The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
NEWS OF VERNON
LISTED BY SCRIBE
MRS. EMMA BROWN HOME
FROM ROCHESTER,
SOCIETY CIRCLE AFFAIR
Mrs. Dora Kraus Celebrated Her
Eighty Seventh Birthday
Wednesday.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.]
Vernon, Center, August Mrs.
Emma, Brown has returned from Ro-
chester, where she went to consult
the Mayo clinic in regard to her
health. 1t has been learned that no
operation will be Necessary, but
that her ailment will be cured by
radium treatment
Mrs. L. C. Rev and daughters
Lois and Grace, accompanied by
Don Quimby, who has been visit
ing them, motored to Minneapolis
Thursday afternoon on visit to
the formers sister, Mrs. Winifred
Quimby and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Champlin and
sons Robert and Eugene returned
over land Saturday evening from
Minneapolis. While in the city they
had their eldest son in the hospital
for the removal of his tonsils.
NJ. c. Bussey, who is the owner
of several hundred acres of choice
land in this locality, has returned
to his home in champagne. H.,
after a couple weeks stay at his
several farms.
Alvern Mertersdorf, who had the
bad luck to break his collar bone
while playing last Monday, is get
ting along fine. DR.. j. E. Arnold
was in attendance and the little
chap will soon be o. K. as ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Bowen Of
South Vernon are entertaining their
son in Law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Green Of Jackson.
Mich. They made the trip in their
Ford via the auto trail and were &C
companied by their friends Mr.. and
Mrs. Reed.
grandson, who have been visiting
and family in the village and Mrs.
Frances Young in South Vernon,
has returned to her home in ILL
nois.
Mrs. Joe Turner and Joe, Jr.- are
guests of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. M. B. Randall and many
other girlhood friends in and around
the village.
summer gatherings held in the vii
lage was the get to- gether Of the
clans of the Joseph Robinson fam
lily, even unto. the third and fourth
generations, Tuesday afternoon. In
commemorating the seventy third
birthday of Mrs. Robinson, thirty
three relatives gathered together
from near and far bringing baskets
of choicest viands, which united
made a veritable banquet, which
was partaken of at six o'clock. The
long table with plates for thirty
three guests, was placed on the
lawn and it was certainly merry
Ieast and a time long to be remem-
bered. Out Of town relatives IN
cluded Fred Reed of Good Thunder,
Mrs. Roe and daughters, Mrs. Min
ME Douglas and Mrs. Hartman, Mr..
Schafer and daughter Mrs. Avery,
all of Winnebago, and Mrs. Vina
Reed Wright and little son OF Min
neapolis.
are not at the good time party on
the Methodist church lawn Tuesday
evening.
the Methodist Aid society will unite
their forces and entertain every
body on the lawn of the Methodist
church next Tuesday evening. Au-
gust s. This good time party Will
be something out Of the ordinary.
At the close of the evenings frolic
refreshments will be served. Ad-
mission Is cents. Everybody come,
both old and young j,
The Misses Gladys Cooper and
Alice Brown were Mankato shop
pers yesterday,
Miss Nina Rosenberger, book keep
err at the State bank, is taking her
vacation. which began yesterday.
part of the time will be spent with
her friend Miss Alice Miller in st.
Paul After her visit in the cities
che will spend a few days with her
parents in Henderson.
Mrs. L. P. Kraus entertained one
evening this week relatives from
South Dakota, who are visiting at
ike Crystal.
Mrs. bora Kraus celebrated her
eighty seventh birthday Wednesday,
August 2, in Mankato at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Wagon,
who entertained at SIX O'Clock
dinner in her mothers honor. Be
sides the families of the sons of H.
G. Kraus and L. P. kraus OF Vernon
Center the guests included Charles
Wagon, Mrs. George Wagon, Mrs.
Mary A. Cornish, Mrs. V. c. Arm
strong and Mrs. A. J. Beland. A
beautiful birthday cake, resplen.
dent with lighted candles, formed
the centerpiece of the table. which
" as decorated in color scheme of
pink. The flowers. roses, gladioiias
and sweet peas, being remembrances
from friends Mrs. Kraus is a
pioneer of Blue Earth county, hav-
Ing lived on the old farm on the
Watonwan for So years. She is en-
toying good health and can enter
tain her friends with many inter
esting tales of her early days.
+ Hon. Frank Clague was a business
visitor here Thursday and part of
Friday. Mr.. Clague will return tc
Washington, D. c., Monday to re-
sumo his duties as congressman
from the second district,
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