The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1884-01-25
Personal.

n B. G. Reynolds, Of Winnebago City
was in town last Monday.
k Lawyer Crump, of GAINESVILLE, was il
the city last Wednesday evening.
J. Miss Carrie Straight left last Saturds,
evening for her home IN Hudson, Ohio
e J. H. Long, ESQ, is on business tril
to Chicago, New York and indianapolis
Frank Dagle, Esq, OF Amboy was il
the city Yesterday. He contemplate
becoming resident of Mankato.
Mr.. w. w. Paddock, after spending
I several months at home in this city
left Monday night for New Mexico.
. Mr.. S. II. Hudson and wife, brother
, Of Rev. Hudson, Of this city, were IN
Mankato this week making 1t one OF
the points in their wedding tour.
I. Miss Clara Piper and Miss Jennie
Baker will start tor Boston soon, where
they will spend some time in following
, a course Of study in the educational in.
situations OF that city.
Geo. T. Hamilton, Esq, brother Ct
our townsman II. NJ. Hamilton, has
been visiting in the city for the past
few days. Mr.. II. is a resident Of
Devils Lake City, ID. T., and reports
that country on the boom.
VIM. Roberts, ESD, returned last
week from two years absence in Cali
fornia and Oregon. We learn that Mr..
r. IS 30 we'll please with that country
that he will endeavor to dispose OF his
property here, ami return with his fam
lily IN the spring.
Assistant Gen'l Supt. Sanborn Of the
c. b n. w., w. ii. Barron, DIV.
Freight Sup't.of the Milwaukee, P. Hol-
lenbeck, Div. Freight Supt. of the
Northwestern, and James F. Clark
Asst. Gen. Freight agent Of the Omaha
road were in the city last Tuesday.
s. NJ. Lockerby, Esq, for the past
two years law student in Freeman &
Pfau's Office, left yesterday morning for
Wahreton. ID. T., where he will associ-
ate himself with the law and real estate
firm of Lander j. Wolfe. The young
man bears with him the best wishes OF
all who know him, and his prosperity
is generously hoped for.
Harry Shaubut, Esq, of the firm of
b. F. 4 II. Shsubut, left last Saturday
for Iowa Falls, Iowa, to look after some
blooded stock, which they are having
wintered there. We are informed that
the firm have some five hundred head OF
thoroughbred Short Horns. all young
cattle. These gentlemen are doing an
extensive business in the cattle line.
and. if We may be allowed to express
our belief, are making money. There
is money in good stock.
The first of the present week Mr.. |
Theo. Schuette leased to Salspaugh &
Co. his stone quarry for a term Of five
years. The quarry is the same one
worked by this company two years ago.
Sslspaugh & Co. will be on hand in
early spring, and work large force OF
laborers during the entire season.
DIR. Collins, of st. Peter, who WAS
recently appointed as surgeon OF the End
Regiment, NJ. n. G. was last Friday
evening presented with an elegant
sword by company |, of which he had
been sergeant prior to his promotion.
The presentation remarks were made by
Capt. J. e. Donahowsr, who performed
his duty in a felicitous manner.
-"Only u Farmers Daughter is
perhaps iner drama than was ever
presented in Mankato. 1t will be pro,
duced at Unien Hall on Tuesday even
ing next, by company that has rep.
utation for excellence second to meme
travelling, and our amusement-loving
people should not tail to attend. Re.
served seats can be secured at Sam
born's.
Mr.. o. &. McCurdy received let
ter the first of the week from the gen.
tlemen soon to open wholesale grocery
house in this city, wherein they stated
that most of their fixtures had
been purchased, and that they would
arrive in Mankato by the middle Of
March ut the latest. This establish
ment will prove the torerunner of many
others Of like import.
- We are again called upon 10 chron-
icle the death OF All old pioneer resident
OF our county, Mr.. Bernhard Bruegge-
man of MankatO township, who died On
Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. b. was
born in Prussia in 1904. Coming to
this country when u mere lad he settled
for time in Missouri, where he took
unto himself wife, who still survices
him. He came 10 Blue Earth county
thirty-One years ago, aud settled on the
farm where he continued to reside to
the date OF his demise. The funeral
will be held to morrow morning at 10
o'clock, from the Catholic church.
The suit brought by the family OF
the late Conductor Wilson, VS. the w. l.
St. P. road to recover 5000 damages,
resulting from his death while in the
discharge of his duties, has been before
Judge Severance this week. Daniel
Buck appeared for the plaintiff, anu
Hon. Thomas Wilson, of Winona, for
the defendant. On motion of the de.
PENDANT the case was dismissed on
Thursday, on the ground that the
plaintiff had tailed to show sufficient
cause of action. The case will no
doubt he carried to the Supreme |
Court.
If there was ever more enjoyable
party than that given in City Hall last
Friday evening by the ladies, the mem
DRY of "the oldest inhsbitant" fails to |
recall it. There were upwards of nine.
ty couples present, and the ladies all
wore their most bewitching smiles, TAX
ing the part usually assumed by gentle
men in faultless manner, and with be-
coming ease and grace. The music |
nroduced by Matthew'S band WAS new