The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-10-19
STORIES OF VERNON
RELATED BYIsCRIBE
Death of Young Lady, Miss Weir;
Social, Personal Notes
Recorded
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Vernon Center October 11.-Miss
Anastacie Weir, the youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Weir of
East Vernon, passed away at the
family home early Sunday morning.
The funeral was held in the St. Mat
thew's church, Wednesday morning
at ten o'clock. Miss Weir has been in
failing health for nearly a year, and
part Of the time has been confined to
her room. Everything possible has
been done in the hopes that she
might be restored to health. She was
about twenty-five years of age and
after finishing school she taught a
few terms in districts surrounding
her home where she was thought
much Of by her pupils.
Dean Barnes, who has been in East
Helena, Mont, since June with his
sister, Mrs. Ruth Carpenter and
family, returned to Vernon last Satur-
day. Dean will resume his studies at
the state university, which opens this
week.
James Clement came up from Min
neapolis Saturday for an over Sunday
visit with his brother, DR.. T. G..
Clement, and many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dimick and
Mrs. o. J. Randall and grandson,
Elmer Wrightson, were. shoppers in
Mankato yesterday, going down via
the Ford trail.
A. G. Gray was called to Mankato
Friday on the county ditch business.
His wife and aunt, Mrs. Laura Coff-
man, accompanied him, spending the
afternoon with Mrs. Bert Stratton,
who is a niece of Mrs. Coffman.
Mrs. Mabel Halverson, an ardent
Red Cross captain, took 220 finished
articles to headquarters at Mankato
Friday, consisting of pajamas, bed
shorts, shoulder wraps, mules, abdom-
inal bandages, wristlets, mufflers,
socks, handkerchiefs, washcloths, tray
cloths and napkins. Every article was
o. K Mrs. Halverson received much
praise over the cleanliness of the vari-
Gus articles and the way they were
packed and listed, making it very
convenient for checking up at head
quarters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clemmie of La Mars,
Iowa, are expected to arrive this
noon being called here by the serious
illness of their daughter, Mrs. John
Fericks of North Vernon, who was
taken seriously i'll Monday evening
with an attack of appendicitis. Prep
arations were being made this morn
ing for her removal to the hospital in
Mankato for an operation. DR.. Glenn
ent has the case in hand and she is
resting quite easily, and it is hoped
she will get along we'll and soon be
restored to health.
Mrs. Clifford Force and two little
daughters of Minneapolis left on the
four o'clock train Tuesday for Mime
apolis after visiting with her brother
and sister -in-law, DR.. and Mrs. L. u.
Clement, and numerous other rela-
tives in the village.
Rev. and Mrs. c. e. Eastman went
to Minneapolis Monday evening to
attend the Baptist convention, which
will be held there this week.
Rev. and Mrs. F. B. Koch returned
from Owatonna Sunday evening.
They were called there to see
young man who had been accident
ally shot and is in very serious
condition.
The county Sunday school conven-
ton held here Saturday evening and
over Sunday was fairly we'll attended
and considerable enthusiasm shown
along Sunday school lines. Mr.
Locker is always a drawing card and
he made many new converts along
this great work. Mrs. Locker &C
companied him. Nearly every ru-
raj Sunday school and village sent
delegates. The county seat dele
gates were conspicuous by their alb
sence. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Sherk
from the Methodist Episcopal Sun
day school, were the only representa-
tives from Mankato. Over 500 was
raised for the, state Sunday school
work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Annis and
family and Mrs. Agnes Spence enjoy
ed motor ride Sunday, stopping at
Truman and Lewisville for a snort
CALL
There was no school Friday, the
teachers attended the teachers con-
vention in Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stoner and
little daughter, also Mrs. M. B. Ran
dali and Miss Blanche Randall, mo-
tored to Granada in the formers car
and spent the day with relatives.
Lawrence Butler, who is in the
employ of the North Western rail-
road at Mankato, spent Sunday with
his mother at Central.
Misses Selma Petrich of the normal
and Julia Nelson and Lydia Annis of
the high school and Paul Thew of
the commercial college of Mankato
were home over Sunday at their re-
Spectiye homes,