The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-03-28

Thos. Benedict, of Lyra, dined at the
Clifton, Tuesday.
Ira B. REYNOLDS, of LeRay. visited
our office Wednesday.
Hon. VIM. H. Yale, of Winona, was
in the city Wednesday.
Mine host Hamilton and lady, OF the
Mankato House, are i'm Chicago on a
visit.
l.. J. Malmin, representative of the
Minneapolis Tribune, gave us call on
Monday.
Mr.. o. G.. McCurdy started last Sun
day evening on n business trip to Chill
licothe, Mo.
Attorney Dunn, of WinnebagO City,
was among the visitors to our city last
saturday.
Mr.. W. ii. Dexter of FreepOrt, Ill.,,
was in the city during the week visit
ing Thos. Shirk.
W. n. Plymat of Mapleton, was in
city Tuesday and Wednesday attending
to legal business.
&. ii. Smith and D.Shell, two worthy
gentlemen of Worthington, looked Man
kato over Wednesday.
John Johnston, ST., of Sterling, was in
the city Monday night, and made us Il
call Tuesday morning.
7. f.. Bowen, editor of the Sleepy
Eye Herald, and II graduate of our Nor
mai school, was in the city Monday.
J. Il. Flagg. Esq, District Passenger
agent of the {. NJ. & st. p. r. r., was
i'm the city the first of the week. happy
It's u clam.
Bruce Hanna, one of Bcauford's
Young farmers, made usa call last Mon
day, while on ms way 10 the eastern
part ofthe State.
Miss Ros., j. Hermann Of Amboy,
has returned from Becker county,
Mimi, where she has been teaching
the last ten months.
VI. L. Haynes returned from Nebras-
ka, Tuesday morning, where he has
spent the winter. He will spend about
two weeks at home.
Hon. JOS Bookwalter is at his home
in Vernon. He has been in Washing
ton for several weeks, and is on his
way back tn Pembina.
Postmaster Winship, of Winnebago
in Mnnlyutn WnAnnp1au anil
Thursday, visiting his daughter who is
attending the Normal school here.
J. A. Sinclair, of Farimont creamery
fame assembled with his fellow cream
crists at sale. Wednesday. lie made
this office call, which act We hope he
will repeat often.
Prof Reynolds, Superintendent of
the Faribault city schools was in Man.
kato three days this week, visit
ting our schools in the interest Of
the State High School Board.
W. n. Murtin, of Sleepy Eye, attend
ed the Dairy and Produce Exchange
sale "Wednesday. Mr.. Murfn is pro-
prietor of large creamery at Sleepy
Eye, and says he made 10000 pounds
of butter last year.
Calvin A. Diamond, son of J. f. Dia-
mond, ST., who has been carrying on
mercantile business at Rock Springs,
Wyoming, is home OH visit and will
begin travelling for Il tea and cigar firm
at st. Joseph, Mo.
Mr.. John ID. Beckley and Miss Laura
+. Beckley, of Milwaukee, brother and
sister to Mrs. +. n. Merrill, arrived in
this city last evening and will make
Mankato their future home. We are
glad to welcome the young people.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. NJ. Evans are here
froom Mayvilie, Dakota, making their
friends visit. Mr.. Evans has sold out
his property and business in Dakota,
and is going into business, banking We
believe, at Las Cruces. New Mexico
w. A. Patten, a leading business man
of LeSueur attend the Exchange sale
"Wednesday. We learn that: Mr.. E. c.
Pudney, who manufactured Spauldings
Gilt Edge at Mapleton, for the last two
years, engaged as clerk with Mr.. Pat
ten, when that gentleman was here.
DR.. J. {. Curryer and Frank Piper
returned last Saturday from trip to
Montana, and Mr.. Piper reports the
Willard stock rancho in prosperous
condition. The DR.. says the cities Of
the northwest are in ratherquiet con-
dition, and thinks Mankato's prospects
arc much brighter than theirs.
DIR. X. Schaefer, of Milford, Mass,
an old friend of DIR. Dornberg, arrived
in this city Wednesday evening, and
will remain here a few days. The doc
tor is looking around in this section for
desirable location, and is very much
impressed with Mankato. He may
conclude to settle here, and we hope
he will do so.
NJ. Jorsensen, Esq, of the mer
chant tailoring establishment Of Pond
Bros. d Jorgensen, left last evening for
Chicago, where he will remain couple
of weeks and post. himself upon the
latest styles in tailoring. When he re-
turns look out for the metropolitan airs
among our young men. They're wait
ing 10 get the latest.