The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-17
STORES FROM vernon
MRS. HERMAN REEVES DIED
OF THE INFLUENZA
Plans For the Armenian Relief
Fund; Personal and News
Gossiping
Especial to the Free Press.1

Vernon Center. January 9.-Mrs
Herman REEVES passed away Friday
afternoon from complications follow
ing the flu. A private funeral was
held Sunday. Rev. Walthers held
short services at the home. The body
was taken to Willow Creek cemetery
for burial. Rev. BOede was in charge
OF the services at the grave. Mrs
REEVES was most splendid woman
and her death in the prime of her
young womanhOod is indeed sad
Beside her husband and little daugh-
ter she leaves her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. August Tom and four sisters
and two brothers, and many warm
friends to mourn her loss.
Rev. w. w. Brown attended the
Armenian Syrian meeting in Man
kato Monday. 1t is understood that
Blue Earth county's apportionment
for this relief fund is $4,000. Vernon
Center village ard township quota is
$500. The pastors of the churches are
asked to make the drive and plans
are already underway for success
full hearty roundup.
Miss Belle Dredge left Saturday
afternoon for Moorehead where she
will resume teaching in the state nor
NAL school after spending the holi-
davs with her sister, Mrs Bert Barnes
Merchants are busy invoicing and
we're under the impression that they
have not labored in vain, and the
check-up will show big on the right
side of the ledger. Claude Cooper Of
Minneapolis was in town last week
helping with the invoicing at the
Cooper Hardware and Implement
company, he being a member of the
company.
Mrs. Agnes Spence was a business
visitor in Lake Crystal Monday aft
ernoon between trains
Miss Gladys Annis returned Tues
day from the Lakes where she has
been the guest of Miss Esther Mat
son for a week.
Hugh Francis was transacting bus
between trains.
The Equity company shipped stock
and sheep to st. Paul markets Tues
day.
H. C.. Kraus accompanied the ship
ment of five carloads of sheep to the
cities Monday returning on the late
train Tuesday.
Eddie Bailey, Walter Cox and My
ron Randall, Jr, are the latest to
migrate to Albert Lea where all three
are working in the round house, get
ting Sill per month All three boys
are boarding with Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Meixell. former Vernonites.
Mrs. Anne Robinson, who makes
her home with her daughter. Mrs
Harry Bailey, is not in the best OF
health and has been confined to her
room the greater part of the winter.
Mrs. II. c. Kraus, chairman of the
Vernon Center Red Cross, wishes to
have all Red Cross work and knit
ting that members have in their var
ious homes, to be finished and sent
to Corner store on or before the goth
of January. After that date there
will be no more Red Cross work done
During Christmas week large
number renewed their Red Cross
membership. Nearly everybody in the
village showed their loyalty and pat
riotism by renewing their membership
and many in the country also renew
ed theirs. But owing to the almost
impossible roads no drive was made
in the country, and at business
meeting of the branch last Monday
evening, committee of one was ap-
pointed in each school district com
prised in the Vernon Center Red Gross
territory. The following are the com
r'ittee who will call upon you during
the week. We trust no one will be
found who has not heart and dol
lar. Miss Dora Honstein. Messrs. Lu-
clan Ashley, Charles Starbuck. George
Cray, Fred Flemming, Homer Miller
Will Griffith and Ed Weir.
Ross Annis, who has been in train
ing at Camp Forrest. Ga, returned
home last Sunday. Mr.. Annis was
honorably discharged from further
service in the United States army
from Camp Dodge the latter part of
the week.