The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-04-12
PLANS FOR THE Drive
! VERNON is ALL READY
Committee Is In Shape to
Proceed With Work
STORIES OF THE TOWN
Happenings in the Pretty Village;
Persona! and Social Cos
sip Recorded
Especial to Free Press. ]
C,+,,rft-x,'S Daily

vernon center, Aplll u He Ilic
appearance OF Gust Nelson's resi-
dence since it has been raised onto
a three foot cement block foundation
put The desire of his father-in-law
Martin Halverson, who lives just
across the street, to do likewise, and
this morning masons began work.
Such an improvement makes and
keeps this little village in the up-to-
date class, its charm and beauty OF
which SO many of the passing tourists
rcmark
Leslie Childs who has recently
moved onto the Vail farm while
burning corn stalks yesterday after
noon, had the misfortune to have the
fire get beyond control burning up a
stack of hay for Mr.. Riley whose
farm adj0ins his on the north. Extra
! caution should be taken in setting
fire or burning rubbish at this time
as the extreme dryness of everything
makes it burn like finder.
Mrs. L. c. Rev and daughters Lo-
is and Grace returned Wednesday
from Mankato where they have been
visiting the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Pepper Miss Frances
Pepper returned with them for an
over Sunday visit.
c. NJ Warren, G. c. Cornish and G.
r. Gray, executive committeeman for
Vernon township and village in the
Third Liberty loan campaign, have
everything in readiness to make one
fthe quickest and most successful
drives yet pulled off, The following
hustling men have been chosen as
sistants: John Schwartz, Lou Kraus
Albert Spence, Fred Wengen, Tom
Hays, Ed Mertersdorf Frank Grannis
Dan Thew, Will Griffith l.. Rev AK
Ell Halverson, Z. T. Champlin, Rcvid
Fleming and Hugh Frances.
! Claude Meixell is doing carpenter
work for Dwight Cornish.
! Mrs. H. c. Kraus, president of Yer
non Center Red Cross, received a let
ter from New York yesterday say
ing they had received the very gen
erous offireing of, the two large boxes
+, of clothing for the Belgian relief and
thanked the Red Cross for the same
j The boxes contained 7S9 articles
many of the articles were three
pieces such as coat, pants and vest
SO the number of single articles was
much higher than listed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Johnson, Mrs
Olene HalTerson, Mrs Gust Nelson
Mrs. Ed. Johnson and Lille Halver-
son went to Madelia Wednesday to
attend the funeral services of Mrs
Olive Peterson who passed away
/. Tuesday. Mrs. Peterson was sis
ter OF Mrs. Thomas Johnson,
/ A. C. Gray received a phone mes
! sage from Good Thunder Thursday
! passed away. Mr.. Gray took the I'M
dertaker, B. e. Berry, over by auto
Mr.. Berry will have charge of the flu
neral which will be held Sunday. Mr.
Clark was seventy-seven years old
and well known to many in this sec
| ton. George Barnard of Good Thun-
! der is a SON in-1aw of the deceased
| by former marriage.
| Station Agent and Mrs. G.. w. Las
| sick and little daughter spent the
week end and over Sunday with rela-
tives in Madelia.
f. d. Berry Of Window is visiting
his son and family in the village.
| Paul Thew has finished his book
| keeping and type writing course and
/ Marie Flaming her stenographic
course at the Mankato Commercial
! college and have returned to their
/ homes
| Mrs. Catherine Kraus and daugh-
| tiers Mary and Dora spent Thursday
| in Mankato shopping. The little girls
had some OF the joy taken out of the
day by a. visit to the dentist. They
spent the rest of their time with Their
aunt Mary Wagon and Grandma
Kraus. They report grandma as feel
| ing pretty we'll but still having &C.
zena in her arm and leg which makes
| it somewhat difficult for her to get
about nor can she use her arm but
little. 1t is about the time of the
year that grandma migrates back to
the old farm homestead where she
sDends her summers and we all hope
she will soon be in her usual good
| health
Miss Mary King is clerking at the
Matson store
Ed Annis of North Vernon is driv-
ing q Gev REQ car.
Mrs. N. j. Wilson is looking after
the household duties of Mrs. C.. M.
Warren while she is at Rochester
with her brother
Mrs. F. H. Barnes has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Woman's
committee of the Third Liberty lean
campaign for Vernon Center and Mrs.
T.. l.. Cooper for Vernon Center
township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Weir of Ceres
co have the sympathy of the whole
community in the loss of their little
four-year-old daughter who passed
away Friday. The funeral was held
from the home Sunday afternoon.
REV. B. F. Koch officiated and the
Methodist Episcopal choir sang. In
terment was made in the Vernon I'm
ion cemetery.
Mrs. Agnes Spence took her little
daughter Grace to Lake Crystal We'd
nesday and had her tonsils removed.
Dir. Franchere performed the opera
tlon which was very successful.
e. M Warren recently received a
letter from Rex Briggs at Stanberrv.
Wis, saying that he had Just lost
one of his mules. Two veterinaries
had worked over it for two DAYS try
| ing to save it. Rex. purchased the
team of mules from Mr.. Warren and