The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-02-11
Cambria

Rodger Davis and Mrs. Mabel Mich
OILS were united in the holy bonds Of
matrimony at the Methodist parson-
age by Rev. E. w. Griffiths on Sat
urday, January 20, 1916. Both are well
known and highly respected at Cam
bria, where they will reside on the
groom's farm. The best wishes of the
community are hereby extended.
Martin Schnobrick of Searls bought
hogs and cattle at Cambria Wednes-
day. February 2, 1916. William Wall
tiers, James D. Price, Peter E. Rob-
erts, Will c.. Harris, d. c. Price, Will
liam E. Jones, Calvin Owens, Mr.. Mix
ell and others delivered stock there.
D. L. Williams is loading a car of
corn for shipment.
e. p Evans was kicked by horse
recently, but was not seriously injured.
Rev. E. w. Griffiths preached at
Cambria station recently. He conducts
very successful Bible class at Horeb
church and the young people of the
community are fortunate in having
this opportunity of obtaining scrip
tural information.
James A. Thomas has been on the
sick list most of the winter. DR..
Stricken of New Ulm has been in at
tendance. Mr. Thomas is slowly inn
proving.
Mr. and Mrs. b. d. Hughes and
their daughter, Grace, are sick and
DIR. Stricken of New Ulm was in at
tendance Sunday. Grace has recent
ly returned from the hospital at New
Ulm, where she underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis.
Ole B. Sveum, the buttermaker at
the creamery, fell on the ice and frac-
tured the bones of his arm. The
creamery is now being operated by
John e. Thomas, under Mr.. Sveum's
direction.
Representative of the Standard
week and effected a settlement with
the sole surviving member of the
Harry Howe family-the months
old baby boy-whose parents lost
their lives in the fire caused by the
explosions of gasoline at their home
near Walters short time ago, says
The Albert Lea Tribune.
After thorough investigation of
causes leading to the explosions, it
was found that the cans containing
what was supposed to be only kero-
sene in reality contained mixture
of gasoline and that some supply
house had made a serious mistake in
delivering the stuff to customers
The Standard Oil people paid over
the sum of $4,000, which will be
kept in tsust for the Howe baby, and
TO Bert Howe, brother of Harry
Howe, they gave the sum of $1,000
Burt was most terribly buried in his
heroic efforts to save the lives of Mr..
and Mrs. Howe. His condition is not
serious however, for he is recovering
from the effects of the burns.
The Howe baby is also heir to the
$4,000 life insurance policy which its
father carried in the Woodmen or
der.
Henry Dagner, a young man Of
Vivian township, Waseca county, was
badly frozen last Monday, on re-
turning from Waseca in company
with Clarence and Roger Norman and
August Schroeder Young Dagner had
purchased team of horses at
Waseca and on his way home, he
complained to his companions of be-
ing cold, and later they noticed that
he had fallen asleep. They then ap-
piled for admission to a farm home
somewhere in Wilton township, but
were refused shelter, SO it is claimed.
They continued on their way until
they reached the home. of H. e.
Eichhorst in Vivian, where they
spent the night. Henry was found to
be in a serious condition and will
lose at least one finger on his right
hand