The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-11
STORIES FROM. VERNON
WEDDING Is EVENT OF WEEK
in THAT VILLAGE
Personal Mention and News
Notes Collected by the
Correspondent
ESPECIAL TO The Free Press. !

simplicity, was solemnized at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron B.
Randall Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock when their daughter Blanche
E. Was united in marriage to MIR.
JOSEPH H. Turner of Darmody, Sas-
katchewan, Canada, in the presence
of an assembly of near relatives and
a few intimate friends. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. B. #.
of the brides. The rooms of the
home We're prettily decorated with.
roses and foliage. The color scheme
OF the dining and living room was
red and green, and pink and green
In the parlor, where the ceremony
was performed. A handsome arch,
decorated with asparagus ferns and
pink roses, had been erected. in the
southwest corner under which their
VOWS were plighted. The. beautiful
ring service of the Methdist Episco-
pal church was used. The couple:
were unattended Miss Selma Pet
rich, an intimate friend of the BRIDE,
played Lohengrins bridal chorus as
the professional and the bride and
groom took their places, and contih4
ued the music very softly during the
marriage rites. x The bride looked
charming in dainty gown Of white
with a corsage bouquet of pink rose
buds. Following the ceremony a
prettily appointedg luncheon was ,serY-
ed. The ices further carried out. the,
color scheme of pink and green. Mr..
and Mrs. Turner departed on the
afternoon train for Minneapolis,
where they will spend few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Halverson,
former Vernon friends after which
they will go directly TO Darmody,
where Mr.. Turner is in business. The
brides going away gown, was tall
or made suit of blue serge The
bridal couple were. accompanied to
the depot by many of their friends
who bid them goodbye and wished
them health, happiness and prosperity
in their new far away home. On en-
tering the train they were showered
with rose petals and q small spriHk-
ling of rice. Mrs. Turner win be
greatly missed in the village and
community. She was a very popular
girl tand;2for several years she has
been head clerk in one Of our gen
erd merchandise. stores. In this
capacity she endeared her self to all
BY her cheerful manners and obliging
Z ways. She was prominent in all the
social affairs of the village, posses
sing "a beautiful voice Her singing
has brought cheer and comfort to us
all. For several years she has been
the leading soprano singer in the
Methodist church choir The church
members as small token of appre.
citation presented her with s35 in
gold. The groom is an exemplary
young man and has been in the COM
munity lat intervals during the past
: five years, being carpenter by pro-
fession. He engaged in that business
most of the time. He spent winter
in Lincoln, JNeb., where he, read law
returning to Vernon at about the
time England entered the great war
He once left for his home in Canada
. where he enlisted in the aviation
service at Toronto while in training
he met with an accident which near
:. ly proved fatal. A defect in his
! aeroplane caused him to, lose control
l and in the collapse was caught III
7 such a way that several of his ribs
t were broken and he was badly in
: jured and was in the hospital fol
!. several months. Owing to the acct
) dent he never got across, but was
3 given clerical work in the service
receiving his honorable discharge
about the first of the year. Since
~ nf a
branch lumber yard Of the Imperial
Lumber Co., at Darmody, they will
: begin their home making IN cosy
house, which awaits thems and where
, the many, beautiful and appropriate
+, wedding gifts which they received
will be a constant reminder Of the
love and best wishes Of the brides
friends in this the old home town
; where she has. always lived. Hel
love of home and home folks and
home surroundings, her loyalty tc
her friends were the traits which
: she endeared herself to us all and
we feel that the love and respect with
= which she is regarded in the com
n1unity in. which she was born, and
grew to womanhood will add to the
Joy in establishing home of her OWL
(which we are sure will be a true
home" in every respect and theil
Journey through life be over a pleas
ant road without any obstacles that
energy and love cannot easily over.
come. ~ sf5..sSL sr -
Miss Ara Griffith is visiting class
mate in Elmore this week. 49, (.
Y Mrs. Martin and SON !. Lowell LEFT
overland Monday for their home al
Hartford, Wis, after q ten day visit
with the formers brother, F. r. Low.
ell and family. - 800 >
Messrs. Il. @. Rev, Jess Noble, w
w. Griffith and H.. C. Kraus left late
: Saturday by auto for Hutchinson or
a business trip They returned some
! time during Sunday night, driving g
distance of about 800 miles.
Charles Wagon and mother and
Mrs. Frank Wagon OF Mankato and
Mrs. Kleinschmidt of Santiago. CaA
and Mr.. and Mrs. L. Kraus of Lake
Crystal were Sunday visitors at the
Henry Krans home, coming and GO
Il ing Via the auto route. rs
The Misses Selma Petrich,. Dorothy
Barnes and Julia Nelson spent taf
week end and oyer Sunday with the
; home folks. going hack to u their
school work at the normal on ths
early moruiHge train,
n Miss Irene Kickenapp Of Mankatf
was atg11est at the IA, W.. Petricf