The Mankato free press., 1919-05-09
RAINS ACT AS SETBACK TO
SEEDING OPERATIONS
NOTES OF THE. VILLAGE
Tom Hays Returned To Mime
'apolis For Treatment; the
Personal Gossip
Especial to- Free Press. ]


Vernon Center, May THE heavy
rain Monday night and Tuesday gave
another big setback to seeding which
with favorable weather would require
the whole week to finish the job. Some
of the Oldest ex- farmers tell us that
it is all right to SOW wheat late in a
late season." We shall have to wait
for the harvest to verify that state
ment. ..-..>
Mrs. E. T.. Champlin is confined to
her room this week with an attack OF
bronchitis.
Three auto loads of school children
accompanied by Mrs. V. c. Armstrong
Davis and Bowen. grade teachers at
tended the achievement day celebra-
tion at Good. Thunder last Saturday.
All speak highly of the splendid pro-
gram and all enjoyed the day.
Mrs Edith French is not improving
as fast as her friends would wish. DR.
Williams of Lake Crystal and DIR. j.
E. Merrill were called in consultation
Sunday Mrs. Lockerby, a trained
nurse from Mankato, is in attendance
John McCarty of Good Thunder
was in this locality trying to buy
horses. Mr. McCarty has just recent
ly disposed of his farm in Beauford
and bought about half mile north
east OF Cable Mill.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Frances of Min
neapolis visited this week at the home
of the formers uncle, Hugh Frances
in West Vernon. Mr.. Frances is fore
man in the Emmerson Tractor com
pany in that city and is taking his
vacation at this time and are visiting
Several relatives in this locality, Lake
Crystal and Judson.
Miss Elizabeth Weir and her niece
Miss Cecilia visited Friday with rel
atives in West Lyra and Good Thpn-
der.
Alice Warren was out of school Fri
day owing to a bad cold and was
much disappointed that she could not
go with the rest Of the girls of the
.TEszdtn;luh to Good Thunder Satur-
day. ~
Mrs. Mary Cornish isA remodeline
the interior of her cottage which will
add greatly to the convenience and
pleasure of the Lassicks who occu-
,py it.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Warren motored
to West Garden City Sunday and
spent a few hours at the Bert Gates
home. We are glad to know that
their little infant SON, who has been
very sick the past week with infiam
nation of the bowels is much better
and the doctor in attendance thinks
the little chap is going to be o. K. in
few days.
Arts Busby has taken the agency
for the Dicky Silo, undoubtedly the
best silo manufactured today. 1t is
made in Illinois, blocks of which are
on exhibit at the Vernon Center bank
and everybody who sees them are
greatly impressed by the practically
I and durability of a silo constructed
by the Dicky people.
l.. c. Rev and John Keinholtz are
driving and enjoying fine new Buick
six autos which last week they pur-
chased from France Stoner, who has
the agency for these fine cars. George
has also purchased five passenger
Buick from the Stoner garage.
On his farm four miles west of towr
Millard Busby will erect big Dicky
silo 18x50 feet. Mr.. Busby who was
extensively engaged in dairying and
stock raising in Illinois and Iowa be-
fore coming to Vernon Center, real
ized that silo is almost necessity
to successful dairying and live stocl
farming.
Mrs. Charles Starbuck and little sol
are expected to arrive this evenina
from Nevada, Iowa, where Mrs. Star
buck was called about two weeks age
to help care for her niece, who has
been very sick, but now is much inn
proved. IN
Tom Hays went back to Mime.
apolis Saturday for further treatment