The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-21
STORIES FROM vernon
FOLKS THERE ARE PLEASED
OVER CLAGUE SUCCESS
Last Entertainment On Lecture
Course Proved to Be
Best One
From Saturdays Daily.

Gown from Huntley Sunday and were
guests OF Mrs. Bert Barnes. In the
afternoon they called on several OF
their old time neighbors. Mr.. and
charge of the Vernon Center hotel
where they made many friends not
only among the patrons OF the hotel,
but throughout the community, and
their taking up residence elsewhere
was very much regretted by all.
Mrs. Ellen Robinson is wearing the
role of great grandmother" as mod
estly as could be expected under the
circumstances, as are likewise the
great aunts and uncles since Monday
morning when a message from Anoka
came announcing the arrival OF a
baby girl at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lester Robinson. Lester is the second
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Robinson.
former Vernonites, who are more than
glad that their first grandchild is
girl, which is quite a novelty among
their family of four boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hartwick and
Master Roger enjoyed motor trip
To Waterviile Saturday where they
visited until Sunday evening with
relatives.
Little Philip and Phyllis Gossard,
whose parents live in Albert Lea,
are spending several weeks very
pleasantly with their aunt. Mrs. EN-
NETT Purvis and family in WeS Yer
non and other relatives in the village.
Charles Dunbar of Chicago, who
was a guest at the Busby home in
West Vernon last week, returned
home Saturday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Busby took him to Mankato in their
car.
August Phal will soon commence
the building of commodlous up-to-
HI To nnnnlp miles
southwest Of town. Woodsawers have
finished the job of converting a huge
nile of logs into fine lumber which
he will use in the construction OF the
building.
Miss Melba Thompson, the new
night operator at Central. has rooms
at Alfred Henderson home and Crissy
Karels of West Vernon is attenan n : :
to the household duties of Mrs. Sarah
Butler. Previous to this the night
operator had boarded and roomed
with Mrs. Butler in whose home CEN
trail is located.
Mesdames Abrahamson and Larson,
former Vernonites, were among those
from Good Thunder who attended the
clinic here on Saturday, and Mes
danes Ed Schwartz and Will With
row of Amboy.
Misses Margaret Dennison and Era
Griffith returned to their studies at
Carleton college Monday after spend
ing the week end holidays with their
parents. Both girls were taken by
autoes to Mankato by their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dennison and MT
and Mrs. Will Griffith. Mrs. F. II.
Barnes accompanied the Griffiths and
spent a few hours attending to bust
Miss Nina Rosenberger of Hender
son, who is assisting at the Vernon
Center State bank until an assistant
cashier is secured, is niece or Jesse
Mobiles of Ceresco.
Hobert Petrich, who has been as
sistant cashier at the State bank for
several years, found the work too
combining. especially since the severe
attack of flu early in the winter. He
concluded that for the summer al
least he will be out in the open as
much as possible and resigned his
position about a month ago and &C
cepted a position with Rev and Star
buck. Mr.. Petrich traded his Ford
coupe as part payment for Buick
Six and will take land seekers and
prospective buyers to view hundreds
of farms through Minnesota, Iowa
and Illinois listed by Rev and Star
buck.
ella visiting for week with heI
brother Gardie Mead and family.
Carl Halverson Of Minneapolis
visited from Wednesday evening and
part of Thursday with his mother and
brothers in the old home town.
Miss Florence Whipple, public
health nurse, will conduct class In
hygiene and nursing. The school will
be held in the public school building
and will open either June, l Or 9
Those wishing to join the class viii
.x-e~. Nth he nnpo niftpQ Mpsdamps
Newell, Washburn and Mead.
Mrs. Viola Schwartz returned this
week from a winters sojourn In
sunny California.
The last number of the lecture
course which was given before q
small audience Tuesday evening prov
ed the very best of splendid series
path Vawter. Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
Wells both are splendid singers and
players Their program was as varied
as delightful, and consisted of bari
tone and soprano solos, vocal duets
story telling. dramatic and musical
sketches which were given with ap-
propriate costuming. 1t is much re-
GREETED that this splendid entertain
ment was not better advertised.
Three Vernonites have been In
Rochester during the past week in
consultation with the Mayos. Mrs
Gust Nelson will return about the
first of June for an operation. She
returned home suffering with a bad
rold, which made an oDeration al
the present time impossible. Frank
Grapnis returned Thursday. having
received a very thorough examina
ton during bis eight day stay there
Everybody will be glad to know that
Mr.. Grannis will not have to submit
TO an operation. The doctors found nc
infection in the bone of his ofot with
which he has long been a sufferer
Mrs. Clara Guppy entered the st
Marys hospital Wednesday for an
operation which all hope will restore
her to good health.
Mrs. Anna Yarton of Winnebagc
Mrs " G. Armstrong received the
good news Wednesday morning of the
safe arrival in New York Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Beland. The Belands
sailed from Panama about two weeks
ego and will spend the summer in
Minnesota Before coming to Vernon
they will visit Mr.. SBeland's parents
in Two Harobrs. 1t has been nearly
three years since Mr.. and Mrs. Beland
shortly after their marriage, left fol
Balboa, Panama. where he holds a
government position. Their first come
,ack to the old home town with two
ehies. girl and boy is something
ut of the ordinary, and the many