The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-08
STORIES FROM VERNON
THIS TOWN HAS NAMESAKE
IN YORK STATE
Interesting c Correspondence and
Letter Written BY Mrs.
Frank CIague

Vernon Center, April at has
always been thought that Vernon
Center had been put on the map by
the items sent from this little burg
that are so frequently published in
The Mankato Free Press, which is
read all over the United States and
Panama, as well as In foreign lands,
and now the thought is TACT, for
the enclosed letter from Mrs. Frank
Clague Of Washington, D. O., which
was received this morning had print
cd In big red letters across the en-
velope "missent to Vernon Center
N. Y" We have a bunch that some
far-siehted persons living In an old
sleepy back-dated city in the state
OF New York, having read Of the
various stunts, achievements and
progressiveness of Vernon Center
"ifke produces like" have changed the
name OF their city to Vernon Center
Sec?
I'd Lee is the latest to get the
chicken pox and Is having the dis
ease right. Ed says he always sup
posed chicken pox was q kid disease
but from now on he will avow that
an old goat can have them.
Lima Ida, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
John Schwartz Of Mankato, was born
Ansu4t II. 1895, in Vernon Center
EtgwnshiR. where she lived all hel
NE. Death called her Tuesday
March ~, 1921, at the age of twenty
I'VE years, seven months and fou
days. On February IS, she gave
birth to q baby. Complications sci
hospital at Manbato, where she
might have the best of care. She
made q heroic fight and for q mum.
bar OF days life held In the balance
AL that medical science and loving
hands could do was Of no avail. II
was q peculiar circumstance that hel
death occurred exactly six years
frop the day and hour that she was
E1e15, she was united in marriage tc
Charles Stelter and to this union
were born three children, Willis
Ieola and baby Orlando. She leaves
TO mourn her death beside the chill.
Gran and husband, her father, moth
o., 6ree sisters and one brother and
many other relatives and friends. Flu
Peters Lutheran church at Vernon
Center Thursday afternoon, March
~. Rev. Paul Walther officiated
fpteTment was made In the Willow
Greek cemetery.
"Wednesday afternoon Mrs. A. C.
Wilbur was very pleasantly surpris-
ed by having the ladies Of the Bap-
list choir and few near neighbors
drop IN carrying well filled baskets
appetixing supper. enjoyed by all al
the close Of the afternoon, which was
spent socially. Mrs. Wilbur has been
confined pretty closely at home fol-
the past several weeks with sciatic
rheumatism. but at the. present time
Is somewhat improved. She feels
very grateful to the ladies' for this
precfates the beautiful bouquet oil
carnations they brought for her.
Mrs. George Brown is down from
Albert Lea spending the week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gardie
Melvin Griffith and Dorothsa Brown
after spending the spring vacation
nebago Monday evening to resume
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion selby and
children spent part Of the past week
u Eysian. the old home town Of
Mrs. Selby.
gzseesor and D. A. Slater. village as
o. the county at the court house to
get instructions in regard to their
work for the year 1921.
Mt. and Mis-. w. w. Washburn and
Hrs. Jessie Barnes arrived on the
room train Thursday from California
where they have spent most enjoy
ebly the past I'VE months. They seem
% say that everybody in our little
burg Is glad too. is putting 1t mildly
Returning with them were Judge and
FRS. Lorin Cray Of Mankato and Mrs
David Cross. formerly Of Amboy.
Mrs. James McMonagle and hei
granddaughter Grace spent part OF
the latter's Easter vacation visiting
relatives In Eagle Lake.
Jack Weir, who has been In very
poor health since last fall, Is not i'm
proving as fast as his friends would
wish for, being confined to his bed
the greater part Of the time. The
Serious illness Of his faithful wife is
q hard blow to him, and the children
have the deepest sympathy Of all IN
Shsir double attliction a, Of having both
{ime. Mrs. Will Pfeffer of Good
Thunder and Elizabeth Weir, who IL
attending high school at Amboy, are
q the old home taking care Of their
lather.
West Vernon are the proud parents
Oh uu0 UdUy UOyy UOIu IudTCu OIL
They are receiving the congratula-
TONS Of relatives and their many
friends over this happy event.
Mr.. and Mrs. Babe Randall Of Al
bert Lea are visiting for few days
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. B. Randall, Mr.. and Mrs
Randall came over from Good Thun-
der where last evening they were
present at the wedding Of the lat
ters sister, Miss Anna Weber.
Waiter Brown. who is attending
high school at Lake Crystal, Is this
week having his vacation with his
parents, Rev. and Mrs, w. w. Brown
and is entertaining the grippe. 1t is
easy to conjecture how happy his
Mrs. +. G. Wilbur is entertaining
today, April ], the Study club OF
North Vernon and several friends as
guests.
The many friends of Mrs. Jack
Weir will be sorry to learn she was
takensvery III early Wednesday morn
ing. Dr.. O'Connor, the family physi-
clan was called and he summoned a
doctor from Easton In consultation.
The result Of a careful examination
Showed the seriousness of the trou-
BE, and yesterday, Freeman Rat
ciite, near neighbor took her by
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