The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1882-08-18
Personal Mention.

Mayor Maxtield went to Winnebago
City Wednesday.
II. A. Kufus goes East next week
after his fall stock.
Chief of Police Young was down TO
st. Paul this week on business.
Mrs. b. Bradley, wife of our genial
express agent, is visiting in st. Paul.
F. L. Walters, Esq, departed for Ohio
last Saturday evening, to be absent Il
short time.
Sam. Pond. started for Chicago last
Tuesday morning to recupcrate his de-
clinihg health.
Job Evans departed to-day for
Waphcton, ID. T., where he will make
his future home.
DIR. 4. g. Vincent departed with his
family last Monday evening for Rock
ford, H., where he will make his future
home.
Miss Persons sister, who has been
spending the summer here, left for her
home in Pennsylvania last "Wednesday
morning.
ID. l.. Kiehle, Superintendent of pub
lie instruction, will lecture IN the
Normal chapel, Monday evening, Aug.
2Sth, the first of the series of lectures to
be delivered at the Teachers, Institute
Grin Little, ESD, whose familiar face
has been observed upon our streets for
tho past five years as Cargill Bros. wheat
buyer, will hereafter he found at
Wells in the same capacity, he having
departed for that burg last Monday.
Mr.. c. c. Wise, special agent for
Raymond & Campbell, bridge builders,
with headquarters ut Council Bluffs,
Iowa. was in the city Tuesday, contract
ing for piles and oak lumber with which
to construct bridges in Sioux county
Iowa.
Lieut.. Gov. Finney, of Kansas, has
been visiting in this city the past ten
days, with his brother-in law, Mr.. W.
W. p. Mcconnell. Mr.. Finney has
served two terms rs Lieutenant Governor
of that much advertised State, and has
been re nominated for third term. lie
is very popular with the masses.
W. Ii. Bradbury, Esq, of Lanesboro,
who has for several years past been con-
nected with j. &. Easton's bank ut that
place, was in the city Tuesday and
Wednesday. Mr.. b. has associated him
self with W. II. Burt, of Huron, ID. r.,
and will open bank at Nordland, d..
T., about the first of September. THE
FREE Press has the contract for sup
plying this new institution with COM
plete set of bank books and stationery.
Mr.. L. L. Conant, formerly teacher
in the High School ut this place for two
years, has been rendered and accepted
the position as principal of the High
School at Elkhart, Ind, at a salary Of
81 900 per year. lie will rusticate a
week or ten days hunting in Dakota,
and then take charge of his new posi-
ton. While sorry to lose him,
we are heartily glad that Mr..
Conaut has been fortunate in securing a
field commensurate with his ability and
qualifications as teacher, and are con-
tident that he will give the fullest salts
faction.
IN. Dean and wife left Thursday
morning for Clark, Clark county, Da-
kota, where they will remain for eight
or te weeks. Mr.. Dean has consider
| able md located in Clark county, and
intenGs 70 gradually work into cattle
raising. He has now thirty-tive head
Of young heifers, and in the spring in,
| tCHts ~ Sai-Aouo va t"o s"ohS,
which number will give him splendid
start. 1t would be nOwise surprising to
hear of l. Ms determination to settle
in Dakota permanently, but, all the
same, we hope he may stick to Mankato
Attached to the evening passenger
train on the Milwaukee road last Mon,
day night was Supt. Underwood's pri
vate car, which contained Mr.. and Mrs
w. ii. Barron, Miss Gcrtie Barron, Mr.
and Mrs. N. d. Allen, Capt. l. II. Moul
ton and wife, and Miss Minnie Day, al
of Lacrosse, Wis, and Mrs. Robinson
of Chicago, and Mrs. Jones, of Yer
mont. The party were out for week
recreation, and before they return hom
will visit Sioux Falls and other western
towns. The interior of the car was ar
ranged with commissary department
cots, hammocks, and in fact everything
for the convenience and comfort of tn
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