The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-09-11
PERSONAL.

Hon. Richard Wigley took i'm the State
fair.
NJ. X. Jones, Esq, is in the east buy.
ing goods.
Mrs. J. +. Msagher and children spen
last Sabbath at st. Peter.
Col. b. +. Smith, of Rapidsn. attended
the State fair this week.
Franklin Childs, Esq, of Beauford, i,
ut the State fair this week.
w. w. p. Mcconnell is in the east
securing additions to his stock.
T. NJ. Perry, Esq, of the st. Peter
Journal, was in the city Monday.
Henry Shaubut, Esq, went down to
the capitol city yesterday morning.
Miss Cora Haynes left last Tuesday to
enter Carleton College, Northfield.
w. b. Craig and wife went down to
st. Paul Wednesday afternoon to visit
the fair.
ThOs. Pugh, the honest granger, went
down yesterday to meet his co-genials al
the State fair.
w. ii. Drake, ofWells, returned home
this morning, having recovered from his
long sick spell.
Miss Phoebe Haynes arrived here
to-day from st. Louis. She comes To
make her relatives visit.
Messrs. Jacob PGff and John Kylan,
of Mcpherson, are among the visitors
To the State fair this week.
w. b. Smith, of the Clothing Empor-
ium, left for Chicago Wednesday even
ing TO purchase another invoice ofgoods.
Henry Foster, Esq, of Winnebago
Agency made our sanctum pleasant Wis
il Monday morning. He was enroute
for the State fair.
DIR. j. W. Andrews, of this city, had II
professional call to Delavan, Faribault
county, last Tuesday, at which place he
spent the day.
J. A. Loehl, Esq, of st. Peter, was in
the city Wednesday. Mr.. l.. belongs to
the newspaper fraternity, and is home
on visit from Dakota.
John Blackiston, of the st. Peter
Herald, was in the city Monday, and in
formed us that he is not enjoying his
full measure of good health at present.
Miss Martha McBroom, of Danville,
who was employed on our teaching
force last year, has secured u position in
the Hutchinson schools, and left for that
city last Saturday.
Mr.. Jno. G. Noe returned from his
eastern trip last Saturday, and reports
Mrs. Noe to be much better and i'm
proving. This is indeed welcome news
to Mrs. Ms Mankato friends.
}. Lutte Christie, Esq, editor of the
Superior Times, and at one time a part
ner in The FREE Press office, was in the
city few hours Monday, shaking hands
with his many friends. This Office ac-
knowledges Il pleasant call from the
gentleman.
Ex-Postmaster Saxton and wife, c.
Good Thunder, were in the city We'd
nesday, and Mr.. s. informed us that
they will depart for Penfield, Ohio, next
Monday to spend the winter. Johns
friends wish them all possible enjoyment
and safe return.
Arthur Haynes, Esq, son of NJ. b.
Haynes. of this city, has been recently
promoted by the company he serves,
and is now in command of locating
corps of railway surveyors, engaged in
northern Iowa. Mr.. Haynes Mankato
friends rejoice in his prosperity.
J. Roblee and wife, of Fon du Lac,
Wisconsin, and Mrs. d. Brown, of Gran
vile, n. Y, have been in the city sever
al days, visillng their brother, Mr.. NJ.
Roblee. They have returned, Mrs.
Brown going to st. Louis TO visit her
sons.
The happy expression of the genial
phIz ofGeo. Fox, and the liberal manner
in which he meets his friends is easily
accounted for by the fact that there is u
Fox Junior, who assumed earthly ac-
complishments last Monday. Of course
Junior indicates the masculine persua-
sion.