The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
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Vernon Center September s.
Vernon Center Creamy PAD forty
five cents for butter fat for July. The
list of patrons receiving checks
over $50 are as follows: Olaf Peter
sen. $I65. 81; II. p. Tuck, $l47 IS;
w. W. Griffith, S126.S1; August
keInke, $IIs.47; Ed mees. $lIv.sG
Charles Baumgard. S109. 80; Thomas
Bowies, Sl06. 81: A. l.. Tucker,
SlV4. "a; harry Butson. $I04 ~; H
V. Bruce, S1V1.52 John Beigard,
Ss5. 6S; fred Fleming, sSS. AZ; Jonn
Zastr0w 80 .66: I'D Paimby, $SI.zl;
Herman Wilde. $S6.14: T. r Lowell
and Son, $S1. SO: Henry Honenstein,
SCI 04: Albert Poop, $50. IA; Albert
Poht. S6. so; NJ. Busby. $73.44: T. J.
]. A. Spence. $3.50 Herman Pohl,
$71 81; William Miller. $71. Al; w.
D. kambo. $40. 90: F. H. Merters-
dorf. $40 81; Drasch Brothers, so. =
So: c. II. Nelson. $40. 81: Charles
Reed $6S 10: Ed Hohenstein, s69.
6b: Theodore Bailey, $69. As: S. l..
Eeffel, $69 .43; Ed Milde. $69.
John Karis, $68 .98; Al Muske. $6S.
62: Fred Baumgard. $66 AZ; John
Larson, $65. go; John Mertersdorf,
500. "a: Grover Spence $62.95: W..
A. Rambo. $62. 46: M. Couen. $62.
A.: Kletzer Brothers. $50. .66: Max
OFT. $50. 16; Herman Reinke. $50. .12Z
10. Nelson, $60.07; Richard Pohl.
$50 .03: Arthur Pohl. $58.27: Ed.
Mertersdorf, 5S.14; c. NJ. Warren.
liam Stetter. $55 .21; August Kiet-
zen, $54. .O9: Matt Wen, $50. 3.S2: Fred
Bergeman. $53. 80: Ernest Palmby.
S53. IA: E. d. Kietzer. S52 IL: Mrs.
H. R. Schwartz. $51 .16; Herbert
Schwartz, $51. 16: Mrs. Anna Mark,
$50 .S9; Fred Blum. $50.2 August
Pohl, $50. .OS. -
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Merritt and
three children left for their home at
Webster City on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Merritt was in Vernon looking
after the threshing OF his grain on
his farm, adjoining the village west
OF town. While here he also unloaded
a carload OF maCninery,, including a
tractor which he had shipped up from
his farm near Webster City, pre-
paratory to come back" in Feb
ruary. Mr.. Merritt repots poor crops
in Iowa and the family is SO an
Xious to get back to Minnesota.
Several of Vernon people are
having a siege of Hay Fever and
will be truly thankful when the hay
fever season takes its departure.
Vernon Center's new grocer E. L.
Warn and family enjoyed visit this
week from Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Adams
and children OF LIE Sueur. Mrs.
Adams is a sister of Mrs. Ward.
The M. E Aid society will serve
chicken pie supper at the Opera
house, Wednesday evening Septem
ber II, beginning at $3.50. Adults
fifty cents, children (under fourteen
years OF age) twent FIVE cents. The
public is cordially invited and their
patronage will be greately appreciat
ed by the ladies OF the aid
Miss Ida Bowen returned to Jor-
don. MINI. to resume her teaching in
the public schools in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kienholz and
family and Alice Warren, left FRI
day morning by auto for the Twin
cities where they will visit relatives
and attend the fair. They will re
turn Sunday afternoon. Lawrence
Warren will return with them and
will be a guest OF his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. c. NJ. Warren until the
opening of the University. Lawrence
will graduate from the Electrical
engineering department with the
class next June.
Melvin and Virgil Griffeth of East
Vernon took the special train for the
cities, Thursday, where they will
spend the remainder of the week at
the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Griffeth Of
St. Paul are visiting at the Will
Griffeth home this week.
Among those who are spending the
last half of the week at the state
fair are: John, George and Ed.
Mertersdorf and families of North
Vernon: L. Schwartz, Ira and Her
bert kietZer and John Bode of West
Vernon. These four young men went
to the cities via the motor trail.
Miss Huldah Zastrow Of Mankato
is spending several days at the
Charles Fleming home in North
Vernon, as the guest OF his daugnuey
Miss Marie Fleming.
Mrs. R. H. Raschke and children
vent to st. Paul yesterday to re-
)4pain over Sunday with friends.
Mrs. William Case of West Yer
non entertained the Birthday Club
members and a few invited guests,
in compliment to Mrs. Evelyn Pond
of Spokane, Wash. The afternoon
was spent socially, closing with a
delicious supper. Mrs. Pond who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Marion Louer for the past several
weeks, will leave this week for
Aberdeen, S. D., where she will
spend the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Ora Hopkins.
Miss Freida Bode of West Yer
non left yesterday for Montana
where she will spend a couple of
weeks with relatives.
About twenty five neighbors and
friends of Mrs Will Griffeth tend
cred her a surprise Wednesday
evening, complementing her natal
day. The evening closed by serV-
ing dainty refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bates and
children and their mother, Mrs.
Francis Young of South Vernon hit
the long trail in their Ford car early
Wednesday morning for FFeeport,
Ill. They will be away ten days.
The formers uncle, Art Bates is at
tending to the farm duties during
their absence.
Silo filling has been in progress
for the past two weeks. C. NJ. War
rem, Lewis, and T. R. Lowell had the
silos filled this week. II. c. Kraus
and John Belgard will put up their
silage next week. These two Jobs
will com mplete the work in this local
ity for this year.
Russell Grannis and his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Grannis, accom-
panied by e, w. Washburn, motored
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