The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-18
SERVICE FOR WELLS
CORNISH VERNON
Short Service; Inte;ment
Sunday Afternoon
NEWS FROM TOWN
Number of Masons Participate
In Lodge Event At
Amboy


his nephew, Dr. Marshal Cornish
saying that he would arrive on the
late train Saturday evening; May Il,
with the body of his father. the late
Wells Cornish, who passed away IN
California. Short funeral services
will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at the Clinton Cornish home.
lnterment will be made in the Union
cemetery beside his wife, who pas
sed away about ten years ago.
The Misses Ethel Noble and Alice
Miller of St Paul spent the week
end at the Z. w. Washburn home,
the guests of Miss Nina Rosenberger.
The Misses Mary and Dora kraus
entertained over the weekend May
Anderson. The girls are high school
classmates in the consolidated school
of Garden City. Mr.. and Mrs. II. {.
Kraus took their daughters and guest
TO Mankato Sunday afternoon, where
they had a happy time at the Charles
Wagon home. Grandma Kraus. who
has been staying with her daughter.
Mrs. Mary Wagon, will soon return
TO the old home farm, where she
lives with her son Lou and family
during the summer and fall months
Herbert Case and father, DR.. +. l..
Case of 'Mankato and sam Grannis
of st. Cloud were dinner guests at
the G. F. Grannis home in the village
Monday The Cases drove to Blue
Earth in the afternoon TO attend to-
business matters. Mr.. Grannis re-
manned for longer visit with his
brother and family.
Hon Frank Clague drove down
from his home in Redwood Falls
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Clague will
spend several days in this locality
attending to business pertaining to
his real estate holdings.
Attorney G. W. Champlin and Tom
drove over from the Lakes Sunday
morning and spent the day with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. I.
Champlin. They returned home in
the evening, accompanied by his
wife and daughter, who has been
visiting relatives here for several
days.
Charles Grannis was a business
caller in Msnkato Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Tyrholm of Good
Thunder spent a few hours in town
Monday.
Peterson Bros. this week sold
light Overland car TO w. W. Griffith
of East Vernon. Mr.. Griffith traded
in his Hudson six as part payment
on the new car. Others in this To-
cality who have brought cars this
season are Rob Brown. Harry Bates,
Carl Stelter, Mrs. Emma Brown and
F. c. Wilbur of North Vernon, who
bought two, an Overland and Ford:
Meysrs X. Mobiles, G. G. Cornish,
H. c. Kraus, F. L. Cooper, J. r.
Lowell, r. G. Champlin, J. H. Hal
version, Merrill and Mark Mack were
among the prominent masons of this
place who drove to Amboy Tuesday
evening, where they were guests of
the A. F and A. NJ. lodge. Work in
the third degree was exemplified by
the home team, after which all went
to the Randall restaurant to partake
of the banquet served there. All
speak in glowing terms of this pleas
ant event. Winnebago lodge was
present also.
Messrs. Plainly, Kienholz and
Warren were business visitors in
Garden City the first of the week.
c. NJ. Warren was in Winnebago
Thursday. where he attended the an
nual meeting of the trustees of Par
ker college.
Two young men, who are attend
ing Parker college, were over Sun
day guests Of their classmate Sum-
ner Sewers of South Vernon.
Carl Warren received this week a
letter from the Briggs family of
Stanberry, Wis, extracts of which
will be of interest to friends in their
old home town Mr., Briggs, whose
ankle was crushed SO badly that he
was laid UP for six weeks during the
winter, is again having trouble with
it. The ankle was. put in a cast
again to remain for an indefinite
period. Mrs. Briggs has high blood
pressure and has been very poorly
for several months. II would seem
that our old neighbors are having
more than their share of sickness at
the present time. but trust that bet
ter and healthier times are ahead of
them. Their son Rex has bought a
forty acre farm and carpenters were
at work building commodious
house This has set us TO wonder
ing why and wherefore Rex should
need a house, but there's a reason,
suppose"
Miss Jessie Wilcox of Garden City,
who has been spending several days
at the Homer Babcock home, went
to Amboy this afternoon, where she
will visit friends, after which she
will leave for North Dakota, where
she will spend the summer months
with relatives. Miss Wilcox taught
the past year in the Ashley district.
west of town,
Four MeXicans with their families
arrived here Tuesday from San An
tonic Texas, and have hired out for
the season TO Messrs T. d. Hays, B.
Sence, A Tucker and j. Riley. These
gentlemen will go into sugar beet
raising on quite an extensive scale.
This is an industry that will bring a
substantial profit to the producer
without much chance for crop fail
ure. it is believed.
Rev. w. w. Brown of Lamberton
was an over night guest Wednesday
of Mr.. and Mrs. z. w. Washburn,
and spent the next forenoon greet
ing old friends and neighbors in the
old home town, where. he spent four
successful years as pastor of the
Methodist church. All were glad to
see him and happy to know his es
Unable family are all enjoying good
health and the community and
church work in that progressive little
city. Rev. Brown. who is trustee
OF Parker college, attended the an
nual meeting in Winnebago Thurs
day afternoon.
DR.. Frank Doran was in town
Wednesday evening and was in at