The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
Mrs. Michael Cauen,
Vernon Lady, Is Dead
Che Had Been III For Past Sew.
eral Months; Late Vii
lage Notations.


Vernon Center. April Early
Thursday morning, March so, Mrs.
Michael Cayen, one OF the pioneer
women of this locality. passed To
the great beyond at the age OF
eighty two years. She bad been
patient sufferer for many years and
:o- the past several months been
unable TO help herself in any way.
During these years of inyslidism and
last Illness she has been cared for
most tenderly by her two daugh-
tiers and one son in the old family
rearly fifty years. She is survived
t. four sons and two daughters,
alter OF Mankato, Frank and Tho
mas on farms adjoining the old
homestead. Mike and the Misses
.-.Gcgie and kittie, living in the old
,1.ac. and eighteen grandchildren.
SIZE leaves besides tie immediate
6nlily four brothers AMI one sister.
frank Weir of Good Thunder.
,'s>nes, Henry and Matt and Miss
Elizabeth Weir of Vernon Center.
The funeral will be held from st.
Matthews church Saturday morning
at ten o'clock. Rev. Father Coz
bart offciated. She will be laid to
eral was held Just twelve years ago
April l. II is a strange coincidence
that Mrs. Caven survived her hus-
band only few hours more than
twelve years. and the late rites for
both were held ApEil l, at the same
hour.
In a personal letter from Mrs.
Clague of March "a, received today
by The Free Press CORE spondent
we quote this interesting bit of
their doings, which will interest
readers of this paper. Yesterday
mother and | listened to the five
hour debate on the Bonus Bill
which passed the house by a very
large majority and is now in the
hands of the senate. We quite en-
joyed the debate. which was light
ed BY fireworks on either side and
bright flashes of oratory heightened
the effect Of the fireworks. Con
gresham Longsworth among other
things said he was going 10 do
something he had never done be-
fore, then he read a short letter,
which related to the subject. and at
the end he read the two initials
signed ct f." The gallery of the
house was filled to overlooking from
Ii a. m. to $50, when the vote was
taken"
Will Tkier and little son Elmer
left Thursday afternoon for Roches-
ter. where they will consult the
Nayos in regard TO an ailment Of the
little chap.
The building where H G.. Thul has
conducted a restaurant for the past
few years, is being remodeled. lvor
Nelson is putting on a new roof
ard making other outside improve
ments When the interior work is
completed August Nagel will move
his barber and pool fixtures in its
rev location. Heretofore the bar
her and. pool rooms have been in
separate buildings. There is a pos
ribility that the old barber shop may
omen IN for business under the re-
gine of a new barber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold KieUer of
Fox Lake motored to West Vernon
Saturday evening and spent Sunday
~ the horne of the formers parents.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Chris Kietzer. The
Kiss Verona Talbot, sister OF
.-S Kietzer. returned with them
ard will assist Mr.. Kietzer at the
ha-k. of which he is cashier.
From Mrs. Alice Bates we learn
tfa- her sister Mrs. Kate Johnston
Of ST. James. who has been at the
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day entered the Karlor hospital,
where she will receive Heart treat
ment for six days. after which she
will go to ST. Marys hospital. where
she viii submit to an operation Tor
roitre. Mrs. Johnston's health has
been very poor for the past several
years, and all fier friends in this 10
cality hope that this operation will
be successful and that good health
will speedily follow.
Robert and Otto Hohenstein were
business callers at the county seat
on Monday.
Mrs. Jennie Paul, who has been
at the Mayo clinic at Rochester for
the past ten days, came to Vernon
on the Thursday evening train and
will visit her father Jake Nelson
and family in North Vernon and
other relatives for few days after
which she will return TO her home
in Western Nebraska.
Gus Wollschlaeger, director OF
the Willow Creek Telephone com
pany, attended the meeting of the
company at Amboy Thursday, also
calling at the home of his brother
in-law Pete Johnson
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Grannis We're
all day visitors Thursday in Man
kdIO,- WueTe dllSnucu ioS'
rites for the late Mrs. S. H. Gran
mis-.
Mrs. V C. Armstrong. principal
of the Amboy high school, was OBJ
liged to give up her reaching and
returned Wednesday morning tC
the home of her sister. Mrs. May
Cornish Russell Mrs. Armstrong
was sick last Saturday and Sunday
with a bad cold She took up heI
work in the school. teaching Mon
day ard Tuesday, when che was OBJ
liged TO give up and return home
where she is confined to her room
and her sister May is caring fol
her. She is expected to make g
good recovery and be able to re.
turn 20 her school work in the very
near future.
John Keinholz Spent Friday be
tween trains attending to business
matters at the county seat.
Franklin Wilson, after spending
the winter months with his two
sisters Liza Wilson in Garden City
and Mrs. Liefe Warren and family
OF this place, left the first OF The
week for his home at Grove Lake
Mimi.
Miss Alice Miller. primary teach
er, who has been confined TO hel
room in the Gust Nelson home, was
taken with a severe chill FTida,
morning and is a very sick girl.
All will be glad TO learn that Mr.
: and Mrs. Albert Rosin of Coco
Thunder have moved to the village
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