The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-05-20
STORIES FROM VERNON
MRS. CLAGUE'S LETTER
FROM WASHINGTON
An Interesting Narrative That
Proves of Highly Educa-
tional Value

Vernon Center, May 14.-Mrs
Franc Stoner and two little daughters
are expected home this evening from
Sioux City where they have been for
a weeks visit with the formers
brother and sister.
No meals have been served at the
Wyman House for over two weeks.
Mrs, Wyman is unable to work and is
confined to her bed with an old trou-
bic in one of her limbs OF long
standing. Mrs. Wyman was IN the
cities this week in hopes OF securing
a woman experienced IN the culinary
art so that this popular hosiery
could be re- opened. AS yet no COM
petent cook has been secured, but
prospects are god that one may be
secured soon.
Mrs. Ida Marston spent the week
end in Vernon, the guest OF Mrs. II.
c. Kraus and other friends. OF
course the main object of her coming
at this time was TO take in the w.
R. c. entertainment, which she
greatly enjoyed with many others
from surrounding towns.
Vernon is one OF the little villages
in Southern Minnesota that IS back
10 normal in the building business as
there are five new residences that
have been erected or in the process
since the first of March. t. K.
Newell has his house raised and a
cement basement and three foot
being completed the remodeling OF
the house will start. r. G. Champlin
has plans completed for the erec-
ton Of modern house 26x2S on the
lots recently purchased of Mrs. ].
E. Barnes. Masons today began
work on the basement
Earl Griffith, formerly assistant
cashier at the Vernon State bank.
came UP from Swea City, Iowa, for a
short visit with his uncle. w. W..
Griffith and family in East Vernon.
H G. Kraus returned from st. Paul
Thursday evening where he had
accompanied a. shipment OF several
carloads of hogs. The Noyes broth
ers had the bad luck to lose fine
large porker while bringing them in
Monday. A carload was shipped that
day by the Equity also. They lost
hog in a similar way too.
At the last meeting of the Woman's
Study Club of North Vernon Mrs. J.
R. Brandrup of Mankato was present
and this club was reorganized into
the Women's Federated club. We be-
ieve the dues are 81 per year. The
same officers of the Study club will
COutluuS iii llC SlOSO Va ShC yOSA<
in the Federated club and are Mrs.
Gene Frances president: Mrs. George
Metersdorf, secretary and treasurer.
Several auto loads of Vernon folks
greatly enjoyed the school entertain
ment and class play at Garden City
Friday evening. Each room had a
part in the program. The class play,
"A Case of Suspension was a bright
little playette, given by the high
school students and made a hit with
everybody. The program was inter.
spersed by a number of musical
selections by the high school orches-
ira, which were simply fine and
Garden City is to be congratulated
and must feel proud of the talented
boys and girls, who compose it: We
are of the opinion That this orchestra
surpasses any other high school or
chestra in Southern Minnesota.
Last week DR.. Dodds Of Lake Crys
tai was called twice to the Grannis
barn in old town in the hopes of
saving the life Of very valuable
two year old colt. His efforts were
useless. The animal died after suf
fering- intensely for several days -.
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Keitzer of West Vernon, suffered a
very painful and what might easily
have been a fatal accident, when his
Shetland pony kicked him in the
face. The little lad was unconscious
and his face badly bruised. DR.. ].
q. Merritt was hastily summoned
and he made his patient as comfort
able as possible. 1t was first thought
that he had received an injury to the
brain, but this morning he is re-
ported resting easy and all hope that
the crisis is passed and he soon will
be Q. X. again.
Mabel Bailey of Amboy;; who form
the public school here, and who have
been members of the faculty at Cleve-
land this year, have declined re-
election and accepted position in
the Jordan school for, the coming
year. These young ladies are among
the A No. l teachers, and have
greatly enjoyed their work in Cleve-
land, but the lure Of very substan-
facilities of getting home and re-
turning by train, induced them to
make the change.
Thursday afternoon at her very
pleasant home Mrs. l.. G. Rev enter
tanned a quartet of little new babies
and their mothers and few intimate
friends. The honor guests were Mrs.
Joe Turner and Joe. Jr.. Of Albert
Edwin, Mrs. Charles Starbuck anu
Helen Betty and Mrs. George Mer-
tersdorf and Ruth Irene. The after
noon was very enjoyable one.
Several pictures of the babies were
taken, which will be kept as souven-
eirs OF this happy occasion. Two of
the best liked of the pictures was
that of the four babies in a clothes
basket and the other one of the
genial host, L. c. holding the four
borrowed infants in benign man
Mrs. Rev very daintily served a two
course luncheon, which closed the
afternoons festivities.