The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-09
HARD TIME SOCIAL
Event AT VERNON
Two Hundred People Took
Part In Affair
PRIZES WERE GIVEN
Reverend and His Wife Came In
For Their Share of the
Honors

hard time social given by the Meth
ouilt Ladies Aid society at the OPP
era house Friday evening OF last
week proved a very enjoyable affair.
rulIy Two hundred people were pres
ent. The evening was largely spent
IN playing progressive games. Mrs.
Louis Arndt carried Off the prize for
winning the most games, while Ro-
bert Raschke became the proud pos
SCISSOR of the BOBBY prize. F. K.
Cooper was awarded the prize among
The men for being the most fittingly
dressed for the occasion, wnlie d
similar prize for the ladies went to
Mrs. Louis Brown. The awarding
of prizes was decided by popular
vote and Rev. Illingworth who took
charge of this part of the program
so hypnotiZed his audience that his
wife and himself became possessor
OF a prize. The reverends was a
toy wringer. At the close OF the ev-
ening sandwiches. pickles, cake and
coffee was served. The receipts Tor
the evening amounted to $3.50;
fines imposed for forbidden fin
cry bringing in 81 or this amount.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Withrow of
Amboy called on Vernon frienGs
sunday.
Miss Lille Pap was in Mankato
Tuesday, where sne had her tonsils
removed. She was able to return
home the next day. Her mother
Mrs. Albert Pap accompanied her.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Cornish have
lately received a letter from their
niece Mrs. Dwight Cornish or Long
Beach, Calf. Mrs. Cornish writes
that her husband has been seriously
ill with high blood pressure. The
physician tells them II Is doubtful
il he will ever be able to do much
work again. Mr.. Cornish was a Yer
non resident the most OF his lie and
has many frinds here who VIII be
sorry to learn of his poor health.
Mrs. Ben KienholZ of Bird Island
was a visitor in the home OF her
brother in law John Kienholz Tues
lay and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morris well
coined a baby girl into their home
Sunday morning, January %. Moth
er and child are doing well.
William Kline made a business
trip TO Mankato and Judson Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Griffith were
called to Amboy Tuesday evening
fIh's mother.
"A. W. Busby holds a public sale of
his stock and farm machinery next
wednesday, February z, at the w.
G. Merritt farm just west OF the vii
iage. A free lunch will be served
at noon and the sale will begin at
one o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Busby plan
TO move TO Lake Crystal soon as Mr..
Busby's headquarters as agent Tor
the Cities Service Oil company are
&C that place.
Mrs. Hartman, who has been Wis
iting her brother J. H. Robinson for
some time, returned to her home at
Mortified Friday. Mr.. Robinson &C
companied her and will visit over
Sunday with relatives at Mortified
and Dundas.
Mrs. Alvarez Francis and children
arrived Friday noon from New
Mexico.
Little Miss Genevieve Stoner is
entertaining Miss Dorothy Kramer or
Welcome.
Elaine, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Bowen, has been very
ill with pneumonia, but is improving
at the present writing. Miss Clara
LePierre Of Faribault is caring for
her.
Mrs. Lois Warren was a Mankato
visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. Lockerby, who cared for A.
J.SPattridge during his recent illness,
returned to her home Thursday. We
are glad to report Mr.. Partridge as
making fine recovery.
The Vernon friends of Mrs Albert
Hohenstein, Sr., of Mankato, will be
sorry to know it has been necessary
for her to undergo an operation for
cancer. The operation was perform
ed at Emmanuel hospital Thursday
of this week.
Orvala Wendt, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Wendt, is suffering from
an attack Of pneumonia. The little
Taylor baby is also ill from the same
disease.
9 A baby daughter was born Sunday
morning, January % to Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Ewendt of Mankato. Mrs.
Ewendt was formerly Miss Anna
Hohenstein Of this place.
Miss Nina Rosenberger and Miss
Valera Petrich were ManKato shop
pers Saturday of last week.
The Ladies' Bible class of the Meth
odist church put on very pleasant
social affair at the home of their
teacher Mrs. Blanche Mertersdorf.
Inc event was IN the nature or
surprise party, although Mrs. Mer-
tersdorf had suspicioned something
was on foot. About fifty were pres
ent and a royal good time enjoyed.
Games and stunts caused much mer-
riment and caused the hours to fly
swiftly by. An original poem was
written for the event by Mrs. Hing
worth and read by Mrs. Halverson.
Refreshments consisting of sand
witches, pickles, cake and coffee were
served. About midnight the guests
departed to their various homes
with kindlier feelings for their host
ess and one another because of their
hours of social intercourse ana fun.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will meet Wednes-
day of next week with Mrs. Godfrey
WendtlandA
- Others on the sick list this week
are Mr.. and Mrs. John Halverson
and daughter Irene. A. c. Gray, Ro-
bert Gray and little Marie Hing
worth.
The pupils of the Garden City
high school will present the play
His Uncle's Niece" at the opera
house Monday evening, February 5.
We notice among the cast of charac-
tiers the names of Lois Rev, Robert
Gray and Edwin Kraus, three YER
nonites, who are attending school in
Garden City.