The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-20

part Vi the state on ner VACATION.
Miss Caroline AlmQuist will return
from Minneapolis tomorrow to re.
sumo her position with Drs. Schmitt
and Schmitt.
, st. Paul passed through here last
night on their way to the Dakotas
! to hunt ducks.
]. II. Bresnan left yesterday for a
short visit to lie Sueur. He may
I take up work. with the "Dunham's
Doings" publication.
Thomas r. Daily, the travelling
salesman from Stoughton, Mass, call
ed at the Wood & Sterling shoe
, store yesterday afternoon.
Miss Jennie Johnson, who teaches
school at Winnebago, is at home with
her parents as the Winnebago school
/ is closed on account of diphtheria.
Joseph Bienapf and Rudolph Mil
Ter departed today for Gregory. S.
d., where they were to register for
a piece of Uncle Sans rich domain.
Chauncey Fowles, clerk for A.
Ruge. superintendent of bridges and
buildings on the Omaha road, went
to st. Paul today on business for the
company.
Z. F. Soaring and Henry Kruse
made a hunting trip to Mr.. Kruse's
cottage at Swan Lake yesterday.
They returned with large number
of ducks.
A. Holtnagel, formerly of La
Crosse. is the new manager of the
Standard Refining company. He and
family have taken up their residence
on West Front street.
w. w. Schmitt of Sleepy Eye,
George NJ. Kaupp of Blue Earth. and
George l.. Smith of Cricelyn will be
, among those from outside towns to
be in Mankato on Taft day next
Tuesday.
p. f. Ellis, superintendent of the
Upper Mississippi district of the
Phoenix Life Insurance company,
came down from Minneapolis last
evening and is spending the day with
the local manager, C. F. Hacker.
! Mrs. George Underwood and child
returned to Minneapolis today after
three weeks visit with her sister,
Mrs. F. Fl. Poate, South Broad street.
Mrs. Underwood's husband has po-
sition with The Minneapolis Tribune.
Mrs. Ed Martin of Webster City,
Iowa, and Mrs. r. Peterson of FL
more have returned to their homes
after spending few days with Mrs
f. Hickok. Yesterday the visiting
ladies and Mrs. Hickok made trip
to the cities. Mrs. Hickok returned
, last night.
Window Citizen: John and George
Grant went to Mankato Thursday 70
attend the funeral of their uncle, w.
r. Geddes, who died the fore part Of
the week, following an operation for
cancer. He was brother of Mrs.
Lucius Thurston, formerly resi-
dent of Window, and was prominent
in professional circles in Blue Earth
;county, being an attorney.
Gilbert Fletcher will start the last
Of this week for Philadelphia where
he will be student of the Academy
of Fine Arts in that city. While in
that school Mr.. Fletcher will devote
his time to the study of book illus,
tration. On account of the, heavy
rains he has had to abandon his pro.
posed motorcycle trip to Philadelphia
and take the rail route instead.
From thursdays Daily.
Pretty Reception at st. Peter.
st. Peter Tribune: One of the
most delightful social functions Of
the autumn season was enjoyed last
Saturday when st. Peter society re-
sponded to an "at home" given by
Mrs. George Franklin Nutter and
Miss Cora Nutter. The Nutter home
on Minnesota avenue was beautifully
decorated with flowers and autumn
leaves, and presented a charming
appearance.
In the large reception hall the
hostesses received their guests, to
whom they presented Mrs. John +.
Giles of Los Angeles, Cal. During
the receiving hours the guests were
entertained with airs from various
operas, rendered by a Victor Vic.
trola, which was greatly enjoyed.
Assisting throughout the rooms
were Mrs. A. C.. Rosenquist, Miss
Marie Schleuder and Mrs. G.. II.
Clark. In the dining room a large
center piece of pink dahlias graced
a beautifully appointed table, where
Mrs. C. H. Nutter, Mrs. G. II. Rib
Bile. Mrs. G.. T. Olson and Mrs. o. S.
Gault poured coffee and served ices,
the Misses Ruth Carpenter, Dorothy
Rosenquist, Nancy Nutter. Gretchen
Kittle and Mary Ribble assisting.
The out-of-town guests were Mrs.
e. Cameron of Minneapolis, Mrs. H.
F.. Weis of lie Sueur Mrs. w. III.
Leeman, Mrs. E. B. Haney and Miss
Haney and Mrs August Poehler OF
Henderson, and Mrs. ]. G. Tegner of
Mankato. About 40 guests called
between the hours of three and six
A. o. U. w. Members Entertained.
About fifty members of the A. O.
U. w. were entertained at rally
in their hall last night. The Grand
Master August Flourkey of Mime