The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-29
Vernon Center

Mr. and Mrs. Alverz Erancis of East
Vernon Will enter tam over the week end
Mrs. Francis brother. Robert Lang and
Miss Elizabeth Healy both of Maple
, ton.
The ladies in Green Valley neighbor-
hood have organized a Red Cross work
division getting their material from the
Amboy branch of which all are mem
bers. This is a very good idea as too
much time is consumed on the road
by members living in the country. Mes
dames Will DenniSon and George Buck
meister are the captains and much work
Is being done.
Miss Margaret Dennison will arrive
home this evening fron Hamfne uni.
versity to spend the Easter vacation with
the home folks.
Kennith Frances, A. S. S. c., Camp
Hancock, Georgia, who has been in the
hospital for several months suffering
with spinal meningitis and complica
tions, is able to he up and out of doors
some every day When able he will re-
turn hcme on furlough to remain I'M
til he fully RECEIVERS.
Miss Louise Award is spending the
week in the country with Mrs. Charles
Brown.
Will Dennison shipped four car loads
Of fat cattle TO Chicago Saturday. Mr..
Dennison has been feeding large num-
Der all winter and has made several
shipments before this one which is the
last.
Today Saturday. is very busy day
large consignment of finished articles
is being packed for the northern divi-
sion at Minneapolis and another COM
mittee are at work at the q. w. Wash
burn store listing and hacking large
box for the stricken Belgian people.
Many articles are new all others nrac-
tically as good as new and If all boxes
are as good as this one the poor folks
across the pond will be well clothed for
some time.
Mr. and Mrs George GRAY and Doug
lass spent several DAYS in Mankato this
week Mr. Gray attended the assessors
meeting. They were guests of their SON
in-law and daughter. yr. and Mrs. Bert
StrattOn.
Miss GLADYS Cooper has returned from
a short visit with her brother. Ray, and
Mrs Robert Fate spent the first~of the
week with her sister Mrs. Will Thomas
at the lakes. Her little son, Keith, re-
manned for a longer visit.
Alice Warren went to Garden City
Thursday afternoon to remain until Sat
urdav with her aunts, Mrs. Lulu Gates
ard Miss Liza Wilson.
Ed. Johnson goes to Colman S. D..
the first of April where he has secured
a I"rge amount of contract carpenter
work
Mrs Ed Musl<e who submitted to two
very serious oDera tons in the Emmanuel
hospital in Mankato 2 week ago. is in
a very serious condition and not gain
ing as "andi|v ae her friends womb
wish. We trust that our next report
viii be more encouraging
Mr. and Mrs Ed. Wilde of West YER
non have adopted a little boy two and
one-half years old and his baby sister,
who is less than a year old The moth
err dind soon after the little girls birth
and the father was unable to provide for
them. The Wildes have no children of
their own and the little ones ave fortu
nate in6"c" IT, have been adopted into
so pleasant p home.
Mrs. Frank Schwan and Miss Ti'1in
Halverson were delegates 10 the Rap
ti~t Iavmen's convention which convened
at Lake Crystal Thursday.
.Nesda mes Norn1and nud Friend were
down from the lakes Thursday erdnov
orirg t. organize Woman's Re'i~r
corps. We do not think they met with
n1roh ercoura cement
Mrs W Cornish Arm, strong will be the
principal of our schools next wear.