The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-22
STORIES OF VERNON
Cattle Shipment Made By
Thomas Rooney
Accidents, Personal Stories and
News Notes In the
Village

Village
Vernon Center, July 16-From the
South st. Paul Daily Reporter OF July
IA. This will be OF interest not only
' to the stock feeders in this locality,
[ but to the whole Of Blue Earth county
as it shows how this locality is forg-
try. Thomas Rooney, who lives
about six miles west Of Vernon Cen.
ter. Mimi, contributed a load Of well
finished 1,274 pound steers, which
sold to Swift & Co. today at $s.25.
He broke two records with this bunch
establishing a new carload top for
the present month on the local mar
ket and turned in the first bunch
from that feeding district which
made any money this season, accord
ing to H. c. Kraus, prominent stock
the Rooney load with a shipment OF
his own. Mr.. Rooney took his steers
out from this market the day before
Thanksgiving last year when they
weighed 900 pounds average and
cost 81 hundredweight. The net
gain of nearly 400 pounds a head and
q gain in price put the figures on the
right Side Of the ledger. Mr.. Kraus
sold his stock around $7.25 and $7.75
and has about 100 head on feed at
home"
Mrs. Sarah Butler today received
two crates of delicious cherries from
Tomasket, Wash. The cherries are
large and very sweet deep cream,
tinged with pink and surpass in ev-
cry respect any other cherries ever
received here. Mrs. Butler with her
usual generosity sent generous sam
pies of this delicious fruit to many
of her friends and the writer is among
those who can vouch TO both the ex-
cellency Of the cherries and the gen.
crosby of Mrs. Butler. The cher
ries, in great abundance, grow wild,
as do plums and several other kinds
OF fruit at this place. Mrs. New
man gathered these two crates on
the riverbanks near her home. The
cherries were sent by parcel post,
costing S1.4S per craze, and came
til; ough IN fine shape, seemingly as
trcah as when gathered.
Mrs. Lois Warren is having a high
fence put around her grape arbor.
John Baumgartner is doing the work.
Mrs. Warren takes great pride in
growing grapes. This years crop
promises to be an abundant one.
Miss Emma King, who. lives in the
Minneapolis, spent Thursday and Fri
day with Mrs. Eva Wendlandt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lutz OF Granada &C
companied by. Mesdames Dickinson
and Larson of Portage. Wis, were
pleasant callers at the Godfrey
Wendlandt home enroute to Mankato.
Paul Thew, accompanied by his
brother in law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Burdick and Lucille and
Mrs. Gladys Halverson and Irma mo-
tored to Mankato Friday afternoon,
at the Griebel Tea Room and visiting
at Sibley park.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Cooper, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Wash
burn, motored out to the home of
Mrs. o. G. Mack where they spent a
short time very pleasantly as we'll as
profitable. The heavy wind storm of
the night before blew off many of the
Duchess apples and the visitors were
given a generous supply from the Or
chard. They were taken to an i'm
gives promise of an abundant crop.
The Mack brothers, Merle and Mark,
who carry on their mothers farm,
are scientific farmers and if there are
any bumper crops raised, the Mack
brothers are high upon the list.
Miss Hulda Zastrow of Mankato,
after a pleasant visit of several days
at the Gust Nelson home, returned to
her home yesterday, accompanied by
Julia Nelson, who fill spend the week
end with Miss Zastrow and other
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion and two chill
dren early Thursday morning struck
the trail via the auto route for Col
man, S. D., where they will spend a
two weeks vacation with the formers
aunt, Mrs. Nancy Forster and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Theodore Johnson and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. August PAIL of West
Vernon welcomed into their home a
fine baby boy. The little newcomer
arrived last Thursday.
cashier at the State bank, is expected
back this evening from Henderson,
where she has been spending her va
cation with her parents and sister.
Mrs. Fred Mertersdorf of North
Vernon left yesterday for DesMoines,
where she will visit for a week with
her aunt and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Thul and little
daughter are moving into Henry Hal
VERSIONS residence, which has just
been completed. The. THUS will
certainly enjoy their modern, new
home after having lived for nearly
two years in the small cottage on
Main street, owned by the Thomas
Halverson Lumber company.
All are interested and take a par
donable pride in the three fine new
residences that are ready for occu-
pancy in the course Of two months.
Charles Redfield finished plastering
the Lowell bungalow yesterday and
carpenters began on the inside fin
ishing work. The r. G. Champlin
building is ready for the masons to
begin their work and the T. R. New.
idly as possible CONSTANT with num-
Der one work.
Miss Ruth Lang of South Manhattan