The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1917-01-26
DANIEL EDWARDS DAD {.
TAKING OFF IS SUDDEN
Death Occurred During Night;
Long Resident of
County
Etom Thursday,s paIIy.

From Thursdays Daily.
When Miss Alkaline Edwards went
ito her fathers room to call him for
breakfast this morning she found him
dead in bed, and overcome by grief
she called in several neighbors who
did what they could to assist her in
her hour of affliction
Daniel Edwards and his daughter.
who kept house for him. lived alone
at 819 South Front street. having
made their home in this city for the
past ten years. Deceased was born
in New York state, and was about
sixty eight years of age. His par
ents came to Judson when he was
only eight years old and settled on
farm, where they lived for many
years and where Mr.. Edwards grew
to manhood and was married. After
the death of his wife his daughter.
Alkaline, kept house for him. AL
though troubled by bronchial ailments
Mr.. Edwards was able to be up and
around the house. although he had
not done any hard work for years.
Yesterday he appeared to be in his
usual health, ate heartily, and retired
at his usual bedtime hour, about
$3.50. No sound of illness or distress
was heard from his room during the
night, and the discovery of his dead
body this morning came as great
shock to the daughter. The surviv-
ing relatives are eight children. Mrs.
George Anderson, city; Mrs. d. S.
Kerner, Estherville, Iowa; Hugh G.
Edwards, Auburndale; Miss Alkaline
Edwards, city; Nose and Leonard Ed
wards, Judson; Mrs. Charles Wood,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Miss Alvina Ed
wards, who teaches school at Madelia.
Deceased was the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Edwards of New
York state, and was born October 8.
1S4S. The family lived for some time
at Bangor, Wis, and came to Min
nesota in 1855, settling at South Bend
on June 81 of the same year.
Funeral services will be held from
the home on Front street next Mon
day at 1:30 p. m, Rev. w. E. Evans
of the Welsh church officiating. In
ferment will be made in Minneopa
cemetery
This afternoon a post mortem eX-
animation was held over the remains
at the undertaking rooms Of Kelly.
Harries e Gosewisch, DR.. T. C.. Kelly
acting as coroner in the absence of
DR.. G. "A Dahl and DR.. C. C. Pratt
and DR.. Long and DR.. Kelley conduct
ing the postmortem.
The result of the post-mOrtem
showed that death had been caused
by a ruptured aneurysm in the aor-
ia, the rupture being in the heart
sac, and probably causing instant
death. The man had been dead sew
eral hours when found, the body al
ready having stiffened. =
County Surveyor Roy Allison went
to the twin cities on business today.
Mrs. c. J. Macbeth is here to spend
three or four days as the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. John Macbeth and fam
lily.
Martin Hodapp and Ben Klugherz
left on the noon train for st. Paul to
be present at the Hip Hip Hooray''
entertainment.
]. A. E. Johnson left yesterday for
Chicago, where he will visit the
furniture markets in the interests of
the Johnson Boman store.
Miss Hilda Honett of st. Paul
who will succeed Miss Emma Ver-
gotte as stenographer- at the law Of
fee of Attorney S. B. Wilson, viii
arrive to take up her position next
Monday.
Mrs. A. n. Kleven and little Ann
Winger of Northfield, Mimi, are
visiting at the home of Mrs. Kleven's
daughter, Mrs. Henry Moss on Van
Brunt street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Kimble of ST
Paul have arrived to spend couple
of months as guests at the home of
their son and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Kimble.
Messrs. Andrew Strand and Louis
Kastner Of Rapidan left Tuesday
evening for Kansas City. Mo-. to
attend the Sweeny Automobile school
for about eight weeks.
Mrs c. S. Wilcox of Kasota, accom-
panied by her daughters, Dorothy and
Thel, and her son John, left Mankato
last evening for San Diego, CAL, ex
pecting TO be gone about three months
The Orpheus club held its first re-
hearsal since the holidays last even
ing, and there was large attend
ance of members. The singers re-
hearsed number Of the songs which
they will sing at the celebration of
the me-coming of the soldiers.
John T. Willard and wife of Taber
Alberta. Canada, who have been Wis
iting the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. G.. Willard, 434 North Sixth
street. for the past three weeks, left
for Minneapolis Tuesday, and will
leave there Saturday morning for
their home in Canada.>- Mrs. d. G..
Willard accompanied them as far as
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