The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-05-07
STORIES FROM vernon
CHEST AND DENTAL CLINICS
+ DATED FOR MAYS
Committee Has Been Making
Preparations For Event;
Village News
Especial to The Free Press.l


Vernon Center, May &c. M. War
rem was in Mankato the first Of the
week to interview and complete ar
rangements with DR.. Helen hughes
Hielscher, chairman of the County
Public Health association, for the chest
and dental clinics which will be held
in the public school building in Yer
non Center Saturday, May 8. DR..
Helen will send a nurse here for a
couple Of days previous to date of the
clinic to confer and assist the local
committees in getting everything in
the best possible shape SO that no time
will be lost, but every minute put to
the best use in examining the large
number who will avail themselves Of
this great opportunity of free clinics
in charge of the very best medical
men in the professions of medicine
and dentistry. This means that all
applicants will be thoroughly exam
ined at either the chest or dental
clinic and advised Of their condition,
but will not prescribe. This of course
will be the work of the family physi-
clan. AS Vernon Center has been
without a physician since during the
Amboy, who have been looking aft
er the sick in this territory, are ex-
pected to be here the day Of the clinic
and to spend as much of the day here
as they can possibly spare from their
regular duties. The various commit
tees are: Reception committee. Mes
danes E. w. Washburn, l.. c. Rev,
L. Brown and F. L. Cooper; secre-
taries to the examining doctors:
Mesdames r. G. Champlin, H. j. Thul,
and the Misses Valaria Petrich, Mary
King and Marie Flemming. The COM
mittee to notify in the township for
Mertersdorf, Herman Wilde, Will
Rambo and Rob Sewers. In the viii
lage, John Halverson at the Corner
store, Mesdames Barnes and Newell.
1t is very important that the names
of all who wish to be examined at
either the chest or dental clinic be
in the hands of one of the above
committees before Wednesday after
noon, May 5, when this committee
will meet at the home of Mrs. Bert
Barnes to prepare list of those who
time for their examination. Their
names and the time will be written
on a card which the holder will pre-
sent to the reception committee, who
will see that each get their allotted
time at the clinic. The public health
committee, who is working over tine
in the interest of this great crusade
for better health, earnestly urge all
who need medical attention, to avail
themselves of this great opportunity.
The old adage, IAN ounce Of proven
ton is worth pound of cure" is the
slogan of these clinics. Avail your
avert future illness or perhaps life
long suffering by visiting the clinic
at Vernon Center Hay 8, where you
will receive a careful examination
from eminent physicians on the chest
and dental diseases and If you have
any trouble along these lines your
case will be carefully diagnosed and
put in the hands Of your physician.
DR.. Clement in charge of the Chest
clinic will not return to Minneapolis
until Sunday, and will conduct ex-
aminations Saturday evening if nee
essary to complete the work. 1t takes
twenty five minutes for chest exam
nations. DR.. T. G. Clement, who will
be in charge of the Chest clinic,
which will be held under the auspices
of the Blue Earth County Public
Health association, has had wide
scope and experience along this line
of work, having been instructor In
tuberculosis examinations in the
United States army four months, as
sistant chief of the medical service.
u. S. army, Base hospital, Camp
Lewis, Washington state and tuber-
culosis specialist for Camp Lewis.
Assistant chief of the medical serv-
ice and acting chief of the medical
service in the United States army
general hospital No. 81, Denver, the
largest tuberculosis hospital in the
world. The dental clinic will be in
charge of doctor from st. Paul, sent
by the state board of health. Both
clinics will have the ass stance of two
graduated nurses, whom the state
board will supply Remember the date
Vernon Center, Saturday, May 8, all
day.
will supply. Remember the date, Yer
non Center, Saturday, May 8, all day
Mrs Jack Weir and her son Ed
ward returned last Saturday night
from Hartford, Wis, where she was
called by the death and burial of
sister, Mrs. George Vetold, who pass
ed away at the home Of another sis
ter, Mrs. Patrick Cotter, where she
was visiting. Mrs. Vetold was taken
to her home in Germantown for bur-
ial.
P. w. Pitcher of Mankato spent
few hours in the village Tuesday be-
tween trains.
Edwards Big Georgia Cotton King
Minstrel show at the opera house