The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-25
Social and Personal,
From Wednesdays Daily.


From Wednesdays Daily.
The marriage of Miss Lydia Rose Ban
gerter and Mr.. Thorwald Casper Nickel
son occurred at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Bangerter ST.,
OIL North Front street, at six o'clock last
evening, Rev. +. G. Sahr, pastor of the
German Evangelical church, officiating.
Some twenty-five relatives of the con-
tracing parties were present, the only
n from out of the city being Mr.. Koch
of New Ulm. The couple was mat
tended. The rooms were prettily decor
ated for the occasion.
Immediately after the ceremony had
been performed, the party partook of a
wedding supper, which was a fine spread
and greatly enjoyed. The bride receiv-
ed many beautiful and useful gifts,
among which was $25 from the directors
of the Mankato State bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholson went to their
home on State street, the G. p. Williams
residence, which they have leased. They
had the house nicely furnished and all
ready to go to housekeeping. They will
not take a wedding trip for the present.
The bride and groom both were born
and raised in Mankato, and both have
numerous warm friends in this city.
The bride has for several years been
bookkeeper and cashier for the Hub
bard Milling company, and Mr.. Nickel
son is teller of the Mankato State bank.
The bride is all estimable young lady,
and the groom is a popular and enter
prising young man, with a bright fu-
ture before him.
The numerous friends of both will join
in wishing them a long and happy mar
ried life.
Miss Gertrude s.. Burgess and Mr..
Whitcomb, the latter of Grand Forks, N.
d., were united in marriage at three
o'clock this afternoon at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Bur-
| CESS, on Warren street. The affair was a
| rather quiet one, only the relatives of the
contracting parties being present. The
! ceremony was performed by DR.. Davis.
The bride was attractively attired and
received many handsome presents. She
| has been teaching at Alexandria for
| three years past, and it was there that
, she met the COON. She is the favoite of
a large circle of friends and has been a
| successful teacher. Her many Mankato
friends and acquaintance will regret to
| lose her. The groom is engaged in the
law and real estate business and is a
prosperous and energetic young man.
who is well spoken of by those who know
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitcomb will make
| their future home at Grand Forks, and
| they will take with them the best
| wishes of all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. f. Whitcomb and
! II. w. Whitcomb of Alexandria, parents
and brother of the groom, attended the
| wedding. Mr.. Whitcomb is a travelling
| man, and his brother is a prominent Elk.
Over one hundred persons visited the
Baraca club rooms last evening. The
rooms were beautifully decorated with
asparagus and the red foliage of the
woodbine. After a brief social time an
: excellent program was rendered. There
were several beautiful selections by the
male quartet, consisting of Messrs.
Sheldon, King, Newman and Fletcher.
Miss Huff sang two charming solos. Miss
: Alice Mccormack, Miss Fischer and Rev.
f. E. R. Miller gave several recitations.
Every number on the program was
greatly applauded and in order to stop
the applause nearly every person was
forced to appear the second time. Miss
Fischer and Miss Mccormack, however,
could not be induced to come back. Mr.,
Evan Hughes gave a brief but very in
teresting address. He spoke from an
educational standpoint and commended
the young men very highly for their
choosing to have a night school in pref
erence to a gymnasium. The club has
organized classes in arithmetic, spelling
and ~penmanship. At present fifteen per.
sons are enrolled in the work. On ac-
count of the reception the work had to
be abandoned last evening, but will be
resumed again Thursday evening. Every
member of the class is requested to be
present promptly at eight o'clock as
matters pertaining to the class are to
be discussed.
George NJ. Kotthoff and Miss Ursula
Mott were married last evening at the
Methodist parsonage, DR.. f. B. Cowgirl
performing the ceremony.
| Fourty couples attended the family
party given by the Royal Arcanum coun
ell last night. 1t was a very pleasant
affair. The music was furnished by three
pieces from the Concordia orchestra, and
sandwiches and coffee were served by
Heinze.
Mr.. Albert Hughes of Wadena, Mimi.
! and Miss Pearl, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William Moses, will be married on
Thursday evening, Oct. s.. Mr.. Hughes
is a well-known attorney, brother of
Thomas and Evan Hughes, and Miss
Moses is a popular young lady, favorably
known in Mankato. The couple will be
at home in Wadena after Oct. oath.
Miss Eleanor Pfeffer entertained some
thirty of her young friends at a thir-
teenth birthday party yesterday, at the
home of her parents, 220 North Second
street. Supper was served and a jolly
good time was had.