The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-06
From Mondays Daily.

NJ. VI. Wood, the engineer in charge
of the street railway work, Saturday
evening entertained party of two
or three hundred people at the A. o.
u. w. hall with slight of hand
performance, at which he is an eX-
pert. Those present included all of
those who have been working for the
street railway company, those who
have sold goods to the company or had
dealings of any kind with it, and also
several members of the council and
directors of the company, and their
wives and families.
Mr.. Wood is clever magician, as he
has proven on several occasions in
Mankato, and gave a very interesting
performance. He and Engineer Heskett
have nearly completed their work and
will leave soon for Chicago.
The home of DIR. and Mrs. P. F.
Holm at Wells was the scene of a
very pretty wedding Thursday evening
when Miss Martha Kahlase became the
bride of DIR. AIarius L. Holm. The
groom is state bacteriologist of Mich
gan, and the bride is a sister of DR..
Holm of Wells. The happy couple
left the following day for Lansing,
Mich, their future home.
s. Balser and wife of Mountain Lake
visited Mankato yesterday, remaining
over night.
Miss Grace c. Candell of Owatonna
visited in the city yesterday.
O. NJ. Thompson of st. Peter was
in the city today.
A. w. Schroeder of Window had
business in the city today.
Misses Mary Kneip of st. Peter,
Myrtle McCurdy of Minneapolis and
Olive Nordgren of Canton, S. d., Wis
tied in the city yesterday and today.
Mrs. C. d. Shook of Esmond, S. d.,
visited in Mankato yesterday.
Miss Josephine NJ. Henneberry of
Faribault was in Mankato yesterday.
Mrs. Y. Steele of Watertown, S. d.,
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visitors in Mankato yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Hunt returned
yesterday from Shakan, Alaska, where
they spent the summer and fall. They
will remain in Mankato for several
weeks. The year was a prosperous
one in the canning business, but the
absence of cash is even more marked
on the Pacific coast than here, and
payments are made in script.
Mr.. and Mrs. George HI. Lang left
today on a ten days or two weeks
trip, going first to Iowa.
Dr. G. r. Curran was at North
field Saturday, where he attended a
class reunion at Carleton college.
Mrs. Flora Patton, daughter of the
late Phraim McMurtrie, whose death
was recorded in Saturdays paper, went
to jackson Saturday to attend the
funeral. Mr.. McMurtrie died in Chi
cago, and the remains were brought
to jackson for burial.
Heron Lake Times: Mr.. and Mrs.
J. f. Foss and sons, Masters Cyril and
Wesley, arrived here from Mankato on
the afternoon train Wednesday to
spend Thanksgiving with the family
of C. A. Wood. This is probably the
last visit they will make to Heron
Lake for some time, as they will
start for Washington about the middle
of next month where, if conditions suit
them, they expect to become perma-
nent residents.
Mr. and Mrs. c. S. Burrows left
this afternoon for Mortified and Red
Wing.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Keith received
telegram this morning announcing
the arrival of little son at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chystler at
Lake Park, Iowa. Mrs. Chystler is
the daughter of the Kieths, and Mrs.
Keith has gone to Lake Park to visit
her grandson.
Hon. Gilbert Guttersen was down
from Lake Crystal this afternoon. He
has lately taken swing around the
circle in the second district.
Thomas Rooney of Madelia was in
Mankato this afternoon, on his way to
Chicago, having received telegram
from there saying that his mother is
quite low.
George G. Sherman of Minneapolis is
making one of his monthly visits to
the city, looking after the Mankato
Fruit Commission company.
F. E.. Watson of Minneapolis was
in the city today.
DR.. and Mrs. G. F. Merritt arrived
this afternoon from st. Peter, and the
former will attend the meeting of the
Blue Earth County Medical society this
evening.