The Mankato free press., 1910-03-11

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N. W. Phone. 80. Citizens els.
Chain of Parties Nearly Finished.
-Four weeks ago Mrs. j. S. Holbrook,
president of the Y. NJ. c. A. auxiliary
entertained five ladies and requested
each guest To entertain similar com
pany. Ii this was carried ont as plan
ied, each week would see five times
as many entertainments as the pre-
vious week. Each guest was 10 bring
ten cents, 10 contribute 10 the auxi-
iary. Some ladies entertained more
than five guests, and it is expected
that the total receipts for the four
weeks that the chain was to run will
exceed $50. This is the last week.
The first week five guests were en-
tertained, the second week twenty
five, the third week l25, and this week
625 will be entertained, in case no
more than five are entertained at 4
time, but the figures will run over.
The plan has worked well. and the
proceeds will be used for the benefit
of the Y. NJ. C. A. The parties have
uniformly been enjoyable.
Chain of Parties Starts.
Miss Lydia Denber will entertain five
young ladies at her home, 9l3 North
Front street, this evening, and refresh
ments will be served. This is TO be
the first OF series of such parties.
Each person entertained at any such
party is expected 10 entertain five
others. and so on, and at each enter
lainment the guests are TO bring ten
cents each. The proceeds are TO go
TO the Civic Improvement league.
Mrs. Gus Widell is recovering from
an illness of several days.
Editor J. A. Henry and son of James
vile were in the city today.
Il. F. Clement, a well known st.
James business man, was in the city
today.
George j. Klein has returned from
The twin cities where he made short
business visit.
Thomas Davidson returned yesterday
after making a short business visit in
he twin cities.
George b. Alton of Minneapolis,
state Inspector CT high schools was in
Mankato today.
Mrs. A. II. Pfau went yesterday
Ia LeSuenr Center to visit at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Louis
Prendergast.
Miss Rosella Foldesi, OF the Nurses
club, returned yesterday afternoon
from LeSueur Center where she paid
a short visit to relatives.
Paul Iverson spent yesterday in Lake
Crystal looking after business connect
ed with the clothing store at tnat
place in which he is interested.
III. G.. Allyn of the Mankato Auto
company, accompanied by Mr.. Volk Of
North Mankato, went this morning TO
st. Peter in Mr.. Allyn's Ford demon
strating car.
William Baumgartner Of Bird Island
is spending a few days in the city on
combined business and pleasure visit
and is being entertained at the home
of his sister, Mrs. John J.. Pihale, and
family.
Mrs. A. UIeberg and her daughter
and son, Miss Annie Uleberg and Jens
Uleberg, departed this morning for
their home in Gascayne, n. d., having
been the guests of friends and relatives
at Madela for several weeks and dur
ing the past week at the home of Mrs.
Uleberg's daughter, Mrs. Andrew Rud-
berg and family in this city.
Mrs. G.. A. Goodson of Providence, R.
l., arrived in the. city today to visit
her brother Superintendent o. 0. u
vim and sister Mrs. A. =. Hall. Mrs.
Goodson has been in Minneapolis for
a few weeks, where Mr.. Goodson is
installing the Wireless Time Service Co..
clocks that are regulated by wireless
electricity. These take the place of
the Western Union clocks regulated
by wire service. A number have
been installed in st. Paul and are
regulated by wireless from Mirne
apolis.