The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-09-03
STORIES FROM VERNON
LETTER FROM MISS DENNl-
SON IN ENGLAND
Family Will Complete Their
Journey Abroad Latter Part
OF September

vernsn Center, August 2S.-Charles
+. Force has rented his residence In
the eastern part of the village to Nick
Thul, the buttsrmaksr, Mr., Force.
who has retained couple of rooms
for his ewn use, expects to spend the
coming winter in California.
A communication from Margaret
Dsnnisea dated Brussels, Belgium,
August j, was received today in which
she says they are moving around too
rapidly to write many letters. Their
trip is . delightful one, it even sx-
ceeds their expectations, They spent
twelve days in England ana Scotland
and tan days ia France; Took a three
day tour OF the kattlsfslds and them
came up here. She says she likes
England. Conditions in belgium are
Is sIffersag Ia belgium. We go to
Switzerland and LAZY next and then
back to Paris. The Den9isons viii be
Dack heIae the last OF September,
Me- aud Afs: Dave Gipson and two
children of Gilbert, Iowa, were well
come guests this week Ct the home
af Enmsss Rervis IN West Vernon
ern Minnesota with a view 10 buying
land for q permanent hops, They
were much pleased With Blue harth
county, ESPECIALLY the southern apa
middle sections, and it Is ayite Prqh-
able that they win buy In this vieip-
iH. Fhsy are travelling via the apte
having heiE ssE equipped WITH 2 full
paraphernalia for ooeking and sleep.
Ing and are enjoying themselves and
eSd va P %sse D saDend hsn u apeS
Ms. MNsa Fartss and daughter
Mrs. pIague, Stella, Barbara and
.shcs FassdsS' left Saturday after
noon Coz Rsawsed Fails, Mr., elagus
who has been visiting the southern
seetiep ct tha county since Thursday
By auto feak them all home,
IL. and Mrs Lgpius Ashley and
! sea were eatsrtainsa most pleasant,
Mr. Heavy FDaksrs near Good Thun,
Mr. sRg Mrs. Leonard Zumwalt and
children Alice and Harold left Friday
morning Via the auto trail for Ames,
Iowa ThsYe thsy vii visit Mrs, Zum,
Nh. HssS Wagon is up from Man
kato helping to care for her mother,
Hrs. Dpts Kraqs and her sister In
Jag, Mts: Leg KIaYs both Of. WHOM
ys z. ssea a,s sSg Esl sen Pc Se. ss srs
mucH better this morning and We all
hope their some back to their usual
good health VIII be very rapid,
Mrs. l. Carpenter, who accompanied
her sister, Mrs. Paokerton on her
homeFard trip as far AZ Omaha, re-
turned Thursday on the late train,
W. p. Merritt, who took possession
last gpTtng OF the place known az the
Eardie Mead farm, is making some
house has been raised several feet
and cement blocks foundation and
basement put under the entire house
and . furaaee Installed. The farm
buildings and house equipped with
slectries lights. To-day crew OF
workmsn begin erecting a model hog
house, AKA with cement driveway
in the center. The building Will be
msds Of the piekay Cement glazed
blocks which make q very durable and
handsome building.
men at work razing the barn on his
lot, the material to be used to cen1
efruct double garage.
Mesdames Anna Resenberger of
/, Henderson and Dora Mahara Of North
Dakota have returned to their re-
Epectiye homes after visiting at the
home Of their brother ]. R. Mobiles
and family in Geresco.
Tuesday, August "a, was quite a
busy day at the Evergreen farm. Mr.,
and Mrs. Lucius Ashley entertained
several Poland China breeders from
a Distance who CHANGED to meet at
this home to look over their herd Of
hogs. Messrs. Garrett Blopmendaal
Of Orange City, Iowa. Dudley Damp Of
Des Moines, W. Dodds Of Kansas City
and o. s. Lasby Of Aankato. These
gentlemen are looking after the very
best there are to be had of this splen,
hogs, as Mr.. Bloomendaal showed last
year and received the grand chain
pionship of the world. Mr.. Damp was
so-fayorably impressed with the herd
that he bought one of them before he
left the farm. The gentlemen left in
the evening as they were due at diff
ferent places the following day, Mr..
Lasby for Worthfngton where he was
to Judge the hogs at the Worthington
fair. Mr.. Bloomendaal was to act as
Judge at Sheldon, Iowa, fair, Mr..
lamp Lo4 LIE AOu4c III 4(Cb 1Ap4dCct 90"
oompanied by Mr. Dodds. Mr.. Ashley
is always glad to entertain his old
friends and fellow breeders at any
time. There is always glad hand
shake and many tale Of former
meetings told,
Mr.. and Mrs. W, q. Merritt went
through an experience last Tuesday
evening which will remain with them
for years to come when their only
daughter, twenty-one months old,
nearly lost her life by drowning. The
little girl was playing in the yard
whep the mother called her husband
and three sons in for supper. As they
were taking their places at the table
the youngest son was told to 20 get
his little sister. Looking where she
was supposed to be he failed to find
her. He notified his parents who be.
gan a hurried search. Mr., Merit went
at once TO q small steel tank, Axe
and which is about SIX feet deep,
There he found his little daughtey
floating near the top apparently He
less, A doctor from Amboy was hast
ily called, also their near nsighbors,
tbs Muske girls. All began TO ads
minister first aid by rubbing and
wrapping the little body In hot wool !
eE blankets, extending her arms eyer