The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-06-04
DEATH TAKES
YOUNG BRIDE
From MONDAYS Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
| Death Is sad at all times. but seems
/ doubly poignant when IL suddenly
claims the bride OF a few short days.
whose relatives and friends have
barely ceased wishing her the best
that life holds for the future. Mrs.
Terence c. Gardner. formerly Miss
Adabeile Z5chunkc of this city. who
was married May In the Episcopal
church at st. Paul TO Mr.. Gardner. a
prosperous young business man who
holds responsible position with the
Swift company of Chicago. passed
away i'm a st. Paul hospital Saturday
| at 5 a. m. following a very short Ill
ness death following an operation for
water on the brain. The remains were
brought TO this city for burial and the
funeral will be held from the home OF
the grandmother. Mrs. Nancy Elliot.
229 Byron street. tomorrow afternoon
at two O'Clock, Rev. Paden conducting
the service.
| Formerly Lived In Mankato.
| Deceased formerly lived I'm this city
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
G. Zschunke, at the corner OF Lincoln
and Second streets. and the latter FOL
lowed the vocation of artistic decorator
and painter, having an Office I'm the
Landkamer building. Following his
death about four years ago the widow
and family removed to Carol avenue.
Merriam Park. st. Paul. where they
have resided for the past three years.
The marriage of Miss Zschunke to Mr..
~. ia. -
5. and the future looked very bright
for them. Shortly after their marriage
the groom received a message calling
him to his old home in Paducah. Ken
lucky. his mother being seriously III.
He was obliged to leave his young
bride and go to the bedside of his
mother, and as she seemed to be gain
ing i'm health after his arrival. he
wrote to his wife saying that he would
soon be home.
Suddenly Stricken Blind. ..
While reading this letter the young
bride cried out joyously that her hus-
band was about to start on his return
trip, when her eyesight suddenly fail
ed. and she called I'm fright for some
one to come and finish reading the
letter for her. Her illness seemed un-
accountable. and she gradually sank
into Inconsistencies from which she
never aroused. Thursday she was TAX
en- to the hospital where the doctors
pronounced her illness as due to water
on the brain. which had probably just
: now struck a vital point. and stated
that an operation might save her life.
This was attempted. but to no avail
In the meantime the husband was
hurrving home. meaning to surprise
his bride. whom he had not told he
would be back so soon. Upon reaChins
81. Paul he was informed that she had
already been I'm the hospital for two
hours. and when he went there To see
her she was unconscious and could
not recognize him the end coming be-
fore one word of recognition could
: pass between the dying wife and her
e distracted husband.
The Surviving Relatives.
. The surviving relatives arc the Wild
over, the mother. Mr.. f. c. Zschunke
or St Paul. a sister. Mrs. Roy Griffith
of Minneapolis: twin brothers. Elmer
and Delmer, five years OF age. and y
little siser Helen. eight years old. and
|. uncle. Il. NJ. Elliot of Spooncr
Wis. and the grandmother. Mrs.
= Nancy Elliot. Of this city. The mother.
Mrs. +. e. Ischunke. Of 81 raul. and
tho sister. Mrs. Roy C. Griffith of
Minneapolis. accompanied the remains
To this city last night. and the uncle 4.
: NJ. Elliot. will arrive from Spooncr.
! Wis, tomorrow TO attend the funeral.
From Mondays paiiy.
Waterville had plenty of excitement
last Friday when the case of the State
Vi. Orvilie and Lester Hitler. two
!, young boys charged with incorrigibil-
,, lily. was tried before Judge Dressed.
County Attorney l.. w. Pcndergast of
! lie Sueur Center was I'm charge OF the
: prosecution. while Attorney Joseph n.
Moonan Of Waseca appeared for the
. defense. Joy Giles acted as court re :
: porter and took down the proceed
, inss. Sheriff Hugo Bolke was also
, present In his official capacity.
The case is spoken Of about town
as the 'Dynamiters' trial" or the
l"McNamara's trial." due to the fact
that the. main charge grew out 0f
the episode of two weeks ago when
!, quantity of dynamite was taken
!, from Murray's hardware warehouse
, and broken up In the yards of the
/ Central Lumber company by some
small boys.
al Other charges against tho Hitler
boys dating back over a period of two
years were included and were made
the basis of an attempt by the state
TO have the boys committed to the
reform schoOl
After hearing the evidence the
, court on motion of the counsel for
defense dismissed the case against
, Lester and referred the case against
Orville to Judge Morrison of the dis
trict court for decision.
From Mondays Daily.
st. Paul. May 31.-The Minnesota
, statutes do not require deputy state
Oil inspector TO be notified when he
, is discharged II his chief loses his
, job.
; This will be the defense of A. J..
! Rush. state oil Inspector. against
} whom ID. r. Allen. Glencoe. brought an
: action In the Ramsey county court
because he. Allen. was dropped from
the service as deputy state oil inspec.
, tor in April.
, Rush has filed a demurrer to the
, complaint and hearing on this will be
held I'm the Ramsey county court NEXT