The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-05-03
From Saturdays Daily.

| Miss Lolita Under was given a parcel
! shower at the home of Mrs George VI.
/ Palmer on South Broad street last even
| ing, that was a delightful affair. She
was unaware that it had been planned
and was taken completely by surprise
when she was called across the street
to the residence, Mrs. Palmer having
| telephOned that she wished to speak
with her a moment. The company was
assembled, ahout twenty-five in all, ana
! Miss Under was shOwered with tin
gifts. Delicious refreshments were
served, Miss Edith Richards assisting,
and after that Miss Under was treat
ed to still another surprise, when each
I of the guests presented her with a very
handsome gift. Misses Alma and Cora
Under assisted Mrs. Palmer.
Miss ..Linder's> marriage to William
George Clark is to occur at 2l52
Fourth avenue West, Seattle, May ID,
and, accompanied by her mother, she
, will leave for there tomorrow The
wedding will be a very. quiet one, and
Mr. and Mrs. Clark will reside at 2l52
Fourth avenue West.
Miss Under was horn and reared in
, Aankato, and is a. graduate of the hig.l
school and attended the state university
for three years. She taught last year
at Iron Mountain, resiening at Easter
to prepare for her wedding. She is one
of the choicest of MankatO's fair daueh-
ters. and is favOrite with all who
know her because of her numerous ex-
celent qualities. Mr.. Clark is min
, ing engineer and graduated from the
University of Minnesota last, spring. He
is very highly spoken of by all who
know him, and has a bright future be-
fore him in his chosen profession. The
best wishes of all will be extended to
Miss Under and her affianced husband.
Mrs. Under and daughter will take
ha road for Kansas City. where they
will be the guests of friends for con.
pie of days. They will spend day
at Denver, one at Salt Lake City and
one at Portland, arriving at Seattle one
, week from tomorrow. This will be a
delightful trip Mrs. Linder,wi remain
, until about June before returning
home .s,,faa,t s~is's
st. James Plaindealer: The railroad
boys rendered banquet to James H..
Welch. known to the police as Jim. :
at the Park hotel on Saturday night
last. James has been sOjOurning in
Spooner. Wis. for some time, and came
back on visit The boys believed that
he had not been getting sufficient PROV
ender at his boarding house in Spooncr,
and i'm their invitations gave that as a
reason for giving the banquet. When
James arrived they weighed him and
measured him. and found that he lost a
fraction of an ounce in weight since he
left here. They felt that this fact jus
titled them in the course they had taken.
About ffty-fve sat down to the ban
,qnet. which was one of Manager Otesa's
/, masterpieces of cuisine. Congressman
Hammond officiated as POSTMASTER and
made the address of welcome He spoke
feelinely of the hardships which Mr..
Welch had undergone in the wilds of
Wisconsin, and ut the close, of his speech
called upon Mayor Rowe. The mayor
also said that he believed Jim needed
i something in the way of solid nourish-
ment, and the guests from Spooner nod
ded assent. Dir. Cox of Spooner made a
very feicitous speech, as also did A. NJ.
Gard of this city.
c. II. Kirk of Mankato. travelling
freight agent for the Omaha. acted as
spokesman for the railroad boys.
The banquet was most ENJOYABLE af-
fair, and the boys saw to it that jim