The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-09-19
FROM VERNON
SCARCITY OF HOUSES is THE
COMPLAINT MADE
Number People From Distance
Are Visiting Friends; the
News Notes
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Vernon Center, September 16-F.
Ray Cooper OF Minneapolis, who is q
travelling salesman for n M;nneapo.
lis firm, stopped off On his way
homo from n trip through Iowa for
an over Sunday visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Cooper. His
wife,, who has been visiting in Tru-
man. joined him here, also their
youngest son Lyle, who has posi-
tion in q music and furniture store
at Ringsted, Ia. spent the week enc
and over Sunday with his parents
All drove 10 Lake, Crystal in the
afternoon where Mr. and Mrs. Coop
er took the evening train for the cit
les. sF
Miss Tooker OF Elysian has re-
TUNED TO her home after visiting her
byrfhcr- in-iaw and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mlrion Selby in West Vernon
for couple of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Halverson and
little daughter Petra, who have been
spending a three weeks vacation at
the NJ. B. Randall and Martin Hal
verson homes, left for Albert Lea
Friday, where they will visit rela-
tives over the week end and Sun
day returning Monday morning TO
Sherburn where Mr. Halverson holds
good position.
Miss Julia McDonough of Minot,
N p, who : has been attending a
, summer session term at Columbia
university, arrived in Vernon Thurs
day evening where. she will make a
short visit With, Mrs, Mary Cornish
and, daughters. Mesdames Y. C. Arm
strong, and H., C, iKraus. Accompan-
wing Miss McDonopgh was her niece
Miss Ruth Regan, of Butterfeld, who
holds "a responsible position in the
internal reyenue department a.
wesffis:t; 4, 2 Ti.is IS Y is Re
In, Washington one and a half years.
Ste viii return TO her work. the
latter" part OF next week. sroi
- +. l.. Cooper and wife spent Sum
day afternoon 1T the Roberts, home
in ESterlifg and had the pleasure of
meeting Mr.. and Mrs. James Bates
and son Of Mankato and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Ulman Of Odin, ). Mimi,
who were. spending the week end at
this place. 80 80 80
Guests at the L. p. Kraus home
in North Vernon last Thursday in
Guided Mrs. Wilbur Robinson and
Mrs. Olson of Lake Crystal and Mrs.
Martha Thorne of st. Paul. Mrs.
Thorne is a great aunt of Mrs. Kraus
and although eighty three years of
age is very active, in splendid health
and keeps abreast with the times
with memory uuimpaired. She talks
most interestingly of the pioneer
days in Minnesota. She and her
husband were one OF four families,
w. r. Robinson, ST., L. o. Hunt and
one other family whose name / cam
not recall were the first settlers in
Lake Crystal, all coming frcm the
east in 1854.
Mr.. and Mrs George Gray will
spend the winter in California and
if they find the climate beneficial to
MIS-. Gray's health they viii make
their future homo there. They are
disposing of their household goods
at q private sale at Their village res-
idence which il an excellent oppor-
tunity to get first class furniture,
rugs. stoves, ETC., very reasonable.
Miss Ida Polanski. WHO has been
visiting for three weeks with her
niece. Mrs. Lou Kraus and family,
has returned to her home at the
lakes.
Rather tardily we extend congrat-
uiations to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Brown over the arrival of a little
son into their home early last week.
Last Saturday Herman REEVES sur
prised his friends by bringing home
ia bride, hi. ing been quitely married
at Good Thunde- to Mrs. Martha
Plume. This week they will leave
ithis neighborhood and will 60 onto
the farm. in West Vernon which Mr.
REEVES purchased this spring.
Miss Marguerite WILDER is teaching
her first term Of school in the Cable
, mill district and has already enGear
ed herself to her pupils, who speak
in loudest praise of their splendid
teacher.
There is a. great scarcity Of house,
for rent in This village. IT. r. Newell
and family has moved twice since late
spring on account of the residence
having been sold. They are living foT
the present in he hotel which was
| lately closed, owing to the scarcity OF
help. AS soon as Will Muske's house
is completed they hope to find a per-
manent dwelling place there.
Mrs. Carlson and daughter. Miss
Karn are packing up their household
goods preparatory to leaving the vii
lage. They have sold their residence
to Henry Weir, WHO with his family
will take possession of the same Oc-
tober i. While iii regret the depar-
ture of Mrs. Carlson and daughter
they extend d hearty welcome to the
newcomers.
Miss Martha Kruger, night oper
ator at central attended the home
coming celebration at Good Thunder
! Sunday and visited her parents who
, live in the village. y 90 49, $685.,
Miss Blanch Burdick OF Maynard
, Iowa, will return to her home this
week, having visited since the state
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