The Mankato free press., 1923-04-20
Plan FOR COUNTY
MEET OF W.C.T.U.
Vernon Center Unit 10
Attend Gathering AT
Garden City

Vernon Center, April 16.-Mrs.
Mary Davis OF Lake Crystal, county
president Of the w. c. T. u, met
with the ladies the local union wri-
day afternoon. About twenty-6ve
ladies greeted her at the home Of
Mrs. Emma Schwan and enjoyed the
interesting and instructive paper.
which she gave on law enforce
ment, as well as two readings with
which she favored tho audience.
During the business meeting the
following delegates were elected to
the county convention, which meets
at Garden City May 10. Mrs. Flor
ence Denison, Mrs. Mamie Selby
and Mrs. H. Illingworth. At the
close of the meeting light refresh
ments were served, after which
good old fashioned visit was in
dulged in until the near approach
Of the supper hour warned the var
ious housekeepers that the time for
departure was at hand. =
At a meeting of the official board
Of the Methodist church of this
place it was voted TO raise the
church and put in basement be-
meath the entire building. Edwin
Johnson was requested to draw
plans for the boards consideration
and the soliciting of funds for the
purpose will soon be begun.
Donald and Robert Gray of Gra
NADIA spent part of the week as
guests Of their aunt, Mrs. A. G..
Halverson.
Messrs. Chester and Harry Bailey
have been in Rochester this week
for treatment at the Mayo clinic.
Miss Ara Griffith came home from
Hamline last Tuesday evening. She
was somewhat out of health and
her physician advised her to return
home for week.
Miss Helen Sasse spent the week
end with her sister Miss Jennie
Sasse at Mankato.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Cotherman
and Roland were in WinnebagO
Thursday evening.
Veda Hutch and family departed
from Vernon Thursday for the
scene of their next summers labors.
They will work in the. beet fields
some two and a half miles from st.
Peter
MIR and Mrs. Ed O'Reilly and
daughter spent a part OF the week
in Minneapolis. the guests of Mr..
|O'Reilly's parents.
Mrs. Bessie Barcus and daughter
Dorothy returned Monday noon
from Rochester. The physicians at
the Clinic advised against an i'm
girls trouble, the cause Of which is
q misplaced kidney. They deem 1t
possible for nature to correct such
a trouble in one so young.
Mrs. T. r. Newell and Ralph and
Helen returned Tuesday night from
Amery, Wis, where Mrs. Newell had
been with sister, who had lately
undergone an operation. They were
delayed in their return one day by
a heavy snowstorm in that section,
The Willow Creek Telephone
company will move their switch
board to the rooms over the under
taking parlors this week.
D. H. Thew and G.. c. Cornish
were in Mankato Thursday attend
ing a meeting of all the assessors
Of the county.
Mrs. Ed. Swanson has been quite
i'll the past week.
Ray Cooper was visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Cooper
George Boughton is greeting old
friends. having lately returned from
Pine City, where he spent the win
ter with his sister, Mrs. Hugh
Francis.
D.. A. Slater was in Amboy We'd
nesdPy evening to visit his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Albert Tettam.
Louis Brown returned Thursday
from trip into Wisconsin. He
accompanied County Agent McMil-
len with the intention of buying
Guernsey cattle for several farmers
in this vicinity. but found the price
on the animals offered for sale so
stiff that they returned without
purchasing.