The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
STORIES OF VERNON
W.R. C. IS ORGANIZED
Mrs. Frank Schwan Is Elected
Its President
SOCIETY WELL STARTED
Mrs. Cora Fritz. State Head OF
institution, Assisted al
Function
Especial to Free Press.I

From Thursday Daily.
Vernon Center. Anril 3.-AIrs. Lulu
Dewey is down from Comfrey spend
ing a few weeks with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Partridge. Mrs. Pat
fridge is feeling quite like herself
again and has about regained her
usual health.
Walter Cox, who is working for T..
D. Days, was Mankato visitor Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. A. Quimby autoed
up from Mankato Sunday to make the
acquaintance of the new daughter in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Brown in West Vernon.
Mrs E. T. Champlin, who has been
at the home of her daughter, MIS-.
Louis Brown, helping in the care of
her little granddaughter Florence, is
expected home today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Frances motor
ed to Mankato Saturday spending a
few hours shopping and calling on
relatives.
Mrs. Hazel Miller and little son OF
LaMars, Ia, are visiting Mrs. James
Lowell and other friends in the vii
lage.
County Commissioner Davis was q
business visitor in the village Sat
urday afternoon. Mrs. Davis accom-
panied him and assisted in organic
ing a Relief Corps here.
Masiames Fritz and Hughes ct
Mankato, Johnson, Davis, Norman,
Mutt, Barney, Friend, Wrightson,
Franchere, Epson and several yo'iG2
ladies from Lake Crystal, and five
ladies from Blue Earth were in the
village Saturday afternoon and organ
lied Woman't Relief corps. The fol-
lowing are the officers: President, Mrs.
Frank Schawn; secretary, Mrs.
Harry Halverson; treasurer Mrs. II.
C. Kraus; chaplain, Mrs. j. Robin
son; color bearers, Misses GLADYS
Cooper, Bernice Davis. Ella Russell,
Ida Bowen; guard, Mrs. G. Mead;
conductor, Mrs. Robert Champlin.
The weather is ideal for spring
work. Many will finish seeding this
week if the weather continues favor
able.
Hugh Frances spent Tuesday in the
cities.
Ed Howard and his sister, Mrs.
Rose Sasse of Austin, are in town
packing up the household goods of
their mother which will be divided
among the children. Several pieces
of furniture Mrs. Howard generously
donated ito the Red Cross which will
be put up at the Red Cross auction
which will be held in the Ceresco
town hall the middle of April. Mrs.
Howard will rent her residence and
Will I, tIun To- n h
tiers, Mrs. Sasse and Mrs. Landberg.
We are sorry TO have her move from
the village where she has resided for
many years.
Miss Elizabeth Weir and her niece
Cecilia returned Monday from an
over Sunday visit with the Misses
Mary and Bridget Colbert in Winnie
bago.
A. c. Gray and family accompanied
by Mrs. Laura Coughman of ST.
Paul motored 10 Mapleton Sunday
and spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs.
julius Stenghel Mrs. Stenghel and
Mrs. Cougbman are sisters ard aunts
of Mrs. A. c. Gray. Mrs. Coughman
will visit in Mapleton for a week.
Mrs. c. NJ. Warren took the four
o'clock train Tuesday for Rochester
where she will spend several days
with her brother, Bert Wilson who
has been taking treatments at the
Mayo clinic for the past two weeks.
Mrs. G. E. Merlin who has fine
line of spring millinery on display
every Saturday at the furniture store
was unable to be here last Saturday
her trade being too heavy in her Am
boy shop. Miss Margarine Wilbur
was in charge of this place and made
some good sales so we understand.
Edward Warren is not improving as
fast as his many friends would wish
and is confined to his room the most
of the time.