The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-07
SERMONS BY DR.. z. B,
DORIAN PLEASED
Wedding Anniversary One.of the
Functions of Week; Village
News Notes
Especial to The Free r-ress.J

Vernon Center, October 31.-Dr.
Frank Doran, district superintendent,
filled the Methodist Episcopal pulpit
last Sunday morning and also in the
evening, in connection with holding
the first quarterly conference of the
lyear, Rev. w. w. Brown being in
Rochester, where he had his tonsils
land adenoids removed at the Mayo
clinic. /. Mr.. Brown returned home
"Wednesday evening. : It is hoped that
he will soon be enjoying his usual
good health, although it will be some
time before he fully regains his usual
strength, owing to his rather, run
down condition previous to the opera
ton. Mr.. Brown will not be able TO
fill his pulpits here or at Garden City
next Sunday. A subtitute has been en- :
gagged and services will be as usual.
A new hardware firm under the
name of Partridge & Brown opened its
doors to business in the village this
week. They have three year lease
of the Ed Kendle building opposite
the barber shop and will keep full
I
tional Harvester machinery.
Mrs. Regain and little>daughter Mar
garet of Rhame, N. D., is in the vii
lage visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mary
Cornish and cousins. Mrs. Regain will
| be better remembered as Kate LaRue,
who spent one winter in the village
and frequently spent few weeks
with her cousins in the country, where
/ she made many friends, who are glad
| to renew the acquaintance under the
new role of wife and mother. The
seven years since her last visit here
have dealt kindly with her and she
still retains the same characteristics
of her happy whole hearted joyous
ness of her girlhood, with the added
grace of motherhood.
| Among the Garden City people who
enjoyed the Orpheus club concert
here Wednesday evening. we note
Misses Kate Sinot, Liza Wilson, Mar
garet Donnesbach, teachers in the
public school and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Pew and daughter Miss Gladys.
| G. C. Cornish, secretary of the Ver-
non Center Red Cross branch, attend
ed the annual meeting of the Blue
Earth county chapter in Mankato
Saturday.
Seventy five relatives and friends
gathered at the very pleasant home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Conrad in Old
Town last Thursday evening while
they were at a neighbors to spend the
evening. The object of them all
gathering there was to help them
celebrate their twelfth wedding ami
versary. After all had gathered there
and taken possession of the home
word was sent over to the place where
tthe Conrads were spending the even
/, ing, informing them that they were
wanted in their home. The surprise
and happiness of Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
rad in seeing the house filed with
their friends was reflected in their
faces and they greeted all with genu-
inc hospitality Later in the evening
their pastor, Rev. Mrs. Edith French
ofShe Baptist church spoke the words
that made Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad man
and wife for another twelve years.
Mrs. Judd of Wisconsin. a reader of
ability, delighted all with several
readings appropriate to the occasion.
In comnemoration of the occasion the
guests presented Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
rad with a large beautiful leather
cushioned rocking chair. In accept
ing the gift they heartily thanked the
donors in few words, not only for
the chair, but the loving thought $
which promped it's giving. At mid
night delicious wedding feast was
served and soon after the merry
makers departed for their various
homes after wishing the honor guests
many happy returns Of the evening.
Thursday evening at the home of
Mrs. Ella Stoner, ST., the Queen Esth-
ers were hostesses to a farewell par
ty in honor of Miss Jessie Johnson
who leaves soon with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Johnson to spend
1.-The winter in California.
Thursday A. c. Gray, cashier of
/, the Farmers State bank, was auction
eer at the late Frank Richardson
farm west of Garden City. The es-
ltate was a large one and this second
auction was necessary to handle the
large stock and close up the business
November /. Mr.. Gray will take an
4 JULIET Tcopllc pduhiuS puolhSS'
and absorb an unlimited supply of
Minnesota ozone when he, cries big
sale on the Gosch farm west OF AM
boy. NJ Gosch having sold his farm
early in the season, will move his
family to Janesvilld where they will
make their future home.
Mrs. Godell returned to her home
at Superior, Wis, Monday after a
week end visit with her sister, Mrs.
I.ouer in the village.
Mrs. Fred Lowell departed on the
early train Thursday for Fairmclt
where she will visit a week at the
home of her son, J. R. Lowell and
| family.
Miss Era Griffith who is attending
Carleton college, spent 1.-THE week end
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Griffith in East Vernon A
class mate, Miss Phyllis Curtiss of
Thief River Falls accompanied her.
The girls returned on the early train
Monday.
| Dick Hanny and Frank Morris of
lMapleton were welcome guests last
Sunday at the F. E. Cooper home.
Dick is a nephew of Mrs. Cooper. He
recently returned from overseas where
he was in the marines. This was his
first visit with his relatives since his
return.