The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-11-18
STORIES OF VERNON
Fair Queen Esther Girls
Held Quilting Bee
HEAVY LOSS OF STOCK
Letters From Mrs. Frank C!ague
Will Be Given To Free
Press Readers

Vernon Center. November 10
Saturday afternoon thirteen Of the
Queen Esther girls met at the home
Of Mrs. e. w. Washburn and tied
the quilt that they had made in
the past two months. Under the
leadership OF Mrs. Washburn and
the Misses May Robinson and Lille
Halverson the girls should learn
much that will be OF practical use
to them all through life, besides
getting In line to take up the vari-
RUS works under the organizations
OF the church that is performed by
women. On Monday these ladies
met and packed box containing the
quilt, clothing, underwear and stock
ings and expressed the box to a
of state, The Queen Esthers are
now dressing dolls and making
Christmas presents, which will make
Merry Christmas to several little
waits.
A letter was received last week
from Mrs. Frank Clague. which was
written enroute to Washington, b.
c.. where she and her mother Mrs.
Porter will spend the winter with
Congressman Clague, who has been
in Washington since before the
opening Of congress. Mrs. Clague
and mother were to arrive at their
destination Wednesday morning at
sos. Your correspondent is anti
cipating with pleasure frequent let
tiers from the versatile pen OF Mrs.
Clague, depicting life, scenes and
doing in and about the national capt.
tai These letters have a personal
touch, so different from the cut ana
dried letters printed in newspapers.
These letters will be shared with the
readers of The Free Press as they
were last year and where they made
such hit with not only the people of
the second district, but in the many
different states, where the paper
goes into the home of former Min
nesotans. 1t is supposed that the
first Washington letter will pertain
to Armistice Day and the conference
of the United States are 80 vitality
interested In.
Charles Grannis, Charles Redfield
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Grannis
drove to Mankato Saturday. The
men of the party attended to bust
ness matters. Mrs. Grannis spent
the time shopping. She also made
a short call at the Roberts home.
H. c. Kraus, ]. w. Peterson, Ar
thur Poland and Alloys Moves de-
parted on the Tuesday train for
South st. Paul to purchase cattle
which win be xfed Y for the early
Mrs. R. c. Champln entertained
at a six o'clock dinner Saturday
evening in compliment to Miss King.
Covers were laid for seven. Misses
Bessie Cornish Of Minneapolis and
Ida Bowen of Jordan were among
the guests to enjoy this happy &C.
It is understood that Editor Herald
Burdick and family will move into
the house where Mr.. King has been
living FOR many years past, and
that Mr. Burdick's mother and sister
will occupy the rooms back of the
printing office. Everybody will be
glad to learn that Mrs. Burdick and
to live.
Joseph and Dollard Russell, two
of the prominent young farmers of
Ceresco, suffered a heavy loss last
week in the loss Of sixteen head of
stock, two of which were milch
COWS. The others were two and
three year old steers. The Russell
hrothers had drove Of ninety three
head of fine Pole Angus and the cat
tie were turned IN the stalks after
the corn had been picked. Shortly
after they became sick. Veterinaries
from Madelia and Lake Crystal
worked all dav and night trying to
save the animals, but to no avail
as fifteen died during that time
and one more a couple days later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Schwartz
of Amboy were Sunday guests at the
home Of the latter's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Wilbur In North Vernon
Bessie Cornish accompanied Mr.. and
N~s. Schwartz home where she will
visit for a few DAYS.