The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-22
NOTES OF VERNON
LISTED BY SCRIBE
Officers of the Cemetery
Association Elected
SOCIAL NEWS TOLD
General Happenings Are Relat-
ed; Free Press Correspond
emit Is Active.

Vernon Center, December 16.-
the Cemetery association meeting
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Barnes. Inc report
was that the treasury was In gooa
condition financially and the
grounds are well kept The follow.
ing officers were elected u. +.
Grannis, president; Gustave Nelson,
superintendent and sexton; c. NJ.
Warren, treasurer and Jessie Barnes
secretary and actuary. The three
trustees elected for three years
were Frank Hannay, Mrs. E. w.
Washburn and e. +. Force.
The first number of the entertain
ment course under the auspices OF
the school was largely amended. II
was an interesting number consist,
ing of three short plays.
Mrs. Mabel Gray and son Douglas
are now located on the home farm.
The Bush family, who lived there,
have moYed back to Virginia. :.
Mrs. Charles Henry Bates died
December s, 1922, at her home In
Vernon Center, after a short illness.
Mary Alice Meixen was born in
Wankesha County, Wis, March 16.
1858. When she was six years Oh
age she came with her parents to
MlQQeSOia, lduuluS al NoAuSA OAsy.
Here she grew to womanhood: she
was united in marriage TO Charles
Henry Bates on March %, 1881. To
this union were born six children,
three of whom have passed away.
two in infancy and Earl, who died
January 8, 1915. Those who mourn
her death are the three children,
who survive. Chester l.. Bates OF
Sioux Falls, S. D.; Harry l. Bates
hOt of
non Center, also three brothers and
one sister, these being E. J. Meixell
Of Albert Lea and Mrs. Kate NJ:
Johnston OF St James. Funeral
,services were held there Sunday
afternoon, December 10, at 1870.
The services were similar to those
held for Mr.. Bates not quite two
weeks before. Those from away
who attended the funeral were Mr..
and Mrs, Aaron Bates, ny. and ,s MIS-;
Jim Bates, Mr.. and Mrs. CLIFFORD
Sheldon, Mr. and Mrs. George Shell
don. Mrs. Nellie Schmidt, Guy Shell
don. John Bates, Will Hodges and
All Knapp of Mankato; Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Ulmen, GAINESVILLE; Mr..
and Mrs. Warner Johnson, Judson;
Mrs. Meixell and son Ward and
Merit of Lake Crystal; MT. and Mrs,
Gene Eager of Madelia; e J,
MeixeH of Ceresco; Mr. and Mrs.
Austria Christianson and family of St
james; Mr.. and Mrs. Altman Sails
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Crook
Miss Blanche Crook, Mrs. Paul Lat
tin and Mr.. and Mrs Fred Mead
Amboy: Mrs. E. NJ Call and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Call, Garden City; Mr.
and Mrs Fred Kraus, Lake Crystal
Mrs. Kate Johnston returned To
do xxvif p
Mrs. Claude Meixen left Monday
for Albert Lea after being here
about two weeks, caring for hel
mother, Mrs. NJ. B. Randall. Mrs
Randall is reported improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Grannis de-
parted last Friday afternoon &c
spend some time in the sunny south
They expected to spend Saturday
Grannis' cousins. They go to st
Cloud, Florida, and have cottage
rented near the Hall, Rob srts aud
Cooper families. II we know any.
thing about cold weather, we should
Judge they got away just in time.
Arthur Steinke received, word tC
stop road work beginning this week
Monday. The order holds good unit
March 1. The reason for this Il
Mira. Herbert Schwartz and MIS-
Henry Ziemke returned from Wey
auwega, Wis, last Saturday. The'
we're called there by the death o.
Mrs. Belle Reed now of Fsradale
Wash, came Tuesday for shor
visit with relatives. On "wednesday
with Mrs. J. H. Robinson she visit
ed relatives in Winnebago. Or
ho IAff for pOffinno1r NJ
D., to visit her son Joe Reed ant
family. The Reeds were former
residents of this place and are wei
known here.
The w. r. C. held its annual cleo,
ton of officers on Wednesday ev.
sning and these will be Installed a
the first meeting in January. Pres
Ident, Mrs. Gus Nelson; senior vice
president, Mrs. Viola Schwarx: Jun
or vice president, Mrs. James Neil
patriotic instructor, May Robinson
treasurer, Mrs. T. R. Newell; cor.
fuctor, Mrs. R. s Sewers: guard
Mrs e. Larson; chaplain, Mrs. A. G
Halverson.
In last weeks item It was report
ed that the Methodist Ladies' Ali
society took in over $50 Later ~,
ports showed 1T was better than ssO
There will be another meeting o
>
evening, December q, at the schoo
house. Two short plays viii be Civ
en-, one by the high school and ont
by the grammar room as well al
other numbers. Admission 10 AM
Is csats.
Miss Alice Warren improved yer!
slowly. The rheumatism seems =
have settled. in her left arm which
il very painful at times.
Mrs Lois e. Warren spent Wed
nesday in Mankato-
w. J. Free is holding a>sale BEGIN
ming December Is, and closing Sat
urday, December rs. This sale. Il
put on by the McCumber Sales com
pany of MINNEAPOLIS. IS
Mrs. D. A. Wyman and IGeorg
Boughton returned from Horizon
Wis, Friday noon. Mrs. Blanch
Mertersdorf has been helping at tn
hotel in Mrs. Wyman's absence.
Suit Against abroad Dismissed.
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