The Mankato free press., 1912-07-26
Stories Briefly Told


H. N. Dodge of Minneapolis is
visiting friends here for few days.
John Christensen of Wells is
visiting friends in Mankato for a
few days.
DIR. William Jacoby of Towner N
d., is visiting his mother here for
several days
Edmund Hotaling of Minneapolis
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Hotaling.
Mrs. Chris Danielson went to Min
neapolis today for a few weeks
visit with friends.
j. E. Reynolds returned to the
city last evening after an absence
of several days in Wisconsin.
Harold Crooker arrived in the city
yesterday from Fairmont and will
visit his brother. c. A. Crooker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Clark left to-
day for Worthington where they will
enjoy a short vacation and attend
the chautauqua.
Charles Johnson, Sidney Fields and
Ralph Seaberg returned last night
from Lake Washington, where they
camped since Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah True and daughter
Leila left yesterday for Martin coun-
ty where they will visit friends and
relatives for two weeks.
Fred Kruse is on a trip to St
Paul and La Crosse. Ewald Olsen
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store here during Mr.. Kruse's alb,
sence.
Miss Anna Leason of Burt, Iowa,
who has been visiting with Miss
Laura Marquette of Minneapolis, is
spending few days with Mrs M.
w. Johnson on Lincoln street.
Mrs. Ivan Bowen of Washington,
d. c., will arrive in Mankato tomOr-
row and will remain here the bal
ance of the summer, the guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. More
hart.
Albert ]. Wentworth of Mime
apolis is spending few days with
Rev. and Mrs. o. j. Arthur Mr..
Wentworth is brother of Mrs.
Arthur, and is student in the medi-
cal college at the state university.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Arnemann and
daughter Marie are in ST. Paul
where they are visiting Mrs. David
Chambers, daughter of the former.
Mr.. Armenian will visit Hinckley
for the purpose of looking over his
land.
Owatonna Journal: Henry Walther,
Sr., returned home last Monday aft
ernoon after spending a week in
Mankato, where he visited at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Speckeen,
and attended the chautauqua. Mr..
Walther reports very pleasant visit.
Mrs. r. w. Hobbs and children
and her sister, Miss Eliza James
left today for Michigan City, Ind,
where they will visit Rev. Hobbs
parents for three weeks and will
then go to Delavan, Wis, to visit a
few weeks, the entire trip to take
six weeks. Rev. Hobbs will join
them at Michigan City August l.
From Fridays Daily.
Pleasing Linen Shower.
Miss Katherine Thilgen was hostess
at a very pretty linen shower at her
home, lilo North Broad street, last
evening. About thirty young people
gathered at the place and spent the
evening in playing games, enjoying
music and having a general good
time. The rooms were prettily dec
Grated for the occasion. Miss Thil-
gen was presented with twelve linen
tablecloths. She will be married
on August 8 to Joseph Albrecht.
Miss Thilgen is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Mic Thilgen and enjoys a
large circle of friends.
Entertained For Bride-to-Be.
Minneapolis Journal: Miss Will
evening at her home, 2024 Dupont
avenue S, for Miss Halle Grant
Chambers. The affair was a linen
shower and five hundred was played
during the evening. Mrs. F. j..
Scott and Mrs. ]. C. Perry made the
HlSISSb oSolCo. Mioo OCHu-
Ter and Mrs Scott gave vocal num-
bers Miss Chambers is to be mar
ried in the early fall to Alexander
r. McCorquodale of Olivia, MINI.
Surprise For Mrs. Murphy.
A number of lady friends of Mrs.
Hugh Murphy gathered at her home
on Cherry street last evening and
surprised Mrs. Murphy. The ladies
brought refreshments with them and
presented Mrs. Murphy with a beau
tiful berry bowl The family will
move from Mankato to Minneapolis
next week and the party was in
the form of farewell The party
was indeed a surprise and Mrs. Muir
ply was much pleased by the kind
thought of the ladies.
A. E. Athey arrived in Mankato
yesterday from Redwood Falls.
Dr. and Mrs. ]. H. James will
leave next week on trip east.
Miss Margaret Classick has gone
to ST. Paul to consult a physician.
Miss Isabelle Blomberg of Boston,
Mass, is spending few days here.
Mrs. Orange Little of Eagle Lake
is spending a few days in the city
Cor1 Pokko wife and son will de-