The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-08
CLOSE OF SCHOOL
YEAR and OUTING
Vernon Center Was the
Scene of Much Gaiety
NEWS OF YILLAGE
lWatonwan Club Will Hold
Meeting On Coming
Friday Night

Vernon Center, June 6. The
closing scene of the years work in
the public school terminated in q
blaze Of glory last Friday with pic
mics galore. The Misses Sasse and
Malcomson, teachers in the pri
mary and intermediate rooms took
their pupils to the nearby Lowell
woods, a safe and sane place for
the sixty youngsters to tear around
ITO their hearts content. Mr.. Selby
and Miss Watts took their pupils By
auto to Rapidan and the State park.
where a joyous time was had. Driv-
movie was an ideal exit from an
other mile stone Of school days,
which Is now past history. Mr..
Selby will not teach next year, but
will finish his course at the state
university. The Misses Watts, Sas-
sc and Malcomson left Friday even
ing for their respective homes at
Charles City, Blue Earth and Man
kato, where they will spend their
summer, vacation. 1t Is understood
that Miss Watts has accepted DO
sitiop in the schools Of Mezeppa for
Mr.. and Mrs. G. v. Cotherman OF
Winnebago and Mr.. and Mrs. Sew
ern Lane and two children Of Penn
berton were Sunday guests at the
A. r. Cotherman home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dredge and
two children accompa lied by their
mother and sister, Mrs. T. II.
predge and Miss Belle Dredge mot.
|orGd up from Minneapolis Sunday,
where they spent the day with Mrs.
]. e. Barnes. They returned home
IN the evening, leaving Grandma
with her daughter.
Willis John and Wilma Uptergraf
Of Garden City and Lois Rev OF
Vernon Center spent the week end
and Sunday at the home cs Robert
Gray In Granada.
H. C. Kraus has gone by carsou
bushes trip, which will take him to
Springfield and New Ulm.
A.. r. PAIL Of Northwest Vernon
purchased last week a black Per-
cheron stallion, which weighs q ton.
handsome animal say he is the best
horse ever brought Into this section
IF the county. Mr. PAIL has been
In the horse business for fifteen
years.
Lawrence Warren, junior in the
state university, writes his parents
that he has job with the st. Paul
Gas and Electric company for the
summer months, so it will not hB
home at the close of the year.
Melvin Griffith of East Vernon,
who has been taking course In
electrical engineering at Leeds. re-
spend his vacation assisting his Ia
ther with His farm work.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Rev and
youngest daughter Grace motored
to Mankato Sunday morning. where
they spent the day at the James
Pepper home.
Miss Selma Petrich, high school
teacher In the Duluth schools. and
Miss Julia Nelson, who taught In
the consolidated schools at Lam
berton arrived home last Saturday
taught at jordan, Ni Is Spending SSmda her her
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Bowen in South Vernon.
The fourth, fifth and sixth divf-
sion Of the Methodist Aid society
will serve Ice cream, cake and mAr-
guerites for fifteen cents THURSDAY
evening June z, on the church lawn.
Everybody Is most cordially invited
to come and enjoy the sociability
that the evening offers.
Matt Weir OF East Vernon will
erect a commodious barn on his
farm two miles from town. Car.
Mrs. Hobart Petrich and two liz.
tie daughters left today for Mank4-
to where Mr.. Petrich secured q po-
sition.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. S. Wright of Col
man, 5. D., who have been visiting
their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Raschke
for a week, left this morning for
DesMoines, where Mr.. Wright, who
is principal Of the school at Colman,
Will attend summer school. after
which they will go to Indiana to
spend the remainder Of their sum
Miss Esther Schwarz, assistant.
cashier of the Farmers bank, with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August
inwarz Of West Vernon, motored
to Mankato early Sunday morning,
tives.
Harold ellison, who works for
1laf Peterson III South Vernon, was
badly hurt last Friday evening BY
being kicked in the face by q horse.
He was still unconscious when
brought to DR.. Arnold's Office. Sew.
oiol oeiIOAcS WcEc ISQUlTSQ 10 sew
up the wound, and his whole face
was so badly swollen as to close
both eyes. At first 1t was feared that
his eyesfght might be injured. He
Is at his parents home In Old Town
and is getting along fine.
y r. G. Cnamplin was up town today
the first time in two weeks. Mr..
Champlin has been having quite a
serious pull Of the "pesky measles
and It will be some time yet before
he fully RECEIVERS from the enact OF
them. His two little boys. Robert,
Jr., and Eugene are having their
turn at them. Hope It will be in a
milder form than their dad7s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Rooney Of
Ceresco In company with Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom McAllen Of Bristol, N, D.,
left this morning by car on fishinE
trip vacation In the vicinity Of Pine
City. Mrs. Rooney will visit relatives
there for D. month or six weeks. The
rest OF the party will return In abent
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Champlin mo.
tored up from Mshtato Sunday
forenoon, remaining over until Mon.
day evening to help their. mother.
Mrs. e T. Champlin celebrate her
Vernon will send its usual quota
to the Old Settlers picnic which IS
held this year on Friday OF this
week.
Which Shalt " BE
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