The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-27
STORIES FROM VERNON
VICTORY BELLS HAVE BEEN
RINGING IN VILLAGE
Number of Men Have Received
Honorable Discharge From
U. S. Army
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ing in prophecy for 1000 years, now
ring in realization. The Victory bells
which are still ringing all over, over
land and sea, are intermingling theil
joyous notes with the peace bells
the sweet refrain, peace On Earth
Good Will To ALL" After this great
war, the greatest the world has ever
known or ever will know, will come
a great and permanent peace, made
possible by the supreme sacrifice OF
millions of lives. AS yet we know
not how many of our khaki boys are
numbered among the brave defenders
who fell in battle that their beloved
America might live and world free
dom be secure. Nearly fifty boys
from this locality responded to the
call of Uncle Sam, about two thirds
of them saw service overseas, others
are in various cantonments scattered
over the United States where they
are being ''honorably discharged" as
rapidly as possible and will return to
their homes and to civil pursuits. On
this wonderful Christmas day we may
well feel proud of "our very own
brave Vernon boys, and winsome
energetic Red Cross nurse" who have
had part in making this the most
Christmacy Christmas ever known and
to each and all wheree'r you be on
land or sea, we send you loving greet
ings of the season from the folks
back home" The following Vernon
boys have been honorably discharged
from further service and are going to
eat their Christmas dinners at Home,
Sweet Home" Lester Henderson
Camp Forrest; Alfred Sitter, Camp
Cody; Dean Barnes, Lovefield, Texas;
Jody Bowen, Students Training Camp,
University. Ross Annis of Camp For
rest left for Camp Dodge several
days ago where he will spend Christ
mas with Horatio Frances, who is
stationed at this camp. Kenneth
Frances is at Hampstead, Long Is
land, and will celebrate Christmas
way down east; Mike Pfeffer, United
States navy, will reach New York
harbor Christmas Eve. AS his short
furlough will rot permit his coming
home, he will eat his Christmas din
ner with the "jolly tars," himself be-
ing one of the jolliest. His brother,
Frank, is somewhere in the eastern
part of France and while he regrets
spending Christmas call by his lone
some" he has hopes of celebrating
the GLORIOUS Fourth in the good old
U. S. A. Harold Bowen's regiment
has been divided up so he will eat
Christmas chow by himself in North
eastern France as also will Rex
Briggs, who is stationed about fifty
v,os1 fys<v, Do
Cox, Ivor Nelson, Billie Keonitz, Rol-
la Brown, Standish Bowen are still
together and are enjoying the novel
experience of seeing the world on foot.
They were last stationed at Camp
Davoun, France. They could give no
permanent address as they are on the
move all the time, headed toward
Berlin where they may enjoy Christ
mas in ex-Kaiser Bills old home
town. Robert Henderson and Tom
Rooney, who have been in a base
hospital in France since the middle of
September, recovering from wounds
and gas, may possibly be homo
bound with George Larson WHO wrote
that he expected r. r'art for home
December 20 aboard the George Wash
ington, the same ship that President |
Wilson went across on. expecting to |
arrive in New York Christmas Eve |
Musician Paul HI. Thew, Sand Infan- |
try, when last heard of was nearing |
Bordeaux. Miss May Cornish our
Red Cross nurse, is in Allerey, France, |
twenty six miles from Dion, near the
Swiss border In a letter received |
Monday she says she does not expect |
to be home for some time as the doc
tors and nurses are to be the last to |
leave Europe. Thomas Weir and |
George Baumgartner, who are some !
where in France, have not been heard |
from for some time, but we all hope
they are well and that Christmas joys |
be theirs. Lieutenant T. D. Clement |
is at Camp Lewis, Washington. We
regret that we have been unable to |
locate many of our boys who are ov-
erseas or in training camps That !
their may be a joyous Christmas is
the wish of all the folks in their old |
home town.
90, never Christmas came so blessed
ly-
Since that first far off dawn when
Love was born
AS now, when after years of agony
The world with conflict is no longer
torn.
And those lost joys, peace and good
will to men
Have been restored to sad humanity
And Love stands smiling at the door
again."
Lee Cox and his son. Walter, also |
Mr.. Arnold of Garden City, were Ver
non visitors between trains Saturday.
Dr. R. p Dodds of Lake Crystal ,
vaccinated the hogs on the T. d.
Hays farm yesterday.
A. C. Gray, cashier of the Farmers
State bank Is expected home this ev
e cIin , fro9a business trip to Forest
Mrs. Harry Shelby and little son
are down from Oaks, s. D.. to spend
the holidays with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Brown. FIR. Shelby
is on the road travelling for an auto
mobile company. The business neces-
states his being away from home, so
in all probability Mrs. Shelby and
baby boy may remain with her parents
during the greater part of the winter.
Alfred. the eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dwight Cornish of West Vernon,
is quite i'll with influenza and Beatrice
Neel, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
]. Neel in the village is having mild
run of scarlet fever.
The Misses Veronica and Gladys y
Good, two of Vernon Centers young |
ladies. who are making a success of ,
rural school teaching, are spending !
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