The Mankato free press., 1915-03-19


ed at the Mankato Theatre. March
IL, was In Mankato today.
Attorney Miles Porter spent the
day on business at Vernon Center.
Bishop S. ID. Edsall arrived In
Mankato today and will hold con-
firrnqtlon services at Sc. Johns Epis-
copnf church this evening.
Colonel J. M. Barclay arrived FROM
minneapolis last night ana spent
the day I'm Mankato. He stated that
Mrs. Barclay was slowly improving
In health
John Compton was in from Eagle
Lake today. He announces two real
estate deals recently consummated
by him OF Eagle Lake properties. One
an improved place OF ten acres and
the other of thirty acres. the latter
sold for $1,000. .a
Il. T.. .Jewett. manager OF the
bond department Of Thorpe Bros.
Minneapolis. was in the city yester.
day In the Nnterest OF his house.
Mr.. Jewett has been selling bonds
for great many years and has
many friends In Mankato.
r. Il. Browder OF the Hubbard
Milling company has returned from
the east where he had been for sey.
eral days In the interest of the
company with which he is connected.
While away he visited several OF the
larger cities OF the east.
From Thursua,.s UsiIv.
Mrs. Helena Rcintjcs. who resided
on a farm home near Washington
Lake. died at her home last night.
after an Illness OF over a year with
cancer. She was born In Germany.
October 80. 1S49. and was sixty.
seven years old. Her husband preced-
ed her In death October ]. 1918. also
passing away at the family home.
Mrs. Reintjes came to America sixty
years ago, the family settling at
first in Wisconsin. and later removing
to Minnesota.
The survivors are five sons. John
OF Alban, Mimi: Bert. who resided
on the farm home: Joseph, OF Frank.
lin. Mimi: Charles. OF Madison Lake (:
Antoine OF lie Sueur Center: five
daughters. Mrs. Mary Emmers OF lie
Sueur Center: Mrs. Anna Nuremberg.
OF Madison Lake: Mrs. Bauer Of
Cleveland and Mss Doris Reintjes.
who resides at the farm home.
The funeral will be held from the
the. Marysbury catholic church nj
l0 a. III. = q.
From ThursJsv's oanv
Thomas ID. Phelps died last night
at 1915 at Emmanuel hospital. fol
lowing serious operation perform.
ed last Saturday night. lie was the
son OF Mrs., Jennie Phelps of Colum.
bia park. was born In Mankato. and
was twenty-Cne years old at the
time OF his death. He was q barber
by trade. and was popular young
man among his circle of friends.
Surviving relatives arc the mother
one brother. CarIiu Phelps. Mankato:
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam
Jefferson: aunts. Mrs. Nathan Brooks
Mrs. Charles Thomas. Mrs. l.. p.
Grady, Mrs. Nick Schipper. Mrs
Frank Mahowald. aud uncles. p. JEFF
ferson. and Leo Jefferson. The fu
neral will be held Sunday afternoon
the time and place TO be an
nounccd later.
Srorn THURSDAYS Daily.
John Henry Morgan. living on th,
| bottom road In Lake Prairie, aboi,
three miles this side OF lie Sueur
committed suicide some time during
Monday night, b. shooting himself
In the head. lie with his brother
Frank who are living together went
to lie Sneur ON Monday and returned
| home I'm the evening about nine
o'clock. and the next morning John
was found lying dead on his bed
A shotgun was found between his
legs and bad wound was found
around his mouth and cheeks.
The position Of the gun would
| show, that he had put the muzzl,
| I'm his mouth and touched OF the trig
ger with his foot as one was found
elevated. His brother was sleeping
In the same building but claims he
heard no shot and knew nothing
| about II until he found him dead on
the bed yesterday morning. The
dead man was found fully dressed
with his shoes on.
Coroner MERIT was notified. and
accompanied by Sheriff Olson made
an investigation. but decided TO hold
no inquest as II was plain case oI
suicide.
Deceased was fortynine years o
| age. and had never married. liz
was living with his brother who was
| also unmarried. lie was engaged In
the well digging business. and well
known about lie Sneur and vicinity
From Thursdays oaiiv.
7 Thai the chaBtauaua.sis, coming ID
evidenced by the appearance In Man
kato today OF r. F. Graham, repre-
-sentipg the Redpath-vawter chautua
quas, who was here renewing &C
quaintances and completing arrange
ments for the assembly to be held
here this summer. He says the pro
gram or the coming season is "ths
best ever"
II will be rendered that the sys
tenn has provided some big band.
I'm the past, but Mr.. Graham EN-
phatically declares that Bohumil
Kryl's band will easily eclipse any
thing that has been provided be
fpra Kryl hf,,,nH io ciyar ,ro.,,,