The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-22
STORIES OF VERNON
Sunshine Club Enjoyed
Birthday Party
Event FOR MRS. LONER
Comings and Goings and News
Notes of the Pretty
Village

Vernon Center, July 1s.-George
O'Conner of st. Paul Is spending a
few days with his mother, Mrs. A. ].
Partridge. who is slowly improving
from an illness that has confined her
10 her room for the past several
weeks. o.. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Merritt en-
joyed q Sunday visit from Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. e. Grout and two daughters
Catherine and Lulubelle and Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Grout and two children of
Carpenter Of West Vernon. These
four families were neighbors down In
the old home state of Iowa and this
get together was q very happy occa-
sion. The guests returned In the
cool Of the evening via the auto trail
to their respective homes.
F. L. Cooper and wife and Mes
danes Marion Louer and Lulu Austin
motored TO Good Thunder Sunday
afternoon where they called on
friends at the r. H. Griffin and r.
Campbell homes and were guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs George
dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnard and
the latter's sister, Miss Jean Pattin-
son, who Is making her home with
them for the present, are ideal en-
tertainers and truly delightful time
was had. Mr.. Barnard Is the owner
OF a section Of fine improved land
adjoining the village on the west,
which he has his four sons work
The oldest one, Coral is married and
Ives on one of the farms, one mile
west OF the old home This farm is
equipped with hne buildings. barns
and hog house among the very best
and convenient to be found in the
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cooper left on
the early Monday morning train for
st. Paul after spending q two weeks
vacation with their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Cooper and with rela-
tives In Truman. Mr.. Cooper is
travelling salesman for Farwell, o.
mum. Kirk and company, paint man
ufacturers Of st. Paul.
Harry Evans, who Is engaged in
the barber business at Melbourne,
with his uncle. NJ. l. Patterson and
Alice Warren is expected home
this evening from Grove Lake, Mimi,
where she has spent a week camp
ing with her aunt, Miss Liza VIII
son and cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Thurston Of Garden City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rosin and two
children and Mrs. Charles Reight
drove to Good Thunder Sunday morn
ing. spending the day with rela-
tives.
Dora Kraus has returned from a
happy week outing on the farm with
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Russell In Ceresco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Brown and
daughter Florence and Mr. and Mrs.
H. C. Kraus and sister, Mrs. v. c.
Armstrong were among those from
here who attended the silver we'd
ding Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Thurs
ton in Ceresco.
Mrs, L. Carpenter and daughter,
Mrs. Lulu Austin motored to Mankato
this morning where they are enjoying
an all days visit at the A. z. Quimby
and Roberts brothers home.
The Sunshine club. with a mem
bership of seven ladies. celebrated
the seventy fifth birthday of Mrs.
Marion Louer. one of the Oldest
MEMBERS. at '>sr home last Friday
afternoon. with a picnic supper,
which proved to be veritable ban
quet. Plates were laid for eleven,
which included few of the clubs
intimate friends, who greatly enjoy
ed this happy occasion. Mrs. Louer
life is as full OF hard work, laughter,
sunshine and contentment at 1t was
a century ago. She is certainly a
remarkable woman. She's famous
as cook. She nearly always has
her home full Of boarders and this
wear she broke the record by attend
ing every session of the chautauqua
and at the same time boarding three
hearty men. a