The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-02-20
PERSONAL.


home.
y Geo. Long went down to the CapitC
;. on Tuesday.
i Judge Mead was at St. Paul, Frids
and Saturday.
Harry Brown visited Lake Crysts
friends on Monday.
S. Winship, Esq, made trip to Min
neapolis this week.
Hon. d. Buck spent day or two il
st. Paul this week.
A. ]. Trumbull, of st. Paul, was OIL
our streets Wednesday.
Hon. Ira P. Shissler spent two or three
days in st. Paul this week
A. Anderson, of Medo, gave us 0
"shake" Tuesday morning
+. L. Waters was up at the village Of
lakes Wednesday, on business.
T, II. Kelley, of owatonna, registered
at the Mankato House on Tuesday.
Attorney Plymat, of Mapleton, was
among us Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ. S. Foulke has been visiting at
Dundas, this State, for several days.
E. S. Mead, of Winona, was among the
visitors to Mankato the first ofthe week.
Mayor Palmer is on business trip to
Iowa, having started last Tuesday morn.
ing.
II. c. Howard, of Lake CRYSTAL, went
down to the Legislative reception Tues.
day evening.
J. E.Diamond, Esq. ,of Brookings, DIT,
is home on VISIT to friends and rela-
tives in this county.
Messrs. +. G. Heinxe and Fred Him.
melman made business trip to Fsri-
bault during the week.
C. NJ. George, ESQ.,, came up from st.
Paul on Saturday to spend few days
with relatives and friends.
Messrs. j. F. Meagher and W. B.
Craig assembled with the banqueters at
st. Paul on Tuesday evening.
Rev. Hudson returned from Pope
county on Saturday. His wife is visit
ing with relatives at Sank Centre.
Mr.. J. F. Meagher and lady will leave
next week to attend the inaugural of
President-elect Cleveland on The 4th
proXimo.
Miss Angie Hern, student in the
graduating class at the Normal school,
has secured the Alma City school for the |
summer term.
Miss Ida Glaucke, of Good Thunder,
has gone to Miner county, Dakota,
where she has secured position as
clerk for a library association.
Mr.. o. P. Smith, of Alma City, has
returned from a trip to the
South, and caught the Tennessee fever
while there. He likes the State and
may immigrate thther, soon.
J. E. Brown, Esq, Of Napoleon vii
lage, started from this city Yesterday
for New Orleans, to spend
fortnight reviewing the worlds collec-
ton. j. E. is a great observer, and his
friends will enjoya verbal pam
Drama of the exposition upon his re-
turn.
+. A. Basset, of Minneapolis, is in the
city and favored this Office with cour-
locus call. We acknowledge compli-
credentials to the anniversary
ball of Pioneer Legion No. l, A. o. U.
w., at Minneapolis on March 10th, the
programme for which is promising
One.
Rev. NJ. F. Hollister, of Chicago,
of the American Tract Society
IF the northwest, is in the city, the guest
IF the Rev. G. c. Pollock. On Sunday
evening the Presbyterian and Congrega-
sonal churches will hold union services
It the Congregational church, upon
which occasion Mr.. HolIister will preach.
There seems. to be a misappreh en-
ZION on the part of some people regard
ng the postage or rather non-postage on
lrop letters. During the past week no
ess than fifty letters have been deposit
I'd in the Mankato post-office without
stamps, and of course they cannot be
delivered to the addresses without the
deficiency is supplied. There seems to
De an increase of carelessness on the
part of the public in depositing mail
matter in post-offices without prepay
nent of postage, and through the care
essness of individuals in this respect
postmasters are often unjustly censured.
As general thing, government officials
have plenty to answer for that is directly
to them, without shoulderng
The sins of omission of others. Business
men, particularly ought not to use en-
yelopes unless they bear the name of
the sender. A little precaution in this
direction will oft-times save much
annoyance and delay.