The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-04-20
Ceremonies were HELD AT
METHODIST CHURCH :.
Final Rites Said For Man Who Had
Lived Patriotic and Upright Life;
Native of England, Came to This
Country Years Ago; Notes and News
Collected in Village BY Correspond
ent; Personal Gossip
Especial to Free Press.]
rom SATURDAYS DaiIv.

neral of George Foster was held from
| the Methodist church, Wednesday aft
ernoon at two o'clock. The services
were beautiful and impressive. Rev. B.
f! F. KGck delivered most helpful and
+, uplifting sermon from the text, "And
whatsoever liveth and believeth in me
shall never die" The regular choir,
composed of Messrs. E. w. Washburn,
C. M. Warner, Mrs. Mabel Halverson
land Miss Blanche Randall, sang
What Friend We Have in Jesus"
Nearer My God to Thee" and Some
lDay Well Understand" Mrs. Grace
> Brown playing the accompaniment.
The flowers were very beautiful and
in profusion. The casket was COM
pletely covered. A small American
Casket. The G. A. r. wreath, from the
soldiers and the flowers from the
church were placed at the head and
those from other friends and business
men were banked behind. The family
flowers were floral pillow of white
roses with the words, Husband and
! Father" in blue immortals. The pail
bearers were Messrs. Wilbur, Baum
gartner, Cornish, Force, Mead and
Partridge. The honorary pail bearers
were the five remaining old soldiers,
Messrs. Levi Wrightson, E. T. Champ
lin, F. S. Hemingway, ]. d. Robin
son and G.. l. Bailey. AS the procession
was ready to go to the cemetery Rus
sell Grannis stood beside the hearse
and sounded taps for the departed as
i the cortege slowly started away, where
all that was mortal of this honored
SOLDIER loyal friend and neighbOr was
! laid to rest. tlYu ~.
George Foster, was born in Lincoln
shire, England, November 16, 1853 and
=, he passed away in the village, April
g, 1917, lat the age of sixty-four years,
| four months and twenty-three days.
! With his father became to this coun-
| try in 1855 and settled in MankatO
for short time, after which they
moved to Ceresco township, where
! they settled on homestead. When
only fifteen years of age he enlisted
as a soldier in Co. K, Mounted Rang
ers for one year and then Co. K, sec
ond Minnesota Cavalry, being in the
service about three and one half years.
! In 1870 he was married to Nancy Jane
Shelby. To this union one daughter
was born, Anna E. now Mrs. Thed
J Johnson,i Mr.. Foster was converted
! and united with the Methodist church,
| soon after his marriage and was deep
! ly interested in all its activities and
was faithful member to the last,
/ when he was mustered out OF the
church militant into the church, tri-
umphant. He was a devoted husband
and loving father, loved and re-
spected by all who knew him. Mr..
Foster is survived by his wife and
| only daughter, Mrs. Anna E. Johnson,
one brother, Thomas A. Foster OF
j Sheridan, Mont, grandson and many
more distant relatives, as well as a
, host of friends.
Among those from a distance who
attended the funeral were, Mr.. and
/ Mrs. W. Shelby of Worthington, G. A.
Babcock, A. E. Quimby of Mankato;
Mrs Harry Wrightson Of Blue Earth;
Mrs Jessie Secrest of Amboy; and
Levi and Fred Wrightson and families
! of Lake Crystal. Mr.. Lewis, the new
undertaken, was in charge of the flu
neral, which was one of the largest
ever held in the church.
| Mesdames Margaret LaRue of La
Mars, Iowa and Emma Riley of Osh-
kosh. Wis. are spending a few days
in the village visiting their niece,
Mrs H. c. Kraus and family.
Lois Rev has the whooping cough
and is out of school.
Mrs. Marie Gorsand is down from
Jackson to spend a few weeks with
her son, Fred and family in the old
town and fer daughter, Mrs. Emmett
Pervis in West Vernon.
| The American flag, that beautiful
banner which represents the precious
mettle of America, floats from all
places of business and nearly all the
homes in the village and the country
lpeople are not behind in showing
their patriotism, as the flag is much in
evidence throughout the farming
community. A large and beautiful flag
| floats from the top of Fred Heming-
ways high windmill tower and can be
seen in every direction for miles
around.
Miles Porter motored up from Man
kato Wednesday and found the roads
fairly good.
Mrs. Stella Clague returned TO ner
home at Redwood Falls yesterday and
her mother accompanied her as far as
Mankato.
4 The Boy Scouts with two patrols
was organized in Vernon Center last
Saturday, with membership of fifteen
and several more to come in at the
next meeting.
Rev. B.. F. Koch received the ap-
pointment of scout master, from the
K head office in New York, a few days
fprevious to the meeting, with power
to organize this company. Avison Koch
was chosen as captain of the first
patrol and Kenneth Koch as captain
of the second. Lawrence Warren is
Scout Scribe. Every one is greatly in
terested in this organization and
i without doubt will be productive OF
much good. wholesome, pleasure to
the boys, while acquiring knowledge
that will be of much use to them
Throughout the coming years.
Seeding has been occupying the
farmers time since. Tuesday and owing
to the 'lateness of the, season, the work
will be rushed as much as possible.
Winter wheat apparently stood the
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