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Iva Breshears sues to divorce William C. Breshears. They were married September 4, 1924.
Pearl Haden sues to divorce Blake Haden. They were married January 1, 1925. Page 16: Missing child found .**
Page 6: William J. Walker died .**
A. H. Pickle died .**
Page 8: William C. Stoner sues to divorce Myrtella M. Stoner. They were married May 3, 1916.
MISSING CHILD FOUND BY OFFICER IN KANSAS
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The dive-year-old girl. for whom a march has been made throughout the Ozark region for several months was found yesterday at Mulberry. Kas, and la being brought to Bpringfield by Detective J. N. Judd. according to word received here last night.'
Habeas corpus proceedings for · the postinalon of the child were in- atituted In the Springfield court of , appeals yesterday by Mis. Elmer | [ Armstrong, who charged that the child was taken from her when wall baby. Judge Cox awarded ithe child to Mrs. Armstrong.
The child war found in the Don . session of a couple at Mulberry go- I ing under the name of Mi and Mit. Henry Brown. .Tudd maid their ' name wab Prira.
REPUBLIC BANKER DIES OF LINGERING ILLNESS
Funer.ul services for løn Ed- 1 mundson, aged ST. cashier of the Hepublic state bank, who died in his home at Republic at 1 o'clock! Thursday morning. will be con- ducted at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon at", the" Presbyterian church in Walnut Grove, Mo. Mr." Edmondson has been, cashier the _Republic " tank fur the?past:18 man. He'la survived by basis of and seven brothers and alsterd .: an. of whom live near Walnut Grove Interment""will" be In the Walnut Grove cemetery.
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LIGHTNING STROKE INSTANTLY KILLS HIGH SCHOOL BOY
Charles Leslie Jones Struck Dead at Country Club and Three Companions Stunned During Storm
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CAUGHT . Ja. a thunderstorm . on the Afth i green, of the Country club golf course here. Charles Lao- Ile Jones, 18 years old, a student Springfield Senior High school was atruck by lightning and killed in- siantly at :4:30 o'clock yesterday afternon ...
Three youths playing with Jones were knocked to the ground and stunned, but escaped serious In- Jury.
AIR FILLED WITH SMOKE
Jones had just holed out on the Afth green and was holding an iron club In one hand and a golf ball in the other when the bolt struck. The youth's cap. town to shreds, was hurled 10 feet away. One shoe was spilt, the other shredded and thrown from; his foot. Most of hits clothing was torn off he the light.
coming from the pid In his hand and toused for
Leonard Dodat of leis North Summit avenue,: 17-year-old;caddy. was standing across the green from Jones Mytron club in his band. when Benching Miled his friend. To him The hole apenared asita ble , batt of fire, and when it bit Leslie it weut all to pieces and left the air .flied with smoke." -2. 2
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For the past two years young Jones had worked in the icher roum at the Country club after school hours. Yesterday afternoon he reported as usual found for players at the clubhouse and start- ed around the course with Leonard :and Rinymiad Dodson and Virgil Smith Loaddin, In a Creating ral the developing lato a andaly player, and he had taken advantage. of a few lesiure hours to practice. It began to rain hard " the youthful foursome : approached . thet
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atth green, with no shelter or trees nearby. Lightning fished on: a faraway hill na the boys plodded through the rain to the green. They talked, Idly about lightning and it horrors.
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Then the bolt struck. Jones top- pled to the green. The others. standing together a short distance away, were knocked to the ground. but they were up In a moment and running for the clubhouse. scream- Ing back to their comrade to flee from the open ground. Leonard Dodson, still nervous and worried from the experience, told about it last night.
" We'nii jumped up and started to run. I saw Leslie lying face down and called to him and asked him if he was hurt." He didn't answer. We ran to the clubbouse and called a doctor. Then an ambulance came."
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Jones was the son of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Jones, 767 Went Scott street. He is survived by the father and mother: two brothers .! George, Jr., and Bobby Joe, and a sister, Dorothy, all of Springfield. The body lies at the Klingner fu- ineral home. Funeral arrangements have not Leon' completed.
The youth would have completed his work at the high school here within & short time. He was well known and liked in the school. For several years Icfore being put In charge of the Country club locker room he had worked as a ' caddy. going to the course each evening after school.
