The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-08-12
Personal.


Mrs. Clara Smith, at Amboy.
!. Geo. Nj. Evenson and lady, of St.
Peter, spent Sunday in the city.
. Burt S. Wallace left for Nadelia
Sunday forenoon to spend a few
weeks.
Ex-Congressman Geo. W. Morrell,
of Ypsilanti, Mich, spent Sunday in
the city.
r. P. Sinclair, promintnt Fair
mont business man, was in the city
Saturday.
Mrs. John Barbour and her mother
left Thursday afternoon for Louis
vile, KY.
Mrs. W. T. Pugh, of Eau Claire,
Wis, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. J. B.
Richards.
Attorney E. A. Halves, of St. Paul,
is spending a couple of days in the
city.
Mrs. Chas. Austin is entertaining
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Randall, of
Luverne.
Geo. H. Clark will seek needed
rest at Spirit Lake, Iowa, leaving for
there in day or two.
Miss Blanche Mace, of Hastings,
is visiting her University friend, Miss
Mabel Thomas.
II. L. LOOMS, Jr., teller Citizens
National bank, Fargo, N. D., is visit
ing c. H. Higgs for few days.
Miss Belle Levens, of Albert Lea, a
member of the class of 'S5, is attend
ing the Normal Alumni reunion.
Alice E. Davis, of Minneapolis, and
T. B. Davis, of Oconto, Wis, are
spending their vacation in the city.
Johnnie Pugh is up from Mime
apolis and will spend a two weeks
vacation with his parents in South
Bend.
Bart Martin of the Minneapolis po-
lice force, is spending his summer va
cation with Mankato friends. Bart
is up in SC" as policeman.
Mrs. Henry Signs, of st. Paul, who
was called to Mankato on the sudden
death Of her sister, Mrs. Wampler,
will return home today.
]. D. Hilger and Gottlieb Robel left
for Chicago Monday afternoon, to
purchase a stock Of clothing for
store which Mr.. Robel and Englebret
Sontag are to open at Minnesota Lake.
L. E. Sessions, of Minneapolis,
Northwestern passenger agent for the
Monon route, was in the city Wednes-
day in the interest of that line in con-
nection with the G. A. R. encamp-
ment at Washington.
oliver Hall, of Colfax, Wash, is
spending the week in the city. He
first came to to the city in 1865. but
has not been here for some years. He
is a brother-inlaw of James Morrison
who is doing good business at Colfax
as painter
Among those from a distance who
are attending the annual meeting of
the Normal Alumni Association are
Mrs. J. L. Chandler, of GAINESVILLE,
and Miss Lola Brown, of Browntown,
Onie and Winnie Hagen, of GAINESVILLE,
and Elizabeth Clark. of Brainerd.
Hon. John Flittie, of Bismarck, N.
D., is in the city. He will spend a
few days at Lake Washington, going
thence to Glenwood, Pope county,
where he will put in the remainder of
his summer vacation. Mr.. Flittie
voluntarily retires from the Office of
Secretary of State of North Dakota,
but he is none the less enthusiastic in
his Republicanism, and predicts a
sweeping majority for the g. o. Z. in
his state.
Ex-senator NJ. S. Wilkinson is in the
city today. In accordance with the
new election law, he is making out
certificates of the nomination of W.
S. Hammond, to be sent to the auditor
of each county in the district. The
chairman and the clerk of the cOnVen-
lions must also make oath that the
chairman's certificate is correct. The
law prescribes penalty for such neg
lect. In case the returns are not thus
made the nominee cannot be placed
upon the ticket.
VIM. Hall, express agent of the
Northern Pacific at Winnipeg, was in
the city yesterday on his way to Den.
yer to attend the Knight TemplaI
conclave. He was accompanied by
his wife, and took a run down into
Sterling to see his stepfather, Geo.
Clark, and uncle, John Johnston. He
went to Winnipeg ten years ago, and
likes the place. He says that while
it would have been considered treas
on to talk annexation to the United
States when he first went there, it is
now talked on the street every day,
and good many favor it. The peo-
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