The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-20
From Mondays Daily.

at the latter's home on State street
Saturday afternoon. The feature of
the occasion was meeting Miss San
ford of the state university, who talk
ed with delightful enthusiasm on
Browning, reading many of the shorter
poems and interpreting others. This
was prefaced by an inspiring talk on
Robert Browning, the man and poet.
Refreshments We're served and a
pleasant social hour spent.
Mesdames Coate and Pau were as
sisted in serving by the Misses Caro-
line and Minnie Parker, Mrs. w. s.
Farnum and Mrs. Louis w. Fender
CAST of lie Sueur Center.
The decorations for the parlor and
library We're chrysanthemums, for the
dining room, narcissus.
::
4 mum social will be held at the
home of Dr. j. s. Holbrook, tomor-
row evening 1t is an old saying that
Money talks" also that speech is
silver but silence is golden" In proof
of these assertions anyone speaking
at the social will be fined Come and
see how long you can keep mum.
Saturday was the twentieth wedding
anniversary of DR.. and Mrs. F. d.
Brandenburg and a couple of dozen of
their neighbors and friends We're in
vited in to assist in celebrating the
event. Mrs. Brandenburg was pre-
Sented with handsome cut glass dish.
Several pretty bouquets were given
her also. Elegant refreshments were
served. The company played $500
during the evening.
tertained at a beautifully appointed
luncheon Miss Sanford, Mrs. d. o.
Coate, Mrs. R. f. Brown and her
daughters, Mrs. Pendergast and Mrs.
Farnum.
Miss Reynolds, principal of the pri-
mary department of the normal school,
entertained her student teachers in a
very pleasant manner at an afternoon
tea at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
p. b. Sparrow on South Broad street
Saturday afternoon from four to six
o'clock
Mrs. James Will of Mapleton and
daughter Ruth are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ellis. Mrs. Will is a
sister of William Ellis.
w. H. Grover of Ames, Iowa, is
in the city today Ell route to Sterling
Center from the Twin Cities.
H. f. Dorm of Madison Lake spent
Saturday night in the city.
c. c.. Eaton of Morgan, V. V. Vine
of Seaforth and G. w. f. Moore of
Elmore were among the out of town
business men in the city yesterday.
r. H. Kramer of St. Peter was in
the city yesterday.
Dr. d. d. Smith and wife and Miss
Perrin leave tomorrow for New Or
leans, La, and from there will 60 to
Havana, Cuba, and will return by the
same route in thirty days.
Miss J. Prusel left yesterday for
Denver, Col.
C. William of st. Peter was in
MankatO yesterday.
r. G. Wilcox of Spring Valley Wis
tied the city yesterday
Henry Orban, who has for some
time been a clerk at the Stahl House,
will start Jan. / on the road for the
Crown Cigar company, his territory be-
ing Minnesota.
Charles Moses of Loon lake was a
visitor at the district court this after
noon, on business connected with the
Lake Crystal Milling company, in
which he is a stakeholder.
George w: Norman and J. J. Ed
wards came down from Lake Crystal
today to attend the special term of
the district court this afternoon and
watch the proceedings for the levying
of an assessment upon the stockhold-
ers of the Lake Crystal Milling COM
pany.
William Ewing was in from Lake
Crystal today.
Auditor Weaver, Treasurer Hart and
Register of Deeds Bangerter attended
the dedication of the new Martin
county court house at Fairmont today.
Dr. w. w. Eberhart leaves tomor-
row for Texas, intending to spend
some little time in the Panhandle and
about Amarillo.
George Kaiser and nine men return
ed Friday from South Dakoto, where
they have been working for General
Widell since June l, at different points
on the Chicago & Northwestern road.
Benjamin Taylor returned yesterday
afternoon from Lincoln, Neb., where
he acted as Judge at the intercollegi-
ate debate between Nebraska and
Iowa. Hon. w. j. Bryan presided,
and the judges were unanimous in
awarding the victory to Nebraska, as
they considered that team as clearly
the best.
Mrs. Anton Osten and children re-
turned yesterday afternoon from a
short visit at Lake Crystal.
G. S. Thompson and j. H. Thomp-
son of Kasota were visitors in the city
Saturday night and yesterday.
Joseph Greenwood of Santa Rosa,