The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-02-28
STORIES FROM VERNON
FORMER RESIDENT is VICTIM
OF AN ACCIDENT
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Dredge CeIe.
brate Fifty-Eighth Wedding
Anniversary
Especial to Free Press.I

LleIle warren received q cara yes :
terday from Mrs. Anna Yarton of
Poyette, Wis, in which she told of
fall she had about six weeks ago
when she broke her arm. bat said it
is mending quite rapidly. Mrs Var
ton formerly lived in Vernon, moving
to Michigan about ten years ago.
Last fall she and her brother moved
TO Poyette. The accident happened
before she barely got settled in her
new home which is very. unfortunate
and all her old friends in this locali-
~ will read this with much regret.
John Bowen and Franc Stoner, the
local garage men and Clifford Mead
returned home Saturday evening from
attending the auto show in Mime
apolis.
F. E. Cooper is having his residence
re papered and remoieled and bath
and toilet installed which win make
the house modern in every respect.
A. z. Quimby and Lee Champlin of
Markato ard G.. W. Chcmp1in of Lake
Crystal were in the village Saturday
Miss Margaret DCnpison enjoyed a
short vacation from her studies at
Carleton Friday and over The week
end which she sper, with her parents
in South Vernon Miss Dennison
with many ether of the students was
very sick with the epidemic which
visited them about six weeks ago.
but has made = splendid recovery.
She was cut OF her. classes about two
weeks.
Saturday. February %, was an au-
IT. Of NTr
Mrs. T. ID. Eredge in so much as il
marked the fifty eight milestone in
which they have travelled together as
man ard wife. Mr. and Mrs. Dredge
are wonderfully well preserved for enc
of their years. Mr.. Dredge was
eighty eight years cid On his last
birthday. His sight is impaired to
such an extent that he has done very
little reGding for the past few years,
but that has not kept him from keeping
abreast with the times. both at home
and abroad as hisSwife enjoys reading
aloud and thus several hours daily
are spent most pleasantly and profit
able for both. Mrs. Dredge has pa9-
sed her seventy sixth milestone
Time has dealt most kindly with ner.'
Her serene happy couptenance tells
the story. of 4happy. busy life which
has been hers. Until this winter Mr..
ard Mrs. Dredge for several years
past have lived by themselves at their
home in Lake Crystal Their four
sons and four daughters with the
exception of Miss Belle Dredge, who
has long been an instructor in the
Moorhead normal. are married and
Szss-Sstablished homes for them
Ie-zztS "a sarie1s parts of the state,
Mrs. Bert BarEes of Vernon Center
with whom they are spending the
winter, being the nearest. Today Mr..
and Mrs. Dredge are receiving con
gratulations of their many friends.
Old friends living in the village have
been dropping in and paying thier
respects TO them and wishing them
more, happy years together. 1t is in
deed beautiful to 60 so gently down
the stream of time surrounded by
children grandchildren and old
friends.
Jack Thorpe of Minneapolis came to
Vernon on the late train Saturday
evening fog ar over Sunday visit with
Lyle Cooper.
at Dodge Center
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ferricks, who
have been farming in Vernon Center
for the past five years, have return
ed to their old home ip I.aMars. We
all regret their departure as they were
splendid people.
Gus. JAMS has hired out to Mr..
Wendlandt for q year and will operate
his large farm about seven miles
northeast of town. Mr.. and Mrs. JAMS
and con will take possession of the
place the middle of the coming year.
A very enjoyable time was had at
the Methodist church Saturday be-
ginning with big dinner at twelve
O'Clock and closing with splendid
lecture by DR.. Frank Doran. About
two hundred were present.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Lee Cox ard family
of Garden City have rented the farm
formerly belonging TO Garden City
and are about moved and settled in
their new homo. We are glad to
Vernon ard TO doubt before very long
we can number them among Vernon
residents again.
Mrs. Frank Nickerson is spending a
few weeks with her father, L. s..
Terry
Mrs. Frank Granris is in Mankato
where she is taking treatments from
specialist.
M. II. Coe. county club leader, Wis
tied the school Thursday afternoon
in the interest of his work Accom-
panying him were Miss Gustafson of
the University farm school, assistant
state club leader and Miss Agnes
Morton of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture from Washing
ton, ID. C.. They gave some spirited
talks to the pupils and as result
a number of boys and girls signi-
fled wish to take part in the Baby
Beef and Bread contest Mr.. Coe
will be out again Tuesday to COM
plete the organization of the clubs.
r At the meeting to the Parent
Teacher association Friday evening
patriotic program was rendered con-
sisting of sketches of the lives of
Washington and Lowell extracts
from their works and community
singing. Mr.. Wasserman also fav-
ored the audience with violin music.
Washington's and Lowells birthdays
were observed by the schools Friday
by, informal programs in which BIZ
ographies, recitations, playlet, vic