The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-08-21

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were united in marriage, Rev. w. "A.
Away of Maple Plain, officiating The
bride is the eldest daughter of Mr.
Elmer Merricle and one of the popular
school teachers of the county, young
lady highly esteemed because of her
may lovable traits. The groom is
a professional nurse, graduate from
the hospital at Boulder, Colorado. The
wedding ceremony was witnessed by
some fifty friends and relatives of the
happy couple and was followed by a
fine wedding dinner MR.. and Mrs.
Cornell will leave in few weeks
for st. Helena, California, where Mr..
Cornwell will find ample demand for
his professional services.
4. !. s.
Miss Maud StarkIey of Mapleton
and Mr.. Frank Garvin of Minneapolis
were married in Mapleton on Wednesday.
The bride is a graduate of the Man
kato normal and was a teacher in the
grammar department of the NIapleton
school.
Mrs. r. Bulril and Mrs. A. W..
Strickland gave picnic party in hon
or of their friends, Mrs. j. ii. Stew
art and daughter Nina of Waterloo,
Iowa, at Sibley park yesterday after
noon from two to six o'clock. There
being nice programme carried out for
amusement gave all hearty appetite
for the lunch at six o'clock which in
cluded everything that could be named.
All were given an auto ride through
the park. A ball game took place bel
tween the lean and fat ladies, the VIC
tory being in favor of the fat ladies.
The contests were won by Mrs. Len
hardt and Miss Stewart. The prize
for throwing the ball Aas awarded to
Mrs. Armstrong of LeIIillier The
prize for jumping the rope was won
oy Mrs. Ganthier The fat ladies'
race was won by Mrs. J. II. Stewart
and the lean ladies' race was won by
Miss Stewart. The prize for the most
witty sayings during the afternoon was
by Mrs. Beatty and the most
dignified was carried off by Mrs.
Kilkson. The girls jumping contest
was won by Miss Stewart. The little
folks were amused by a peanut scram-
Bile. Everyone present voted it the most
enjoyable affair of the season.
Mrs. Peter McAlen of Rapidan, ac-
SOmpanied by her little daughter, Lura,
and Miss Hazel Shores, started today
for Tolley, n. d., where they will
visit Mrs. McAllen's sister. They will
also snead few days with Mr. and
Mrs. ". Z. Freeman at Donneybrook,
n. d. They expect to be- back home
about Sept. l. While Mrs. McAllen is |
away Superintendent c. J. Freeman of
Herman, Mimi, is showing Mr. McAllen
how the cooking should be done. Asi
an appetizer they are doing some very
stacking
Miss Adeline Schaus returned to her |
home. in North Mankato last evening
after a two weeks visit with friends
in Milwaukee and WinOna. |
Daniel .Fichthorn and wife of st.
Peter were guests yesterday of Mrs.
George H. Brewster and daughters.
Fred Hirsch of Oscaloosa, Iowa, is
visiting in the city for few days
as the guest of his sisters, Mrs. T.
Blum and Mrs. H. Szamet.
". O. Howard has accepted the man
agement of The Summit <at Forest
City, Iowa. Mr.. Howard is former
resident of Mankato.
H. G. Book, travelling passenger
agent for the Colorado Mi;ldling rail
way, arrived today from Omaha for a
short visit in Mankato
Jay Wysong is spending a. few days
at Albert Lea as the guest of friends.
J. H. Murphy, deputy state organizer
for the Brotherhood of American Ygo-
men, arrived last evening from Owa-