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the baths at the hospital by the attend
ing physician with the hope that at least
temporary relief would result but he
failed rapidly and passed away at 2
o'clock Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Knees was born and raised in
Milford and lived all his life in that town.
ship. He was born March 8, 1860, on
the old Knees homestead and worked on
his fathers farm until his marriage
October 81, 1889, to Miss Kunigunde
Backer, when the couple took up their
residence on their own farm. Deceased
is survived by his sorrowing widow and
five children, Frieda, Oscar, Ella, Herta
and Erna, all of whom still reside at
home; also by the following brothers and
sisters: Philip, Henry and Albert Knees,
Mrs. Dan Mecklenburg, Mrs. Hermann
Albrecht, Mrs. Christ Backer and Mrs.
Fred. Friedrich. Mr.. and Mrs. Knees
two years ago celebrated their silver
wedding anniversary.
Mr.. Knees was one of the progressive
farmers of the county. He worked un-
ceasingly for the advancement of the
rural communities, for the betterment of
social and educational conditions on the
farm and the closer cooperation of the
residents of a township for the benefit
of all. He took a leading position in the
advocacy of good and better roads and
gave willingly and unstintingly of his
time and money for these purposes.
Milford, through the death of Mr.. Knees
has lost one it's most influential and lead
ing citizens.
The funeral services were held last
Saturday afternoon at 80 o'clock at the
late home of the deceased and interment
was made at the Lutheran cemetery in
this city. Rev. G. J. Albrecht oficiated.
FRIEDER1CKA GOETsCH.
At the home Of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Schrader.
PA North State street, yesterday (Tues-
day. morning at 1880 occurred the death
of Mrs. Friedericka Goetsch, following
a stroke of apoplexy. While she was
slightly indisposed for the past several
weeks, she had been up and around the
house up to the day before her death
and her sudden death came as shock to
her family and friends. She had had 2
similar attack ten or twelve years ago
and as result the use of her limbs was
somewhat impaired, but never to the
extent that she was helpless.
Mrs. Goetsch, whose maiden name
was Friedericka Quandt, was born Sep
tember 18, 1882, at Carnocow near
Tanzlow, Province of Brandenburg, Ger
many. With her parents she came to
America in 1860. The family at first
settled in the State of Michigan and it
was there that she was married to Auqust
Goetsch, who preceded her in death
about fifteen years ago. The couple at
first resided in several Michigan towns
and later came to St. Paul, where thew
resided for several years until they pur-
chased farm in Lafayette township.
Nlcollet county, in the early seventies.
About "a years ago the couple retired
from the farm and moved to New Ulm
where they have since made their home.
For the past eight years Mrs. Goetsch
has made her home with her son-in-law
and daughter. She was an active worker
in the affairs of the German Methodist
church of this city, having been men,
Der of the congregation Tor many years
and one of the founders of the Ladies'
Aid Society of that church. Three
daughters survive the deceased, Mrs.
John Ruby and Mrs. H. F. Schrader of
this city and Mrs. G. E. Schmidt of
Tracy; also sister, Mrs. Louisa Dreger
of Milford.
Funeral services will be conducted
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the Schrader residence and services at the
church will be held beginning at 2:3O.
Rev. G. A. Sauter of Minneapolis will
have charge of the ceremonies, assisted
by Rev. C. Holm of the M. E. church of
this city.
A. w. ROOD.
Alonzo w. Rood, one of the prominent
citizens of Nicollet county and one of
that county's pioneer settlers, passed
to his final reward last week at his home
in Nicollet township after an illness of
several months from bronchitis.
The deceased was a native of York
state. He was born April 8, 1888, in
Herkimer county, New York, and was
married there in 1857. Three years
later the couple came West and settled
on farm in Courtland township, where
they lived for seven: years. They then
took up the homestead south Of Nicollet
where they have since resided. Mr..
Rood was closely identified with the I'M