The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-08
STORIES FROM VERNON
THE RED CROSS MEETING
THERE THIS EVENING
Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Fate Going
To Des Moines; Regret of
Friends

Red Cross will be held at the opera
house this evening for the purpose
of electing officers and transacting
such other business that may come
before the meeting Every member of
the Red Cross and all others ipor-
ested should be present. Mrs. H. Q.
kraus, chairman.
Mrs. F. r. Lowell and her sister.
Mrs. Drury are expected home this
evening from an over Sunday visit
with the formers daughter, Mrs. Miles
Porter and family in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Cornish left on
the early train Monday morning for
the cities, after a short visit with the
formers mother, Mrs. Mary Cornish.
Mrs. G. F. Robson leaves for her
home in Window. She has been look
ing after the little folks at the Meth
odist parsonage while her son in law
and daughter. Rev. and Mrs. w. w.
Brown have been attending the con
ference at Albert. Hea.
Miss Lille Halverson and her niece.
LILLIAN Nelson, spent Saturday In Lake
Crystal.
Mrs. Marie Brown who teaches in
Ohaska, spent FRIDAY night and part
of Saturday with her mother. She
: came to get her little boy, who has
been cared for by Mrs. Henderson for
the past month. The lady with whom
she boards will take care of the the
little fellow while Mrs. Brown is at
her school duties.
August PAIL of West Vernon is err
Getting q fine barn on his farm, two
miles from town. The building is 40
x80< feet, foundation and first story
made OF cement tile bricks. 1t will be
equipped with the latest modern de-
vices, steel stanchions. When COM
pleted 1t win be equal to the best in
county.
Fred Annis drove over land to Ma
pletsa Sunday afternoon. With him
were Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Washburn
and Mesdames Jessie Barnes and Lu
lu Rich of Willow, N. D., who spent
q few hours with relatives at the
Charles Proehl and ]. Stanzel homes.
F. L,Cooper and Mesdames Marion
Louer and Eva Pond spent a
pleasant Sunday as guests in the
George Barnard home in Good Thun-
der. ~
Mrs. Ellen Porter and her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Clague motored down
from Redwood Falls to spend a few
day with friends in the village
Monday afternoon Rev and Mrs.
w. w. Brown returned via the auto
trail from Albert Lea where they at
tended the Methodist Episcopal con-
ference. Mr.. Brown received a unan-
and at Garden City for his return
next year and the request was com
piled with.
Mrs. Kate Johnston has. returned
to her home in ST. James after. a
week spent here and at Albert Lea.
Messrs. H. G. Kraus, Jens Peterson,
Lester Flemming and Anil returned
Monday evening from South ST. Paul,
where they had been to buy cattle for
winter feeding Nine carloads arrived
Tuesday. ~.
The Evergreen farm was visited
the latter part of the week by old
friends and former customers Of Mr.
Ashley. Mr.. Lewis Peters and George
Peck Of Alexander. Iowa These gem
temen farm a section Of land and
raise lots Of good hogs. They made
the trip up here to make a short visit
and look the Polands over There - is
nothing cheap about an Iowa men,
They selected one Of the highest
priced ones. which means a No. /.
They are very favorably impressed
with Blue Earth county and the fine
crops.
Messrss A. Pervis and c. Merritt
were transacting business in Mason
Ciyt the latter part of the week.
Lee Champlin and cousin of Man
kato and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Han
ney were guests Sunday afternoon al
the home Of the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. T. Champlin.
To the regret of the whole commun-
fly Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Fate leave this
week for Des Moines, Iowa, where
Mr.. Fate has accepted a. splendid pos
ition with large insurance COM
pany. For about Ave years he has
been manager Of thS/Thomas Halver-
son Lumber company. Since coming
here the family has been very promi-
nent in the civic and social affairs Of
the village and IN the circles Of the
Methodist church.
Frank Rich and son Merton left
last Monday for their home in Will
low City, Mrs. Rich remaining for a
longer visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich and
son spent the past three months In
Europe. The object of the trip was to
visit the grave of their eldest son Lyle,
who died In Bazoilles. France. He was
laid TO rest In little cemetery near the
village with eighty other soldier boys.
his classmates from John Hopkins
university. who were with him. A
small white stone has been put up
over his grave Nth his name and
rank. Lyle B. Rich, fret private, M.
ID. M. e. r. G. Base hospital No. Is,
December s, 1917. The entire village
of BazoiIles was given over to Base
Hospital No. IS. and this company
from John Hopkins university was
among the very first to go across on
the u S. entering war. While visit
ing this hallowed spot they felt con-
tent to leave him in this beautiful
spot until all the bodies which are to
be brought back to America, for bur
fall In National cemeteries than his
body moved into "Fields of Honor
either at Ronnane of Marparis In
rnemoriam to their son Mr.. and Mrs.
Rich are supporting a French orphan
crippled how. The mayor Of Eazoilles
selected this boy for them, and told
them that he as worthy. He lives
with his mother and sisters and bro
Tiers, only N shoir distance from
YES grave and white In Ba2cilIes
they stayed with the family who show
ed then, every courtesy Iossible.
When visiting in New York City on
their return from Europe Mr.. and
Mrs. Rich had the pleasure of meeting
two of Byle.s best chunis, who had
been with Lyle drring his last days
and had packed up his clothes and
keepeakes and sent them home and