The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-03-09
news OF VERNON
CENTER IS LISTED
Ladies' Unit, Farm Bureau,
Held Meet; Very
Fine Event

Ladies' Unit OF the Vernon center
Farm Bureau met at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Ashley Wed
nesday, February rs, TO organize
their sewing class. The ladies' are
taxing up me sewing project with
MISS hough of st. PAU as instruc-
tor. promptly AT ten O'Clock the
ladies arrived, each carrying Il
school lunch. fhe class opened Tor
work at 1915 with twelve present.
Eacn one came well prepared Tor
work by bringing thread, needle,
tnlmple, scissors and several pieces
ut percales and ginsnams twelve
tpcnes square, also note book ana
pencil. MRS. Ella Ashley was APP
pointed as chairman of the unit and
Miss Rose SchwarZ as secretary.
Inc forenoon was taken up In learn.
ing the thirteen dlrferenJ kinds OF
seams, Miss Hough giving each one
personal instructions, SO they were
well understood. Then we took up
the work OF different of finishing,
such as false binding, piping, etc.
There were a great many more
than most of us ever dreamed OF.
At twelve O'Clock school closed for
lunch. Mrs. Ashley served delicious
hot coffee. II reminded one OF
school children at lunch, each one
trying to Guido the other in telling
how well they had their lesson ana
how much they thought they knew
and discovered really how little
they did know. AT 12:45 every one
was in their place again, ready and
eager to take up the lesson on max
ing various styles OF pockets, which
were many, and hens, such as cir
cular hens, square hem and an un-
even hem. Each lady was given
three things TO make for display at
the next meeting, which will be
held March %, at 10 a. m. at the
home of Mrs. Ashley. When the
meeting closed at $3.50 nothing but
words of praise could be heard
from the ladies, who said they had
learned more in those few short
they were capable of learning In
months. The next lesson will be
on making dress forms. They ex-
pect to complete seven at this
meeting. The men showed their
interest and called q meeting OF the
unit at the Ashley home the same
day. They elected officers for the
coming year which are as follows:
Lucius Ashley, chairmN: John
Kienholz, secretary. All present
seemed TO be enjoying the time i'm
that Messrs. Kienholz, Warren, Emil
Kietzer and Walter Ramboy will be
present at the next meeting. You
know IL is well for some men to
learn to sew and be able to pass it
on TO their unit Of the Farm Blu
reau.
Jens Peterson accompanied car.
load of lat cattle TO St. Paul Sat
ulday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C.. Rev drove
to Mankato Sunday last.
Fl T.. hrauS was In Sioux City the
carry part of the week. He took
three carloads of cattle to the Sioux
City market.
Miss Ruth Haines, Harold Seuser
and Roy Hagen, students al Par
her college, WinneDago, called on
MISS Alice Warren sunday after
neon. =,
Inc play "A Case of Suspension"
given by the high school Friday
evening OF last week, brought out a
good sized crowd. The young folks
in which the play was presented.
One especially pleasing feature was
that each one mad their lines per
iectly and for the most part spoke
loudly and distinctly. Following the
play Fred Mertersdorf acted as auc-
tioneer for the sale of boxes. The
sale produced quite bit OF sport
and also added neat sum TO the
school treasury Total receipts for
the evening we're $500.
Mrs. Clif1ord Baxter and small son
of Winnebago are visiting at the
u. A. Slater home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Taylor and fam
lily have moved onto the WILDER
farm north of the village, vacated
last fall by the Glade Randolph
family.
Mrs. Myrtle Keitzer received a
letter this week from her aunt Mrs.
Kate Johnston, who with Mrs. Waite
and daughter M1Ilie, formerly OF
Lake Crystal are spending some
time in California. They were in
but were soon to leave for Long
Beach.
c. w. Fisher of Mankato spoke
at the Mission Circle meeting Tues
day evening in the interest OF the
Salvation Army drive put on here
Wednesday Mrs. Mary +. Wish
man, who spoke in the churches a
couple of weeks before, was unable
TO be present because of bad fall,
in which one knee was injured.
However, despite of the fact that
she was Just able to be out of the
hospital and could get around only
by the help of a pair OF clutches,
Mrs. Wishman was on hand Wed
nesday morning to start the drive.
] have not been able to get the ex-
act figures in regard to the amount
collected, but 1t will at least come
very near TO the S150> allotted Yer
non Center and vicinity, and may
exceed the amount.
Mrs. N. ellison has been i'll the
past few days.
Mrs. N. P. Award came up from
Mankato Wednesday to help care
for her mother, Mrs. A. c. WILDER,
who has been quite ill for several
days.
neil last Sunday to attend the fun
of James Griggs at the Basey church
in Nashville last Thursday. Mr..
Griggs was a former resident OF
Willow Creek, and had many friends
and acquaintances through this part
of the country who will regret his
death.
Albert Muske is moving his fam.
ily onto the Merritt farm just west
of town, which he has rented for
the coming year. 1t Is understood
that Mr.. Merritt and family have
decided they like Minnesota better
than Iowa, and will move back here
a year from this spring. They will
surely find welcome from the Yer
non people to whom they have en- :
doovorod themselves