The Mankato free press., 1923-07-13
MOVE FOR PRFUS
BEGUN IN VERNON
Meeting Will Be Held On
The Cooper Lawn
NOTES OF VILLAGE
Social Stories and Persona
Mention; Short Talks of
Town

the women voters of Vernon Center
township and village will be held on
the F. S. Cooper lawn, Friday July 13
at three o'clock. A prominent
women from Mankato will explain
why Governor J.. A. q. Preus should
get your vote, July 16. The comm
lttee have started a chain telephone
company, where by every woman
voter will be notified of this meet
ing, and urged to begin working for
a big Republic and success at the
polls, July Is, and keep Minnesota
where she beiongs.-Republican
State.
The people of Vernon are greatly
interested in the success OF the
Republican party in their senatorial
fight and what it means for the
State as well as the Nation, should
The committee is: Alice Cooper,
Mable Gray, Ada Wilbur Martha
Hohenstein and Mayme Sewers.
Mr. and Mrs. Arch Partridge are
enjoying a short vacation with re-
latives and friends in Comfrey and
Jeffers, going over land in their car.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Warren and
their daughter Miss Alice. &C
compainied by Mrs. John Keilholz
and daughter Verna, motored to
Fairmont Monday where they enjov-
ed sights and scenes. Miss Alice
Warren will attend the Epworth In
stitute, which convenes in that city
as a delegate from the local league.
The handsome new Buick seen
upon the streets of Vernon Center
this week belongs to Paul Thew.
mail carrier on Route /. Mr.. Thew
purchased the car of the Petersen
Brothers. E. J. Reilly bought Mr..
Thew's old car.
Messers c. NJ. Warren, H. Yahnke.
L. Brown and E. Mountain were the
committee. who motored to Maple
ton yesterday to confer with county
commissioner Ackerman in regard
to the laying a new state road con :
Meeting the Daniel Boone Trail with
number FIVE at this place.
Mrs. Homer Babcock with the as
sistance of Miss A. Seaman OF Lew
isville are telephone operators these
DAYS, while Mr.. Babcock and his
daughter, Media, the regular operator
at Central are enjoying a months
vacation with relatives in various
parts of New York State. They are
planning on returning via Wash
ington, d. c., where they will spend
few days in sight seeing.
The committee are greatly elated
over the success of the sale of sea
son tickets for the coming Chautau
qua, which begins Sunday July
and closes July 11-Four big days
eight big programs. Adults ticket
s1.75, children, 81 90. The free NOV
ing picture show will be given after
the Chautauqua, Tuesday evening in
the tent.
D. A. Slater is taking a well earn
ed vacation from his duties at the
local elevation and left the first OF
the week to visit his sister Mrs
Thortensen and family at Fairyiew
South Dakota.
Mrs. August Muske and son and
daughter, Will and Alma of West
Vernon in company with the form
ers brother Mr.. Herm and Runke ot
Blue Earth returned last week from
a two week motor vacation trip tC
Wentworth. South Dakota, where
they visited Mrs. Muske's daughter
Mrs. Hattie Roibuck and family
They went over one trail and return
ed on a different one, and in all the
cities they passed through, they re
port Mankato at the head OF the list
in regard to scenic beauty, business
activities, crowded streets, indicat'
ing the large amount of bushes:
carried on in Mankato. 1t is recog
~ nized as the business center o.
Southern Minnesota and the splen
did roads leading into the city from
all directions, makes it accessible
for farmers and others from Ions
distance to trade there to the detri
ment of smaller towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Robinson anC
Mrs. May Robinson joined the Roe
calm at Winnebago last Sunday anC
held a delightful get Ito gether II
honor Of Mrs. Minnie Roe Douglass
who left July 4, for De Kalb, ILL
nois, where she has been elected II
a responsible position in the girl!
dormatory in that city. Mrs. Dough
lass friends here will be interested
in this and will wish her much sue
cess.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. King and TIVE
daughters, Anna Mary and Betty Lo,
of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, arrived las
night by the overland trail for
few weeks visit with the former
uncle, G. C. Cornish and other rela
tives In and around the village. To
night a big family dinner is planned
for them at the Sanford Cornisl
farm home in Ceresco.
The winter wheat and rye harves
In this locality will be in full swtnl
the first Of the coming week. Tn
"QSaL crop Is dlLuOSI IOO SOOu, a
much is so heavy that the recen
rains have logged it. However
seems to be filling well. and 1t i
hoped that the binders will pick u
the greatest part that is down with
out much loss.
Some of the folks of Vernon cele
brated Independence day in differ
!ent towns. Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Rel
and daughters Lois and Grace, an
M. Palmby and family, Mr.. and Mrs
J. R. MOBILES, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Bole
and Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wendland
spent the fourth at Mankato. A larg
delegation went to Blue Earth
among whom were Mr.. and Mrs. &c
Mertersdorf and their mother Mrs
Phelps, Mr.. and Mrs. George Mer
itersdorf and family John Merters
dorf, Christ Hansen and Fred Mer
tersdorf of North Vernon, Mr.. an
Mrs. Sherm Thurston and famil
and Walter Mobiles, Robert Brow
and family, Mr.: and Mrs. C. Reynold
Mrs. Emma Brown and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Eddie Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs
F. E. Cooper and Mr.. and Mrs. F
r. Cooper of st. Paul spent the da
at Good Thunder There were sew
eral small family picnics held in nea
by suitable locations, which wer