The Mankato free press., 1923-09-07
TEAM GOING GOOD
VERNON CENTER AGGRE-
, CATION WINS PLAUDITS
Stories of Village and Neigh
borhood Are Told BY the
Correspon dent

Vernon Center, September 1.-The
Vernon Center baseball team is go
ing good and added two more vic
tories to their long string the past
week. Last Friday the team battled
the strong Eagle Lake team at the
Garden City fair and sent them home
with a nine to two defeat. The gang
played bang up good ball in spite
Of the miserable grounds. A large
crowd of home fans were on hand
to cheer the team to victory. On Sun
day the team journeyed over to
Huntley and again were victors. The
score was eleven to three. Huntley
had strengthened up considerably
but not enough to win the game.
Manager Charles Kraus says that
the team is working together in fine
shape and that he hopes to book two
or three more fast games before the
season is at close. He Is quite
anxious to take On the Amboy Bears
here on the home diamond, as they
owe us two games on the home
if ball tournament OF couple of
including our own, could be arrang-
ed for in the near future.
M. Palmby feels quite elated over
the blue ribbons ne carried home
from the Blue Earth county fair on
his apples. He exhibited eight plates
and received seven premiums. Five
plates received first prize, one sec
ond and one third. A plate of Ben
Davis apples. and a plate of Delici-
GUS, will be exhibited at the state
fair, among the collection from Blue
Earth county.
Part of No. 5 state highway is to
be regraveled this fall and work
began this week. Duel and Thyer
company of Worthington have the
contract. Arthur Vernon's splendid
twenty three Ford trucks are haul
ing gravel from a pit west of Am
boy and the graveIing began from
the bridge in Old Town and will end
at the county line.
Miss Mary Colbert of Currie,
Mimi, was calling on friends in the
village Wednesday. The Thomas
Boles, ]. r. Mobiles and Shern
Thurston's families attended the
Mankato fair Thursday.
Messrs Lon Wyman, H. G. Kraus
and J. r. Mobiles returned Thurs
day evening from the cities, where
they had been assisting Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Francis in the fruitless effort
to locate their missing daughter
Helen. Her disappearance has cast
gloom throughout the village
where Helen was born and passed
her childhood days. She was Win
some child and was developing into
mo do uifh hr.iD ac
and her quiet lady like ways de-
lighted us all on her recent visit
here. Her mysterious disappearance
falls heavily On the friends in the
old home town and deepest sympathy
is felt for the almost distracted
parents and brother.
Rev. and Mrs. II. lllingworth en-
tertained over the week end MIR. and
Mrs. F. Cribb and Ed Jones of
Minneapolis, Mrs. Masy Jones, who
had been a guest OF the Illingworth
family for several weeks returned
With the party Sunday evening.
Mrs. f. A. Lane of Winnebago was
an over night guest Wednesday of
her daughter, Mrs. A. R.. Cotherman,
enroute to Mankato where she will
visit relatives for, few days.
Miss Marion Hall left on the noon
1Ol uSL uOuIS a. SndI lOo
City, Iowa Miss Hall has been as
sistant cashier at the State Bank
for the past six weeks, where her
work was highly satisfactory. Cliff
lord Force until just recently, cash
ier in the bank at Clear Lakes. D.,
has accepted the position as assist
ant cashier In the Vernon State Rank
and entered upon his duties today.
Mrs. Steve Tomasek and three
children, are spending a couple Cf
weeks in Mankato. Mrs. Tomesek is
receiving treatments at the st. Jo-
seph's hospital. The children are
being cared for at the home Of a
cousin in that city.
! T. D. Hays and son Thomas went
to Minneapolis Friday, where the
former will spend Fair week. Thorn
as, Jr., has spent the simmer with
his father and Aunt Ella on tho
farm and returns to the city in time
for the spening Of the school year;
Merrill Mack, Edwin Kraus, Joda
Bowen and Donald Schwartz left on
the four o'clock train Friday for the
twin cities, to enroll for their duties
at the state fair. p.
Miss Jane Neill will resume her
duties at the Corner store next week,
after spending her vacation with
friends in Mankato and Madelia.
Mrs. Charles Force went to Boone,
Iowa, Thursday, where she will visit
her daughter. while attending to
business matters.
Mrsand Mrs. Paul Wendlandt and
two children, Helen and Jean Of
Olivia, and Mrs. Jane Armstrong Of
Winnebago, have been guests this
week at the home Of the\ formers
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Godfrey
Wendlandt.
w w. Griffeth of East Vernon
accompanied by George Boughton
left Friday morning by auto for the
twin cities, where they will meet
IMr. and Mrs. Hugh Frances and take
them back to their farm home at
Pine City.
Mrs. Harry Bailey is visiting
friends and relatives in and around
Amboy this week.
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