The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-07-04
STORIES FROM VERNON
SEVERAL FARMS IN THIS
NEIGHB0RH00D SOLD
Events In the Village; Comings
/ And Golngs Of People
Whereabouts
Especial to The Free Press. I

| Vernon Center, June 2S.-T. ID.
and Miss Ella Hays enjoyed a visit
| this week from their brother in law,
DR.. w. e. Morgan of New Haven,
Conn. DR.. Morgan is pastor of one
of the largest Episcopal churches in
that city. Owing to poor health he
has been granted quite a long vaca-
ton and will spend the summer with
"a brother in Elkton, s. d.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Bowen came
home from Rochester Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Bowen will return in
about two weeks when he will sub
NIT to- an operation for ulcers Of the
stomach in the hopes that his health
will be improved. 80
Among the Vernon people who
motored to Mankato Thursday where
they spend the day either on pleas
ure or business were T. d. Hays and
Miss Ella Hays, Mrs. Sarah Butler
and Lawrence. Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. John Schwartz
and family, Franc Stoner, Mesdames
Bert Barnes, Kate Johnston, Laura
Mead, Mr.. and Mrs. James Lowell
and Stanley, Lowell Martin and
mother.
Mrs. Hollis, who has been a guest
Of Mrs. Viola Swarts for the past
two !, weeks, left Thursday for her
home in rChatfield. Mrs, Swarts ac-
companied her. as far as Mankato.
Miss Laura Mace, who is assisting
Mrs. A. G. Gray with her house
work this summer, is taking two
weeks vacation which is spending
with her parents.
rA.lC. Gray and Will Dennison were
Thursday, going in Mr.. Dennison's
new For car, which he purchased
that morning. Mr.. Gray was at. the
wheel. On their return home they
were in three down pours. at Map
Teton the rain fell, in torrents, farms
are flooded.
Alex Gray has bought the forty
acres adjoining his residence proper
ty,, in the village which he sold last
spring to W. w. Griffiths. for $175
per acre. Your correspondent has
not been Informed as to the price
Mr.. Gray paid to get the land into his
possession again. ~.
Leslie Childs has bought an eigh-
ty acre farm in Rapidan of L, L.
Chaplin and A.. C. Gray and we UNI
derstand he and his family will take
possession In the late fall ALI hate
to lose their neighbors, but wish
them prosperity and happiness in
their new home.
Mrs. Charles Proehl is over from
Mapleton visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Hattie Washbufn and other relatives
here. Mrs. Proehl win visit friends
at Lake Crystal, the old home town
before she returns home.
Homer Miller sold his farm of 100
acres four miles north of town, con-
sideration SITS per acre. He bought
the farm about eight years ago, pay
ing sos an acre. Mr.. and Mrs. Mil,
Ter and family are among our very
best people and have made hosts Of
friends who will regret that they
have about decided to return to Iowa
where they formerly lived. They do
not give possession Of their farm
until next March and in the mean
time they may decide to remain here.
Here's, to the hoping.
The Ladies' Study club meets this
afternoon with Mrs. Giles Gray in
North Vernon. Several of the town
members are expecting to drive out
for the meeting and the social time
following. Il
B Mrs. Will Withrow of Amboy spent
Thursday afternoon between trains
with Mrs. Aaron: Morris. 49,
Harry Morris, mail carrier on
route No 2, is taking his vacation,
Fred Annis is substitute. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris and daughter Gertrude
are spending the time with relatives
in Kasota and in the northern part
of the state.
T. D. Hays and Don Cooper LETT
Friday afternoon in the formers car
for Minneapolis. They expect to re-
turn Sunday <.