The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-22
Garden City
From Thursdays Daily.

Tuesday evening and returned Thurs
day noon.
The Christian Endeavor society
held a farewell party in the church
basement on Tuesday evening for
Edward and Miss Lucy Gates. A.
good number were present and en-
joyed the games. Talks by F. H.
Stringham, J. K. Osgood and the
music by Willis John and J. E..
Olmsted were well received. The
society presented the young couple
with silver butter knife, sugar
shell and meat fork, bearing the c.
E. monogram Carven Crane made
the presentation and Mr.. Ward re-
piled in words of appreciation. Ele-
CANT refreshments were served at
the close of the evening.
Mrs. F. H. Stringham and son Rob-
ert arrived Wednesday noon and with
| Mr.. Stringham remained over for
the Gates-Ward wedding. Mr.. String
, ham has rented the Harrigan place
and expects to move here in about
two months.
Mrs. Ida Hunter of Mankato was
in town Thursday afternoon on bust
ness.
Mrs. J. G. Olmsted spent Wednes-
day forenoon in Mankato.
J.. K. Osgood and c.. J. Boynton
were in Mankato on business We'd
nesday.
Mr. Riley of Lake Crystal shipped
out two carloads of stock from here
Thursday.
Among the Mankato shoppers
Tuesday were Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
| Wilson.
The last number of the lecture
course will be a lecture by Mr.
| Andrew Hannley on Saturday night
| March IS.
A wedding of special interest took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
E. w. Gates at noon on Thursday
March IA, when their younger
daughter, Lucy Elizabeth was united
in marriage to Mr. Edward G. Ward
J. G. Olmsted was the officiatina
minister. The attendants were BryI
billy and Miss Rhoda Chapman
Little Ozella Gates, a niece of the
bride, made sweet little flower girl
The ceremony took place beneath al
arch of smilax and daisies. The
rooms were nicely decorated witt
potted ferns, cut flowers ant
various plants. Miss Ruth Mills play
ed sWeetly Lohengrins wedding
march while the bridal party pro-
ceeded to the marriage altar. The
local relatives of both parties were
all present besides a number o
vi bo Of
Miss Grace Graves, sister of Mrs
M. A. Gates of Ft. Collins, Col, ant
Ozella Gates of the same place, DR.
H. B. Grimes and family of Madelia
Mrs. c. M. Warren and daughte
!, Alice of Vernon Center, Mrs. N
Wilson of Grove Lake, Mrs. Goot
and daughter of Vernon Center, thes
guests being all relatives. Other GU
of town guests were Mrs. Dr. Cullel
i, and son Clough of ST. James and F
, H. Stringham and family of Myrtle
The bride received many beautiful
; and useful gifts in silver, cut glass
aluminium, linen and quite sum il
five dollar gold pieces, also a rocker
clock and brindle bull dog. TIL
dinner was under the management o
Mrs. J. e. Stevens and was NIGEL
served by the Misses Myrtle and Elsi
Thomson, Jessie Tnurston and Mrs
4 G. M. Warren. The brides dress wa
/. of gray georgette crepe and her go
/ ing away suit and hat We're also G
i gray. The couple went to Minneapo
lis to visit the brides aunt, Mrs. Nor
t Piper few DAYS after which the
: will return to Garden City and pre-
pare for the trip to Hanley, Sas
a katchewan, Canada, where Mr.. War
7, will manage a large farm. Thes
d young people were raised in Garde
i City and have always been popula
among their friends who all wis
n them a happy and useful life.
7, Mrs. Josie Ray returned this wee
f from quite an extended visit wit
f her daughter in Minneapolis