The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-12-20
STORIES FROM VERNON
DOlNGS IN THAT VILLAGE Fer
PAST FEW DAYS
Motor Party Had Narrow Escape
On Daniel Boone Trail;
Lodge Elections
Especial to Free Press.l

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Vernon Center, December 14.-Mr.
and Mrs. Gardi Mead, Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Mead and Mrs. Schwartz
made up a party and motored TO
Mankato Thursday, going via of Good
, Thunder. taking the Daniel Boone
trail They found the roads excelient
both going and coming. After leay-
ing the gravel roads and nearby the
lake Nelson farm three miles south
west of Good Thunder on the way
home. the steering wheel broke and
they narrowly escaped being in bad
blight. It was indeed fortunate that
| the break did not occur on the Cable
Mill hill which was only a short dis
| lance away. They procured team
and vehicle from Mr.. Nelson ana
came the rest of the way home re-
joicing over their good luck and
| shuddering to think what might have
been.
| Your correspondent is informed that
/ the usual Christmas eve fest1vlues
held in the various churches will not
take place this year nor will the
Junior Red Cross program scheduled
! for December 20 be held, although the
children are continuing their plans
and writing essays in compliance with
! the request received from headquart-
! ers.
! This weather is enough to spoil our
/ Christmas characters and to us who
never were blessed with an over
abundance of the aforesaid, are spoil
ed to a FRAGILE.
! The w. R. C. lodge of Vernon Gen.
ter elected officers last Monday.
Mrs. Alfred Henderson was unani-
mously elected president. All other
officers were re- elected so we are in
formed.
The annual election of the Vernon
Center lodge A. F. and A. NJ was held
last Saturday evening and the follow
J ing officers were elected: w. NJ, H.
iC. Kraus; S. W., F. L. Cooper; j.
w. w. w. Griffith; Secretary. D. A.
Wyman; treasurer, L. S. Terry; ST..
steward, J. R. Mobiles; Jr. steward, c.
A. Fleming; Sr. deacon, G.. C. Corn
1sh; Jr deacon, H. A. King; Tyler,
Fred Annis.
The installation ceremonies which
were planned for last evening to
which the masons and families re-
ceived invitations was postponed as
precaution against the flu epidemic
which is prevailing in close proximity
to the village.
Mrs. Frank Clauge, who has been
| in the village for the past two weeks
assisting her mother, Mrs. Porter in
closing up her house for the winter
| months, left for her home at Redwood
Falls Wednesday, Her mother ac-
companied her. Mrs. Porter is leay-
ing several weeks before her usual
schedule owing to the fact that her
son Myles and family of Mankato
have moved to Minneapolis and the
usual home coming at Christmas time
will not be held in the old family
home.
Harry Bates drove to Belgrade
| Wednesday to bring home load of
hogs for H. C. Kraus which he had
bought at the Busby auction on Tues
! day.
Mrs Anil Roloff, who has been at
the Fred Bosch home in Amboy look
ing after the comfort of Mrs. Bosch
and the little new son, has returned
to her home in the village
Lawrence Warren was out of school
the most of the past week on account
of bad cold which he contracted at
the skating party last Friday evening.
The Gilchrist family who have been
having a siege of the flu are making
a good recovery. August PAIL and
little daughter are confined to their
homes with the prevailing disease. We
understand it is in mild form but
every precaution is being taken to
confine the epidemic to these two
homes, both of which are in the west
ern part of the township.