DEATHS
WILLIAM J. WALKER , Funeral errvirs Tor William J. Walker, is. Civil war veteran " who died yesterday morning at his home. N. South Imuglas avrh ..... MIHI bu ,held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Starne mortuary with the Rev- arend lawin M. Hale. prestar of the First Baptist' char. h. officiating. Burial will be In the National ceine. tery under direction of the Grand Army of the Republic, of which Mr. ['Walker was"& member .! "He had lived Ithe greater .part of his life.In . Spring. sold vand ation time fought
william' Cody WarBur falo BINHetwas member of the
* Mr .-- Walker Jo survived :. byx three daughters, MraNAbor Walker, += 83 South' Campbell: Mrs. George' Goms, route No. 3. Springfield; Mro. J. H. Eutaler. West "Frankfort." IIL: ' four brothers,' Tord - Walker " of Ozark; Lon Walker- of Niza; George Walker. RE Helmont: Attorney Leonard Walk- .r. "10 Lombard street, and three ais- lers, Mrs. Robert. Stone. Linden. Mo .; Mrs. H. F. Garrison.' of Ozark: Mrs. O. M. Davison of McCracken. Mo.
Marriage licenses: William C. Ed. misson, 27. Springfield, and Flora Severna, 22. Seymour: Robert E. Phillips, 37, and Myrtle D. Bucher. Ji, buth of Springfield. .
A. H. PICKLE
A. H. Plekle, 84. for (5 years a resi- dent of Rogerville, Mo., died at 2:20 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. P. Dillard, of Springfield, route 2. Fun- eral arrangements are Incomplete but burial will be made in the Palmetto cemetery near Rogersville under di- rection of the Alma Lohmeyer Fun- eral home. He is survived by the widow. Mrs. Martha Pickle. hy four daughtera, Mrs. H. B. Dillard. Mrs. H. D. Fielden. "16 East Page street. Mrs. Elisha Flelden, Rogersville, Mra. H. A. Lynch. Tulsa, Okla .: by one Fon. H. U Plokle, Rogerazille, ona brother. J. L. Pickle, Rogersville, and two slaters. Mra. J. D. Beattie. Roz- eraville. and Mrs. W. H. Potter. 823 North Jefferson avenue: by 11 grand children and two great grandchildren.
Nowa of highway conditions +4; A boy has been killed, struck by lightning .upops Country club: golf , chius least two people frigi thousands of dollars s of property - damaged stroyed in the heaviest Springfield and May have experimced #tues great Jordam flood" Reports " gathered
thousands of. highwaya under havoc wrought by ning and rain,
NORWOOD TORNADO
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A tornado swept through the heart of Norwood, a little
town 30 miles east of Sprtor field late yesterday afteri tossing and tumbling bulkt ings as if they were pho things of a child but cadeing no loss of life and no serious injuries.
Lightning struck the Many ion C. Early consolidated school building at Morrisville, a, three story brick structurek and it was destroyed by first Telephone wires were down to Linn Creek, Bolivar other towns on the banks of swollen streams and any dans age which the storm malgitt have caused could not be as- certained.
SCHOOL BOY KILLED
With many of the streama still rising last night, the skies growled their threats of rain and the weather forecast, issued somewhat forboding prophesies for both today and tomorrow.
In all the great storm-swept area, however, it seemed early this morning that death bad only exacted its tribute " in Springfield #i wberg Jones, an 18-year-old S High school student with two companions playing in the rain yeats afternoon was struck by ning.
TWO OTHERS HURT
His clothes were torn from his body and his cap, sput in two, was found 20 feet. frog the spot where he lat deast One shoe was ripped from: foot and cut to ribbons. it cover was stripped cleanly from a golf ball which he held in his hand.
FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 1: Charles Leslie Jones was killed by lightning .**
Page 15: Robert E. Phillips and Miss Myrtle V. Booker, both of Springfield, were married yesterday.
Page 21: Iva Breshears sues to divorce William C. Breshears. They were married in September 1924.
Page 26: William Fulbright of Fayetteville, Ark., is now a student at Oxford University in England, where he is a Rhodes scholar. He is considered an outstanding student. He is a member of the Springfield family.
