The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-09-02
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To be hurled through ther of q
moving freight train by I. VT mem.
beers was the experience ofEonaire
Charles Rand of Malone, New. wher
he refused to join the I. w while
on his way from Council Blupwa to
st. Paul to look for work. Tain on
which he was riding was gowenty-
fve miles an hour and gosortune
a aiSsi :, save 8, Rs 1, from death bis ar.
took care Of him and helped b work
for him at the state fair grd
A tribute to the splendid of CO.
operation existing between Legion
posts OF Minnesota and SoutlSota is
paid by Legionaires of the liver
son Post Of Jasper; Minneso let
of which reads: ''Our post named
after Oscar Iverson, our fallmrade.
On August FL, when we cded hts
military funeral we wanted nor his
memory as much as possiblese ask
ed the Legion boys at Pipestrrosky,
Luverne and Beaver Creek iinesota,
and at FlandIsar. Dell Rapid Gar
one OF them responded, eaoil post
coming in q body and in TN. the
Flandreau boys brought entire
band. It was the largest hi ever
held in this part Of Minnesota hope
other Minnesota posts win M spec
ial effort to hold similar Ills be-
cause we cannot too much Il those
Legionaires for the wreath lnblems
placed on the casket whsi route
here"
"On a troop train from CStewart
to Camp Dodge about June I1s, was
2 captain from the twin citio could
I am not positive as to his ibut be-
with Company r. 32d Engi at the
time. II any buddy knows ADDRESS.
will appreciate receiving titles Le-
gionaire Joseph Drew Of Cd iowa.
Paul. w.
The world may forget. lu1other's
heart never does. And q, Chris
Kowa1Ske has been repor,ekIled in
action July Is, 1915" his Er. who
lives at sos Ellis St. PepiIiIinois.
cannot believe 1t. and receite came
all the way to st. Paul to buddy
remembered Seeing Privatd ti ske VIM IN
Fort Smelling Minnesota itai in
1919 but has since. lost rbf him.
Kowalske served as a privaebmpany
F, Forty-seYenth Infantry IN Diyi-
sion. He IL FIVE feet eigH pounds
has straight dark hair. hevebrows.
s s;Saet bf TnT E syas in;ssi.
American Legion Is endepr to Sc
cure nationwide publicityEiths OBJ
1ect of helping Mrs. Kowsland her
long-lost boy.
1--WE want teh Fairmonusss men
to feel that we can do neing for
ways being on the receiy a - said
Commander Allen MOORE he lee
Prentice Post Of FARM innesota.
speaking of the get acdtC' meet
ing to which Fairmont bnires are
inviting the business aprfessional
men of the city as guesttk Legion
to show their appreciate past CO.
operation.
After facing death fror.t In the
deserts Of Nevada and ma on his
hike from San FranciscNew York
City bearing "a message the mayor
Of the HARVEST city to tkropolis Of
America, private Charleert, U. s.
and at once went to Headauar-
tiers. Though not eligible lion mem
bership, so many Legionhaye well
coined and helped him onip that he
has come to look on he '.blue and
gold emblem as sign odship and
comradship. Several timen he was
temporarily out Of funds posts of
the Legion helped him oway. He
was recently transferred SAN Fran
cisco to New York and d permts-
sion get there via 'the ing tra1I"
He is a native of st. Pau
More than 10000 wonembers of
$500 units. will be repid at the
first annual national conn of the
women's Auxiliary to thtican lie.
gion at Kansas City Oc31st, No
vember LIST and End. the time and
place as the Legion Coin meets.
| The auxiliary has complorraniza-
ton Of more than thirty Mime
sofa having been the firsstablish a
Dr.. Helen Hughes Hielscl Mankato
stat president last year. e coming
national convention Minndeiegates
| will urge the election of fischer as
National president. Otheional Of
fcers will be elected. lal head
quarters selected and j . new
name chosen.
The round-trip fare toas CITY
for members of the Legio its Aux
Hilary will be only $40 fine twin
cities or one cent per Nom any
point in Minnesota to KCity and
return. II delegates ride keper the
fare will be one and one-he regu.
lar single fare of approximate from
twin cities for round trip, he reeu-
1 lar sleepign car fare OF br lower
berth and $4.s6 for upp special
train is being arranged fdarry the
Minnesota delegation. st. nd Min
Ineapolis each expect to fifty or
more representatives. villa. Wat
ertown 4, Hills 4, and .Dulpects to
have a big delegation any its
| famous 56-piece Legion Otehr
Minnesota posts are notifyfe head
quarters to reserve accontons for
their members.
Recently. the National q of the
American Legion, Rev. Jnzer OF
Chattanooga, Tennessee, aled that
he would marry free OF CHI serv-
ice men attending the Legi{ird Ma
tfonal Convention in Kans- Octo-
l her 2fef rravidad thew Ia a..