The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-11-30
STORIES Of VERNON
CENTER ARE RELATED
Mrs. Homer Waite of Garden
City III, Having Stroke of
Paralysis
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Vernon Center, November 22.-Mrs.
Laura Mead and her daughter, Mrs.
George Brown, attended the yearly
meeting of the Royal Neighbors at
the home of Mrs. Floyd Wilson in
Garden City.
Mrs. Homer Waite of Garden City
is seriously ill, having suffered a
stroke of paralysis Tuesday morning
and is in very critical condition.
Mrs. Waite, who was formerly Han
nah Mertersdorf, was born and raised
in Vernon Center and has many
friends who will be grieved to hear
of her illness, but all hope that she
may soon be restored to health.
A most harmonious wideawake
meeting of the Red Cross officers and
the various committees was held at
the lumber office Tuesday evening.
G. G. Cornish was chosen chairman
and r. e. Fate secretary. Reports of
the various committees showed splen-
did work About 800 donations were
listed which consists of canned fruits,
fancy work, chickens, ducks, geese,
turkeys, sheep, pigs, butter, vegetables
of all kinds, fence posts, wheat, seed
corn, oats, barley, apples, and other
articles all having a money value.
Business men were very generous in
donating largely of their merchandise.
Many donations are in cash and range
from 81 up, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Barnes
giving 5000, the biggest donation yet
raised. If weather is favorable it is
predicted a big crowd and very sue
cessful auction. Everybody is a
booster and everybody is expected to
be on hand with well filled purses.
Let the bidding be lively. Don't for
get the time, Saturday afternoon, No
vember "a at one o'clock at the town
hall.
Rumor has it that DR.. Rowland has
decided not to locate here. He and
Mrs. Rowland were in town the first
of the week and offered their resi-
dence which they purchased in the
village for sale.
Mrs. Gardner Mead and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Brown, and Clifford
Ross have returned home from a
weeks visit with relatives at st.
James and Madelia.
Mrs. Nancy Foster and daughter,
Mrs. Anna Johnson after weeks Wis
it with Vernon relatives returned to
their home in Colman, S. Dak., We'd
neSday.
E. w. Washburn has added greatly
to the convenience and comfort of his
store by installing a pipless furnace
sold by the Cooper Hardware COM
pany. Frank Cooper and Ed Johnson
installed the plant Wednesday. 1t is
entirely satisfactory.
A prettily arranged shower was
| rendered Miss Carrie Thew, one of
Vernon Center's popular young Ia
dies who is to be married next week,
at the home of Mrs. James Lowell
| Tuesday evening. The house was
prettily decorated with yellow crysan-
themums. The bride to be was pre-
sented with many useful gifts of
china, linen and silver. After having
spent a delightful evening refresh
ments were served by the hostess.
The Red Cross community auction
to be held Saturday afternoon Novem-
| Der "a will be a hummer. The mem
bers, 400 strong, are everyone a
booster. Splendid wideawake commit
tees have been out in autos and made
Cross territory. Everybody gave
cheerfully and donations are already
arriving and are being put in the OPP
era house which has been turned
| over to the Red Cross society for a
| week. A. c. Gray and Fred Wingen
will auction the sales. Those
! knowing the versatile genius of these
two criers feel sure that every article
will be disposed of at top prices
Frank Hartwich, cashier of the Yer
non Center State bank. will be the
clerk and will record the sales. Ev-
| erybody is interested. everybody is
| busy and everybody is keeping Sat-
urday afternoon free SO as to attend
the Red Cross auction which opens
at 1870 p. m.
| James Lowell departed on the early
! train Monday for an indefinite stay
in Mankato being a member of the