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Page 27: The reported marriage of Miss Nina Pearce and Mr. Bentley Keen is not correct .**
Page 13: Marriage license issued .** Five marriage licenses have not been returned .** Lon Edmondson died .** William J. Walker died .** A. H. Pickle died .** Births reported .**
DEATHS
LON EDMONDSON
Funeral servicen for Lor. Enmond. + 'enn. 67. cashler of the Republic Ata !. lana, who died at n :- non- a: pe- - publio carly yesterday paralay, will se couducted at 3:30 o'tlouz fatur dey afternoon at the Presbyterian church In Walnut Grove. Interment wWi be in the Walnut Chrome .come cashier of the Republic "Buste Bank for the past 18 youre. Ho la survived by his wife and wrea brothers and elettra all of whowe live bank watout Grove.
WILLIAM J. WALKER.
Funeral services for William i.J. Walker, 78, a veteran of the Civil war. who died yesterday morning at ble home. 837 South Dougles avenue. will bu bald at & o'clock tomorrow after- noon at the Starne mortuary, with Interment in the National cemetery under the direction of the O. A.1.3. He is survived by two daughters Mrs. Gues Doss, route 8. Springfield: and Mrs. J. H. Butsler. ,West Frank- fort, Ill .; & son, Abe Walker. 854 South Campbell avenue; 4 brothers. Tom Walker, Ozark: Lon Walker, Nixe: Qvorge Walker, 705 Belmont; Attar- ney Leonard Walker. 710 Lombard street; and three sisters, Mra. Robert Stone. Linden, Mo., Mrs. H. F. Garri- son. Ozark, and Mrs. Q. M. Davison, MoCracken, Mo.
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A. H. PICKLE.
Funeral services for A. H. Pickle, 84. who died at 2:30 o'clock yesterday aft- ernoon at the home of his daughter, Mra. H. P. Dillard, of route 3, Spring. field, wi' be held at the Falmetto carnetery, near Rogersville, Sunday afternoon nº 1 30 o'clock, with Rev. My. Thomas officiating. Burial wid www. la the cemetery there, under . the direction of the Alma Lohmeyer, ni- Lund bone Hr. Plable to survived by his wife, tour daughters, Mra. H. P. Dillard, Springfield; Mra. H. D. Meid- ou. 715 Kast Page; Mrs. Klisha Field- eu, Rogersville: Mrs. H. A. Lynch. Tulus, Okla .; and by & son, H. D. Pickle, of Hogereville.
Announcement Incorrect. The reported marriage of Miss Nina Pearce and Mr. Bentley Keen at Omark ol 'January 2. was found to ba an error.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Recorder Jack W McKee today 1s- sued a imarriage license to Elmer Ebersbut of Hillstadt, Ill., and Lorane Gink of Att Grove.
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BIRTHS
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Mr. and Mrs. Vincent P. Grant, 3123 East Garfield street, announce the birth of a daughter, Clara Mas. March 30. Mrs. Orant formerly was Miss Effie Johnson. !
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Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Baker, 835 Bouth Nettleton avenue. announce the birth
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NO RETURNS MADE ON 5 MARRIAGE LICENSES
A. Hat of marriage Licenses"which have been out for more than stacey days and for which the recorder. bad not received a return from the' min- teter or justjoe of the pesce and' been turned over to "Fromopting Autores W. W. Hamlin by Recorder Junk W. MoKes. The law requires that's rt turn, be made" within ninety it days from the date that the ceremony was performed. ",
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The licenses not returned follow; Harry R. Brubert and Mabel."M. Marsden. June 28. 1926. =
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Finis O'Neal and Irene Hopkins August 10, 1036. .Charles' H. "Dalrymple and Elime- beth Helen O'Neal, September . 21. 1926. 1
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Norris Wuburn, Negro, and Lucy , Patterson, Negro. November 30, 1936. Samuel J. Armstrong and Louve · Armstrong. December 31. 1026.
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YOUTH KILLED BY LIGHTNING
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Charles Leslie Jones Struck While Playing Golf at Country Club.
While playing golf with three cad- dies at 4:30 p. m. yesterday on the i Ar-inthird Country club course. Thatir inte Joues. 18 years old. . rady muster of the club, was in- Man !!! killed when struck by light-
His three companions. Leonard and Raymond Dodson and Virgil Smith. were stunned by the bolt, but es- caped serious injury.
