The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-21

relatives and numerous friends OF
Mrs. Beland, nee Ruth Cornish, are
looking forward in most. pleasant an
ticipation to the meeting and renew
ing of friendships under the role of
motherhood and we feel sure she has
lost none of her girlhood charm un
der the new regime.
Hon. Frank Clague of Redwood
Falls will deliver the address on
Memorial day, May 81, in this, the
old home town of Mrs. Clague. The
noon and many in the surrounding
towns who will have Memorial day
exercises in the forenoon are plan
ming on coming to Vernon. Every
body in this part of the county, ir-
respective OF party, are jubilant over
the Endorsement OF Mr.. Clague for
congress at the district elimination
convention held in st. Paul. That Mr..
Clague will be nominated and elected
is foregone conclusion. His integri-
ty, honesty, ability, high ideals, un-
furnished character, combined with
his wide acquaintance throughout the
second district and state are valua
BILE assets and spell easy victory for
Mr.. Clague, and assures the people
of this district of congressman in
whom they can have explicit faith
and in whom their interests can be
entrusted.
Mrs. Lottie Vogt left Wednesday
evening for her home in Kansas City
after spending few days with her
friend, Mrs. Viola Schwarts.
Mesdames Lois Warren, Hattie
Washburn and Miss May Robinson
returned Thursday evening from Lake
Crystal where they attended the
Home Missionary convention. They
report a most enthusiastic and pro-
fitable meeting, and a very enjoya-
BILE time. Mrs. Bert Barnes, who &C
companied them, was unable to at
tend the convention, owing to the
sudden illness of her father, T. II.
Dredge, who lives in that city. We
are glad to know that the attack was
of short duration. and that Mr..
Dredge is recovering quite rapidly
from its effect
Mr.. Wall and three children, his
sister, Miss Daisy Wall and Mrs.
Minnie Roe Douglass motored down
from Winnebago Sunday Afternoon,
spending a few hours at the Joseph
Robinson home.
The clinic held at the public school
building Saturday, May 8, was most
successful in every respect. 1t was
hCiu tliC auspices vi NhC otoIC
and county health organization. DR.
7. Gage Clement of Minneapolis, a
noted chest specialist, had charge o.
! the chest clinic, and examined thirty
eight, finding no active tuberculosis
| but several needed medical attention
! for ailments which If neglected would
lead up to tuberculosis. During the
| day twenty five were examined and
thirteen were examined Saturday
evening and Sunday morning before
DR.. Clement left for Minneapolis. Miss
| Stevens of st. Paul had charge of the
! dental clinic. She certainly was ar
expert in the work, and was kept
busy up to the time the train left fol
the cities. The doctors were assisted
by Miss Margaret O'Connor, county
tuberculosis nurse, and Miss Florence
Whipple, public health nurse, wht
| has been specializing in the work a
New Ulm, assisted at both clinics.
What might have been a very des
tructive fire was narrowly averteC
early Thursday morning on the farm
operated by Olaf Peterson, one mil,
out of town. The fire started in tn,
engine house which is in close prox
unity to the house. Help from tn,
neighbors and village kept the fir,
| from spreading. The engine house wa
burned to the ground.
| Mesdames Charles Marks, Angus
Hensline and August Wendt, a dele.
| cation of Amboy ladies, attended tn,
clinic for observation and to get in
formation from Vernon Center com
mittee relative to the holding of
successful clinic in the near future il
their village.
The band boys are busy practising
They will make their first public ap
pearance Decoration Day. playing il
Garden City in the forenoon and her,
in the afternoon. Charles and Leste
Cox, Merten Nickerson and Will
John of Garden City are members o
the band.
w. w. Brown, pastor ~ the Meth
odist Episcopal church, has arrange,
for a series of stereoptican lectures
which will be given Sunday evenings
instead of the usual sermons. TIL,
theme for next Sunday evening will
be Eastern and Southern Asia. Every
body is invited. An offering will b.
taken to pay for the rent of ,th
slides.
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