The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-12-01
George E. Brett of this city, and is
at present living in Minneapolis.
Mhat C M palmer Has Done.

at present nVlnS III minneapolis.
What G. M. Palmer Has Done.
George NJ Palmer is too well
known in Mankato to need lengthy
mention. He is one of the most
prosperous business men of this
city. He attended school at Gar
den City and st. Paul and later
came to Mankato where he accepted
a position as bookkeeper of the
Mankato Lnseed Oil company How
ever, he gained his first business
experience as a clerk in the store OF
IT, N Boynton & Co. While acting as
| bookkeeper, he suggested to Mr.. r..
d. Hubbard, who was then at the
head of the lnseed company, that
they go into the -four and milling
1 business together. At that time Mr..
money, but Mr.. Hubbard thought
| favorably of the plan and in 1873
| Mr. Palmer resigned his position as
bookkeeper in the linseed oil COM
| pany and went into the milling
business with Mr. Hubbard.
r. D. Hubbard, from whose initials
comes the name of the popular
-four, "Ardee," William Person and
George NJ Palmer of Mankato built
the -four mill in 1879. Some time
later Mr.. Palmer sold his interest TO
Mr. Hubbard. Mr.. Palmer was con-
nected with the flour mill from It's
inception until 1908. In 1890 he
: started another firm with S. H.
Grannis and himself at the head,
conducting an elevator business on
the Omaha railroad. They built a
number of elevators. In 1892 Mr..
! Hubbard bought out Mr.. Grannis'
share and changed the name to
Hubbard & Palmer, and still con-
tinues business under that name.
In 1905 the firm incorporated under
the name of Hubbard & Palmer. At
the death of Mr.. Hubbard, Mr..
Palmer returned to the flour bust
ness as one of the directors. and
in 1906, with some friends, bought
the milling plant He is now presi-
dent and manager of the large mill
/ which has an output of 1000 bar
rels day. He is also president of
the Hubbard e Palmer Elevator
company and president of the First
National bank. Besides these duties
he is president of the Central Min
nesota immigration company, and
has been connected with several
deals involving the purchase and
sale of over 10000 acres of north.
ern land.
Prominent in Politics.
Eli Warner is prominent poll
tician in st. Paul at present. He
received his early training in Gar
den City. When a young man he
became secretary to General J. H.
Baker, who was then railway COM
missioner in this state. He has
also been a member of the ST. Paul
! Commercial club, holding the posi-
ton of president. He is now at the
head of the McGill Warner Manu-
featuring company of St. Paul, which
has large business in the station
cry line. He was married to Miss
Anna Walker of Garden City.
Ellsworth Warner also came from
Garden City where he lived with
his parents for many years. He
married Miss Bisbee of Madelia. He
is president of the Midland Linseed
Oil company Of Minneapolis, one of
/ the largest linseed oil companies
in the United States. Besides this
he is interested in numerous other
projects in the linseed oil line.
| His brother, Amos Warner, who
married Miss Hattie Piper, is a we'll
TODD real estate man in Duluth, be-
ing largely interested in Canadian
lands.
Chelsea lockwood attended school
at Garden City and later was a stu
dent of the University of Minnesota,
from which institution he graduated.
He studied law in Mankato and
after being admitted to the bar,
went to Minneapolis where he is
still practicing law. He has been
attorney for the park board for
many years. He married Miss Car
RE Fletcher of this city.
Head Counsel for Woodmen.
B. d. Smith of Mankato has been
pronounced one of the best lawyers
in the state. Judge M. ]. Severance
once said that he had the best legal
mind of any attorney in Mankato.
When a young boy he lived at Gar
den City and later went to school
| in this city. He graduated from
the Mankato normal school and
studied law under the late Judge
! D. A. Dickinson. After being ad-
mitted to the bar he became gen.
eral attorney for the Modern Wood
men of America, with headquarters
at Rock Island, Ill. In this capacity
Mr.. Smith has served since the be-
ginning of the lodge at Mankato,
and has travelled extensively, try
| ing cases in almost every part of
/ the United States.
| John H. Ray, who lived in Garden
! City, first ran a general store with
Dan Williams, a brotherin-law. Aft
er conducting this store for a mum.
Der of years, he moved to Mankato
where he was at the head of a
grocery store for many years Later
he became cashier of the National
| Citizens bank. After serving as
: cashier for some time he went to
| Minneapolis where he accepted a
similar position. The call to live
! in MankatO was too strong, and
he returned to this city to become
president of the Mankato State
bank, which position he has held un-
: til within a few years ago. He ac-
quired large amount of property
in this city and is now living in
retirement at Minneapolis.
| Clarence Gilchrist, who lived at
Garden City during his youth, is