The Mankato free press., 1921-12-23
VERNON MASONS
INSTALL OFFICERS
Ceremonies Were Held On
Thursday Evening
EVENTS IN THE VILLAGE
Death Of Mrs. Josephine Hollis
ter Meyer; Social Affairs
Are Listed
Especial to The Free Press. ]

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Vernon Center, December IA,
the reulgar meeting of the A. F. and
A. M. lodge held Thursday evening in p.
stallation of officers for the ensuing
year took place. R. G. Champhn act
ed as installing master and F. L
Cooper as marshal. G. c. Cornish. w
M; George Lasseck, s. W.; John
Halverson, J. W.; A. R. Cotherman,
treasurer. D. A. Wypan, secretary;
Merle Mark, S. D.; Mark Mack, j. D. ;
Jesse Mobiles, S. r. Will Griffith, J. r.
Chris Hansen, tyler; F. L. Cooper
marshal. After the business of the
revening was completed social hour
was enjoyed. closing with an oyster
enjoy this occasion included E c.
Randall of Kenosha, Wis; Pierce
Lowell, Joe Laury of Amboy.
Lucius Ashley of West Vernon mas
Just completed the work OF remodel
ing his hog house by doubling the
size and adding many new devices,
which will lessen labor and time and
add greatly to the convenience In
raising hogs on a large scale. Mr..
Ashley has made a name for himself
and also the town by his pure bred
Oi6 Iyp Oldlfu SdllId mugs, WulCu
have been sold all over this and ad-
joining states. There will he no hog
sale at Evergreen Farm this spring
as every hog has been sold, there be-
ing not nearly enough to meet tie
demand. Mr.. Ashley hopes to raise
twice as many hogs this season as
last. ..
w. ]. Richter, accompanied by Mr.
Spaulding. drove over from Mapleton
Thursday, where the former attended
to business matters with A. c. Gray,
cashier at the Farmers State bank.
w. E. Thomas of the firm of the
Thomas Halvorson Lumber company
was in town Thursday, attending to
business matters connected with the
company. o.. .
J. J. F1achsenhar, president Of the
Farmers State bank, was up from
Mankato Thursday on business con-
nected with the bank.
Mrs. Jennie Cook is spending few
weeks at the c. M. Warren home.
w. w. Griffith of East Vernon has
returned from business trip which
took him to the northern part of the
state. ..t
A. R. Cotherman, cashier of the
State bank. visited the cities the first
of the week on business pertaining to
the bank.
Mrs. Josephine Hollister Meyer, a
former resident of East Vernon, was
buried in the Union cemetery beside
her husband Saturday morning. The
deceased was forty three years, sew
en- months and twenty seven days of
age. The cause of her death was tu-
terculosis of the glands of the throat
Her husband, the late Millard Meyers
met his death very suddenly in a
large manufacturing plant in Erie, Pa,
three years ago, leaving his wife and
eleven children. The. family continued
to reside in Pennsylvania, where the
four older children have good posi-
tions. Last September Mrs. Meyers
health began to fail and with her four
youngest children came to Wanda
Mimi, to live with her eldest daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. Bucholtz. Rev. w. w
Brown of the Methodist church read
the burial services. Former neighbors
of the deceased acted as pallbearers
Mrs. Bucholtz and Mrs. Clein, the
latter sister in law. accompanied
| the remains here, where they were
met by the two older daughters from
Erie, Pa. who returned east the fol-
lowing Thursday.
Charles Kraus and Melvin Griffith
will arrive home this evening from
st. Thomas and Hamline college to
spend the holidays with their parents
Miss Ida Bowen, who teaches in
the public schools of Jordan, was the
| first of the Vernon girls to arrive
home for the mid winter no idays
Friday evening.
Ross L. Alexandria of Good Thun
der transacted business in the village
Yesterday .... ..