The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-16
W.t.CORNISH SICK
SUFFERED STROKE
Brother Of Vernon Center
Resident Is In Serious
Condition

Vernon Center February .1o.-G. c.
Cornish received word that his
brother w. e. Cornish OF Long
Beach, CALI. had saTereG stroke
Of palalysis. He had regained con
BctousRoss but was unable TO speak.
For O great many years MIR. Cor
fish was a resident OF Vernon Cen
ter, owning and occupying the farm
many Nold friends here who will be
grieved to know Of his Illness.
The annual meeting or the Willow
Creek and Sterling. Anhoy Tele-
phone company was held at Amboy
Tuesday. The old officers were re-
elected with the exception Of presi-
dent. Leonard Talbot was elected
to that Office. Will Rambo, Henry
ohenstein, Albert Pap, Gust VOL
schlager, Ben Baumgartner and c..
M. Warren were In attendance from
Vernon.
F. M. Selby Sr. is suffering from
On attack Of heart trouble.
Mrs. Libbie Barsncss. who has
been spending a few weeks with her
mother Mrs. g e. Francis leaves the
latter part of the week for her
home at Lewiston, Mont.
Robert Gray is i'll with pneumonia,
but is improving.
Among the Vernonites who were
transacting business at the county
seat this week were W. w. Griffith,
John Kienholz and A. r. Cother-
man.
Lucius Ashley is attending several
sales Of Poland China hogs in the
southeastern part of the state. 1t is
Vrao.rpnAA hn 40 lnnEinO for a.
thing satisfactory to add to his own
Thoroughbred herd
Mrs. Lulu Gates and Miss Liza
Wilson visited at the home Of their
sister Mrs. Lefie Warren Saturday
Of last week.
George 0'Connor was passenger
to st. Paul Wednesday.
Charles and Russell Grannis at
tended the funeral Of their cousin
Bert Nickerson at Garden City
Monday. Mrs. e. W. Washburn and
Mrs. F. H. Barnes also attended the
service.
Mrs. Fred Muske, who has been
i'll some time. was not so well at
the last report.
Alice Warren was in Winnebago
Wednesday and Thursday.
C. L. Kelley was in Rochester the
latter part of the week to consult
medical advice.
The play that was advertised to be
given at Vernon last Monday even
ing by the Garden City high school
was indefinitely postponed because
Of the death Of Bert Nickerson. who
was a brother Of one of the principal
characters in the play.
A large crowd was IN attendance
at the Busby auction but in spite
Of that fact sales we're somewhat
slow. A. G. Gray sold his stock and
farming OUTFIT at public sale yester-
day.
L. L. Champlin OF Mankato was
seen on the streets Thursday.
John Stevens was in Vernon Wed
nesday in the interest Of the Better
Sires movement, which is being ag-
itated throughout the county.
Walter Richter of Mapleton was a
business caller In the village Thurs
day.
Word was received Thursday that
Robert, the youngest son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Henderson of Mankato.
had passed away suddenly from
heaN failure in Minneapolis, where
he Was attending school. A few
hours later second message came
to Mrs. HENDERSON SAYING 1t was all
a mistake and that Robert had as
sured her himself he was in usual
good health. 1t seemed there had
been another boy of the same age
rooming on the same moor with Ro-'
bert, and it was this young man who
passed away. Some way in the can
fusion of the moment the wrong
parents were notified. The CORES
Dopdent was asked to make this
explanation as the first report had
gone forth quite generally. All win
be glad to learn that all is well with
Robert. The Hendersons for many
wears were residents of this village.
Robert was born and grew to young
manhood here.
Mrs. C. M. Warren and daughter
Alice were in Garden CITY Fridav
and Saturday, the guests Of Mrs. e.
w. Gates.