The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-07
Mrs. S0neva Hoyig, Who Lived in Medo
Died at the Age of Ninety
One Years

From MONDAYS Daily
Mrs. Soneva Hovig, resident of
Medo township since 1873, and one
who would be ninety-twO years ola on
March Z next, died last Saturday
evening at $50 at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. j e. Veum, Ala Hub
bell avenue Death was due to a gen.
eral break down, caused by old age,
but Mrs. Hovig had not been seriously
Ill before about three months ago. 1t
was then that she was taken to the
home Of her daughter and she has
been cared for there ever since.
The funeral will take place tOmor-
row morning. There will be, a short
prayer service at the Veum residence,
led by Rev. Henry Moss. The boGy
viii then be taken to the Norwegian
Lutheran church at Medo. where a
funeral service will begin at two
o'clock.
The deceased was first married in
Norway She and her first husband
came from Norway in 1856 and settled
at Necedah, Wis. He died shortly after
they took up their home in this coun-
try. Three children of this marriage
survive the mother. They are Peter
Johnson of Minneapolis, Mrs. M. p.
Hanson Of Waseca and Mrs. K. o.
Harris of Fergus Falls.
The second marriage took place at
Necedab, Wis, in 1862, when the
Wig. They moved to Waseca in 1867,
where Mr.. Hovig ran the Waseca
house. In 1873 they took up their
residence on q farm in Medic Here
Mr. Hovig died in 1900. One child Of
that marriage survives. This is Mrs.
J. E. Veum.
s~on Mondays Daily.
A. C. Robinson, advance representa-
tive Of Daddy Longlegs," was in
Mankato today making arrangements
for the appearance of his company at
the MankatO theatre January IS.
Winona Republican and Herald
Miss Olga Sauer, trained nurse OF
the Lutheran hospital at Mankato is
spending several days with her
grandmother, Mrs. Frederick Sauer.
L. n Memo of Sterling was in the
city Friday. Mr.. Memo operates one OF
William Ellis farms in Sterling, and
has been quite successful but the fail
ure of the corn crop this year lost him
a good many dollars.
Mr.. J. r. DeBruler was called to
Evansville, md, New Years day by
the serious illness of his mother, Mrs :.
Curran DeBruier A telegram this
morning announced her death Sunday
afternoon at $50.
fnT 90 Swift of %
city schools of Tracy, was in the city
! Thursday and Friday, on account Of
the illness of his son, Ernest, who
! was recently operated on for appen-
dicitis at the Immanual hospital.
A. G.. Ness enjoyed a visit with his
brother, Benjamin, whose home is in
Duluth. He arrived Saturday evening
and returned last evening. Mr. Ness
travels for Kelly Howe Thompson
company Of Duluth, large hardware
concern and he expects to make
Marshall, Mimi, his headquarters in
place of Duluth commencing at once
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Girvin have
returned from St Paul where they
went to spend the holidays with their
children who assembled there for a
AoAAi'iS lCuhlOu. LII patty "CA LII
J. H. Girvin and wife of st, Paul, DR.
R. B. Girvin and family of Willard
Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Nelson and
family of Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Mallet of Andover, S. D.
/ Charles Riggs, in advance of the
company that will play robin Hood
at the Mankato theatre on January
%, was in the city today He stated
that one of the members of the cast
is Miss Caroline Andrews, daughter
Of Ed Andrews, formerly of Manka.o
! She handles the role of Annabelle and
it is said that she does SO very clev-
erly She is young lady still in her
teens. The. cast is strong and the
company is meeting with great sue
cess everywhere
4 Mrs. l.. Lucas spent New Years
day with friends in Minneapolis.
Frank Guerner who spent severa
days visiting friends here, returned
yesterday to his home in st. Paul.
! Miss Gertrude Engelen has returned
from Springfield, where she visited
with friends.
L. L.. Champlin went to Vernon
Center today on short business trip
Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Champlin Of
Vernon Center spent the New Yeal