The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-12-20
From Fridays ,aiIy.

From Fridays IaiIy.
The following is from the Column
bus, Ohio, Disptch, Sunday, Deem
Der J.: "The tdest ex-secretary of
Ohio is James Hcaton Baker, who
is also the oldst ex-secretary of
state of Minneota. Baker resides
at Mankato, MIN He was secre
tary OF state d Ohio in 1854 and
1856. After COMPLETING his term he
went to Minnesta and was at once
elected secretar of state of that
commonwealth. This was in 1857.
He was reelected, resigning in 1861
to enter the UIon army. He was
brevetted brigader general for mer-
itorious service. He was colonel of
the Tenth Mimi sofa Volunteer IN
fantTy. He was United States COM
missioner Of pen$ons under General
Grant, serving fom 1871 to 1875.
He served as Surveyor general of
Minnesota from 1s75 to 1879, and as
railroad commissbner of that state
from 1881 to 1885, He is one of the
few surviving delegates of the first
republican, convention held in Phila-
delphia in 1866. He conducted a
newspaper at Manlato after retiring
from office. He is the author of sew
eral books. and in his day was a
public speaker Of considerable abil-I
ity He was graduated from Ohio
Wesleyan university, Delaware"
O. II. Brown of Amboy called on
sisfFihg 9 n fhe eity tsday.
Hans Kretschman of Amboy was
"a Mankato visitor yesterday.
E. F. Maetzold of Red Wing trans
acted business here yesterday.
B. III. Kramp of Owatonna was in
the city yesterday on business.
A. H. Little of Mapleton visited
yesterday with AIankato friends.
Miss Alice A. Atcherson of Ma
pleton is shopping in Mankato to-
day.
II. S. Horton of Winona called on
friends and trade in the city yester-
day.
d. r. Randall and Henry Schafer
of GAINESVILLE spent yesterday in the
city.
L. w. Wordmeser of Lake Benton
was in the city yesterday on bust
ness. +.-
Mr. and Mrs. W. A Kelly of Wa
terville were Mankato visitors yes
terday. ...s..
Miss Clara diversion of GAINESVILLE
is visiting today with Miss Mary l..
Rodman., ..s
Sivert c. Josten and IT. O. Haum
of Mountain Lake spent yesterday
in MankatO . -.-e- ...a
,Mesdames w. E. Burke and A
Burg of st. Peter visited in Man
kato yesterday. BIZ
Charles and Clyde Renaux OF
Rochester visited yesterday with
friends in the city. .,
DIR. Ed. Mackey of Mandan, n
d., is visiting at the home of his
brother-in-law D, A. Jones.
Colonel. ]. NJ. Barclay of Madison
Lake spent yesterday in the city
returning home this morning.
Mrs. Fred Pollei of Madelia i:
visiting. this week at the home O
her brothersin-law, Charles Pollei.
T. B. Cookery: district passenger
agent for the Missouri Kansas an(
Texas railway, is in. Mankato toda!
on business.
Mapleton Enterprise: County Com
missioner John Hohmann of Man
kato. was in town Saturday after
| noon on business. Mr.. Hohmann il
looking forward to some commend
able improvements on the highway
of the county the coming year.
J. e. Anselme, formerly an EN-
ploye at the Union depot in thi
city, now of the Northwestern sta
ton in Chicago, is in the city toda.
calling on old friends. Mr. An
seine is. about to resign his posi-
ton in the new Northwestern depo
! in the Windy city and embark il
the grocery business in East Moline
ILL.,, with his brother, HI. E. Anselme
| who is now a resident of that city
| Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Anselme AM
sons Harry and Earl will leave earl
next week for East Moline, i'll
where the sons will engage in tn
grocery business. The Anselme fam
1 iiy have resided ON South Broa
street and have made many friend
4 during their four years stay in Man
Kato, who will regret their depart
ure. Harry Anselme was for a tim
engaged in the tailoring bushes
with John Nelson on South From
street.
Captain o. O.. Scott is home fror
St. Paul where he attended meet
| ing of the shrine. While there Nj
Scott met military friend VIII
! conducts one of the leading pictur
houses in that city and witnesse
an Indian war dance on the side
walk in front of the opera house
/ That evening Mr.. Scott was SUI
prised to learn that the films ha
been made during the day and tn
war dance pictures were placed o
the canvass that evening. Mr.. Scott
picture appeared as a bystandel
The Indian group has just returne
! from the National Stock show /
Chicago and were on their wa
home. They were brought to tn
st. Paul land show by L. w. Hill 6
/ the Great. Northern road and late
taken to Chicago,
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