The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-18
Vernon Center

Mrs. Hobert Petrich spent the
weekend with Mankato friends.
Mrs. Fritz Carpenter and two
little boys Of Lewiston, Mont, and
Miss Dorothy Barnes, who have been
spending the past several weeks with
her sister, arrived in Vernon last
Thursday where the former will visit
the home folks for several weeks
Miss Dorothy Barnes left Saturday
evening for Everleth, Mimi, where
she has accepted position as as
sistant kindergarten teacher in the
consolidated school there.
Mrs. G. J. Howe and two children
left Thursday for Oklahoma City,
Okl., where she will spend the re-
mainder of the winter with her
parents, her eldest son has been with
his grandparents for the past two
months. Mrs. Howe will visit rela-
tives in Texas before returning home.
II. c.. Kraus left on the four O'Clock
Monday for Mankato where he will
spend most of the week attending to
his duties pertaining to the county.
Many in the village as well as the
country are reported on the sick list
All the children at the home of
Frank Caven are having the grippe
which is accompanied with sore
Threats. Little Stanley Lowell has
been very sick for the past week with
tOnsilitiS and threatened with pneu-
monia. DR.. j. e. Merrill is in the viii
lage almost every day on sick calls.
Fred Lowell and Mrs. John Baum
gartner, who have been confined to
their rooms for some time under the
physicians care, are reported much
improved. All are glad to have with
them again Mr.. Martin Halverson and
his son and daughter who have been
in st. James for the past few months.
Mr.. Halverson and Henry have been
between here and Garden City, the
same position which he held for over
thirty years and from which he was
retired a few years ago on a pen
sion.
John E. Look of Caldwell, Idaho, is
renewing acquaintance in the village
while looking after his business in
terests in this vicinity.
Ed Mertersdorf and his sister-in-
law, Mrs. George Mertersdorf, who
have been visiting friends and rela-
tives at Milbank, s. D. during the
holidays returned home the first of
the week.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Morris was frightened the day after
New Years by the arrival of a baby
daughter. AS this is their first child
and Grandpa Aaron's first grandchild
baby" in the Norris family. Mrs.
Vernon of Kasota is looking after the
comfort of her daughter and grand
daughter.
Mrs. Ellen Porter with her SON
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Clague of Redwood left this week
for Florida to spend the remainder of
the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H Barnes leaves
for the south land Thursday evening
and Mr. and Mrs. Will Dennison will
leave soon. Florida seems to be the
mecca as a winter resort for this
section of Minnesota.
Avison Koch returned the latter
part of the week from Dodge Center
where he spent part of the holiday
vacation with former boy chums.
That the Vernon Center Red Cross
will more than increase membership
25 per cent as was our quota for the
Christmas drive is evident by the
partial report sent in by secretary
G. c. Cornish There are three more
solicitors to be heard from Number
of new members 169, number of re-
newals AZ, number of renewals for
magazines 6, amount received in do
nation $3.50.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Barnes have
adopted two French and one Ar
menian war orphans which has added
their names to the local Red Cross