The Mankato free press., 1923-12-28
VERNON CENTER IS
IN HOLIDAY DRESS
Many Guests Being Enter
tanned In Village
GIVE XMAS PROGRAMS
Special Christmas Services Will Be
Held In Churches. cominas
and Goinas
Especial To The Free Pressl

One OF the handsomest 1924 calen-
Gar arrived this morning with the
compliments OF H. II. Fenske, gem
eral blacksmithing, wagon work and
torch welding, vernon Center. Mr..
Fenske was q world war veteran
and is an expert in all lines.
Mrs. Siefie Warren spent Tuesday
and part of Wednesday with her
daughter Alice, who is a high school
senior at Parker college. Mrs. War
rem attended q Christmas pageant
which was put on by the college
Tuesday evening.
Charles Reed has rented the
Charles Starbuch farm, four and
one. half miles west of town. He and
his family will take possession the
drst Of the year.
Mrs. Gladys Thul substituted as
eral days during the illness of the
teacher, Miss Jessie Wilcox who
was able to resume her teaching
Wednesday.
Mrs. Herman Reinke Of West
. Vernon, who was operated on for
Appendicitis in one OF the Mankato
hospitals, returned to her home
Monday.
Henry Thul is in Amboy, redecor.
ating the interior Of the Carl Apitz
residence.
The Misses valaria Petrich and
Esther Schwartz were among the
shoppers in Mankato. Little Madal-
inc and Alma Petrich came home
with their aunt for several days
visit with their grandparents, A. W.
Petrich and wife.
Harry Morris. mail carrier on
81 tyyo 49, T..
Mankato yesterday afternoon.
high school teacher in Duluth and
Julia Nelson, who teaches in the
consolidated schools at Lamberton.
arrived home this afternoon to
spend the holidays with their par
ents.
Miss Era Griffith, who is attend
ing Hamline college. came home
Wednesday and will be the guest OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Crit
nth of East Vernon. during the holi-
davs.
Mrs. Viola Swarts is leaving after
Christmas for ST. Mary's Missouri,
to spend the remainder Of the win
ter months with her son and daugh-
ter in law. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank.
T. D. Hays left this morning for
Minneapolis where he will spend the
holiday season with his family.
The grades OF the three lower
rooms prepared a very nice Christ
mas program. which was given at
Lao Tridav afternoon.
-F. Ray Cooner of st. Paul was an
end Mrs. F. E. Cooper Wednesday.
St. Thomas College in St. Paul
will arrive home this evening to
spend his holiday vacation Of eight
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. G. Kraus.
Will Dennison left the first of the
week for Livipsgton, Montana where
he will visit his sister. Mrs. 2. NJ.
Myles and family. He expects to get
home in time for his Christmas din
ner. His son Lawrence. who ar
rived home Thursday from Ames
where he is attending the Iowa
State college, will assist in running
the ranch during his fathers. alb
sence.
! ComplimentinE Mrs. Ira Winter, a
the J. w. Winter home in South
Quite a number of the brides
friends were nresent.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ost OF
New York Mills will arrive in Man
kato Saturday evening where they
viii be met by auto and taken to
the home OF Mrs. Ost's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. Denison. There thev
Will spend the holidays. Mr.. Ost is
sriperintendent Of the New York
Mills public school and Mrs. Ost is
Mrs. Alice Marco Brown, a teach
er in the Clark schools and her lit
tie SON Kermet, will arrive home
Christmas morning to spend the
holidays with the formers mother,
Mrs. Emma Brown In West Vernon.
The nupils of the Rambo district,
with Miss Jessie Wilcox as teacher,
gave q program Friday afternoon
which was well attended. Miss Stella
wfllet teacher in the Mack district
and her pupils gave fine program
AZ the school house Friday after
noon. Miss Willet will spend the
holidays with her parents at Blue
Mrs. Clifford Mead and family are
enjoying q visit from her brother
III. q. Rue OF Lucan, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Glaubit1,
who live on the Porter Homestead
in West Vernon: left this morning
for New Ulm, where they VIII visit
Harry McMonage has nearly COM
pleted painting. and redecoration
the residence of the Dwight Cor
nish farm, southwest OF town. g. e.
Cornish who looks after the farm
has rented it to Earl Robinson OF
Lake Crystal Mr.. Robinson moved
. on to the farm Friday. Mrs. Robin
son and baby daughter, born Dec
ember II are at the home or her
mother, Mrs. Rains OF Lake Crystal.
Mrs. Harry McMonagl entertained
at a twelve o'clock dinner Friday.
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Chaffy and son Fred and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Miller OF West
Vernon. The Chaffy family, who
have been in the vicinity for the
past two years, have decided to re-
turn to their old home in Illinois
and will leave tomorrow.
The hunters received check OF
t37 dollars fron-a Chicago hrm, to
which they had shipped the game
secured in the last hunt. The ex-
penses of shipping amounted to SIT.
The Christmas season will be OBJ
perved by the churches In the usual
manner. Services at st. Mathews on
Christmas morning at seven O'Clock.
Rev. Father Britz will be in charge.
The Baptist Sunday school will give
their program in the church Christ
mas evening at 1880. st. Peters
Lutheran Sunday school program
will begin at five o'clock.
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