Death Certificate Index:
Rush, Frank W.
Death: March 22, 1969
County of Death: Hennepin County, Minnesota
Mother’s Maiden Name: BACH
Date of Birth: Jul 29 1892
Place of Birth: MINNESOTA
Frank Rush
All posts by Jim Swanson
Sophia Rush née Gable
Sophia Gable, ca. 1892–1951
Minnesota State Census Index
Gable, Sophia
Census ID: 1709477
Census Year: 1895
Census Location: St Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Age: 3, Gender: Female, Ethnicity: White, Birthplace: Minnesota
Death Certificate Index
Rush, Sophia M.
Death: August 28, 1951
County of Death: Hennepin County, Minnesota
Sophia had at least six siblings: Elizabeth (Kuduk), Angela (Waite), Cecilia (Schmidt), Martha, Jerome, Edward.
If these are Sophia’s siblings, they were half-sisters:
Kuduk, Elizabeth M.
Death Certificate Number: 1988-MN-007218
Death: March 19, 1988 [this jibes with other information I have]
County of Death: Hennepin County, Minnesota
Mother’s Maiden Name: Przybylowska
Date of Birth: Feb 26 1908
Place of Birth: Minnesota
Schmidt, Cecilia Theresa
Death Certificate Number: 1984-MN-010397
Death: April 3, 1984
County of Death: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Mother’s Maiden Name: Kaufman
Date of Birth: Mar 28 1900
Place of Birth: Minnesota
Theolene Swanson née Moen
Minnesota Historical Society Death Records
Swanson, Theolene M.
Certificate Number: 1962-MN-007453
Death: December 24, 1962
County of Death: Hennepin County, Minnesota
Mother’s Maiden Name: PERUS
Date of Birth: Jun 6 1873
Place of Birth: MINNESOTA
Name spelled “Theoline” on Grant and Roy’s birth records.
According to an unverified family tree, Theolene was born in Houston, Minnesota. She was married to Abraham David Swanson also of Houston and had five sons, some born in Minnesota and at least two, Richard (Grant) and Russel (Roy), born in Swanson, Saskatchewan.
On Roy’s birth certificate in 1910, her name seems to be spelled Theoline.
Some time after Abraham’s death in 1912, Theolene and other family members moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Back: Taken 4/29/28 [?]
Postcard from Turtle River
Addressed to:
A. D. Swanson
Swanson Po
Saskatoon, Canada.
Postmarked Turtle River Minnesota
23 June 1910
Dear Brother,
How are you we are O.K. living here in Turtle.
Ida
Postcard is tourist image of Venice, Italy.
Skater’s sail
Ice Lizard
So-called God
We were relieved to hear that another particular god is dead. We heard it in the howl of the banshee, calling shipwrecked sailors to their doom. I who had the ears that let me hear remember grandpa saying, any dead god is a good god. Said they all eventually go down the pike to the home for the ungodly, where they enjoy a generous retirement package.
Trick with a Coin in a Wine Glass
The accompanying sketch shows a trick of removing a dime from the bottom of an old-fashioned wine glass without touching the coin. The dime is first placed in the bottom of the glass and then a silver quarter dropped in on top. The quarter will not go all the way down. Blow hard into the glass in the position shown and the dime will fly out and strike the blower on the nose.
Feat of Balancing on Chairs
Among the numerous physical exercises is the feat of balancing on the two rear legs of a chair while one foot rests on the front part of the seat and the other on the back of the chair. This may appear to be a hard thing to do, yet with a little practice it may be accomplished. This exercise is one of many practiced by the boys of a boys’ home for an annual display given by them. A dozen of the boys will mount chairs at the same time and keep them in balance at the word of a commanding officer.
How to Make Skating Shoes
Remove the clamp part, as shown in Fig. 1, from an ordinary clamp skate. Drill holes in the top part of the skate for screws. Purchase a pair of high shoes with heavy soles and fasten the skates to the soles with screws, as shown in Fig. 2. When completed the skating shoes will have the appearance shown on Fig. 3. These will make as good skating shoes as can be purchased, and very much cheaper.
—Contributed by Wallace C. Newton, Leominster, Mass.