The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07
FUNERAL OF LATE GOVERNOR
MONDAY In SAINT JAMES CITY

! falntlnS ana acute Indigestion.
81 do not know that the governor
had any more attacks - DR.. Ingerson
said. Il met him about month ago
Land he said lie was feeling fine
! 1t was pretty generally agreed that
the governor was living up to his
traits in not listening to the impor-
tunities to see doctor of his friend
and trip companion, J. A. Novel;.
Those who knew the governor best
recalled yesterday his way of going
about matters according to his own
dictates and not listening to those
who. sought to swerve him from his
course
A. L. Sortor, chairman OF the DEM
| ocratic state central committee, said
| yesterday he thought the fact that
| Governor Hammond did not consult a
| physician was responsible for his
| death.
1.-THE governor was not given much
| to consulting DOCTORS said John C.
fNethaway, assistant attorney general.
| 1t was not long ago that he and |
| got to talking in his office about sick
ness and doctors. He said he did not
believe in running to doctors, as he
expressed it. 1t was just this sort of
attitude which resulted in his death,
| | feel"
Tribute From Ellsworth.
] Congressman Ellsworth in Wash
ington paid the following tribute to
| the late governor:
Governor Hammond's death is a
| distinct shock TO the many who knew
| lin here in Washington as well as to
| the multitude of friends and admirers
he had in Minnesota I believe he
was one of the most modest men who
! have ever been in public life. His
( modesty, broadmindedness and fail
spirit combined with his eloquence OF
| speech and signal ability in business
and public affairs makes his death a
loss that cannot be easily replaced"
At Hammond's Home Town.
| st. James, Mimi. December 31.-To
! the people of st. James all the world
/ is dead: fofin the passing of Winfield
/ Scott Hammond has gone the man
/ to whom they looked for everything
| great and good that the world can
give. Coming into st. James last
night was like coming to a-stricken
/
they have experienced and children's
voices are hushed.
Il can't believe it's true" is what
T, every one saws. The whole town is
| talking Of nothing else. but even while
discussing details of the governors
death they do not seem to believe
what they say.
! The Hammond home tonight is the
! center of interest for the 5000 res
idents of st. James. Mrs. Milton
| Hammond is in possession of the first
| authoritative information regarding
the disposal of the body of the dead
| governor
| A telegram arrived at p. M from
her husband, announcing that the
body and its escort will arrive in st.
| Paul Saturday. viii lie in state at the
capitol Saturday and Sunday, and will
| he brought here Monday, leaving ST.
Paul on a morning train. The funer-
| al will be held here Monday afternoon
and will be p Masonic affair
Many Wish to View Body.
Local arrangements ere only tenta-
tive, pending the arrival of Milton
Hammond. but the sentiment of St.
.Tames is that an opportunity must be
| given to the deceased governors
| friends and associates to view the
| BODY. and if only for an hour this
probably will be done. An effort is
being made to find place large
| enough to accommodate the thousands
who will want to see the body and
it probably will lie in state at the
court house.
| The governor was an active men,
her of the First Presbyterian church
here but if the funeral is held from a
church. it probably will be from the
Methodist Episcopal, which is the
| largest in the city.
The Gag. which Governor Hammond
| clwavs insisted on having over his
! offi"e building on all holidays and
! imrOrtant occasions. was put UP to-
night ct half staff just over the office
! windows of Hammond &, Farmer,
where the governor sDent fifteen years
| in the active, practice of law.
! asst nieht his partner, f. G. Farmer
| Tho has known him from childhood.
/ Mayor T. L. Lobben. former Mayor
! u. A. Gibbs and n. A. Peck. all in
/ innate personal friends. met in the
I -uiISN VI TIC ''CtCotSSu lIatl anu tdItti
! into the small hours of the morning
| of his splendid character, of what he
meant to the community and to the
rtate. An official expression from the
! officers of the city and the county will
/ be prepared tomorrow.
Mayor Lobben. speaking unofficially
said: "He was my friend. and that
expresses what means most to me. I
feel his loss in that capacity. not as
a public official In his profession. he
! was good and straight and square. just
as he was in his personal associations.
He was fearless in his official capacity.
The. state has lost much but his
friends have lost more
The feeling of the entire community
is that of personal loss There is lit
tie talk of the governor as state of
fetal. but there is much talk of him
in the capacity of friend and associate
and partner and adviser TO all of St
James
E. c.. Farmer, his law partner, said
he has no words to express his feel
iugs. "All that ] am. owe to my part
ner," said Mr.. Farmer. 81 knew him
first as my teacher in school: / grad
uated from the high school at Ma
della, of which he was principal
Through him ] studied law, and then