The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-01-28
STORIES FROM VERNON
GREAT EVENT WILL BE
HELD-IN VILLAGE
The Indoor Carnival Is Sched-
uIed For Thursday Evening,
January ~

shO WAAICI WILL Uc lie luuOOf CdEul-
val" at the opera house Thursday
evening. January 81, The hall will be
in gala attire. Attractive booths OF
various kinds, presided over by de-
mure, quantity attired matrons or
maids will sell popcorn, homemade
candies, doughnuts and coffee.
Amusement booths win furnish all
kinds Of wholesome fun. Surprise
boxes booth" will surly be well pat
pleasing all around program lasting
forty five minutes will be given as
follows: Instrumental music, Thews
orchestra; twenty minute monologue,
Curing An Invalid" Characters:
Aunt Jane. the invalid, Mayme Sow
ers; Julia, Ida and Amanda, Aunt
James nieces, Alice Miller, Ida Lee
and Valaria Petrich; Mrs. areen,
cranky neighbor. Mabel Halverson;
danes Gladys THU and May Steinke.
Servants eir Mc Mrs Nils. sns Lazy sSs
Of the house, Myrtle Gray; Servaut
girls, Bridget Maloney, Carrie Thew;
Lena Schmitt, Ella Stoner; Tillie Oh
son, Lille Halverson; Ann Glover.
May Steinke; Mary Jones, Doris Slater
Kate johnson, Ida Lee. Solo. Mrs.
Gladys Thul. Music by the orches-
sion ten cents. Children under ten
years, free. Everybody most cordial
ly invited to be present You win
enjoy every minute besides helping
a worthy cause. Come rain or shine
and bring your friends to the opera
house Thursday evening, January "a.
Mrs. Mary Cornish writes from
Panama that she is greatly enjoying
the tropical winter there. She says:
From our location up here on Balboa
heights we get a magnificent view to
the west of Bay of Panama and the
Pacific ocean beyond. From another
side we see the canal and the Mira
flores locks where we can watch
the great ships passing In and out
every day. Last month q total of
l22 ships went through. The climate
fornia much of the time. being *.
cessively warm only now and then In
the middle of the day. The nights are
cool and pleasant SO that one can d.
ways get refreshing sleep. The
houses are built for comfort and con-
venience ours being cool and airy
with screened Yerandas all around.
A profusion Of climbing vines. and
things beautiful. There are several
lemon trees in our yard. The gov
eminent keeps all lawns in the per-
feet pink of condition. It also
guards carefully the health of the
people by its sanitary measures.
have not seen 2 fly or mosquito since
came. We had very pleasant
Christmas: After attending beauu-
ed home to the children's Christmas
tree festivities followed by the din
ner, just the family being present
this year with Luella Mountain az
guest" miss Mountain spoken Of IL q
Good Thunder girl who is teaching
in the government schools in Bal
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cox and family
mother, Mrs. Emma Bridge OF Bona
parte, Iowa, and sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Ketcham
OF Mount Hamill, Iowa.
Miss Ida Bowen a teacher in the
public school at Cleveland, spent the
week end valation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs Dan Bowen.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter T.. Cox of Al
bert Lea, who spent the winter at
the home Of the formers parents In
North Vernon, are spending q few
days with relatives in Amboy and
Sterling.
Mrs. Ann Mattinly returned last
Sunday from the Harry Bates home
in South Vernon where she had spent
several months with Mrs Bates
has fully regained her usual spleDd
i'd health and Is back to her cottage
attending to-her usual household al
fairs as heretofore.
Walter Cox who has been laid up
with broken foot, the result OF q
runaway which he was in last fall
while picking corn, is able to get
hope from now on his foot will mend
motion will be made with his old
Mrs Maud Christensen returned
on the evening train Friday to her
home in St. James after Q cou1le
days visit at the home OF her aunt,
Mrs. Charles Bates. She was glad
to find Aunt Laura Mead looking and
than holding her own by making q
little gain daily. She is apparently
thriving and greatly enjoying her
comfort powders, which weree per-
scribed by her many neighbors and
friends at Christmas time. One taken
at the top O. the morning makes
the rest of the day CHEEKY and bright.
She has a sufficient supply until
The officers of the Vernon council
of the American Association for the
Recognition OF the Irish Republic
are: Henry ]. Weir, president; Thomas
Caven, vice president; Cecilia Weir,
secretary; Katherine Kraus, treas
urer. The object of this organization
is to secure official recognition Of the.
Republic Of Ireland by the United
States. A large number are already
become members of the council.
Mrs. Leafie Warren and daughter
Alice spent the week end and Sunday
with the formers sister, Mrs. Lulu
Gates in Garden City. Her brother
Franklin Wilson, who spent the past
two months with his sisters, leaves
for his home in Grove Lake Monday.,
Complete Ice Harvest.-The Man.
kato Ice company will complete its
ice harvest in North Mankalo to-
morrow and will then Immediately
start the harvesting of rec for les
West Mank&to houses with a large
crew of men and teams. The ice is
of excellent quality.
Removed to Hospital. Mrs. Sarah
Goodwin, ,108 Glenwood avenue. who