The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-11-26
STORIES FROM vernon
DEATH OF SON OF Mr..
AND MRS. ATIMER
Another interesting Commune
cation Written BY E. W..
Washburn; Notes

Vernon Center, November 24.-Mr.
and Mrs. Atimer. who live on the Hen
ry Good fara, northeast of town. lost
their youngest son, aged one half
years. Death was caused by pueu-
monia, following measles. The funer-
al was held from st. Matthews church
Tuesday Rev. Father Colbert Off
ciated. Interment was made In the
cemetery east of town. The sympathy
of the community is extended to the
family. Mr.. Atiner Is an uncle Of the
Noyes brothers and ne and his wife
and three children arrived from Hol-
land two weeks ago and the loss of
their baby boy comes doubly hard in
Mrs. Evelyn Pond OF Spokane,
Wash, who has been visiting her
daughter and other relatives in Da-
kota for about two months, arrived in
Vernon Friday where she expects to
spend the winter with her sister, Mrs.
Marion Louer.
Week end shoppers in Mankato in
cluded Mrs. Frank Cooper and daugh
ter, Miss Gladys, Misses Nina Rosen-
berger, Katie Weir, Mrs. H. G. Good
and two sons and Mrs. Nick Thul.
Archie Partridge transacted bust
ness In Mankato Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hilbert Lehman and
! little daughter OF Lacrosse spent the
week end and over Sunday with the
formers aunt, Mrs. Frank Schwan.
They accompanied the body of their
mother, the late Mrs. Anna Merters-
Good Thunder for burial last Saturday
afternoon. Mrs. Lehman was SPLEEN
did woman and has many friends In
this Locality who are saddened by her
death.
Howard Frances 3 down from Pine
county assisting farmers dn harvesting
their corn crop. While Howard Is
greatly taken up with their new home
he still finds a visit to the old home
town both profitable and enjoyable.
The w. r. G. of e. N. Leavens corp
No. 40 held regular meeting Wed
nesday evening in Masonic hall. One
candidate was initiated and one new
application for membership was re-
ceived.- A letter thanking the corp for
box Of canned fruit, jellies, ETC., sent
to the soldiers home, was read. There
was good attendance and at the close
OF the meeting very nice lunch was
served by the members whose birth
days are in November. Mesdames Ella
Stoner. Mayme Sewers, Mabel Halver-
son, Viola Swarts and Mabel Bowen.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Carlson and daughter
of Mankato and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Kraus of Lake Crystal visited at the
Charles Bates home Saturday, also
called on Mrs. Laura Mead, whose
condition remains about the same.
| Mrs. Kate Johnston returned Sat-
urday evening to her home In st.
James after week spent In consul
tation and examinations at the Mayo
clinic at Rochester. She VIII take
nF f.f, &nA hxy he
famous surgeons for six weeks in the
hopes of avoiding an operation. Should
this treatment not relieve the diff
Guilty she will submit to an operation.
| Her Vernon friends are sincerely hop
ing for her speedy come back to
health
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Miller, who
bought the Gilchrist farm in West
Vernon, are enjoying visit from the
formers father, whose home is in To-
wa.
| G. c.. Cornish yesterday received
letter from Mrs. Minnie Cornish DIV
ier of BaInesville, who Is spending the
winter in Tepee, Arizona, saying her
health has much improved since being
In this health resort. She has gained
! in weight several pounds and hoped to
be cured of her trouble by spring.
This is good news to her many old
friends in the old home town where
Mrs. Oliver was born and grew to
lwomanhood.
Another interesting communication
from e. W. Washburn, received this
morning in which he says: Think we
left you at Colorado Springs in our
last letter. We left this place over
the d. and r. railroad, via Pueblo,
thence through one Of Gods wondrous
creations. The Royal Gorge. We took
the observation car, a hat car filled
with seats. AS near as we could es
innate there were $50 souls on board
that car. Nothing INSTRUCTED our view
80 that we were filed with awfulness
of the gorge and was trying to esti-
mate how many million years it has
taken the water to wear the rock
away. Night came on soon after get
ting through the gorge so couldn't tell
what we passed while we slept in orr
little box bed. I'm going over the
Tennessee Pass, the highest point on
the road. Hattie felt the altitude
some, and Jessie good deal and Inot
at all. The next afternoon, Sunday,
we landed in Salt Lake City, the hub
of Mormanism. We thought we would
attend Norman services In the taber-
nacle in the evening, but found there
vas to be no meeting, so did the ne
best thing, went to the Methodist
hurch, fine church and good music
and preaching. So you see we had
thought Of the. Sabbath day and
worshipful mind. We saw much Of
the works Of Mormanism and heard
more. Temple Square, is the hub, so
| to speak, and all else radiates from
this center. Will not attempt to speak
!, of, all we saw in that city, but we
worked 1t hard. Yesterday we left
Salt Lake City and arrived in Sacra-
mento this afternoon and Immediately
set about seeing that city. On the
way over this forenoon we passed
through that wonderful scenery Gid
ing down the Feather river section
and think for real interest and won
der and the beauty or nature God has
not in all his works exceiled this. We
are tonight nicely located at Lodfs
splendid hotel. Here is where I once
. owned grape ranch. We expect to
take drive in the country tomorrow
and then on our way. This country
has seemingly prospered since saw