The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-10-27

commander of the Grand Army of
the Republic, waRin Mankato today.
He came from Waterville where he
addressed the old soldiers last even
ing. He departed for Fairmont this
afternoon.
DR.. J. P. Rosenwald will leave to-
morrow afternoon for Minneapolis
where he will watch the practice
game OF the Minnesota university
football team in the evening. He
will attend the Minnesota-N Nebraska
game at Minneapolis next Satur
day. aaa
C. M. Warren of Vernon Center
was delegate from that city yester
day to attend the district steward
meeting of the Methodist Episcopal
church. The meeting was held to
decide the salary of the district SUI
perintendent, DIR. F. B. Cowgirl,
and apportion the amount of money
to the various charges.
ST. Peter Tribune: Mrs. Arthur
Veith returned to her home in Man.
kato Sunday after four months stay
in this city. Alderman
Charles A.. Anderson, who has
been in poor health for some
time was taken to st. Joseph's hos
pital in Mankato last Tuesday, and
Wednesday was operated on for ap-
pendicitis, adhesion of the bowels
and hernia. Since the operation his
condition has been quite serious but
last reports are more favorable. Mrs.
Anderson returns to Mankato today
to be near her husband.
E. G. Perkins, superintendent of
the Southern Minnesota division of
the Milwaukee road, was in Mankato
today. Mr.. Perkins was in the city
a few days ago and made trip
across the country to st. Clair in
an automobile. He was accompanied
by Roadmaster Hines. On the heels
of the publication of this little
journey of the railroad men, num-
Der of newspapers commenced to
build an extension of the Alphabet"
road to Mankato, Benning, Farm
ington and various points to the
north and northeast. Mr.. Perkins
knows nothing of any contemplated
extension of the Alphabet" He
made the trip across country in the
auto to save time.
from Fridays Daily.
Golden Wedding Anniversary.
To Tor
Wilton street are today celebrating
their golden wedding by serving a
sumptuOus dinner to friends and
relatives in their pleasant new home.
when all the world was young"
and Mankato a cluster of five log
huts in the river bend, hither came
Miss Jane Latin, girl of thirteen.
A few years later came James Will
liams seeking fame and fortune in
the west. The couple were married
October 20, 1861, near Bradley's
Crossing, the Rev. B. G. Coffin Of
ficiating. No wedding, bells rang
merrily for. there were none to ring
and the little home in which the
vows were spoken would hardly have
held the trained gown of fashion
able bride. The honeymoon was
destined to a sad ending, for Deem
Der 2, the young husband enlisted
and marched to the front with the
Minnesota Fourth Infantry and never
saw his bride for three long years,
then only brief furlough. He serv-
ed creditably in the siege and battle
of Corinth, the battle of Altoona
Pass, the siege and surrender of
Vicksburg and the famous march
from Atlanta to the Sea, and at the
close of the war was mustered out
at Louisville, KY. Returning to Man
kato he ran a ferry boat at the
lower end of Sibley park. The cou-
pie settled in Spring Island in 1881
They have two daughters, Mrs.
Viola Ford, Mrs. Velva Williams,
four sons, Morris, Fred Harry, |
Ray, five grandchildren. Mrs.
Velva Williams and two grandsons
came here for the occasion. The
Spring Island neighbors gave tes-
timonial of their affection in the
shape of a handsome gold and white |
dinner set.
This afternoon at three o'clock a |
delegation from the Woman's Relief |
corps called at the home and pre-
scented Mrs. Williams with a gold |
w. r. c. pin, and the members of
Wilkin post sent a five dollar gold !
piece to- Mr. Williams. The couple |
were also presented with handsome
silk parlor flag. These gifts are the
evidences in which Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liams are held by those who know
them best.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams will enter
tain number Of their friends this
evening.
w. r. c. Meeting at Wells.
Wells Forum: The twelfth an
nual district convention of the Wom-
ans Relief corps was held in Wells,
October 12 and IL at the G. A. r