The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-07-27
PICKED UP IN VERNON
Social and Personal News; Notes
About Harvesting

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About Harvesting
Vernon Center, July 25.-There
will be an ice cream social Satur-
day evening on the Baptist church
lawn, given under the auspices of
the Baptist ladies aid Everybody is
i5.VIed.
=. +. Grannis has purchased a
fine Buick Sedan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Forces have
returned from Boone, Iowa, where
they have spent the past ten days
visiting relatives of Mrs. Forces.
F. Ray Cooper motored up from
Minneapolis Saturday to spent the
week end with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. h. Cooper. He returned to
the cities Sunday evening, taking
home his wife and little son, who
had been here since the fourth.
harvesting is about finished in
this locality. Winter wheat and
oats are good, spring wheat was in =
jured more or less by the intense
heat; some report fair crop, others
say 1t is hardly worth cutting. Rain
is badly needed for corn, garden and
potatoes.
Mrs. Mabel Cray of North Vernon
has rented her farm, and would like
a position taking care OF an invalid
or elderly person in Mankato or a
town having a high school, so as her
youngest son can be with her while
he is finishing high school. Mrs.
Cray is a practical nurse and a very
capable woman.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Goodfellow
have returned to their home at
20 In III
with the formers sister, Mrs. Marion
Lauer and other relatives who have
been the guests Of Mrs. Lauer dur
ing the week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold also visited the latter's sis :
ters, Mrs. George Barnard and Mrs.
Will Bryson In Good Thunder while
here.
Mrs. William OSt, after spending
the past six weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dennison, left for
MonteVldeo, whore she will meet
her husband and spend a few days
visiting his parents. when they will
go to Detroit Lake to spend the re- =
mainder Of their vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ort will hold posi-
lions In the New York Mills public
school. The former is superinten-
dent and Mrs. Ost principal.
Mr.. and Mrs. George O'Connor
motored up from ST. Paul Monday
morning for short stay at the home
OF the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Partridge, both Of whom are in
very poor health at the present time
A. G. HalVerson Is taking an en-
forced vacation from his store duties
this week. Mr.. Halverson has been
on his feet too much of late, COM
blned with the hot weather has
or so Of rest will in all probably re-
store him to his usual health.
Honoring the natal days of Mrs.
Marion Louer and Mrs. Emma
Schwan, the SunsnIne" club enjoyed
q very pleasant afternoon at the
formers home, Thursday. The hon
orary guests were presented with
very substantial gifts in commemor-
ating the event.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Champlin re-
turned to their home in Mankato this
morning after enjoying "a week in
Vernon as guests of their parents,
Mr.. and. Mrs. E. T. Champlin and
sister Mrs. Lewis Brown and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Selby and
children returned from a two weeks
vacation Saturday. Mrs. SeIby has
taken Mrs. Mabel Halerson's place
as primary teacher in the Daily Va
cation Bible school.
Herman Matteson left yesterday
for his home in Salem, South Da-
kota after spending a two weeks va
cation with his brother in law and
sister Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brown and
two children Sheriey and Dean hit
the trail early Sunday morning
for Birchtown, Iowa, where they will
spend a ten day vacation.
Mrs. Wtntfred Quimby is out from
Minneapolis, enjoying a week at
Stony Point with her sister, Mrs. L..
c. Rev and family. Mary and Dora
Kraus are at the L. C. Rev cottage,
as the guests of Lois and Grace Rev.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Stoner and Gene
We've and Dorothy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Mead and two children and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Hansen and
three children, made up a truck load
Of happy folks, who drove to Stoney
Point Sunday evening for a swim
and cool of at that popular resort.
F. r. Stoner and C. Mead are now
hauling the big tile for a county
ditch in the vicinity Of Good Thur
der.
Rev. and Mrs. William Warren
and youngest daughter Persis Of
gainesville, Ohio, arrived Monday
afternoon and are visiting at the
home Of the formers brother Carl.
and sister Mrs. Sadie Barnes and
with numerous friends in the old
town where Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
spent their childhood days.
A baby daughter arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs William Butt
Ter Monday. The Buttiers live in the
F. r. Lowell tenement house.