The Mankato free press., 1919-08-22
STORIES FROM VERNON
HARVEST HOME DAY WAS OBJ.
SERVED ON SUNDAY
Very Profitable Program Was
Rendered At The Methodist
Church
Ispecial to Free Press.I

Vernon Center, August 20.-H. c.
Kraus and family anu 1lrs. Nary Cor
lnish and daughter. May, made up
happy party ' - spcnt Sunday motor
ling through Southern Minnesota. They
cay tha. the roads were all that could
be desired Ind they saw great many
fine farm homes and highly improved
pieces of land. They found the seen
cry in that part Of the country very
beautiful, this heipeJ to make their
"Trip a pleasant one.
A tourist remarked few days ago in
covering this same territory, starting
from Mankato and returning via st.
James, that the only bad roads en-
countered on the trip were from
George Mertersiorf's farm to the viii
iage on the north. This is cutting
Vernon On the map in a very 6esir-
able way. 1t is well that the work of
graveling this stretch of road has
begun although It is progressing very
slowly on account of the scarcity of
labor. The gravel has been secured
of Ed Annis who has fine gravel pit
on his farm in close proximity to the
TO the road to be graveled
Lois Rev visited during the past
week with Florence Maud Koch and
Audrey Meixell, at Albert Lea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Flemming enter
tanned large group of relatives and
friends at their home, three miles
northeast Of town. The party included
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ziegler and chill
dren Of Minneapolis, Mr.. and Mrs. A. q.
Ziegler and Miss Mayme of Mankato,
Calvin Hunt of st. Paul, Mr.. and Mrs.
T. C. Young and son Arthur and Miss
Martha Schneider of Good Thunder.
Arthur Young returned in July from
two years spent in France, he is gain
ing in strength and health daily and
has about recovered from the effects
of long siege in the hospital When
his division was sent to the front, he
was sent to the hospital where he re-
manned several months, while combat
ting With the flu and its como .a;i.,.ls.
lPs.f1ering from this illness lie Joined
his regiment when he came Gown with
the measles and was again sent to the
hospital again sent to the hospital
hospital. 1t certainly was hard luck to
be so near the goal Of going over the
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the hffrce " jSe .serpfaa but
who met their Calvary as CALAMITY
unknown and alone as those who were
on the battlefield
Harvest Home Day was observed
last Sunday in the Methodist Epis
copal church at an all day meeting
which was well attended Rev. w.
w. Brown, the local pastor, gave tho
regular Sunday morning sermon es-
pecially prepared and held the clos
est attention of the entire congrc
gaticn. The songs of the choir.
composed of E. w. Washburn, C. M.
Warren, Mesdames r. e. Fate and 4
G. Gay, and the congregation, were
appropriate and ADDED greatly to the
joyful occasion. Basket lunch, at
noon held on the Parsonage lawn was
happy feature. The ladies of the
sugar At two O'Clock a short bust
ness session was held attended by
all the members of the church, to
elect delegates to the electoral con-
ference. Mrs. F. R. Lowell of Ver-
non was chosen as the delegate and
George John, Garden City, alternate.
They Will attend the lay conference
which convcnes in st. Paul at the
tinle Of the general conference. At
2:30 the afternoon program began
and lasted until four O'Clock. An ad
dress was given bv Carl ]. Ulrich of
Lake Crystal, former normal in
structor in Mankato and one by Rev.
j w. Bostrom Of Amboy. Mrs. John
Moor of Madison, Wis, rendered a
pleasing solo in her usual efficient
way. The afternoon session was
largely attended. Among those from
surrounding towns were Mr.. and Mrs.
Rob. Splinger, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Felm-
Ice and their families of Ceresco. Mr..
and Mrs. L. S. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs Carl Ulrich and
three daughters, Mi. and Mrs. James,
Mr.. and Mrs. Younke of Lake Crystal,
Mr.. and Mrs. George John and son
Willis and Mr.. and Mrs. Solman of
Garden City.