The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-06
STORIES FROM VERNON
HAPPENINGS IN THE VILLAGE
PAST SEVERAL DAYS
Personal News and Gossip;
Passing of Another Bright
Thanksgiving
Especial TO Free Press.J


Thorn, proprietor of the Vernon Cent
er meat market, is the first business
man in the village to get out 1919
calendars. Mr.. Thorn knows the meat
business from A to and our meat
market is equal in every respect to
markets Of other villages.
Among the relative IS from a distance
to attend the funeral of the late F. H.
Barnes were Mr.. and Mrs. Rich and
son Merton of Willow City, N. D.,
Will Barnes and Mrs. Sadie Brooks of
Minneapolis, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Proehl of Mapleton. All of Mrs.
Barnes Immediate family were pres
ent with the exception of her aged
father. T. II. Dredge. Mrs. T. D.
Dredge Lake Crystal DR.. and Mrs.
VIII Dredge, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Dredge and Mrs. Charles Lombard of
Minneapolis DR.. and Mrs. Percy
Dredge of Sandstone, Miss Belle
Dredge, Moorhead; Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard of Amboy, also an uncle,
George McMillin of Grand Rapids,
Wis, and Mr.. and Mrs Thorn of JEFF
fers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown, who
have been living in Miss Louise AL
wards house, will move next week in
to the Ed Johnson house recently va
Gated by the Roloffs.
Charles Bates has been in Waseca
for several days this week helping
his son Harry and family pack up their
household goods and Wednesday eve
ming they returned. Harry Bates, who
was employed in the mill has been
very sick with influenza, which left
his lungs in weakened condition and
by the advice of his physician he
gave up his work in the mill and must
give up working until he regains his
health. While we are glad to have
them with us again we are sorry that
sickness brought about the come back
and sincerely hope he may soon be
enjoying his usual abundance of good
health that he has always had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anil Keitzer enter
tanned a party of relatives at their
farm home four miles west of town
Thanksgiving day which included Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Bates and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Bates and little Bonnie
Bernette, also Mr.. and Mrs. Comich
Of Lake Field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fate and Keith
were passengers on the four o'clock
Wednesday for Lake Crystal to spend
Thanksgiving at the Will Thomas
home.
One of the largest GATHERINGS in the
village Thanksgiving day was held at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Will
bur as is the custom of the Wilburs.
Force and Wendlandt families with
their children and e and children to
get together on this day and enjoy a
family reunion. About thirty enjoyed
the big dinner which each family
helped to prepare. 1t was served
cafeteria style and eaten in picnic
style from trays which is very con-
venient and labor saving way of serv-
ing.
Lawrence Butler, who is employed
in the Union Express office in Man
kato, was unable to get home to spend
Thanksgiving with his mother. owing
to the fact that for the past two weeks
he has been on the road substituting
for a flu victim. His run is from
Burk to Fox Lake, Wis, and his duties
are to look after the express between
these two places. Mr.. Butler has been
offered a permanent position on the
road which he has declined, prefer
ing to remain on his job in ManKato.
He expects to get back to 'Kato Sat-
urday in time to catch the late train
for Vernon to spend Sunday at his
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lowell and son
of Fairmont and Mr.. and Mrs Miles
Porter and the Misses Stella, Joyce.
Barbara and Patricia of Mankato, ard
Mrs. Frank Clague of Redwood Falls
were guests at the Fred Lowell home
on Thanksgiving. The Porters returned
to their home on the afternoon train
and John Lowell and family left the
following morning on the early train.
Everybody regrets that Miles Porter
and family have decided to make their
future home in Minneapolis where they
have purchased a residence and are
packing their household goods pre-
paratory to moving there the coming
week.
Sam McMonagie and Gus Cans and
their families are again residents of
Vernon Center after few months STAY
in Waseca. The Monagles have all
been sick with the flu and have not
wholly recovered. They do not ex-
pect to move into their home in the
village until toward spring, but will
go out to the farm home of Mrs. Nc
Monagle's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Her.
man PAIL in West. Vernon Mr.. and
Mrs. PAIL expect to spend part of the
winter visiting relatives in various
parts of Wisconsin.
Frank Rich and son Merton of Will
low, North Dakota, and Mrs. Sadie
Brooks Of Minneapolis arrived We'd
nesday. Mrs. Rich, who is sister of
the late F. H. Barnes, has been here
for a week.
friend Will Gilbertson of Minneapolis,
arrived on the noon train Wednesday
to spend THANKSGIVING with the for
mer's parents. They returned to the
cities on the afternoon train Thurs
day. We are sorry to hear that it
was necessary for Lyle to return to
Minneapolis to continue treatments
for complications of ailments the out
come of an automobile accident sus-
tanned a year and half ago.
G.. M. Warren and family autoed to
Garden City, Thanksgiving and ate
dinner at the home of Hon. and Mrs.
E. w. Gates. Joe Turner who has
been ill at the home for over a week
has so far recovered as to be able to
come with them to the village where
ho will visit friends until nnyt Thurs