The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-07
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/ Mrs. Harry Bailey Is spending 9
couple Of weeks with her sister, Mrs
Leslie Draper, who lives at Flood
wood, Mimi. Her mother, Mrs. Ann
Robinson, who has spent the summer
months at Floodwood, will return with
her.
Misses Dorothy Barnes, valaria
|Petrich and Julia Nelson were home
over Sunday from their school work
lin Mankato. Miss Price, CONNER
cial college, student was guest Of
Miss Barnes.
Among those from here who attend
ed the county Sunday school conven-
ition in Lake Crystal Sunday after
noon, included Rev. Edith French, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Rambo and son, Allen
Miss Doris Slater. Joseph Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. III. r. Halverson and Mr.
and Mrs. C. NJ. Warren.
T. ID. Hays took the four o'clock
train Saturday afternoon for Mime
apolis where he will spend, several
days with his family while attending
to business.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Kraus and
daughters, Mary and Dora and Miss
May Cornish motored to MankatC
Sunday evening. Mrs. Kraus and Miss
Cornish heard Miss Boardman's ad-
dress 1.-The Future of the Red Cross
lat the Presbyterian church. Pa and
his little daughters took in the
movies.
/ For the past week the Corner
store has been the scene of much &C
tivity, extra clerks were employed
and with the regular force and the
',swo new rroprietors, A. Grand and c.
H. Halverson, have been on the job
Invoicing the large stock of general
merchandise and at the same time
ATTENDING to the wants Of their us
ual customers E. w. Washburn made
an enviable record during the twenty
years of his business career in the
village. The invoicing and all the
little details, necessary when large
firm changes hands were, completed
late Saturday night and Monday
morning the Corner store opened for
business under the new regime OF
Halverson & ,Halverson and that the
high standard of the store will be
maintained is, an iassured fact. The
Halyerson brothers need no intro.
lduction to the public. They have
been among the enterprising business
men of the village since coming to
manhood estate. A. G. Halverson
who heads the firm, is well verseG
in mercantile business, beginning
when only a boy to clerk in this
store which he now is owner Of. He
practically knows the business from
4 ITO q, and the public is assured OF
the same courteous treatment, hon
. est dealings as they have enjoyed in
the past and the Corner store will
continue to hold its high standard
j Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas johnson ant
daughter left Thursday evening fol-
Bismarck, I'd, where they will visit
che formers SON and family. Or
their return they will visit their 9th
er two sons in Colman, s. d.
/ A nuptial event of more than Iass.
ing interest was celebrated Tuesday
at two o'clock at the home of Mr. anG
Mrs. Ed Annis IN North Vernon
when their only daughter. Miss Lydia
was united in marriage to Mr.. Walter
Cox of Garden City. Rev. Olmsted oil
Garden City officiated. The beautiful
ring service was used, Vows were
spoken underneath a canopy of pinl
and white ribbons with "a background
of maidenhair ferns. Pink and white
carnations were the floral decera
tions. About eighty relatives and in
innate friends Witnessed the cere
mony. George John Of Garden City
sang: 'In the Presence of Your
Smile" Mrs. John presided at the
piano. Strains of Lohengren's wed
ding march heralded the approach OF
the bridal party who were unattend
led. The bride wore a beautiful rink
: gown of georgette elaborated with
gold lace and carried pink and white
roses. The groom wore the conven
tional black. After congratulations
an elaborate two course luncheon
was served. The wedding gifts were
beautiful and numerous. A special
gift was bridal cake which had been
decorated with two white turtle doves
and pink and white bow knots and
roses by Mrs. Loring of Garden City
The bride is an accomplished young
lady. She is "a graduate of Mankatc
high school and last winter took a
business course at the Mankato Com
mercial college. which work she ex
pected to pursue until Dan Cupid
won out. The groom, a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Cox, formerly of Yer.
non, is highly respected young
man. Their, friends, both old and
young, wish them much happiness
and that their journey through life be
over pleasant hard surfaced road
without any obstacles that energy
and love cannot easily overcome and
that earth's choicest blessings, health
happiness and contentmeft may be
theirs. Mr.. and Mrs. Cox went tc
Mankato where they spent a few
days. The brides going away gown
was brown cloth tailored suit with
hat and gloves to match. The new
lyweds will remain in this locality fol
a few weeks after which they will 90
to housekeeping and home making in
Albert Lea.
Vernon Center people enjoyed a
rare treat which money could not
buy last "Wednesday evening when
the orpheus club of Mankato, ac-
companied by the director, Mrs. H
ia. Patterson and Mrs. May Brett
Taylor, accomranist, gave a concert
in the opera house, free gratis. The