The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-01-10
FORMER RESIDENT DEAD
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
! Word was received here this morn
ing that Mrs. John Baumgartncr, d
former resident of Mankato died in
Fallon, Montana, last Friday, De
cember ~ She was buried in Glen
dive, Montana, where she has rela-
t1ves, on the Sunday following. John
Baumgartner, her husband formerly
conducted a grocery business on
North Third street. They left Man
kato about a year ago. Mr.. Banm-
gartner was i'm Florida at the time
of his wife's death and did not arrive
in Glendiye until after tht funeral.
| Mrs. Mamie Limbcrt died this
morning at The bGme OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs, Walter j.. Brooks after an
{ illness of several days with apopleXy
She had not been well for some little
time and on Christmas afternoon
suffered a stroke from which she
: never rallied.
Mrs. Limbert was born in Canada
on December IS, 1928, of Scotch
parentage, and moved to Wisconsin
/ when she was young woman. She
made her home at Ripon, Wis.,, for
more than sixty years. and for the
past four years had spent the winter
with her daughter here.
She leaves one son, George Brown
/, Limbert OF Chicago, one daughter,
Mrs. w. F. Brooks Of this city, and
a brother, J. r. Brown Of AmbOy.
Short funeral services will be held
at the home tomorrow morning at
half past ten by Rev. T. r. Paden,
and the body will then be taken to
Ripon, Wis. where the funeral and
burial will take place.
Mrs. Alice Rasdall died last Fri.
day night at ST. Maries, Idaho, OF
paralysis. Mrs. Rasdal was born on
April 10, 1857. at Oshkosh, Wis. She
came to Mankato with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. Hilton, when
she was child, later moving to St.
Clair, where after a few years she
was united in marriage with Mel
win Rasdall, who died about three
years ago.
Mrs. Rasdall was IA woman who
possessed many friends. won by
her sincere kindness and helpful
ness. Her death will be mourned
by a large circle of people who had
grown to hold her in high regard.
The remains arrived here last
night and were taken TO st. Clair
today. The funeral" will be held in
st. Clair tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Rasdall leaves five children,
Lee s., Grant. Mrs. Stella Hall, Mrs.
Lulu Hamilton of St. Marie's, Mrs.
II. Ii. Brown OF GlendiSe. Mont,
and one sister, Mrs. w. j. Henry
of Mayville, N. d.
Frederick Miller. a pioneer of the
county, passed away Sunday morning
at the old homestead south of Maple.
ton. Mr.. Miller was a native of
Germany, coming to this country in
1861, when he took homestead near
MapletoD, where he resided until his
death. He was veteran of the
Civil war. having enlisted at the be-
ginning of the war and remaining in
service for four years. Mr. Miller
was senior deacon in the Mapleton
Baptist church and was one of the
organizers of the church. He took
great interest in religious affairs and
was an interested worker in the
Sunday school. He also served as a
trustee for Parker college for several
years.
He leaves family Of eight chill |
dren, his wife having died six years
ago. The funeral was held Tuesday
morning at the residence and was
by large number of peo-
pie. The Reverend Kirby Chapman,
pastor of the Baptist church con- !
Quoted the service.
Mrs. Lizzie Campbell died Sunday |,
at the home of her sister, /
Mrs. Donald McGregor. The deceased /
was a native of Alabama and was !
scventy-fve years of age. She came !
to MapletOn eight years ago. The |
funeral was held Tuesday from the /
McGregor residence in Grapeland.
Blue Earth. MIMI. January 2.-The ,
of Walter Brooks, who was
struck by a Rock Island northLound |
passenger train near Walters, this /
county, Monday afternoon at 12::30 !
have been taken to Albert Lea.
Brooks, who was walking on the
track, had the ear-laps of his car
down so that he did not hear the ap-
proach of the train