The Mankato free press., 1923-10-05
NOTES OF VERNON
NEWS IN GENERAL COL
V LECTED nv TOWN
New Creamery Is Sure Thing
Contract Let To Mankato
Resident

Vernon Center, September CO
Plans for the new creamery OF Ver-
non Center have been accepted and
contract let for a new creamery
building for the vernon center CO.
operative creamery company. The
contract was let TUESDAY oil this
week TO- Erlc CarlStroin OF Mankato.
work w!il start aG once and IL is
Planned 20 have the new building
compiete by January Grst. The new
building will be 40x66, Dulld OF
Springfield brick and hollow block
thoroughly modern in every way.
A new boiler was a;so purchased
ChiS week and with the machinery
creamery to be proud of when every
thing is completed. costing in the
neignborhood OF S10,225.
vernon Center creamery paid for
ty eight cents Tor butterfat for. the
month of August. A list OF patrons
with checks over fifty dollars, are
as follows: A. G. Petersen, $l73.62;
II. 2. Tuck, $15S.S9; August Reinke,
$1,000; Harry Butson, Sl1S.46: Ed
Mees, $11S.03: Thomas Bowles,
$ll5.97; A. l.. Tucker, $l11.50;
Charles Baumgard, s9l.06; Albert
Paap. $90.3S; Henry Ziemke. $90.05;
z. d. Kietze. -S87.70; II. V. Bunce,
SS6.06; Albert Pohl, SS5.49; Herman
sSO.sS: Ed Milde, $3.50; Herman
s77.57; Edwin Hohenstein, $77.O4;
II. CRven, s74.6S; John Belgard,
s745.0; w. w. Griffith, s73.68; S. o,
Iiffel. ST3.5S: John Mertersdorf,
S7291;; Ed Palmby, $71,62; r. c.
Pohl, $6994; Charles Reed. S69.12;
IT. Baily, $6S.7S; F. H. Mertersdorf,
$6S.7S; John Karels, S6S 80; F. r.
Lowell and Son. s6S .02; NJ. Busby.
S67e2: Al Muske, S65.31; Kietzen
Brothers, $65.2S; c. H. Nelson,
S63.26; Ernest Palmby, $62.64; Fred
Baumgard. S61.Ss; J.. Larson, S60.72;
]. A. Spence, S60.72; Grover Spence,
William stethn, s5s so; +. Blume,
thur PAIL. S57.70; w. A. Rambo,
s56. 40; Jake Nelson, $55,92; Charles
PAIL, $55.05; Max Ott, S53.3s: F. J.
Spence, $52S5; J. F. Bugeman,
S52.13; William Miller, $51.S9.
Mrs. Frank Schwan, assisted by
Mrs. Louis Brown. gave a most de-
lightful Auld Lang Syne party Tues
day afternoon at her home in honor
of her sister, Mrs. Hattie Jacobs Of
Tacoma, Wash. Everything In con-
nection with the entertaining was
strictly out of date. All the guests
we're childhood neighbors, and the
phrase, Don't you remember" was
often repeated during the hours
from two to Ave. The home was
beautifully, decorated with flowers,
the color scheme 'for each room be-
ing different. A few ladies were
heard to regret the necessity of
idle hands" but this condition was
soon eliminated when the hostess
and her assistant appeared with a
work basket containing an assort-
ment OF tools and large supply Of
tissue paper Of various hues, and all
were commissioned to put the the
ory of evolution to the test by con-
structing an image Of the human
form, appropriately clothed out OF
the material at hand. All, with one
or two exceptions, proceeded to evo-
lutte to the best of their artistic
ability. Three judges were appoint
ed and the best specimen was to re-
ceive a prize. After the dolls were
completed q delicious lunch was
served by the hostess. Mrs. Brown
assisting her. Mrs. William Case
was awarded a bud vase, for the
best Idoll, as she made q hopper
which won the prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Bossuet OF
Duluth have been guests during the
past week. at the home of the for
and Mrs. Will Rambo of West Yer
non. Wednesday evening they took
their guests by auto to Delayan to
visit their son, Rev. H. Bossuet
who is in charge Of the NJ. E. church
in that city. Mr.. and Mrs. Bossuet
are on their way home from Lin
coin, Neb. Mr.. Bossuet being = a
railroad man, travels by rail instead
OF auto.
The Misses Jennie and Ny Tetum
| of South Vernon were hostesses
Wednesday afternoon to party of
thirty guests. The guests busted
tying a quilt! Delicious refresh
ments were served at the close of
the afternoon.
Genevieve Stoner is out Of school,
as she. and her little sister Dorothy
| are having a siege OF whooping G
cough, which the latter contracted
while visiting an aunt at Des Moines
Messrs Steve Tomesek and New
ton ellison Of Old Town have har-
tYested their onion crop. They dis
postd of the entire crop to the Hal
verson Brothers, Mercantile store.
Mr.. Gilson raised $50 bushels which
will be sold to customers OF the
store and the remaining 500 bushels
raised by Mr.. Tomesek were load
ed in a car Friday and shipped to
the cities Saturday morning.
Guests at the Myron Randall home
this week included, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Hoffman and little daughter,
Mrs. May McCracken and daughter
Mildred, all of Albert Lea.
| Rev. W. De Ross Fuller has ac-
| cepted for the second year the pas
torate of Vernon Center Baptist
church. Rev! Fuller also fills the
pulpit in Lincoln Baptist church,
and beginning October 1 the two
church have arranged to alternate
their morning and evening services.
| The Lincoln church will have morn
ing services for one month and the
Baptist congregation at Vernon with
have the afternoon services and
vica versa through the months OF
the year. ...
Fred Thorn, the butcher who re-
Gently bought new Chevrolet
Truck, now does his own freighting.
| His first haul was on Monday when
/ he took a 1000 pounds of hides to
| Mankato and returned with 1900
pounds of salt. Fred Wendt is. the
| driver of the truck. g. =
| Miss Eva Nelson of Golman> mo-
ltorad dawn from Colmau n