The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-15
NEWS FROM VERNON
L. G. Rev Leaves On Iowa
Auto Trip
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EARL AUSTIN ON VISIT
Old Time Residents Now of
Rochester Return On
Visit

Vernon Center. July 9.-Jessie Felix
of Ceresco is in town and will spend the
summer until the opening of school with
to take eare of the t is folks fine
| this home, and is great assistance to
Mrs. Starbuck in many ways.
| l. c; Rev left this morning via auto
estate interests in that locality.
Earl Austin arrived Wednesday after
noon from Kansas City, to spend a
grandmother, Mrs. L. Carnenter. Earl
| is getting the most out of the short time
allotted him, and will return to his work
as . express p messenger. on a run from St.
this short spell with boyhood friends.
amid the familiar haunts of the old
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hartwick of Ro-
chester and Mrs. Oscar Olsen, and baby
Ruth of Waseca, stent Thursday with
their brother. Frank Hartwick and fam
the F; L. Cooper home. Mrs. Cooper
spent their -girlhood days ON adjoining
farms. the Dehn farm adjoined the old
homestead of the Roberts on the north
and the children of the two children al
most grew up together. 1t is needless to
say how much the writer Snjoyed meet
Ing this girlhood friend of the days of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ProehI and lit
tie son Stewart, motored over from Map
ner and spent few hours at the E. w.
WaShburn eome. Miss Proehl is a niece
| Of Mrs. Washburn's.
Miss MyrtI BeauIeau, of Mankato has
been guest this week at the ID. A.
Bowen home in South Vernon.
Miss Selma Petrich Who has been Wis
iting her aunt Mrs, Hattie Wojohn
the cities since she finished her work in
the high school at Duluth, returned
"Wednesday to khsr home in the village.
MISS Petrich will return to Duluth in
September where she will resume her
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cooper of Mime
apolis are spending a two weeks vaca-
and Mrs. F. E. Cooper. Before Mrs.
Cooper returns she will visit few days
with rel lives aad friends in Truman.
morning to Mankato to resume his work
as petit juror, in the distril court Mrs
Bowen accompanied her husband, and
will probably remain until Saturday
evening. =
Only a very few from the village took
in the circus in Kato Thursday. Mes
DANES May Steinke and Mabel Bowen
were among those who were shoppers
there in the forenoon, and incidently saw
the parade.
Mr.. and Mrs: A., G. Halverson and
hit the auto trail early thursday morn
ing enroute to Wisconsin where they
will spend two weeks vacation with
relatives.
Lyle Cooper who has been employed
in a music store in ST. Paul for the
past year. resigned the position to &C
cept a position in the Landowners
Furniture store at Mankato. He will
take up his work at the end of two
weeks vacation which he is enjoying
with his parents.
Mrs. A. j., Partridge has been. quite ill
clan for nearly two weeks. suffering with
gall stones. Her two daughters, Mrs.
Dewey and Harrison of LETTERS are talk
ing turns in caring for their mother.
This morning Mrs. Partridge is reported
to be resting well, and has had no severe
attack for several days. -....
H. NJ. Sodergren has returned from
st. Paul, where he submitted to an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis. He is conval-
escing in fine shape. His two nephews
who are University students returned
with him and will spend their vacation
on the farm.
led by Mrs w. w. Brown and Miss May
Robinson motored to Kato Friday aft
ernoon. where the ladies spent a few
hours shopping They were also callers
at the Roberts brothers homes in
Fourth street. III
Mrs. Mabel Gray is having the build
ing on the old homestead Of the Hem
ingways reprinted, and is also making
other improvements. Mrs. Gray is owner
Mrs. ]. e. Barnes spent Friday after
noon between trains with her parents
and sisters at the lakes.
had return of his old enemy Sciatic
rheumatism which has confined him to
his room, suffering intensely most of
the time. Rex Briggs is doing the
farm work.