The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-11-23
NOTES FROMvER|.NOlN
NEW CREAMERY THERE rs
NEARING COMPLETION .
Old Building VIII BE Sold To the
Highest Bidder Monday No
Vember 10. -.

Vernon Center, November 1.-THE
new creamery is nearing completion.
Eric Carlstrom OF Mankato. contrac.
tor, expects to have the building
completed in about week. Every
body in the community is justified
in being proud of this modern build
ing which Is 40xS6 feet, made Of
Springfield brick and hollow block.
The creamery board has ordered
that the old creamery be. removed
and the building will be sold to the
highest bidder, Monday, November
10. at 1880 a. m.
A parcel shower was given for
edith Muske last Wednesday even
ng, about forty Of her friends be-
ing present. The feature Of the
evening was q mock wedding, after
! which the parcels we're drawn In by
Martin, Muske on q decorated wa
gon. Advice warnings were given to
the bride and games were played the
remainder Of the evening. Refresh
ments were served at midnight
Miss Clara La Pierre OF Faribault,
who recently spent the week with
Mrs. John Bowen and family, left
Monday for Long Beach, Cal. to re.
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thur Pixies hospital in that city.
Duke Ward visited last week at
the home Of his sister, Mrs. H. j.
Good.
Father Paul Britz Of Winnebago
and Henry Thul motored to Mankato
where they spent the day on bust
Activities in the societies of the
Methodist Episcopal church for the
coming week include the work meet
ing of the Mission Circle, at the par
sonage next Tuesday evening. There
will be a tea Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. A. F. Cother-
man and the ladies of the first d.
vision will be hostesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Smith are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Flem-
Ing of Northeast Vernon. Mr.. Smith
has rented one OF Fred Fleming's
farms and will go to housekeeping
as soon as he has finished corn
husking. The Smiths formerly liv-
ed in that neighborhood and the
community are glad to see them
back. =,
G. F. Grannis and family motored
to Mankato yesterday. While the
men folks were attending to bust.
ness matters, Mrs. Grannis enjoyed
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. James
Pepper and family in West Mankato.
Corn husking is thing Of the
past on several farms and with
continued good weather for a week
or ten days. the crop will all be
gathered. -.
remains about the same. DR.. ]. z.
Arnold and nurse Miss Clara Davis
OF Mankato are In attendance anu
every possible thing Is being done
to hasten Miss Champlin's recov-
Mrs. Jennie Cook is spending the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl War
rem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Arndt and
family struck the tran this morninT
in their Ford car, enroute to their
old home in Central Missouri.
where they will spend the winte:
and possibly remain their perma- :.
nently. .....-
Mrs. Harrison motored down from
LETTERS and spent the day with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Pat
fridge.
M. and Mrs. C. NJ. Warren. Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Force and Mrs.
Harry Halverson attended the fun
eral services of Percy Latin at
Amboy Monday afternoon Mr.. Lat
tin passed away. at California and
the body was brought back to his
old home for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bates and
two children and their mother. Mrs.
Frances Young, left early Wednes-
day morning from the Emil Keitzer
home in West Vernon for their new
home at Freepolt, Ill. They loaded
their car Of household goods Mon
day, went overland In their Ford and
hoped to reach their destination
Thursday evening. -.
Miss Valaria Petrich went to
Amboy Monday evening to attend
family dinner in compliment to her
cousin, Miss Helen Schwarz of St.
Paul, who Is home on few days
visit with her parents.
Giles Gray who had his hand
badly crushed by. coming In con-
tact with corn picker last week,
is getting along nicely and was in
town a short time Wednesday af-
ternoon with his brother-in- law,
Len Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. John
son Of Swanville, Mimi, are spend
ing Q few days at the Gray home in
North Vernon. -,
been Ill and threatened with pneu-
monia, is reported much improved
today. re x e
Beet harvest in this locality was
completed Thursday. About 500 tons
Of beets are piled up Southeast of the
depot. They will later be shipped to
Mason City, Iowa. II. D. Brown of
| Winnebago, business manager is in
town today checking up and attend
in to other matters pertaining to the
beet business.
Vernon people have several real
huskers, but up to date Howard
Frances holds the championship,
having 112 bushels to his credit. This
amount he picked Thursday on the
farm Of Mrs. Mable Gray Of North
Vernon. Howard makes an annual
pilgrimage from his home at Pine
City to his old home town at corn
picking time and spends several
weeks among former friends and re-
latiyes. -~~ ..,r
Vernon Center will soon have an
up-to- date filling station. The Home
OIL Company has secured the corner
lot, west Of the undertaking rooms
from the Thomas Halverson Lumber
Company. Mr.. Redfeld expects to
have the foundation completed this
week. William Brothers Of Lake