The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-21
Death Has Removed
Cleveland Citizen
Theodore II. McPeck, Highly Re,
spected Resident, Succum-
bed To Cancer.

n. NuC1 GIN, k1lSulJ pS-
spected Resident, Succum-
bed To Cancer.
Cleveland, April 19.-Theodore Fl.
McPeck, n of Cleveland's highly
respected citizens died at his home
in this village Friday, April IA, at
/ p. m. after suffering about three
months with n OF the stomach.
He had reached the age OF fifty une
years and four months. The de-
I ceased was born in Camden, New Jer
sey, November "a, 1852. When thir-
Ity years Of age he came to Cleve-
land where he has lived ever since.
He "a married TO Flora Hunter
May %, 1898. Two children, a SON
and daughter were born to this un-
ion. The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock from the
Christian church. Of which he has
been a member. for twenty two
church officiated. Interment was
made in the Savidge cemetery. The
pallbearers were Martin Ponwith,
Charles Cooke. Joe Groh, Elmer
Denkef Gus Finnegan and Ray
Hankins. Mr.. McPeck is survived by
his wife and two children, William
and Edith, and sister Mrs. Arth-
ur Perkins, also a number of other
relatives in the east and Nebraska.
Friends extend their deepest sym
pathy to the bereaved family and
relatives.
A play will be presented in the
high school auditorium by the school
faculty and a number of young peo-
I rln - NInuAlaDI IN nNhTNrcnp aud
Friday evenings, April 20 and 81.
Safety First" is a play OF sustained
interest Astounding in laughable sit
uations. The characters are as fol-
lows:
Jack Montgomery, a young hus-
band, Juliana Keller.
Jerry Arnold. an unsuccessful
fxer, Susie Sawyer.
MI. McNutt, a defective detective
Florence True.
Elmer Flannel, awfully shrinking.
Gladys Flowers.
Abou Ben Mocha, a turk from
Turkey, Mildred Murphy.
Mabel Montgomery, Jacks wife,
Madeline Garner.
Virginia Bridger. her young sis
ter, Mabel Cheadle.
Mrs. harrington Bridger, their
mamma, Elizabeth Schade.
Zuleika, a tender Turkish maiden,
Daisy keenan,.
Mary Ann O'Ffnnerty, an Irish
cook, Catherine Miller.
Miss Bertha Wendelschafer, who
attends Mankato State Teachers
college, spent Easter with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Wen
delschafer.
Mrs. John Davis and daughter Ora
belle spent Thursday evening at the
John keenan, home.
Miss Ethel Ellingworth, who at
tends Commercial college at La
Crosse, came home and visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellingswortn
of Lake Jefferson during the Easter
vacation.
Mrs. D. c. Frieberg returned home
from Minneapolis Wednesday even
ingtwhere she has been taking treat
ments for the past eight weeks. She
Is improving in health and is doing
nicely.
Misses Loretta Schmidt and Nora
Zachar were shoppers in Mankato
between trains last Monday.
The Aid society Of the Christian
church met with Mrs. Parks Everett
Thursday. A very pleasant after
noon was spent and a dainty lunch
was served during the course Of the
afternoon.
Beulah and Bethel Rogers and
Vivian Perkins were guests at the
Lyle Hawkins home Wednesday and
Thursday.
Miss Mabel Hartman visited rel
atives in Ottawa and her sister
Irene Hartman, who teaches on the
LeSueur prairie from Wednesday OF
last week until Tuesday Of this
week.
Elvin Hartman returned from
Minneapolis Thursday, where he has
been visiting relatives and working
for several weeks.
Mrs. William Hartman was quite
ill the past week with tie flu.
The Neal Rogers family were bus
mess callers at st. Peter Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Nelson (nee
Emily Denker) and little son War
rem Harding of Minneapolis were
guests of the Robert Bird family and
other friends Thursday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson returned to Kasota
Thursday evening, where the latter
had been visiting her mother, Mrs,
Alma Denker for the past two weeks,
Mrs. Nelson's health has been Yer,
poorly for about two years, but her
many old a~cquaintances will be
5idu W hhO"s lilo ohC Ia lhlplOFin
rapidly and that she soon will be
healthy and as we'll as before her
sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Anderson OF
Minneapolis are the proud parents OF
a baby son., who was born to them
about three weeks ago. Mrs. Ander-
son was formerly Miss Luella Har-
riman of this place.
The Misses Alma and Alice Ball
man, who are attending school in
Mankato, spent Easter with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ballman,
Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Treble and. baby
of Manley, Iowa, visited the formers
sister, Mrs. Paul York and family
part of last week and the first OF
this.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Hochmeyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Davis and child
rem spent Good Friday at the John,
Weiss home.
Miss Hattie Davis and nieces Alice
and Sadie Ponwith we're shoppers in
Mankato Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Smith enter
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