The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-04
STORIES FROM VERNON
q" INDOOR CARNIVAL" WAS
DECIDED SUCCESS
Great Event Greatly Enjoyed BY
Large Number of People;
News Notes


from Redwood Falls Thursday noon
driving out to his farms in West
Vernon to make arrangements for the
selling of his corn crop. He left on
the early train Friday. This is the
last visit. Mr.. Clague will make here
until he returns from Washington
some time next summer. From him
We learn that his mother, Mrs. Ellen
Porter is enjoying the very best Of
health and expects to thoroughly en-
joy life in the national capital. Mrs.
Clague and her mother have been
busy for several weeks getting the
old house in shape for leaving and
making other plans necessary to sew
eral months sojourn in Washington.
Mr.. Clague tells they have made NO
arrangements as yet in regard to
apartments, but that they expect to
leave Redwood Falls about the mid
die of February, going via Mime
Miles Porter and family for several
days, expecting to be in. Washing
ton about ten days before the in
auguration, giving them ample time
to get settled before the special
session of congress which will no
doubt he called as soon as Mr.. Hard
ing assumes the reign of govern
ment.
Hog cholera has put in an appear
ance in several yards in West Yer
non and some serious losses have
been reported. DR.. Dodds vaccinat-
ed about three weeks ago the hogs
on the Keitzer, Busby, Hohenstein
and Wendt farms, but nevertheless
khn bn0c ora cfill duino fhoco
farms large numbers Of cattle are
being fattened along with the hogs.
Harry Bates had an operation for
the removal of an ulcer on his eye
at the clinic in Mankato Friday. 1t
Is thought that he will have no fur
Their trouble with his eyes. He hopes
to he able to return home this even
ing.
DR.: Merrill was called to the Sow
ers home Friday morning where
he found one of the girls had the
chickenpox. 81 AS she was in school
yesterday the school board thought it
school given medical attention, hence
the visit of Dr. Merrill in the school
this Friday afternoon.
There is considerable sickness in
and around the village at the pres.
ent time, most of those who are i'll
respond to home remedies, while
others need several visits from the
family physician. Dora Kraus has
been feeling poorly for about week
and for the past few days has been
In bed and under the doctors care.
She suffers considerable pain and her
temperature was 104 again yesterday
morning.
L. he OF rnnf'c
home In the village during their alb
sence at New Prague.
The following poem clipped from
The Mankato Free Press few days
ago was handed to me this morn
ing with the request that it be again
published. in reading it over It
seems a worth while poem and may
be productive of some good in the
way Of reform in dress. -
q PRAYER OF THE BACHELOR.
Backward turn backward, % time in
K your fighht!
Give us maiden with skirts not so
tight;
Give us a girl whose charms many or
Are not so exposed by much peek
a-boo.
Give us a maiden no matter what age
Who won't use the street car for a
vaudeville stage;
Give us a girl not so sharply in
view
Dress her in N-irts that the sun
won't shine through
Then give US the dances of days long
with plenty of clothes and steps not
Gust turkey trot capers and butter
The hurdy- eurdy twist and the wig
gle tail slide
Then iet us feast our tired optics
On a genuine woman, as sweet as
of yore- =.
Yer, time, please turn backward and
grant our request
FSr Gods richest blessing-but not
one undressed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Wendlandt
were among the many from this To-
cality to visit Mankato Tuesday: Mr..
Wendlandt went down to attend the
ditch hearing as did many others IN
North and West Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Quimby. Mrs.
Minnie Thompson and Miss Louise
Award motored up from Mankato
Sunday, spending the day with their
former neighbors. Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
die Mead. Mrs. Mead was not feel
ing quite as we'll as usual that day,
but this did not mar for her the
pleasure of their visit. .,.r
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bates are
expected home this evening from
New Prague where they went Tues
day to attend the funeral services of
Mrs. Frank Danasek. an old neigh
bor and friend. Mrs. Danasek was
the mother of Mrs. Chef Bates Of
Sioux Falls, who has been at her
mothers bedside for some time.
T. r. Newell, manager of the Tho
mas Halverson Lumber and Furni-
ture company of Vernon Center
transacted business Wednesday be-
tween trains in Lake Crystal.
The Indoor carnival" given under
the auspices of the Queen. Esther
circle at the opera house Friday ev-
ening was a decided success, both
from social and business stand
point. The seating capacity of the
first floor and balcony was filed by
eight o'clock and fifteen minutes lat
err, at the beginning of the program,
standing : room was at premium
The program as previously advertised
in The Free Press, was carried out
in full. Each and everyone is to ne
commended for the excellent way in
which they acted their parts most
excellently. The two playettes were