The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-15
Minnesota Old Boys
And Girls Enjoyed
From Tuesdays Daily.

st. Paul, May lZ.-COld VIM anu
rheumatism kept all but half hun
dred of the $500 or more Minnesota
Territorial Pioneers from the old
capitol, where the annual home-com-
ing opened at noon yesterday. A. L.
Larpenteur OF st. Paul, Oldest resi-
dent, ninety-one years OF age, was an
carly arrival.
Raising funds TO perpetuate the or
ganiZatlon was the principal business
undertaken. The president had sent
cut a letter urging the old-timers to
chip in" and raise from $500 to ST.
600 to reimburse George IL. Hazard,
secretary, for expenditures out OF
his own pocket.
Salary Is Unpaid.
A salary of SIS a month Is sup
posed to be paid Mr.. Hazard. but
according to the president, he doesn't
get IL. Archbishop John Ireland sent
a check for SIS: others also contri-
buted, but the total sum raised was
small
oh! you Kid" exclaimed John A.
on greeting Mr.. Larpenteur
That's right" the aged man re-
piled. laughing.
At noon a dinner was served the
pioneers and the Pioneer Women's
club by the women's relief corps.
Major p. I. Holcomb. the historical
writer. on the program for an ad-
dress. was confined to his room with
rheumatism.
Among Those Present.
Among these who were present,
and the year in which they arrived
in Minnesota, were the following:
John A. Stees. st. Paul, sc; Michael
Diefel. st. Paul. SO: A. l.. Larpenteur,
St Paul, 1913: Colonel A. p. Connolly,
Minneapolis. 81; n. w. Taplin, Hast
inss. '54; j. Z. Simms. Albert Lea.
SO; Louis Trittelwitz, WayZata, sc;
]. f. Weld. Mound, Sc; Patrick
Keigher, St Paul, Sc; NJ. p. Hayes.
Minneapolis. 81: Major J. NJ. Bow
Ter. ST. Anthony Park, '5S; F. c.
Ford, Red Rock, ~, and Louis Fon-
tame, st. Paul, "a.
Got Out First Directory.
Il got out the first directory in
Minneapolis" Colonel A. p. Connolly
said. and sold copies for 81 apiece,
Minnesota money. A little later on,
needing some currency that would
pass nywhere-currency issued by
some bank walked TO st. Paul
They offered me So cents on the dol
lar for my Minnesota money. / re-
fused and walked back About
week later l decided to try again,
so walked over to st. Paul and they
offered me So cents on the dollar
walked home. came back a third
time and they offered me As cents,
and a fourth time and they offered
me 25 cents. walked back and
forth on every trip.
Took Babies to Church.
DO you think the boys of Mime
apolis would walk to this town to-
day? ! should say not. They would
ride and ride each way. And they
would want automobiles for the trip.
Why. when | was young, we used to
lock the house on Sunday and go to
church-seryants and all. The ba-
bies went too. You scarcely dare to
take one to church now for fear of
disturbing worship. remember
when good old DIR. Cobb was preach.
ing and baby began crying. he
said:
Thank God for the cry of that
child. II don't disturb me- II II can
make more noise crying than I can
preaching, then God be praised
Hit at Tight Skirts.
And when we were i'm church, we
knelt in prayer. DO they do II now?
l should say not. The women don't
get down because of their tight
skirts, and II they did, they couldn't
get up again."
j. o. Weld and Mrs. Weld OF
Mound, Minnetonka. with Mrs. w. p.
Cleator, sang a song entitled when
This Old Hat Was New" Mr.. Weld
wore a tall, old-fashioned stove
pipe" hat, bought many years ago.
One verse of the song was as fol-
lows:
When this old hat was new, the girls
could spin and weave,
And make them checkered aprons
like our good Mother Eve.
And they could wash and mend and
churn and bake and brew;
They didn't dance till morning, when
this old hat was new.
Officers Are Elected.
The session OF the pioneers closed
at 4 p. m, with election OF officers
for the ensuing year. The presidency
was offered to George ii. Hazard,
who has been secretary for years, but
he declined. Moses p. Hayes OF Min