The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-08-03
STORIES FROM VERNON
BO0KEB BY REPORTER
Number of Events. That Have
Occurred in That Village
Recently
Especial TO Free Press.l

Vernon Center, July 2S.-Roy Mil
Ter, the six year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Miller of North Vernon
invited fifteen of his little playmates
to spend the afternoon with him.
The youngsters had big time, as
did the mothers who accompanied the
children.
Mrs. Margaret Gossard is in Jack
son for a short visit with. her son,
Fred, and daughter, Mrs. Emmett Per-
Wis. Mrs. Gossard while, here viii
get her household goods which she
has had stored for some time and
ship them to Jackson, where she
and her daughter will rent house,
and go to housekeeping by themselves
which will be more pleasant then
renting furnished rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Hemingway
entertained at a twelve o'clock fam
| lily dinner Wednesday in honor Of
their grandson, Giles Grays' birthday
at the old farm homestead north
Of town. Although Mr.. and Mrs
Hemingway are among the oldest peo-
pie in the community, their hearts
are as young as in days of yore and
with minds stored with memory
gems collected from life's pages. A
visit to their home is truly delight
full episode and this occasion was one
of the very happiest. There were
four generations present. Mr., AvriH
of Spokane, Wash, and Miss Lindel
of Hollywood, CAL, were among the
guests. Ha8 fTn
Owing to the intense heat >oi
Thursday no work was done on the
Farmers bank after nine o'clock a
M. The brick layers have been hav-
ing a rather hot time for theil
strenuous work, which they had hoped
to complete by Saturday.
Robert Henderson, who has beer
working for the Omaha company in
Kasota, came home Saturday for a
short visit with his parents. He has
This little village has many oys who
have given up good positions fol
Uncle Sam and their native land. &
Vernon Center and township find
that forty of their young men were
drawn in the recent hum1n lottery
about half of whom will be exempted
from service.
Mrs. Mary Cornish and her sister
Mrs. Margaret arue of La Mars, Ia
were shoppers in Mankato Thursday
| forenoon. ~
Myron Randall, Jr., is a very dis
appointed boy. He enlisted in the
hospital corps of Amboy with the
other Vernon boys, and has been in
Faribault for the past two weeks
| They had their examinations the first
of the week, when Myron failed tc
pass on account of defective eyesight
He returned to his home Thursday
and although he is obliged to give
up his cherished dream he will be.
| come producer and in this way he
can do as much for Uncle Sam as
though he was in active service or
the battle field.
Mrs. Pearl Mertersdorf is enjoy
ing a visit from her grandmother
| Mrs. George Phelps of Mapleton, anG
| a cousin, Miss Stella Riley from Mil
bank, S. d.
Joe Turner former Vernon Center
boy, but lately of Edmunds, N. D.
| was in the village the first of the
week. bidding friends goodbye before
his departure for Toronto, Canada
where he will join an aviation class
to prepare for service with the
| Canadian army in France. He sue
cessfully passed his examinations In
st. Paul last week. Joe is a fint
young man and his friends wish him
great success in this field of labor
which he has undertaken for his ma
| tive land, Canada.