The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-22
STORIES OF VERNON
Party Given In Honor of
Rev. Edith French ~
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NEAR FATAL CAR SPILL
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morris and
Daughters Were In $50 SO.
II - Accident y

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Vernon Center, July lin honor
pr Rev. Edith French a party was
rendered her AT the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Schwan by about thirty
ave OF her most intimate friends. A
Two course seven o'clock dinner,
kaDies set on the porch, was the
SpoaS NUMBER on the evening S
EosIam. A social nour followed the
einner after which several instru-
hentaI and vocal numbers were gwen
~ various ones present. especially
ieasing were the two SOLOS by Mrs.
Erenchs son Lyle. Before depart
Hg Ior their homes, Fred Hemiu.-
cay IN very neat little speech,
presented Mrs. French with a beau
hIul linen table cloth. She accepted
Ehem for the friendship and love
mat prompted the giving of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morris and
laughter Gertrude, accompanied by
zane Neill and Elsie Robinson, who
Fere on their way to Rapidan to
zee the ball game, came very near
eelng in fatal auto accident Sun
lay afternoon, when in going down
me hill the brakes of the auto re-
used to work. To avoid going over
me embankment Mr.. Morris turned
als car abruptly into the high bank
Pm the opposite side OF the road. 1t
pit the embankment with such
force, as to break off both front
wheels and otherwise damaging the
Tar beyond repairs. No one in the
lar was hurt, which seem like a
miracle to those who witnessed the
pccident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson of Lake Cry
sal and thier guest Miss Cora ia.
eobson OF Hutchinson, also l.. W.
kraus and children were Sunday
Visitors at the H. c. Kraus home.
II. E. and w. L. Roberts and sis
lers drove up from Mankato Tuesday
Iternoon for short visit at the
lhe Cooper home.
Mrs. Robert Fleming and little son
Norris are spending a few days with
Mrs. John Bowen.
Mark and Merle Mack were bust
pess visitors in Mankato the first
pr the week.
Miss Marie Fleming is in Wells
visiting her cousin Frieda Rosenow
and other relatives.
Rex Briggs and his aunt, Mrs
Ellen Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. John
HalVerson and little Irene and Mr.
and Mrs. Rob Brown and children
picnicked at Minneopa Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Corbin and
family, also Lee Olger. all of Man
kato. were visitors the first of the
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Remfrey.
! Mark Harrison and Fred Dewey
of LETTERS, son laws of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. ]. Partridge, spent the week
end here. On Sunday Mr.. Partridge
enjoyed a motor trip to LETTERS, re-
turning the same evening. BY. pull
ing off this strenuous stunt it is self
evident that Mr.. Partridge has fully
be glad to learn that Mrs. Partridge
is on the gain and is sitting up part
! Earl Austin left on the evening
train Wednesday for Kansas City
after spending weeks vacation at
the home of his grandmother, Mrs
R. Carpenter.
]. H. Maiers of Beaver Dam. Wis.
IS spending a two weeks vacation at
the home of his aunt, Mrs. Charles
Fleming. Mr.. Maiers is foreman in
a stove factory in Beaver Dam and
this is his first visit here.
Mrs. Winifred Quimby and daugh-
ter Margaret Of Minneapolis are, en-
joyirS . short vacation at the home
of the formers sister, Mrs. L. C.
Rev.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fleming and
son of Mankato and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Fleming motored to Wells
Sunday ind spent the day with the
formers brother Will Rosenow and
her sister, Mrs. Fred Rosenow.
|, Peter Froling has returned to. his
visit with his old friend and neigh
dor Willard Busby in West Vernon
Mr.. Froling assisted Mr.. Busby in
delivering his cattle and hogs
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Annis and fam
ily motored to the lakes Sunday af-
ternoon and enjoyed a picnic sup
per
an all nights job last Tuesday even
ing. H. c. Kraus, being head spokes
man, they drove in 2S2 big fat pork
iers. They started from the farm
-four miles west of town at eight
O'Clock and arrived in town the
next morning at day light. The fol-
lowing Thursday night Mr.. Busby
Edrove in 101 fat steers. Both hogs
land cattle arrived at the stock yards
ling large numbers Of hogs and fat
Rooney of Ceresco. H.. c. Kraus has
tshipped thirty carloads of stock dur
ling the past month, and notwith
lstanding the intense heat, has made
1.-THE shipments practlcally WlLnou'
loss. Only four hogs died while en-
troute to Chicago: Godfrey Wend
Elandt, however, has far different
RECORD. While driving his steers
from his farm six miles north OF
vernon to Good Thunder for ship.
sment, lost ten Of his best animals
Fit was an intensely warm day
Three, believe dropped before
[they arrived at the yards and
1.-THE others after they arrived
lat the yards. Will Dennison drove a
fine bunch of fifty steers to Amboy
Searly Monday morning. Never in the
History of stock owners has the
community shipped out so many No
IL cattle and hogs as in the past four
months, and never has the feeders
been up against it in regard to trans
Eportation and market as this year
Ut is a forgone conclusion that the
farmers have lost heavily in this
venture of feeding cattle and hogs
and in striking a balance find them
iselves on the wrong side of the
ledger in regard to profits.
F. C.. Wilbur has been driving his
herd of 100 cattle to the river, a
distance of three fourths of a mile,
twice a day for over week, while
t,anoirfn0 tomb x.yh;nh hn ooffIo