The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27

OF Commerce of Mankato from the
federal reserve bank at Minneapo
lis. This Is one Of the twelve bank,
Established bye the federal govern
ment to carry out the provisions o
the new currency law, under which
1t Is designed to expand the cur
rency In times of need by issuing
paper money on the security o.
notes and bonds accepted and ap
proved by the government. The banl
at Minneapolis Is for the ninth dis
trict, embracing Minnesota, the Da
kotas, Northern Wisconsin and up
per Michigan. 49,.
The paper money received by this
National Bank of Commerce con
sists of a new form of SIS notes
These are labelled as federal re
serve notes and represent prom
ise on the part Of the United State.
to pay IS for each. It is redeem
able in gold at the United States
treasury at Washington or in gold
or other lawful currency at any Of
thO ANdtAoi itoC1NS
On the front Is cut OF Lincoln
and on the back two very fine litho
graphs, one showing Columbus and
his crew in sight Of land, and the
other showing the landing Of the
Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock.
from Saturdays Daily.
Mrs. Rose Atfel Schmahl, mother
Of Julius A. Schmahl, secretary oil
state, died in Duluth late yesterday
after an Hines of two days. She
was eighty-six years old.
Burial probably will be on Sun
day in Redwood Falls, the old fam
lily home. go,
Mrs Schmahl was born I'm Mainz,
Germany. February go, 1898, and
when twelve years old went with
her father to Havre.. France, and
thence to London. sailing from there
to New York. They came west and
spent some time at Galena, Ill.
where they had relatives, and later
came to st. Paul.
While living in Mainz she and a
boyhood friend, Jacob Sehmahl
were childhood playmates. d. When
she came to st. Paul he followed
and soon after they were married
They went TO live at Traverse dc
Sioux, where they started a hotel
They later moved to a farm three
miles west of old Fort Ridgely, and
were there at the time of the Sioux
Uprising.
With others of that section they
took refuge i'm the fort, remaining
at the fort about ten days. There
me son was born. When a tablet
Dr. monument was erected to com
memorate the valor of the garrison
Mrs. Schmahrs name was placed
thereon as a testimonial to her aid
to the defenders Of the fort. Al.
though sick, she is said to have
aided the soldiers in many ways.
Later they returned to Traverse
lie Sioux and in 1870 went to Red.
wood Falls. Mimi, where they re-
NAMED until a few years ago, when
The went to the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John ]. Calmer at Duluth.
She was the mother OF ten children,
six living. three sons and three
daughters.
Secretary Soaring of the CONNER
cial club has received a letter from
the secretary Of the Minnesota state
commission for the Panama.pacific
international exposition, setting out
what the Minnesota commission
hopes and expects to do in the way
Of an exhibit at the exposition.
The plan is to construct a model
farm house, built after the plan
which won FIRST prize at the state
art commission competition last
year, the house to be completely fur.
nished; also 20 plant the grounds
about the place with shrubs and
plants as suggested for the prize
winning home. A model farm ma
chine shed with model binder. mower
anu EdhS, do iuduc ny tic Stdte III
stitution at saltwater is to be built,
and pictures of the prize winning
stock of the state will be set up. A
model barn will be built. Explana.
tory printed matter is to be distrib-
uted, including the new institute an
nual dealing with farm homes. The
entire exhibit is to be supervised by
the state art commission.
Mr.. Soaring had notified the com.
mission that \ he doubted IL Blue
Earth county would feel 1t advisable
to appropriate money for this pur.
pose, and this letter was sent to ex-
plain more fully what the commits
sion plans for the exhibit y,
DEATH OF COLONEL EDWARDS.
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