The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-01-29
Social and Personal
From Thursdays Daily.


Ladies of the Baptist church will hold
box social tomorrow evening in the
chapel to the rear of the church building.
Every lady who comes win bring box
containing enough lunch for two and her
name. The gentlemen will then buy the
boxes at auction, the highest bidder get
ting not only the box but the lady along
with it. At such social the people, es-
pecially the younger ones, never fail to
have a jolly time.
Miss Elisa Eichstaedt entertained the
Progressive Finch club at her home
on West Front street last evening. The
head prizes were won by Miss Nellie
Davies and the Henry Schwartz, and
the BOBBY prize by Miss Daisy Keith and
Clinton Firestone. Fudge and sailed pea
nuts were served. All went home re-
porting the best kind of time.
Miss Minnie Tollefson's twenty fourth
birthday was celebrated last evening by
a surprise planned and carried out at her
home at III Fuller street by party of
twenty five friends, consisting of en-
ployes at the Star Laundry, and where
Miss Tollefson herself is employed, and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Scherer. The sur
prise was a most complete success, not
an idea of what was going to happen
having occurred to Miss Tollefson until
the guests arrived. The evening was
spent for the most part at progressive
cinch. Miss Thea Field won the head
prize, handsome bust of Tennyson.
The second prize was won by Miss Mary
Leiferman and consisted of beautiful
candle holder. The guests had so jolly
time that they did not adjourn until
after midnight.
Miss Tollefson was presented with
an elegant gold lined silver bonbon bowl.
Philippine service in the regular army
during the past three years, came back
to the city Tuesday and is now at the
home of his parents, who live about
twelve miles out in the country in the
direction of Nicollet. He says he likes
the Philippine life and may decide to
go back.
Rev. Heggerness of Mankato was in
the city over Sunday. Mr.. Heggerness
seldom comes to Window, now, but when
he does come he always finds many
friends to greet him. We understand he
came to see man named Hanson in
Delafeld, who is in dying condition.
Window Reporter.
Mrs. E. c. Minea of Oelwein, Iowa,
who has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Davies, for week, re-
turned to her home today. She was ac-
companied by her sister, Mrs. w. A.
Riddle, who will remain there week
or two.
Sheriff E. D. Claggett of Mile Laos
county visited his cousin, H. II. Thomp-
kins, today, while ON his return from
Owatonna, where he took several chill
dren to the state school.
Rev. Geo. Fl. Davis will deliver his lee
ture on 'The Jew in History" at Round
Lake tomorrow night. 1t will be one of
course that is being given there.
II. L. Schmitt went to Minneapolis
this morning to appear in the trial of the
case of Marks vs. Brainerd in the United
States court.
w. j. Milne, o. w. Hughes, Fred Kum-
mer and j. M. Fenny of Winnebago City
were guests at the Saulpaugh last night.
Senator Eberhart returned last night
from Washington where he has been on
business.
Sheriff Williams was confined to his
bed today with illness.
Chairman Epson of the county board
was in the city today.
Oliver G. Peterson of Amboy paid the
city visit today.
Thomas ]. Jones was on the sick list
today.
G. d. Davies took trip to Madelia to-
day.