Mower County transcript. [volume], October 28, 1891, Image 5

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PROMINENT MBN AND WOMEN
OP MOWER COUNTY.
Capt. Wm Stanley.
Captain Wm.Stanley was born in New
Ysrk city, Jane 5.1831. While he was
an infant his parents moved to Albany,
but returned to New York Citv when he
was 14 years old. He received a common
school education, and in 1849 embarked
as a sailor before the mast, on the Green
land whaler "McClelland," of New Lon
don, Conn. This voyage occupied from
February until October, and he continued
to follow the sea until 1855, visiting the
East Indies, Africa, Australia, China,
South America and California in its early
day. He enlisted June 28, 1855. as a
private, in the 10th Regiment of United
States infantry, under Colonel E.
Alexander. In October of that year bis
regiment came to Minnesota and was
stationed at Forts Snelling and Ridgeley
for nearly three years. He was appointed
Sergeant, Oct. 1, 1855, and 1st Sergeant
In 1856. In 1867 he went with his regi
ment to Utah, and was stationed at
camps Scott and Floyd, Forts Bridges,
Laramie and Kearney until the spring of
1863, when they joined the Army of the
Potomac. He re-enlisted May 1, I860,
and was appointed Regimental Sergeant
Major in June, 1861, He participated in
the battle of Chancellorsville under
Hooker, May 1, 2 and 3, 1863. and of
Gettysburg, under Meade. July 1 to 4 the
same year. At this battle, on the 3d
day, the 2d brigade of 2d division of the
5th army corps, including Stanley's regi
ment, was held in the reserve several
hours, and then thrown in a gap made by
Sickle's forward movement. They re-,
ceived the brunt of Longstreet's charge
and lost 75 of their men in killed and
wounded. The volunteer service was
prefered, and his regiment had sustained
heavy losses and received no recruits
since the beginning of the war. It en
tered this fight 81 muskets strong and
came out mustering 20. Too few of the
brigade were left to sustain the position,
and while with drawing to give place to
the Pennsylvania reserves, Stanley called
the attention of a Captain to his tin cup
with seven bullet holes in it, who re
marked "well, you are not hit yet come
on." At that instant he was hit by a
bullet in the right leg, and another ball
cut the strap and carried away the re
mains of his cup. As Stanley fell some
behind, a Reb called out, "Come here
yon Yankee, I want you." Stan
ley said "I haven't got time," and fell at
the instant, rolled down a declivity and
escaped. It was swampy at the foot of
the hill, and he soon stepped in a hole
that brought the water above his wound.
This produced the keenest smart he ever
fell, and so quickened his paces that ne
soon got through the Pennsylvania re
serves. Here a glancing shot on the left
side of his bead dazed him for a time. In
trying to reach a hospital he got on to
Cemetery hill in the thickest of the fijrht
and lay under afire of shot* and shell till
the afternoon of the 4th, when the regi
mental ambulance reached him. He was
taken to the hospital at York, Pennsyl
vania, and rejoined his regiment in New
York City during the draft riots. He
was commissioned Second Lieutenant
Oct. 31, 1868, and seven days later was
appointed Reeimental Adjutant, serving
as such until his promotion as Captain in
May, 1867. He, with his regiment, re
mained at Ft. Lafayette, N. Y. Harbor,
after the riots till they rejoined the army
of the Potomac in April, 1864. He par
ticipated in the wilderness campaign and
all the battles till at Cold Harbor he re
ceived a wound in the left arm that
necessitated amputation above the elbow.
He was breveted First Lieutenant May
19, 1864, for conspicuous gallantry and
meritorious services at the battle of
8pottsylvania promoted First Lieuten
ant in June, 1864 breveted Captain June
3, 1864, for conspicuous gallantry and
meritorious services at the battle of Cold
Harbor, Ya. He was on musteriag duty
".in Ohio for a short time rejoined his
regiment at Fort Hamilton, N. Y. harbor
in December, 1864 was stationed at Fort
Porter, Buffalo, N. Y., during the Fenian
excitement, until May, 1865 and then
rejoined the army of the Potomac. Little
remained of the war but to participate in
the Grand Review in Washington. D. C.
