The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-06-06
STORIES FROM VERNON
BABY CLINIC WILL BE HELD
THERE ON JUNE 6
Prizes Offered For the High
Grade Infants; Personals,
News Notes
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Vernon Center, June l.-Furthel
details of the arrangement Tor The
baby clinic June Z are being com
pleted by the committee in charge
The doctor and the nurse from the
state board of health will arrive Fri
day evening, June 6, and will be ready
for their work the next morning
promptly. Appointments are being
made from a. NJ, and will close at
$3.50 p. m, as the health official must
return on the Ais train to st. Paul
All mothers should be on hand al
the appointed hour so that there viii
be no delay in the examinations. DR..
Helen Hughes Hielscher is expected
out and the local physicians have
been invited in. Mrs. T. r. Newell
our local trained nurse will be in at
tendance and several ladies of Yer
non will assist The local merchants
will have window displays for Baby
bank has offered ten dollars in three
prizes for the best babies; S. for the
first, So for the second and So for the
third. 1t is hoped that all the moth
ers of the vicinity will avail them
selves of this unusual opportunity and
bring their babies to be examined
The clinic is absolutely free.
Mr.. Swanson, the local miller, has
offered three prizes of So, 81, and 81
respectively for the best loaves OF
bread at the bread baking contest tt
take place the second week in June
The contest is staged by the bread
club of the Boys and Girls clui
here, there being ten members, nine
girls and one boy. NJ. N. Coe, county
club leader was present at the clos
ing exercises yesterday when the club
gave their program and outlined the
work for them.
The eighth and tenth grades will
receive their diplomas this evening
at an informal exercise in the as
sembly from.
Messrs. Rambo and Erne Bailey are
driving new Dodge cars which they
purchased from Bowen and son
agents for these excellent cars.
Those from here who heard Flor
ence Macbeth at Mankato Thursday
evening were Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.
Kraus and daughter Mary, Mesdames
V. C. Armstrong, Lulu Austin and
Miss Gladys Cooper. They made UP
an auto party and motored down il
the formers car. Miss Macbeth de-
lighted and captivated her audience
with her beautiful songs. Her sing
ing is like bird of the wildwood
Her charming indebtedness is rare
and beautiful
Among those from a distance who
came back to the old home town for
Decoration Day were Mrs. A. +
Quimby and two daughters Eleanor
and Flora, Mrs. Eta Tallman and
Mr. Case and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Pepper of Mankato, Mr.. and Mrs
Wrightson and Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Waite of Lake Crystal.
Mrs. H. Mcdowell and daughter
Marian of Petermo, Col, are visiting
at the Will Griffith home in East
Vernon. Mrs. Mcdowell and Mrs
Griffith are sisters.
Miss Bessie Cornish of ST. Paul
who is in the United States Employ
ment service is enjoying a ten dav
vacation with her sister, Mrs. Fred
WILDER and family in North Vernon
and with other relatives and mum
erous friends in the village.
Mrs. Frank Robinson of Cedar
Mimi, is. here visiting her brother
D. H. Thew in Old Town and other
relatives in the village. The Robin
son family until a few years ago
were residents of Vernon Center
where they and their four manly
boys held a warm place in the hearts
of all and are always glad to welcome
them back to the old town. Mrs
Robinsons two Oldest sons, Lester
and Elmer have received their dis
charge from Camp Funston and Camp
Dodge and are back home Lester
who is married, is living on farm
about two miles from his parents
home.
H. j. Knox. who lives in Idaho, an
old soldier and an old citizens OF
Ceresco and Lake Crystal, is here on
visit with Mrs. Ellen Porter and
other relatives in this locality.
Rochester Post and Record: Miss
Mildred Fritz and Mrs. j. r. Brand
rup of Mankato, were guests of Mrs
Frances Williams Thursday enroute
to New York City, where they will
attend the National Red Cross con-
vention.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Nelson and
daughter Beatrice, formerly of Aus
tin, Mimi. have moved to Mankato to
make their home, and have leased
the Summers residence on Lincoln
street. Mr.. Nelson is an engineer on
the Chicago, Milwaukee railroad, and
has beeen transfrred to a run with
Headquarters in MankatO.
C. E. Bush, the former creamery
owner at Madison Lake, was in Man
kato Saturday, and called at the Au-
tomobile club headquarters to pro
cure road maps that would take hin
to Springfield, Mo-, and back by way
of Rockford, ILL., He and his family
planned on leaving tomorrow morn
Ing for this trip, going south by way
Of Omaha. On account of the rain