The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-01-31


give reception to members and
friends of st. Johns parish Tuesday
evening at eight o'clock at the home
of A. Il. Pau, 2lO State street
Albert and William Peterson and
their sister, Miss Jospie Peterson, en-
tcrtained party of thirty young
friends at the home of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson, four
miles from this city in Belgrade town
ship. The evening was spent very
pleasantly with games and music, and
enjoyable refreshments were served.
Invitations have been issued by SUI
perior lodge, d. of H., to masquerade
ball to be given Friday evening, Jan.
81, at the A. o. U. w. hall. Music
will be furnished by Lamm's orchestra.
Miss Edna Williams and Mrs. Char
les Fox very pleasantly entertained a
large party of young people at the
home of the latter, last Thursday
evening. Five hundred was played. Prizes
were won by Miss May Howard,
Earl Meade and Mark Reed.
Miss Edna Williams presided at the
favor table.
Delicious refreshments were served
after which Miss Flossie Macbeth fav-
ored the company with two solos.
Guests from out of town were Miss
Loida Beussmam of New Ulm, Miss
Flossie Macbeth, Misses Irma and
Mamie Davies of Mankato and DR..
Macbeth of st. Clair
Me Peterson and Amel Scheer
schmidt each had birthday yesterday
and asked the members of the Lieder
tafel Singing society to help celebrate
it at the Liedertafel hall yesterday
afternoon. which the members gladly
did The afternoon was spent very
pleasantly, with singing, Il smoke So
cial and refreshments.
The Woodmen ana Royal Neighbors
will have Il joint installation at their
hall tonight. Members should attend.
p. Ii. Kelly is confined to his home
with an attach of the grip.
Miss Rose Rabe spent Sunday visit
ing friends at New Ulm.
FL. A. Patterson will return tonight
from his trip to Bismarck, n. ID.
Mr.. p. c. Crenshaw, general manager
of the Standard Oil company at Chi
cago, and Mr.. c. ID. Game, auditor, are
the guests today of Manager Allan
jackson, at the semi-annual salesmen's
meeting of the Mankato branch. Sales
men in attendance are Messrs. +. NJ.
Monsoon, WATERFOWL, S. d.; G. T.
Smith, Faribault; r. b. Wigley, Pipe
stone, and n. n. George, L. j. Hupp
and e. ID. Scott of this city.
Desk Sergeant Alex Mcdonald is on
duty again, after his sick spell.
General manager A. W. Trenholm
and party of Omaha officials passed
through the city yesterday noon.
Father H. Sherlock of st. Clair was
in Mankato Saturday night.
Mrs. Joseph Rucrup and Miss Lii
liam Deike are in Minneapolis for a
few days.
M j. Larson of Granite Falls was in
Mankato yesterday.
Miss Nangler of Rochester visited
i'll the city yesterday.
Attorney T. J. Knox of jackson
visited the city yesterday, remaining
over night.
i. B. Horns of Tracy took breakfast
in the city today.
Miss Alice Mueller of New Ulm and
Mis- Danielson of st. Peter were Man
kato visitors yesterday.
p LeMont of Glidden, Iowa, was
i'll the city over night.
Miss Ida Ccrnabous of Wilder, visi-
ted in the city yesterday.
Durward Stringer, Ernest Lewison
and Albert Scverson of Candy were in
Mankato Saturday night.
Lester w. Hansen of Waseca was in
the city yesterday.
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Mimi, today on legal business.
| Fred Monsoon and wife of Watertown
S. ID. arrived last night and the for
mer attended the meeting at the
Standard Oil office today and the lat
ter will remain week. visiting
friends.
Evan Hughes returned Saturday
night from Granite Falls and Lake
Benton, after four days absence.
At Granite Falls lie tried and won a
case in the district court. As a result
of exposure he was confined to his
house yesterday.
| Miss Holmes of lie Sueur Center re-
turned to her home after an extend
ed visit in this city, the guest of
Miss Martin.
Miss Ida Martin has gone to Cam
bra to visit Mrs. Tudor L. Jones for
| Il few days