The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-08-30
Stories From Home and Elsewhere.



home, 1904 North Fourth street, as a
result of asthma and other compiled :
lions, and old age.-,(She has been a
sufferer from asthma for twenty
years. Her death was not unlocked
for.
Mrs. Hodapp was born in Germany
in 1888, and came to America when
la young woman. at the request of
John Bruels, to whom she was en-
gagged, and their marriage occurred in
Mankato soon after her arrival, which
was about the year 1855. Two sons
were born to them, Mic and Hubert
Bruels, now residing at Bird Island
and st. Clair respectively. She also
reared several other children WHOM
she adopted or took to bring up. Her
husband died about 1870, and in 1876
she was married to Mr.. Hodapp, who
survives her. No children were born
to them, but Mr.. Hodapp's eight chill
dren by a previous marriage We're
reared by her as though they had
Deell Iti OWil.
Mrs. Hodapp went through the trials
and privations that all of the early
settlers did, sharing their joys, also,
for their lot was not entirely one of
hardship. She had wide circle of
friends and acquaintance, and was
a most estimabIe lady and highly re-
spected by all. She was a member
of st. Peter and Paul's Catholic church
and of the ladies' society of the same,
and was active in good work in her
younger days.
Funeral services will be held at nine
O'Clock tomorrow morning at st. Peter
Twill be made. at Calvary cemetery.
Reliable report has it that change
will take place in the position OF
manager of, the Citizens Telephone
company on Sept. l. Manager Coon
has rendered his resignation, and it
is understood that he will be succeeds
ed by Mr.. Edwards, formerly OF Far
90 and st. Cloud.
Another change in the. office of the
! company is the resignation of Miss
Nicholson. the bookkeeper, who will
be succeeded by Miss Anderson of
Madelia.
Hon. George w. Norman of Lake
Crystal, president of the Blue Earth
County Agricultural society, was in
Mankato today boosting the fair which
will be held at Garden City on Sept. y
10 and IL, 7.r.ra
Mr.. Norman announces that Con-
gresham, w. S. Hammond will speak
at the fair on Sept. II, and Professor
L. /. Hacker of the state dairy de-
partment will do likewise on Sept.
10.
| There will be a balloon ascension
on two days of the fair. The racing
event swill be up to the usual stand
ard. Amboy and Lake Crystal are
scheduled to play ball on Sept. and
lC. -
Professor Boss will judge the stock.
Every effort is being made to give
the people a fair equal to the best
The Y. NJ, c. A. team will play the
Lake Crystal team on Sept. Ii.
The heavy rain that fell today will
be beneficial to the farmers IN sew
eral ways, in spite of the fact that
the stacking is not yet completed
The fall blowing has been delayed be-
cause of the dryness of the soil, put
| the rain will put the ground IN con-
dition so that this can be done. Corn
will also ben benefited, as the ground
was getting very dry.
| In the city the lawns were be-
ginning to suffer from the dryness.
I. A. Cary and George w. Turritin
| were at Ed Dunn's farm yesterday,
five miles east of Mankato on the
st. Clair road. and secured from one
of Mr.. Dunn's apple trees hmp
about foot and half in length
(which contained sixteen large Duchess
lapples. The fruit was nearly ripe ana
every apple was perfect. Mr.. Dunn
has an orchard of 300 trees and eX-
poets to pick upwards of 29o bushels
of apples.
Blue Earth county is likely to dis
play a fine assortment of fruit at Inc
Manllato fair this year.