The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-01-30

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to his real estate holdings there, ard
on his way home will stop of in the
village for a short visit.
Mrs. Harry Bates has been suffering
with quite severe attack of bronchi-
tbs, but is now able to be I'D the
most OF the time. We hope she will
soon be enjoying her usual good
health.
Hobert Petrich. assistant cashier of
the Vernon Center State bank has
been vry sick for nearly a week. 1t.
was Jared that pneumonia had de-
yeloped, but the symptoms receded
into old fashioned grip. For the past
couple Of days he has been on the
gain, and in all probability his come
back to health will be rapid. His wife
is also suffering with the grip which
has confined her to her room a part
OF the week. This morning hr con-
dition is not so favorable. Miss Lily
Wojohn of Amboy is helping her aunt,
Mrs. A. w. Petrich in caring for
them.
Mrs. F. L. Cooper took the Monday
afternoon train for Mankato where
she will visit for a week at the Ro-
berts brothers home on Fourth street.
Mrs. Berse, who has been i'll for the
past several months at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. T.. H. Newell,
quietly passed away Saturday even
ing. Another daughter, Mrs. Johnson
has been at her mothers bedside for
several weeks, and two sons who live
in Wisconsin, have frequently been
aere on brief calls. Short funeral
services will be held from the home
Monday afternoon and the remains
will be taken on the afternoon train
to Wisconsin for burial. Mrs. Berse
was a splendid woman, and although
she has been among us only about .
year and half, she made many
friends by her gentleness and her
kindly sympathy and friendliness, who
will miss her and extend deepest
Sympathy and friendliness, who will
miss her and extend deepest sympa-
thy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Annis drove to
Mapleton Friday where they remained
until Saturday evening, with the for
mer's mother, who is very sick. The
family are given very little encour-
agement that she will ever recover.
Mrs. Annis is one of the few remain
ing pioneers of Sterling and is very
well known here as in years past she
has frequently visited her sons, Ed
and Fred.
The many friends Of Mrs. Edith
French will regret to hear that she
was taken i'll last Thursday evening,
and has been confined to her bed and
under the care Of the family physi-
clan, DR.. ]. E. Merrill of Amboy. Mrs.
French is very sick woman, sui.
fering with nervous breakdown and
grip. The Baptist ladies are seeing
that she has the best of care and are
taking turns in sitting up nights.
All hope she may soon regain her
health to continue her work as past
Of the Baptist church.
A most enjoyable leap year party
was held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Miller in North Vernon Thurs
day evening. The men prepared and
served the supper and pulled on
several more stunts which come I'M
der their jurisdiction once every
fourth year. Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Ash
ley of West Vernon and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Wingen Of Rapidan, who form
erly lived in the neighborhood, were
present on this very joyous occa-
sion.
A delegation of the Riverside Boys
and Girls club accompanied by their
local leader, Mrs. Vesta C. Armstrong.
went to Manka.o Thursday to take
part in the program at the annual
farm bureau meeting held that after
noon in the Y. M. C. A. building. They
appeared in three numbers, two Of
which were club songs, and the other
a demonstration club meeting. The
songs elected an encore and the bust
ness meeting in charge of Eleanor
Mack, club president, was creditably
conducted. The feature of the occa-
sion for the club, however, was the
presentation of the National All-Star
Achievement medal sent by the gov
eminent from Washington to the
bread team. These are given to
those who achieve state honors and
the local team won first place in Glass
B at the state fair last fall. They
were presented by T. A. Erickson.
state club leader who came down from
st. Paul for the occasion, and it was
proud moment for the club when
Eleanor Mack and Lillian Nelson, the
members of the team present, were
called forward and the medals pinned
on by Mr. Erickson, who congratulate
ed the girls on their achievement.
The rest of the day was filled with
interesting events, chief of which
was an hour spent at the beautiful
public library under the direction of
Miss Balm, head librarian, through
whose kindness the workers of the
library were explained and who con-.
Quoted them through the different
departments. Some enjoyed skating
at the rink and tobogganing at odd
moments. with shopping thrown in at
intervals. Dinner at the Empress and
supper at the Criterion rounded out
an eventful day.