The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-28
STORIES FROM VERNON
STRONG WIND BLEW
DOWN WINDMILL
Hot Lunches Are Now Served In
Village School; Latest News
Notes
ISnecial TO The Free Press. ]

Especial TO The Free Prass.l
Vernon Center, November 20
During the strong wind which blew
from the south Monday the windmill
on the Matt Weir farm, two miles
east of the village was blown down,
completely demolishing it.
The Equity people shipped several
carloads of stock, 10 st. Paul Tues
day. George Mertersdorf accom-
panied il. ..,
Miss May Cornish was happily sur
prised Saturday morning when she
was notified that her steamer trunk
was at the Vernon depot. When Miss
Cornish sailed for home nearly four
months ago her trunk did not come
on the same boat. When she arrived
in New York she waited nearly a
week, being informed that it would
be in on the next day, but no trunk
came. About three weeks ago she
put the job of locating it into the
hands of the knights of Columbus
with the above results. Miss Cornish
priced the trunk very highly as 1t
contained many souvenirs that she
had collected during her Journeys to
different countries and places where
her work as American Red Cross
nurse took her.
Miss Sarah Ryan of Mankato was a
guest of Miss Elizabeth Weir the first
of the week and attended the Thul-
Good wedding. Miss Ryan was spon-
sor to the bride when she was
baptized.
Mrs. Thul, mother of the groom Of
Shakopee and Carl THU, Miss
Matilda Nicholson of st. Peter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Ward of Canada
were among those from a distance to
attend the Thul-Good wedding on
Tuesday.
The hot lunch was successfully
initiated last week into our school.
Miss Ida Bowen, who has il in charge,
has been making preparations for
some time past. The school board
has purchased a three burner oil
stove with necessary utensils for
preparing the simple dishes, such as
soup, cocoa, etc, that are to be serv-
ed and they are financing the venture
while II is on trial. Last Thursday
for the first lunch tomato soup was
served; fifty three boys and girls
from the country enjoying a savory
hot dish with their noon meal. Next
day cocoa was served. Monday corn
soup and Tuesday beef soup with
rice Miss Bowen makes out the
menu for the week and has her corps
of helpers efficiently organized. At
11:55 a. m. a group of primary chill
dren line up with spoons and paper
napkins, next a group from the inter-
mediate room with trays of the empty
dishes which they carry to the serv-
ing tables upstairs, then follow the
high school girls who ladle out the
soup and pass it on to still another
group who serve it to the pupils al
ready assembled in the lunch room
at their desks. The dishes are clear
ed away in like manner and collected
in Miss Bowen's room where they are
washed by a final group. The school
board made visit Tuesday noon and
expressed themselves highly pleased
with results. All interested are cor
daily invited in to inspect at any
time. The hot lunch is to be the
main subject of discussion Friday
evening, NoyemberN21, at the parent
teachers meeting. Special invitations
have been sent to all the parents of
children who bring lunch to be pres
ent at the meeting and give their
views. Hot cocoa will be served to
all visitors. All patrons of the school
are invited in any day at noon to see
how the project is carried out.