The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-04-22
STORIES FROM VERNON
APRIL IL rs DATE FOR THE
NEXT BABY CLINIC
Charles Cox Met With Painful
Accident; News Notes of
Village d.

Vernon Center. April 1G.--AprIl q
Is the date of tee next baby clinic
which will be held at Red Cross
headquarters "a ManKsto in the
forenoon between tho hours Of ten
and eleven o'clo3<, wkel all children
under school hgs will be examined
trso Of charge by the lest experts
on children diseases available. These
c!inica are held twice monthly. May
i 20 the date OF the first, clinic Co:
that mocth. This :s tc :are oppor-
tunlty for mothers 20 know whether
Or not their babies are making the
progress they should and to- correct
firm. hcld on The ci:ild. which may
mean much future Illness.
Martin Eaverson transacted bust
ness in the twin cities the first or
the week, returning home THU sda!.
Mrs. viii Withrow OF Ambcy spent
Friday afternoon between trains
with Mrs. Jack Remf.ey, also making
several cals on former friends in the
village.
Mr.. all Mdrs. Frank hartwick and
Roger have returned from South Ma
pieton where they visited relatives
while looking after their real estate
holdings in that vicinity.
Miss Gusty MJow Is confined to
her room with throat trouble. DIR.
]. z. Merrill is in attendance.
Rev. Morse, former pastor, who
has teen in charge, of the Methodist
church at Amboy for several years,
was guest the first OF the week at
the D. II. Thew home in Old Town.
Charles Cox met with quite pain
full accident Monday afternoon when
he had the end of his large finger on
the left hand taken off in the chain
of the seeder. His glove caught,
pulling his finger into the cogs. He
will not be able to use his hand for
some time. DIR. Schmidt of Good
Thunder was called to look after the
wound. All trust that no complica-
tions may arise to prevent. the
wound healing rapidly.
Miss Louise Award entertained
this week a party of relatives from
Mankato which included Harry
Thompson and son, Harry and Mr..
daughter, Phyllis Louise, coming and
returning via the motor trail.
Mr.. Borgestrode came up from
Austin Wednesday to interview
Frank Hartwick on business matters.
Carl Halverson came up from Min
neapolis the first of the week for q
short visit with his mother and
brothers. Grandma Halverson con-
1inues about the same. Mrs. Lock
is giving her excellent care and
grandma in her usual optimistic
spirit is spending her shut-in days
cheerfully.
At the regular meeting of E. N.
Leavens corp No. 149 Wednesday ey-
ening it was decided to give thei.
entertainment at the opera HOUSE
Tuesday evening, May 3. The ladies
are working hard to make this Gu,
ever given in the village. The pro-
ceeds will he used for most worthy
cause and a record breaking attend
ance is assured il we can persuade
the weather man to do his part.
School children % cents; others 35
cents. Keep Tuesday evening, May 3,
open. You will surely enjoy the pro-
gram which will be out of the or
binary.
There was a public dance at the
opera house Tuesday evening. Per-
haps the less said about it the bet
ter. The next morning when H. j.
Thul entered his restaurant he found
:nat someone had broken in after
midnight and helped themselves to
cigars, cigarets, candy, etc., also the
pennies from the place they were
of the belief that the robbery was
pulled off by home talent and that
a clew is being trailed. Mr.. Thul
thinks his loss is about twenty five
dollars, perhaps more. ST..
Henry 'Halverson's house is going
up by leaps and bounds and very
soon will be completed. H. G. Thul,
who has rented the house, will do the
inside decorating after which the
Family will tak nncSaaSinn A..
Mrs. Myrtle Keitzer had the hard
luck last Friday to lose 142 chickens,
which were smothered in the brood
er between IL and o'clock Satur-
day morning. The KeitZer's attend
ed the movies in town last Friday
evening, getting home about IL
o'clock. She then inspected the
as far as she could see. Next morn
ing she found that the oil used in the
lamp had burned out, leaving. only
water in the lamp and the fumes
rising had smothered the chickens.
All were dead except nine, which died
later. Mrs. Keitzer was using what
she supposed 20 be first grade oil
Had it ceen SO the loss would no;
have occurred. The chickens were
Mrs. Keitzer expected to get them
on the market early.
Anil Kcitser OF West Vernon met
with q very painful accident Wed
nesday which will put him out OF
commission as far as farm WORK is
concerned fcc several weeks. He was
leading an old horse out. Of the barn
when the animal made a lunge
knocking Mr. Keitzer down and
stepping On him. DR.. Merrill was
hastily summoned and upon examia-
alton found that besides being badly
bruised the ligalnents of the leg we're
torn and the knee badly hurt. it Is
feared that the knee cap is injured
If this be the case it will be several
months before he can use his limb
and at the best Mr.. Keitzer will
be. laid up for several weeks. The
accident coming at this busy season
makes it doubly hard and very I'M
fortunate. .....a ...
Louis Arndt, the new blacksmith is
putting his shop into the A No. i
class this week. He has installed a
new five horse power electric motor
md will install other machinery.
TheI the work is completed Vernon
n &oast of a shop equal to any
UNI in the country. ...,...-. b..
There is quite an epidemic going
le rounds among the children in the