The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-03

kato. The former is a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Merchant Of
this city and a favorite in social
circles.
Mr.. Bowen is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Bowen. He Is a
bright and clever gentleman, popn-
lar and has q great many friends
in Mankato and Washington.
The congratulations of many
friends will be extended to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bowen and all will wish them
a most happy married life.
Double Wedding.
A double wedding was celebrated
in this city this morning when Fred
erick William Arthur Kukuk of Jud-
son and Bertha Erma Emile Gross
kreutz Of Minnesota Lake wre united
in marriage and also Alyina Kuknk
and Emil Lang of st. Paul. Rev. A.
F. Winter performed the ceremony
at the parsonage of the German Lu.
theran church. The wedding took
place at 1880 o'clock in the presence
of a few friends and relatives. Ed.
ward Shutz and Martha G~rossKreutA.
attended both couples during the
ceremonies. Mr.. Kukuk is a section
foreman at Judson and the couple
will make their home there, while
Emil Lang is a resident OF st. Paul.
Attorney H. l.. Schmitt is in Wells
on business today.
Attorney F. F. Ellsworth is in
st. James on business today.
Ed Lamm is home from a bust
ness and pleasure trip to Chicago.
Milo B. Price of Owatonna paid
Mankato a business visit yesterday.
H. NJ. Benson of st. Peter paid
Mankato a business visit yester.
day.
L. Z. Tingley of Albert Lea was
a guest at Hotel Heinrich yester-
day.
Miss Grace Madden of Faribault
called on friends in Mankato yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. f. Dryden OF
Redwing called on friends here TO.
day.
August LaCroix of st. Peter spent
yesterday in the city calling On his
friends.
Mrs. Ned Peck of ST. James Is
visiting with Miss C. f. Otis for
a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Hart of Min
neapolis were the guest sof friends
in the city today.
P. G. Swanson arrived in Mankato
last night from Owatonna and is
visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Stautz of LIE
Sueur were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Madison today.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. C. Cornish of
Vernon Center called OF friends
here yesterday afternoon.
Evan Olson of Amboy, the real
estate man, spent the day in the
city %transacting business.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. G.. Fandett Of
Rochester numbered among the Wis.
itors in Mankato yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Westerman
of Montgomery are visiting friends
in Mankato for a few days.
f. o. Swan arrived in the city
last night from Westbrook and
spent the day in the city on bust
ness.
DR.. C. N. Weyer and Otto Lamm
left this morning for Faribault by
automobile and will return this
evening.
Judge Lorin Cray returned in his
automobile last night from Lake
Crystal where he spent yesterday on
business.
A. G. Lack, the popular druggist,
started for California yesterday on
business. He will be absent about
two weeks.
r. w. Bates, city clerk. went to
st. Paul yesterday to remain until
tomorrow noon. During his absence
E. F. Soaring is acting as clerk.
Manager Charles Griebel of the
Mankato Theatre has returned from
Chicago. He has been booking
some high-class attractions for next
season.
Peter Hanson, the well known
travelling man for the Ferris &
Grady Cigar company, of Minneapo-
lis, was in the city yesterday on
business.
Mrs. J. A. Hartman returned last
evening from Alpha, MIMI, where
she spent Sunday with her daugh-
ter, Miss Eva Hartman. who Is
teaching there.
Mrs. G. A. Lewis and Miss Amelia
Iceberg have returned from Califor-
MIA where they enjoyed the winter
months. Mrs. Lewis has practical
ly recovered her health.
Clarence Wiedemann of Douglas
Flats, Cal, has returned to Man
kato and is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Wiedemann. He
will remain here for some time.
Miss Idea Martinson, who has
been a student at the Mankato Com
mercial college, left yesterday for
Sturgis, S. D., where she has ac-
copied a position as stenOgrapher.