He went to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., late
urciii-^b 2*^ic
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—17. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, iSSg.
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in 1865, remaining until May. 1866, and
thence to Ft. Snelling, Minn. He was
appointed Captain 44th U. S. Infantry,
Jul 28,1866, but declined, and was pro
moted Captain in his own regiment, 10th
U. S. Infantry, to date January 22, 1867.
He joined his company, C, stationed at
Fort Wadsworth, D. T., in June, 1867,
and commanded the escort to Gen. Terry,
Department Commander, to the Missouri
River, that summer. He returned to Ft.
Wordsworth, where he was stationed
until June, 1869. when the regiment was
sent to Texas. Here, under orders reduc
ing the army, the 10th and 26th regiments
of infantry were consolidated, leaving
the junior officers in each grade, of which
class the subject of our sketch was one,
on waiting orders. He remained in Tex
as on reconstruction duty, until July 14,
1870, when he was assigned to Company
D. 20th U. S. Infantry, stationed at Fort
Abercrombie, D. T. He served at that
post, at Fort Wordsworth and along the
line of the Northern Pacific road durin?
its construction out to the Missouri river,
during the years 1870-1 2-3. Late in 1873
he went to Fort Pembina, D. T., where
he received his discharge from the service
in October, 1874.
In August, 1875, he removed with his
family to Lyle village, and opened an
office as collection agent, general convey
ancer, notary public, etc. He has held
several offices of trust in the village.
January 1, 1881, in company with his
eldest son, he purchased the drug busi
ness of Frank Jerabek, and they have
remained in that line eyer since.
He was married September 7, 1857, at
FortRidgley, Minnesota, to Miss Ger
trude Olson. They have had seven child
ren born to them, of whom the three now
living are Isabella, Edward L. and Geo
Lyle. The Captain's devoted wife ac
companied him in all his wanderings and
removals during his army life, sharing
the vicissitudes and hardships of a sol
dier's life, both in tents and barracks,
excepting while he was fighting with the
Army of the Potomac. The Captain is
now receiving a pension of $45 a month.
DISASTEROUS FIRE!
The Works of the Austin Pressed
Brick Company 4n Ruins.
About six o'clock Friday evening the
man on duty at the brick yards discov
ered afire in the oil room. He ran to it
but could do nothing towards extinguish
ing it and turned in afire alarm. There
were in the room a barrel of kerosene, a
barrel of Lubricating oil and two or three
other barrels with more or less oil and
grease in them. Before the arrival of
the fire engines the fire had made too
much headway to be subdued. The
total loss will not be less than $25,000.
Salvage on machinery may bring it down
to that. Their insurance was $5,500
divided among the following companies,
Aetna, Fireman's Fund, Queen and St.
Paul Fire and Marine. About forty
workmen are thrown out of employment.
As there is a greater demand for laborers
in the citv than supply, it will not affect
them until later in the season. As there
was no floor in the oil room and all fires
throughout the building except in the
engine furEace, were drawn, it is
difficult to account for thefire.
There were cars standing on the
"Y"
from the Milwaukee road to the
Kansas City built to give both roads
access to the yard, which the firemen
saved and got out with some difficulty.
The loss is a severe one to the company
and they express doubt as to when the
works will be rebuilt.
Not Much of a War.
More than one of our contemporaries
have alluded facetiously to the "baking
powder war." There is no war of the
character indicated. A certain baking
powder achieved fame because it Was
better than anything that had previously
been prepared, and because it was ad
vertised in a liberal, original and judicial
manner. The success of this powder led
to imitation, as success always does, but
to assert or to intimate that there is war
between the Royal Baking Powder and
its more or less feeble imitators suggests
the picture of a death grapple between
an eagle and a house fly.
THE WINTER PARK.
The Erection of the Palace Deferred.
Active Preparations for the
Pleasure Grounds.
next spring, to reap the crop of marriages 1 the "pearl of gnat price." There are two
likely to result from, the cbe^rf nl out. classes of parents. In one, the child tells
door sports, and see if this divorce busi- the parents what he will do in the other
ness cannot be stopped altogether. the parents tell'the child what to do, and
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING.
