The Mankato free press., 1917-02-16
Vernon Center
From Saturdays Daily.

Floyd Jones arrived in Vernon late
Wednesday afternoon with the body
of his youngest sister, The remains
were taken to the village home of Mr..
and Mrs. Clinton Cornish, former
friends and neighbors of the family.
Mr.. Jones left Butler, Montana, on
Thursday and was just week getting
here. His train was stalled in a
snowdrift for twelve hours at the
time in Eastern Montana and arrived
in st. Paul late Saturday evening,
where he had to stay until Monday. He
arrived in Mankato Monday evening
where he again encountered block
ade and waited until Wednesday when
he came to Vernon on the first train.
A short funeral service was held at
the Cornish home Thursday, con-
Quoted by Rev. B. F. Kock, the Meth
odist choir furnishing the music. The
pall-bearers were John Look, James
Lowell, Ed Howard, Harry Halverson,
Robert Champlin, and Hobart Petrick
who tenderly laid this young girl to
rest beside her parents and brother
in the Union cemetery, south of
town. The flowers were very beauti-
full and in great profusion. The south
west corner of the living room was
banked with great clusters of chrysan-
themums, jonquils and other spring
flowers and greenery, before which
rested the casket on which was mat
of flowers. Four large undertaker's
vases, filled with roses and narcissus
stood at the head and foot of the cask-
ct. The family's overs and large
wreath from the students and faculty
of the Butte high school covered the
casket. All spoke a silent testimony
of the love and esteem in which the
young girl and her sisters and broth
ers are held. Dawley May Jones was
born in Vernon Center township No
Ivember II, 1903 and passed. away in
the hospital at Butte, following an
operation for appendicitis, January
81, 1917, living only one and one-half
hours after the operation. She had
been i'll about ten days but her con-.
dition was not considered serious,
until she began to fail after the op-
Grafton had been successfully perform
ed. When she was four years of age,
her parents moved to Oregon, where
she lived until the death of her par
ents. Since then she has made her
home with her eldest sister. Dawley
was an exceptionally bright winsome
girl. her gentle loyable ways making
/ her a favorite with all. She was a
| sophomore in the Butte high school,
ranking high in her studies. She
leaves two brothers, six sisters and
other relatives beside many friends
who sincerely mourn the loss of this
young life with it's promising future.
The remaining members of the family
are: Miss Maude Clouting and Doro-
| thy Jones of Butte Montana, Mrs.
Clay Clayner, and Mrs. Farley Stone
of Baker, Oregon, Mrs. Jack Schooner
and Mrs. Mary Chambers of Medford,
lOregon, and Wurley and Claude Jones
lof Caldwell, Idaho. Mr.. Albert Garden
er and his sister Mrs. Fred Vroman of
ST.. Francis, Mimi, an uncle and
aunt of the Jones children were pres
lent at the funeral and will visit old
friends here before returning to their
home.
The funeral of the little three year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Borchert, who died on Monday even
Ing, was uclu llOul IilO 4sASIiiouiOS
church, Saturday afternoon, Rev. B.
F. Kock officiating. The Methodist
choir sang some appropriate hymns.
! Mr.. and Mrs Borchert live about
eight miles from town and owing to
the severe storm which made travel
impossible they were obliged to post
| pone the funeral service and it was
tabout week before the little one
could be laid to rest in the Union
lcemetery south of town.
| Ali are glad to know that Mr.. o. j.
Randall, who has been quite indis-
lposed for several days past is feeling
quite we'll again.
News of the arrival of baby girl
] in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Franc
1 Stoner of Welcome reached : US the
lpast week In contemplating the joys
of the young parents in welcoming
the first little one into their family
lcircle, Grandma Stoner and auntie
. Faye. made us forget that we were
snowbound on Strawberry Point with
drifts on the west Of us so high that