The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-11-19


with package containing favor.
The birthday event was greatly en-
loved by guests and host.
Entertained at Five Hundred
Mrs G. A. Dahl of Fulton street en-
tertained number of her friends yes
terday afternoon at five hundred The
game was played at seven tables, the
honors being won by Mrs. w. f.
Buffham. Yellow was carried out as
a color scheme, yellow chrysanthe
NUNS and asparagus ferns being used
as the flower decorations. A de-
licous luncheon was also served.
Surprise For the Baby.
Mrs. Mic Snyder of Willow street
was pleasantly surprised yesterday
afternoon in honor of her little daugh-
ter Helen Lucile's birthday. The little
tot received number of pretty birth
day gifts and games were played. Re
freshments were also served, and each
guest wished the baby many happy
returns of the day.
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H. I. Howe of Winona was in Man
kato yesterday.
w. L. Moore of AIapleton was in the
city yesterday afternoon.
George Rivers departed today for the
west where he will remain for a cou-
,ple of months.
| Mr.. and Mrs E. I. Iceland, A. r.
Chace and A. Quinrell of Marshall were
visitors in the city over night
George w. Sugden was in Minneapo-
lis last evening to listen to the ad-
dress on the financial question by
Senator Aldrich
Miss Georgia CluXton came home last
night from Blue Earth to spend Sun
day with her parents, who are now
wholly settled in their new home, 80
Cherry treet, formerly occupied by M.
ID. Fritz
! Mrs. Mary L. Boegen and daughter,
Mrs. Frances Schwarble, who left
Mankato in September, on an extend
ed eastern trip, returned home last
Friday, having had a most enjoyable
trip and visit. A number of different
cities were visited, among them Liberty,
/ Millersville, Hoven, Sun Rise, Mount
Vernon and Hunts Station, Ohio, also
Chicago and Milwaukee. Their cousins
in Kansas, Ohio, gave them very de-
| ightful farewell surprise on the night
previous to their departure, which was
a very enjoyable affair.
! Heron Lake News: County Alter
II ey Mansfield was over from Lake.
| field Tuesday on official business. He
went to Fulda on the evening train
to attend Masonic lodge, and deliver
which he is famous, and his fame is
not confined to the state of Mnneso-
ia alone, but to neighboring states as
well. Some grand officers said that
Mr. Mansfield can deliver the best
lecture in the third degree of Masonry
of any man in the state.
| Law Notes: The following which
comes to us from an unknown source
may be as an old one, but at any
rate we never saw it before: cat a
court of justice in Australia much
frequented by Chinese, newly APP
pointed crier was ordered by the Judge
! to summon a witness to the stand
! Call for All Song was the command
The crier was puzzled for moment
He glanced shyly at the judge, but
found him quite grave. Then he turn
ed to the spectators. Gentlemen he
asked, would any of you favor his
lordship with song?'"
| st. Paul Dispatch: "AIrs. Lena G.
Flower, 42S Ashland avenue, widow
| of General Mark d. Flower, is a pa
tient at st. Joseph's hospital, where
she is recovering from the effects of
a major surgical operation performed
yesterday morning. Her condition is
reported as favorable today land her
friends anticipate steady improvement
and complete recovery. Mrs. Flower is
/ the mother of Mrs. John Conley OF
Minneapolis. Her husband, General
Flower, was prominent in the com
munity as the manager of the Union
Stock Yards company and as post
master of ST. Paul" General Flower
was former resident of Mankato
/ Law Notes: Out in ST. Joseph, Mo-.
recently an intoxicated gentleman was
gathered in by the police and lodged
! for the night in the same cell with
notorious thief. The inebriate had
some small change in his pockets, and
! this his acquisitive roommate promptly
annexed. The transaction having been
discovered and fastened upon the rob-
Der, he was arraigned on charge of
robbery from the person and argued
his own case. His defense was that
he was a known thief and criminal,
the city had, in putting in the same
cell with him a drunken man who had
money on his person, been guilty of
contributory negligence and had there
! by forfeited any right to recover
against him. However, the point was
too subtle for the presiding Judge,
and consequently did not receive the
considerable to which it was entitled.