Show KNUTE NELSON ELSO I L Of r A PASSES AT 80 Lawmaker Noted for Hi His Physical and Mental I Strength N NEVER EVE E V E R DEFEATED I Himself Hayseed His Wife Sands Her I Floors HARnIS HARRISBURG Pa Pa April 28 United United States Knute Haute N Nelson died ched on a Pennsylvania anla railroad l ln Ir at nt 8 S 15 o'clock tonight ht hn vh non on his way from Washington to Chicago where he was to on 01 his way to his IsIS home in sota sota PHILADELPHIA nIA April 28 The The inia nia railroad reported States Senator Knute Nelson ot of Minnesota died cUed on a trait trail en rout route front from Washington to Chicago I According to the railroad corn com company pany Senator Nelson was vias as found I on n the tho train w which loft lott Wash Wah Washington at lit r r m in The company a Jo lol vS ve the the r m At M at bure I Pi id l Great Grent strength streng strength an and l mental wai waa the thc first thing that impressed one In meeting I refer refer- referred referred referred NelSon Kelson long affectionately red to as the Grand Old Man Ian olf of MInnesota sota His Ills physique was as st stocky and ani muscular mu-cular his head hend larger than that of the a man his hia fea- fea featureS tureS turcs cast east in a strong mould Ills Hi whole hole person personality lIty was suggestive of unaffectedness breadth of mind 1 decisiveness eness M EIl JR DInO I Nelson had a 0 peculiar for stater statecraft t evidenced by fact that L besides beides ldes being a member of o the United States senate for more I than 20 tip years scars cars he lie was for Cor SL SD years In the house of ot representatives and aNI he served sen ed In the legislature leg of WIt Wis Wis and Minnesota and twice as governor of the last named tal etC He He ho was frankly an and unaffectedly of his record o ot of never ln ha has mr I j been booms defeated tor for any office for which he became me a candidate la IA I polities politics s ho he was a Republican In dealing with legislative e ques- ques tiona he was fearless In his public utterances and In InI private conferences with n is ember embers I of his constituency was as lOne One of the many laws passed rg h ly Iy because of ot his Initiative e and ag- ag was as the bankruptcy law which from his active and connection with It was waa known as the Nelson cure DOltS BORN IN Born Dorn In Vos Norway on Feb reb- February 2 1813 Knute Nelson cam to the United States with hl his hi's w 10 owed la-owed I owed mother when he WAS Sl si old and they found their lr first i American home in Chicago helped his mother by selling pa- pa papers papers pa papers pers on the tho streets Later they moved moved ed id to Wisconsin and the obtained his first schooling in Dane go going mil to the tho academy at AlbIon Wis Is where he be studied for thre years In the Civil war ar Nelson entered I the Fourth W Infantry Infantry He lIe served three years of ot o Fort OrL taking part In the tho e Philllp Phillip and New 01 Oi Oilcans Jackson lackson St I leaps Loais In the siege of Vicksburg Rouge Kous and the tile battles of Baton Daton damn and Franklin In tho tha thoI Port Hudson La he at I fighting received a wound In the tho thigh th the he felt the rest of I of which prisoner he was Hils Isis life Taken at Port Hudson until It sur- sur surrendered sur surrendered I rendered b sIr lIE ILL BECOMES ULO Returning to Dane coun y after tho war nr Nelson stu studied led lawand lawand law admitted to the bar In and was 1867 In 1868 Mr Mv I Nelson Ilson lson Chris Chris- t Nicholina Miss 1 tyis win and they moved movel to A- A bt be to which was Mien lInn Nelsons Nelson's homo home thereafter FIe Fisc born but four ha hase e children were cro the Nelson Miss Ida died leaving surviving child only elected to the Mr air Nelson was of In 1883 house In the served ved terms se he had after of both Minnesota and legislature After Wisconsin s AS state senator of con con- six Lx years In the lower house and resumed his hislaw hislaw ho be retired He lIe was WIlS elected gov- gov governor law practice In 1893 1802 and an Minnesota of ot but later two years was elected re-elected United resigned In 1895 to become hI he office senator to which 1901 13 Cl In elected re-elected was last term extending to March 3 S 1919 USES USES S FLOORS life ot of the NelsOns N ls was l The home characterized AS marked by the same simplicity characterized the personality of the tho lawyer and statesman as neither the senator nor his wife cared for tor forthe forthe the distractions of social activity Continued on OIL P Page Ite Two SEtt KNUTE NELSON DEAD Continued from Paso Page One husband Mrs Nelson long lone alter after her hus- hus hus husband band adhere became a national figure ure ad- ad hen ad-hen here her d to old world customs or of among them sanded floors Mr Ir Nelsons Nelson's amusements an and 1 recreations zero ero ro simple lie loved to be out of ot doors but when In the house his chief pleasure was as found In his hl library where he be read almost dall daily his favorite ta books being his his- historical historical his historical The Tho Alexandria home borne horn Is on ona ona ona a large and well managed farm and aid the thc senator was pleased It if referred to as 3 Nelson He lie once said ho did toot not with wish to bo ho call called cd statesman and that ho he was as a II hay hay- hayseed hayseed hay seed The tint first boo book I he ever eor e or had was as an old school reader for tor oc which he traded a 0 a lab jill ot of wood lie He kept that th-it little book all an his life Accomplished as he ho was wax In know know- edge ot history and the law laa lahe he US sus accustomed to say MY ay that hi his best uni- uni university university uni university had been the tho th war of o the North an and South and the service he h saw In la It It |