The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-04-29
Southwick- Thayer NuptiaIs Took Place
This Afternoon.
Biggest Social Event That Has Occur
red in Village Recently.
Rumors That Hospital Is to Be locat.
ed on Lake Shore.
Sewer Being Laid, and Much Build
ing Going On.


From Tuesdays Daily.
An interesting social event occurred at
Madison Lake this afternoon at one
O'Clock, it being the marriage of Miss
Mabel E. Thayer and Mr.. George F.
Southwick- The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. George H. Davis, rector of
st. Johns Episcopal church of this city,
at the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Lille E. Thayer, and was witnessed by
a small gathering of relatives.
The bride was becomingly attired in
pretty dress of white Swiss. She is very
popular young lady, and the residents of
Madison Lake have only good things to
say of her. She has been raised in the
village, and is highly esteemed for her
many excellent qualities. She is an ac-
tive worker in the Episcopal church. She
was presented with number of hand
some and useful gifts.
The groom is the only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Southwick, old and respect
ed residents of the village. He is editor
of The Madison Lake Tribune, and is
member of the village council. He is
young man of much promise, and has a
bright and useful future before him. He
has numerous friends.
Mr.. Southwick has purchased house
and lot in the village, and he and his
bride will go to housekeeping at once.
They will have the best wishes of their
many friends for long and happy life.
This evening at eight o'clock recep-
ton will be extended the young couple
at the hotel by the parents of the groom.
Three hundred invitations have been is
sued, and the affair promises to be a
delightful one Ice cream and cake will
be served, and the friends of the newly
married couple will have chance to ex-
tend their congratulations. A number.
of persons at Alma City, the former
home of the Southwicks, have been in
vited, as well as persons in the country
around Madison Lake.
Prof. George E. Nettleton and family
of this city went to Madison Lake this
afternoon to attend the reception.
There are rumors at Madison Lake
that the village is to have hospital in
the near future. DIR. Parker and the
banker, Mr.. Swearingen, have purchased
some ground near the lake shore between
the village and Point Pleasant, and it is
rumored that they intend to erect hos
pital there. Madison Lake would be a
splendid place for the location of hos
pital sanitarium, and the lake breezes
and fine view would undoubtedly do
much toward restoring the. color to
cheeks paled by i'll health.
Another report has it that the new
owners intend to erect residences on their
newly purchased land.
The village will soon have an exclusive
lumber yard, if reports are true. w. w.
johnson & Co. of Minneapolis are said to
be about to start yard there.
The Engesser Brewing company of st.
Peter is putting in a private sewer down
the main business street toward the lake.
1t is thought likely that some of the
other property owners will get permits
sion to use it, or that the village will
buy it when it is completed. 1t is be-
ing laid with Us, so that connections
can be made with it. This will be an i'm
portant improvement.
P. j. McGrath, formerly of Marysburg,
has started livery barn, and intends to
build residence soon. He has purchased
several teams from Madison Lake par
ties.
Banker Swearingen intends to erect
a residence the present season.
Mr.. Cook brought his house across the
lake on the ice last winter and now
has it located on Lake street.
Work on the new creamery is in full
progress, and it is to be large building
The buttermaker's family will occupy
the second story.
Madison Lake promises to be more of
summer resort than ever, now that
the Great Western road runs into the
center of Mankato. The people of the
village are feeling very cheerful over
this. Mrs. Barclay has also made some
improvements at Point Pleasant, and
will be prepared to care for more peo-
Pile than ever before.
The lake is very high, and is running
out of the outlet in a stream foot deep
and a rod wide. It is not thought that
the water will materially lower for sew
eral seasons, even without an average