Iowa Old Press
Ottumwa Daily Democrat, Dec. 12, 1890
DEATH OF MRS. H. P. GRAVES.
She Is Suddenly Stricken with apparent Heart Disease.
The many friends of Mrs. H. P. Graves were startled yesterday afternoon with the announcement of her death at 12:25 p.m. yesterday. The summons was very sudden and wholly unexpected, as only a few hours previous she was apparently in good health, with the exception of certain symptoms that indicated heart disease of which her physician had warned her several times. Early in the forenoon she had made a call on one of her neighbors who noticed nothing unusual in her appearance, being happy and cheerful as usual. The final summons came to her while she was engaged in sewing and with her two daughters, Belle and Flora, in the same room with her. At first they thought she was merely suffering from a fainting spell. They quickly endeavored to revive her but their services were of no avail. The attending physician, who had promptly been summoned at the first indication of sickness, said he could do nothing for her, as life had been extinct for several minutes.
Mrs. Graves was born in Alabama, Ohio, in 1825, and was Miss Lydia A. Goddard before her marriage in 1852 to the lately bereaved husband, besides whom there are three children called upon to mourn their loss—Flora, May Belle and William F. The deceased was a strict member of the Methodist Episcopal church to which she belonged nearly all her life. She was a woman of sterling good qualities, ever ready to extend a helping hand to the worthy needy ones, and to anything that tended to advance the cause of Christianity.
Notice of the funeral will be made as soon as the relatives at a distance are heard from.
GARNET ALEXANDER.
The daughter of Frank and Josie Alexander died at 8 p.m., Dec. 11th, 1890, after an illness of several days of diphtheria, aged 2 years.
Funeral private from the house, 111 East Second street at 1 p.m. today.
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Ottumwa Daily Democrat, Friday morning, December 26, 1890
LATEST LOCAL NEWS.
Twenty-Four Hours of Home History Briefly Recorded.
THE NEWS OF A DAY AND NIGHT.
Gathered by Democrat Reporters and Contains Much of Interest to All—Court News, Personal Paragraphs, Etc.
J.A. Mangan sells real estate.
Miss Catherine Munn, of Belknap, is visiting relatives in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Carnes spent Christmas with friends at Oskaloosa.
Miss Clara Crim is spending the holidays with her parents at Chariton.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Frey, of Sigourney, are spending the holidays in the city.
Dan Harter is in the city visiting old friends and will remain until after the holidays.
Mrs. Anna Baughman, of Tracy, is visiting with her mother, Mrs. Gilmore during the holidays.
City engineer, McGlashon, has gone to St. Louis, where he is spending the holidays with his wife and family.
Mrs. Margaret A. Jackson and daughters, Cora and Maudie, spent Christmas with Mrs. R. H. Moore.
Prof. A. W. Stuart was a passenger on No. 2 last night for Chicago, where he went to spend the holiday vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Johnson entertained a number of friends at dinner on Christmas as their home on North Court.
Miss Fannie Gibbs, a charming East End young lady, is spending the holidays with her grand parents at Bonnapart.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wenner, of Osceola, are in the city visiting with Mrs. C. P. Thomas and Capt. Jaques, their brother and sister.
On the evening of the 23rd at the office of Justice Bickley, occurred the marriage of Miss Mary E. Sunley and Mr. Jas. E. Meyer.
Walter Mass, advance agent for “The Penman Company,” paid his respects to this office Wednesday eve with a pleasant call.
George O’Malley was arraigned before Justice Bickley yesterday, charged with seduction. In default of $1,000 bail he was committed to jail.
Miss Anna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kaiser, has gone to Burlington to spend the holiday season with her friend, Miss Ida Faulds.
Mrs. Jay Travis gave one of her delightful dancing parties at the armory last night. A large number of our well known society young people were present.
Mr. Thos. Lauran, of Moulton, passed through this city yesterday on his way home from What Cheer, where he has been engaged in the building boom of that city.
Married, at the residence of the bride’s parents, 129 West Ottumwa, on Wednesday evening, Dec. 24, Mr. Francis J. Dorothy to Miss Livy Allen, T. R. Bickley, J.P. officiating.
Died, Willie, son of John and Mary Cole, at 6 a.m. Dec. 25, 1890, of croup, aged 2 years. Funeral today at 2 p.m. at house. Burial at Kirkville cemetery.
A Miss Rutter received rather a severe fall, up by the cutlery works, Wednesday evening, sustaining injuries that will confine her to her home for a few days.
Charles Watts, of Toronto, Canada, the brilliant free thought lecturer, will deliver two free lectures at the Turner Opera house on Sunday, January 4, at 2:30 and 8 o’clock P.M.
The noted silver tongued lecturer of Iowa, Rev. Frank Evans, was a guest at the Ballingall last night and leaves this morning for Milton, where he will lecture on Odd Fellowship this evening.
Married, a the Christian church, on Christmas eve, by Rev. N.E. Cory, was Levi B. Shialer and Miss Sadie E. Davis. This was the first exercise of their very interesting entertainment at their Christmas tree.
Hon. B.F. Colder, of Macon City, Mo., democratic representative elect of that county, is in the city, the guest of his daughter, Mrs. H. F. Gibson. Mr. Colder is one of the most prominent men of that section of Missouri.
Died, Tillie Skinner, at 9 a.m., Dec. 24, 1890, of consumption, aged 37 years. Funeral service at 10:30 a.m., the 26th, at the residence of her brother, B. F. Skinner, in Green township. Burial at Point Isabelle graveyard.
Rev. Horace Siberell, of Oregon, Mo., and Miss Maggie Hellings were united in marriage Wednesday at the home of the bride, near Oskaloosa. Jacob and Sumner Siberell, of this city, father and brother of the groom, attended the wedding.
The citizens who have kindly given to the P. E. O’s food for the little children’s Christmas dinner will please bare in mind the date, Saturday, Dec. 27th, a Turner hall. The ladies will be there in the morning to receive all donations.
Lillian Lewis, in Credit Lorraine, will appear at the opera house, Monday, Dec. 29th. This attraction will be one of the great events of the season in amusement line. Miss Lewis is supported by a superb cast, and ought to pack the house from pit to dome.
John Pickler received from some friend, who was too modest to send his name with the gift, a neat Christmas present in the shape of a solid silver shaving cup. It came by express yesterday morning and John is a proud of his present as a little boy is of his first pair of boots.
Mr. Ed. Nugent, a young man of Centerville, has accepted a position as traveling salesman for the wholesale dry goods and notion house of J.W. Garner, and will commence work the first of the year. Mr. Nugent is a young many of sterling qualities and it is with pleasure that we welcome him to the coal palace city.
Dan Reynolds, a popular engineer on the Q. received a Christmas present which he is very proud of, as he has good reason to be. It was a handsome $55 overcoat, and it’s a beauty, too. J.P. Anderson, which is sufficient guarantee that it is not only stylish but substantial.
The guests of the Ballingall Hotel were treated to a grand Christmas dinner on Thursday. Several scores of covers were laid for visitors from abroad, while a large number of our citizens with their wives partook of the superb menu that had been prepared by one of the best chefs in southern Iowa. Mine host Manchester spared no expense in securing all the choicest delicacies of the season and no pains to make his guests comfortable and happy and everyone present will always be ready to pronounce it a most royal feast.
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