The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
/. D0|h9S IN SOCIETY

4 D0MGS IN SOCIETY
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From thursdays Daily. as
Thirty Years an, odd Fellow.
Henry Zimmerman, Jr., celebrated
the thirtieth anniversary of his mi
tfation into the order of 10. o. +,
at his home, corner of Washington
avenue and Third streets, last night
He has held continuous membership
In that order ever since he was
initiated thirty years ago. 1t, is a
law in the order that any one who
mas been a member of the order for
| twenty-five years is entitled to a
veteran jewel, as it is officially des.
| ignated. H
The veteran jewel was presented
to Mr.. Zimmerman by George
Scherer with a few well-chosen re.
marks. in which he called attention
to the fact that during his entire
membership, of thirty years, Mr..
Zimmerman has never received any
sick benefits. Two of the members
of the order that initiated Mr.. Him.
melman were present. These were
A. M. Smith and b. D. Pay, the only
living charter members of Order No
l15.;if
Mr.. Zimmerman responded to Mr..
Scherer's speech with few remarks
of appreciation. The remainder of
the evening was spent in playing
cards and enjoying a social time.
AT midnight O. delicious Dutch lunch
was served by. Mrs. Zimmerman.
Pleasant Social Gathering. .:-@.:.
A social gathering last evening at
the home OF DR.. and Mrs. J. S. Hol.
brook at ...4l9 South Broad street
under the auspices. of. the Women s
Missionary Circle of the First Dap
fist church was OF interest. An at
tractive program was presented and
choice selections on the cello were
rendered by H. 20. Iverson, &C.
companied BY Mrs. Iverson on the
piano. Miss Barbara Mansfield sang
sacred solo, and Miss Adelaide
Frost, who recently returned from
the mission field, spoke interestingly
and instructiyely of her work in
central India. The serving of re-
freshments closed a profitable even.
ing. r.. go, - - - '.' y :"
Mrs. E. H. Mead of Lake Crystal
visited here yesterday. -.
C. H.. Brace of Amboy was in the
city today on business.
J. T.. Fitzgerald of Owatonna call
ed on friends in the city today
A. Schlie of Nicollet transacted
business in Mankato this morning.
J. Harry Thompson was in from
his farm near Vernon Center today.
C. w. Chamberlain Of Aniboy was
in the city today .rtransacting bust
ness. 80. --1..s,. ..f',F
F. E. Pearson of Pipestone was
Ia business visitor in Mankato yes
terday. - :. q -..-. ,.s.:
Miss Maude Giraffe Of Good Thun-
der. is in the city today rs guest
OF friends. 80 .-...
Ex-County. Commissioner. A. NJ.
Hannay Of =, Vernon Center was III
the city On business. today.
Ross Dixon, the, New York fish
buyer, returned yesterday from
Fairmont. where he has been loading
fish. -. - 60.
G. J. Bengston Of this city, repre-
senting the. Surety Fund Life Insuf-
ance company, left this noon for
Sleepy Eye. ...a...,s, .3.,....~ =
NJ. r. Shotwill or Albert Lea. rep
resenting cracker and candy COM
pany of La Crosse, Wis, is in the
city today calling on the trade.
Charles Quinn, T. l.. Johnson and
U. j. jefferson of Owatonna are in
the city today working with the
John Hughes went to Ottawa yes
terday, called there by the illness
Of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes
Mrs. Hughes is suffering with pneu-
monia. go. So
Mrs. J.. l.. Owens of sFairmont and
her father.in-law, who is the father
of G.. G.. Owens, the former proprie-
tor Of the Davis Business university,
were visitors in the city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Pearson re-
turned yesterday from the twin cities
where they have been visiting. Mr..
Pearson recently established a
branch Office of the National Fence
Supply company here. - :.- 80
Charles Kubach, general manager
of the National Fence Supply COM
pany of Wichita, Kansas, is in the
city, today in the interests of his
company and is. looking over the
branch establishment here, which is
conducted by TIC. Pearson,
John Morforet of Akron, Mich,
has arrived in the city tc assist in
the growing of sugar beets here. He
is with the Minnesota Sugar Beet
company of Chaska, and will help
the farmers to raise this profitable
crop. His family will follow him
soon, and the company intends tol
send other families here, shortly.
DR.. and Mrs Austin Denman, who
were married at the home Of the
brides parents, DR.. and Mrs. II.
Vogelpohl, departed last evening on
the Omaha train for the twin cities
on their honeymoon, which will ex-
tend to the east. They will visit
such points as Chicago, New York
and Washington, d. c, before re-
turning to Mankato, and then tol
their future. home at Switzerland.
Ore. At the, union station last even
ing. they were showered with rice.
while unique posters divulging to the
passengers the names OF the newly
Weds with Instructions to keep them
in good humor, were spread broad |
cocf fhrO1,ph fho train -.--z Il