The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-24
STORIES FROM VERNON
RITES FOR HENRY SCHWARTZ
HELD on WEDNESDAY
Red Cross Membership Drive
Successful; Happenings
In the Village
Especial to Free Press.J

schwartz, passed away Monday morn
ing of heart failure and other comp
locations with which he had been
ailing for some time. He did not
give up though until Saturday morn
ing when he went to bed. Although
no alarm was felt of any immediate
danger, DR.. Merrill was called and
they secured the service of 4 trained
nurse, Miss Martha Tom, who with
Mrs. Schwartz was with him when
he suddenly passed away. Mr..
Schwartz was born February II,
1868, and has lived here practically
all his life. He was an honest man.
a good neighbor and loving hus-
band and father. Besides his wife
and daughter Rose and two sons.
Lester and Martin. he leaves his
mother, Mrs. Vandry of Amboy, five
brothers, Will, John, Herman, August.
Vernon Center and Otto of Lewis
Vile; four sisters, Mesdames Fred
Ulrich, Fred Iker, Henry Krenka and
Albert Hohenstein of Mankato. The
funeral was held Wednesday after
noon. Short services were held az
the home at one o'clock and conclud-
ed at the Lutheran church at Willow
Greek where the family worshiped.
Interment was made in the Willow
Creek cemetery. Rev. Cloeter Off
ciated and the regular church choir
rendered appropriate music. The
funeral was very largely attended and
the floral offerings were many and
very beautiful The Farmers State
bank of which Mr.. Schwartz was dig
ector sent a floral emblem and also
the town board of which he has long
been a member The sympathy of
the whole community is extended 10
the family.
Mrs. Mary Wagon of Mankato spent
Wednesday between trains at the II.
c. Kraus home, coming up to see
her nephew Charles, who is recover
ing satisfactorily from his recent ac-
cident.
Lou Kraus, who is serving on jury.
came home from his duties at the
county seat last Friday suffering with
a bad cold which confined him to his
room for several days. He is report
ed much improved today and no
doubt will in few days be able 10
return to Mankato and resume his
job.
Miles Porter of Minneapolis spent
Saturday in his old home town on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wendt well
coined a little baby girl into their
home Saturday.
Miss Bessie Caven of Mankato re-
sumed her work Monday morning as
teacher in the Mertersdorf district
after an extended vacation of two
weeks during which time she was en-
tertained the flu. Miss Caven had
only a slight attack and has fully re-
covered her strength.
Mrs. Hobert Petrich and her sis
ter, Miss Valaria Petrich were Man
kato visitors Saturday afternoon be-
tween trains.
Mrs. George Lassack, wife of the
depot agent. is quite sick with pneu-
monia which developed after an at
tack of the flu. Mrs. Lassack is hold
ing her own and it is expected she
will make a good recovery.
Marie Petrich, who has been hav-
ing a mild attach of the flu, is about
the house apparently about as well
as usual.
From "All Around the County
News" in The Enterprise, it states
Cross organization has knit pair Of
socks or more for every boy enlisted
that the Blue Earth County Red
from this county, the total number
knit is 1000 pairs. After reading the
above it gradually dawned upon me
that there must be some knitters in
the Vernon Center Red Cross branch
for if those figures 1000 are correct,
then the local branch has knit more
than ore fourth of all the socks, for
already the unit has sent to head
qua: ,ers sos pairs. and in the final
shipment on January 20 there will be
a half dozen or more pairs.
C. G. Cornish was in Winnebagc
Wednesday attending meeting of
the Insurance company.
Miss Dora Hohenstein, the only
lady member on the Red Cross men,
bership drive, was the second to
report her work completed. She
covered her entire district with a
100 per cent enrolment as the splen
did result of her efforts. The Off
GERS of the Vernon Center branch are
very grateful to Miss Hohenstein for
her splendid work and hope the men
members VI the VIII put
forth every effort to have their work
completed and reported not later than
January 20.
Mrs. Hobert Petrich went to Good
Thunder this morning to spend the
rest of the week and over Sunday
with her grandmother, Mrs. Alex
Graham.
Marie Petrich has made a quick
get well from a mild attack of the
flu, and in a few days will return to
school which reopened this morning
after being closed for couple OF
days as precaution as the two little
girls, Marie Petrich and Ruth Las
sick were taken sick while at school
last Friday morning.
Miss Elizabeth Weir and her niece
Miss Cecilia, drove to Lyra the frs
of the week where they enjoyed &
visit at the old homestead of The
Cavens in their old home neighbor-
hood where live Elizabeth Weir's
sisters, Mrs. Mary Ann Cavan, ant
four brothers, Messrs. Henry, Jim
Jack and Matt Weir and their fam
lilies.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Mead of Lake
Crystal entertained a grCup of reld,
tives over the week end at thei
beautiful home. The Meads are idea
entertainers and all who visit Their,