The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-14
Sunrise DeuotionaLs
For Vernon Center
Easter Morning Services At $50
O'Clock; News Notes of
Village.


worth League win no-- sunrise
devotional meeting at the Methodist
church Easter morning at $3.50
o'clock. Their great desire is thai
many will avail themselves OF the
opportunity of the morning worship
And very early in the morning the
first day of the week they came un-
to the sepulchre at the rising Of the
SUM-"
Mrs. Alice E. Cooper returned
Monday evening from Mankatc
where she spent week at the III
+. Roberts home, helping to care
for his two little boys Lyle and Ro-
bert. while Mrs. Roberts was with
her mother, Mrs. Emily Webb, who
is at the home of her eldest sor
Henry at Sandstone, MINI. Mrs.
Webb is critically ill and the doc.
tors have abandoned all hope for hel
recovery. Her many friends al
Sterling, Mapleton and Mankato will
be sorry to hear this. -
l.. l.. Champlin of Mankato and
G. w. Champlin of Lake Crystal mo
tored here Monday evening for ar
overnight visit with the home folks
They are extending their visit in
definitely, owing to the fact thai
they are snow bound"
All are sorry to learn, that Mil,
lard Busby is in very poor health
being unable to attend any of his
farm duties at the present time
Getting no relief from local treat
ments he expects to go to Rochester
in the near future to have a diagno-
sis of his ailments taken at the Ma
yos clinic.
Mrs. Alice Bates today received a
card from her sister Mrs. Kate John
ston saying that she was getting
along fine, and the attending sur,
geon assures her that she will soor
be enjoying splendid health. Mrs
Johnston has been very poorly fol
the past several years, and under
the care of a doctor the greater part
of the time. Last Wednesday she
had very bad goitre removed. The
operation was very successful.
The teachers in the Vernon public
school were all re- elected at meet
ing of the board early in February
Mr.. Selby and Misses Watts and
Malcomson have accepted a position
in the schools for the coming year
Mis- Miller, the popular primary
teacher, resigned to the regret OF
all. y
Mrs. Gilberts, trained nurse from
Mankato, is taking care of Mrs. Will
Ikier, who is very ill.
Miss Emma Torngren, assistant
county nurse, of Mankato visited
several of the rural schools west OF
town on Monday -
Mrs. Fred Mertersdorf returned or
the noon train Monday from Des
Moines, Iowa, where she had been
visiting an aunt. Mrs. Mertersdorl
says there was perfect flood dowr
there Sunday night.
The teachers end pupils in the
public schools are enjoying a weeks
vacation. Mr.. Selby, principal, in
forms me that school work will be
resumed on the morning of April IS
The reason of there being no schoo
Monday is that the lady teachers
would not be able to be here Mon.
day morning unless they returned
Saturday, thus making it impossi
BILE for them TO be at home Easter
However there will be school Sa,
urday, April %, to make up for the
day lost at the beginning of the
week.
Mrs. Christina Kietzer spent Sun.
day with friends at Mankato.
Vern Lewis of Window spent
Sunday as a guest at the ]. R. No.
bles home.
Miss Alvina Block, who attends
high school at Mankato, is SPENDING
her spring vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Block in
West Vernon.
A. W. Petrich is having new
floor laid in the drug store. Iyol
Nelson and Clifford Mead are do.
ing the work.
Charles Bates was down town to
day, the flu having kept him con
fined to his room for the past week
Arthur Steinke and family are
again residents of the village, hay.
Ing during the past week gotter
nicely settled in Thomas Halver-
sons cottage on Main street.
the new council met April /. with
the old council at the printing office
and made arrangements. for the com
ing years work. The resignation oil
u; A. Slater as assessor was accept
ed and G. G. Cornish was appointed
to succeed him. Mr.. Slater has beer
village assessor for a number OF
years.
Miss Hildegard Sontag entertained
few friends at party at the home
of her parents on Thursday evening
The August Schwarz family. Mrs
II. c. Bode and daughter Frieds
were county seat callers on Tues
day.
Ed Lee will assist Charles Redfelc
with his mason work for the comine
season, and this week they beear
laying the foundation under the IT
K. Halverson restaurant.
The interior of the Vernon State
bank is being redecorated which will
add very materially to its appear.
ance. n. Thul is doing the work
Miss Ethel Mobiles, who is teacbine
at Prior, Mimi, and Miss Selma
Petr1ch at Duluth, are at their par.
ents homes, where they will spent
their spring vacation. = -
Mrs. Mollie Schwarz and SON and
daughter Lester and Rose were
among those of West Vernon, who
were shopping in Mankato FRIDAY
JoBLESS IN SWEDEN