Mankato High School - Otaknam Yearbook (Mankato, MN)

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ZS? ll llull Tl lllfi ll :LX IIA .AAII Wigs W Signing the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux From mural painting by F. D. NIYLLET In office of the Governor of Minnesota. State Capitol Building, St. Paul Reproduction by courtesy of l,.u'1u1:Nc'1-1 Mu.1.rc'r and Tm-1 A. W. ELNON Awr Pl'llLlf'A'l'IUlN C' I '. Through courtesy of Hrvlmum MIl.lilNIl COMPANY Mankato, Minn. To the brave pioneers who so unselfishly and courageously blazed the trail, con- quered the dense forests and swampy prairies, subdued the Indians, faced the perils of long and bitter winters, plowed and seeded and brought forth bountiful harvests, built homes, schools, railroads, and towns, we pay tribute. May the spirit of the pioneers be with each coming gener- ation, guiding them ever to all that is good, to all that is pure, and to all that is noble and righteous. Page Nine

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Q2 CD INICIIIEJIHICIIT S Administration Seniors Glasses Urganizatflnns Atlnlletiies Featnres

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ll llnll ll 'Ill' ll .sk llrk :ABA Gigs ANECDOTES UF EARLY MANKATO lt was 1101 the 1112si1'11 to build l1o11111s i11 the tor- tile v21l11-y of the Mi111111sot21 Rivvr that lured o11 the tirst i111VL'l1111l'Ul1S pio1111111's to 11121119 th1- 11Z1Z2il'K1011S jouriioy up tho L12lllQ't'1'011S riv111-, 13111 tho glezun of 1'i1'l1, 11I'0XVl1 1:opp111'. 111 tho your 1850 s1'v111'111 i1'iI110l'S 11121111- their way up the river. 'l'l112y c211'ri1111 buck such glowing' 211-1'o1111ts of tho l'11rti11ty 211111 1l02l11'Q' of this 1'l'g'10l1 tl121t St. l'21111 b1-0211111- 1ll11'1'1'STt'11. Tho 1111sir1- ot tho 121t121' pio110o1's to possess the v21ll1-y 11-11 to 1111- T1-1-21ty of the '11l'21V1!l'S0 dos Sioux. By tl1is treaty 21ll S011111l'l'11 211111 Central 1111111168013 west of tho Mississippi rivor, ox1f1-pt 21 sm:-111 1'11s1-r- 1'21tio11 t1'11 111il12s 011 ouch side of tho river for about 100 111il11s, w21s 1512111211 to the whito Illillfl. 1Allli0 111121, Founder nf Mankato co111111issio111'r of 1111112111 2ll12l1l'S, 211111 C10Vl'l'l101' 11-21111- soy woro 21ppoi11te11 by the 1111it12d States goveruniout t,o111'goti21t1' tl1is treaty, which WHS1110 most i111po1'ta11t 111111811 treaty 111 the his- tory ol? tho Nortliwvst. Tlutso two 1111111 1112111111-11 'l'1'21v1-1's1- 111-s Sioux Juno 30, 1851, b11t it was tl11'1111 weeks boforo tl11- 1llll1il11S from tho fill' we-st could get P. K. JOHNSON ther1-. A great objection was 1'21is1111 by 111111-f Sloopy liyo to tho signing' of tho 1l'0El1y. 1111 August vigxhth this Silllltt tr1-21ty w21s sig'11e11 by the lower 11211111 ot' Sioux at M1-udota. July 26, 1852 the U11ite11 St21t1's r21titi1111 tho tr1221ty. With tho signing of this t1'1a21.ty, settlvrs 119223111 C01l111lQ'f0 Bl2l111i2110. 111 1852 H1'111'y vv1tl1fliS0l1, VV. VV. P2111- dock, 211111 P. K. Joh11so11 st21rt1111 froiu St. P21111 in 21 Cl11tl'T'g their destin- 21tio11 XVtl.S the 1111180111 town sito. Af- ter 21 17ll1'1'1' 1121ys' j011l'll1'y through 21 SIIOXV-1J12ll1lil'1P11 l211111, thoy 1'1-2111111111 Bello Pl21i1111. Hero JilC1iS011 was 122111011 ill 211111 l'l'111l'll011 to St. l'2111l, b11t 01011118011 211111 P21111101fli 1l1lS11ltC1 o11. 11111111811 by tlhiof Sloopy ltlyo they 1221111911 tho Ill01111l of the rivor F1111- ruary 6, 1852. Work o11 the first log cabin, which was b11i1t o11 the pro- svnt ll12111l121to Stuto 15211111 sito, w21s b1-gruu i1111111111i21t11ly. 1111111111 tl11- win- t111' two 1l10l'1' log 1'21bi11s woro built o11 tho 1111131121111 Milling Uttllljlilllj' lo1'21- tio11. 211111 tho first houso 1'v1-1' i11 lllflll- First 11011511 -- Built in 1852 kato was built by P. li. -1011115011 Page Ten