The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-05-11
From Fridays Daily.
AUNT OF MRS. THOMAS
HUGHES REACHED NINETIETH
YEAR


AUNT OF MRS. THOMAS IL
HUGHES REACHED NINETIETH
YEAR 81 t'"., ---a-.. H.
Faribault News Republican: Mrs.
Amanda Sanderson, Minnesota. pio-
neer Of, territorial days and a. Fari-
bault resident since 1890, will reach
her ninetieth birthday Sunday, May 6.
The occasion will be celebrated
Saturday at her home 800 South
! Third street, when relatives from
Osakis, Mankato and st. Paul will
be present. 49,.
Mrs. Sanderson was born in Or
leans county, New York, in 1927.
Seven. years later she came with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Raw
son, to 'Illyria, Ohio. She was mar
ried to ,Eliphalet Sanderson and
came west, settling in Cannon City,
Mimi, in 1854. -, +
Mrs. Sanderson was twice the
mother of twins, the first pair
Willard Sanderson and Mrs. Sybil
Closson-and Frank Sanderson, the
eldest son, reside with their mother.
a later pair Of twins died in infancy.
Following the death of her hus-
band, Mrs. Sanderson and her two
sons remained on the farm for sew
eral years before coming to Fari-
bault to their present home, in 1890.
Mrs. Sanderson sis direct de-
scendant in the eighth generation OF
Edward Rawson, first secretary of
the Massachusetts Bay colony. ..--
| Unable to walk with ease for
many years, Mrs. Sanderson has
been but once off her premises in Fl
years. She still continues in the
optimistic frame of mind which en-
abled her to bear the hardships of
pioneer life. Already she is receiv-
ing birthday messages from many
parts of the nation from Sunshine
society members, with whom she
keeps in touch. "
Four nieces will spend the week.
i end with Mrs. Sanderson. They are
| Mrs. Olive Irene Bliss and Mrs. w.
J. Howard of st. Paul. Mrs. Themes
Hughes of Mankato. and Mrs. r b. ID.
Judkins Of Osakis. Mrs. Frank ..
Huebener, a grand and her
children will also be present.
Another grand-niece is Mrs. John A.
Mcintyre, formerly Miss Miriam Bliss
of st. Paul, wife of DIR. John A. NC
Intyre of Walcott, Iowa. .a-
MARRIAGE OF FORMER MAN
kATo BOY TO MILL CITY LADY.
Minneapolis Journal: The we'd
ding of Miss. Irma Potter Smith,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
III. Smith, to Arthur John Lambert
was solemnized last evening at $3.50
in the home of the brides parents,
1927 Second avenue S. Dr. Charles
Wesley Burns, pastor OF the Hen
,nepin Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, read the service, in the pres
ence of eighty relatives and friends.
Vows were spoken in the living
room before an altar of palms, Eas-
ter lilies and cathedral candles.
Miss Ethel, Harwood played and Mrs.
Mildred Ozias de Vries sang.
Miss Vera Claire Smith was maid
of honor. She wore a gown of blue
tulle over cloth of silver with blue
irridescent trimming and held bou-
quet of Ophelia roses and Wnlte
lilacs.
The bride was gowned in silver
lace over cloth of silver fashioned en-
traine. yelled in white tulle and
trimmed with pearls. Her veil was
caught with lilies of the valley ana
she held a shower bouquet of bride
roses. white orchids and lilies OF
the valley. sH
Jacob Lambert of Iowa Falls, Iowa,
was best man.
Receiving the bridal party at the
reception following the ceremony
were Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, parents
of the bride, and Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
nard Lambert, ST., parents of the
bridegroom. Assisting were Miss
Genevive Walston and Mrs. Arthur
Walker.
Among the out of town guests.
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Rucker
and little son of Winona. Mimi; Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Lambert of Iowa
Falls, Iowa: Leonard Lambert, Jr.,
Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mrs. Thomas
Kelley, Mrs. John Sudduth Rule
and Mrs. w. A. Hoxie of Hampton,
Iowa.
Mr.. Lamberton and his bride will
be at the bennington hotel for two
weeks and will be at home after
July 1, at 1916 Ashland avenue, st.
Paul. In July they will go on mo-
tor trip in their car, which was one
of then, wedding presents. Mrs.