The four youthe were playing on the fifth greep, several hundred yards from the club house, as the! thunderbolt atruck. Jones had an | Iron club in his band and was pre- paring to pitch a short shot to the pin when the boltof lightning struck him squarely in the back of the neck. The youth's cap was torn to' shrode
i and hurled 20 feet away. One shot ! was .pfff and the other was torn from : his foot Hle clothing was practically i : torn from his body. The golf ball he was preparing to play was strip- ped of Its rubber covering
Hay Killed Instantly.
When the other caddies recovered consciousness after the shock they started to run for the club house, ; but noticed Jones lying on the ground. Dodson called to him. but received n answer and the boys ran to the club house and called an ami bulance. 'An examination ""revealed
that the youth wae Instantly Killed by: the bolt. The body was removed to the Kungner funeral home.
Young Jones bed been caddymaster at the Country club for four years and previous to that was a caddy at the club. Nell Crose, professional. was planning to appoint him . his ae- sistant with the official opening of : .r . c !!!! ) In the next few weeks.
The youth also was a prominent student at Springfield Seblor High ! school. He would have graduated next January,
Funeral services will be held at 1 n'rlock Bunda, ' afternoon from the ... (ifont avenue Baptlet church. with . the pastor. Bev. Thomas Wiles, off !- : c'ating. Interment will be made in Maple Park cemetery.
The youth Is survived by the pa- - rents, Mr. and Mrs. George Jones. 767 - West' Scott street: two brothers. George, Jr., and Bobby Joe, and a "'ater. Dorothy. -
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SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1927 -- DAILY NEWS
Page 1: Marriage licenses issued .**
Mrs. Elmer Armstrong was reunited with the daughter, now five, who was taken from her when the baby was only two weeks old. At that time the mother was Leona Newton and she was 17 years old. She is now married.
Page 3: G. W. Bacone died at Hume. He was a relative of Rev. H. A. Wood of Springfield.
Mrs. Anna Hays died .* Lon Edmonson died .** William J. Walker died .** A. H. Pickle died .** Charles Leslie Jones died .**
Another notice about Charles Leslie Jones. **
Page 6: Iva Breshears sues to divorce William C. Breshears. They were married September 4, 1924.
William H. Kahne died .**
Page 12: Charles Berry sues to divorce Myrtle Berry. They were married November 3, 1920.
MRS. ANNA HAYS i Mrs. Anna 'Hays."aged & .. "died'at : Medlock last night after a lingel . Ing illness at her home. 116 South I'm kwik street. She is survived be , a stepdaughter, Mr. Mose Whitaker , of Marshfield. Funeral services will to randirted at 4 o'clock this after- '. un from the Alma Lahmeyer fan. home with the Reverent : Im of the Hurtal wil fire in; Maple l'ark cemetery.
Marriage licenses: Carl Presnell, 24, and Amy Habourtie. 20. both of Springflekt: Elmer Ehersohl. : '. Millstadt. Ill., and Lorene Cook. 1 ..: Ash Grove.
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William H. Kabne, Frisco Emt- ploye, Expires Suddenly In Front of Home
tromt Costume Bennett svine att feldek ?'yesterday aft- ornoon. William H. Kahne, 63, suf- fered a sudden hemorrhage, 'top- pled to the street,and died a mo- ment later on the pavement.
. Kalıne, for, many;"yeara a ma- chinist foreman at the' Friaco rail- way shope here, was preparing to deliver un order of hatching eggs from his farm home when the hemorrhage tookihis life. He had Ilved on the" Bennett avenue farm for the ' past"14"years. '
He is. survived ¿; by the widow. Mrs. Anna K. Kahne: a mister. Mrs. Bertha Roberts of Ashland, Ky .. and his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Il. C. Kahne, also of Ashland. Funeral arrangementa have not been completed, but the body will be sent by the Alma Lohmeyer In- neral home to Ashland for burial
CHARLES JONES FUNERAL TO BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
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Funeraligt services . for. Charles Leslie "Jones. 18-year-old student of Senior High school .who was in- sinntly killed when atruck by light. ning about:4:30 .. o'clock .Thursday afternoon. will be held at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Grant lavenue Baptist church.
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The Reverend . Thomas H. Wiles, pastor. will. officlae. Burlai will be made in Maple Park cemetery un- der' direction of the Klingner Fun-" eral home.
