The Mankato free press., 1917-01-26
WAS HERO OF THE WAR
Captain Alexander Smith, Who Lost
Life at jacksonville, III.
From. Thursday's Daily,


Life at jacksonville, III.
From. Thursday's Daily,
st. Paul Dispatch: Captain Alexan-
der Smith, former st. Paul man, who
became a hero by holding the fort at
Altoona Pass until the coming of
General Sherman and his troops,
and brother law of Dr. Franklin
M. Rule, former st. Paul pastor, was
burned to death in his home in Jack
sonville, Ill.
Word of the tragic end of the Civil
war hero and one of the first men to
enlist in that war was received in
St Paul today by DR.. Frank Doran,
district superintendent of the Meth
odist church, from Tracy, Mimi.
Dr. Rule, who was in Tracy, tele-
phoned the information to DR.. Doran
after being appraised of the death of
his brother-in-la by wire rom
Jacksonville.
DR.. Rule left st. Paul two years
ago for Jacksonville and cared in his
home for Captain Smith, who had
become blind and had no other rel
atives except his sister, Mrs. Rule.
Recently DR.. Rule has been in Tracy,
Mimi, caring for his son, John, who
is recovering from a serious attack :
of typhoid fever.
The message DR.. Rule received
from Mrs. Rule follows:
House burned Captain Smith
burned to death. Faralee and are
safe"
Faralee is a daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Rule.
DR.. Rule departed at once for
Jacksonville.
DR.. G. A. Dahl was called to Amboy
today on professional business.
E. w. Goldenstar spent yesterday
attending to business matters at Mic
ollet.
Attorney H. M. Berry of Napoleon
business in the city yes
terday.
Mrs. George Murphy of Faribault
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Mahoney.
F. H. Morelock, cashier of the Good
Thunder bank, was a business caller
in the city yesterday.
1. w. Duncan of St. Paul is the
guest of his brother-in-law City
C. E. Phillips.
DR.. G.. P. Peterson left this morn
ng for St. Paul to attend the regular
meeting of the G. v. Black Dental
club.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Thompson of
BIO Carroll street have returned
home from a weeks visit at Rock
Island, Illinois
A. L. Benarfa, salesman for the ac-
counting machine department of the
Typewriter company, was
in the city on business today.
DR.. A. B. Denman was called to
N Y, on account of the
serious illness of his father. He will
probably be gone week or ten DAYS.
Mrs E. M. Krings, manager of the
Viavi company for this district, is
spending a few days on business at
Blue Earth and will return to Man.
kato Saturday.
i. 2. Smith is back from the west
after an absence of two weeks.
While gone he visited in Montana
and Washington state. He saw his
son on his trip also.
Charles E. Wilkinson of Murray
county is the guest of his sister,
Mrs. L. L. Wilkinson and family, 410
West Sixth street. His visit will be
,or an indefinite period.
Andrew Maloney has just arrived
rom Sibley, Iowa, where he has pur-
chased three of the finest Poland
China brood sows that were ever
raised by e. E. Tarber of Sibley,
iowa.
H. G. Wyatt, salesman for the
Northwestern Equipment company of
st. Paul, was in the city today wear
ing vivid carnival suit and a happy
smile, while selling goods for his
company
H. G. Gerlach spent today in the
twin cities, arranging preliminary de-
tails with the state authorities re-
garding the building of new console
dated school for which he recently
completed plans.
James R. Welch, division snperin-
-endent of the Omaha road. with
headquarters at st. James. was in
he city yesterday to attend the fu-
neral of Fred Hoffman, the brake
man, who lost his life in fall from
l box car.