The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-27

tQIning room from tauic uecoidteu
with smilax and pink carnations.
| DIR. and Mrs. Forbes left for a
short wedding trip and win be at
home after Jan. Is at Winnebago,
Mimi, where the groom is a prac-
Ificing physician and surgeon.
The bride has many friends in
Mankato where she formerly resided,
who join in most hearty congratu-
lations.
The out of town guest was Mrs.
j. c. Forbes of New Hampton, Iowa,
mother of the groom.
The Twentieth Century band will
give their second dancing party of
the season on New Years eve. The
music will be of the best. Besides
their large repertoire there will be
played the waltzes from that inter
national success "The Merry Widow"
No musical comedy has caused such
a sensation in years as the musical
numbers are OF great beauty. The
waltzes from the merry Widow" will
be played at their dance for the first
time in our city, which shows that
the hand is up-to.date in it's music.
Christmas by family reunion. Those
present were Mrs. Gum and son Sid
ney OF Sioux Falls, Mrs. John Bishop,
Grace and Winnifred of Princeton,
Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Webster
ioE~St. Paul; Mr.. and Mrs. John L.
King of jackson, MIMI; Mr.. and Mrs.
W. A. Hayes of Minneapolis and Mr..
and Mrs. John G.. Lukens of St. Paul,
together with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Lang, daughter and two sons of this
city.
A pleasant double wedding took
place at the office of the Judge of
probate, Hon. w. F. Hughes, at the
court house yesterday, when the words
were spoken by the court that made
Miss Nellie Compton the bride of
Arthur Ward, and Miss Pearl Comp
ton the bride of Grin NJ. Covel. The
four young people are all residents
of this county, and have many friends
who will extend congratulations and
best wishes.
The A. o. U. w. lodge had most
enjoyable card and dancing party last
evening, following the work of the
lodge. At the business meeting, held
early in the evening, two candidates
were initiated into the mysteries OF
the first and second degrees. The work
was promptly dispatched and the re-
imainder of the evening devoted to
cards and dancing Lamm's orchestra
furnished the music and all had a
pheasant time.
| All preparations are made for the
social dance to be given by the Mod
ern Samaritans at A. o. U. w. hall
saturday night. 1t promises to be a
VERY nice affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John King of Jack.
son are in Mankato, the guests oil
Mrs. Kings parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Hurd. Mr.. King is editor of The
jackson Pilot.
| Charles Mitchell, proprietor of the
Candy Kitchen. win depart in a few
days for visit to his old home in
Europe.
Miss Belle Mckee Yendes went to
Blue Earth on Saturday and re.
turned yesterday.
w. II. Anderson came up from st
Panl to spend Christmas with his
family, and win remain for several
ldays.
John Jorgenson is home for the Holt
days. He travels for Chicago house
George " Smith and wife spent
Christmas at WATERFOWL, S. D., they
may not go to Omaha before Jan. 10
Miss Esther Powell of Kasota, who
is employed at Lakeiield, is spend
ing her vacation in Mankato as the
guest of her sister, Miss Francis
Powell.
Professor ]. r. Brandrup and boy
took a trip to st. Paul Tuesday after.
moon.
| Desk Sergeant Mcdonald and wife
spent Christmas with their daughter
and son-in-law at st. Paul.
Frank Francisco, city editor of the
Review, returned this morning from
Belle PLANE, where he spent Christ
mas with his parents.
Joseph WagenhoIs and Frank Cab.
Ter went to Minneapolis yesterday for
the day.
Conductor Ziekrick. whose run is or
the Northwestern road between Winona
and Tracy, is laid off on account oil
sickness
G.. W. Gordon of Eagle Lake was
in the city yesterday.
Lewis Renske of Gibbon was in the
lefty Tuesday afternoon.
DIR. F. p. Boyd of Blue Earth was
in Mankato today.
Leo Kireher, manager of the Lam
pert Lumber eompany's yard at Cleve.
land, spent Christmas in North Man
kato with his parents, Aid. and Mrs
Joseph Kircher.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Wilson and
daughter, Miss Alice, returned to their