The Mankato free press., 1920-12-24
STORIES FROM VERNON
DEATH OF A FORMER RESI-
DENT IN WYOMING
Nina Thompson, WeII-knoWn
To Early Settlers In Blue
Earth County

Vernon Center, Mimi. December
20.--Word reached the village Satur.
day evening that Mr.. Nina Thompson
had passed away in Wyoming where
he has been living for the past ter
years. Mr.. Thompson lived for many
years in this locality where he has
many relatives and friends who are
saddened to hear OF his death.
On her way to spend the Christmas
vacation with her parents, Rev. and
Mrs. w. r. Palmer at Jackson, Miss
Frances Palmer stopped off in Yer
non to spend the week end and over
Sunday with her friend Gladys Coop
er. Miss Palmer teaches at Pine City
MINI.
Miss May Robinson spent Friday
afternoon between trains with friends
at Lake Crystal.
! A. G. Gray, cashier of the Farmers
State bank, transacted business in the
twin cities this week.
I Evidently Vernonites are doing the
! bulk Of their Christmas shopping in
Mankato, judging by the number that
have struck the trail for that city
during the past week. Among them
we note Mr. and Mrs. L. Bailey, Mrs.
Frank Grannis, Charles Grannis, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Schwan, Joseph Bow
Mrs. A. c. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Rev, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Starbuck,
Mrs. Ida Lee, Ole Stoner, Mrs, T. r.
Newell and Nina Rosenberger, Mr..
and Mrs. D. Bowen and Mrs. Lois
Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Mobiles
and son.
Messrs Joseph Robinson, Charles
Bates, Ole Stoner, A G.. Gray and A.
&. Halverson were court house visi-
tors Saturday, being interested in the
Mines forgery case.
Grandma Meixell, who has been
confined to her room suffering with
rheumatism, has been feeling much
better for the past few days.
Russell Grannis and Jo6a Bowen
are the last of the soldier boys in
this vicinity to receive their bonus
money. The boys received their checks
yesterday. IN
The second number of the lecture
course will be given next Wednesday
evening, December %. The Nipple
Concert company will furnish the
program.
F. R. Lowell is spending few days
with his daughter, Mrs. Miles Porter
and family in Minneapolis while at
tending to business matters.
Among the prominent farmers who
attended the Farm Bureau meeting
at Mankato last week were C.. M.
Warren, John Keinholtz and Lucius
Ashley.
Another interesting letter from E.
w. Washburn dated Long Beach, Dec
ember. s. was received last week. He
says: 81 suppose you NAY be wonder
ing where we may be in our pilgrim
age by this time. Well since our last
we have been very busy visiting the
many places of interest Mt. Hamil-
ton on which is located the famous
Lick observatory. We went UP from
San Jose by auto and the view at the
top one gets of the valley below COW
cred with fruit orchards and the
roughness of the mountains, the
brooks going their way fed by springs
us many expressions of wonder and
pleasure. At Santa Barbara we took
drive which took us snake fashion
up and over the mountain and down
through the home district of the rich
folks. Here We got out of the rig
and wandered through one home, fill
ed to the full with all kinds of tree
and plant life and with beautiful
vines and flowers, some familiar and
many not known to our party. Oh
can't tell you of the wonders of these
million dollar homes, can only feast
our eyes on them with a wish that we
had one. We were at Los Angeles
five days, met my sister a1d\ mem
pious fashion. Went to church this
morning and expect to go again this
evening, not the same church. We
want a change of diet you see. This
afternoon we walked down on the
beach and mingled with the thous-
ands re folks on the shore and list
eneu to the many things to attract
mes attention and incidently their
money. The everlasting crowds con-
constantly moving-the Lord only
knows where-don't appeal to me
very strong. We are located here for
one month, after that we will move
our stay on the Pacific Our present
address is % Surfline Place, Long
Beach, Cal. go down every morn
ing when the tide is in and watch the
angry waters pound the wall built to
protect the shorerE. w. W."
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Schwartz of
West Vernon, who were married
Thanksgiving day, left Friday after
noon for various parts in Wisconsin,
where they will visit relatives and
friends until after the New Year
The formers father, John Schwartz
of Mankato, will keep bachelors
hall and look after the chores during
their absence.
Lucius Ashley, proprietor of the
Evergreen farm, shipped out today
two fine gifts to Ridgeway, Iowa, to-
the Koals brothers, who are great
Poland China breeders.
Miss Selma Petrich, junior high
school teacher in Duluth, returned
home Saturday evening to spend the
holiday vacation with her parents,
Postmaster A. w. Petrich and wife.
Miss Ida Bowen, who teaches in
the public school in Cleveland, Mrs.
Alice Marie Brown in the Chaska
schools and Miss Julia Nelson of Ell
more are enjoying their mid winter
vacation with the home folks.
Mrs. Joe Turner came down from
Albert Lea the latter part of the
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