The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-30
STORIES FROM VERNON
MANY CENTERITES LIKE THE
INTERLAkEN RESORT
Groups Are Making That Place
The Mecca These Hot Sum-
mer Days

have been attending MankaIo normal
school, returned home Friday even
ing and will spend the remainder or
their summer vacation with the
home folks. Miss Russell, who at
tended the normal school last year,
received her diploma from the ad-
vanced course yesterday at the close
of the summer term.
Mesdames Charles Starbuck and
Lew Pew were shoppers in Mankato
yesterday.
Messrs. F. L. Cooper and Frank
Grannis and wives motored to Man
kato Friday where rney spent a lew
hours visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Grannis and Mr..
and Mrs. Gene Hartman of Mankato
were pleasant callers Saturday at
ternoon at the homes of Frank Gran
mis- and Leslie Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Weir are en-
tertained their nieces, the Misses
; Jennie and Florence Jeffords of Mil
waukee. The girls are surely having
a jolly time with their cousins and
enjoying country life.
Will Cross of Minneapolis, agent
for the Waterbury Heating plant,
was a business visitor in our village
Monday and incidently had the OPP
portunity of greeting many OF his
old time friends.
Messrs. R. G. Champlin, A. C..
Gray, Willard Busby, R. E.. Fate. E.
A. Barnes, accompanied 10y their
wives. spent Sunday with thousands
of other pleasure seekers at Inter
laken summer resort
Will and Ben Ulrich with their
families and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Lentz and Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman
Thurston and family of Ceresco were
yicitnrc Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Eager were
welcome guests Thursday at the
Charles Bates and Cardie Mead
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anil Keitzer of west
Vernon took their little daughter
Maureen TO Mankato yesterday af-
ternoon where she had her tonsils
and aGenoids removed. DR.. Sches-
selman performed the operation.
Keitzers to Mankato. The operation
was performed without any bad eff
fects and the little girl was able
to be taken to her home the same
evening
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Mead and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Mead and Maa and
Mrs. Kate Johnston made up ON auto
party Friday afternoon and motored
TO Albert Lea for an over the week
emu NlSIL WIFI relatives.
Beautiful Interlaken summer re-
sort seems to be the mecca for Yer
nonites whenever these strenuous
= days duties will permit Of a play
spell. Last Sunday the annual get
together of the Wagons of Mankato,
Robinsons Of Lake Crystal and Kraus
families of Vernon Center with Miss
Bella Beatty Of Mankato, Mr.. and
Mrs. Olsen Of Lake Crystal, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Russell. Of Ceresco and
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Cooper and Mrs.
Mrs. o. W. McElmeel and son Eu-
gene Of Yakima. Wash. as their
guests motored to this beautiful spot
and spent a most delightful day.
Through the courtesy of Troy Him
melman, formerly of Mankato, but
now proprietor Of the Hotel Fair
mont. this party was invited to go to
the Golf club house where they ate
their dinners on the spacious screen
ed porches which are provided with
tables, chairs and command a most
beautiful view Of the golf grounds
and surrounding resort. The kitch-
en- is modern in every respect and
supplied with all the conveniences,
such as hot and cold water, gas
range on which delicious coffee was
made for about forty people in the
party. Grandma Kraus who is way
past eighty. was the guest of honor
and thoroughly enjoyed the outing
as did all the others. At about elev-
safe and happy at the H. C. Kraus
home where all were refreshed with
hot coffee and lunch after which
the party separated and left for their
various homes.
Mr., and'Mrs. R. G. Champlin mo-
tored to Mankato Thursday, spending
few hours at the L, L. Champlin
home, Vernon friends are sorry to
hear that Mrs, Champlin is not in
her usual health. having been con-
fined to her bed for several days.
Today she is feeling better and from
now On her comeback to health will
be fast, so all hope.
Another group of Yeraonites en-
5oyed an outing Wednesday at In
terlaken, The party included Mr..
and Mrs. q. w, Washburn and the
formers daughter Mrs. Anil Lang
er and three children of Medina, N.
D., MF, and Mrs, Lewis Brown and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Coop
insoH, Mrs, Newell and two children
and Mesdames Scott, Gilman and two
children of Cloquet, Mimi. Three
autos driven by Lewis Brown, Les
lie Cooper and Larence Warren left
the village at $3.50 am. Everyone
of the bunch were out for GOOD
time and joviality reigned supreme
throughout the day, A bOunteous
picnic dinner at noon, boating and
sightseeing and visiting the beauty
spots, made the hours pass all too
quickly, At 4:36 the homeward trail
was struck via of Blue Earth where
some time was spent sightseeing,
arriving home at 7:30.
Mark and Eleanor Mack motored
to P]ainview and Rochester last week
to spend a short vacation with rela-
tiVes in these two Cities. Mark re-
turned last evening, His sister Flea
nor while in Rochester had her ton
sils removed at the Mayo clinic
Tuesday, and will remain with her
aunt in that city until she recuper-
ates from the effects of the opera
ton.
Mrs. Carl Haiversen and Philip of
Minneapolis are visiting with tho
formers sister, Mrs. r, G.. ChampIin
and with her husbands mother, Mrs
Olene Haiverson and sons in the VII
lage.
Mrs. George Champlin and child
rem Tommy and Mary drove from
the lakes. visiting her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. e. It. Champiin and Tam
ilv In ths VILLAGE