The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-13
Personal.

| Col. VIM. Thomas left Wednesday
morning for brief business trip to
Milwaukee.
Mr.. s. +. Pond, of the clothing firm
of Pond Bros, is in Sioux City this
week ON visit.
Mrs. j. ii. Ray left Monday evening
for six weeks sojourn at the Hot
Springs of Los Vegas, New Mexico.
II. +. Thomas, former FREE PRESS
boy, now doing the mechanical work
on the GAINESVILLE Argas, was in town
Tuesday night.
Hon. G. q. Spauldlng was down from
Maplcton IN attendance ut the creamery
mems meeting. Mr.. ). will start his
creamery up about the middle of May,
and expects To have the milk from about
500 cows.
j. G. Young. of Urbanna, Ohio,
brother of Chief of Police Young, and II
former resident of Mankato, is in the
city on visit. Mr.. Young may deter
mine Ia again locate here, and we hope
he may do So. Some ten years ago he
was on the night police force in Man
kato.
John Stewart, Esq, of Anamosa, Iowa,
the oldest creamery man. west of the
Mississippi river, and the first to in.
troducc the system into Iowa, was in
the city Wednesday. Mr.. :. is the gen.
tlcman who received that gold medal ut
the Centennial for producing the best
butter in the world.
MIR. Dayy, who has been managing
the roller skating rink here for the past
month, will leave tomorrow morning
for Eau Claire, WIS.,, where, inrompany
with his partner, Mr.. Gale, he will open
rink. We commend these young men
10 the young people of Eau Claire, and
trust they will receive liberal patron
age during their stay there.
Fred Fowler, who last week started
for Los Angeles, Cal, writes home from
Ogden, Colorado, and among other mat.
tiers mentioned that he had that day
the 9TH passed through two feet of
snow. Fred may get out of the 'drifts'
before he reaches his destination. If
not we may expect To- see him back to
sunny Minnesota in few weeks.
Mr.. f. \. Richardson, of Austin, and n
member of the firm of Page Il Richard
son, proprietors of the Spring Dale
creamery, was in attendance ut the
meeting of the creamery men of South
western Minnesota, and called into THE
FREE PRESS office on a brief visit. Mr..
Il. is u jolly soul, a bright business man,
well informed on detail matters con-
nectcd with the successful management
of creamery, and withal possesses the
elements of geniality and popularity,
which makes HIM at home wherever he
goes.
Mr.. J. NJ. Thompson, of La Cross,
Wis, the genial travelling salesman for
Simmons Hardware Company,S Louis,
was in the city over Sunday. His firm
has Just completed catalogue of 1000
pages, containing oyer 5000 cuts, repre-
senting the various small and large ar
ticles kept for sale, which is the finest
work in the way of a catalogue we have
ever seen. 1t is printed on heavy tint
paper and bound in full red morocco,
making book that weighs sixteen
pounds. 1t is a worthy representative
of iirst-class house.
Mr.. G. ID. Vernon, of Linn county,
Iowa, Superintendent of the Mankato,
Lake Crystal, Madelia and one or two
other creamcrics Tor Messrs. Lawrence,
Straight IL Co., has arrived III this city
with his family, and will Immediately
enter upon the duties of his station.
Mr.. II. NJ. Marvin, of Manchester, Iowa,
also Superintendent of several cream
cries dor the same firm was in the city
the first of the week, and will assist in
getting affairs in shape here for opera
ton by the 18th of May. Both of these
gentlemen understand thoroughly the
creamery business, and can hardly fail
to give satisfaction 10 all parties in
terestcd.