The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-07-05
From Thursdays Daily

William b. Brady of this city and Mrs.
Bertha Bennett of st. Paul were united
in marriage by Rev. Father Hughes of
the st. Johns Catholic church. The cere-
mony took place at the rectory in the
presence OF Il gathering OF relatives and
friends. Among these were Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Brady of st. Peter, brother and
sister-in-l law of the groom, who attend
ed the couple; Mir. and Mrs. James
Brady and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brady
of st. Peter; Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan and
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Book of Waseca; and
Mr.. and Mrs. Keegan of New Ulm.
After the completion of the cere-
mony, the bridal party were driven to
the home of the groom on Lewis street,
where reception was held and Il we'd
ding dinner was served. Later i'll the
day the bride and groom left on we'd
ding trip of one week. On their return
they will make their home on Lewis
street
William b. Brady is an engineer on
the Omaha road and has the passenger
run between Gilmore and Mankato. He
is an old Mankato resident and has Il
host of friends both here and i'll the
surrounding country. All who have had
an opportunity thus far to become ac-
quaintcd with the bride are exceedingly
pleased ut having her become member
of this community. Numerous friends
will be eager to welcome the couple on
their return.
Rev. and Mrs. James Godward have
issued invitations to the wedding of
their daughter, Emma Inez to Rev.
Peter \. Davies, which was solemnized
today ut the First Presbyterian church
at Elbow Lake. The couple will be at
home at Stanford Neb., after Aug. l..
Rev Davies is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Davies of Lake Crystal, and Il cousin Of
ID. c. Davies of Mankato.-Lake Crys-
tai Union.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. +. II. Dick
man and Mrs. \. f. Strunk gave par
eel shower at the home of the latter, for
Miss Gertrude Nash, whose wedding to
+. G.. Dunnicliff occurs next Saturday.
The parlors were very prettily decorated
with white and green, snow balls and
spirea being the flowers used, and Miss
Emma Baxter gave several selections
on the piano while the ladies were ar
irving. During the afternoon the guests,
of whom there were about thirty, pieced
blue and white quilt for the bride,
and to be certain that she would be re-
membered in their dreams, each lady
worked her name in the blocks she
pieced Realizing that husbands are diff
ficult for the inexperienced to manage,
the hostesses passed cards to the guests
and each gave the bride to-be advice on
how to manage hers. As she promised
to follow all the advice given it will be
useless for Fred to get his English up
for he will be obliged to develop into a
model husband. He will be well fed,
for each guest wrote her favOrite re-
ceipt in a dainty booklet provided for
the purpose The gifts were all placed
in an express wagon trimmed with the
white flowers. and master Dolph Strunk
presented it TO Miss Gertrude, who was
obliged to open each parcel. Some of
them were found to be very useful, and
all ornamental. Dainty refreshments
were served and on leaving each bestow-
ed her best wishes OH the happy young
lady-Windom Reporter.
Miss Nash used to live in Mankato
ana dlIeHueu the
Mrs. \. d. Whiting of st. Cloud is
visiting in the city at the home of DR..
il. s. Holbrook. Mrs. Whiting is sis
ter law of Mrs. Holbrook.
George NJ. Phillips returned yester-
day from Lake Washington and Lake
Madison and reported that prospects
were good for the crops. Everything
looked well except corn, and on that the
farmers were spending an extra amount
of labor in the hope of getting good
corn crop in spite of the hitherto UNI
favorable conditions.
Lieutenant Governor A. o. Eberhart
returned last evening from Valley
Springs, S. d., where on June % and 26
he addressed a gathering of the Lake
Madison Veterans association. On the
oath he addressed a gathering of young
people who were having a midsummer
festival at Benton, S. d., and on the
18th he spoke to a similar gathering at
Beaver Creek, S. ID.
Mrs. V Sperra and Miss Wall, both
of Good Thunder, are visiting in the city
at the home of Mrs. Sperra's daughter,
Mrs. Louis S. Kruse.
-hlSSNo NoiliC dHu NNiip 'SipiiNiS Va
New Ulm are in the city visiting Miss
Rose Walser at her home on North
Fourth street.
Charles Crandall of Worthington,
county attorney of Mobiles county, was
a visitor at the court house today.
August Gems of Ceresco township
chairman of the town board of super
visors, was caller in the city today.
Ferdinand Bloede of Ceresco township
who has been for sixteen years the town
assessor. was Il visitor in town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Kremer of Min
nesota Lake. well known in Mankato,
left last night on trip to San Fran
cisco.
General James H. Baker and son
James, returned today from visit to
the jamestown exposition. Washington,
Ohio and other points. General Baker
is feeling well and had delightful trip.
From Fridays Daily.
Callers at the court house are pleased
to see Judge William +. Hughes back