The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-04-27
Personal
Lieut.. Governor Gilman and w. III.
Officer were in the city Tuesday.

Lieut.. Governor Gilman and W. II
Officer were in the city Tuesday.
Miss Mary Millinor started Wedues
day for a short visit with sister a,
Aurora, Ills.
Gen. Joseph Packard, Revenue Agent
from Indiana, was in the city over Sun.
day. lie was here on official business
The Misses Grace Pitcher and Nellie
Pay spent last Friday and Saturday at
Sleepy Eye. visiting friends. They re.
turned home Sunday.
Mr.. James, of Madelia, one of the lie.
gal lights of that busy little village, and
a pleasant gentleman to meet, was in
the city Wednesday.
Mr.. s. w, Mccain Superintendent of
the Michigan Aid Association has been
in the city for several days past looking
up the interests of his association.
Major w. II. Clark, representing the
Franklin Fire Insurance Company, of
Philadelphia, was in the city Tuesday.
The Major is jolly soul and his pres
cnce in Mankato will always be wei.
come.
MI. &. A. Payne returned home Tues.
day night of last week, and after spcnd.
ing few weeks here attending to bust
ness matters, will join his family at
Sacketts Harbor, n. Y, where he will
pass the summer.
Hon. Joseph Bookwalter arrived IN
the city on the noon train to-day, and
leaves tor Vernon tonight, where he
will spend three or four days. Mr.. b.
is looking we'll, feeling we'll, and We are
inclined to believe that he is we'll.
/. n. Dean returned home Tuesday
morning to attend to little matter of
legal uncertainty and expects to return
to-day. Mr.. Yates. father of Mrs. Dean
who arrived here from Tioga county,
N. Y. something over week since will
accompany |. n. to his Dakota home.
Prof. ID. l.. Kiehle, State Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction, was in
the city Tuesday, and devoted the day
to visiting our State Normal and Pub.
lie Schools, expressing himself highly
pleased with the manag of both.
He left on the evening train for New
Ulm, where he delivered lecture be-
fore the teachers institute.
Mr.. F. H. Brown, of Chicago, repre-.
senting the Mosler, Bohman & Co.,
Safe Manufacturers of Cincinnati, was
In the city Tuesday and Wednesday
looking our people over in the interest
of his house. Mr.. b. understands the
safe business to perfection, is engaged
with a No. l concern and is meeting
with excellent success in the sale of his
fire and burglar proof safes.
Mr.. d. Davis, for the past three years
principal of the Chattield public schools
has determined to locate in this city for
the practice of law. He has not, as yet,
been admitted to the bar, but will ap.
Fly for examination at the May term OF
the district court, and there Is no ques-
ton but he will pass muster. Mr.. Davis
is n young man of correct habits. studi-
Gus and well-balanccd, and We wish
him success in his chosen profession.
MIR. r. d. Jones. who recently closed
ont his grocery business here left this
morning for Pierre, ID. IT,, where he will
open general store, as soon as he can
erect suitable building. During Mr..
Jones' residence IN Mankato he made
many warm friends who very much dis
like to lose him, but now that he has
gone, none hut the best of wishes follow
him to ms new home. We can COM
mend Mr.. Jones to the people Of Pierre
as a gentleman every way worthy their
patronage, and they will find him posi-.
lively reliable in every particular. Mrs.
Jones goes on a visit to Iowa for few
weeks and'expects to join her husband
in about month.