The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-12-31
PERSONAL.

PERSONAL.
JIG. Graham, Esq, of Good Thunder,
was in the city Wednesday.
Mr.. ii. E. Sager, of Hope, Watonwan
county, was in the city Tuesday.
Retiring County Commissioner Mar
tinson was in the city Tuesday on bust
| ness.
F.C. Culley, Esq, editor of the Pipe
stone Republican, was in the city for a
few hours Tuesday.
Mrs. j. III. Long returned from the
East last Friday evening. where she
spent several weeks with her daughter.
Mrs. Goodyear, nee Lula Long. and
Mrs. Proctor, nee Jessie Payne, will ar
rive in Mankato next week to spend sew
eral weeks with friends.
DIR. and Mrs. Craig and Miss Bertha
Mills, of GAINESVILLE, spent Christmas in
the city with Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Craig.
Miss Bertha enjoyed the hospitality of
MIS-. Craig several days this week.
Miss Matte Simpson is spending the
holidays with her parents in this city.
She will return to st. Johns College, st.
Paul, Monday next. Miss Matte is pro-
crossing very finely in her studies.
Mr.. II. X. Lee, Commissioner-elect,
is home from the East. IL is
every way likely that the new Board
will select Mr.. Lee as their chairman,
and if such be the case he will prove a
first-class presiding officer.
Albert Kohler, Esq, son of Mr.. b.
Kohler, of tins city, after an absence OF
three years, is spending the holidays
with his parents and friends. MIR. koh-
Ter is travelling for a st. Paul wholesale
boot and sh De house, and is prospecting.
Prof. Swain, who was so well known
to Mankato. people as one of the best
teachers i'm the State Normal school for
the past two years, is now publishing an
original work and taking lectures in
higher mathematics at the Johns Hop
kin's University.
In our Showing for 1885," we men
toned that so. r. Mather manufactured
the past season ., 400 900 brick, and ship
ned 300 car loads" In a singular par
tlcular this was correct, but not in the
sense that does justice to Mr.. Mather.
The ., 400, 600 brick mentioned was ship
ped, but this is by no means his output
for the wear. In his yards in Mankato
he made i'm 1886 4, OOO, 600 brick; in Roch-
ester, he made | 500, 600, and in Marshall
he turned out 900, 900. making total of
4, SOC, 900 brick manufactured in the
twelve months.
General Baker was in the city Tues
day, approached We editors desk with a
smile, and whispered" in sonorous
tones that he wanted it emphatically |
understood he had been royalty used by |
the Grand Old Republican party, and |
that he should ever be found ready to
aid in upholding its principles. He
wants il further understood that he is
not "sour" nor is he "kicking" because |
of the probability or possibility of being
retired to private life. The General has
a beautiful country home with all the
comforts one could ask for, and he has
arrived at that stage in life when brief
respite from public life and political
turmoil will no doubt do his heart good.
And he will be given an opportunity to
recuperate.
Mrs. S. F. Holbrook entertained the
Emerson and Shakespeare clubs at her
pleasant home on Front street Wednes-
day evening, together with limited
number of other friends. The evening
was most pleasantly spent and greatly
enjoyed by all. Miss Ayres. assistant
principal i'm the High School, and Mrs.
Foster, members of the Emerson club,
furnished the literary feature of the eve
ming, while Miss Robbins and SIR. l.. J..
Holbrook entertained the company with
instrumental music Mrs. B. +. Collins
and Mrs. Geo. +. Brett did the hOnors
in the way of vocal music, and all COM
Dined to produce programme highly
entertaining. The Emerson Club has
been organized but few weeks, and al
ready has membership of fifteen. Miss
Ayers is the President, Miss CLANCY
Vice President, and Mrs. Foster Secre-
tary. These literary clubs are not only
interesting to members, but they are
source of much profit, and
cultivate taste for a higher and
more elevating class of reading than Will
be acquired in any other way. Besides
they are means of atfording frequent
meetings of ladies where discussions may
be INDUCED in, the intellect cultivated
and knowledge extended.
At the conclusion of the programme
Mrs. Holbrook served elegant refresh
ments, and not until late hour did the
company depart. All voted Mrs. Hol-
brook an excellent entertainer and a
most genial hostess.