The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-10-08
PERSONAL.

Geo. =. Johnston, Esq, of st. James
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. |. Miller returned the first of the
week from her visit to friends i'm Iowa
Mr.. +. l.. Walters returned from the
East this morning. He reports Mrs. w
on the mend.
Mr.. J. M. French of Cayuga county
New York, is visiting in the city with his
brother w. &. French, Esq.
Miss Ida Martin has returned home
from the twin cities, where she visited
the Exposition and Edwin Booth in
Othello.
Hon. Jno. Lind was i'm this city yes
terdav and remained to the Mctiill clul
last evening. He made many friends
while here.
| Mrs. II. a. Stewart, who has been Wis
iting her numerous friends and relatives
in and about the city, returns TO hel
home to-day.
$. NJ McElderry, spec ial pension ex.
aminer, il doing service in this locality
again. Nc is well known by most of the
soldier boys in this vincinity.
| G. l.. Saxton, Esq, of Good Thunder,
was in the city Monday. Mr.. S. says
that the building boom is still on in his
town, and that business is good.
John II. Willoughby, travelling passen-
ger agent foI the Lake Shore Il Michi-
gan Southern railway, with headquarters
IN st. Paul, was IN the city this morning.
Mr.. A. llenlein, of the Plymouth Clo-
thing House, returned from the East
this morning, where he purchased an
immense stock of fall and winter clothing.
Rev. j. &. Oglc started last Wednes-
day morning To attend the annual con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, which is now i'm session at Still
water, MINI.
Jacob Ries, Esq, of Shakopee, man
ufacturer of ginger ale, birch beer, etc,
is in the city to-day. Mr.. Ries is work
ing up Il big business for his carbonated
beverages in Mankato.
Carl Dice was down IN Iowa last week
and traded of his farm or part of it for
n spanking team of horses. Carl wants
TO sell the horses, failing in which he
will transport them to Mankato and
show the boys something way up.
NJ l. la
of Jacob Bierbauer, Esq, of this city,
who has been visiting here during the
past summer, left last Thursday for her
home in Portland, Oregon, and Miss
Laura Heilborn, who has also been here
from the same place, returned ut the
same time.
"Wednesday morning on visit 10 rela
tives and friends i'm Western New York.
THIS is the first visit that Mr.. Pitcher
has made to the home of ms childhood
III thirty-siX years, and that he will have
an enjoyable time is the wish of TIE
FREE Press.
Mr.. and Mrs A. l.. Linch returned
Tuesday from their visit to Sioux City
and departed last evening for their home
i'll Van Vert, Ohio. They are both
taken up with our city. If Mr.. Linch
would consent to locate here and estab-
lish Il cracker mandatory he could I'M
questionably build up an enormous bust
hess. There is no better location for
snch an enterprise in the Northwest,
and we know of no better man for the
undertaking.
Mr.. f.. A. Decker and wife, of st.
Marys, Ohio, are spending a few days
in the city, guests of Mrs. A. L. Iialfhill.
Mr.. Dieker is looking over the North
west with view ofselecting some desir-
able location tor the establishment of n
dry goods house. He is more than
pleased with Mankato, but thinks we
already have quite a surfeIt of first class
dry goods houses.
LATER.-Mr. Decker yesterday pur
chased the general stock of goods of Mr..
Fred kron and in the evening departed
for Ohio. He will return to Mankato
about the first of January and take pos
session of the business.