The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09
STORIES OF VERNON
Many of the Villagers Have
Very Bad Colds
NEWS OF BUSY TOWN
An Interesting Letter From Mrs.
Frank CIague Now At
3D. Washington
Especial to The Free Press.l

Vernon Center, December 3.-Many
of the villages are confined to their
homes with bad colds. which resem
BILE the grippe. Among them are G..
Z. Cornish, Charles Redield, Grand
ma Stoner, Mrs. l.. Il. Champlln and
several oil the little folks are absent
from school with chicken pox, whicn
seems to be unusually severe this
year Robert and Eugene Champlin
are the latest on the list, the former
being quite i'll for the past few days,
but is now feeling much better.
A. w. Petrich is building an addi-
ton on the south of the drug store,
which will add greatly to the conven-
fence and give more space for the
display of the splendid stock, which
the up to- the minute druggist ORR
ley always keeps. MIR. O'Riley has a
nice display of articles suitable for
Christmas gifts.
The Misses Julia Nelson and Ida
Bowen, after spending the ThankSg1y-
: ing vacation with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Gust Nelson of the village
and Mr.. and Mrs. ID. A. Bowen OF
South Vernon, resumed their teaching
at Elmore and Jordan Monday morn
ing.
Arthur Belland, who has been hold
ing down for the past eight years
government position as civil engineer
in the canal zone and who with his
family retunedN to the United States,
the middle of September, last week
started another engineering project
in st. Paul he picked up eighty two
head. They were taken out to the
Sewers brothers farm in South Yer
non, where there are fine facilities
for feeding to run with the cattle he
bought all the hogs on the farm, also
all the stock with the exception OF
the milch cows, 120 tons of silage and
win be husked by the Sewers and de-
livered to the feed yards, where they
will receive the markt price, thus
saving the hauling of the corn to
market 1t is hoped that in the final
check up Mr.. Belland will come out
on the right side of the margin. lvor
Nelson is working for him. The So
ter in getting out logs, which will be
sawed into lumber for a large mod
ern barn, which they will oulld next
spring.
Grandpa Terry was taken i'll very
suddenly Monday evening at about
$780, His daughter Mrs. Nicke-son OF
hapidan was sent for and DR.. O'Con-
nor called and found that he had p
severe case OF acute Indigestion, which
affected his heart. Mr.. Terry suffered
Intensely until about FIVE o'clock in
the morning, when the pain gradually
subsidized Owing to his advanced age,
ninety three years, 1t was feared tnat
his strength would not prove SUM.
cient to overcome the attack, but
Wednesday, morning he was up and
dressed and able to eat breakfast
with his daughter, and seemingly was
almost as we'll as ever.
Mis- Edith Muske of West Vernon is
very ably assisting Mrs. Arthur Bel
land with her house work.
homo in the village after nearly a
months stay in Ceresco, where she
was a guest of her son in law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rus
sell
Mrs. Sarah Butler received several
pounds of delicious venison steak
Wednesday by parcel post. the DON
Or was DR.. r. E. Dodds of Lake Crys-
tai, who has just returned from a deer
hunt in the north woods.
Mrs. S.. Lane and little daughter
Lois have returned to their home in
Huntiey after spending the first of the
week as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. h.
Cotherman. Mrs. Lane is sister-in-
law Of Mrs. Cotherman.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bowen and the
formers mother Mrs. Dan Bowen OF
South Vernon, motored to Manakto
Thursday, where they spent few
hours shopping and calling on friends.
Mrs. Frances Young spent Wednes-
day In Mankato with her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Bates, who is in lmman-
uel hospital, receiving treatment for
4 bone felon. 1t was feared that part
Of her finger would have to be taken
OF. but later reports are more encour-
aging, and If no further complications
set I'm Mrs. Bates expects to leave the
hospital by Saturday, but viii be
obliged to stay in the city several days
longer for treatment.
Miss Gladys Cooper returned Mon
Law evening from Minneapolis, where
the goes once a month to take spe-
nal piano instruction Of Miss Elsa
Jache, who is with the McPhail School
Mrs. Robert Brown entertained a
mall party of friends Thursday even
ing In honor of her husbands birth
lay. The evening was spent playing
cards and visiting. Nice refreshments
we're served by the hostess at the
evenings close.
The A. X. and A. M. at the annual
meeting Thursday evening, December
|, elected the following officers: G. c.
Cornish, w. M; George Lasseck, s..
W.; John l.. Halverson, j. W.; A. r..
Cotherman, treasurer; D. A. Wyman,
secretary.
Mesdames T. Newell, J. e. Barnes,
q. c. Kraus and G. Nelson canvassed
ne village in membership drive for
he Red Cross. AS a result of their
bfforts sixty seven were enrolled.
This represents sixty seven families
rs only one in each household was
asked for. Solicitors in the country
ire Messrs. Will Rambo and Lyle
rhurston, who have not yet sent in
heir report. ....
The annual meeting of the Vernon
Center Cemetery association will be
aeld Tuesday, December 13, at two
o'clock in the afternoon at the home
If the secretary, Mrs. j. E. Barnes,
or the purpose of electing three trus-
:ees to serve for the next three years,
and any other business that may come
before it. By laws may be obtained at
he annual meeting or by applying to
J. r. Grannis or the secretary.
T. H. Dredge, one of the pioneer
esidents of Pleasant Mound, where
ae homesteaHed in '64, and where he
lived until thirty years ago, when he
moved to Lake Crystal, where the
amily have since resided, passed his
linety first milestone Monday, No