The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-19
Vernon Center Village and
Town Do Great Work
WORKERS REPORT EARLY
Notes and News From That
Community; Social and
Personal Gossip
Especial to Free Press. ]

Vernon Center, April lin the
Third Liberty Loan drive, Vernon
township and village went way over
the top" which certainly is a good
omen and foretells the finish of Kaiser
Bits reign Of terror. The executive
committee had carefully planned It's
labOrs so that the various teams had
clear sailing and everything went like
clock work. Some of the townchip
teams rounded up the work and had
their reports to G.. NJ. Warren, chair
man, in less thar three hours. The
first team report was Wingen and
Fleming, second Frances and Schwartz
third, Rev and Cornish. These three
teams were only about fifteen min
utes apart in their reports. Following
closely came Ed Mertersdorf, Star
buck and Hays, Griffith and Thew.
Lou Kraus and Albert Spence could
not finish their drive on account Of
the rain but reported $500 and no
turn downs. In the township there
was less than a dozen who refused
to buy. AS they are well able to do
so they will be made to come across.
In the village the solicitors were
Frank Grannis, A. G. Halverson, E. T..
Champlin and H. c.. Kraus. The
first three solicitors had no difficulty
in more than covering their quota.
Slackers We're told to appear before
the executive committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson of Lake Crystal
Sundayed at the Lou Kraus home.
Attorney Champlin and family mo-
tored down from the lakes Sunday
and spent the day with their parents
in the village.
Mrs. Mack entertained the Pleasant
Grove neighborhood ladies last Friday
at her very pleasant home in South
West Vernon. About fifteen were
present and the afternoon was spent
doing Red Cross sewing.
Mark Mack was quite i'll last week
but is reported much better this
I! morning.
William Klusnedorf who is in
charge of the Nelson garage in Vernon
Center has rented the Peterson resi-
dence and he and his family are about
settled in their new home.
The Richards family have rented
Mrs. Towards cottage in the east part
of the village Mr. Richard and Neal
have taken county thing contract work
which will keep them hustling all
summer They are now west of Amboy.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Barnes who
have been in Minneapolis for nearly a
week, are expected home this even
ing.
The Nelson garage sold seven cars
last Saturday. Evidently there is no
substitute for autos.
The rain Monday afternoon may
have been in opportune for the SELL
| ing of Liberty bonds but it was timely
| for the farmers as the fields were
getting very dry and winter wheat es-
pecially was badly in need of rain.
| Miss Doris Slater spent the past
week with an aunt in Madelia while
her father was attending to his duties
as grand jury man in Mankato.
! Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Fate and Mas
| ter Keith spent the week end and over
Sunday at Lake Crystal; and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lassick and daughter with rela-
tives in Madelia.
B. E. Berry was a business visitor
in Mankato, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Porter and
| daughter motored up from Mankato
Saturday afternoon and visited until
Sunday evening at the F. R. Lowell
home.
Mr. and Mrs. William Tallman OF
Mankato spent Monday in Vernon
where they put in their time between
trains planting shrubbery and fruit
trees OH their lots. The Tallmans
have a warm spot in their hearts for
Vernon Center, their former home
and everybody hopes that when they
tire of the glare and glammer of city
life, they will return to our little viii
| lage where for many years they were
prominent in all the civic, social and
moral affairs.