The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-02-11
STORIES FROM. vernon
REV.FATHER COLBERTG GAVE
ADDRESS ON IRELAND
Number Of Very Interesting
Events Related BY the
Correspondent

VI SouA~ SAr 6sesof No VAHAoOA
and returned home the ssae even
ing. Mr.. ,Keinholz expects to be
home this evening, Mr.. Conrad Of
Old Town has been attending TO the
farm work during Mr.. Keinholtz's
absence.
Mrs. Edith French, pastor Of the
Baptist church 10 expected heme
this evening from Minneapolis where
she attended ssssiea Of the nap-
Mrs. James Neill was q passenger
On the early train Friday for Man.
kato where she attended the Red
Cross clinic, Mrs., ,Neill has not fully
regained her health since she had
the hu Q year ago.
this Friday afternoon the Womsn's
Study club Of North Vernen. The
beautiful afternoon made the attend
ance somewhat larger than usual.
r. G. Champlin. assistant cashier
at the Farmers State bank, attend
cd to business matters In Mankato
Friday, preparatory to O moRth,s va
cation, which will be, spent in F7ori-
da. Mr., and Mira Chsmplin and two
little boys will leave here Tuesday
Hon, and Mrs, e, T. champlin and
+. L. Cooper were passengers on the
evening train Friday for Kato where
they will visit over the week end at
the L. L. Champlin and H. r. and w.
l. Roberts home.
flied Thursday evening with an In
teYested audience, who came out to
hear the Irish question discussed
from an American point OF view py
Rev. Father Colbert Of Winnebago.
Rev. w. w. Brown introduced the
speaker, who was at his very best
and he held the closest attention OF
all during the two hours in which he
told the story OF ireland the second
oldest nation In the world and their
endeavors through the many eentur-
les to get their liberty from their
invaders. Father Colbert's spescfl
rang true In every respect. He stated
facts that cannot be disputed and
big majority Of those present are
convinced that the United States
should acknowledge Ireland as q sts'
vernen Center Exchange hereafter
has no free service to Mspleton.
The old contract with the Mapleton
Telephone company has expired. The
latter refused to renew on old basis
of free service. hence to talk to Sterl-
ing and Amboy subscribers via Ma
pIeton means fifteen cents.
The telephone line man was IN the
villages Yesterday where he install
led 4 telephone In the Chris Hansen
resfdence and the family are even at
this date enjoying It's convenience
and pleasure OF calling daily their
relatives in the country. some OF
whom have been shut In all winter.
The Hansens are wondering why they
didn't get into the game sooner.
Your correspondent 10 indeed s2ry
to report the serious Illness o. Jask
Weir, who has bcen quite poorly
an sbeess near the lungs In Roches.
ter last November. For the past
week MT. Weir has been eonAned
TO his bed, but all hope that his Ill
ness will take Q turn for the better
soon and with the coming OF WARM
weather he win recover his health
Lucius Ashley Of West Vernon and
A. G. Gray, cashier at the Farmers
state bank motored to Mankate
Wednesday afternoon wnere leIef
in the evening they attended the u
T. Silkey and Son Poland emma nos
sale at the stock pavilion, T1ey To-
NAMED overnight In the city ana tne
next day attended TO business mat
G. A, Benker. who . few years age
bo,,sht the Nelson farm southwest
Of town. who is making big success
in raising Duroc Jersey hogs, on
Wednesday loaded q carload or
tborou ghbred which he shipped TO
Mankato, which will be auctioned on
at the pavilion Friday evening FED
fu Miss Elizabeth Weir and her neice
Cecilia entertained during the past
week Mr.. and Mrs. @. Champagne OF
illinois,. who are visiting relatives
In the vicinity OF Mankato and Miss
Mollie Weir Of Rapidan.
Dora Kraus has been feeling aui!e
well for the past few days ana Is
able to sit up for . short time ev.
cry day, and from now on ae s spsss
her eomebact to- her usual heaith
"n Mr.. = and Mrs. H, c. Krans enter.
tanned al six O'clock dinner Thursday
evening. Mrs. v. C. Armstrong:
principal Of the Amboy high school
tea tea the Misses Martha
Keuictsch. Bessie Lowell, Ir.na Bees
Ia and Nora Enge, Following the
dinner the guests enjoyed nean ing
Rev. Father Colbert speak on tne
irish Republic from an American
Viewpoint. Mr.. ,Kraus took his
guests back to Amboy by auto that
evening,
Charles Bates was. 9 passenger on
the morning train Friday fer Man
Eatc where In the afternoon hs at
tended the funeral services OF Betty
Ruth Morton. Mrs. Ruth Scott Is
nieee OF Mr.. Bates. Mrs. Rates went
40 Mankato on the afternoon train 70
attend the funeral OF Mr.. Sheldon.
who was q brother. in-iaw OF heF
Mrs. Kate Johnston came down
from st, James Friday to stay with
her mother, drandma Meixeh while
her sister, Alice Bates was IN Man,
kate. Mrs. Johnston Ia improving
The Misses Mary Robinson, Nina
Resenbergey, Maggie Watts, sarah
Maleolmson and Alice Miller enjoy
ed Sunday dinner and pleasant AFT
ernoon in the country at the heme
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gene Francis IN
North Vernon. Their youngest
daughter Miss Wilma, who is attend
ing the state normal at Mankatn,
was at home over the week end and
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