The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-02-23
NEWS OF VERNON
LISTED BY SCRIBE
w. c. 7. U. Meeting Was
Interesting Affair
NOTES In VILLAGE
Lecture BY Burns, Who Says
Slow Up; Take Foot
OFF Gas

Vernon Center, February 2l.-
AZ. anu mrs. George O'Connor have
purchased a rooming- house in St.
PaH and are busy getting settled
preparatory to opening their es-
adjustment. Mr.. and Mrs. O'Connor
have been Vernon residents for a
year or more, making their home
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Partridge. We are sorry
10 lose them from our midst, but
wish them success in their new
home
Henry and Nick Thul are enjoying
a visit from their, sister, Miss Paul
inc. OF Shakopee.
The W. c. T. U. held Frances
Willard memorial meeting at the
home of Mrs. H. nlingworth Friday
afternoon. About twenty FIVE ladies
we're present. Mrs. Denison was
leader of the meeting and opened -
with a pleasing tribute TO the three
10 whom the month of FEBRUARY
seems peculiarly to belong-Wash-
ington. Lincoln, and Miss Willard.
She described briefly the Washing
ton monument and Lincoln me-
mortal in the city of Washington
and also told of Washington's old
home at Mt. Vernon as she saw it a
few summers ago. Mrs. Emma
Schwan and Miss Mabel Halverson
each read selections appropriate TO
the occasion, and Mrs. Clemmie Los
veil explained the origin and pur-
nose of the Willard memorial fund
<nfi also gave personal recollec-
lions OF Miss Willard. The program
--sossd with q solo. Mt. Vernon Bells.
by Mrs. Iilingworth. The afternoon
closed with a Is cent lunch, which
netfed the society nearly IS, 81 OF
Is amount will be sent to the
willard memorial fund.
All are sorry to learn that Miss
Eleanor Mack. who is attending the
Teachers college at Mankato, has
been unable to attend school for
the past two weeks because or Ill :
ress.
have occupied the F. r. Lowell
farmhouse the past year, moved Sat
urday to Judson, where Mr.. Cline
has a position on a farm. Chas.
Reich drove the dray team over
with one load of goods.
Harry Bailey was in Amboy Sat
The second number on the enter
tainment course, which the school
is putting on, was given at the
Methodist. Episcopal church Friday
evening. This was q lecture by DR..
Burns, entitled, Chords and Dis
chords. The doctog spoke on the
alarming increase i'd crime through :.
wears. its cause and its remedy.
Among the many good things he
said were the following: 'Civiliza.
ton is not what we have, but what
we are, Civilization rests on three
foundation stones-the home, the
church, and the state. The duty
of the state is to make and enforce
law, the duty Of the church Is to
teach the moral, law on the nome
alone lies the responsibility for
the teaching OF obedience 10 the
laws of the state" III a child is
not taught obedience to law and
self control before he is fifteen; ne
will never learn it" He advised
parents to "take their foot off the
gas" and slow down bit that they
might suffer less from nerve strain
and be more ready to teach their
children what real obedience means
instead of allowing them to live IN
the street that the home might be
ouiet, or giving them whatever they
desire to buy immunity from teas
ing. ,oo.u-o
worthy Of a much larger crowd than
was in attendance.
The annual creamery meeting
brought out only small crowd, pre-
suulably because of the severe wealth
er and the fact that auctions were on
In the community for the preceding
and following days. The business
meeting was held in the forenoon
at which the old officers were re-
elected with the exception that +,
r Soyell succeeds c. L. Kelley
The buttermilk was sold to the high
est bidder and went to FIJI. Mer-
tesdorf at 40 cents per barrel. Lunch
was served at noon, following this
A 7. Mcclure, who is sent out by
the University Extension Dept. spoke
Discussion of the idea OF new
creamery building was then taken
up and the board OF directors was
instructed to formulate a plant fol
incorporating, after which they were
ia call a special meeting with q
view TO taking definite action IN re-
gard 10 building.
This community was shocked and
saddened Friday afternoon when
II learned Of the sudden death oil
Frank NJ. Selby, which occurred as
the result of heart failure. For 9
great many. years Mr.. JSelby had
been subject to similar attacks, but
was feeling as well as usual Friday
and about FIVE o'clock drove to the
Methodist Episcopal parsonage fol
his wife. who was attending meet
ing of the Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union at that place. he
drove his horse In TO the yard ano
WAS engaged in conversation with
Rev. IIiingworth and y. H. Robin.
son when the. death Angel came to
him and he passed painlessly te
The Great Beyond. Francis M. Selby
Was born near Berlin, Wis, Feb,
,Ilary 10 1854. In the summer o.