The Jones youth was killed while playing golf with three other boyd on the fifth, green at the Spring .. field Country club.
CHARLES LESLIE JONES
Funeral services for Charlea Lea- Ile Jones, aged 15. 167. West Scott street,. who, was killed by lightning Thursday afternoon on the Spring- field, Country club golf course. - will berconducted at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Cirant Street Bap- Ulsti .. church. with the Reverend Thomas '- Willed officiating. Bur's! will be in Maple Park cemetery, un- der direction of the Klingner fu- neral home.
DEATHS
LON EDMONDSON
Funeral services for Lon Edmond- son, 57, who died at his home'in'Re- publio early Thursday morning, will be conducted at 2:30 .o'clock this afternoon at the Presbyterian church In Walnut Grove. Interment will be in the Walnut Grove ceme- tery.
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WILLIAM J. WALKER
Funeral services for"> William J. Walker. 78. Civil war veteran, who died Thursday morning'at hla home. 637 South Douglas uvenue, will be conducted at 3 o'clock this after- noon at the Starne mortuary. Inter- ment will be" In National cemetery under direction of the G."A. R. Mr. Walker is survived by two daugh- ters. Mrs. Guss Dusa, route 3. Springfield, and Mra. J. H. Eutsler. Weat Frankfort. 'Ill .;: "a son. Abe Walker. 855 South Campbell ave- nue: four brothers, Tom Walker of 'Ozark. Kib Walker of: Nixa, George and Leonard Walker of Springfield I and three sisters, Mrs. Robert Stone - of Linden, Mo., Mrs. H. F. Garrison of Ozark and Mrs. Q. M. Davison of Mccracken. Mo.
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A. H. PICKLE
Funeral services for A. II. Pickle.
Thomejor ble daughtertaffy Dillard, route 2, Springfield.,wil be conducted ut the Palnietto, ceme- tors"," near .Rogeraville.' at 1:30 o'clock . Sunday, afternoon, with the Reverend Thomas officiating. Burlal WIN be In the cemetery there. ;. Mr. ) Pickle là survived by his wife, four daughters. Mrs."H." P. Dillard" "of Springfield. Mrs. H. D. Flclden; #15 East Page street. Mm. Elisa Flelden. Rogersville. and Mrs. H. A. Lynch of Tulsa. Okla .. and by a son, H. h. Pickio of Rogersville.
REV. WOOD TO ATTEND FUNERAL AT HUME, MO. .
The Reverend H. A. Wood Las- :. r if campbell Avenue Media . haneb. Itt Springfield Vesterla Mlumex
under if the law of Iluine
in in the underichilli and hard. buxpires at Hunt for 5 years. ni Took an active Ert in church The Roveremit& tued will turn to Springfield in 411:0 pulis: of .1.is church :10 rrow . morning .::
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SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 2, 1927 -- LEADER
Page 1: Mrs. Sarah C. Lawrence died .*
Page 3: G. W. Bacon died in Bates county .**
Page 5: Twins born to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Simon.
Page 10: Mrs. Anna Hays died .** Lon Edmondson died .** William J. Walker died .** A. H. Pickle died .** Charles Leslie Jones died .** Donald Lee Dulin died .**
WOMAN IS DROWNED IN THE BASEMENT OF HER HOME HERE
Body of Mr. Saraif C. Lawe rence, 95, Is Found by Her Son.
Stumbling down a dark stairway ft- to the basement of her bomne at 10bo West Walnut street early this morn- ing. Mrs. Barah C. Lawrence, 00 years -
old, was drowned in ux income of water. The basement was flooded by Thursday's heavy ralostozuL.
- The body was not discovered until 7 a. m. when Los. Lawrence's tou. . . Willis. 70 years old, who has been in- slding with hlu mother unce bate lu . January, searched thu house after full- inx to find ber in her bedroom.
Mrs. Lawrence was found lying on her le !: side with her face in the water. Her body was a anort distance from the foot of the steps, indicating. .... din, to Corober Jewell Windte. 1.13: the stumbled and fell while de- se :. dies the abort flight of stu :: s
Due to her advanced age and also to the fact that she was recovering Iama broken left arm which the re-
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c-ived in a fall in January, Som. Low- rence probably was unable to lift ber- self out of the water. Corrmer Windie mid. It also is possible that the full stunned her, he mld.
