The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-24

scattered all over the country. so
liciting the business. The company
felt that the people of North Man
kato would like to have share in
making success OF this enterprise.
Death Of Hugo 3. KNOT.
Hugo b. Knoff. seventy-eight years
old, died last evening at 1880 o'clock
at his home at 1915 Range street.
Mr.. Knoff had been III only four or
five days. suffering with a general
breakdown. He was a resident OF
North Mankato since twelve years
ago, when he came. to Mankato
from Rapidan, where he had been
farming.
Mr.. Knoff is survived by his wife,
four sons. three daughters and seven
grandchildren. The sons and dangh.
tiers in order of their age are as
follows: Mrs. Harry Cooper, Dwinner,
N. Oak; william Rnoff, farmer.
Mankato township; Charles Knoff,
Anoka city; Mrs. Eppie BurriIl, Man.
kato township, F. b. Knoff, banker,
Madison Lake; A. r. Knoff. contract
or, Mankato, and Mrs. Grace Sher.
man, International Falls.
Funeral arrangements will be an.
nounced later.
John Sutherland Sinclair, Earl of
Caithness, died May 20. 1914.
So reads a grave stone among
the pepper trees or Hollywood GENIE.
terry, Los Angeles, Cal, says The
st. Paul Dispatch.
John Sinclair. Earl OF Caithness
though he doesn't care much about
the title without the estate-is WIS.,
iting friends. at Redwood Falls, Mimi.
"Ah, this Minnesota climate is
great" he declared this afternoon
over the telephone. let me send
you a story about the crops. They
are a wonderful sight"
And the John Sinclair now at
Redwood Falls was pastor of the
First Presbyterian church In ST. Paul
about ten years ago, leaving here
10 accept charge at Brookline,
Mass.
"Oh. anyone could claim the title
OF Earl OF Caithness," he said to-
day. Il never put in my claim
as seventeenth earl because the
estate was willed away from the
title to tutor OF the daughter
of the last earl. never shall put
In my claim until have assurance
of getting the estate with the title.
u could not support the title with
out the estate"
Once Proud Title.
So spoke The seventeenth in a
Scottish peerage line which in the
days before Robert Bruce was al
most hngly in North Scotland.
The Californian, according to to-
days report. was resident of Los
Angeles for three years, living quietly
at the Hotel Balboa. when report
OF the death of John Sinclair came
today. friends of the former st. Paul
clergyman were shocked, then on
learning the details promptly discred-
tied the report.
The Los Angeles report says that
papers viii be submitted to the pro.
bate judge this week showing that
CALIFORNIA; Earl OF Caithhess' other
titles were Lord Berrie bale of
Scotland and Baronet OF Nova Scotia,
and that he was the owner OF a
castle seat in Aberdeenshife and
much other property.
All the property in Scotland was
|entailed upon his successor, brother,
Hon. Norman Macleod (slnclair)
Buchan Of Auehmacoy house. Elton,
Aberdeenshlre.
"Don't Know Him.
Don't know him at all, never
heard Of him. was the declaration
of the real earl this afternoon. The
Minnesota visitors right to the title
was definitely traced after he had
left st. Paul and was the Brookline
charge. From there he went to visit
. sister IN South Africa. afterwards
taking a Congressional pastorate
e. Durham, Natal. South Africa.
This year he left there. m health
compelling him to resign. The cIi-
mate was blamed. though South
African physicians said be had can