The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-28
STORIES FROM VERNON
BIG PARENT.TEACHER MEET
Is HELD IN VILLAGE
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Cornish
Given Party On Departure
For California
Especial to Free Press


Vernon Center. February 20.-At
the Parent Teacher meeting held at
the school house last Friday evening
the following men were appointed in
the four districts around which con-
solidation rests to work up enthusiasm
in their respective territories: Messrs.
Fred Flemming, Fred WILDER, Will
Griffith and Lucius Ashley. These
gentlemen ana also Rob Sewers will
go to Delavan tomorrow to view that
beautiful consolidated school building
which has recently been erected, and
to get pointers first hand of the bene-
fits derived from consolidation.
Miss Frances Pepper returned to her
home in Mankato last night after
spending week with her sister, Mrs.
L. c. Rev.
Lie. Rev left this morning for a
three days business trip to Iowa.
Lucius Ashley. who attended the
circuit sale, of Poland China hogs COW
ering Southwestern Iowa, reported
the sales high ard fast The top price
Wednesday was $1,000 for brood
sow. The average price per head
during the sale was $467. Mr. Ashley
considered himself very fortunate in
landing two extra good brood sows
They are fully worth the price paid
which was not small by any means.
Misses Selma and Valaria Petrich
spent the week <end holiday and over
Sunday with their parents, Postmaster
and Mrs. A. w. Petrich in the village.
The near neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dwight Cornish surprised them Tues
day evening when they took posses
sion of their home. The evening was
spent socially closing with picnic
supper which the guests had brought
with them. Mr. and Mrs. Cornish are
preparing to go to California about
the middle of March and the party was
a farewell in which all expressed re-
grets in their going, but wished them
health, wealth and happiness in the
new home. They were presented with
a dozen fruit knives.
Mrs. Ed Annis and her mother, Mrs.
Keith have returned home after
spending nearly week visiting rela-
tives in Sterling.
Sidney Annis of Sterling accom-
panied, by his brother-in law, w. j
Richter of Forbes, N D., were bust :.
ness visitors in the village Saturday. !
Rinehart Peters and family are
packing up their. household goods
preparatory to moving March back
to Iowa where they have rented a
farm. Mr.. Peters has been employed
on the Hays farm during the past year,
living in the tenant house.
T. ID. Hays, who has bcen in Mime:
apolis for nearly three weeks taking
treatments for sciatic rheumatism, is
expected home the latter part of the
week
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Lowell are visit
ing their son, John. and family in
Fairmont this week.
Sam McMonagle has finished his
work at the Methodist Episcopal par
sonage where he has been for the past
week redecorating and papering. His
work is satisfactory in every respect
and the parsonage had been transform
ed as if by magic and presents most
pleasing picture which we are sure
viii bring happiness to our pastors
wife, Mrs. W. W. Brown, when she
returns with her infant daughter, who
are being cared for in the Emmanuel
hospital in Mankato.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman PAIL of West
Vernon were called to Iowa Monday
by the death and burial of near rel
alive.