The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-11-21

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alone. 1t will stand as the Blue
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From Mondays Daily.
Rochester Post and Record: James
Pierce passed away at 2:30 o'clock
this morning at his residence on East
| College street Death was the re-
suit of injuries received in run
away on Tuesday, when a team and
wagon ran over Mr.. Pierce, frac-
turing his nose, three ribs, breast
bone, ond infiicting other injuries.
The aged made brave fight but
his advanced years were against him
an he was unable to master suffl-
cient strength to overcome the Sc
we're shock to his nervous system.
Mr. Pierce was much respected
citizen of Rochester. For twenty
six years he has been a faithful EN-.
ploye of the Rochester Water COM
pany, attending to the duties that
were allotted to him with loyalty
that won for him the admiration of
all.
Mr.. Pierce was born in kilrane,
County, Wexford, Ireland, in lS4S,
and was sixty i've years of age at
the time of death. In 1868 he was
married to Mary A. Hickey at New
Castle on the Tyne, England, and
about thirty seven years ago came to
this country, settling in Rochester a
short time later!
He is survived by a widow, eight
children, three brothers and three
sisters. The children are Mrs. Thorn
as Williams, Mrs. Robert Johnson
and John Pierce of this city, Mrs
William Perry of Minneapolis, Miss
Ellen A. Pierce of Buxton, N. d..
Mrs. Ray T. Moe of Chinook, Mont.
William j. Pierce OF MankatO, and
Miss Clara Pierce of Fargo. John
Pierce of Austin, William Pierce an(
Matt Pierce Of this city, are brothers
and the sisters are Mrs. William
, Kienast of Hayerhill, Mrs. William
Gardner and Mrs. Dan O'Brien o
| Rochester.
Il Mr.. Pierce was a member OF st
, Johns church. He was a good citi
: zen, a faithful husband and lovin.
| father His untimely death bring
deep sorrow to all who knew him
g and to his family is extended thu
sympathy of enc and all.
7 Mrs. William Perry of Minneapolis
, Miss Clara Pierce of Fargo, and vii
liam Pierce of Mankato, were in tn
3 city at the time of their father
. death, and all of the children ar
expected here for the funeral.
e Maggie Roberts has claimed tn
S school order issued to he rim 1877
t for teaching one month in tn
S Sperry district in Nashville, say
The Fairmont Sentinel.
8 Last week the Sentinel publishe
r a partial list of unclaimed warrant
t in the county auditors office. TIL
, oldest of these was the order du
G Maggie Roberts, the amount bein
$25.
Old friends of the Roberts famil
i: now residing in Winnebago, read til
article and send copy of the pape
to Mrs. Maggie Roberts Wood {
Mankato. the person to whom I'll
IL money belongs.
Mrs. Wood came to FairmOnt tn
week and claimed the order. Viii
here she was the guest of Mrs. KAT
Il. Sperry, friend of her girlhoo
Is days.
This ancient order on publ
funds is not, it appears, now payab
by the county but must be redeeme
IL ty the school district. Years az
s. it was the custom to have scho
s. district funds disbursed by tt
II county auditor and treasurer but tn
method has long since been aba
done and now each schoO ldistri
y handles it's own financial traDsa
tions. There is no doubt but tn
the Nashville district will pay II
order on presentation.
OIL Mrs. Wood explained how the {
lie der came to lie for all these yea
ST in the vault at the court house, u
claimed. 1t was issued in her fav
e in payment of her wages for the la
school month of her term. AS 500
he as school was out she left hon
NJ supposing that her parents won
X, draw the money They suppos
their daughter had received all p
due her and as result of the Ill
understanding the matter was G
tirely out of mind of the interest
parties until the facts were develc
ed in the Sentinel.
Mrs. Maggie Roberts Wood will
entitled only to the face of the
der 1t will not draw interest as
was never endorsed. Presented
payment and not paid for want
funds" Had this been done the
terest compounded annually fro
tho tinn of iccuonpo down IN da