The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-06-03
FROM VERNON
PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL
DAY EXERCISES
Address Will Be Delivered BY
DR.. 3. D. Martin of
Winnebago

Vernon Center. May 2S.-Memorial
Day services will be held in the
hall Sunday morning at 1890. The
following program will be rendered.
Hymn.
Reading, Abiding Faith. 49,.
Prayer.
Anthem by choir.
Scripture Lesson.
The Gloria Patri.
Solo by George John Of Garden
City.
Hymn.
Sermon by Rev.. DeLoss Tompkins,
d. d.
Announcements and Offering.
Hymn.
Benediction.
Decoration Day program.
Song, America, audience.
Invocation, Rev. w. w. Brown.
| Solo, Mrs. II. G.. Thul.
Flute solo, Paul Thew.
Flag Drill and Song, school chill
dren.
Solo, Mrs. T. Caven.
Selection, quartet.
Apostrophe to the Flag, Miss Alice
Miller.
Address, DR.. Martin of Winnebago.
Song, Star Spangled Banner, audi
ence.
The program will be given in the
hall Monday afternoon at 1870. At
the conclusion of the program the
parade will form in the following Or
der Vernon Center band; G. A. r.,
Spanish and World War veterans;
w. r. c.: village council, school chill
dren, citizens and march to the
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exercises will be held under the aus
pices. Of the w. R. c. Immediately
following the ceremonies at the
cemetery the corp will serve lunch
| in the Masonic hall to the veterans
and widows of the Civil. Spanish
and world war veterans and Red
Cross nurses.
w. c. Merritt and family have de-
| cided to return to their old home in
that circumstances make it necessary
for their going. They will either sell
or rent their farm here. ... e..
Mrs. Robert Fleming and little son
Morris are spending the week end
with Mrs. John Bowen. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fleming returned about six weeks ago
from the coast, where they spent the
past eight months. There is pos
sibility of their returning to Cali
IN Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rosin and chill
dren took the noon train Friday for
Delavan for an over Sunday visit
with relatives of Mrs. Rosin.
The following is clipping in re-
gard to the National Farm Bureau
referendum now before congress.
Everyone. of the twenty five town
ships in Blue Earth county are now
organized:
Every farmer in this county is to
have chance to vote in the first
nationwide referendum ever arranged
to give producers a chance to tell
congress what laws they want.
1.-THE Minnesota Farm Bureau feder-
alton today sent out call to every
county and township farm bureau
organization in the state to caucus
its members and ascertain their senti
ment on Is question now under con-
sideration by congress. A similar call
went out to the farm bureaus of 40
other states, from headquarters of
The American Farm Bureau fedora
ton.
in Minnesota, the farmers are ask
ed to debate the various questions at
township and county meetings, and
the referendum will be represented to
congress to prove that the farmers
ire united in their request for legis-
tation to put agriculture on paying
basis.
Following are question on which
farmers. in this county are to vote:
DO you favor legislation to prohibit
short selling Of farm products? Do
you want congress to submit to the
states a constitutional amendment
prohibiting issuance of tax exempt
;ecurities? Do you favor the excess
Profits tax or enactment of salH>
ax?> Other propositions include in
.reasing federal land bank loans
from $4,000 to $4,000; legalizing ma
ional cooperative marketing and es
tablishing means, of financing it; and
completion Of the Great Lakes st.
Lawrence waterway.
Every Minnesota farmer should get
in touch with the local farm bureau
unit and vote in this referendum"
the state federation said. This Is the
irst time that all farmers in Amer.
lea have had chance to tell con-
gress what they want
Every farmer also is asked whe-
Their he could market more produce
if the farm bureau obtains a cut in
railroad rates. The federation, off
Gals said. hopes to obtain a reduc-
ton of $50,000,000 to $100.000.000 in
rates byTproving to the railroads that
lower rates will bring enough traffic
to make up for the decrease"
County Agent Mcmillan will be
here Tuesday evening, May 81, and
a meeting will be held at the Metho
dist church for the purpose of dis
cussing and voting up the sixteen
propositions. Every voter is urged
to be in attendance.
For the past two Sunday afternoons
Vernon Center ball team has crossed
bats with the ,Amboy team. The
games have been we'll patronized and
have been nice, clean, quiet games.
The diamond is located on the H. c..
Kraus ranch, which Is an ideal spot.
Vernon Center team has been victori-
Gus in both games. Suppose they
have caught the habit of winning and
hereafter when reporting will have
to say ditto" as usual.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Labbitt of
Hamlin have been guests during the
past week at the Methodist parson
age. Mrs. Labbitt is sister of Rev.
w. W. Brown. Mrs. Robson came