The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-03-21
THIS WELL-KNOWN LADY Sue
CUMBED THIS MORNING
PROMINENT IN THtSTATE
Was Past President of the
Department W. R. c.; She
Had Noble Career


Press company died at the family
home. 12l Clark street, this forenoon
at 1926 O'Clock. She had been I'M
conscious since Wednesday afternoon
at three o'clock. Her death was not
unexpected, she having been i'll fer
sometime.
The funeral VII be held from the
house at 2:30 o'clock Sunday after
noon. The services will be conducted
by Rev. G. A. CahoOn, assisted by Rev
T. r. Paden. intelment will be in
Glenwood cemetery.
For several years Mrs. Fritz has
ben afflicted more or less with what
she diagnosed as neuritis, and during
visit to Rochester with her husband
in February, 1917 she was examined
at the clinic ard tl;mors were discov
cred, but no alarm was caused and
she was advised TO wait until later
in the year for ar operation. In Az
gust of that year she went to Boston
10 attend the National G.. A. r., con-
vention and on her return visited New
York ard Washington, being enter
tanned in the former place by Hon
James T. McCleary ard in Washing
ton by Congressman and Mrs. F. +.
Ellsworth. On this trip Mrs Fritz
visited the military camp near Wash
inStOn and saw several of the Manka-
TO boys who were stationed there at
that time. She also, in company with
Mrs. Evan Hughes of this city, visit
ed many of the historic places in BoS-
ton and viewed various war activities
in the harbur there. Upon hCr re-
turn home she called on Dr. William
Mayo of Rochester ard an opera
lion, surgically known rs sEbtotal
hysterectormy, was decided on. This
was performed on November IA, 1917,
and eight days later another one Of a
more serious nature was necessary to
remove a carcinoma on the transverse
colon, which was discovered at the
time of the first operation. She re-
manned in Rochester eight weeks.
From this she rallied nicely and was
able to be up and resume her home
duties and attend to in measure the
work of state president of the Wo-
mans Relief corps. In July last year
the old trouble returned and she had
been under tho constant care of a
trained nurse from that time On
Early in September she retsEned to-
Rochester for a third operation a
reoccurrence of the carcinoma was
evident and it was then known that
no hopes for her ultimate recovery
could be entertained. She remained
in Rochester four weeks ard upon
her return homo in October she was
about some and until the first of
January this year was strong enough
to ride nearly each day for a few
minutes. About the first of February
her illress became so serious she was
unable tc retain food and failed rapid
ly until her death.
While attending the Southern Min
- nesota Medical meeting in Mankato
in January DR.. w. J. Mayo called on
Mrs. Fritz. Both he and DR.. J. W.
Andrews, the local physician, consid-
cred her condition remarkable con-
sidering the suffering and seriousness
of her trouble. DR.. Mayo commented
particularly on her bright mind while
battling a disease which scientific re-
search and study had not yet been
able to cope with, or even make any
perceptible showing in preventing its
rayages among the human race, es-
pecially when the disease was inter-
nal
Her death was caused directly by a
carcinoma on the liver. Stimulants
and rostoratives to soothe pain and
cause sleep and rest WERE necessary
to such an extent that her heart fin
ally became afflicted and she passed
away exhausted from ipcessant vomit-
ing due largely to bowel obstruction
All the skill and advice at the COM
mand of noted surgeons and all the
loving care ard kindness of a devoted
family and the work of special trained
nurses could make no inroad toward Il
check on the disease during the many
months she was afflicted
Life Story of Mrs. Fritz.
Cora ]. Dunbar Fritz was born Sep
tember /, 1867 in Litchfield, Medina.
County, Ohio, and when eleven years
old left home to assist others. Her
parents resided on a farm and her
father for time was a paper sales
mar for a Boston house. Her mother
died when she was girl and her
father followed about twenty eight
years ago.
The deceased went to Elyria, Ohio,
a short distance from her birthplace
and was engaged in a newspaper Of
flee there until her marriage to Mr.
Fritz in November, 1890, at Elyria,
Ohio. Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz came to
South Dakota Immediately following
their marriage and resided in Castle
wood wi ere Mr.. Fritz had previously
established ard owned a newspaper
plant. The following spring Mr.. Fritz
came to Mankato Ia accept posi-
tion in The Free Press office, leaving
Mrs. Fritz to conduct the business
which she did with much success Her
writings were generously copied by
the state press and she was among
Z lie few lady editors in South Dakota
in the early days. 1t was the year
when South Dakota was drought
stricken and badly scorched by a
populist governor. She was well
ua'ificd 10 carry on the work in a
:l1aN newspaper plant. having a
>T'"dr" nf the mechanical work as
well as welding the editorial and
local per. She remained in charge
30 nv" R"publican until the summer
Of 1891 when the paper and PRINTING
Elant were sold and she joined hel
fuNband here.
After coming to Mankato she tool
up work in The Free Press Office