The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-07-28

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Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hughes re-
turned Saturday evening from their
trip to the Pacific coast, after an
absence of a little over five weeks.
They had fine time and met many
former Mankato people. They went
via Colorado Springs, to see Pixies
peak, having friends there, and then
the Rockies via the Denver
and Rio Grande to Salt Lake City,
where they attended services at the
Mormon tabernacle on Sunday and
Monday. Taking the Salt Lake and
San Pedro road, they landed in Los
Angeles, and from there went to
Pasadena, where Mr.. Hughes parents
and two sisters, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
and Misses Alice and Lizzie
reside. These they found
we'll and happy.
Buck Is Doing Well.
At Pasadena they saw Alfred A..
Buck and his bride of three weeks,
formerly Miss Nesbett of South Da-
kota. Mr.. Buck is connected with
the advertising department of The
Pasadena News and is applying him.
self and doing nicely, according to all
accounts. Rev. Mr.. Lash, formerly
of Winnebago, is also there and has
the pastorate of a large Congrega-
tional church, although he was a
Free Baptist at Winnebago. 1t will
be recalled that his wife was for
merly Miss Collyer of the Mankato
normal school faculty. She is about
to come to Minnesota for a visit and
will be in Mankato part of the time.
Lewis Davis, formerly county treas
urer of this county, is located at
Pasadena and is doing we'll in the
real estate business. Both he and
Mrs. Davis like it there. Mrs. David
Y. Davis and daughter, former
Mankato residents, are there, and Mr..
and Mrs, Hughes also saw William
E. Williams and Timothy Reese, for
mer residents of Lake Crystal Both
are retired and enjoying life. Mr..
Reese's wife and two daughters are
also there.
Mrs. Robert Little and daughter
and mother, Mrs. West, formerly of
and John r. Williams and
wife, former residents on Pleasant
street, were also seen by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hughes. Mr.. Williams has just
erected a new home.
Mankato Colony at Pasadena.
The Mankato colony at Pasadena
attend Rev. Lash's church,
Ind after services there one evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes met about thirty
'ormer Mankato people. The latter
ire all delighted with their new
lOme
From Pasadena, Mr. and Mrs.
hughes went to Los Angeles, Long
Beach and San Francisco. At the
after city they visited three cousins
# Mr.. Hughes, Evan Davis, who is
Icing finely in the ice business,
Thomas j. Davis, who is prospecting
n the real estate business on his |
wn account, and Edwin Davis, who
S managing rooming house. All
hree formerly lived in Mankato.
No stopover was allowed at Eu-
,ene, Wash. but Mr.. Hughes wrote
o w. E. Young, and as the train
topped there for ten minutes to take !,
1ater, the Youngs were at the depot
nd the two families enjoyed a nice
isit. Mr.. and Mrs. Young are look
ng well, and are about completing
new house. They have been so
usy at this and in getting the fruit
anch in shape that Mr.. Young has
OF opened a law book. They like
there, and Eugene looked like
very nice and thrifty place to Mr..
nd Mrs. Hughes.
Attended a Carnival.
At Seattle Mr. and Mrs. Hughes
tended the Golden Potlatch carnival,
nd also saw Mrs. Raymer, formerly
Iiss Alice Dodds of this city Mrs.
odds brother, formerly of North
cid, took them around in his auto.
lobile and they saw the whole city
nd surroundings.
From there the travellers went by