The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1901-01-18
A GOOD MAN GONE.
One of VernOn's Prominent Business
Men is Gone.

men is uOne.
Departed this life January 9th, 1901,
at his home in Vernon Center, Mimi.
after brief illness Charlie Porter Sec
ond son of John and Ellen Porter, aged
thirty five years. He was born in
Ceresco township October 10th, 1866,
his parents being among the pioneer
settlers of Blue Earth county, his father
John Porter now deceased, coming
here from Wisconsin in 1857, settled
on what is familiarly known as the
old Porter place, and was married to
Ellen Parks March 18th, 1861, and
through all the terrible times of the
Indian outbreak of 1862, these brave
hearts refused to leave the home Of
their choice not only resolved to de-
fend their own but always ready to go
to the assistance of others in equal
peril, but kind Providence protected
them, and here were born to them
four children, three SONS and daugh-
ter all of whom, with the exception
of the subject of this sketch are still
living. Born and reared in such sur
roundings, is it any wonder that
Charles character was such as to en-
dear himself to all. By nature quiet,
obliging, unselfish, pleasant is the
summing up of his disposition as a
boy, qualities which were only ac-
centuated in his manhood, truly he
merited the title of Zone of nature s
noblemen. Feeling the need of bet
ter educational advantages Charlie
attended the Mankato Commercial
college from which institution he
graduated in the spring of 1891, soon
after which the family moved to Lake
Crystal where they remained about
| five years during which time the
father was taken away. In March, 1896
they moved to Vernon Center where
the three sons engaged in the hard
ware and machinery business. As a
business man he was successful. He
| was member of the Knights of
Pythias which order he joined in Lake
Crystal and was transferred to Vernon
when they instituted the castle in
that place. A large number of knights,
many from neighboring towns march
ed in procession to show the last
earthly token of respect and brotherly
love to the departed knight.
Seldom has there been such large
gathering on such an occasion as as
sembled at the Methodist church last
Monday, filling it to overlooking, to
pay final tribute of respect to one
who was universally loved and re-
spected and often was it remarked
during his illness 'Charlie has not an
enemy in the world and surely one
who was ever dutiful son and
brother kind and obliging friend
and true and loyal citizen, is worthy
of imitation and is sure to be great y
missed not only in the home circle
but in the community as WE'LL
| The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Davis, pastor of the M. E.
church assisted by Rev. MacDougall
pastor of the Baptist church. The
| music under the charge of E W..
Washburn was appropriate and i'm
pressively rendered and the flower
offerings were extremely beautiful and
in great profusion.
Sad indeed does it seem, that one
whose future seemed so prophetic of
usefulness, and happiness should in
all the flush of young manhood be SO
suddenly taken away, but surely the
reflection that the end of this transi-
tory life upon earth, is but the be-
ginning of a brighter, nobler, fuller
existence, in the Land beyond the
river, should comfort the sad hearts,
now so desolate in their bereavement,
and let them ever remember that:
Glove abides though graves are
deep and those we love are never
de ad. "