The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-07
STORIES FROM VERNON
MEETING OF JHE SHIPPING
ASSOCIATION WAS HELD
I. D. Hays Underwent Serious
Surgical Operation; Notes
In Lively Village
Especial to Free Press.l

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Vernon Center, March 1.-The MEM
beers of the shipping association of
Vernon Center and vicinity held their
annual meeting last Friday evening.
and although the roads were not Of
the best theye were about seventy five
in attendance. The report for the year
showed up extremely well, tie number
of cars shipped being more trim
double that of year ago and several
| times that OF two years ago. The sub
| ject OF farmers elevator for Vernon
was taken up. Much enthusiasm was
shown and ii sufficient stock can be
placed an elevator will be built this
] summer. \
| = Alfred Henderson, enc of the best
ara most efficient insurance men in
| Southern Minnesota, always goes way
over the top in writing insurance. All
agents of Phoenix Mutual Life 1nsur-
ance company reporting certain vol
ume of business before May I are
guests of the Phoenix company to the
annual convention held in Atlantic
City, N. j., in May, all expenses paid.
Mr. Henderson has already qualified
| in this respect and no doubt will write
policies for thousands of dollars be-
fore May. Mr.. Henderson is district
agent of the Phoenix Life Insurance
company.
| R. c. Champlin, assistant cashier at
the Farmers State. bank, transacted
business in Mankato Tuesday fore
noon between trains.
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Gus operation Monday in the Eitel
hospital In Minneapolis. A phone mes
sage received Monday evening said he
had come out from the ether and it
was thought that the operation was a
| successful one Thursday morning
! Mrs. Butler talked with Mr.. Hays
nurse She said the operation was
1 serious one and ii would be- several
! days before he would be out of danger.
The flu has made an unwelcome APP
lpearance in and around the village.
Mrs. Hazel Hanson Is quite i'll, and is
the only case j believe in the village.
| Mrs. Henry Schwartz and children OF
West Vernon and Mrs. Fred Mertsrs-
Gorf are the ones most seriously i'll
| in the country. Mrs. Newell, a regis
| tered nurse, is caring for Mrs. Msr-
tersdorf and Dr. ]. E., Merrill of Am
boy is the attending physician in all
the du homes.
| C. NJ Warren, w. w. Griffith, Luz
Gus Ashley. F. @. WILDER and Charles
4 Flemming made a trip to Delavan
Monday in the formers car to inspect
the new school building and get point
ers on consolidation for Vernon. The
lgertlemen were simply carried away
with everything they saw. The build
ling. is modern in every respect afc
Iequipped with the latest tleyiccsv for
proficient work; fifteen teachers IRE
employed and no better building,
| equipments, etc., can be found in the
cities than in this little prairie town.
Watch Vernon go over the top for
consolidation.
A phone message Friday from Eitsl
Hospital states that T. D., Hays is do
| ing as wen as could be expected, but
lit would be several days yet before
they could tell what the final outcome
would be and before the danger period
was passed. Mr.. Hays had all the
veins removed from his knee to the
end of his foot.
W. R. Palmer's lecture, which was
unavoidably postponed several weeks
age, is scheduled to take place at the
4 hall next Monday evening. Mr.. Pal
mer is a Y M. C. - worker, who late
lily returned to Minneapolis from over
| seas work He will tell in his most
| interesting manner of this great work.
| Everybody anticipates a rare treat ard
it is hoped the weather" will give .us
| good night.
Miss May Robinson returned We'd
nesday from Minneapolis where she
/ had been for a month with very
dear friend, Miss Elliott, who passed
away last Sunday. -
| Andrew Larson and family moved
this week onto their farm known as
the Doty place, which they purchas ed
| about year ago. The farm lies about
four miles southeast of Good Thunder.
Mrs. Fred Mertersdorf has been
confined to her bed with, the flu the
lpast week Mrs. Nwell has been her
nurse
~ p. Award was Mankato cal
Ter Thursday.
Mrs Walter Rambo, who has been
i'll for Nthe past two weeks, is re-
ported better.
| Godfrey Wedtland has purchased
the Award estate three miles north
of Vernon.
Mrs. William Case north of Vernon
has gone to Rochester to consult the
Mayo brothers.
| Mrs. John H. Moore and daughter,
Lois Mayre of Madison. Wis, are
twisting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. WILDER,
! Charley Force has been troubled
with several attacks of yniccoughs the
past week.
Mrs. Mellon Thew of Mankafo has
been visiting her father, j. Cookson
and other relatives around Vernon.
Miss Boris Slater entertained the
/ Baptist Young Peoples society at
her home Friday evening. A very
|enjoyable time was reported.
Gus. Jams moved onto the Wedt-
land farm Thursday lof this week,
lust escaping the blizzard
/ Alex Grey, cashier of the Farmers
State bank. has purchased the old
Peterson place and will move as soon
las it is vacated.
Red Flag Bill Passed.
Iaseociatad Press risnasch.I
st. Paul, February 2S.-The senate