The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-15
Events Have Transpired In
Village This Week
SCHOOL TEACHER is I'LL
Her Condition Forced the Res.
ignation; News Notes and
Personal Gossip
Especial TO rree Press.J

From Fridays Daily.
Vernon Center, March S-Mrs.
Gardi Mead returned Wednesday
! morning from Madelia where she
has been helping care for the sick
, in the home of Gene Eager Miss
Clara Powell, niece of Mrs. Eager,
suffered a paralytic stroke Sunday
and is in a very serious condition
The doctors have no hopes for her
recovery. Miss Powell is well-known
here having frequently visited at
the MeiXell Bates and Mead homes,
and all relatives and friends are
hoping against hope that her life
may be spared. Miss Powell is in
the early thirties and it seems
strange that ;, one SO young should
be afflicted with such a disease.
Mrs. Arts Busby, who submitted
to a very serious operation at Web
ster City, about month ago. has
made a good recovery and has re-
turned to her home in West Vernon
much improved in health, which is
very gratifying to her many friends.
Leonard Zumwalt moved from
his farm south of town to the G.
east of here which he has rented for
a term of years. The Zumwalt fam
lily will be greatly missed from this
community as they are splendid
people, we bespeak for them a cor
dial welcome from their new neigh
-bors.
Under the auspices of the Bap-
fist Ladies Aid, Mrs. Frank Schwan
and Miss Lille Halverson will be
hostesses at st. Patrick's party at
the home of the farmer Friday aft
ernoOn, March Is. at three o'clock
Admission ten cents. Everybody
most cordially invited to be present
to enjoy the festivities.
Ed Warren has been somewhat
under the weather for the past
month, and on advice of his physi-
clan, DR.. j. E. Merrill he will en-
deavOr TO lie in bed for couple of
weeks while recuperating. Mr. War
rem who enjoys being up and doing
may conclude that the cure is worse
than the disease and we imagine his
retreat will be of short duration.
Market Day Auction, Monday
March II. promises to be "some
auction" Mr.. Butler and Herman
Stark, two farmers in North Vernon,
will bring in two loads of hay which
will be auctioned off. The proceeds
will be donated to the Vernon Cen
ter Red Cross Others who donated
very literally at our Red Cross auc-
ton are going to donate more arti-
cles to be sold for our branch. We
earnestly hope that those who did
not contribute or buy anything at
the Red Cross auction will come
across and do their part. 1t is up
to you to do your bit, get into the
big game.
Miss Ericsson, who is very sick.
does not improve very fast and last
Saturday sent in her resignation as
principal of the village schools.
Miss Ericsson took Mrs. Clements
position in December and was doing
most excellent work. She had the
vim and enthusiasm and a personal
magnetism which endeared her to
all, and was very. competent along
the. lines of school work. She had
organized a school orchestra in the
high school, of nine pieces and had
other projects which she expected to
put underway for the schools adj
vancement and her resignation is
greatly regretted. The school board
wired Mrs. Vesta Cornish Armstrong
at Great Falls, Mont, and it is hoped
that she may be persuaded to take
this position. Mrs. Armstrong be-
fore moving to Montana was one of
the best educators in Minnesota
having held prominent positions in
the schools in Minneapolis and
Crookston.