The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-07

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Germania street with the Eagle Lake
road. -.. g.
from Mondays Daily.
DR.. Edwin Sites. physician of the
movement cure. and quartermaster
i, OF the local corps OF the Salvation
Army. died suddenly at his home
upstairs at 412 South Front street,
shortly after $3.50 o'clock this morn.
Ing. Death was due to heart failure.
The doctor awoke about $3.50 this
morning and said TO his wife, II
will go out and work on my automo.
bile for a little while" Mrs. Sites
replied; We'll. II you get up. will
get up" Then she dozed of for
a few minutes. She was aroused by
hearing him groan. Becoming alarm
ed, she sat up and looked at
his face. The color was fast fading
and the blush hue OF death appeared.
Mrs. Sites quickly called up DIR. j.
w. Andrews and Captain Buyer. DR..
Andrews did not arrive. however, in
time to find DR.. Sites alive. DR.. T.
c. Kelly was called also, but he did
not arrive until after DIR. Sites had
passed away.
Faithful Member Of Army.
DIR. Sites was faithful attendant
at the Salvation Army meetings. Last
night. according to his custom, he
was with the corps when the out
door march and service was held.
He also attended the indoor service,
held afterwards. He was intensely
interested in Captain Buyers second
address on the Salvation Army con-
gress. Captain Buyer. on giving
this address, was arrayed in the for
ty.niner costume that he displayed
during the congress, including the
big belt and revolver. DR.. Sites took
an active part in the meeting. The
last words that Captain Buyer ever
heard him speak were uttered at that
meeting, when he said. 1T pays to
be a Christian"
Dr., Sites was fifty years old and
a native OF the state of Ohio. He
came to Mankato December 9, 1912,
with his family from Valley City, N.
d.. their former home. Before be-
coming a physician. he ran a second
hand store at Valley City. Seven
years ago. he graduated from the
Mechano-Therapy school of Chicago.
Successful In Practice.
Since coming TO Mankato In 1912
he has been very successful In the
practice Of his profession. Mrs. Sites.
also physician Of the same school,
and her husbands business partner,
will continue in the same business
here.
DIR. Sites Is survived by his wife
and three daughters, Misses Elsie
and Nellie Sites, and Mrs. Clarinda
Halter. all living at the family home
at 412 South Front street. together
with Mrs. Haller's husband. John
Halter.
The deceased joined the Salvation
Army on May 16, 1910, and was an
enthusiastic advocate Of its principles
and practices. He made a practice
OF attending both the morning and
evening services, as far as the de-
mands OF his profession would allow.
The local corps OF the Army will
have charge OF the funeral. Full
arrangements will be announced later.
The entire family OF DR.. Sites be.
longs to the Army.
Was Excellent Man.
DIR. Sites was an excellent citizen.
He was generous in deed. kind Of
heart, lenient with those who had
fallen by the wayside and always
extended the hand to those who ex.
pressed the desire or exhibited
the slightest inclination to re-
form and lead upright and honest
lives. He was a loving husband and
devoted father, and a good neighbor.
He tried TO live up to the precept,
do unto others as We would have
them do unto you"
Coroner A. G.. Liedloff was mott.
fed Of the case today and made an
investigation. He decided that there
was no necessity of holding an in
quest. He ascertained that DR.. Sites
recently applied for insurance, but
was rejected on account of his physi-
cal condition. The symptoms &C.
companying the death conceded with
the report of the insurance exam
liner.