The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-01-12

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Wallis Dresler of Pipestone, A. j.
! Nalmquist of Rushmore, Idella Mix
of Nassau, Anna OSosof of Noun
I! tain Lake. j.. Fl. Starky of Maple
| ton, Adolph Peterson of Slayton,
| Anton Budwick of Owatonna, Henry
Westgard of Medford, Bert Wolfe
of Hetland, S. D., Ray Walker of
! Window and J. P. Cochran of Green
t Isle.
! From Fridays Daily
Johnson.Be neston Wedding.
st. Peter Herald: A delightful
| New Year wedding took place at the
home of Hon. and Mrs. G.. A. john
son at $3.50 o'clock last Monday
| evening, when their daughter, Miss
Esther Johnson, became the bride
! Of Carl Bengtson. Rev. Luther
Malmberg, pastor OF the English Lu-
| theran church, was the officiating
clergyman, and the vows were spok-
en- in the presence Of an assemblage
| of relatives and friends.
! The Johnson home was very pref
! tily decorated for the occasion, the
color scheme being the red and
/
! lands Of pine and wreaths Of holly
were arranged about the rooms, and
| profuse use was made of poinsettias.
Just before the ceremony Miss
| Amelia Kohl sang, II promise Thee
and at the appointed hour the your"
people entered the parlor to TIA
strains of a wedding march played
/ by Miss Alfrieda Toberer Of New
Ulm. They took their stations be-
fore a bank Of ferns and palms,
where Rev. Malmberg read the mar
riage service.
The bride was becomingly attired
T, in gown of white satin de chine,
trimmed with baby Irish lace, and
| carried a bouquet Of white roses.
She was attended by Miss Anna
| Bengtson, a sister of the groom,
| bridesmaid, who wore a costume OF
pink messaline trimmed with gold
! fringe, and who carried bouquet OF
pink roses. Raymond Johnson. broth.
err of the bride, acted as best man.
Immediately after, the ceremony
! Miss Amelia Kohl sang, THE Song
Of Heart" and then the guests re-
paired to the dining room, where a
!
was served. Decorations in the din
/ ing room were in keeping with those
of, the remainder OF the residence,
! and it was in charge of the Misses
Florence and Marjorie LaDue, Emma
Engresser and Maud Anderson.
| The bride Of this New Year we'd
/ ding is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles A. Johnson, and was born
! aud reared in st. Peter. She was
graduated from the local high school.
and later attended the state normal
school at Mankato. Subsequently
she taught with success in CRANKY,
West Newton and Nicollet, but about
| two years ago she gave up this
work to take charge Of her fathers
| branch store at Sumner, Iowa. She
| is a young woman of many excellent
] qualities. Her husband is a son OF
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Bengt Bengtson. and
! is one of st. Peters we'll known
| young men. When the free delivery
service was inaugurated here he re
| ceived an appointment as mail car
rier, a position he still holds. Mr..
and Mrs. BenGtson will so to house
| keeping in the "A. Il. Amundson
| residence on Fourth street, and will
| be at home to their friends after
February Is.
I Among the guests from outside the
! city who attended their wedding
were the following: DIR. and Mrs.
Emil Mueller, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
| Mueller and Miss Elfrieda Toberer.
New Ulm; Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Will
! liams, Cambria: DR.. II. d. Valin,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wellner and
Mr.: and Mrs. John Anderson, Man.
kato; Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Elmquist.
saltwater; Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Van
Court, Oshkosh, Wis; Aldor Elm
| auist and Miss Anna Bengtson of
st. Paul 80
! Addresses Made BY Prominent Mem.
bers Of the Order.
Knights of Pythias. Lodge No. &c,
Mankato, installed their officers last
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