The Mankato free press., 1922-06-23

knew, yesterday was the first time
In the history of the state that mem
bers Of the state historical society
and members of county historical
unit had met and made a trip to-
gether for the purpose of visiting
some important historical spot. He
hoped that meetings of that kind
would be continued.
Three Stages of Community Life.
Professor Buck saio that there
are three stages through which a
community goes il an historical
way. The early settler Is not inter
ested in history for it has not yet
been formed from his standpoint
Their personal interests of the past
were centered in another region.
The second stage Of history OF a
community commences when the
first settlers begin to grow old. Then
pioneer and old settlers associations
are formed and the, members re-
count the doings Of the past.
The third stage of historical de-
velopment is when the people espe-
cially the younger generation seek
to know the past, and understand
what bearing it has on the present
day development. We are now in
the third stage of historical devel-
opment in the state of Minnesota.
Young people are taking more in
terest in historic affairs than in the
past, and are applying to the Ii
braries more for works of history
than in the past. In closing, the
speaker urged that a special effort
be made to interest the young peo-
pie in all things pertaining to his
tory. "
Field Secretary Cecil W. Shirk of
the State Historical society an
nounced that the next event of in
terest to the society and to all his
torians is a trip now being planned
for over the historic Sioux Trail
The trip will start at Shakopee, run
through LeSueur, St. Peter, Man
kato, and the end of the first days
run will end at Mankato. 1t Is
planned to take in the sights at Fort
Ridgley, Birch Coulee, and make the
night control at Browns Valley.
The state historical society is CO.
operating in this trip with the His
toric Sioux Trail association
The second event of the season
will be the state historical conven-
ton to be held at Duluth July 2S
and 29.
Address BY T. 3. Doran.
Rev. DR.. T. B. Doran of st. Paul,
who was attending a district meet
ing of the Methodist Sunday school
at st. Peter, came over to the park
and addressed the meeting shortly.
He recalled a number of the promi-
nent old settlers he had been ac-
quainted with.
Judge Lorin Cray of this city, who
was chosen to preside at the meet. !.
ing. essayed to have some. fun at
the expense of his old friends Judge
Henry Moil Of st. Peter, but he did
not get the better of that witty in
dividual by any means. Judge Cray
started out by saying that Thomas
Dunning was a pioneer settler IN
st. Peter when Judge Cray We
nothing but buck private in mill
tary company fighting Indians. MI:
Dunning had a large number OF
for corn, especially when kernei
of 1t was attached to fish hook
and line and passed out under the
flap of the tent. The result was
that Mr.. Dunning did not have many
chickens when the military forces
left st. Peter, and the eggs he had
counted upon making a fortune out
of did not materialize, for the hens
that were to have laid them. had
gone into the provinder of the
troops. "That was not the only mis-
fortune Mr.. Dunning had" said
Judge Cray with, a merry twinkle in
his eve, "for he had son in law
named Henry Moll. Here he is let
him speak for himself"
Remarks BY Judge Moll.
every word that friend Judge
Cray has uttered is the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth. had the bill made out to
present to Cray for those chickens.
said Judge Moll, in the midst of the
laughter of the audience, but |
forgot it at home. / never did much
in the way of history. was born in
Philadelphia and stayed there for
some time after was born. !
played marbles with Mckinley and
then took the advice of Horace
Greeley and came west and grew up
with the country. | tried farming,
but l soon found out that | was
not cut out for a hordculturalist.
had heard of Burbank, and had
also heard of the wild strawberries
and milk weeds in Minnesota. After
trying to produce a plant out OF
the straw berries and the milk
weeds that would produce ice cream
and straw berries without success,
I gave I'D farming. Then / was
elected city marshal and then sher-
If. I followed the Younger Broth
ers for thirteen days, and never
sighted them and was never sighted
by them thought that was lucky
and 1r1if - .a