The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-25
Vernon Center

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Sarah McMonagle received a short
letter Wednesday from her son George
who lives at Moose Lake with his wife
and four children. The note said, 1--WE
are all safe. We were in the lake al
last night as were all the rest of the
villagers. The fierce fires raging kept
the water warm. The school house
was the only building left and was
filled with women and children" The
paper and pencils used in writing was
school stationery which fortunately
there was on hand quite supply. The
upper rooms were turned into hos
pital as influenza had made it's ap
pearanCe. Mr.. McMonagle and family
lost everything they possessed except
the clothing they had on, but feel
thankful thy escaped with their lives
T. ID. Hays motored to Minneapolis
early Sunday morning in his new
Wyllis Knight to spend the day with
his wife and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Porter of Man
roto, MI stllu hl JdiilcS LOFcH anu
Mrs. Fred Lowell of Vernon and Miss
Mary Lowell of Minneapolis motored
TO Fairmont early Sunday morning,
spending the day with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lowell.
Ray Cooper was down from Tru
man yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper
are disposing of the business in that
city preparatory to moving to Mime
apolis where Mr.. Cooper will look
after the business interests of his
wife's father, Mr.. Hilton. who is in
very poor health and unable to attend
to the business, his own sons being
all in the United States army
The Barnes and Larson auction last
Thursday was largely attended.
Everything sold high, the proceeds
being better than $11.0G0 o.
Ray Hartman and Miss Mabel Null :
len of Mapleton motored to North
Vernon Sunday and spent the day at
the George Mertersdorf home
Eugene and Will Roberts of Maple
ton and Mr. and Mrs. William Hall of
ST. Cloud called on Mrs. Ellen Porter
and Mrs Clague Sunday Mr. and
Mrs. Hall will not return to ST. Cloud
until the influenza epidemic subsidies.
Clate Kelley. who has been confined
to his bed for several days with in
fiuenZa, was worse Sunday. Dr.
O'Connor. who has the case, called
DR.. j. E. Merritt in consultation.
Pneumonia has developed but it is
thoueht to be in a mild form.
Andy Pfeffer received telegram
from Dalton, Mont. Sunday. bringing
the sad news of the death of Mrs.
Pfeffer, who had just passed away
with Spanish influenza. Mr. Pfeffer
is sick also. Mrs. Pfeffer was form
erly Miss Annie Rooney of Ceresco
and leaves little daugher of ten
months. The remains will be brought
to her old home for burial.
School reopened this morning.
There are no cases of influenza in
the village and the school board
thought it was wise to open the
school.
Mrs. RolOff has returned from a
visit with her parents at Pennington.
From now on she will go to school
every morning and will examine the
children. She is a trained nurse and
the school board and faculty greatly
appreciate the service Mrs. Roloff is
rendering the community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Cornell
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Proehl
of MapletOn were callers at the
Bert Barnes home Sunday. Mr..
and Mrs. Cornell have long
been intimate friends of Bert and
were sorry to find him confined to his
bed where he has been for the past
two days. A big auction sale is hard
work and no doubt Mr.. Barnes over
done in looking after the many de-
tails and after little rest he will
again feel like himself
Miss Belle Dredge, who is home
from her school work at Moorehead
owing to the influenza, spent Friday
and Saturday with her brother and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Barnes.
Miss Dredge is informed that the
Crookston school will not open for
another week