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Mrs. Lawrence was a medium-sized wontur: weighing about 130 pounds. She was very active for ber advanced
Cotone: Windle said no inquest ! would be necessary. as the woman (cire to her death by accidental
Mis Lawrence was born July 16. 1832, on a farm near East Montpelier. Vermont. At the age of 22. she was m.ar:le: ic George Lawrence, who re- sided a few miles from Montpelier at Plain !: eid
The couple then moved to Wiscon- sin aru caine :o thia city in 1868. set- Cing on a farm northwest of Spring-
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these we had been' richtung the put and
my belief that she started to the base- meut to see If the kittens were bafe.
"I arose at 7 o'clock and started to. build a fire in the stove, as was my .... ! "rent to the back duor ! Loticed ahe had not let the
for me to get up before abswas. she was rualis active for her ago ... : 's up early cach morn-
"lity bedroom is in the front of the hours and the slept in a bedroom to- , wards the back of the house. I open- ed the door of her bedroom and no. ! ticud the covers of the bed thrown auch. I than started a search and found her lying in the water lo the busement. There are only about eight ''rp4 leading to the basement. but :here La no light and the stairway i very dark.
"I am confident my mother. har- ::. z forgotten the cat and kittens were no. in the basement any mom wu !!.... ring of going to their rescue in ' !. " flooded basement when she fell 11.10 the water and drowned. as there : le nothing else in the basement that she could be going after." Was Active for Age.
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fell und brake Arul. .. .
The aged wotaan fell and broke ber arm while carrying in wood trom & shed in the back yud of ber becue. Bhe remained in a local boupttal only three weeks and recoverell rupidiy. Har con. Willla, wão la buar sus. tur- vtvor, then cum trum New Crhusar to make bus home with his toglibur .. "Mother had a katst of westny up
early every morning and witing the cat and kittens in the house forough ; the back door." WILLla Lawrence Hold. & Lieder reporter this morning. "We discovered the cat and small littio kittens in the beaumont only .. few days ago. I don't kamat bu ty . mother at eter · pot, that
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field. Two sons were born, one dying in 1900 at the age of 48. Willls Law- rence has been married, but le di- -
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George Lawrence was prosperous a a farmer and when he died in 1800. at the age of 72. he had quite an ea- tate, including the present home on West Walnut street. Mrs. Lawrence later sold the farm and led a quiet life at the home. The family was well known in the city and Greene county. She had been reading at the home- stead practically alone since the death of her husband. Her son had visited her ench spring und fall since 1809. .
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Found Government Bonds.
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When Mra. Lawrence broke her arm she was removed to a local hospital for treatment. Two women were se- cured to care for the home. While looking for some of the aged woman's clothing, the two women discovered a large number of government bonds ! :... dressto drawer. They were amiar- ed to find that the total was 629.500. ; The bonds were deposited.In the Mc- Daniel National bank, pending the recovery of the aged woman.
The son said today that he believed his father also had left a number of Ferment bonds. When asked if the bonds his father left were among those deposited In his mother's name at the McDaniel bank, Lawrence sald ! "I don't think so."
Funeral service will be held n: 2 3b o'clock Monday afternoon from the Almıa lohineyer Funeral home. 534 St., Louls street, with Interment in Maple ; Park cemetery.
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Simon are the parents of twins, a boy and girl. born March 16 at Springfield Baptist hospital. They have been named Fred and Betty.'
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** V. WOOD'TO TUNG Het. H. A. Wood, pastor of Cu bell Street Methodist church. called to Bates county yesterday ; to attund the funeral of O. W. Becca, & reisling, one of the founders of Hams. Mo. Her. Mr. Wood . Will return m. time to occupy his pulpit at the bag- Ides morning services
DEATHS
HAYS YUNKKAL.'
Funeral services '"for" Mrs. "Anna Hayu, aged 87, who died at. 7:00 o'clock fast night after a lingering ill- news at her home. 716 South Plok- wick, were conducted at 4 o'clock this afternoon from the Alma Lohmeyer Funeral home. Burial was in Maple Park cemetery. She is survived by a stepdaughter, Mrs. Mose Whitaker, of Maruhfield.
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