MEDA E. TBUESDELL, TEACHER.
Hattie Adams, Daisy Drost, Norman Dala
ger, Etta HOKHQ, Clara Lee, Edith Lowrv,
Mary Offerdahl, Loretta Van House, Anna
Wyborney and Laura Watkins.
ROOM NO. 9.
MTBA MAXWELL, TEACHER.
Lena Neilson.
ROOM NO. 8.
KIT C. ELLIS, TEACHER.
Lillle Wiseman.
ROOM NO. 7.
LILLIAN B. GLEASON, TEACHER.
Annie Martin and Nellie Twohey.
ROOM NO. 6.
LOTTIE E. LESLIE, TEACHER.
Annie Koble, Mary McGovern and Jane
Todd.
ROOM NO. 5.
MT EDITH CHRISTIE, TEACHER.
Francis Loucks, Ethel Wold, Nettie Belden.
Ida Potts and Alice McAfee.
ROOM NO. 4.
WINIFRED OBER, TEACHER.
Aggie Cronan, Millie Baker, Erma Dousrlass,
Nettie Hall and Hazel Lovell.
ROOM NO. 3.
ALLIE MCINTYKE, TEACHER.
Loretta Beiseker, Maude Edxerton, Fannie
Gilbertson, Lena Martin and May Thompson.
ROOM NO. 2.
IDA ECCLESTON, TEACHER.
Dana Allen, Herbert Anderson, Lillian
Cress, Ciarence Dalaper, Helen Lovell, Ed
ward Olsen and Marshal Snyder.
ROOM NO. 1.
MINNIE ANDREW, TEACHER,
Lida Hilman, Mabel Wheeler, Gray Barilett.
Francis Conrad and Susie Nelson.
THIRD WARD BUILDING. ROOM NO. 4.
IDA M. JOHNSON, TEACHER.
Fannie Belshun, Clarence Gibson and Al
bert Sprague.
ROOM NO. 3.
MAMIE BEISEKER, TEACHER.
Hattie Campbell.
ROOM NO. 2.
ANNA B. DETWILER, TEACHER.
Vernie Payne.
As the action of the frost, as yet, fur
nishes no ice heavier than frozen dew
drops, the most enthusiastic have reluct
antlv deferred laying the foundation of
the ice palace. But there is a movement
upon the face of the waters, and else
where, not altogether wind. A busy
crowd, headed by Henry Merrill with
rubber boots reaching up to his neck,
began Monday to remove stumps and
snags from the grounds. If there is any
body that can tie a knot so it will not ment to the school work, and interest the
slip, better than W. L. Whiteman, we Children in eoing to school. No child
should like to know it. In view of his knows the value of an. education, and it
unvarying success it has been suggested is the parents' duty to see that their
that he be elected Justice of the Peace children make the proper effort to obtain
ROOM NO. 1.
None this month.
This is a most encouraging beginning
for the Roll of Honor. We hope every
pupil named above will be able to hold
his present position during the year. Let
us compare the next month's report with
this and see whose names are added, and
whose names have been dropped. But
how about the' 'tardiness" and "average
daily attendance?" Parents should work
with the teachers to decrease the former
and increase the latter. Think of it, 339
cases of tardiness during the month, and
133 pupils, absent each day of school.
Parents should encourage their children
to be more regular in attendance, and
require them to be punctual. They
should give every possible encour&ge-
F. P. McBride and L. A. Foote are be it. To both classes we desire to give
eager as boys for the opening, for they help. By the first, we know all our
lead off with a prize skating match, efforts to train the child properly will be
Neither have had on a pair of skates for appreciated, but we do not hope thst
25 years, and both are confident of their) sncb appreciation will always be felt JWJ
prowess. As they have agreed not to 1 now yet we shall try to get enough pleas-
buckle on the skates or try any little! ure from the sense that our duty has
patches of ice before the opening, it is been-done to encourage us until the
safer to bet on the amusement of the "seed has grown." Wilh the parents of
spectators than that either will win. jthc second class we join hands, and
Brownsdale is the first of neighboring while the children are under our super
towns to respond. She has already got vision we shall endeavor to carry for
up a club and is ready to contribute her! ward their good home discipline.
share for a good time. All work will be In closing we wish to say to the par
undertaken
will admit.
as rapidly as the weather jen's and children, that to attain the high
est end of education the pupils must be
ambitious, earnest and faithful. Thev
OUR CITY SCHOOLS. must have a serious purpose, must con
isider the opportunities for an education
Report of the Austin Public Schools
For the Month Ending Oc
tober 23, 1891.
