The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-12-31
HOUSE RAzED BY BLAZE
CHTLDSs4 FARM HOME WAS
TOTALLY DESTROYED
Dwelling Near Vernon Center
Was Consumed; Notations
In the Village

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Tuesday afternoon at about 1876
o'clock the residence on the Vail
farm, two and half miles northeast
OF town, burned to the ground. The
nre caught from a stove pipe thai
went up through the floor into the
Chimney above. Lester Childs, who
rents this farm, with his hired man
was just starting for the cornfield
when Mrs. Childs discovered the, fire
and with the assistance OF their near
neighbors, c. Riley and the Noyes
Drothers, by hard work. saved all the
furniture and clothing except some il
the chamber where the fire started
They were unable to save the pota-
toes, canned fruit and seed corn
which were in the cellar. When the
alarm was received in town about
twenty FIVE men fastened to the
farm, with all speed possible, but
arrived too late to be of any assist
ance, SO rapidly did the house burn
A fire is bad at all times, but com
ing in the dead of winter in doubly
bad. Mr.. Childs carried no insur-
ance. The farm buildings were in
sured by G. c. Cornish in the Shelby
Mutual Insurance company for 81, 500
Mr.. Cornish thinks the house carried
about $500, which only partly covers
the loss. Fred Flemming took Mrs.
where they will stay for a few days
until future plans can be made.
Miss Gladys Cooper will leave
Thursday afternoon for Minneapolis
where she will take an advanced
piano course at the MacPhail school
of music. Miss Elsa Jache will be
her instructor Miss Cooper will al
so resume her vocal lessons at this
school, She expects to complete her
course the latter part of next March,
when it is hoped she may be persu-
AIDED to cvontinue giving piano les
sons to her classes here and in Am
boy and Lake Crystal, who finished
their terms just before the Christmas
holiday $3.50.
Mrs. Gardie Mead, who has been
i'll for several months and confined to
her room, received a unique and very
appropriate Christmas remembrance
from the ladies of the Methodist Aid
society and many other friends IN
the shape of a handsomely decorated
basket containing about fifty comfort
powders. Accompanying the powders,
which were numbered, wrapped pref
tily and tied with tinsel or bright
ribbon with the donors name inside,
were directions telling when to be
used, viz: No. at a. m. December
&c; No. 2 at 3 p. m. December 26:
ETC. Mrs. Mead was greatly pleased
with the powders and the thoughtful
ness of her friends which prompted
DAYS will be more CHEEKY while tax
ing these loving powders and that
she soon may be able to be out among
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Lee Cox of Garden City transact;
ed business in the old home town
Tuesday between trains.
John Dermody came over from
Mapleton Tuesday for short visit
with his brother Tom and family in
North Vernon.
Miss Nina Rosenberger returned to
her duties at the Vernon Center
State bank Tuesday afternoon after
spending Christmas vacation with the
home folks in Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Newell and two
children, Ralph and Helen, were
and granddaughter, Miss Dora Furn-
aid, in Old Town.
Mr.. and Mrs. julie Borchert of
Mankato spent Christmas at the F.
L. Cooper home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz Of Mankato
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Schwan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cooper and Lyle
Cooper returned to st. Paul on the
early train Monday after spending
the Christmas holidays with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs F. E. Cooper
and sister, Miss Gladys.
Mrs. E. T. Champlin went to Man
kato Christmas night to visit for
few days with her son and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs Lee Champlin.
Miss Olive Butler, who Is attend
ing Business college at Watertown,
S. D., spent Christmas with her
aunt, Mrs. Sarah Butler and her
sister, Callie, who is night operator
She is now visiting her parents N
Winnebago where she will spend the
remainder of the holiday vacation
when she will return to Watertown
to complete her course.
Mr.. and Mrs George Brown and
Clifford and Ruth, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred Halverson and daughter, Petra
and Joe Turner all Of Albert Lea
came hack to the old home town to
spend Christmas. Messrs. Brown
and Halverson returned to their
home monday, leaving their famllles
for a longer visit with the home
folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Turner went to
Garden City yesterday for a visit
with the formers sister, Mrs. Bert
Gates and family.
Lawrence Butler came down from
Cham berlain, S. D., to spend few
weeks with his mother, Mrs. Sarah
Butler and other relatives in the
vicinity of Winnebago.
Miss Julia Nelson spent Tuesday
visiting friends in Kato.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Warren enter
tanned a party of relatives and
friends at dinner Christmas. The
guests included Mrs. Lulu Gates, Miss
Liza Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Gates
and little boy, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Thurston of Garden City, Franklin
Wilson Of Grove Lake and ]. Turner
Of Albert Lea.
NJoe Frazer of Cumberland, Wis.
a former resident of Vernon Center
is don for a holiday visit at the
Joseph Robinson home and among
other old friends in and saround the
village.
AT the Methodist church last Sun
day morning collection amounting
to over $75 as taken for the destitute
children in Europe. We presume
like collections were taken in the
other churches, but to what amount
we have not been able to learn.
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