The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-07-20
STORIES OF VERNON
CENTER ARE LISTED
Young Lady Sprainles.d' Her
Ankle Quite Badly
GOSSIP OF The TOWN
Chautauqua Has Proved Very
Pleasing Event For the
Pretty Village
Especial to Free Press. ]

Nelson had the misfortune TO Spraln
her ankle quite badly Saturday, by
falling off the porch steps at the
residence of Rob. Champlin. 1t was
at first thought that the bones IN the
ankle were cracked. 1t will be some
time before she will be able to get
around again.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Arnold and
| family motored to Vernon Center
Sunday, and were guests for dinner
Vernon and in the afternoon they
attended the chautauqua.
Rev. B. F. Koch has been granted
two weeks vacation, which will be-
gin the first week in August.
Officers of the Red Cross auxiliary
at Vernon Center will go to Manka-
to Wednesday to attend the get to-
gether meeting to be held in the as
sembly room at the Y. NJ C. A. build
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Z. J. Gleason of Owa-
tonna are guests for few days with
NJ and Mrs. R. E. Fate.
Mrs. M. E. Armstrong and two
grand children, Pauline and Robert
Strong, of Austin, are spending a
couple of weeks with the formers
daughter, Mrs. Patterson in West
vernon.
In the automobile party from Min
neapolis and Mankato who were
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. L. c.
Rev. we omitted the names of G. A.
Pepper and little son Duane, of Man
kato.
J. J. Flachsenhar and wife and
little son, also Mrs. George Scherer
of Mankato were visitors in town
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Reinke, former
residents of Vernon Center but for
several years past residents of Los
Angeles, Calf, are back on visit
with relatives and old friends,
coming via of the reliable Ford
route. Mr.. Reinke, who owned large
touring car, by the advice of friend
who told him he could never make
the trip over the mountains with that
car, sold the same and purchased a
Ford, and had most delightful trip.
Starting from Los Angeles the first
week of June. equipping the car with
a camping outfit, they started on the
trip, going. via Denver, stopping
wherever they chose. They arrived
last week, with a most splendid rec
ord of having never slept in a hotel
or eaten a meal in either hotel,
restaurant or farm house enreute.
They cooked all their meals on a
small camp stove, and at night they
slept in .the-car.. On their way back
they will take different route.
W. W. Walker and family motored
up from Webster City, Sunday for a
few days visit with their former
neighbors at the Willard Busby home
| in West Vernon.
Miss Ruth Cornish who spent yes
eral days sight seeing in New York,
returned the latter part of the week
to her mothers home in the village.
A. S. Holt tank man from Iowa,
has completed a large supply tank
for the Busby farm and returned
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Fate of Lena Ill, ar
rived in Vernon Saturday on their
annual visit to their son, Robert. and
family, coming via of the auto route,
which they enjoyed very much. They
were three and one-half days in
coming from their home to Ovation
ma, where they visited a, daughter.
Here they had to drive faster in
order to keep ahead, of the storm in
the rear. They made the distance in
| just three and one-half hours.
The weather man has been on ex-
ira good behavior during the past
four days that the chautauqua has
been in session., and large crowds
have been pleased with the various
programs. Clayton H. Staples, land
scape artist, and Francis M. Leaman
an exceedingly brilliant platform
speaker were the entertainers Fri
day afternoon and evening. Every
body came expecting something good
| and they were not at all disappointed.
Mr.. Staples. pictpfes in crayon and
colored Ind, are very pretty. In his
cravr rowings he reads the poem
!. while lc draws the pictures of the
iscenes IN the story. Perhaps the pic
iture and reading most enjoyed was
from Riley's poem When the Frost
is on the Pumpkin and the Corn is
! Ill TIE 0IlOCh. MI. 1SdIuOus l0CluIOS,
"The Common People" and can
Evening with O'Henry" were. very
entertaining and instructive.
Rose Clark Price,, Concert Company
furnished the musical part of the pro-
gram Saturday, and gave a very pleas
| ing program. DR.. w. HI. Blanche,
whose knowledge of human nature is
unlimited as his field of experience,
ranges from sea captain to minister
of one of the leading churches in
America. Wild Oats and Other Crops
/ and Social Purity, are two of the best
I lectures ever given in Vernon Gen.
ter.
| Mildred M. Judy, who possesses a
beautiful lyric soprano voice gave a
group of songs, suitable for Sun
day entertainment. Miss Gladys
Cooper accompanied her on the
] piano. Olive Regan Rusk, captivated
everybody with choice readings
miss Rusk's program Sunday after
noon was miscellaneous in character
her reading of the "Holy Sepulcher'
was among the best of the afternoon
Among other good numbers CIV
en- Sunday evening was a SPLEEN
! did Interpretation of that famous
I, late book, "The Man Of the Hour,
(which made q great hit with the