The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-03-31
Former Vernon Lady
Died In Los Angeles
Mrs. Jennie Webster Stricken
Was a Brother of z. w.
WaShburn.

Vernon Center, March 30-Messrs
Magnus, Carl and Pete Anderson Of
Cumberland, Wis, arrived Monday
and are visiting their uncle, Martin
Halverson and family in this their
old home town.
Mrs. Mary Wagon or Mankato,
who just recently returned from
Florida, where she has been visiting
her son, ]. L. Wagon and family
spent the week emu with her broth
er, II. c. Kraus and family She Is
now visiting her mother and broth
er, Lou and family in Northewesl
Vernon.
Miss Alice Miller, who teaches
the primary grade. is quite Ill with
the prevailing epidemic. Mrs. w.
w. Brown is taking her place in the
school and Mrs. T. r. Newell is
taking care of Archie and Marion
Brown.
Miss Ella Hays has recovered
from quite a siege Of the flu which
is now going the rounds in the
country.
The A. J. Spence family in north
Vernon are all sick with the flu.
Tom Hays is expected home this
evening from a week visit with his
family in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Anna Larson and two daugn
| ters were shO"Der~ in Mankato Sat
day forenoon They returned as
far as Lake LrystAl on the 1920
train and spent the remainder OF
the day with relatives in their old
home town.
Jack Renfrey was transacting
business in Mankato Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bowen came
up from Mankato on the Saturday
night train for Sunday visit with
her farmer brother, John Bowen and
family.
Anda Anderson and D. Wyman
motored to Mankato Saturday where
business matterse.
Frank Grannis received a phone
message early Sunday morning from
his niece, Mrs. Case, saying that her
mother, Mrs. S. H. Grannis, had pas
sed away suddenly Saturday even
ing Mr. Grannis went down to Man
kato on the early train Monday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Quimby and
daughter Miss Flora, and her friend
Miss Gerlach, of Mankato, motored
here Sunday and spent the day with
their former neighbor, Mrs. Nettie
Carpenter and daughter, Mrs. Lulu
Austin.
Fred Annis was over from Maple
ton the latter part of the past week
rading meters, and informed the
correspondent that he and his fam
April where they will run a hotel
at that place. Vernon friends fish
them success in this new venture.
E. W. Washburn received a mes
sage Friday noon from Los Angeles,
Cal, saying that his twin sister,
Mrs. Jennie Webster, had passed
away that morning at six o'clock.
Mrs. Webster lived in Vernon Cen
ter for many years and since moving
to the west has frequently visited
her brother in the village and was
well known to all of the older resi-
! dents. She is survived by one SON
and three daughters, all of whom
live in Los Angeles and were with
their mother during Her last illness.
Everybody is glad to learn that
DR.. w. w. Eberhardt has leased mis-
former apartments over the under
fee Monday and Tuesday Of every
week
Miss Catherine Schofield and her
little niece, Dono Burl Schofield
have returned to Truman after a
few days visit with Mesdames Sar-
ah Butler and Gala Lily Ulrich.
Irene, the little daughter of MIR.
and Mrs John Halverson, is very
sick, a trained nurse from Mankato
and DR.. ]. e. Merrill are in attend
ance II is hoped that the crisis has
passed and a marked improvement
in her condition will be seen il a
few days.
Herman Ulrich attended the ann
ual meeting of the Standard Oil
company which was held at Fair
mont.
r. G. Champlin is clerking at the
corner store, taking the place of J.
L. Halverson, who is confined to his
home with the flu.