The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-03
OUTLINED WORK
FOR COMING YEAR
Meeting Baptist Society
Vernon Center
: NAME THE COMMITTEES
Death Miss Alma ZastroW Sad
dened Hearts of Village
Friends

dent, Mrs. F. C. Wilbur. the Baptist
aid met at the home Of Mrs. A. c..
Partridge Wednesday, and outlined
the work for the coming year. The
following are the names OF the ladies
who will serve on the various COM
mittees: Social, Mrs. Pauline Nelson,
Miss Lille HalVersQn, and MeSdameS
VIII IS-:mbo and James Seill; work,
Mesdames James Morrow, Gust Mel
son, vii! Rambo; flowers, Mrs. Mel
son and Neil. 1t was voted that the
White Cross. This organization is
helping in the cause CT missions anu
Wli sOOH haze big bazaar in the
cities. iAe members of the aid at
this place will contribute for this.
Amo: g these on the sick list this
week are Henry Weir, Mrs. Jaon Ro
binson, Mrs. F. E. Cooper. Mrs. DON
aid Starbuck and Florence Brown,
the latter being being out of school
since Monday. The epidemic of flu
! seems to be going the rounds, few
there are who are immune.
Julius PAIL OF West V-rnon was a
Passenger on the early train, We'd
attend to business matters and visit
friends for several days,
Edward Busby of South Vernon,
formerly druggist OF Lincoln, Neb,
but for the past three years been
running his farm, has decided to take
vacation and will have an auction
Wednesday. February Is. MIR. and
Angeles, California. All regret to
have them leave Mr.. Busby is
brother OF Willard and. Charles Busby
of Wfnnebago
The news of the death of Alma
Zastrow, former Vernon girl, sad
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IN the village and in her home circle
- "inow Creek, where she was born
and passed her girlhooi days About
eight years ago the family moved to
Mankato where Alma attended the
Lutheran school. after which she at
tended the highsschool from which
sc was graduated with the cTass of
1920. She was valedictorIan of her
class ard was bright. lovabIe girl
Several months ago her health began
to- fail, when symptoms OF tubercuio-
sis made its appearance Everything
that medical skill colld devise was
done for her, but to no avail, and she
passed away from her npthers home
in Mankato. The funeral will be held
Sunday afternoon from the Lutheran
church. ard on Monday morning the
remains viii be brought here on the
ToSning train and taken TO Willow
Creek cemetery for burial.
q. 9. Cornish received a telegram
M"n,'ay from Oshkosh, Wis. convey
Re had the distinction OF being the
Oldest mason in the country in which
ShFtsh is located The funeral was
iTg the sad message of the death of
his eldest brother, B. l.. Cornish. who
was nearly eight five Years OF age
held Wednesday =. The A.
F. ard A.. NJ. lodge had charge Of the
services. -
Arthur, Albert and Arthur Paul and
Herman Wilde attended the ditch
hearing at the county court house on
Thursday.
Miss Clara Ziemka one of the night
operators at the Good Thunder tele-
phone exchange office. spent part of
the past week with her brother HEINZ
and family.
While Smelling corn tor Godfrey
Wendlandt on his Rapidan farm,
Wednesday morning, Gilbert, the cid /.
est son or Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Elem
ing of North Vernon had the misfor-
tune to catch the first finger of his
right hand in the machinery and
tor at Good Thunder, who removed
the finger Just below the first joint.
1t is expected that unless complica-
ton set in that Gilbert will be alright
in week or two. His brother Edgar
who has been having A hard siege of
pneumonia, Is able TO sit up little
back to- health will be more rapid.
Miss Louise Tom Of Pleasant
Mound is spending few days with
her sister, Mrs. Ernest Reeves and
family.
John Zastrow motored to Mankato,
Saturday, and visited with his moth
er. Mrs. Zastrow returned home with
her husband after spending a few
days with her brother at the hospital.
Grandma Meixell, who has been
confined to her room for about a
month, seems to be holding her own,
and perhaps gaining little for the
last few days, she has been able to
be out Of bed. and sitting in a rock
er for about an hour.
"A number of young men and boys
formed wood bee and assisted Rev.
o. Closter in getting iis wood supply
up. The brisk cold of the day made
the boqs get about with rapid strides
On Sunday evening some thirty OF
to. the VIII RieEe home apd surpris-
ed REEVE, the oecacson heing eigh
games were enjoyed. 4 dainty lunch |.
con was served at midnight A large
birthday cake with lighted car
formed the center piece for the table
in the dining room. All departed at
pleasant evening in spite of the
twenty below zero climatic condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nickerson
drove up from Rapidan via Dobbin
and Cray Thursday. They spent a few
hours at the G. r. Grannis home after
attending TO business matters in the
village. Bert, their eldest son, is re :
covering from his recent Illness but is
yet unable, to drive the Buick car
renee dad and mother are keeping
within the speed limit at the present
time ..I.-.
Mrs. Matilda Cloiter left Friday for
Minneapolis to continue her course
of voice culture and piano after
spending a months vacation with her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. %. Cloiter.
The ice harvest will be COMPLETED
here, by the end of the week. The
ice is fine and much moro put up than
heretofore, thus assuring against an :
other ice famine.
August Ikers u an opera :
ton for appendicitis. Thursday
morning at the Emmanuel hospital al
Mankato. Mrs. John Zastrow, his
sister, spent few days with him
also visiting at the home of Mrs. Au-