The Mankato free press., 1921-09-30
From Thursdays Daily
Cotton Mckirnan

Fairmont Independent: A beauti
full home wedding took place this af-
ternoon at HaZelmere. when Miss
Alice Cotton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. r. Cotton OF Fairmont became
the bride of Mr.. Robert N. McKirnan
OF Oak Park, Illinois.
At the appointed hour the bridal
party entered the pavilion through a
bower of autumn foliage, and march
ed slowly across the pavilion to BE
loved 1t Is Morn" sang by Mrs. Pleas
ants, to an altar made Of cedars, Rev.
A. E. Fillmore of the Episcopal
church, of which congregation Miss
Cotton is a member, officiated using
the ring ceremony. Miss Cotton was
attended by Miss Grace McKirnan,
who acted as maid of honor, and Har-
old Cotton as best man, the Misses
Louise and Gertrude Cotton and the
Misses Gladys McKirnan and Kathryn
Muproe who acted as bridesmaids.
Miss Cotton's wedding dress was
beautifully made of pink and cream
Georgette and Old English Maultese
Lace drapped over pink satin, with a
long bridal veil caught at the back of
the head. She carried bouquet of
white roses and baby breath and mai
dem hair ferns. The bridesmaids car
ried daisies and were dressed in rain
bow organdie.
The out of town guests for the wed
Kirnan and daughters, Grace and
Gladys, Mrs. H. R. McKirnan and
daughter Jane, all of Oak Park, Illi-
nois Misses Irene and Norma Zeirke
of Princeton, Wisconsin; Miss Kathryn
Munroe, of st. Paul, Mimi; Mrs. Rob-
ert M. Peasants of Minneapolis, MINI.
Miss Myrtle Barnes, Mrs. Rudolph
Bierbaurer, Mrs. A. G. Bierbaurer, and
Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Heidel, all of Man
kato, MINI.
Miss Cotton is graduate of the
of the Crane Normal Institute of Mus
ic at Potsdam, New York. For several
years, since finishing her course in
music she has been at Northfield, Min
nesota as instructor in the public
schools, and Somerset, Key, and Man
kato where at both places she was
supervisor Of music.
Mr.. McKirnan's home is at Oak
Park, Illinois. He is a graduate of the
University of Wisconsin and a mem
Der of Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity.
After the ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kirnan will spend about two weeks
touring the middle west on a honey
moon trip, after which they will make
their home in Chicago, where Mr.
McKirnan has a responsible position
~ .tEd states GyLA Company. OF
America.
From Thursdays Daily
Arthur Wilson and daughters
Misses Majorie and Lola were visi-
tors at the fair yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Macbeth left
this morning for Window, where
they will be guests Of their SON and
daughter, DR.. and Mrs. Cecil Girvin,
and will also attend the Window
fair. -
Mr.. and Mrs. William Burkhart left
this morning for st. Paul to attend
one of the sectional j. G. Penney COM
pany conventions. They will be gone
GAINESVILLE Argus: Clifford Dossett
was a passenger to Mankato on the
early train Monday where he went
to take a position with the Heidel
move there as soon as he secures a
location. .
Mrs. ]. R. Brandrup is in Minrea
polls attending the convention of the
D. A. R., which is being held there
today. She will attend the Republi-
can Women's convention tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shipway and
family of Chicago stopped in the city
for a few hours yesterday while on
their way to points throughout the
west. They will go to Texas and
before returning to their
home In Chicago.
Rev. C. H. Bolvig and wife and
daughter, Miss Lillian Bolvig, return
ed home last evening from Chicago,
where Mr.. and Mrs. Bolvig attended
the general conference Of the Danish
Baptist church held at that city.
Frank McCabe, general development
agent of the Omaha railway, called
ON f,iandS In this cifu today