The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-08-27
From thursdays Daily.
An Old-Eashioned ChaIivari.

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twenty young ladies at Lake Wash.
ington last evening. Each of the ladies
had a tin pan or horn or COW bell,
and when they arrived at the Widell
cottage they proceeded to hold an old
fashioned charivari in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Quiggle, whose marriage oc-
CURED yesterday. They were joined by
the fifteen Y. NJ. C. A. boys who
linked" to Lake Washington yesterday
and night was made hideous for a
time. The echoes floating out on the
night air are said even to have dis
tnrbed the fish in their rest under
the waves of the lake. The party was
received with open arms, and such hos
pitality extended as was possible, and
everybody had good time.
Dance to Be Given at Kasota.
One of the out of town dances that
will be much enjoyed by the younger
set is the informal dancing event
given tonight by Miss Hazel and Frank
Babcock, at their home in Kasota.
About forty young people will meet at
the home of the hostess and host and
go to the village hall for the dance
Later the guests will be entertained
at the Babcock home, when refresh
ments will be served. Auto parties are
going from Lake Madison, Lake Wash
ington, st. Peter and Mankato to at
tend the dance.
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Delightful Picnic.
A very delightful picnic was held
last evening at Sibley park by the
Royal Neighbors and their families, at
which about hundred and fifty were
present. The picnic supper was an
especially enjoyable feature of the oc.
casion, to which every one did ample
Justice. Many of the company stayed
in the evening for the moving pic
lures. Nearly everyone went to the
park in the street cars, although there
carriages.
Woman's Relief Corps Entertainment.
The Woman's Relief corps held a
very interesting meeting yesterday aft
ernoon at /. o. o. F. nall, after which
patriotic and musical program was
given. The relief committee reported
new bedding furnished a needy family
and S. was voted to be sent to the
Soldiers Home for a rocking chair
The entertainment committee, consist
ing of Mrs. James Wilson, Mrs. Cow
Gill and Florence Stubs, served light
refreshments.
Dance at Cliff Inn.
Miss Ethel Tierney and Miss Isabel
Vinsonhaler of Omaha were hostesses
at an informal dance last evening at
Cliff Inn, Lake Washington. Eighteen
couple enjoyed a good dance program
from eight until ten, when refresh
nents were served:rss@T The affair was
one of the most enjoyable of the lake
events.
Oliver c. Peterson of Amboy visited
the city today.
G. +. Garfield of Bntterfeld visited
the city today.
Miss Thirza Fink of Faribault is a
guest in. the city.
Max Pfaender of New Ulm was in
the city over night.
Leo S. Lamm of Minneapolis was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quiggle of Amboy Wis
tied in the city over night.
Miss Lille Cliff of Kingsley, Iowa
spent yesterday in the city.
Attorney, L. G. Argetsinger of Ma.
pleton was in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winter of Granite
Falls arrive tonight at Cliff Inn, Lake
Washington, to spend Sunday.
DR.. Forbes and wife of Winnebagt
were visitors in Mankato today.
Herman. Hayward is at Lake Wash
ington as. guest of Malcolm Merchant.
Miss Clara Schneider of Minneapolis
is the guest of Mrs. F. NJ. Deerhake
ID. Rempel and j. w. Moon of Noun
tain Lake were in Mankato over nigth
]. H. Sherin and wife of WinnebagC
were visitors in the city last night and
today.
Miss Ethel Wilcox left today fol
Lake Superior where she will spend q
month on Minnesota Point.
Editor Sherin and wife of Winnie
bago were in Mankato yesterday to at
tend the Widell, Quiggle wedding.
Deputy Sheriff G. G. Phillips left
today on another trip, looking up evil
dence. He has been gone large part
of the time lately.
Richard Peterson, Oscar Olson and
S. Olson went to Lake Washington
this morning in an automobile to
spend the day fishing.
Mrs. ]. E. Gardner and SON and
daughter of Des Moines, Iowa, arrived
last evening to visit the formers sis.
ter, Mrs. E. A. Engwalson and fam
lily, for month.
Mrs. George Krost and Mrs. Peter
KrOst and families went to Lake Madi.