The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
From Mondays Daily.
Fortleth Weddlna Annlversary.

From Mondays Daily.
Fortieth Wedding Anniversary.
Amboy Herald: Close to forty
of the friends and neighbors gath
cred at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Laomi Smith Monday evening to
celebrate the occasion of their
fortieth wedding anniversary. The
interval before Refreshments were
served was occupied in converse
ton, with DR.. Merrill and J. +.
brown as rlngleaders. The genial
doctor was at his best and Mr..
Brown. az usual. was the oracle Of
the old timers circle. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith were presented with hand.
some silver set containing knives
forks. dessert spoons and a sugar
shell. The presentation speech
was made by the Rev. Mr.. Iangfltt
and Mrs. Smith replied by telling
the history OF her life. how she
had come to Wisconsin with her
father when the. country was a
wilderness, how her father had
carried his money In a belt around
his waist because of the lack OF
banks. and then how they had
pushed on to Minnesota and built
n log cabin just across the road
from the Phene Latin place. How
she and Mr.. Smith were married
amid snow so deep that the groom
and his relatives were forced TO
como on snow shoes because a
road could not be broken for horses
and how the pretty bride worried
for fear the weather was so bad
they would not be able to come ut
all. Their history was familiar TO
most of those present since that
time and Mrs. Smith did not take
the trouble TO repeat IT, The gath.
ering broke up after refreshments,
consisting of sandwiches. salad,
pickles, cake and coffee, had been
served. The Herald thinks that
their forty years OF happy married
life Is fine example OF consistency
and joins with the community In
congratulating the couple aud wish
ing them many more such anniyer.
saries. .r .s-
Miss Ina Boyer of Winona spent
Saturday In Mankato.
Miss Flora Boyer Of Lake Benton
visited here Saturday.
Mrs. w. w. Besser has gone 10
visit Mt GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
Mrs. c. ID. Snow went TO st. Paul
today TO spend several days.
Fred. Ray and Harry Williams
of Rapidan were in Mankato today
Attorney Miles Porter is In Min
neapolis on political business today
Charles Z. Whitney of the Maple
ton town board was a visitor In the
city today.
Mrs. c. E. Conley and Mrs. John
H. Terinath of LeSueur visited
here today. s@-3 -...
T.. A. Cole and daughter, Miss
Beth, of owatonna. visited in Man
kato part of today.
Mr.. and Mrs. W.. w. Besser and
son, Merrick. have gone to Ohio foi
visit with relatives. . ... . -.. .... -.
Mrs. II. w. Graham or Pembcrtor
was a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. J
ID. Yeager over Sunday.
Miss Minnie Hanson of Lake
Crystal was the guest OF her aunt
Mrs. r. l.. Stephen today.
J. N. Lang went TO Kansas City
yesterday, and tomorrow expects tC
submit to an operation there. =
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar johnson oI
Dinsee are guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
J. ii. Johnson OF omalee Place.
Mrs. Gertrude Burgess whitcomt
OF Minneapolis visited her friends in
Mankato from Friday to Sunday.
Mrs. Stanley Dosge and daughter
Lucille of Truman spent Sunday
with Mr.. aud Mrs. J. ID. Yeager.
George. black. Jr., Edwin Meyer
Archie Kramer and Ben Iverson
visited friends 10 ST. Peter yester
day. ~. ...- .. -
Miss Carrie johnson. teacher oil
District No. Z, near Lake Crystal
was a court house caller late satur'
day. ...-. -....,
]. d. wager Will leave this even.
ing for Truman. and will then 60
TO his farm In Freedom county on
business. ... a---.
]. ID. Wager and his family are
moving today from 203 Clark street
tothe Fields house on the corner OF
Clark and Parsons street, which Mr..
Wager has purchased. s....
Miss Eva Pagcl of this city is
at Jordan taking. the mud baths.
She has been seriously sick with
rheumatism, but is slowly inprov.
ing at the sanitarium there.
DR.. c. d. Snow and son and
daughter. Curtis and Miss Hazel,
went to lie Sueur yesterday to at.
tend the funeral OF DIR. Shows
brother-in-law. NJ. p. Curtis.
T. r. Coughlan went to Los An.
geles last evening expecting to be
gone on business for about two
weeks. Mr. Coughlan will visit l..
P. Hunt at Los Angeles before re-
turning.
Roadmaster L. Larson, ii. G. Ril-
ling. supervisor of bridges and build
ings and m n Iareou a switchman