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

will be Which is the most useful
automobile or buggy and horse"
Conner and Edwin Evans broke a
nice team of colts last Friday. This
STOW makes the best sleighing
that we have had for years, and
many are taking advantage of the
opportunity to learn their young
horses and get them ready for spring
work.
Hugh R. Jones of Lincoln was dis
tributing his auction papers, which
will take place on his farm in Lincoln
February Is.
From Mondays Daily.
After an illness of just one day
and one night, with epileptic convul-
sions. Catherine Saenger, nineteen
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Saenger, 1904 North Broad
street, died Sunday morning at six
o'clock. Death took place at st. Jo-
seph's hospital. where she was taken
Saturday evening at 7:30. She had
heretofore always been healthy.
She is survived by five brothers and
three sisters Mrs. Henry Hanson,
Paul. and Charles Saenger, Mankato,
all older than herself; and Walter,
Clifford, Lucille, Harold and Margaret
Saenger, ranging in age from sixteen
to eight,
Peter Saenger himself underwent an
operation for appendicitis seven
weeks ago, and while up and about
the house. he is not yet able to re-
sumo work. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson of
1922 Pleasant street, mourn the death
of their infant son, Harold Charles
Anderson, who passed away Satur-
day evening about $50 from the
effects of pneumonia. He was four
months old on the fourteenth of last
January The surviving relatives
are the parents, and brother, Ray.
The funeral was held from the home
this afternoon at 2:30, Rev. c.. J.
Shut. rector of St. Johns Episcopal
church officiating. Interment was
made in Minneopa cemetery.
George Macbeth, tho well-known
stock buyer of Eagle Lake. narrowly
escaped death in bad accident at his
home this morning. and now lies in
very serious condition. Mr.. Mac
beth undertook to build fire in the
kitchen stove with what he supposed
was kerosene, but which was in re-
atty gasoline, which instantly blazed
up, flashing over his entire body from
his knees to his head, the front Of his
clothes burning fiercely. His wife
and daughter, Aline, rushed to his as
sistance, and succeeded in smother
ing out the flames. Mr. Macbeth's
hands and head were very badly
burned, most of the hair on his head
/ being burned to crisp, and severe
burns on other parts of his body . It
was stated this morning that he will
recover from his injuries. -.1
| Mr.. and Mrs Troy Zimmerman
and children arrived home last night
from seven weeks spent in Seattle
and Portland, Washington, and 9TH
er points Of interest, and in CONVEX
sation with a Free Press reporter
this morning Mr. Himmelrl"n. stated
that he was very GID . 2 back.
The weather in washington is colder
than it has been in t''ot state for
mains about thirteen to fourteen
above zero in Seattle the cold is very
damp and penetrating, and seems to
strike right through to the bones,
which is different than the intense
dry cold of Minnesota, which gives
q fine, healthy appetite for dinner.
Mr.. Zimmerman found business con-
ditions in Washington state very
Il, ~ Y, IL rxl
Der mills were re-opening and a
general increase in Industrial activi-
ties was expected. While the family
was at Seattle the big snow storm
came, which was chronicled in the
newspapers as about the heaviest
that has ever struck the city, and
was eighteen inches deep. The dome
of the big Catholic church fell be-
meath the weighht of snow piled up
on it. Many of the children in the
city had never seen snow before,
save what they saw on the snowclad
mountain tops, and they had great
sport in coasting down hill. Several
children were killed while coasting
by collisions with passing automo-
biles and teams.
while in Seattl> l saw what is
known as the 'Mankato Crowd
said Mr.. Zimmerman. There are
about fifteen of them, all former res
idents of this city. Among them
were Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. James, who
now reside in Alaska, Nell James,
Mrs. Kate Linder. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Andrews, Mrs. Glacier, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Williams, Attorney
and Mrs. Robert Sax Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Burr Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Clark. In Portland we
saw Mr.. L. P. Hunt and his niece,
"We had good journey home, and
our train was only seven hours late,
just enough to make it interesting.
The train preceding ours was two
days late on account of big snow
storm, but they got the track in nice
shape for US, and another big snow
storm came after we were we'll en-
our way, but we were well out of
the path of the storm On our way
home we stopned of for day ct Salt
Lake City, and Sioux City
Board of Medical Examiners.
| Governor Burnquist has appointed