The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-11-01
DAY OF WEDDINGS.
The Anderson.OttO NupitaIs Las
Evening,
A Double Wedding at st Johns
Ca holic Church, The Two Brides
Being Twins.

The marriage of Miss Julia Ander-
son and Mr.. Charles Kinsey Otto took
place at the home of the BRIDES par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Anderson,
at 416 South Front street, last evening,
in the presence of sixty invited guests.
The ceremony was performed at 8 80
O'Clock by Rev. Geo. W. Davis, pastor
of the Presbyterian church.
AS the couple entered the parlor and
took their station at the northeast cor
ner on a rug and in front of bank of
sofa pillows, Miss Lulu Ludcke of st.
Peter played the sweet notes of Lohen-
gren wedding march. A reception
followed the ceremony, and punch was
served by Miss Lolita Linder. Subse-
quently, refreshments were served by
six young ladies, the Misses Anderson,
sisters of the bride, and Misses Stella
Grannis, Sophia Eckman, Lulu
Ludcke and Mary Martinson, the.two
latter of st. Peter. The first course
consisted of salad, sandwiches and
olives. and the second course of orange
sherbut, cake and sailed almonds.
The bride and groom were unattend-
ed. The bride looked beautiful in
white French lawn and liberty silk,
and carried a bunch of American
beauty roses. Her going away gown
was brown tailor made one, with
hat and gloves to match.
The color scheme of the decorations
was red and white. Festoons of white
ribbon and smilax stretched from the
parlor walls to the chandelier, which
was trimmed in red, and roses and
other cut flowers were placed about the
room.
The presents were unusually numer-
GUS and beautiful The parents of the
bride presented her with piano, side
board, range and refrigerator. Su-
perior lodge No. 8, D. of H., of
which she is a member, presented her
with fine oak rocker. The clerks at
Young & Otto's grocery store gave her
a silver baking dish. Other presents
included fine cut glass pieces, silver
ware, china, linen, battenburg, pieces
of furniture, pictures, etc.
The departing guests were presented
by Lolita Under with pieces of cake
neatly done up in white boxes.
Those present from out of the city,
besides those already mentioned, were
Misses Emma Kramer and Mary Mason
of st. Peter and Dudley Warner of st.
Paul.
The bride and groom were showered
with rice as they took their departure,
and their young friends went to the
union depot, expecting them to take
the south bound Omaha train, but in
this they were disappointed. The
couple took the 4 :43 a. m. train for
the twin cities, where they will re-
main few days. They will take up
their residence at 212 Clark street.
where they will be at home after Nov
Both. Geo. W. Sugden, who is now
occupying the house, is moving into
one of the Salisbury houses on Byron
street.
The bride is popular and accom-
plished young lady, and graduated
from the normal school in 1898. She
as we'll as the groom was born and
raised in Mankato. Mr.. Otto is the
junior member of the grocery firm of
Young & Otto, and is a we'll known
and enterprising young man. The
numerous.friends of both will extend
their congratulations and best wishes
to Mr.. and Mrs. Otto.