The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-11
STORIES. FROM VERNON
MR.. AND MRS. GEORGE GRAY
HAVE RETURNED
Enjoyed An Extended Trip To
West; Social and Personal
News Notes

Vernon Center. Mimi, June o.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gray and Mas
ter Douglas returned Wednesday from
California where they had spent the
past seven months. Everybody is
glad to have them back. Mr.. Gray.
who was very sick with pneumonia
and complications for several months,
stood the homeward trip quite we'll.
and no doubt Minnesota's invigorat-
ing air and bracing climate will soon
restore him to his usual robust health.
For the present they are staying with
working the old homestead farm In
North Vernon.
Vernon Center was quite well rep
resented among those who graduated
from the various schools and colleges
in Minnesota. Misses Cecilia Rus
sell. Julia Nelson and Marie
Brown, Mankato Normal school; Ma
RE Petrich and Wilma Francis, Man
kato high school; Lawrence Warren.
Parker college.
Wan Gossard and children returned
Thursday to their home In Albert Lea
after visiting for few weeks with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Morrow. Margaret and Ruth Purvis
accompanied them home and will
spend the month in that city visiting
their Grandma Gossard and Aunt
Alice.
An appreciative gathering of TWEEN.
ty-fve people enjoyed the piano re-
Miss Gladys Cooper and eleven OF her
pupils at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Cooper. That this
class has made most commendable
progress since the last recital six
months ago, was very evident ana
that Miss Cooper Is teacher OF more
than ordinary ability. She has the
happy faculty of inspiring In her pu-
pills love for their work in remark
able degree which was manifested In
the way they rendered their selec-
tions. Those who took part in the re-
cital were Mary and Dora Kraus,
Harriet Wilbur, Doris Schwartz, Har4
old Halverson, Irene and Leila Sow
ers. Lila Raul, Ruby Lee. Eleanor,
Schwartz. Freda Bodex. Walter
Schmidt of Amboy, a former violin
pupil of Miss Cooper. who is making
great progress in his work, was pres
violin solo, Miss Cooper playing his
He responded to the
demand of his listeners by another
solo equally as beautiful and as pro-
Mrs. o. 6. Mack and family are
greatly enjoying a visit from the for
mer's only sister, Mrs. Laura Jones
and her daughter Odessa of Mountain
Grove, Mo. This is Mrs. Jones first
visit here. She is greatly taken up
with this section of the country and
is enjoying to the limit country life
at her sisters fine farm home.
Mrs. George Foster and daughter,
Mrs. Anna Johnson, also Mrs. Anne
liza Johnson and little daughter Ruth
of Colman, s. D., Mrs. Ellen Porter
and Mrs. Frank Clague of Redwood
Falls, DR.. and Mrs. T. G.. Clement and
Miss Esther Nelson Of Minneapolis,
Pepper, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pep
per, Miss Frances Pepper and Robert
Henderson of Mankato Lester Hen
derson of Shakopee. Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Waite and Miss Hazel Ham
sen, Lake Crystal. Mrs. Nancy Will
son, Lakeville, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lowell and son, Fairmont, and Mr..
and Mrs. Babe Randall, Albert Lea.
were among those who came back to
the old home town to observe Dec.
for visit among relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and, Mrs. Joseph Robinson at
tended the funeral of the late Mr.. AL
veys in Winnebago last week, and
visited over night with Mrs. Robin.
sons sister.
daughter Leora of Amboy were among
the out of town folks who enjoyed
the piano recital here last Satur-
day.
Miss Emma Muske arrived homo
last week from two years spent with
a sister in South Dakota, coming
home to be with her sister, Miss
Edith, who is in one Of the Mankato
hospitals, recovering from the oper-
alton for the removal of her tonsils.
Miss Muske has been in poor health
for the past several months.
critically i'll for the past two weeks.
seems to be q little better at the
present time. She Is staying with
her brother Frank Selby and wife In
Old Town.
Vernon Center chautauqua will OPP
en- July 4 at 2:45 p. m. and continue
four days. The program is strong
one. Season tickets, adult, $1.95:
children from 10 to Is years, $110;
children under years will be admit
ted free.
Mrs. Eileen Porter and daughter.
Mrs. Frank Clague, who are visiting
old neighbors and friends In and
around the village, motored to Lake
Crystal Wednesday for couple days
visit with the formers sister. Mrs
Engles and family and with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Gilchrist.
Mr.. and Mrs. E.. w. Washburn
spent Friday afternoon between trains
at the George John home In Garden
City. Mr. Washburn met Iessrs.
Woods of st. Paul and Jones of
Mankato and with Mr.. John spent a
busy afternoon. This was their last
rehearsal. This quartet of splendid
singers will sing at the Old Settlers
picnic Tuesday.
Miss Louise Award after spending
the past eight months with her
brother in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Holmes in Mortified. has
to the village where she
will spend the summer.