The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-06-26

lT the Catholic church at st. Clall
Wednesday morning, June IL, at hall
past nine o'clock as Zimmerman's
march was played. The ushers, Messrs
Arthur Murphy of Pemberton and
Arthur Murphy of GAINESVILLE, moves
DOWN the aisle. Following were tnt
brides maids, the Misses Nellie Gal
lagher, sister to the groom and Mar
garet O'Connor, wearing dresses oil
shampagne null and carrying carna.
tons. Then came the bride and hel
sister, Eleanor, as maid of honor. The
bride wore one piece gown of soft
white silk and veil of tulle and carried
a shower bouquet of brides roses
Miss Eleanor wore white dress of
Paris muslin and carried sweet peas
The groom, accompanied by his
brother, Tom Gallagher of Los Angeles
Cal, met the bride at the railing and
turning to the alter they made their
vows and until death do us part
Then the last notes of the occasional
died away softly through the old
c1urch. stole the sweet strains of
Loves Paradise" beautifully sang by
Miss Lenore Linhof, who also sang
at the offeratory "That Heavenly
story" with organ accompaniment by
her sister Olga. After the nuptial
mass, the many friends who, dispute
the inclement weather had come to
the church. wished the bride happy
future and congratulated the groom
on taking away one of the finest
young ladies in the community, the
young couple accompanied by their i'm
mediate relatives, repaired to the home
of the brides mother and uncle F. p.
OCOnnor, where a delicious breakfast
was served and social time spent.
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher
took their departure on wedding
trip. On their return they will COM
mence housekeeping in a substantial
new home just completed by the
groom for MS bride on his farm near
GAINESVILLE.
wedding of unusual interest to
Mankato people was that which took
place today at high noon at Fairmont
Where Miss Matte Marian Sterling,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Ster-
ling of that city, and Mr. Lewis Lean
der Wood of Mankato were married.
The ceremony took place at the
residence of the brides parents and
the guests included only the relatives
and intimate friends of the bride and
bridegroom. Rev. Albert f. Fillmore.
formerly of st. Johns church in this
city, of which Mr.. Wood is mem
Der, and now rector of the church at
Fairmont, read tne service.
A very pretty wedding luncheon fol-
lowed ne ceremony The parlors were
beautifully decorated for the event,
with profusions of flowers and foliage.
Mr. and Mrs. Wood have departed on
a wedding tour and will be at home in
the near future at the corner of
Cherry and Second streets in this
city.
The bride is beautiful young lady
of charming disposition and manner.
She has lived in Fairmont most of
her life and is graduate of the high
school in that city. While attending
the normal school in this city two
years ago Mr.. Wood made her ac-
quaintance. During the past two years
she has been successfully engaged in
teaching school, She has many friends
in Mankato all of whom will wecome
her here.
! The bridegroom is the senior men,
Der of the firm of Wood & Baker, one
of the most prominent and prosperous
retail firms in the city. He is a young
man of splendid character and is pop
ular among his friends.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Wood and daugh-
tiers of this city and Mrs. Humiston
of Worthington were among the guests
at the wedding.
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The marriage of Miss Helen Coffin
of this city to Raymond Everett Ober
of Butte, Mont, took place at eight
o'clock Saturday evening at the sum-
mer home of John w. Nattrass at
Dellwood, White Bear lake. The rooms
were prettily decorated with flowers.
The ceremony vas performed by Rev.
DR.. Robinson, pastor of the Presbyter-
ian church there, and was attended
by a small gathering of relatives and
friends, among the latter being Miss
Nellie Mills and Mrs. Robinson, wife
of the pastor. Mr.. and Mrs. Ober
took the train, at the conclusion of
the wedding supper, for Duluth, where
they will visit Mr. Ober's parents for
a few days. Then they may come to
to Mankato and spend short time
at one of the lakes, before leaving
for Butte. their future home.
The bride is one of the charming
young ladies of Mankato, having been
born and reared here, and is gra-
duate of the state normal school.
She has taught school several years
and it was while teaching at Butte
that she formed the acquaintance of
Mr.. ODER, who is "a mining engineer
there, employed in the Boston and
Anaconda mines. He is a graduate
of the university of Minnesota, and
has been at Butte for several years,
and has a bright future. The many
friends of both will extend their best
wishes to the young couple.
w. P. Coffin of this city, father of
the bride attended the wedding, as
did also her brother Mark Coffin.
Mrs. A. R. Pau, Jr., and Mrs. W.
G. Hoerr will entertain the Harmonic
society Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. w. G. Hoerr. Everybody cor
daily invited.
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George c. Keith, Sterling's efficient