The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
STORIES FROM VERNON
ONCE YOUNG LADY OF
TOWN MARRIED
Comings and Goings In Village
News Notes and the
Social Events
Especial to Free Press,l

Especial to Free Pressl
Vernon Center, March 31.-F. r,
Lowell returned Saturday from Mime
apolis where he spent a week at E.
tending probate court, being admins
traitor for the late Miles Porter estate.
He reports that his daughter and chill
dren are all well and that little Miles
Gordon. the baby OF the family. is the
finest little chap In Minnesota. The
FAMILY expect to come to Vernon On IL
visit after the schools close in June.
c. NJ. Warren transacted business in
Mankato Monday.
A card from Mrs. c. A. Eastman.
Delavan, Mimi, brings the pleasing
news OF the marriage Of Miss Florence
Briggs and Mr.. Oliver J. Barnes. They
were married Tuesday. March Is. AT
the home of her sister. Mrs. B. F..
keables in Casper, Wy. Rev. Lemos.
pastor Of the Baptist church OF Casper
performed the ceremony. Mr.. and
Mrs. Barnes left Immediately for their
future home in a suburb of Denver.
Col. Mrs. Barnes is pleasantly re-
membered among the younger set in
village school and made her home
With Rev. and Mrs. c. A. Eastman
when they were in charge of the
Baptist church here. The Eastmans
having no children of their own,
adopted these two girls. Miss Briggs
was married to Mr.. Keables in Yer
non several years ago and went to
Casper from here. ..
Miss Selma Petrich, who is a teach
err In the junior high school in Du-
luth and her sister, Miss Valaria. WHO
VIII graduate from the MaEkato high
school with the class in June, are
spending their spring vacation with
their parents, Postmaster A. w. Pet
rich and wife. <-.s
DR.. T. G.. Clement after visiting
from Saturday until Monday morning
to Minneapolis where he will resume
the practice of medicine. Dr. Clement
was the last Of the khaki boys in Yer
non to get his discharge from the army.
He has been in and seen most of the
larger Cities in the United States
where his profession as army surgeon
IN tuberculosis hospitals took him.
ne spent several months in Washing
ton, d. c., where he was offered al
splendid position. but the call of the
west was too great and he decided on
Minneapolis. He received his dis
charge at Denver about three weeks
ago.
After spending the winter months
with her mother, Mrs. S. j. Minis.
Mrs. Winnie Tibbets left Saturday for
her home in Harvard. Idaho.
Hobert Petrich, assistant cashier at
the State bank, drove to Mankato
Saturday where he spent the day OIL
business. -.
Willard Pusby while in Webster
City, Iowa, last week. purchased a
fne two year old percheron stallion
He also purchased the mother of the |
horse. The two animals arrived n /
vernon Saturday and were taken out |
70 the Busby stables latter in the after |
noon. Since coming here the Busby |
are lovers of fine horses and have J
imported several fine horses. Their
last purchase is equal If not superior |
to the others. ~
After pleasant visit of nearly |
three weeks with her son .in- law anu !
daughter. Rev. and Mrs. w. w. Brown, !
Mrs. George Robson left Saturday |
Mrs. George Brown and children,
Clifford, Ross and Ruth departed for
their new home at Albert Lea. The
formers mother and sister, Mesdames
Gardie and Clifford Mead, accom-
panied them as far as Winnebagu
where they spent the time between
trains shopping.
Mrs. Kate Johnston left yesterday
for her home in st. James after
week end and over Sunday visit with
her mother. Mrs. Mary Meixell and
two sisters, Mesdames Bates and
Mead.
All are glad to know that Fred An
ais and family are not to leave the viii
age as 1t was rumored at the time
he sold his residence last week. He
nh th<. nv
S2,100. Mrs. Dorweiller
was up from Kato last week and clos
I'd the deal. She had several pro-
5pective buyers.
Mrs. Lyle Thurston and Miss Jessie
Ihurston Of Ceresco were visitors at
he home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Lee anu
IN Friday went to Mankato whelc
hey spent a few days.
Frank Pfefer, who has been at
ending an auto school in Sioux City,
md his brother, who has been attend
ne the university, arrived in Vernon
and will visit with their
yrOther Andy Feffer and family in .
Vest Vernon and their sister, Mrs.
Thomas Caven in Lyra before they
,egin work. Frank will return to
he university in the fall when he
axe up newspaper work.
Mrs. Ida Lee has accepted a posi-
ion as one of the day operators al
entral and enters upon her duties the
lrSt OF April. She has been famIiiar.
zing herself in the intricacIous o: ! t
he keyboard and already has become i
ute proficient. 1890. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Champlin and two ,
title boys, who have been enjoying
Six weeks vacation in Sunny Florida
nth headquarters at Miami, expect to
tart north on their homeward trip
lpFil 3.
Rob Sewers and son Sumner were
assengers Saturday morning to Min
eapolis where they will take in the
lghts- OF the city. Mrs. Sewers, who 7
as been visiting relatives in st. Paul
or some time, will return with them l.
Listen for the wedding bells. i