The Mankato free press., 1909-03-26
From Mondays Dsify.
Birthday Party.

Ine aHalr WAS planneu Ov MISS Au
gusta Wass and Miss Helen Gustaf.
son. There were about thirty of his
young friends present. Mr.. Ekerholm
was presented with beautiful writ
ing desk. The evening was spent in
playing games and music and dainty
refreshments We're served. All pres
ent had an enjoyable time and de-
parated at late hour
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Birthday Surprise Party.
Mrs. Ii. r. Kortz of S2S North Sixth
street, entertained very delightfully."-
last evening thirty friends and neigh
bers i'm honor of Mr. kortz's birthday.
The affair was complete surprise to
Mr.. kortz, the details having been very
carefully planned by Mrs. Kortz. Pro
gressive cinch was played and prizes
were won by Mr.. and Mrs. John Meyer
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Koetting. The
decorations We're carnations and de-
licious birthday refreshments were
served by the hostess.
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Will Entertain City Officials.
Mayor and Mrs. j. w. Andrews are
to entertain at six o'clock dinner
OH Tuesday evening. The guests are
to include several city officials and
their wives.
II. l.. Schmitt went to ST.. Paul this
morning.
A. P. johnson spent Saturday in
Minneapolis.
Harry j. Thompson spent Saturday
at LIE Sueur.
f. L. Hitchcox of st. Paul dined
in the city today.
G. H. Borgwardt of Fairmont was in
the city yesterday.
b. Mimbach of Henderson was in
Mankato yesterday.
John Wigley was a passenger to ST..
Paul this morning.
Ed. Didra returned to his home at
Henderson Saturday.
Miss Gertrude Durkee was up from
st. Paul over Sunday.
A. o. Lindbergh of st. Peter was in
the city Saturday night.
Rev. Fathers Heggemann and Acken
arc away on mission work.
w. +. Jewson returned last night
from visit in Minneapolis.
H. II. Perrin attended the automobile
show at Minneapolis last week.
r. j. White of Amboy was a visi-
tor in the city Saturday evening.
Z. j. Russell of Leray was a visitor
at the court house this afternoon.
Rev. Father Sperig conducted SER
vices at Madison Lake yesterday.
Miss Lima Grout visited friends in
twin cities Saturday and Sunday.
T. Blum left for Chicago and the
east Saturday to be gone ten days.
f. NJ. Donahauer and c. A. Connor
of st. Peter were in the city this
afternoon.
Hugo Oberlaender was in st. Peter
yesterday visiting his sister, Mrs. E..
A. Rasche.
Alfred Grant of Faribault is visit
ing his cousin, Mrs. G. L. Kennedy, for
Il few days.
Mr.. H. r. Kortz, who spent Sunday
i'll IIt Clly WIFI tOuuy
for Minneapolis.
Eugene Slater, A. r. Voss and c. NJ
Hanseome of St James visited Man
kato yesterday.
II. L. Brown returned last night
from the twin cities, where he had
been since Wednesday.
G. A. Lewis is back from Mime
apolis, where he attended the automo
bile show all the week.
DIR. +. l.. Halves and family left
today for Wahkon, Mile Lacs county,
to reside OIL their farm.
Mrs. Frank Rhoads and daughter of
Madelia are the guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Owens.
c. Ii. Saulpaugh has returned from
Minneapolis, where he spent the week
attending the automobile show.
f. r. BEEN of Redwing, division pas
senger agent of the Chicago Great
Western road, was in the city today.
DIR. and Mrs. c. H. Nerbovig re-
turned last night from Minneapolis,
where they tok in the automobile
show.
Hugh Pritchard of Lake Crystal was
in the city Saturday and purchased the
horse and buggy owned by his father,
r. S. Pritchard.
Miss Margaret Ketzung of Blue
Earth and Miss Ruby Phelps of Mime
apolis are visiting Mrs. Charles X.
Mayer for a few days.
Thomas A. Haigh of Cogswell, n.
d., is in the city. He now claims
Catalla, Alaska, his home, for he will
leave for there shortly, having secured
position
Mrs. II. l.. Richards, who has been
guest of Mrs. Munson Burton for the
last few days, left for her home at
La Crosse yesterday afternoon on the
4:45 train.
George ,and Charles Beshara left
this afternoon over the Great Western
road for New York, whence they will
sail March q for Beyrouth, Syria, on
the American line steamer New York"
They are going to Beyrouth to settle
the estate of their father, who has
recently died there.
L. j. Colson today resigned his posi-
tion with the American Tobacco COM