The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-12

early youth. the family settling at
first In Wisconsin. and coming to
Minnesota i'm 1878. having made
this state their home since then.
Mr.. wendt operated a farm near
Amboy. from which he retired in
later life. making his home I'm the
town. and renting the farm. which
he continued to own. He was
well known and prominent in all
organize the Willow Creek German
Lutheran church in which he was
an active worker, and was also a
director of the Emmanuel hospital.
and director of the First National
bank of Amboy. The remains will
be conveyed 10 Amboy this even
ing, and funeral arrangements will
be made later
Spring Valley: Miss Clara Wendt,
and six children: two sons. Fred
and John, who reside on a farm
near Vernon Center: four daugh-
tiers. Mrs. August Schwartz. Vernon
inter: Mrs. Adolph Herrlich. Pleas
ant Mound; Mrs. Oscar Eichhorn.
Spring Valley; Miss Clara Wendt.
at home: three brothers, John and
I Frank OF West Bloomfield. Wis:
Richard OF Brushville, Wis; and
one sister, Mrs. August Radichel of
Berlin. Wis. All OF the above rela-
tives visited the deceased during
his illness at the hospital, and will
probably attend the funeral. which
Is likely TO be held on Thursday
! st. Paul. March S. Gordan Travis
twenty-five years old. son OF Mrs.
Edith +. Travis, 253 Baker street, Is
the first st. Paul man to meet death
on the battlefelds OF Europe A
brief cablesram. which came yester.
day tn Rev. A. q. Pinkham, rector OF
the Episcopal church OF the Ascen.
sion, brought the news Of his death.
The manner. place or date was not
given.
Young Travis. who spent most OF
the last years of his life with his
aunt. Mrs. w. NJ. Graham, in Regina,
Sask., Can, enlisted Company No.
2, Fifth battalion. Second brigade OF
the First Canadian contingent, and
landed In the war zone only short
time ago.
Tho message was received by his
sister. Mrs. Gordon Graham Of Win
nipeg. and was forwarded To Rev
Mr.. rinkham. who carried the word
to the young mans mother.
Mother Had Received Letter.
His mother received a letter from
him Friday, dated February Is, and
written on board the transport which
carried the contingent from Salisbury
Plain to the continent.
In II he told OF being in sight of a
very pretty port, and said he has
been told that there is where they
are to land. although he said that
he did not know where II was. owing
to the secrecy with which the move
ments Of troops are safeguarded.
! Would Enjoy Wound.
| He wrote 'of meeting some OLD
, friends Of the family. whom he Wis
, tied while on leave from the bar
racks, and facetiously remarked thai
he would not mind getting slightly
wounded so he could go back ant
enjoy their hospitality again.
Before enlisting in the army Mr.
Travis had been employed in tho
. Bank at Montreal and also i'm the
realty business at Winnipeg ant
Regina.
Young Travis father died wher
he was small and he has lived with
his aunt in Canada most of his life
spending little time in st. Paul. BE
sides his mother and Mrs. Graham
he is survived by three brothers
w. s.. A. F.. and p. s. Travis
and a sister. Miss Mabel Travis
AL OF st. Paul.
Washington, March S.-New ant
urgent representations amounting
practically to a warning has beer
sent by the United States to Gen
eral Carranza demanding an improve
ment of conditions in Mexico City
Diplomatists familiar with the con
tents Of the note which American
Consul Silliman was instructed Il
present to Carranza. interpret II a!
an entire change of policy on the par
of the Washington government to
ward the Mexico situation.
The communication which wal
drafted after conferences between
President Wilson, Secretary Bryan
and Counsellor Lansing, is guarded
with secrecy pending some wore
from Carranza regarding his atti
tude.