The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-09
STORIES IN VERNON ! !
BOOKED BY SCRIBE
Wheat Yield Thereabouts To
Run twenty-five To Acre
NOTES OF THE VILLAGE
What Has Been Going On In
Community For the Past
Few Years
Especial to Free Press.

Especial to Free Press.J
Vernon Center, August 3.-Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Wrightson of Blue Earth
were calling on friends here this
week.
Merton Rich of Willow City, N. D.,
is spending part of mis- vacation at
the home of his uncle, F. H. Barnes
and his aunt, Mrs Ed. Washburn He
will return with his parents who have
spent the past month at these places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Halverson, Mrs.
Lode Warren, Mrs. S. J. Minis, D. A.
Slater and daughter, Miss Doris, Mr..
and Mrs. G. C. Mead and Mrs George
Brown were among those from the
village who motored to Mankato yes
terday where they spent most of the
day either on pleasure or business
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Morrow of Min
neapolis are visiting at the home of
their cousins, Mrs. Mary Cornish and
G. C. Cornish.
Harvesting will be practically COM
pleted in this locality by Saturday ev-
ening 1t is believed the yield of
wheat will be disappointing when it
comes to threshing. AT distance the
fields of grain seem perfect and ap-
parently good for twenty five bushels
or even better per acre, but on closer
inspection one finds much smut and
considerable rust. The loss by rust
in early sown grain is small, but lat
er sown fields the loss is considerable,
taking the smut and rust together is
enough to make the bumper crop"
only very ordinary one.
MeSsrs. Charles and Frank Randall
with their families motored down
from the lakes yesterday, spending the
day with their cousin. NJ B. Randall,
and family in this village.
Among those from a distance to at
tend the funeral service of Mr.. Mil
lard Meyers on Thursday were the
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Meyers and
their son. and wife, and their young
est daughter and husband from Led
yard, Iowa, Ed Meyers of Washington
state, two cousins from Blue Earth
and Hiram HOLSTER and Ford from
Long Prairie, the latter being the ia
Their and brother of Mrs. Willard
Meyers.
John Bowen went to Owatonna
Thursday by railroad, returning via
the auto route in fine Nash Six for
a prospective buyer.
Rev. and Mrs T. Ross Paden and
family of Mankato are spending a
months vacation with Mrs. Paden's
brothers, Will and Rob Sewers, in the
old homestead. Mr.. Paden and sons
are doing their bit and proving their
worth in the harvest field while Mrs.
Paden and daughter are equally as
busy assisting with the house work.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Olsen and daugh-
ter, Alice, of Des Moines, Iowa, in
company with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stewart of Plymouth made up mo-
tor party and autoed down from Des
Moines yesterday to spend few days
with relatives at the Chris Hansen
and Fred Mertersdorf homes.
Ed Mertersdorf has the basement
and foundation finished for his fine
new house which he is erecting on his
farm in North Vernon.
Miss Elizabeth Weir and her niece,
Miss Cecilia, have improved their
fine new house by having cement
floors laid over the entire basement.
Charlie Redfield and George Brown fin
ished the work Wednesday Mr. Red
field took the evening train that same
evening for North Dakota, where he
will spend his vacation on his farm.
Mrs Clifford Mead and little son,
Max who h"vo been enjoying a two
weeks vacation with relatives in Dun
Gas. Mimi, returned home the first
part of the week
The following is an extract from q
letter of July %. written by l. E. War
rem of Winifrcd. Alberta, to his bro
Their c.. M Warren. of thi7 place,
thinking it will be of interest to many
of our readers.
Sunday we had our first good rain
of the season; were very thankful for |
it, too, even though belated. 1t will
help late sowed grain, make fall feed,
spuds, etc. Most farmers will not
harvest bushel and Gardie, This son
who had recently returned home from
says conditions are the
same 500 miles east of us along the |
railroad, but farther north crops are
good
"a few of us who sowed early on
sod or summer following will have
1 will cut about eighty
acres of wheat-all very short but !
well filed, may get or bushels per /
acre. Can't bind twill drop it in
windrows with the flax attachment. !
Flax is no good at all. Very little of |
the oats sprouted. but will come now
and make feed. No wild hay at all.
Elmer and irrigated our spuds and /
garen and so have quite a garden.
MANY are clear discouraged and
try to sell their holdings and failing
in that sit down and whine"