The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-31
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
John Schweitzer. one OF the pho
neer men OF Mapleton, having en-
gagged I'm the drug business there for
more than forty-one years, died at
five O'Clock yesterday afternoon after
a brief illness with paralysis. He
was first stricken ten days ago and
other strokes followed until his death
occurred last evening. He passed
away peacefully, surrounded by his
wife and members OF his family.
Mr.. Schweitzer was one OF the
best known residents OF Mapleton
and q gentleman Of widespread pop
ularity. He was a conscientious and
upright man. broad in his views and
large In his sympathies for those
whom fortune had not smiled upon.
lie was, In a word, a fine gentleman,
a loving husband and an indulgent
father.
Native Of Prussia.
Mr.. Schweitzer was born In Trier.
Prussia, slxty-nine years ago on
May 3. He came to this country
forty.three years ago. Before leay.
ing Germany, however. he served
as a druggist apprentice and after
coming to America was employed in
DR.. Peter Follman's drug store In
Mankato. Later he went to Maple
ton. DR.. Follman having opened a
drug store In that town. He was
employed by the doctor there for
two years, and then bought the
store. A few years ago he took his
son Charles into partnership.
He was married to Miss Rose
Pagenkopf, who lives near st. Clair,
and she with six children survive
him. The children are Charles OF
Mapleton, Theodore OF Beech, n. D.,
Peter of Montgomery. Mrs. Ed. VI
rich and Mrs. William Ulrich OF
Good Thunder, and Rosetta who Is
at home.
Prominent In Community.
He was q member OF the school
board and was councilman Tor
twelve or fifteen years. He was
prominent members Of st. Theresa's
Catholic church, and also of the
Woman lodge. in which he carried
81 900 insurance.
Besides his immediate family Mr..
leaves several brothers
in the old country, several cousins,
Peter Schweitzer Of Mankato, the meat
market proprietor, and Peter Sch
weitzer, formerly sheriff OF Blue Earth
county, and now a resident OF Sup
erior, Mrs. Peter Follman OF Man
kato and Mr.. Martin Wiltgen OF
Mankato.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning at ten o'clock when solemn
high mass will be read in st. There
sa's church by Father Colbert OF
winnebago. Father Fox Of James
Vile and Father o'Connor OF Maple
ton will also take part In the service.
From THURSDAYS Daily.
There will be some sort Of a corn
show and seed fair held in Mankato
some time this winter. That Is
pretty sure thing. Now Is the time
for planning the exhibits that will
take the premiums that will be Of
fered at that time. There will be
classes and premiums In the follow
ing crops.
There will be q chance for all Vel
low Dent, White Dent or any other
dent corn. Premiums will be given
on six ow, two row and hulless
barley; on white, black and yellow
oats; and on rye and fax.
Wheat will come in for its share
of the money for there will be prizes
of Blue Stem, Fife, Bearded Springs,
Marquis and Winter wheat.
Aside from the foregoing there will
be premiums for medium red and
alsike clover and alfalfa seed and
Canadian field peas.
Then to make the whole thing
more interesting there will be a
contest In punches of the following
hay crops: Timothy. medium red cloy-
er, alsike clover. mammoth clover,
Canadian field peas and to this Is
added fax. 3d..
In saving the crop for the bunch
exhibit. save enough SO that the
bundle win be about three inches
in diameter at the base where 1t
should be tied firmly. ...,...
Definite plans for this corn show
and seed fair have not as yet been
perfected. The representatives of the
Blue Earth County Seed Growers
association, Mankato Commercial
club and the Southern Minnesota
Better Development league are work
ing on Il together. Something good
is sure to be the outcome.
Those that are interested would do
well to save this notice for reference,
From T,,prsday's Daily.
Al a special meeting. Of the board
OF county commissioners held at
FIVE O'Clock yesterday afternoon a
resolution was passed permitting the
Good Thunder Electric company to
erect poles and string electric wires
along the public highway In the
townships OF Rapidan and Lyra to
the village, OF Good Thunder. The
resolution gives authority for the