The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-16
GILES GRAY INJURED
VERNON CENTER MAN HAS
AN ACCIDENT
News OF Village Related BY. Cores
pondent Of Tho Daily Free
Press.

1 EEtoSs
Vernon Center, November TO-.
Giler Gray of North Vernon is get.
ting along as we'll as could be ex-
pected from the results Of q serious
accident which befell him Wednes.
day afternoon at about four o'clock,
when his team which was hitched
to a corn picker started to run. Giles
had the lines about his waist and
was thrown on to the picker, and
had 1t not been for quick action on
his part, 1t would have been more
serious. Before he could stop the
team his right hand was badly
mangled. DR.. Arnold was called and
took. Giles to his Office where he
amputated the middle finger to the
second joint. Two other fingers also
had the fiesn taken OF to the bones,
and was on the operating table for
ty-f1 minutes.
Miss Katy Weir has closed her
residence for the winter and gone to
Mankato where she will stay at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Quinn.
Amboy district Sunday school
convention will be held in the Pres
byterian church at Amboy, Novem-
Der IL Sunday afternoon and even
ing. The following is the program:
Afternoon Session. w. D. Rambo,
Rev. 1llingworth, Vernon: $3.50 to
2:45, announcements. 2:45 to 1902,
Young people. Professor Snider,
Lake Crystal. Special music. $40
to 3:45, Teacher Training" Rev.
Reser, lake Crystal. 2:45 to 400,
Question Bos District finances.
Evening Session. 1880 to 7:45,
Deyotionals, Rev. Brattain, Amboy.
7:45 to S:15 Our Unfinished Task,
Professor Lindenmeyer, Vernon.
Special music. $40 to S:45 Week
Day Religious Instruction, Rev. W.
P. Clark, Mankato. Offering.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glade Randolph and
son Clifford, accompanied by Mr.. and
Paul for an over Sunday visit with
Mr.. Randolph's sister.
Landlord Lon Wyman transacted
business in Mankato yesterday af-
ternoon.
Congressman = Frank Clague was
rounding up business matters In
Vernon Wednesday and Thursday,
preparatory for leaving for Wash
ington, d. c. next week, to resume
his duties as congressman at the
opening Of congress, December 3.
Mrs. Clague and mother, Mrs. Ellen
Porter will not go to Washington
until after Thanksgiving.
Miss Frances Pepper of Mankato,
Is in town this week, assisting her
| sister, Mrs. L. c. Rev with her fall
TITIYH Ia
Willard Busby drove over a hun
dred fat hogs to town Thursday.
selling them to the local stock buy
er, H. c. Kraus.
Mrs. Lola Mobiles of Lake City is
visiting at the J. R. Mobiles home.
The first quarterly conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal church will
be held Saturday evening at eight
o'clock. DR.. Doran, district super
intendent, will preside and also fill
the M. E. pulpit Sunday morning at
Many from the village will attend
s. s. district convention at Amboy
Sunday afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Cotherman and
ROLAND drove to Blue Earth, where
they will spend Sunday with friends.
Charles e. Woodall of GAINESVILLE
was a business visitor in the village.
Mr.. Woodall is an uncle to Miss
Sylvia Ashley, the primary teacher.
The Equity shipped a car load of
stock to st. Paul Wednesday. George
Mertersdorf of North Vernon accom-
panied the shipment.
Max Hook of Wilmer who has
been visiting his brother in law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. O'Reilly
left the first Of the week for Man
kato.
Miss Jennie Tettman and her sis
ter Emma, who have been at Ro-
chester for several weeks where
they received treatments and had
their tonsils removed at the Mayo's
Clinic, have returned to their home
in South Vernon, much benefited.
The parlor meeting held at the
home of Mrs. H. Illingworth, under
the auspices of the w. C. T. U.
Thursday afternoon, proved a very
pleasant affair. After the usual
business meeting short but pleas
ing program was given by several
members. A delicious tea was serv-
ed. A large number Of guests were
present.
Mrs. Bessie Barcus and two chill
dren Dorothy, and Lloyd have re-
turned from Sparta, Wis, where
/ IhCy DVOh SuSOIo III LlC pdoI
two months of the formers sister,
Mrs. S. J. Beach and family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. Marion Selby and
two children, arrived this afternoon
from Minneapolis where they will
visit until Sunday afternoon with
their mother, Mrs. Mary Selby, who
will accompany her son and family
back to Minneapolis. She will be
there three weeks.
| Mrs. A. c. Wilbur who was quite
i'll the first part of the week, is very
much improved at this writing. Aunt
Roxy Champlin remains about. the
; same, still requiring the services of
Miss Davis. trained nurse of Man
kato. ]. H. Robinson is gaining
little every day.,
James, Weir, Jr., and his mother
and sister. Miss Emma motored to
St. ClaiF~Tuesday where they spent
the day at the home Of their sister
and daughter Mrs. Joseph Yenish
and family. Mrs. Weir remained
for longer visit.
Declared Not Guilty
Wells, November Sat the trial
in Juvenile court at Blue Earth it
was proved that Joe Dombroske was