The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-02-05
PERSONAL.
ii. w. Brown, Esq, has returned from
hia anif harm trim

his southern trip.
G. NJ. Green and wife, of Vernon, took
in the opera Tuesday evening.
J. &. Fowler is still confined to the
house, but Is thought to he on the gain.
Hon. j. +. Meagher returned from
South Bend, Indiana, Saturday even
ing.
J. +. Brown and wife, of Mapleton,
were in the city Wednesday attending
Mr.. Parks funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Osgood, of Garden City,
were down to attend the opera of Joseph
last Tuesday evening.
Henry Foster and ID. +. Rasdell, OF
Winnebago Agency, went down TO the
carnival Thursday.
Superintendent Rogers is constantly
on the 90 making his semi-annual visits
to the county schools.
Miss Hattie Hale went down to the
capital city yesterday evening to witness
the snow show festivities.
Geo. f. Case will soon make another
trip to France for the purpose of pur-
chasing few more Norman horses.
Messrs &. F. Piper and l.. A. Moore
are on business trip to Chicago, Gin
cinnati and other cities in the east.
j. Henry Bacon and wife went TO st.
Paul "Wednesday morning to spend Il
few day hilariating with the rest of the
Northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. /. Lidgerwood went
to st. Paul Monday and have spent the
whole week amid the festivities of the
snow show.
Mayor Barr and wife, j. l.. Washburn
and wife, c. c. Brown and wife and
Mrs. Downing left this morning for st.
Paul to do homage to the ice king.
w. n. Plymat, Esq, of Mapleton,
graced our Office with his presence on
Monday, being on his return from Lake
Crystal where he had legal business.
Peter Kremer, Esq, of Minnesota
Lake, is in the city to-day. He reports
business looking up little, although
the severe cold hampers il just now.
Reports from our veteran brother of
the quill j. X. Moore, state that he is in
California amid all its fruits, IFS vintage,
its unmatchable scenery and paradsacal
climate.
Peter Meyers, long IN the employ of
Il. futile in this city, has decided to 90
into business for himself and chosen
Woolsey, Oak. az a suitable point. Hard
ware will be his line.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Meagher and Mr..
and Mrs. $. +. Holbrook, of this city,
went to st. Peter Wednesday, TO attend
a social gathering at the home of their
friend, A. j. Lamberton.
Miss Carrie Ogle has completed a
course of lessons ut the Northwestern
of music, Minneapolis, and
will remain at home during the spring
and summer and will teach both vocal
and instrumental music.
Harry Knowlton, Esq, who entered
into the wholesale drug firm of Moore,
Piper q Co. last spring has withdrawn
bis interest there and expects to turn
his attention to some other line of bust
ness. Harry Is wide-awake fellow and
business man, and will sue
coed wherever he casts his lot.
Yesterday morning large delegation
of Mankato people took the early train
for ST. Paul to spend couple of days
Among the party were
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Willard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. +. Brett, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p.
Hunt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Craig, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. w. Monks, Mr.. and Mrs.
&. II. Marsh, G. A. Chapman, Esq, Mrs.
49, -.--a B...y I.nomiton.
The rendition of the sacred opera of
Joseph" by home talent on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings can be set
down as success, and highly compli-
mentary TO those who worked so faith
fully and arduously in its preparation.
The leading parts were well cast. Mr..
Brett as Joseph, did exceptionally well,
his voice and general bearing accurately
adapting him to the part. Mrs. II. p.
Christensen took the part ofthe Princess
very naturally, and Mrs. Florence Clay
ton made an exceptional Queen, her
beautiful contralto, and past experience
in operate singing, serving her well.
Mr.. John X. Thomas took the part Of
King Pharaoh and carried it through re-
markably well. Mr.. NJ. ii. Bromley as
Jacob was surely in his natural role and
did himself proud. Miss Carrie Ogle
took the part of Joseph's sister which
required some fine vocalization, but to
which she proved herself equal. Miss
Lizzie Sparrow. was rightly placed as the
guardian angel, for her smooth, sweet
soprano gave "A very touching effect to
the scene. The house was we'll flied
both nights, and Prof. Osborne has every
reason TO feel grateful to Mankato's peo-
pie for the assistance rendered. The
society, under whose auspices theopera
was given, netted about S75.
Since our last issue we have learned
fuller statement of the facts connected
with the Amboy shooting affair. Several
years ago Clark Latin taught school IN
the vicinity of his home and for some
reason gave Pierce Lowell, one of his
pupils, sound thrashing. Lowell then
made the declaration that when he got
older he would reciprocate, and true to
his threat, he assaulted Latin on the
evening of last fourth of July when at a
dance. According to our information he
approached the latter gentleman I'M
awares and delt HIM heavy blow, af-
ter which he fled. 80 there was no more
TO the affair at that time. Latin resolved
then that ifthey ever me the would have
the matter as to who is the better man
decided. The day ofthe affair at Amboy
WAS the first opportunity offered, and
Latin assai.ed Lowell without extended
ceremony, furnishing him somewhat.
Friends interposcd and they were separ-
ated. AS soon as Lowell could he pro-
duced his revolver and Latin seeing his
design jumped behind the stove, when
his opponent placed the weapon between
the drum and the stove and discharged
it, The ball passed through Mr.. LIS
clothing and bruised the skin of the alb
domen, but for some unaccountable rea-
son glanced off and lodged in the cloth
ing. Lowell, we understand, claims that
latin was making for him again when