The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-24
Decoria>R apidan

Mrs. Christ Johnson returned
home Friday from Amboy, where
she has been assisting in the care
of her little grand child, who has
been very sick with pneumonia.
The child was somewhat improved
Friday.
Georee Scram, the efficient mail
carrier on route one, Good Thunder,
bought a horse OF Peter Erickson
last week.
Seeding commenced in this vicin-
ity on Monday, little in advance OF
last spring. Last year seeding was
commenced on April 10.
J. l.. Manton and his sister, Mrs.
C. Barott. were called to st. Peter
Saturday By the death of their sis
ter. Mrs. Shell. The remains were
brought to The Decoria church where
the funeral was held at two o'clock
Monday afternoon, the interment be-
ing made in the Decoria cemetary
beside the bodies OF her parents.
From Frids,'s Daily.
Winuna, MINI, April Twin
nearly thousand delegates in atten-
dance, the. Minnesota Sunday school
association opened a four-day annual
convention at the Central Methodist
church here Wednesday night The
church auditorium was crowded to
overfiowing. r. N. Mcleod of Min.
neapolls presided at the opening ses.
sion. 20
Rev. Andrew Gillies- of Minneapo-
lis. who was scheduled to deliver
the opening address, was unable to
attend because OF illness. w. G.
Pierce. associate general secretary
of the international Sunday school
association of Chicago, land Profess
sor w. s., Athearn of Drake univer-
sity, Des Moines.. Iowa. spoke. Both
discussed ,the progress of school
work.
A chorus OF 100 voices gave sa-
cred concert. led by Dr.. Adam Geibel
and ]. l.. Hall Of Philadelphia.
by the nature, of our government
we cannot teacfl religion adequately
in our public. schools and to train
the intellect of n people without
teaching religion is TO imperil the
nation ana the race" declared w.
C. Pearce. associate general secre-
tary OF THE International Sunday
School association. speaking last
night at the principal session of
the State Sunday School association
THE Sunday school is meeting
the need for religious education that
we may have a we'll balanced citizen
ship. guaranteeing happiness and
prosperity"
Louis Hanson. crippled pencil
vendor was killed almost insanity
at Waseca yesterday while on the
Minneapolis and st. Louis tracks. He
was struck by the northbound freight
train when near the Echo mill. He
was identified BY papers in his peck
cts as Louis Hanson Of Fergus Falls.
He was walking along the side OF
the track. evidently. ON his way to
Watefviile, for he had inquired at
the station a little while before the
accident the direction OF that place.
No positive knowledge of how the
accident happened is known, but It
is believed that as the cars switched
past him, one of them caught his
shoulder, and threw him down. He
was not cut up. the only wound be-
ing large cash back OF his ear.
He arrived Wednesday night from
Owatonna, and Il is said that he
then had about s3S, but after the
accident only So was found on his.
person. He was apparently about
sixty years of age, and was crippled.
one arm being cut of below the
shoulder and the other at the wrist.
Coroner Blanchard was called and
the remains over taken to Pfaff's I'M
dcrtaking establishment. where they
viii await the claims OF relatives.
C. w. Pye, municipal judge at
Northfield. and known in Mankato,
and w. A. Eilingboe OF the same
place had a narrow escape from In
slant death, shortly before noon yes
terday,r when their car went over an
unguarded bridge in the township
OF Vasa, near Redwing, and hung
suspended from the span by thel
rear wheels. The occupants escap-
ed unhurt
Mr.. Pye was at the steering wheel j
and as eswas not familiar with the
road turned around to look at a
guide sign. In an instant the car
was on the bridge. The machine
partly went over but fortunately
hung suspended by the rear wheels.
The car was righted by means of
block and tackle. -
Judge Pfau OF the district court late
this afternoon heard arguments on |
the question whether Ora Anderson |
CT Eagle Lake. who has lately been
sojourning at Pemberton, should not
be sent 60 Jail for his failure TO pay
alimony TO his divorced wife, paulina |
Anderson. also CT Eagle Lake The
wife was granted a divorce four
months ago and the husband was
ordered to pay SIS per month to-s
wards the support OF tibet wo children