The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-09-14
Personal.

w. w. r. Mcconnell is in the east
purchasing his fall stock.
w. Is. Smith returned Thursday from
his busincs trip tn the east.
Mrs. W. IL. Eyhcrt Is spending few
days IN Lacrosse among friends.
Prof. Hoffman, of the In.iana State
University visits friends in the city this
week.
Miss Alice j. Bla:kman Of New
Haven, Conn, IsvISiting with Mrs. Geo.
W. Sladc.
Mr.. j. Il. Roller returned this week
from Indiana, where h. has been Ion II
few months.
Mrs. f.. ID. Porter and family left
Monday morning Tor their home in
Washington CIty.
II. j. Knox, Esq, of Markcsau, Wis,
former resident oi this county, was
in the city this week.
Mr.. Will Laird, representing Laird
Norton ~ Co.'S. lumber interests, spent
Sabbath in the ciiy.
Mr.. NJ. n. Mcssick and daughter, oi
Bedford, Ind, who were visiting in the
city. started home last Monday.
Geo. w. Sladc and wife returned
from Waterloo, Iowa last Saturday.
Mrs. :. is greatly improved in health.
Mrs G. Il. Bird of SIOUX City, sister
~ McSsrS sam. and Geo. Pond. accom-
panied 10y her children. is visiting in
the city.
Mr.. Geo. L. Brett, of the Empire dry
goods store has returned from the East,
and new goods for his establishment are
daily arriving.
Mr.. j. L. Christensen, of the firm of
Christensen Bros, StarteA Tor the East
Wednesday morning to purchase a
stock of fall and winter goods.
Mr.. a. b. McCurdy, of Van Vert,
OHIO, father of q. G. McCurdy Esq,
manager Of the Mankato GasliSht Com
pany, is in the city visiting his son.
Geo. Fox, the agent Of the Northwcs
tern road in this city WAS called 10 his
home in Wisconsin "Wednesday night
lay a telegram announcing" the serious
illness al his mother.
VIM. Farrell and wife, of Paoli. Ind,
who have been in the city for two
months, started for their home last Tues
day. We regret Ia say that Mrs. +.
did no, receive the benefits from |
Minnesota air that they hoped.
Mr.. Dyer, OF the Northwestern Tcle-
phone Exchange, Of which the Manka-
10 system is Il part, Was in the city
Tuesday, and expressed himself rs
9ratiiicd al the manner in which our
exchange was used and appreciated by
the public.
We neglected 10 mention the return
of Mr. 4. J. Haynes III last weeks paper.
Mr. III. is we'll pleased with portions of
the Pacific coast country, but has about
concluded that he will not make his
home there. lie will probably locate
in the east.
Messrs. l.. Peterson of Chicago, ana
p. Zimmerman, Of Van Vert, Ohio, ar
rived in the city last evening. These
gentlemen are interested III our Gas
Works, and make us visit at this
time particularly 10 celebrate the open
ing of the works.
Mr.. j. Van Lew. OF Van Vert, Ohio,
is in the city. accompanied 10y his wife,
and will remain over Monday night Of
next week in order To view Mankato 10y
.as light. Mr.. Van Lew is one Of the
stock holders of the Gas Company, and
he is wei! pleased with the rapid pro-
gresS of the works.
We neglected To mention in last
weeks FREE PRESS the departure OF
Mrs. +. III. Fowler for Washington Ter
ritory. where she goes to join her hus-
band. From a reliable source we UNI
derstand that Fred Is doing well, and
is SO much improved in health as to
warrant the belief that he will fully re-
gain his physical energies.