The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-20
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near neiehbor kept ringing that
call for some time. as she found
cut that the oehler house was aflre.
Captain A. o. Scott OF the Land.
kamer undertaking establishment
was on the scene this morning and
removed the remains to the Land
lxamer rooms. II is probably that the
funeral will be held next Monday.
Among others who went to the
scene OF the FIRE early today were
Sheriff osten. Chief of Police Kiug-
herr and George Lang. II was gen
orally agreed that the Ere was acct
dental aud was not the result Of any
motive Of robbery. $3.50.
Joseph Rausch and Allen Hilger
were among the first to arrive on
the premises after the IRE was dis.
covered. They did n great deal Of
the work OF searching over the de.
bris for the body. A large thresh.
ing tank was used 20 haul water
from the lake and extlnguish the
smoking embers.
From fridays Daily. .,...
Mrs. Adam Haftung died at her
homo in Mankato township last
night following an illness of only
a few days. The cause of death
was hemorrlage of the brain and
other complications. Mrs. Hnrtung
was born In Germany seventy years
ago. and had been a resident OF
this county for great many years.
Her husband has been dead for sew
eral years -E IL
Iiorenz 0linger who died a week
ago yesterday. was a son-in-law Of
Mrs. Hartung and his death was a
great shock to her. II was while
she was preparing to attend his
funeral on Monday that she was
taken sick. ...
Mrs. Hartnng is survived by two
daughters and two sons. They are
George Hartung Of Princeton. Adam
Hartung OF 81. Paul. Mrs. Theodore
Foster of Princeton, and Mrs. Charles
Grentzel OF Mankato township.
The funeral will be held from
her home Sunday afternoon OF one
o'clock and the intermeht will be
made in the German Lutheran GENE.
terry. The, Herman Sisters win
have charge Of the service at the
! grave.
Death OF Mrs. Brophy.
Mrs. Mary Brophy, wife OF James
Brophy, who died about thirty
years ago. died at her home I'M
Madison Lake last night. OF paraly.
sis. She was born m ireland and
was eighty years Of ags., 'She is
survived BY seven grandchildren.
but there arc no children living.
She has been a resident of this
part of the state for a great many
years. 49, 10 -
The funeral VIII be held tomor-
row morning al ten o'clock from the
Madison Lake CATHOLIC church and
the interment win be made In the
Marysburg cemetery. ..'"Al EE ..
Hebron Olson. a weltto.do farmer,
and an old resident or Lincoln
township this county, died last
evening in Maakato. lie had a
cancer on the face. and was opera
ted on at the. hospital some time
ago. HIS age was about 70, and
be leaves four children. HIS wife
died some two or three years ago.
Invitations have been sent, TO
township supervisors and members
OF the county board 10 attend the
good roads banquet and entertain.
meut which the Commercial club
and the Automobile club will give
in Mankato on Tuesday, March "a,
The township road oycrseers are
also 20 be Invited Us soon as list
Of their names is secured. Undcy
the new Dunn Minnesota road law
/ the supervisors OF the township
appoint a township road oserscer.
and this win be done immediately
after the supervisors qualify next
Tuesday, The secretary or the
Commercial earnestly requests town
supervisors to send him the names
OF the road overseers Immediately
after their appointment, so that
Invitations may be sent TO them.
The list OF those invited includes
the supervisors OF all Tile townships
in Blue Earth county and In Bel
grade township In Nicollet county.
One hundred and one Invitations
have been sent out. Within n few
days committees will be sent out
to sell tickets TO the dinner to the
Mankato business men. and II Is
expected that about 100 will be sold
In the city. II Is hoped that every
one who IS interested IN good roads
will attend the banquet and enter
thinment
The banquet win be served at
noon in the Knights or Columbus
hail by the ladies' OF the Christian
church, and ate ra short program
of good roads talks In Che han an
entertainment wifi be given the
guests at the Grand Theatre. This
will include an especially selected
program OF motion pictures and
vaudeville acts. This viii be the
flfuf xo..,a<.,,tit.t skaxtt 80 tkn feao.