New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-02-14
OBITUARY
DAVID PRICE

DAVID PRICE ..
David Price, an aged and respected
pioneer resident of Cambria passed away
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Peter
Roberts, in Mankato last Friday. Had
ne lived until the first of next month he
would have been SO years old. Mr..
Price left his home here last Thanks
giving time to visit his daughter, when
ne contracted pneumonia. He rallied
later, but did not recover sufficient
strength to return home. The im1ne-
date cause of his death was heart
trouble, combined with his advanced
age.
Mr.. Price was born in South Wales
IN 1929, and was married in 1S49 to
Miss Mary Jones, the couple leaving
the same year for America, locating at
first at Newark, Ohio, where they re-
manned until 1856, when they novel
to Blue Earth County, settling on a
homestead at Cambria. They had been
there but a few years when the Indian
outbreak occurred at New Ulm. Mr..
Price took his family, one son, Enoch,
being one day old, and fled to Mankato.
There he joined the Home Guard, and
returned to New Ulm with that COM
pany of soldiers and did valiant service
in helping to defend the town from the in
vading Indians. After the battles, were
~over and quiet had been restored he re-
urnedwith his family to the Cambria
home stead, where he accumulated
considerable property.
After the death of his wife, which
occurred about twenty-five years ago,
he made his home with his son, Enoch
Price. Seven children were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Price, four of whom are
still living, three sons and one daughter.
They are James D. Price, Cambria;
Mrs. Peter Roberts, Mankato; Enoch
land Evan Price of Cambria The
latter was in Pasadena, CAL, at the
time of his fathers death, but hurried
home for the funeral. Mr.. Price was
IA faithful member of the Methodist
"Church. Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the Welsh Methodist church
xat Mankato, Tuesday, several ministers
taking part in the service. The body
was taken to the old home at Cambria,
today, "Wednesday at 2 p. m. The
remains will be buried in the Cambria
cemetery.
MRS. A. H. BLANK.
In the death of Mrs. A. H. Blank
Which occurred last Sunday Nicollet
has lost one of it's most respected women.
Mrs. Blank, whose maiden name was
, Miss Emile Stanke, was born in Germany
November ~, 1847 and came to America
in 1871, settling at Nicollet, where she
was married to Mr.. Blank the same year.
The family has resided in that village
since that time, with the exception of
of that about ten years ago they came
to New Ulm, remaining here for two
years, when they returned to their for
-mer home.
Mrs. Blank had been in fairly good
health up to week ago Tuesday, when
She was taken sick. Her condition be-
came serious and on Friday she was re-
moved to the Union Hospital in this
city, where she underwent an opera
tion., when it was considered that such
action was the only chance of saving
her life. However, this was of no avail
and Mrs. Blank passed away at $3.50
O'Clock Sunday morning. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Hackbarth was with
her mother during her illness.
The husband and six children survive,
two other children having gone before.
The children are:Herman Blank of Des
.Moines, Iowa; Robert Blank, living at
home; Otto Blank of Minneapolis; Mrs.
Charles Hoffman, of Mankato; Mrs.
Frank Hackbarth of Nicollet and Mrs.
Ed. Cordes of lew Ulm. o..
- The funeral will be-: held to-day,
"Wednesday, Feb. 18th from the family
home at Nieollet and services at the Erie
~dens church, of which. Mrs. Blank was
"a member. Rev. George Mayer of
New Ulm, pastor of the Friedens church
will officiate :" -