The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-10-15
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

NEWS
ganization of the State Baptist asso-
citation in Winona fifty years ago, and
some special features are being ar
ranged for the golden jubilee. a local
committee having in charge the pro-
curing of mementoes of the first con-
vention here. The theme for the con-
vention is to be "Past Achievement
and Present Advance"
The address of welcome will be de-
livered by Rev. L. B. Crosby, the local
pastor, and the response will be made
by Rev. A. +. Gale. Rev. DIR. Frank
Peterson will deliver the annual SER
mon. Time is reserved for presenta-
ton of the work of the Minnesota
Baptist Education society. Women's
Mission Work and Sunday School
Work. A message from the field will
be given in reports from those giving
their entire time to home missionary
work in Minnesota. The work of the
Baptist Brotherhood is to be strongly
featured. On Thursday evening Rev.
| Harold Pattison will speak on mems
Work in the Denomination" and Rev.
Francis w. Parker of Chicago on
''The Baptist Brotherhood" The con-
vention will close with an address by
Rev. w. f. Loucks, and closing in
spirational service by Rev. Dr. w. B.
Riley.
st. Peter, Oct. y.-An unusual and
interesting episode occurred here yes
terday in the meeting of Major j. G.
Galbraith, commanding the second
squadron of the Fourth United States
cavalry, which pitched camp here last
night, and Mrs. E. B. Haney of Hen
derson, the nurse of his boyhood. Just
forty-seven years ago they were fugi-
tives from Little Grow and his Sioux,
and We're guided to safety by Other
Day, perhaps the most famous of the
friendly Indians.
Major Galbraith is a son of Ma jor
Thomas Galbraith, and in 1862 the lat
ter was Sioux Indian agent. The
agents family had been left at the
upper agency, Yellow Medicine, and
when the savages went on the war
path a party of siXty-two women and
children placed themselves under the
protection of Other Day. Major ]. G.
Galbraith, then a child of six, was one
of the members of the party, and an
other was Mrs. Haney, who was en-
ployed as nurse by the Galbraith
family. Other Day succeeded in pilot
ing the refugees to Hutchinson in safe
ty, and the army officer and his old
nurse had not seen each other since
they parted at the frontier village in
1862
Major Galbraith's squadron. COM
prising troops F, F. G. and III, is on
$50 mile practice march The troopers
rode in from Lexington yesterday aft
ernoon, and today are marching thirty
miles to New Ulm.
Mankato lodge No. 225 of Elks in
itiated another class last night, and
the attendance was swelled by nine
teen members from Faribau!t lodge
who came over on the Chicago Great
Western last evening and returned on
the early train this morning. Those
present from there included all the
lodge officers. After the initiatory
work the visiting members were given
a banquet in the club rooms, as were
also the new candidates.
Exalted Ruler Allan jackson last
evening appointed Ben Taylor, j. B.
Richards and H. L. Schmitt a commit
tee on arrangements for Elks me-
mortal day which is Dec. s. The dec
Grafton committee is F. j. Thompson,
john Cook and E. Olson.
The national grand lodge meeting
will be held at Detroit next summer
in July and if enough members will
go from this state new boat now in
course of construction will be char
tered at Duluth to make the trip to
Detroit. Those who go by this route
can use the boat until the close of
the grand lodge. A committee consisting
of Fl. j. Wagon, Robert Lamm and
C. r. Butler was appointed to make
arrangements for those desiring to go
from this part of the state.
Those present from Faribault were
Messrs. Donaldson, Ruge, Glotzbach,
Hatch, Wood, Mccarthy, Fri, Ebel,
Storms, Johnson, Hagerty, Williams, Bac-
rae, Kingsley, Dibble, Dunhane, Swan
son, Chane and Nelson.
The st. Paul Dispatch says: Friends
and admirers of the late Governor
Johnson have been quietly looking
about with the object of publishing
the life of Governor johnson in book
form. 1t has been proposed to finance
the publication in advance by sub
scriptions enough to pay for the plates,
and then offer the book on the regular
market.
There are plenty of responsible pub
fishers who would be glad to under
take the work. The most important
and responsible part of the project
would be preparation of the manu-.
script, which would be the work of
many hands.
Before the undertaking is definitely
shaped, however, Mrs. johnson will be
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