The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-03-25
STORIES FROM VERNON
MISS OLIVE BUTLER WILL
BE MARRIED
Teachers and Pupils Are Enjoy
ing Spring Vacation; VIII
Iage Notations

Olive Butler, who just recently
graduated from the business college
at WATERFOWL, S. D.. spent part of
the past week with her sister. Callie.
On Saturday she left for the home
of her parents in Winnebago where
she will stay until the latter part of
the week when she will return to
ried Wednesday morning, March 81
to Mr.. Thomas Gillespie of that city.
The ceremony will take place in the
Catholic church. They will spend
their honeymoon with friends in the
twin cities, also visit Mr. Gillespie's
parents at Fort Dodge and the home
folks at Winnebago, after which they
will return to Watertown where Mr..
Gillespie is engaged in business.
Miss Mary Bull of the state uni
versity will on Thursday afternoon
meet her class in Home Management
at the home of Mrs. Liefie Warren.
colds which in a large majority Of
cases require the attention of the
family physician.
Messrs George Brown and Claude
Meixell with their families motored
down from Albert Lea Saturday for
an over Sunday visit at the G. C.
Mead and M. Randall homes.
Mrs. Jessie Secrist will soon be
back in her old home town She has
accepted her old position as clerk in
the Halverson brothers general store
and will enter upon her duties April
l. Mrs. Secrist has been in Texas since
last fall with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Johnson, who have sold out
hnt hNI 10 ,aI
to Colnan, S. D.. 1t is said Mr.
Johnson is planning Oh building res
idence in that little city where they
expect to make their future home
Old neighbors and friends hope that
they may change their minds and
come back to Vernon, where they
have lived the greater part of their
lives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Ashley of
West Vernon and G. NJ. Warren were
among the prominent farmers and
stock raisers of the community who
attended the Milking Shorthorn So
ciety meeting held Tuesday after
noon in the community room of the
Security State bank.
Fred Rosin will work this season
for c. M. Warren. Mr.. Rosin is a
No. l man at any job on the farm
and Mr. Warren is sure glad to have
him with him again this year.
; Among the Vernon people who
motored to Mankato Monday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey Wendlandt.
Mrs. Mabel Gray, Mesdames A. G.
Halverson and A. C. Gray.
Roger. the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Hartwick, is quite i'll
with the prevailing grippe or flu,
whichever you feel like calling it.
Mrs. Lorenzo Carpenter, after
spending the winter with her daugh-
Earl, returned to her village home
Mrs. Carpenter was glad to be at
home again. All are sorry to know
that she has had cold and cough
most all winter. This combined with
the fatigue of the trip home has
made her feel quite poorly, but after
a few days of Minnesota's bracing
weather she is expecting to. feel lust
as good as yore." She left her
daughter and grandson feeling fine
and getting along nicely in their
chosen profession.
Dora Kraus returned Monday
evening from Mankato where she
morning, enjoying the best time ever
at the home of Miss Marie LANCE.
Miss Lange, who is at the head of
the SCIENCE department in the high
school,, entertained her little guest
most happily and instructingly in
sightseeing and visiting places of
interest in Southern : Minnesota's
fairest and most progressive city.
Lawrence Warren of the Mime
sofa university and the Misses Era
Griffith and Margaret Dennison of
Carleton college are expected home
Thursday evening to spend the Eas
ter vacation with their parents.
This week the teachers and pupils
of the public school are enjoying
their spring vacation. The Misses
Watts, Miller and Malcomson went
to their respective homes at st.
Cloud, st. Paul and Mankato, where
they will spend the week.
Miss Lucy Weir. who teaches in
the Mertersdorf district, was out of
school the last half of the past week,
suffering with the prevailing epidemic
of grippe.
T. D. Hays has his barn completed
which he erected on his farm adj
joining the old homestead on the
south Mr.. Childs, who is renting
this farm, has taken possession Of
the place and is assisting Mr.. Hays
until the latter can secure his men
for the seasons work.