The Mankato free press., 1923-07-06
VERNON CENTER
STORIES PICKED
Correspondent Gathers Up
News In the Village
DONGS OF TOWN
Social Affairs; Personal Men,
ton; and Small Talk
Collected

Vernon Center, June 30.-Miss
Catherine Quinn of Webster City is
visiting her sister Mrs. T. D. But.
tier and family in West Vernon.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs
Lon Simmonds of Mankato was
brought here Friday for burial in
the Union Cemetery.
| win Muske has screened in the
porch to his residence on Oak
street. The Fred Wendt family
who rented the cottage are greatly
enjoying it.
Miss Glare La Pierre, who has
been in the village for the past
in Faribault. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bowen took her to Mankato by auto
where they spent the day with Mr..
and Mrs. Rob Fleming
Mrs. Winifred Rolf of Sheldon,
Iowa will return home tomorrow af
ter spending a few days with her
sister Mrs. Caroline Buckmister, in
South Vernon.
The Blue Earth County Fair as
| sociation is advertising the coming
event in two unique ways. One is a
sheet of card board about six by ten
| inches, on one side are the words,
to the Minnesota State song. The
other side are the dates. The other
way is a card wood fan, a couple
pictures on one side, and on the
other side, the following: Come and
look for me at the Blue Earth Coun-
| ty Fair. at Garden City, Minnesota,
August %. %, "a, 1928. Every day
in every way it will be better and
better-1s61 1923.
At the Old Settlers picnic and
Watonwan picnic. these were much
the crowds very lavishly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Baumgartner of
South Vernon have returned from
their vacation motor trip, which took
them to St Cloud and Brainard.
They were at the latter place at the
time of the storm and report that
great trees were uprooted, telephone
and electric poles thrown across
streets and a perfect food of rain,
which lasted from two until the next
morning at ten.
Mr.. Fred Lewis, who has been do
i ing chores and taking care Of the
chickens at the Baumgartners ranch
during the owners absence, has re-
| turned TO town.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. C. Wilbur and
two children Harriet and Frances,
returned last evening from their
Wisconsin trip. Owing to the re-
cent heavy rains. they found the
write up" from Mr.. Wilbur, to give
the Free Press readers in the next
weeks items.
Two cream routes are in operation,
at the present time and there is a
probability, that another will be
started soon. The creamery asso-
citation are establishing these routes.
Louis Schwanke is the gatherer on
the route west Of town with twenty
patrons. John Bowen started on his
route, south of town, with about
thirty patrons. His truck was bought
from Detloff of Amboy.
/ Although Thursday evening was
far from being an ideal evening for
an ice cream social, goodly crowd
turned out and the ladies of the
Lutheran aid society made over thir-
ty dollars from the sale of ice cream
alone. The bazaar was we'll patron
lied and every thing sold well.
The Acme Company will again
furnish the program for our Chau-
| tduQud, Will bC uClu o. .,
10, IL. G.. C. Cornish is president of
the association and Marion Selby is
| secretary. Next week a drive will
be made for the sale of season tick
cts.
Mrs. Sarah Butler and her son
Lawrence have enjoyed a visit, this
week from the formers brothers
Frank and William Chesrown of
Mandan North Dakota.
G.. F. Grannis has been appointed
administrator to the estate Of the
late Chester Bailey.
Lenord Zum Walt has recently re
| turned from Kansas City, where he
visited his only brother, who is not
enjoying the best of health. Mr..
Zum Waits, states that from Web
ster City on the crops were showing
the bad effect Of two much rain. It
got worse all the way In, the vicinity
Of Kansas City fields were under
water Corn was weedy, the ground
being so wet, that it was impossible
to cultivate it.
Rev. and Mrs. H. Illinworth and
| rive home this evening from Min
neapolis, where Mr. Illingworth has
been attending the Hamline Sum =
| mer School for pastors.
T. R. Newell Is attending the Fur
niture and Undertakers convention,
which is held in st. Paul Mr.. Ne
well will visit a brother In Wiscon
| sin before he returns home.
Mrs. T. r. Newell and two child =
rem, Ralph and Helen spent Thurs
day in the country at the Rob Sow
ers home. Gage Sewers is improv-
ing although he still uses crutches,
he is getting so he can use his foot
a little and it is expected he will
soon be able to discard his crutches
entirely.
Eugene Champlin, who has been
very sick, with measles, is now UP
and around apparently about as well
as ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Brown and
daughter Florence spent Thursday
at the L. L. Champlin home in Man
kato.
Mr.. Godfrey wendlandt has Just
recently invested in q new car, q
Buick Sport Model roadster. Mr.,
and Mrs. Wendlandt have returned
from a visit at the A. c. Gray home
in Granada, while there they motor
! ed to Fairmont, where they took IN
the sights and scenes in that beau
tiful little city.
Miss Roxy Champlin celebrated
her ninety second birthday very
happily last Sunday, at the z. T.
Champlin Of Mankato, G. w. Champ.
lin of Lake Crystal. r. G. Champlin
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
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