The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-07-30
PERSONAL.

h Mrs. Chas. NJ. Marsh is yisitin
friends in Pittsburg, Pa.
n Prof. l.. Holbrook took hand in TIN
!. concert ut GAINESVILLE last Saturday even
> ing.
D Mrs. Geo. T.. Brett and the little folk
are visiting relatives and friends in Da
kota.
Mr.. G. j. Johnston, Esq, of the Min
nesota Type Foundry, was in the city
Tuesday.
Mrs. Daniel Buck and daughter re
turned Saturday from their visit TO rela
tives i'm New York.
B. w. Woolstencroft, publisher of the
Murray County Republican, Fulda, Mimi.
was in the city Wednesday.
Charley Maxiield is i'm the city spend.
ing II few days with friends. lie is now
located ut llillsborough, ID. Il.
Hon. James Brown returned Saturday
from his visit to friends i'm Ohio and
Indiana. The Judge reports pleasant
trip.
Miss Lydia McGiIi, daughter of our
State Insurance Commissioner, is visit
ing III the city, guest of Miss Allie Will
Jams.
Hon. f.. $. Warner is taking "weck
dr." In company with his wife he spent
II portion of the time visiting friends ut
Antrim, Watonwan county.
+. Il. Evans, ESD, was in the city
Monday. 1t is not known just what office
Fri is after, but IT is surmised he would
like to be Lieutenant Governor.
Mrs. Lou Hatch returned "Wednesday
from Michigan, where she was sudden
" called to attend at the death bed of
her father. lie died soon after Mrs.
! III. arrived.
Mrs. Davies, daughter OF &. Wampler,
Esq, who has been spending several
months with her parents. departed last
Friday night for her future home i'm
| Nebraska.
&. II. Austin. Esq, left this week for
the East, where he will purchase a mann
moth stock of boots and shoes. Upon
his return Austin K Son will open up
their wholesale establishment.
f.. J. ii. Beise, son of A. Beise, Esq,
of Napoleon. returned home Saturday
after an absence of four months in
Northern Dakota. lie says the crops
IN that country are no comparison to
ours.
NJ. J. Einstein, Esq, of the Golden
Eagle Clothing House, left Wednesday
afternoon for Chicago and New York,
where he goes Ia purchase a stock of
fall and winter goods for his establish
ment here.
Mrs. III. Pennell, sister to p. thinner
man, Esq, with her two sons, left yes
terday morning for her home in Ohio.
Mrs. Pennell enjoyed her visit very
much, and is delighted with Madison
Lake. The boys had jolly time-as
boys always do.
NJ. +. n. Merrill, manager of the |
Mankato Cement Works, was in st. Paul
and Minneapolis this week, and estab-
lished houses in those cities for the dis
tribution of Mankato cement. Compe-
tent men will be placed in charge and
the sale of the best cement made III
America will be pushed.
Mr.. n. Perkins, chief X. =. o. clerk
with headquarters at st. Paul, spent
Wednesday in the city. This was Mr..
Perkins first visit To Mankato, and he
expressed himself as surprised at the
size and thrift of the place. Most peo-
pie, who have never visited our city,
find themselves in the same predica-
ment.
o. +. Bennett, Esq, former resident
of Blue Earth county, and for the past
year or more resident of Iowa, has
changed his place of abode and now
II'U.' -. ra-~t---.--, .I-;~ pU.. M v
was in the city yesterday and intimated
that he should return to Blue Earth
county again i'm the near future and re-
main here.
Mr.. Walter Brooks, son of ID. w.
Brooks, Esq, of Napoleon, returned last |
week from Worcester, Mass, where he
has been attending the Institute of
Technology of which he is graduate.
The course he has taken has qualified
him rs civil engineer. He will soon 90
10 Watertown, Dakota, to look after the
construction of a railroad there.
G. NJ. Green, Esq, of Vernon Center
the coming representative from the
Fourth district, was IN the city the first
of the week. Mr.. Green is a member
of the firm of Green x kimble, pro-
prietors of the Vernon Center Roller
Mill, and he informs us that the changes
recently made in their mill enables
them TO compete with any establishment
Il. "a" Northwest i'm the manufacture of
straight grades of flour.
Mr.. Isidor Longini of the Star Cloth
ing House will leave for the eastern
cities Monday morning next. Mr.. Lon
gini will put IN the entire month Of Au-
gust to do his buying for the fall and
winter season-and you all may look
for an immense stock of goods. Mr..
Longini also promised us that he will
make every effort to secure the finest
goods, latest designs and to put them in
market 80 as to be within the reach of
all.