The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-12
PERSONAL.

Geo. Long, ESQ.,, left last Monday
evening for New York City.
Judge Severance has been at Fairmont
since Monday, holding court.
Mrs. j. S. Roe, of Napoleon, has been
in the city part of the week, visiting.
Mr.. f. l.. Waters left yesterday for
Buffalo, N. Y, on flying business trip.
IT. Williams and wife have spent
the week amid the festal scenes at St.
Paul.
Geo. Weaver, Esq, of Souix City,
spent two or three days in Mankato this
week.
J.L. Washburn, Esq, spent the greater
portion of the week in Fairmont on law
business.
j. Il. Jones, Esq, spent Monday and
Tuesday at st. Paul, returning home on
Wednesday.
Clerk of Court Torrey and wife, have
spent most of the week at st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
DR.. Jacoby was called to Beaver Creek,
Rock county, on Wednesday on profess
sional business.
Hon. Jas. Bookwalter of Vernon Cen
ter is in the city to-day shaking" with
his host of friends.
Prof. Cushing of the normal school is
in st. Paul, attending meeting Of the
alumni of Cornell university.
J. T. Lenfesty, Esq, will take the road
about March LIST in the interest of the
Mankato Fiber-Ware Company.
John Dickey and Mrs. Henry shaubut
won the head prize at Mr.. Taylor's
euchre party Wednesday evening.
John S. Larkin, prominent farmer of
Beauford, left Yesterday for Detroit,
Mich, for fortnight's visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Lizzie Sparrow, accompanied by
her friend Miss Agnes Green, has gone
to st. Paul for look at the ice palace,
and to enjoy the other attractions.
Geo. F. Hammar, of Washington, ID.
c., is in the city for visit with his
friends. 1t is expected that he will not
return to the National capital alone.
Mrs. p. thinner, while at NJ. X. Jones
residence one day this week, made
misstep and fell down stairs, dislocating
her ankle and receiving several bruises.
Rev. II. A. Bushnell will deliver
temperance lecture at Mapleton this
evening. The Mapleton ]. o. G. L.
lodge made good selection in securing
speaker.
w. o. Jefferson, Esq, long connected
with the Davis meat market in this
city, will soon leave for Sioux City where
he will take an interest in similar estab-
lishment with cousin.
J.)F. Thompson ESQ.,, of New Haven,
Connecticut, son of the late Chas. |
Thompson, is in the city on business
He reports business quiet In the east,
and says that weather there during jan
nary was extremely severe.
w. w. P. Mcconnell expects to leave
in two or three days to visit Mrs. Nc
Connell at Neosha Falls, Kansas, where
she is spending the winter with her par
ents. From thence he will repair to the
eastern markets to purchase his spring |
stock.
Mrs. A. S. Davis, and Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Ii. Parsons, went to Minneapolis Tues
day to attend the ninth anniversary we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. Nye, well known
here. The happy event occurred We'd
nesday evening. Our friends will edo"
the carnival before returning.
The following gentlemen from this
city at ss shf Sits TIT Week Dr. F.
DAVIS, }. II. Davis, J. NJ. Broome, Rob't
Thomas, James Cannon, B. F. Stead
man, Genl Pope, Col. VIM. Thomas.
The first three named were chosen dele
gates, with Robert Tho mas as alternate. |
President Gray, of the st. Cloud Nor
nal school, paid our city a visit Wednes-
day, and expressed himself as thorough
ly pleased with the Mankato Normal.
Mr.. Gray is an exceptionally pleasant
gentleman to meet, and under his super
vision it is not difficult to conceive why
the st. Cloud Normal school is prosper
ing so well.
H. b. Knowlton, ESQ.,, expects to start
tonight for Holland Patent, Oneida
county, on q visit to his parents and
friends. He will be absent about three |
weeks, and on his return will engage in
some business pursuit, the nature of
which he has not revealed. Harry is
young man of excellent business quali-
ties, and is sure to succeed in anything |
he may take hold of.