The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-11-20

From Fridays Daily. ~.
A card and box social was given at
st. Peter and Paul's school hall last
spite of the fact that many went to
st. Peter who would have otherwise
have been there. The first part of the
evening was spent in playing progress
sive cinch, and after that the lunch
boxes were auctioned off. the bid ling
being lively. The boxes brought from
$l.s5 cents down. Everybody had a
good time.
Mrs E. NJ Call and Mrs. j. E. Hyde
delightfully."- entertained the H. and c.
club at the home of the former yes
terday afternoon. The ladies busily
piled their needles until FIVE o'clock,
when a bountiful lunch was served.
The lunch being over with, an hour
was spent in a most amusing man
ner, after which the guests departed
for their homes.
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Mrs. L. H. Clark of =. River Falls,
Wis, arrived today to be the guest
of her father, M. B. Haynes, over
Sunday.
A. Grigsby of St. James was in
Mankato over night.
Fl. l. How of Winona was in the
city today.
Misses Margaret j. Thomas, Emma
Z. Chelgren, Esther E. Clauson, Lena
Keller and Nettie j. Gilmore and
Mrs. Edward Praht of Redwood Falls
were visitors in Mankato today.
c. l.. Amundson of Waterville was
in Mankato over night.
E. G. Hage of Hanska was an ar
rival in Mankato this morning.
Miss Martha Hodapp and Miss Riley,
teachers in the public schools, went to
Minneapolis today and will visit over
Sunday, and spend Monday inspecting
the public schools.
Charles Spaulding of Mapleton, who
was recently at Glasgow. Mont, writes
of Meeting DR.. George Klein, formerly
of Mankato. Mr.. Klein, who is mayor
of this city and enjoying lucrative
practice, is son of c. J. Klein, land
lord of the Clifton house at Mankato.
Good Thunder Herald: Good Thun-
der has again lost one of her pioneer
residents and honored citizens, land
mark SO well known by those eminent
characteristics of good fellowship, that
his departure will be sorrowfully felt
Hon. Lysander Cook will now make
his home with his daughter, Mrs. j..
r. Thompson, at Mankato. The pleas
ant farm home few miles west of
our village is now deserted. In it
MIR. Cook had carefully watched his
two daughters grow to womanhood,
marry and pass on to other homes.
In later years with that dear COM
panion of life the comforts of this
home were together shared, until she
too passed away. Last to 60 is Mr..
Cook. himself and the necessity for
doing so is indeed sad; the memories
of that old home will not be forgotten,
and even as he feels in severing those
lifelong ties, even SO do our people
feel in his removal to another home.
H. c. Gerlach was, in Mapleton
consulting with members of the public
library board, relative to the new liz
brary building Mr.. Gerlach looked
over the library site and will submit
a draft ito the board of what can be
constructed with the money which
they have in sight.
Lysander Cook, a veteran resident
of Good Thunder, has come to Man.
kato to spend the winter with his
daughter, Mrs. J. R. Thompson.
John White, treasurer of Washington
township. lie Sueur county, was a
court house caller this afternoon.
Misses Hazel Snow and Clara Will
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