The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-05-04
STATE MOURNS FOR
GRAND OLD MAN"
Senator Nelson's Body Ar.
rived In Chicago Today
ARRANGE FOR RITES
Date For Burial Not Fully De.
cided; Funeral To Be
At Alexa ndria
STATE OFFICES TO CLOSE.

OLA : Of fiCES TO CLOSE.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatcl1
st. Paul, April 3o.-All. state
offices will be closed the entire
day Tuesday and business will
also be suspended for several
hours Wednesday during Senator
Nelson's funeral services.
st. Paul. April 80 With the
flag at half mast on the capitol
officials business of the state
was practically paralyzed today
and a pail seemed to hang over
the executive building as the re-
suit of the death of Senator Mel
son. Governor Preus' office is
flooded with kilograms Of con-
dolences from all over the Unit
ed States which state that Min
nesota and the nation have suf-
fered a great loss in the death
OF its senior senator. AmonQ
those kilograms of coincidence
is one from Julius n. Barnes of
Duluth. who is now in New York.
FUNERAL ON WEDNESDAY
Alexandria, Mimi, April 90
The-wish OF Senator Nelson, that
simple services be said over his
body in his home here, has caus-
ed change In the funeral pro-
gram, 1t was announced here to-
day.
Preliminary plans were to
have the body brought here
from st. Paul on special train
which would arrive Wednesday
morning. Mrs. Ida Nelson,
daughter of the senator, and one
Of the three surviving relatives
told Of her fathers wish to have
his body lie In his home, during
simple home service, and
Encouragement was at once
made.
The body will be brought here
Tuesday night on Great North
ern train No. 7, accompanied by
tatives Of the state. II will be
where il will lie until II A. M.
when IL will be removed to the
armory, where a full military
service will be held at 2:3o p.
m, Wednesday. The home serV-
ices will be at 1890 A. M.
Flags over all the public
buildings In the town, and many
private homes have hung at half
staff since the news of Senator
Nelson's death was received.
The public schools will recess
from the time of the arrival Of
the senator's body until after
the burial services.
BODY IN CHICAGO
Chicago, April 3o.-The body
Of Senator Nelson arrived here
at 8 A. NJ, today accompanied
by friends and relatives. The
party will leave with the body
at $50 tonight for st. Paul.
Governor Preus Of Minnesota
was expected In Chicago, today
to accompany the party to Al
exandria, Mimi, the home Of
Senator Nelson for many years,
where preparations are being
made for funeral arrangements
the middle or latter part Of the
week.
Chicago, April 30.-The body G
United States Senator Knute Nelso
of Minnesota, who died suddenl
Saturday night on Pennsylvani
railroad train near Baltimore, wi
arrive in Chicago today. Accompa
nying the body are Mrs. Edith Trus
colt Of Jennings Lodge, Oregon
Senator, Nelson's niece; George
Wells, Jr., and Walker W. Before
Minnesota state insurance depart
ment officials, and Simon Michele
the senator's secretary, who wa
with the senator when his death oC
CURED.
Arrangements For Funeral
st. Paul, April 30.-While furthe
arrangements were being made to
day for the funeral of United State
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesot;
speculation continued in politics
circles as to who would be his sue
cessor.
Although 1t was announced her
last night that the funeral would b
held Wednesday afternoon at Alex
andria, home of Minnesota's gran
old man." it was indicated today ths
the services might not be held unit
Friday. Close personal friends of tn
st. Paul, are said to have expresse
i
day. This would allow more tim
for assembling congressional dele
CATION to attend and enable scores {
friends from all sections Of tn
country to reach here for the sery
ices.
Body To Lie In Capitol
In any event. the body, which wi
reach here Tuesday. morning, wi
be escorted to the rotunda of til
state capitol, where it will lie
state all day under guard of deta
from the Third Infantry of the Unit
ed States army, and the Minnesot
national guard.
A special train will leave hel
Wednesday for Alexandria whel
services will be held in the armor
at the time to be decided. A delegs
ton of prominent Alexandria cit
zens will come TO St Paul 20 me,
the body and take it back to tt
senator's home. Buria. wiz be