The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-10-23
PERSONAL.

Mrs. O. G. johnson left Monday for
weeks visit ut Rochester, MINI.
We are gratiiied to announce that j
Henry Bacon is able To he ont again, nm,
attend To business.
ID. O'Brien, Esq, of lanesboro, this
State, spent Monday in the city on I'm
return home from Omaha.
Mr.. ]. :. Englerth, of Mankato town
ship, has returned from four months
trip 10 the Pacific coast.
Geo. I.amberton, Esq, ofGarden City
has engaged with Mr.. krolik, and will
soon enter his shoe store rs salesman.
Geo. Weaver. Esq, of Sioux CITY, was
in the city yesterday. lie reports bust
ness good in his locality and politics
"red hot"
+. l.. Waters, ESD, returned from hls
Eastern trip "Wednesday, and reports all
kinds of manufacturing interests on
the boom.
DIR. Lewis and family will spend the
winter i'm Colorado, New Mexico and
Texas. Mr.. l.. left Mankato Friday
evening last.
Miss Louise Decbach, al II. Paul,
sister of Adolph Deebach. of TnE FREE
Press office, is in the city, visiting her
brothers family.
Miss Carrie Baker, oil Waseca, and
Miss Jennie Burch, of Caroline, the
guests Of Miss Ida Martin, together with
other friends, were entertained Monday
evening by six O'Clock coffee A pleas
ant time.
Max krolik, Esq, started for the East
Monday morning. lie will visit Roch-
ester, Boston and other cities for the eX-
press purpose of laying in II stock of
boots and shoes Tor his wholesale house
10 he opened in this city January list.
4. Rank, ESD, of Fort Dodge, Iowa,
spent saturday AMI Sunday in the city.
lie is talking pretty strongly Of starting
Il iirst-class book-bindery here, being
well pleased with our city lie SAYS
Mankato enjoys fine reputation in his
locality.
Mr.. {. ID. Taylor is in Montana look
ing after the interests of the Mankato
Cattle Co. Owing tn the illness of one
of MIR. Washburn's children, he was
prevented from making the trip rs AN
nounced IN last weeks FREE Pass that
he would.
Mrs. Quavle, of Mapleton, started for
the Isle of Man on Friday morning last.
Her trip VIII last over the winter. Elder
Quavlc purposes going 10 see his friends
next year Her friends in Mapieton
wish her and her mother safe arrival.
Meanwhile the elder is very lonely.
Mr.. and MIS-. W. II. Allen spent the
first of the week with Mankato friends.
Since his last visit here Mr.. Allen had
II very serious time with erysipelas, and
lost his entire head of hair. His old
''crop" was straight and gray, but his
new hair is curly and almost entirely
departure that plcases Mr.. A.
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. Grubb returned home
morning from their summers
visit 10 their children in Colorado. Mr.. |
q. reports Il very enjoyable time, and
SAYS that after his respite from labor he
is now ready Ia accommodate his friends |
with anything they NAV need in the !
line Of gloves or mittens for winter wear. |
Mr.. w. :. Shepard, of Bath, Stcuben
county, \. y, spent the past week in |
Mankalo, starting for home last even
ing. Mr.. Shepard resides in the same
town with the Republican candidate for
Governor of New York, and is unstinted
IN his praise of Mr.. Davenport ms man !
Of iatcgritv, ability and generosity. lie
feels very sanguine Of Davenport's elec-
ton, and pronounces the State ticket the T,
strongest that has been nominated by
any party for years.
Hon. \. NJ. Crosby, of Luverne, was
in the city last week. 1t having been
reported that the Senator was DESTROYS
Of donning the Congressional toga in the
Second District. We intimatcd the cur
rent rumor to HIM, and he emphatically
denied being candidate, and said that !
he should not be. This information
will prove soothing to many who are
looking with longing eyes toward WASH
ington. But all the same there is going
10 he big crop OF "fellers" who will be
willing To sacrifice personal interests
for the public good"
Squire Torrcy has been and gone
and done il. Tnbeknown To almost
everybody, he met n lady AT the Omaha
depot, Saturday evening at 1910, all
rugged out in his best, and both repaired
10 the 'SJuirc's resid ence, where Rev.