The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-09-20

party of forty ladies most delight
fully at luncheon at one o'clock
this afternoon at her home on South
Second street, and reception fellow
ed, lasting until four o'clock. The re-
freshments were delicious and the dec
| orations tasty.
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Bjelland
will entertain from one/to four o'clock
at a luncheon, followed by $500"
::
Mrs. w. NJ. Strader entertained
twentysix ladies from this city at
her home, "The Jungle, in Belgrade
| township, from three to six o'clock
yesterday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Miles and her daughter, Mrs. j. E.
Lewis, who are visiting in the city.
The affair was most enjoyable one.
The refreshments were toothsome, and
| the decorations were composed of wild
4! flowers. Mrs. Lewis entertained the
company with some artistic selections
on the violin.
A. Schippel is in St. Paul, attending
the sovereign lodge of the |. o. o. f.
J. Kimball, the Good Thunder miller,
and Mr.. Clapshaw, engineer in the
mill, came to Mankato yesterday on
business, returning home today.
Robert Lam left today for the
northern part of the state to be gone
a week.
w. ]. Jewett took trip to the
Twin Cities today.
H. S. Howard made business trip
to LIE Sueur Center and Lonsdale to-
day.
Nelson Cray returned to st. Paul
today, after spending three days at
home recuperating his health.
The Misses Robbins have given up
their fiat in the Security block and
taken rooms in w. S. Farnum's resi-
dence, 5O7 South Second street
John r. Thomas, the undertaken,
was Twin City visitor today.
Mrs. Edward Wise of Hagerstown,
Nd, arrived yesterday afternoon to
visit her nephews and nieces, c.. E.
and j. C.. and the Misses Wise.
j. H/ Macbeth attended the races
at New Ulm yesterday.
c. L., Kennedy spent the day at st.
Paul to see the Odd Fellows parade.
County Surveyor Brooks is at Ma
pleton surveying for proposed ex-
tension to the sewer system there.
| Mr.. Burnes of st. James was a
court house caller this afternoon.
DR.. John Williams of Lake Crystal
visited Mankato this afternoon.
C. G.. Jenkins was down from Lake
Crystal this afternoon.
| Edward Dubois left this noon for
Bemidji, Mimi.
Mrs. j. C. Joslyn and Mrs. S. A.
Walrath are attending the state con-
vention of the Minnesota w. C. L. U.
now being held at Northfeld, as dele
gates from the North Mankato union.
Mrs. Joseph Lynch and child went
to Renville county Monday for a
visit.
| Miss Laura Davis, who was operated
upon last night, is doing nicely, but it
is said that it will be a year before
she has fully recovered. The opera
ton is said to have been very diff
cult one.
Joseph Landkamer is able to be out
again, after having been confined to
his home for week or more with a
severe cold.
DIR. E. j. Davis was in the city over
night, having been called here by the
serious illness of his sister, Mrs.
Charles Bennett.
Charles Scoville went to New Ulm
yesterday to attend the fair.
Mrs. Elisa Garberding went to Loon
lake today to attend the wedding of
her son, Henry, to Miss Sarah Hart,
which took place there at two o'clock
this afternoon.
Professor c. F. Curtis Riley arrived
last night from Colorado to begin his
work as successor to Professor F. l..
HOltZ at Tie SldUc HOIIldl SChOol.
d. D. Silver of Waseca was in the
city yesterday afternoon.
John 7. Flynn of Worthington Wis
tied the city last evening
Mrs. o. E. Bennett left yesterday
for st. Paul for a visit.
Theodore Sherk of North Mankato
took trip to the Twin Cities yes
terday.
w. C. Hoppe and family of Daven-
port, Iowa, were in the city today on
their return from Sleepy Eye, where
they have been visiting. They are
making the trip by automobile.
M. C. Church of Madelia was in
the city last night
J. j. Mclean of Fairmont and S. A.
johnson and H. Christopherson of
Brycelin, who\ have a threshing outfit,
we're in the city over night.
Grand Master George w. Scherer is
in st. Paul, attending the sovereign
lodge of the Odd Fellows.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Luger of North
st. Paul have arrived to be the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo S. Lamm for a
few weeks.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Zimmerman returned
last night from Detroit, Mimi, after
:, v;x xvppks' visit there