The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-08-04
Personal Mention.

d. VI. orallit1i, E-Sp., ol uoou lHuuucT,
was in town last Tuesday.
Mrs. Cook, of Good Thunder, went to
Wadena county last Tuesday.
Mrs. Jack Keller left on this morn
ing's train to join her husband.
Mrs. Geo. w. Slade will depart next
Tuesday morning for weeks visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Hubbard and
son, have returned from their Eastern
trip.
Mrs. Charles II. Lampe, of st. Louis
is in the city, the guest of the Pres
leys.
James E. Turner, is the new light
ing jerker at the Northwestern depot,
this city.
IOrin Cray, Esq, of Lake Crystal,
was in the city yesterday, attending TO
law business.
Mr.. Geo. E. Brett intends departing
for New York about the 18th inst. to
purchase fine line of goods.
Mr.. Isidor Longini left for the East
ern markets this week to purchase his
fall and winter stock of clothing.
Mrs. S. ID. Parsons and daughters, of
Minneapolis, have been visiting in the
city this week with Mrs. A. b. Smith.
Mr.. Harry Walters will so to Mich
igan next Monday, and when he returns,
contemplates engaging in business at
this place.
c. A. Chapman, Esq, returned from
his eastern trip last evening, after an
enjoyable visit among old friends and
acquaintance.
Fred Fowler returned last Tuesday
from a weeks camping at Lake Madi-
son, and Wednesday, ]. G.. Fowler went
to Lake Washington for weeks camp
Judge Dickinson went to St. Paul
this week to find Il house, and expects
to remove his family there in about
six weeks. Mankato will lose highly
esteemed family when the Judge moves.
Mrs. A. L. Dornberg returned from
her visit to Minnetonka, last Friday
night and reports pleasant visit
with several Mankatoites who are spend
ing the summer at the lake.
S. d. Parsons, Esq, who dates his
first residence in Mankato at twenty
eight years ago, but who moved to Min
neapolis two years ago, was in the city
yesterday. Mr.. Parsons is now general
freight agent of the Omaha road.
Bartlett Presley, Esq, formerly in
business in Mankato, but for eight
year resident of Idaho, arrived home
last Sunday, and we understand will
again settle down here. His many
friends are pleased to welcome him
back.
Irving c. Lewis, son of DIR. w. F..
Lewis, has just returned from the east
ern markets where he purchased com
pletc stock of boots and shoes, which are
to be shipped to Austin, Texas, where
Mr.. Lewis has entered business with a
Mr.. Peacock.
MIR. and Mrs. MI. Myers, Of Wells,
and Miss Fannie Myers, of Poughkecp-
sic, New York, stopped in the city
Wednesday night, departing Thursday
morning for St. Paul, where they expect
to meet host of their Eastern friends
who are accompanying an excursion.
Mr.. Drayton, Of Ashland, Ohio, &C.
companled by his daughter, has been
spending a week or two in tins city
with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Clark, whose
relative he is. Mr.. Drayton is well
pleased with this portion of the West,
and prophesies that the dairying inter
ests which are so rapidly developing
will make the country equal to, if not
superior, to the old established dairy
countries in the East.
II. c. Howard left yesterday after
noon for Miles City and vicinity, to be
gone about three weeks. His object is
to make personal inspection of that
country and ascertain what truth there
is in the imaginative sketches which
are published from day to day regard
ing it. ii. c. is level headed man and
will accomplish his object without
being carried away by excitement.
When he returns we hope to be able to
inform our many readers the exact state
of affairs there.