewhere through the
/ state where he has had pastorials, will
be sorry to hear that his youngest
daughter Persis, who has been i'll for
over a year, but for the last three
months, has been improving rapidly,
| has had a setback, and the attending
/ physicians have ordered her to Flori-
! da. Mrs. Warren will accompany her
daughter 1t is hoped that that genial
| climate may regain her health.
| The freezing of a water main on
Tuesday cut off the, water supply at
the H. C. Kraus residence. City
plumber, Fred Annis was notified and
he soon had crew of men at work
repairing the break. The work was
finished yesterday and to have abund-
ance of water again after being de-
prived of it for a few days seems
good thing =
Margaret Meixell, the little daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Meixell is
reported ill this week, and also the
baby boy at the Charles Brown home
lis ill.
The eighth grade pupils are enjoy
! ing state examinations this week.
Mrs. F.. H. Barnes spent yesterday
between trains with her parents at
the lakes.
DR.. Dodds of Lake Crystal was a
professional visitor in Vernon Center
between trains Friday.
! Albert Steller was passenger on
the four O'Clock train Friday for Man.
kato, where he will visit his father
/ for few days. ~
Mrs. Ed. Annis was a Lake Crystal
visitor Friday.
F. H. Barnes is not Improving as
rapidly as his many friends woule
wish. Some days he appears to be
about as we'll as ever, but on the fol-
lowing day may be quite poorly again.
He is confined pretty closely to the
home these days, although he visits
the bank daily to attend the business
affairs that his position as president
REQUIRES.
Mrs Frank Prescott of Mankato is in
! Vernon this week visiting her brother,
Charles Bates and. family. and many
other old acquaintances in this locality.
| Mr.. Warner Scott a former resident
1; of Mankato,, who has been visiting his
old friends at the Mead-B homes,
left yesterday for Detroit, Mich, where
he will visit his YOUNGEST daughter. Mr..
Scott. since leaving Mankato two wears
ago. has travelled extensively through the
west, spent considerable time in Mon