The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
NEWS FROM GAINESVILLE
Funeral Of Edward Hayden; Base
ball and other Activities
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GAINESVILLE, April 28.-The funeral
Of Edward Hayden, an old resident
of Alton township. Waseca county,
who passed away Saturday morn
ing after brief illness with pneu-
monia following an attack of the
flu, was held Monday morning at st.
Anne's Catholic church in James
vile. Rev. Father Condron officiated.
Solemn reguieum high mass was
said with Father Condron as cele.
brant; Father Treanor, deacon !;
Father Brazilla, sub deacon; and
Father Cathill of Tracy, assistant.
Those from out Of town to attend
the funeral were: M. S. Lawless, E.
S. Lawless. - Thomas Foley, Miss
Agnes Foley and Mrs. John Court:
ney OF st; Paul; Edward Foley OF
Arcadia, Wis, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Lawless and Frank Lawless of Kill.
kenny, Mimi, j. S. Lawless, Mr.
and Mrs. John Lawless. Miss Irene
Lawless, Mr.. and Mrs. John Pate
mad c. Mulcahy of Waterville. Mr.
Hayden was born in Toronto, Cana =
da, on June Is, 1s47, and had
reached the age Of seventy five
years, eight months and eight days
at the time Of his death In early
youth he removed from Toronto to
Monticello, Wis, and in 1852 came
to Waseca county taking up gov
eminent claim at the time of the
opening of the Winnebago Indian
reservation of which Alton towship
was a part, settling there and re-
was married to Miss Mary Lawless
at Kilkenny. Mimi, on April 10,
1877. Six children were born to this
union, five OF whom survive. They
are: Mrs. Simon Connolly Of Wa
SEGA; Mrs. H. ]. O'Toole and Mrs.
L. A. Kahnke of Evansville; Edward
F. of Tracy and Mrs. John Sheeran
or Waseca. His wife and one sister,
Mrs. Ann Foley of GAINESVILLE also
survive. Mr.. Hayden was a man OF
a very strong personality, out
spoken in his opinions and always
rejecting his faith and staunch
convictions as to right and wrong.
His genial temperament, at times
somewhat 1mpu1sive, served to make
him a favorite with his most init
standard of manhood that was most
exemplary. His honesty and integ-
rity were never impugned.
The news \of the death of Thomas
Courtney of New Rchland. the vet
eran marshal who had served that
village thirty years, was received
with sadness by his innumerable
friends in this place. For he was
we'll known, having come here a
great deal when he resided on the
farm in Freedom township and
quite frequently during his residence
in New Richland. He was a very en-
terprising man always for the bet d.
ter things in his community and
was so well liked that he was re-
tanned as a village official contin-
came to GAINESVILLE with the New
Richland delefG ion on the occasion
of the Southern Minnesota Fire
mems tournament held in this place
three years ago.
The American Legion post Of this
city put on a we'll attended dance
Friday night.
Everyone will find 1t worth while
to attend the movie production en-
titled "The Man without a Coun
try to be put on by the local legion
post May 7 and g..
The super movie plays "A Con
necicut Yankee in King Arthur's
Court" put on Sunday and Monday
nights and when Knighthood was
in Flower" played Wednesday and
Thursday night of this week at the
Princess drew crowded houses.
They were the most magnificent
productions ever seen in this place.
The Ladies' Of st. Anne's Catholic
church served luncheon THURSDAY
afternoon in the Odd Fellows Hall.
The complete baseball schedule
of the high school for the coming
season is as follows: April %. Nor
ristown at Morristown: April 70,
Shattuck at Faribault; May 2, New
Richland at Janesville: May 4: Lake
Crystal at Lake Crystal; May g.,
Waseca at Waseca; May is, Nor
ristown at GAINESVILLE: Nay 1S, Lake
Crystal at GAINESVILLE: May %, New
Richland at New Richland
Last week q deal was closed where
by the Candy Kitchen becomes the
property of Mr.. Clyde James, who
comes from Faribault and has al
ready removed here occupying the
rooms over the building containing
his place of business. He appears
to be a congenial progressive sort OF
q business man and will well ap-
preciate a share of the patronage Of
the people. Mrs. Richards who has
conducted the business since the
death Of her husband with great
degree of success was obliged to sell
in order to go back to her people
living in Illinois. Mr.. James Is hav-
J. J, Kelley of st. Paul stopped