The following shows the enrollment
%nd average attendance in the different
rooms, also the number of cases of tar
diness:
Prt,ci,iUS afUj
S 3
High School Department 1C8 93 15
Miss Shaw, principal Misses
Noble and Gies, assistants.
Miss Cook 50 47 14
MissTruesdell 44 35 1
Miss Maxwell 53 43 9
Miss Ellis 52 41 6
Miss Gleason 51 39 14
Mrs. Leslie 49 43 19
Miss Cbristie 46 42
Miss Ober 60 54 3
Miss Mclntyre 59
46
23
Miss Bccleston 57 49 17
Miss Andrew 62 48 17
THIRD WARD BUILDING.
Miss Johnson 46 36 6
Miss Beiseker 4! 35 23
Miss Detwiier 46 34 24
Mrs. Clark 62 49 31
Whole enrollment... 885
Average weekly enrollment 850
Average daily attendance 763
Number of cases of tardiness 229
Total enrollment for the term. 920
for
be
We have made such requirements
the Roll of Honor that it will indeed
honor to the pupils for their names to be
placed on the roll. Either of the four
requirements will necessitate promptness
and work, and conforming to all of them
merits praise from teachers and parents.
We know the standard is high, but we
believe the number of pupils who delight
to do what these conditions require will
increase from month to month.
ROLL OF HONOR.
On account of their punctuality, regu
lar attendance, perfect deportment and
excellent work, during the month, the
following pupils deserve special mention:
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. H. S. DEPT.
HATTIE B. SHAW, PRINCIPAL ADA NOBLE
AND FANNY GIES, ASSISTANTS.
Carrie Manning:, Lou Bassett, Emma Gunz,
Lou Pace and Libbie McCormick.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
ADDIE M. COOK, TEACHER.
James Aultfather.
ROOM NO. 10.
Your friend,
W. E. A. AUL, Supt,
Economical Living.
One of the subjects talked and written
about a great deal at the present time is
how to live cheaply. Prices of all the
great staples of life are high. Rents are
enormous. Fashions are exciting.
Wants multiply, while resources dimin
ish. How to make strap and buckle
meet is the problem which presses on
hundreds of housekeepers. It is what is
dose to keep up appearances that destroys
the equilibrium between outgo and in
come, and makes life a drudgery and
vexation. How to live cheaplv is a
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Substitute comfort for show. Put con
venience in the place of fashion. Study
simplicity. Refuse to be beguiled into a
style of living above what is required by
your position in society and is justified
by your resources. Set a fashion of sim
plicity, neatness, prudence and inexpen
siveoess. which others will be glad to
follow, and thank you for introducing.
Teach yourself to do without a thousand
and one pretty and showy things which
wealthy people purchase, and pride
yourself on being just as happy without
them as your neighbors are with them
Put so much dignity, sincerity, kindness,
virtue and love into your simple and in
expensive home that its members will
never miss the costly fripperies and
adornments, and be happier in the cosv
and comfortable apartments than most
of their wealthy neighbors are in their
splendid establishments. It does not
follow that in order to live cheaply one
must live meanly. The best comforts of
life are not costly. Taste, refinement,
good cheer, wit. and even elegance, are
not expensive. There is no trouble about
young people marrying with no outfit
but health and love and an honest pur
pose, provided they will practice the
thrift and prudence to which their grand
parents owed all their success, and make
their thought and love supply what they
lack in the means of display. Those who
begin at the top of the ladder generally
tumble off, while those who begin at the
foot acquire steadiness, courage and
strengtn ot arm and will as they rise
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