The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-04
Vernon Center
From THURSDAYS pailv.

FROM IHuTSudyS OdlIy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson and two chill
dren have returned to their home in
Pine City, after short visit with
the formers parents and sister, Mrs
w. H. Griffith and family, of East
Vernon.
Mrs. Ward is keeping house for the
Mertesdorf brothers. We are glad
to know that she and her son have
decided to remain in Vernon.
We are sorry to know that it was
necessary to take Mrs. Albert Hal
version to Rochester, Monday where
she will submit to an operation for
appendicitis and gall stones. Mrs.
Halverson has been poorly all win
ter and is in a weakened condition,
which will make the operation more
to be dreaded, and everybody will be
glad when it is all over with, and
trust she will be restored to good
health again. Her uncle, Hugh Fran
ces, driving the F. H. Barnes large
easy car took her to Mankato Mon
day in time to take the 1870 train
for Rochester, her husband and Sis
ter in law, Mrs. Gust Nelson, went
with her. Her sister, Miss Blanch
Randall, went as far as Mankato.
Mrs. Halverson stood the drive to
Mankato well.
A. G. HalversOn has purchased a
new and up-to-date typewriter. Mr..
Halverson has large amount of
clerical work to do, making a type
writer a paying investment.
Mrc Rprt StraltnD and MrS II p
Lowell and Douglas Gray are reported
on the sick list this week. Mrs. Lowell
had the bad luck to break another
rib a couple of weeks ago, which is
causing her much inconvenience and
suffering beside keeping her confined
pretty closely to the house.
We are indeed sorry to know that
Mrs w H. Griffith who has been
poorly for the last two weeks, is not
improving very fast, being unable
to take very little nourishments.
Miss Lydia Annis was home over
the week end from Mapleton, where
she is attending school.
r. E. Fate, wife and son, were at
the lakes over Sunday.
Mr.. Jones of Lake Crystal was a
caller at the F. H. Barnes home Sun
day.
The home of Lee Cox, near Garden
City, formerly of this place, was a
place of merriment last Saturday
evening when about forty of the
young people Of that neighborhood
came in, bringing baskets OF good
things in the way of refreshments
and took possession, giving the young
folks of this family hearty welcome
to their community. The evening was
most pleasantly spent with music
and games, after which a delicious
lunch was served. The midnight
hour came all too soon, and the
guests departed hoping they might
have many more such gatherings.
The Cox's home is a most hospitable
one in which the latch strings are
always on the out side, and every
one who enters are made to feel the
genuineness of their welcome, the
family are greately mastered here anu
all are hoping for a come back" of
the family, in some future time
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith and children
of Amboy motored to Vernon Sun
day, spending the day with the for
mer's brother and family in East
Vernon.
c. F. Force and A. c. Gray were
business visitors in Mankato Mon
day.
Mr.. R. c. Champlin was a shopper
in Mankato, Monday.
Mrs. A. G. Halverson returned on
the evening train Monday from Min
neapolis, where she had been attend
ing the State Union Sunday school
convention.