The Mankato free press., 1923-06-29
Vernon Center NetDs
Picked By Reporter
Death Of Chester Bailey Is
Mourned BY Residents;
Town Notes

spending two week vacation, with
the formers daughter Mrs. Ed. Mer-
tersdorf in North Vernon. Grand
ma Philips came back from Maple
ton yesterday so as to enjoy a visit
with her daughter Mrs. Riley and
family. Mr.. Riley is in the grain
business and before returning home
he will visit other relatives and
friends at Mapleton and Winnebago.
Mesdames Fred Mertersdorf of
North Vernon and Girls Hanson OF
the village are enjoying a visit from
their aunt Mrs. Hattie Crogan of
Plymouth, Wisconsin. Mrs. Crogan
expects to spend couple OF months
with her nieces. She visited here
about eight years ago where she
made many acquaintances who are
glad to have her among them again.
The last Sewing Class lesson will
be held next Wednesday, June q, at
the home of the president. Mrs. Lu.
cius Ashley in West Vernon. Each
member is requested to bring %
cents to pay for sewing material
Miss Susan Hough the teacher de-
sires full attendance.
Messrs Lucius Ashley and Carl
" '" "IO dlIcuucu the
Cholera School at Maukato last
at the close of the school and yes
terday they received their certif
Gates. Hereafter they can vaccinate
their own hogs being as competent
as a veterinary. This will save these
progressive farmers several hundred
dollars yearly.
Mrs. George Brown and little
daughter of St. Paul who has been
visiting for the past several weeks at
the home of her mother Mrs. Sarah
McMonagle and with her brother
Harry and family Tuesday, went to
Truman to visit relatives after
which she will return to St. Paul.
The Lutheran Ladies' Aid will hold
their annual ice cream social and
bazaar on the church lawn, Thurs
day evening June %. Ice cream and
cake fifteen cents. Eerybody is most
cordially inyited. Don't forget the
time or place.
Complimenting their guests Mr..
and Mrs. Will Traffort of Belmont.
Iowa and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ell and
family of Mankato. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Ashley entertained a group of
friends at their Evergreen Farm
Mrs. H. j. Fink and son Hubert
of Sanborn and Mrs. Nora Gresham
and daughter Ruth of ST. Peter, who
have been visiting at the McMon-
agle's home, have returned to their
respective home. Grandma McMon-
agile and her grand daughter, Grace
Spence accompanied Mrs. Fink to
Sanborn, where she will visit for a
week.
J. j. Haines of Albert Lea, who is
the new meter reader for twenty
towns which includes Vernon, at
tended to his duties here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Rasmussen of
White Bear Lake, left this morning
via the for trial for home after a
pleasant visit with relatives at the
homes Of H. PAIL, and ]. H. Pahl in
West Vernon in H. S. McMonagle in
the village.
.Axel Peterson is carrying Uncle
Sans mail on route 2, while the reg
ular carrier Harry Morris is taking
a two week vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris and two chill
dren left on a motor trip to the
northern part of the state where
they will visit relatives of Mrs. Nor
ris's.
Funeral services for the late Mr..
Chester Bailey were held on the
lawn of his residence Thursday af
ternoon at two o'clock. Many old
neighbors and friends were present
to pay their last respects to the me-
mory of good man. The pail bear
ers were, Standish and Jody Bowen,
Roeey Brown. Henry Thul, Ivon Mel
son and e. ]. O'Reilly. World war
ex-seryice men, Hon. E. T. Champlin
and Mr.. Joseph Robinson, civil war
veterans were the honorary pail
bearers. 1t was much regretted that
comrade Hannay was not well
enough to be present. Rev. Fuller of
the Baptist Church officiated and the
choir furnished the music. Interment
in the Union. cemetery. Chester
Bailey was born June 9, 1910 in Col
umbus Ohio and passed away at his
home in Vernon Center June l, 1928
at the age of eighty three years and
ten days. Mr.. Bailey was first taken
sick last fall and made several trips
to Rochester where he was operated
upon and treated. His ailment grew
worse and all that the most skilled
doctors could do was of no avail and
early Tuesday forenoon he answered
the last call and passed to the Great
DCJOuO. SuC5tCi odIICy was thO SUI
of Chester and Mary Bailey and was
one of large family of children.
When a small boy he emigrated with
his parents to Illinois. They later
moved to Muneau County, Wiscon-
sim On December l, 1861 he enlist
ed in the Ninty Eighth Battery, Wis
consin and was honorably mustered
out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
the twenty sixth day Of January
1865. Mr.. Bailey was proud of his
service for his country and it was
his lot to suffer much during those
dark days of the Civil war in the
duties at the front. He was united
in marriage in the spring of 1865 to
Mary A. Kelvin and they joined an
overland caravan that was driving
through to Minnesota, where they
expected to make their future home.
The Bailey's stopped at Loon Lake
near Lake Crystal and Mr.. Bailey set
about. to find him a farm and after
some four weeks he purchased the
farm, three miles southwest OF Yer
non Center, where they lived thirty
three years, when they took an eX-
tended trip to the west and remain
| ed in Oregon eighteen months, but
Minnesota was best so they returned
| to their old home in Vernon Center.
ffIis loving. wife and helpmate passed
away in the fall of 1914. Two sons
were born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey,
Theodore and Ernest who live on
their farms south of the village and
who were with their father much
during his last sickness He also