The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-11-03


freshments were served.
Ghosts and Witches.
The Misses Martha and Janet
Balm entertained a party of friends
at their home at 4O1 Clark street
last night The decorations were ex-
cellently displayed with the usual
Halloween style. All the guests
wore costumes representing ghosts
and witches.
Birthday Party.
Fowler Hart, recently Of Mankato,
but now of Minneapolis, celebrated
his seventeenth birthday at his home
at 1888 Colfax avenue, Minneapolis,
last Sunday. He entertained num-
Der of friends at six o'clock din
ner, covers being laid for twelve.
Entertained Boy Friends.
Murray Halves entertained several
boy friends at his home at 317
Center street last night. Games and
music were enjoyed during the even
ing.
There will be special meeting of
the Eagles Thursday evening, No
vember 2.
The Modern Samaritans will hold
a meeting tonight at the Knights of
Columbus hall.
There will be a regular meeting of
the Woodmen Circle Grove No. "a
tomorrow evening. All members are
requested to come. Refreshments
will be served after the meeting.
Congregational ladies are invited
to come early to the church Thurs
day afternoon. Bring scissors and
thimbles. There will be short
program, devotional and business
meeting. Supper will be served at
six for all members of the congre
CATION.
The permanent entertainment COM
mittee of the Knights of Pythias
lodge announces as the second num-
Der of the series of entertainments
a debate on the question:: "Resolv-
ed, that capital punishment should
be abolished" John R. Bowen takes
the affirmative side while E. F..
Soaring the negative. "The meeting
will be held tomorrow evening. Re-
freshments will be served. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
Byron Hughes of Wells is regis
tered at Hotel Heinrich.
F. f. Johnson of Rochester visited
friends in the city yesterday.
H. L. Bond of Lakefield is bust
ness visitor in Mankato today.
II. f. Leonard left this morning
for a business trip to Milwaukee.
Mrs. Martin Hum of Jackson is
visiting friends in MankatO today.
T. l.. Comstock of Lakefield is
spending a few days in the city.
V. ]. Greiner of Mapleton was a
business visitor in the city today.
August Gutenschwager of Lyra
was in the city today on business.
w. o. Justin, the merchant at FL
more, called on his friends here to-
day.
Miss Flossie Smith of ST. Peter
was the guest of Miss Lucy Seilauer
yesterday.
C. R. Peterson of Window was
the guest of friends in Mankato
yesterday
Miss Florence Hendley is visiting
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
R. Kennedy.
F. F. Ellsworth was in Blue Earth
yesterday where he had gone on
legal business.
Alfred Hollen of Kerkhoven has
begun his studies at the Mankato
Commercial college.
Postoffice Inspector George H.
Drake returned to his home at Min
neapolis last night.
Mrs. Henry Crogel of Bangor, Mich.
has been visiting friends in Mankato
for the past month.
L. P. Gellerman, district passenger
agent for the Northern Pacific road,
was in Mankato today.
George Lowell, district passenger
agent for the Wabash road, stopped
over in Mankato today.
G.. Griffith Of st. James was in
the city yesterday attending to sew
eral business matters.
Miss EthelwynnHopkins of White
Bear Lake is visiting Miss Cleo
Brandrup for few days.
Senator Thomas Pugh departed to-
day for st. Paul after a visit of
several days in Mankato.
A. L. Cummins of Eagle Lake is
in the city today to attend the
Madison Keene funeral.
Senator Frank E. Putnam of Blue
Earth was a business visitor in the
city yesterday afternoon.
Henry Schelow and Nick Juliar
of st. James were business visitors
in Mankato this morning.
F. o. Jones of Cedar Rapids left
for St Paul last night after spend
ing short time in Mankato.
Vernon CahOon Of fillmore has an