The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-03-22

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pectedly, ut his home in st. James, last
Friday evening to wish him many more
happy birthdays. They brought with
them a beautiful rocker and the ladies
prepared fine spread. 1t is impossible
TO record the age of our sheriff, for he
is getting very sensitive on the subject
Senator and Mrs. S. ID. Works enter
tanned party of ten at a 6:3O o'clock
dinner party at their home Saturday
evening. An elegant menu was served
and the evening was spent in delight
ful social way. The decorations were
green in honor of st. Patrick's day.
A regular meeting of Superior lodge
No. 5. Degree of Honor, will be held
Wednesday evening at 1870 o'clock,
There will be initiation, and after the
meeting card playing will be INDUCED
in and refreshments served. Members
anu IilelG are INV
Friends of Henry Otto gave him a
pleasant surprise last evening at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Otto in North Mankato. 1t was on the
occasion of his birthday The company
played games and nice refreshments
were served.
Misses Effie Mead and Minnie Pratt
spent Saturday and Sunday in Mime
apolis.
Marion f. Hunt is spending her spring
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. w. Hunt.
Miss Clara Olson, student of Ham
line university, is visiting Miss Marion
Hunt this week.
George II. Swearingen, cashier of the
Peoples State bank, Madison Lake, was
in the city on business this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs John B. Drake of Devils
Lake, n. d., are visiting with friends in
the city for two or three days. Mr..
Drake was former resident of this
city. About seven years ago he secured
employment with the Great Northern
road and left for Larimore, n. ID. Mr..
Drake married a prominent young lady
at Churches Ferry recently, and
they are now on their way home from
Los Angeles, Cal, where they spent
their honeymoon. When Mr.. and Mrs.
Drake left Los Angeles they wired to
George A. Drake to come to Mankato
and meet them, so he came to the city
Saturday night and spent Sunday with
his son and daughter law.
J.. F. Phillips of Danville was in
Mankato Saturday afternoon.
j. S. Markston of Butternut Valley
visited Mankato Saturday.
George f. Hartman, former resident
of this city, came up from st. Paul
Saturday night, accompanied by Mrs.
Hartman, and spent Sunday with Dr..
and Mrs. Nerbovig.
A. C. Won Hagen of Sleepy Eye spent
Sunday in the city as the guest of John
A. White.
Miss Florence Wall of Faribault spent
Sunday with friends in the city
Miss Josephine Coughlan of Worthing-
ton spent Sunday in the city.
V. /. Sandt of Wells was in the city
today.
j. p. Thorne, Jeffers merchant, is
in the city on business trip.
Conductor p H. Prendergast of Wi
mona spent Sunday with friends in the
city.
j. F. Dolan, Window insurance
agent, was in the city today.
Il. o. Fleishbein left last night fol-
Aberdeen, Mitchell, Watertown and
Sioux Falls, S. d., to look after the in
terests of the Standard Brewing COM
pany.
Lieutenant Governor A. o. Eberhart
was home over Sunday, returning to
St. Paul today.
IT. Z. Hance will return tomorrow
from Chicago. Thus far nothing has
been received from him to indicate how
the Chicago street railway people look
ed at the proposal that he made to go
ahead with the construction work at
once, without waiting for the snbscrip-
ton list to be completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avon Whitehead have
come back to Mankato from MinneapO.
lis to make their future home. Mr.
Whitehead will be employed at the Saul
paugh as a clerk.
C. L. Scott of Lake Crystal visited
with friends in the city over Sunday.
Stephen Foster Jr., Ii. p. Foster, John
Walcott and Mrs. Edith Chase of st.
Clair were in the city today.
Sheriff NJ. f. Grammar and Deputy
Sheriff. E. +. Foster of Lyon county