The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-15

Club Entertained.
The Zctetic club met this afternoon
at Mrs. DR.. Andrews on Second street,
Mrs. Barney having charge of the
afternoons program. The club is
studying German literature and the
special topic today was. 1.-Two OF the
German MISUNDERSTANDING and He
gel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merchant Entertain.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Merchant ell
tertained at small dinner party on
Saturday evening in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs w. X. Gilcrest of Gilcrest, Colo
RADIO. Covers were laid for eight, and
bridge was the feature of the evening.
weekly meeting this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. c. II. Cooper on Clark
street. Mrs. Crran and Mrs. Cooper
had charge of the program. The club
is studying Mrs. Elizabeth Barret
Browning this wip!Ar.
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Invitations to Wedding.
Invitations to the wedding of Miss
Cora johnson of Judson and Mr.. Carl
jacobson of Mankato have been re-
ceived by friends. The happy event
will occur on Jan. ii at 8 p. III.
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Knights of Columbus Dance.
The Knights of Columbus will for
mally open their hall Monday evening"
Jan. %, with daIce and supper.
Lamm's orchestra will furnish the mu-
sic.
Pleasant Surprise Party.
A large number Of young people
surprised Miss Florence Hendley Sat
urday night at her home in Hebron.
A candy pull, music, refreshments and
games filled in the evening. All re-
port very enjoyable time.
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Fraimont Sentinel: Miss Comstock
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Cook, returned to Mankato today and
was accompanied by Miss Ruth Cook
who will visit with relatives few
days.
E. Z. Jones, who has been spending
couple of weeks in the city combining
business with pleasure, left today for
his new home in Ell Paso, Texas.
A. j. Katz of the Columbia Clothing
company spent Sunday with his family
at Owatonna.
Irving We'll, representing the manu-
IS so
of Cincinnati, Ohio, is calling on his
local representative, F.. Kron of the
Leader department store.
Charles Hamstreet of Worthington
was i'll the city Saturday evening.
Norman Larson of Minneapolis was
i'll the city yesterday.
Attorney Albert H. Emerson of Lam
berton spent yesterday and today in
Mankato.
l.. Lampert of Minneapolis, the lum
does not expect to see the price of
lumber drop this year, or at any time
in the future, for that matter, owing
to the curtailing of the source of sup
ply. He states that the wholesalers
have put up the prise this present sea-
son.
I. A. Miner and Dr. H. |. Miner of
GAINESVILLE paid the city visit yester-
day.
Miss Elizabeth ApRoberts of Window
is visiting i'll the city.
Miss Mary Grant and W. O. Reuter-
were Faribault people in the city yes
terday.
NJ NJ Gowdy of Cannon Falls was
in Mankato over night.
Miss Beulan Hunt returned Saturday
evening from weeks visit with her
sister, Miss Marion, at Hamline and
with friends in Minneapolis.
County Commissioner Robert Madi-
gan came from Madison Lake yester-
day and went to Good Thunder today
on county business.
Gilbert Daley of Madison Lake spent
yesterday in Mankato, returning home
this morning
j. A. Tucker of Concord, Mich, who
has been Judging the poultry show,
iClO iooo hi5ho lOl DCHNcl, wi.
Frank Franciscus, city editor of The
Daily Review, was called to Blakely
Saturday evening by the serious illness
of his mother, and returned last night.
His mother is quite low with nervous
prostration.
Ed B. Miller, day clerk at the Saul
paugh, returned Saturday from Calu-
met, Mich, where he visited relatives
over New Years stopping at Duluth
for visit on his way home.
Mrs. John Nelson and boy of Red
wood Falls visited in Mankato yester-
day.
Joseph i. Tallman of Amboy was in
Mankato last evening.
Lewis C.. Cosgrove of LeSueur was in
Mankato last night and today.
Oscar Koppen, day clerk at the
Stahl House, is confined to his bed
with severe cold.
John G. Osmundson of Nerstrand is