The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
STORIES OF VERNON
Pre-NuptiaI Affair Is An
Event In Village
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
News In General Is Gathered
BY The Free Press
Correspondent

Vernon Center, November Ia
One OF the prettiest and most en-
joyable of the many pre- nuptial af-
fairs that have been given from
time to tine in the village. was that
of Thursday, evening, when Mrs. J..
L. Halverson, assisted by Mesdames
son, J. Bowen and Miss Lilly Hal
version entertained large number
Of matrons and maids In compliment
to Miss Mary King. who will become
the bride OF Grover Spence OF North
Vernon in the very near future. The
house was prettily decorated with
potted plants ferns and the national
colors. A round table covered with
white centerpiece, was placed
at the end OF the dining room, above
which was an inverted open parasol,
covered with white and decorated
with a circle of small American
ceiling. In this and on the table
were placed the gifts. In the living
room, directly opposite the table.
was q large chair, reserved for the
honor guest Lillian Nelson and
Marie Petrich, dressed in dainty
white made pretty flower girls who
formed an aisle from the table to
the chair by stretching streamers Of
white crepe paper, through which
they conducted the bride to-be to
the seat Of honor, at the same time
pulling the wire, which brought the
umbrella laden with gifts for Miss
expressed her appreciation of the
beautiful tokens of friendship and
best wishes from her friends. After
the presents had been opened and ad-
mired BY all the hostesses served
very nice refreshments. The we'd
ding cake was then brought in and
placed on a stand and Miss King
was instructed to cut 1t in eighteen
pieces. Only the unmarried ladies
were entitled TO piece Of this
cake, which contained the proverbial
ring, penny and thimble. Bessie
Cornish made the lucky draw of the
Doris Slater the penny. The earlier
part of the evening was spent in
hemming towels for the bride to- be,
on which the ladies embroidered
their initials. While doing this work
Miss Alice Miller very quantity told
that sparkling little story, MARY
Gets Married" by May Edginton.
This was much enjoyed as were
the guessing stunts and question box
at tho expense Of the future bride.
At q late hour the seventy guests de-
parted, assuring their hostesses of
the most enjoyable time spent.
Miss IDA Bowen. who is teaching
In the public school at Jordan, came
to enjoy a short vacation with tho
home folks.
Miss Bessie Cornish of Minneap-
oils Is spending couple of weeks
with her sister, Mrs. r. C.. Wilbur
In North Vernon. At the conclusion
of her visit she will go to Omaha
to meet friend and together they
will go to Berkeley, Cal, to join her
mother and sister Grace, who have
been in the west for a year and have
decided to make their future home In
that state. ~.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bowen, the
Da ct Ia last tn Wednesday s5s
with the formers brother John and
family In the village, and with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. u. Bowen in
South Vernon.
Mr.. Larson, who has been very
sick for some time, due to the mfr
native OF old age, passed away at
the home Of his son in law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Griffith
where he and his wife have been
living for the past several years A
son from Pine City and daughter
from Barkus, Mimi, came the first
Of the week. The body was taken
back to the old home in Forest City
The schools were closed on ARMS.
tfce day, also the two banks. other.
wise there was nothing doing to
commemorate the event.
About a half dozen farmers in this
locality, who raised beets the past
summer as try-out, feel quite
satisfied and elated over the venture.
One hundred and fifty tons of beets
were brought in and piled along the
track east of ithe depot, waiting for
orders for shipment to Chaska We'd
nesday. The last Of the ten cars
loaded and shipped to the sugar fac
tory at that place.
Fl. r. Halverson and Gust Nelson,
who have during the past month put
In heating plants In their residence,
have had a chance this week to try
them out, and they find them o. X.
comfort they have the stove beaten to
q fragile. r..
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Baumgartner of
South Vernon are taking we'll
earned vacation and they will spend
"a month or six weeks with their two
sons and other relatives in the north
ern part Of the state.
Mrs. Lulu Austin was a business
caller IN AInboy yesterday.
DR.. O'Connor Of Amboy made a
professional visit at the James Weir
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Kraus were
guests Wednesday at tho Charles
Wagon home in Mankato, where they
enjoyed a visit with two aunts OF
Mr.. Kraus, who were spending q
couple Of weeks with their niece
Mrs. Mary Wagon. It is understood
that the ladies left for their home In
Milwaukee Friday.
H. A. King has returned from Blue
Earth, Mimi, wherc he spent several
days visiting friends and relatives
while attending business connected
with his real estate holdings at that
place.
Mrs. Era Griffith, who Ia teaching
In the consolidated school near Jack
son, spent from Wednesday until the
following SUNDAY with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Griffith of East
Vernon.
The ladies of the Baptist Aid soci-
ETY. win hold their annual chicken pie
sumner at the church next Tuesday