The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-06-01
VERNON TO HONOR
LIVING And DEAD
Memorial Services Il That
Village; the Program
NEWS OF THE TOWN
Number ct Events Written Up
BY the Daily Free Press
Correspondent

custom union services will be held ~
TIE opera house Me@o-!a. Sunday a
1890 q. N. Rev. ". OsLoss Fu.!e!
o; the Baptist church viii deliver
the sermon. On Decoration day al
ten a. n. the following program will
Ire given IN the oneGa house
Master OF Ceremonies, Z. J. Q
Reilly.
America, audience.
Invocation, 6ev. r. Illingworth.
Song, Comrades Greeting, NeS-o'
Salute the Flag, Primary children
Song, America tie Beautiful. In
terme6iate school.
Address, Rev. Thompson OF Blue
Earth.
Song. Scatter the Flowers OF May
Reading. Cover Them Over, Mar
garet Purvis.
Song, Fhe Warfare Ended. choir.
Song, Star Spangied Banner, audi
ence.
Benediction. Rev. H. Illingworth.
| Cemetery services in charge o!
Jennings Post No. 276. American
Minnesota State song, pupils Of
the high and grammar rooms.
4, The services at the cemetery will
he held Immediately after the pro-
gram at the opera house.
William Scramm has returned to
Lewisville, having been here some
time repairing the well at the home
: Of Mrs. Lois Warren. New tile was
/, put in and the we'll is as good as
ever. There is an abundance OF this
pure, cold water to supply all OF the
neighbors Who do not like the city
water.
Mrs. Clara Guppy Of North Vernon
left Wednesday morning for the "a
kotas where she will visit trlenos Iol
an indefinite period.
Mrs. Albert Muske and the Misses
Edith and Alma Muske of West Yer
NON and their guest, Miss Esther
Parr, of Ogilvie, Mimi. made up a
motor party Wednesday afternoos
who took in the sights and scenes OF
that progressive little city.
The w. c. T. U. held a mothers
meeting at the home Of Mrs. Hon
man in Amboy Friday afternoon
Mrs. Liefie Warren, district vice
president, addressed the meeting:
The Mission Circle met Tuesday
evening at the home OF Miss Elsie
Thew in Old Town. There was a
roodly number present. After short
business session the meeting was
turned into farewell party IN com :
plffnent to Mrs. Free, who is soon to
move away. Mrs. Gladys HalveTson
president, presented Mrs. Free Win
a pyrex baking dish as parting re-
membrance of the circle. The nos
tess served nice refreshments.
The Misses Myra Blair and Els
Their Parr. who taught in the 6
WooIschlager and H. Hohenstein
districts in West Vernon. left Wed
nesday for their homes in Ogilvie
These young ladies have been visit.
ing among friends since the close OF
school two weeks ago.
On their way home from Amboy
Judge and Mrs. Loren Cray OF Man
kato. stopped off in the village for a
visit with E. ". Washburn and Mrs
]. E. Barnes.
Mesdames ]. E. Barnes and c. Ne
Warren were in Mankato Wednesday
afternoon. While there they went to
Emmanuel hospital to see Gage Sow
ers, who is not improving as fast as
his friends wish he might. The doc
tors found that the bone in his foot
was diseased They performed an
operation removing about two lnches
of the bone in the instep. This they
hoped would remove the difficulty
which they think Is caused by MS
Iopsils.
The probability OF free movies
which we mentioned last week. de-
veloped into a sure go" this week
the outcome OF a meeting held al
the Cooper Hardware and Implement
company. P. ]. Perrizo Of Delavan
was present and a contract was
signed with him to bring a moving
picture show to the village for six
feou weeks. Some Of the best pro-
auctions are to be shown, such "a
Charlie Chaplin in The Kid. School
DAYS, The Hottentot The Molly
Coddle. featuring Fairbanks. The
committee In charge has long list
TO choose from and they rank
among the very best put out curing
the past three years. The business
men will stand all expenses and al
the people have to do is go to see
them and enjoy themselves. Should
the weather be unfavorable for these
Tuesday night movies, they will be
shown in the opera house. Don't fail
TO keep every Tuesday evening open
for the next sixteen weeks. Your
presence is expected and your alb
sence will be regretted by the bust,
ness men in the Lveliest, best and
most progressive village in the
county. The first picture will be
shown May go.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Free and little
daughter are leaving today for Man
kato, where they have decided to 10.
cate. The Frees have been in bust
ness here for several years and al
regret their leaving. Mr.. Free. who
is not in the best Of health, will en-
ter the clinic at ManRato to locate
his trouble
Much interest Is being aroused over
the coming county Sunday school,
convention, which will be held in
the village Saturday and Sunday
June 8 and TO- The county officers
are all live wires" in Sunday school,
work and this convention bids fair
to be one of the very best ever held
The Junior Senior banquet of Par
ker college was held at Hotel Flor
ence last Manday evening. II was a
very pretty affair, well carried out
and thoroughly enjoyed from the
banquet to the closing number on
the program. when they enjoyed the
play they had long desired to see
The motor trip to and from Blue
Earth added much to the enjoyment
of the occasion.
These are the closing days of the
school year and girls and boys, who
will finish the high school course are