The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-06-19
SAINTPAUL VISITORS
GUESTS0F MANkAT0
From Tuesoay's Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
Ffty-eight ST. Paul business men.
accompanied by the Minnesota state
band. were given a hearty welcome
by the Mankato Commercial club
yesterday afternoon. A delightful
social time was enjoyed by the com!
mercial leaders Of the two cities
during the remainder OF the day and
Tar into the night No pains were
spared TO acquaint the visitors with
Mankato and IT'S people during their
brief sojourn here. e.ss~
At 1880 yesterday afternoon, the
special train OF the st. Paul Associa-
ton Of Commerce pulled into the
Omaha depot and as the business
men of the SANITY City, who are
touring southern Minnesota alighted,
they were met by prominent
citizens N Mankato. many of whom
they knew personally, and a warm
exchange OF greetings took place.
The visitors, including the Mime
sofa State band, which was out in
full force, numbered about ninety.
Nearly all wore large badges. round,
and six inches In diameter, proclaim
ing in brilliant colors that St Paul
was the place where the wholesalers
had the best OF everything. Many
also wore ribbons, with the words,
Il am a booster" T. .
The committee n, charge Of the re-
ception Of the guests consisted OF
George z. Brett. August thinner.
man, Frederick Fisher. Ed Owen and
Henry Kruse, but these five were
far from being the only ones that
were on hand to--greet the tourists.
Many was the Mankato business man
that came over to the train to bid
welcome to one or more iobbers with
whom he had been accustomed to
have more or less dealings.
List Of the visitors.
The delegation included the follow
ing:
Allen. J. II. & Co., wholesale gro
GERS, ]. II. Allen.
Buckbee-Mears company. engrayers,
NOEI1du L. wear ,.
Capital National Bank, c. z. John
son.
Capital Trust company, c. E. John
SON 3
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis and
Omaha railway. @. II. MacRae. G. p.
A. and W. d. Burr. A. G. F. A.
Chicago and North Western Line.
II. ]. Wagon. general agent.
Crane & ordway, wholesale plumb
ing supplies, E. s. Doran.
Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk 4 Co., whole
sale hardware. c. II. Bigelow, c. ID.
Maclaren and E. L. How.
Finch, Van Slyck & McConville,
wholesale dry goods, II. J. Lehr.
First National Bank. o. VI. Nelson.
Foley Bros. & Kelly, Wholesale
grocers, Gilbert Henry.
Foot, Schulze & Co., boots and
shoes, Geo. w. Ekstrand.
Gordon & Ferguson, hats, caps
furs, Robert J. Wood.
Gotham, C., Shoe Co.. boots and
shoes, L. E. Kleinschmidt.
Griggs, Cooper & Co, wholesale
grocers, Richmond p. Warner.
Guiterman Bros, gents furnish
ings, Ambrose Guiterman.
Hackett, Gates, Huty Co., whole
sale hardware, r. II. Young.
Hardenbergh p. r. L. & Co. har.
ness and saddlery, s. c. II. Ansorge.
Kuhles & Stock, cigars, ]. Norman
Storr. 4
Lanpher, Skinner & Co., hats, caps
and furs, James Feely.
Lindeke, Warner & Sons. wholesale
dry goods, A. II. Lindeke and OLA.
Lindeke.
McGiTl- Warner Company, printers,
photographers, binders, Z. s. Warner
and Lee +. Warner.
Merchants National Bank, Henry
Won der weyer.
Minnesota State Agricultural soci
ETY., J. c. Simpson.
Moves Bros. & Cutler, wholesale
drugs, c. r. Noyes.
Nichols, Dean & Gregg, heavy hard
ware, Dean b. Gregg.
Northwestern Fuel Co., II. +. Fan
nestock and II. A. Erickson.
Northwestern Electric Equipment
Co., electrical supplies, James NJ.
Whalen.
ODonnell Shoe Co., boots and
shoes, A. J. Schmitz.
Ogden, Merrill e. Greer. wholesale
crockery, s. o. Greer.
Raths & Seavolt, motion picture
manufacturers, Charles Z. Bell
Robinson, straus c Co.. millinery,
Geo. j. Griffin.
Rogers & Rogers. live stock. y. p.
Rogers.
Robinson. Cary & Sands Co., ma
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