The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-04

x0lrg Will De pTOlcClcu from DdrnydTQ
Ldast blowing in on it, The buying
| of this property was originally rec
Eommended by former City Engineer
IhRilson as a sanitary matter The
IcCuncil took action to complete the
transaction.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. Mary Wigley, widow of the
at her home, 800 State street, at
$50 o'clocksthis morning, of the eff
fects of old age. She was born July
%, 1880, at Pont Dolgadfan, Llanbryn-
MAR, North Wales, and was a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Will
liams She was one of nine children,
all of whom are dead except two
sisters, both residing in Wales. Two
of her brothers were eminent law
yers in Wales, one was druggist
and one was a Calvinistic minister
there. Her father was a cousin of
the renowned Revs. John and Samuel
Roberts of Llanbrynmar
Her Partial Autobiography.
Mrs. Wigley wrote partial auto
biography in the family Bible, read
ing as follows: 81 received this
Bible from my father when ! was
ten years old. | was christened by
Rev. John Hughes, and was received
to communion by Rev. Foulk Evans
when twelve years old, and shall
never forget that event.
81 was married to Richard Wigley
in 1855, in the old country. We
came to this country in 1857 and set
r. IN cta
there for year. I'm May of the fol-
lowing year we went to Judson, and
settled on a farm where we lived
until we moved to Mankato."
The family came to Mankato about
twenty years ago, Mr.. Wigley retir-
ing at that time. He lived until
September, 1902, and was prominent
politically, holding several offices.
While on the farm, in 1862, he had
narrow escape from being killed
by Indians, and Mrs. Wigley went
through all of the dangers and hard
ships of the pioneers.
Eleven children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Wigley, two of whom died
in infancy, and one, Mrs. Griffith
Jones, a year ago. The surviving
children are Joshua w. Wigley of
this city, William w. Wigley of Jud-
son, Mary E., wife of Hugh Jones
of this city, Ann, wife of Peter Lloyd
of this city, Richard w. Wigley of
Judson, Edward w. Wigley of Fair
fax, Mrs Hugh Roberts of Lake
Crystal, and John w. Wigley of this
city.
Lady of Refinement.
NJ spl0 1n6 nf NJ a
ment and culture,ls and possessed
many warm friends who will greatly
regret her death. She was attached
to her home and family by every tie
that binds, and raised a fine family,
which is a better and more enduring
memorial than granite shaft.
Funeral services will be held at
the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist
church Wednesday afternoon at 1870
o'clock, and the interment will be
made at Minneopa cemetery. Rev. w.
E. Evans will conduct the services,
assisted by other Welsh ministers
from this vicinity. 1t was the re-
quest of the deceased that flowers
be omitted
Martin Kratz, resident of Min
nesota in territorial days, died at
8:35 o'clock Saturday evening as the
result of a stroke of paralysis sus-
tanned several weeks ago, and which
rendered him to considerable ex-
tent helpless and deprived him of
the power of speech. -
The deceased was born in Baden,
Germany, and was seventy-nine years
of age December "a last. In 1850,
he emigrated to America and located
at Pittsburg, Pa, and six years later
came to Minnesota and made his
home at Reeds Landing, Wabasha
county. He enlisted from there in
Company X, Sth Minnesota infantry,
and served through the war, and dur
ing his service OF nearly four years
he was not wounded nor broken in
health.
At the conclusion of the war, Mr..
Kratz went back to Reeds Landing
and lived there until 1873, when he
came to Blue Earth county and took
a farm in Beaufort and farmed un-
til about seventeen years ago, when
he retired and came to this city to
spend his remaining days. His wife
died twelve years ago, but he leaves
a daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Carson,
son, Michael P. KratZ, and a stepson,
NJ. l.. Fallenstein.
Mr.. Kratz resided at 129 North
Sixth street, and was well known
in that part of the city as good
and honest man, a good neighbor and
a kind parent His death causes
much sorrow.
Funeral services will be held at
nine o'clock tomorrow morning at St
Peter and Paurs Catholic church,
and the interment will be made at
Calvary cemetery.
Death of John Perry.
John Perry, an inmate of the
county poor farm for several years.
died Sunday morning of old age. He
was eighty-fiye wears old and is sur