The Mankato free press., 1919-04-25
STORIES FROM VERNON
SERVICES ON EASTER WERE
IN KEEPING WITH DAY
Villagers Were Interested In
War Tank; Notes Of Town
And Vicinity
Especial to The Free Press.1

Verley Wheadon Of Balaton, Mimi,
spent the Easter vacation at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Nelson in the
village, guest of their eldest daugh-
ter, Miss Julia. The girls are class
mates at the Mankato Normal and
returned to the city on the early
train Tuesday to resume their
studies.
Misses Elizabeth and Cecilia Weir
accompanied by Miss Donnershach Of
Garden City took the noon train Sat
urday for Winnebago where they
were guests over Easter with the
Misses Bridget and Mary Colbert and
enjoyed Easter services at st. Mary's
church. There being no services in
the church here many Of the Catholic
congregation would have driven to
Winnebago had the roads been pas
sable.
The Lutheran Easter service was
very impressive and largely attended
and covered the greater part or the
day. We have been unable to get a
program of the several sessions.
Special music and a splendid SER
mon by Rev. Edith French were feat
ures of the Easter service at the
Baptist church. The Sunday school
gave a very nice Easter program and
a splendid Offering was given for
Foreign missions. The church was
very prettily decorated with potted
plants. Two large baskets of oranges
were effectively placed amid the dec
orations. At the conclusion or the
services the oranges were given 10
everyone present and sent by mes
sengers to the sick and shut -ins of
the congregation. The oranges were
a gift from A. c.. Wilber, one OF the
Oldest and most prominent members
of the congregation.
At the Methodist church Sunday
morning Rev. w. w. Brown gave
a most cheering Easter message.
Beautiful music by the choir added
much to the pleasure in commemor-
ating this great day. Three little
baby girls were baptized preceding
the sermon. Lucille Blanch Burdick,
Eleanor Beatrice Lowell and Sherley
Brown.
Miss May Robinson spent Saturday
shopping and calling on friends at
the county seat Little Gretchen
Ruth Bengeston returned with her to
remain in the village with relatives
for a few weeks.
Mrs. Lassick and daughter Ruth
and Anna Wilmas visited Mrs. Las
sick's parents in Madelia over Eas-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Fate and
Keith were passengers on the four
o'clock train Saturday to Lake Crys-
tai for an over Sunday visit at the
Will Thomas home.
Miss Liza Wilson spent Saturday
afternoon between trains with her
niece Alice Warren, who is proving
herself a very efficient housekeeper
while her mother is caring for the,
sick at the Bert Gates home in Gar
den City.
Mesdames George Brown and Cliff
ford Mead spent Friday in Mankato
shopping and calling on friends.
Bowen and son have added to the
convenience of their garage by en-
larging the office to twice its former
size. Hereafter all the accessories
and tire will be kept in the spacious
office which has been redecorated
and vanished and presents very
inviting appearance.
Miss Valaria Petrich, a high school
student in Mankato, spent her Easter
vacation with her parents. She spent
the most of the time at her former
duties of assisting her father in the
postoffice.
The Misses Selma Petrich and
Julia Nelson spent from Thursday
evening until Tuesday morning with
their home folks in the village, re-
turning to their studies at the Man
kato Normal prepared to study har-
der and do more excellent work if
that be possible by this short vaca-
tion. -,
Quite large number of the viii
layers had sight Of the war tank
Saturday. The tank was on car
attached to the rear of the afternoon
pssenger train and was accompanied
by a couple of soldiers. Victory
Loan" was printed in large letters
on either side of the tank, but the
train just stopped long enough for
only f1eeting glance The train was
quite late and it was evident that
short stops had been made in each
village enroute from Fairmont where
it had been on exhibition the prev
ious day.
The Misses Bernice Davis and
Gladys Cooper spent the week end
and over Easter with friends in Man
kato
Mrs. Emma Robinson, who is en-
ployed at the Madison Dry Cleaning
establishment at Mankato, is spend
ing short vacation with her mother,
Mrs. Ellen Robinson in the village.
The village schools enjoyed va
cation Good Friday and also the fol-
lowing Monday as some of the teach
ers wished to spend Easter at their
homes. The school board granted
them permission to close the schools
unit, Tuesday morning and teaching
Saturday to make up for the day lost
the first of the week
Miss Ida Bowen was passenger on
the evening train Friday for the
cities to remain over the week end
with friends.
Mrs. Bert Stratton and two little
daughters Cressy and Dorothy re-
turned on the afternoon train Friday
to their home in Mankato after