The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-08-11
NEWS OF VERNON
LISTED BY SCRIBE
Comipgs and Goings; General
Notes Picked Up In
The Town

Vernon Center, August 5.-Roy
Jacobs, former resident, was
down from Jackson for the week
brother: n-law Ed Swanson and
Miss vyra Henderson of slayton
was guest of Margaret Denison
for couple Of days last week.
Miss Denison, who taught in the
Slayton schools last year, has en-
tertained many of her girl friends
and former classmates since she
returned to her beautiful home in
the country: These visits have
been most happy ones for hostess
and guests. To Miss, Denison, who
is soon to be a bride, and to her
still in the future, there is a glamor,
end and over Sunday visit with his
a sweet novelty of the "oetroLhal
days that no other circumstances
In life can produce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Swanson and
two little daughters have returned
from a short visit with Rev. B F.
Koch and family at Albert Lea
Florence and Maude Koch, who
have been visiting among girl
friends in and around town for a
week, returned home with the
Swansons by the auto trail.
F. R. Cooper of st. Paul, who is
on the road for Farwell, Ozman,
spent the week end and over Sun
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Cooper.
The Misses Gladys Cooper and
Alice Marie Brown motored to Man
kato late Sunday afternoon, where
they were over night guests of Miss
Helen Black. Monday Mr.. Black.
accompanied by his daughter and
her guests, motored to the cities,
where the young ladies will spend
few days shopping and visiting.
Mrs. Emma Brown went to Fari.
bault Monday to visit her oldest
son. who is in one of the state
schools at that place. Miss Louise
small, children in the Brown home
during the mothers absence.
Mrs. Vina Wright and little son
returned Saturday to their home in
st: Paul after visiting for several
days at the j., II. Robinson and
Gene Frances homes. -,-- ~
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Quimby and
daughter Flora motored up from
Mankato Sunday afternoon, visiting
at the homes of Mrs. Nettie Car
penter and Emma Brown, and max
ing several short calls on former
neighbors In the old home town.
Mrs. Quimby has just recently re-
turned from visit with her daugh-
Messrs. Frank Grannis, Ed Barnes
and Charles .Grannis returned Mon
day afternoon from a short vacation
trip, which was spent at Lake Oko
boji, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J.. Sinclair, DR..
and Mrs. D. Harrison and two chill
dren and the Misses Florence Jor-
dan, Corbin and Leonard, an OF
Mankato, made UP picnic party
Sunday and motored to the F. c.
Wilbur farm, north of town, where
they had dinner and enjoyed the
afternoon. The party drove into
the village in the late afternoon,
where they were pleasant callers at
homes. .4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Green and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Reed struck the
trail early this morning, enroute to
their home in Jackson, Mich. after
ten day visit with Mrs. Green's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Bowen
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bowen entertained at a six o'clock
family dinner Sunday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Green. Cow
ers were laid for thirteen.
DR.. and Mrs. B. B. Griffin and
ito sons John and Robert, who.
hive been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. r. Newell and family, left last
Friday for their home at Superior,
Wis. The Griffin and Newell fami-
lies have long been close friends and
this visit was one Of the happiest
ever. - e..
Mrs. Kramer and daughter Mrs.
Sieberg of Fairmont spent the week
end and over Sunday with the for
and Mrs. Francis Stoner. Monday
afternoon they left for Rochester,
where Mrs. Kramer will submit to
an operation for gall stones.
Robert Gray was somewhat bruis-
ed and shook UP and the car badly
damaged in rather unusual auto
accident. Robert was backing his
fathers car out of the garage into
the state road, and was going quite
a pace. He backed into tourist
car, which was passing. Both cars
were badly damaged. The tourists
were Iowa people. who are stopping
in town while their car is being
repaired. A. C. Gray carries an ac-
cident, insurance on his car suffi-
cient to repair all damage done to
Rev. W. w. Brown, Marian sclby
and a couple of men from Lake
Crystal left Monday morning for
Lake Okol OIL, where they will spend
a weeks vacation attending tent