The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-09
Special to- The Journal,

TT URLEY, s. D., Sept: s;E -caaz rs
Of Hurley are ;n almpat t to Solve We
the riddle of Charles H. Goddard, as ne
was known in this place: They were
dumbfounded to lea rn that Goddard
who called Hurley his home for .the
better part of d quarter Of century,
was really Professor Charles RYE: Tor
merly sy,perintendentS cot the Hhlcago9
normal school. who deserted Wig g.. ana
children in that city and came Wese, anu
,nder a name to which he had no right,
Wooed and won sanoth er4w olt1aa. and 4. set
M his lares and penates q second Time
Is without, the formality of a Nd1vorce. 49,
= Goddard:..as citizens herewith always
call him, lived his lie without whisper
of suspicion that he was not what ne
represented himself to be. HE was com
monplace, easy-going and !: companion;
He came here so long ago that govern
ment land was still available and ne
had Mrs. Goddard upon a clam several
wears, while he contriyed to keep the
wolf from the door by canvasslng ana
teaching school and doing odd jobs from
time to time.
. Cottage Home at Hurley.
Finally they moved to Hurley and OF
late wears had occupied the. character
istic Dakota cottage shown in the pic
>ture herewith. They were not a loving
pair. tho they managed to get along:
Goddard studied law in the intervals OF
keeping school and was eventually en-
powered to practice and hung out his
Single in this place. he was am
bilious to be the prosecuting attorney,
of the county and several times essayed
to win the. office, brt his politics acketl
stability and the voters did not take to
him. He therefore made no Roadway
in p0liticsyand his successes at the bar
were few and far between -
Occasionally he would leave his home e
for d week O. so at a time and would
sleep in his office and dine at the rest
aurants. Town people would then say
that he had had trouble at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goddard had three
children. two of whom, both daughters,
are living. One Of the daughters is
rs.AlicesEFnstine Of Parker, and the
other is Miss, Jessie Goddard, who was
LAST year a. student in the unlyerslty OF
Minnesota, and is very excellent and
lovable. young: woman. g.. -
Lacked Fixed Principles. -
Goddard was. no more stable in his
religious views than in his political
principles. He seemed to want to try
out all the denominations and parties.
He always maintained some sort Of con
3nection with the churches Of Hurley,
but eventually he got into the Catholic
camp and was regularly confirmed.
Many Catholics were attracted to him
because of his change of churches. and
Bishop O'Gorman secured for him ? a
,position as teacher in a Catholic school
in the city. Of Washington. i
I Goddard left his wife and children-in
Hurley and, to intimate friends ex-
+pressed the pleasure he felt in being
Temporarily severed from bonds that
had long CALLED him. Influential
schurchmen found government position
Gas teacher in: the Philippines for him
aand. he. accepted it and was in the is
Glands until his health failed him and he
thad to return to the states or die Cit
%izens of Hurley give him one big credit
mark. When he was in Washington
and the Philippines he rarely failed to
send money at regular intervals to his
family in this place.
! Goddard returned to Hurley from the