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“DEATH OF SOL DARST”.
Sol Darst died at his home on the Joel Estes farm in the Militia
Hollow neighborhood, at 10 o’clock a.m. Saturday, April 8.
Last Wednesday Mr. Darst and his oldest son, Charley, who is about
fifteen years of age, went to the Missouri bottom after a load of
hay. While on the way he was seized with a violent fit of coughing
which was followed by terrible pains in his abdomen. After pitching
part of a load of hay, he was obliged to give up and start home.
After going some distance the boy unhitched from the hay wagon and
borrowed a spring wagon to convey his father home. He grew steadily
worse until Saturday, when death ended his sufferings. The cause of
death was rupture produced by violent coughing.
Mr. Darst was an old resident of this neighborhood. He formerly
lived in Sidney and afterwards for many years near Anderson. He was
a good, honest hard-working man. He carried a $2000 insurance policy
in a fraternal organization. He was 49 years of age, and leaves a
wife and five children, three sons and two daughters to mourn his
death. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2
o’clock, at Mt. Zion church, northwest of Sidney, conducted by Rev.
Geo. Weavers and Taylor McCracken, of Tabor Faith Home, and the
remains laid to rest in Mt. Zion cemetery. To the family is extended
the sympathy of their many friends. |