The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-02-06
STORIES FROM vernon
WEEK HAS BEEN ONE
OF SICKNESS
But People Are Recovering; Hap
penings In Village; Notes
And News p.
Especial to Free Prcss.l

Il Especial to Free Prcss.l
Vernon Center, January 31.-All
are indeed happy to know that Mrs
James Neill, who has been very sick
with pneumonia and her three daugh
tiers. III with the flu are all making a
good recovery. Mr.. Neill and few of
the neighbors who fortunately kept
well have been in attendance. Miss
Cornish, our faithful county health
nurse, has given as much of her time
as possible to this afflicted family
DR.. ]. E. Merrill, who is in attendance,
reports that Mrs. Neill has passed
the danger point and it is expected
l she will soon be in good health again.
i Editor Harold Burdick has made a
most splendid recovery from the eff
fects of an operation for appendicitis
which he submitted to in a local hos
pital in Decoriah, Iowa and he is
expected home this evening. Mr.. Bur-
dick has been at his parents home in
Maynard, Iowa, for the past week
and writes that the flu is raging there.
Two big auctions next week The
Homer Miller sale in North Vernon
is booked for February ana the
F.ancis Koenitz sale for February 6.
Grandma Phelps is enjoying o
month with her two grandchildren,
Mrs. George Mertersdorf and Mrs. Fl;
Mertersdorf and families in North
Vernon.
The school in the Mertersdorf dis
| trict will reopen next Monday after
being closed for a week. The teach
err, Miss Bessie Caven has spent the
time with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Caven in Mankato.
| F. C. Wilbur, Ed John and George
Mertersdorf bought large amount of
standing timber of Mr.. Becker, south
west of town, and are hauling it to
their farms in North Vernon to be
converted into lumber.
Mrs. Walter Cox of Albert Lea re-
turned to her home Wednesday after
spending a few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Annis.
. Fred Annis substitute on rura'
route 2, has been carrying mail TO-
Harry Morris, who was among the
first to have influenza. Mr.. Morris
is able to be up and about the housc
and is gaining strength daily. Mrs.
Norris and little daughter, Gertrude
have been confined to their beds since
Wednesday suffering from the flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. Babe Spencer Of
North Vernon are confined to theiI
rooms; and are under the care of the
. family physician, the former suffer-
ing with pneumonia and the latter
with influenza. -.
Members of the F. r. Lowell family
have been having almost a double
dose of Influenza. Mr.. F. r. Lowell
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lowell and two
children and Mrs. Ware of Amboy
, who was guest of Mrs. F. r. Lowell
were all taken i'll with the flu inside
o. two days and have been confined
to their beds the greater part of the
week. This mornings report is very
favorable, all are on the road to re.
, covery. NJ. B. Randall is chore boy
and finds the days almost too shor'
to attend to the various duties con-
nected with the dairy and stock bust
; ness, which F. r. Lowell and son are
: engaged in.
Walter, the oldest son of Rev. w
,, w. Brown is quite sick with measles
and it was thought that Charles and
Edwin Krause are afflicted with the
same disease but as they had measles
several years ago, the doctor decided
b. they were suffering from influenza.
Miss Varonica Good, a rural school
: teacher is at her parents home in
the village recuperating from influ-
: erza.
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Miller arrived Mon
r day noon via the Milwaukee from Ba-
l tavia Iowa, being called here by the
r illness of their son, Homer and child
2 rem of North Vernon. Mr.. Miller is
e suffering from pneumonia and the
children have the measles. However
t all are making a rapid recovery. 1t is
: rather unfortunate to have sickness
) in this home at the present time as
e Homer Miller and family are making
e preparations to return to their old
home in Nevada, Ia, and bills are Out
for a big auction sale to take place
February 5. 1t is expected that the
: family will be in good health by thai
r time ,..
4 News is very scarce in this locality
0 as nearly everybody has the flu ant
1.-THE schools. churches and all public
gatherings have been called off ovel
s a week ago. DR.. ]. A. Hielscher ant
a Miss May Cornish of the Public Health
v association were sent from Mankatt
E last week to help care for the infiu
v tenza patients. Had it not been fol
o their timely assistance the situation
mo doubt. would have been terrible
Two thirds of the homes in the vii
; lage are quarantined. Miss Cornisl
2 make stwo visits daily and all patients
are put to bed and kept there unit
: their temperature is normal. DR.
e, Hielscher visited the homes in Nortl
: Vernon Tuesday and found severa
e cases of pneumonia. -
oil The st. Clair Telephone compan.
' held it's annual meeting at the Pow
e ell building Friday evening. Abou
: twenty stockholders were present
f Among the various questions brough
t before the meeting and discussed wa
one that has been before the stock