The Mankato free press., 1916-11-24
MANKATO FREE PRESS
Monday, is reported to be getting
along satisfactorily.

jalong satisfactorily.
Lester Henderson returned yester-
day from Worthington, where he has
4 been for several weeks.
] Quite little excitement was mani
Tested Wednesday evening about 8:I5
by the ringing of the fire bell and a
hurry up call to the fire boys to come
to the home of Charles Dimich to
put out an inside fire that had started
| in an upstair closet presumably from
a lighted candle in the hands of one
of the children, who had been in the
room earlier in the evening. When the
| fire was discovered the flames were
| bursting through the roof in many
places. Fortunately there was little
wind and by the quick action of the
company the fire was soon put out
The building is an old one and closely
connected by several other old build
ings of his son, Walter and had the
fire gotten beyond control, would
have taken everything in the block
The greatest damage will be the wa
ter soaked interior and the clothing
that was in the closet. Harry Selby
had his hand quite badly cut in
breaking a window to get the hose in
The house and furniture was insured
for enough to about cover the loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c.. Cornish are
soon to be residents in the village,
Mr.. Cornish having bought the Nc
Micheal residence the first of the
week and will take possession as soon
as Mr. and Mrs. Albert Halverson
can find another suitable house to
rent.
Mrs. Lulu Dewey of Comfrey is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Partridge in the village this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Barnes were
called to Lake Crystal Sunday even
ing by the illness of Mrs. Barnes
father. At this writing Mr. Dredge is
much better, which his many friends
will be glad to know.
A. G. Gray, who was called to
Wakefield, Kansas, last Wednesday
by the serious illness of his brother,
Frank, reached his bedside several
hours before the final summons came
and in time to bid him goodbye The
taking away of this young man in the
prime of life was sad indeed He was
well known to many here, who extend
sympathy to the family. Frank Paul
Gray was born near Garden City
July 2, 1881, and passed away at the
home of his parents at Wakefield,
Kansas November 10, 1916, at the age
of thirty-five years, four months and
eight days. At the age of two years
he moved with his parents to Kansas,
where they have since resided. After
finishing his education at Emporia,
he taught number of sue
cessful terms of school and was
twice elected superintendent i of
schools of Clay county. After the
last term expired he went into the
Broughton State bank as cashier,
where he remained until failing
health compelled him to resign. He
was married November Is, 1911 to
Miss Flossie Myrtle Erickson of Clay
Center, one little boy, Hughie Will
liam, being born to this happy union
DeceaseP is survived by his wife,
little son., four years DID, d,Efather and
mother, three brothers and two sis
ters,, Mrs. Arthur McFerren of Den
yer, Colo, Alex c. Gray Of Vernon
Center, Miss Isabel and George R. |
Gray of Wakefield, Kansas and John |
w. Gray of Hutton, Canada Funeral
were held Sunday afternoon
at 1:30 from the home and at two
o'clock from the Mizpah Methodist |
church and interment was made in
the cemetery adjoining the church. |
The many beautiful floral offerings
received from friends spoke silent |
testimony of love and respect in
which the deceased was held The |
Masonic lodge of this place tele-
graphed to the florists at Clay Cen
ter for a large spray of lilies to be |
placed on the casket. Mr.. Gray, real |
izing several weeks ago that his call |
would soon come, was ready and will
ing to go and made arrangements |
for the funeral services, choosing his |
pail bearers from the members OF |
the church or his business associates. |
All his plans were carried out by the !
family The land on which the church !
and cemetery is situated in a gravelly |
knoll on one corner of the Gray |
the site was donated by
the deceased father, who also con-
Lributed largely to the building of this |
beautiful country church and in |
beautifying the cemetery in which his
ian Barnes of Mapleton and George |
R. Gray of this place are aunt and |
uncle of the deceased.
Mrs. Winnie Stevens of Roosevelt, |
Idaho, will arrive this evening for an
indefinite visit with her parents, Mr. |
and Mrs. Evan Jones and two broth |