Arizona republican., 1901-01-24

Passey & Metz, bu; teleg.am from hls mother authorized thu K. of P.'s to bury him in Mesa.
 The peopla of M sl and v,clnity Were sIocked at '.ie sudden death of Mrs pdna TayCg. by a. eeblantal p.6scning. surfay evening Miss Taylor had been in the employ of Mrs, J, c. Peterson, doing housewoTk Sunday SIe was not feeling well, and wsnt home, acc1mpa- rlei by sSre ct hlr girl frenSs She had bSen taking some mellcine prevl- ously, and feeling the need of fever m diclne. she tock G-He of what she ev!den;ly supposed was quir.ne, and acconspan;ei hc. girl friends to the h ,a,e of Mir. George Dana, where she was thrown into poison cramp and sSHon. These rT,sent soon saw that Sae ho1 been pclc-TeG, ana althcugh everything pSSas5le was Gone for her the deadly strychnine claimed it's prey. and sAr diei few minutes later-at 7:30 D. m Vpcn investigation it was found she hal taken S,rychn,ne instead of quinlne. The funeral services were held atlthe N,s q, nee of J. A. Stewart at r. m. Monday. Mss Taylor was a most esEimable yours lady; bright, cheerful and happy. she was a vera able sun beam. CIce ing all with whom she cane in contact. Shr was a zellous Chrlat.1r ani earnest worker in Sun day schJ [ and religious classes and was beloved by all who knew her. She was engaged to be married to young man in Graham county, and but q f W hours before her tragic dcd.h received r.ty Is shocked. but all sympathize with the taking away of brlght, happy Elna In Vhr fluvh of youth.
 FUNERAL OF A. P, SHEWMAN,
 Tie md came al last. Mir A, P. Cwman died Sunday night at 9:l5 at his homc in Mesa. surrounded by h's l5y,ng family, wife and 9wo children. h.s mO,aer, brC Fog ar3 sister, his near relatives and tre physician. TGr end came peacg'ully, his last wori-' and thoughts Ee.ng for the welfare of his loved ones whom h. was leaving be- hind As has btcn stated in these CO., umns, NIT SACwmaa. two weeks aga Tuesday was taken wlgA an acute at tack of qUinsy. Though everything possible was dona by Drs. SaL.n and Eawley of Mesa. and Wylie and Duff z, Id uf PhoeRlx, who aatendsd him, it COndEuCd tl grow more acute. affect ing h.g a,urt and finally, despite all the skill of nu-s E a-l IiySicians and loving Hlnds, he plsssd to the great be- yond. His funeral took place al the Bapttst church, being conducted by Rev. Banks. though the funeral was under the charge of the Knights oi PE,ilaas of Mesa. MT. Snowman was a bar Of the K. 5s F. l1fga No, l9, oi McSa. the l. c. O. r and the A. O. T.
 w. of T mpe, K. cf O. T. M. of Los An. geles, and was P G. C. T. of the Good TCmplaYs If Arizona, all Cf which lJdg- es took part in the beautiful funera service, as,w well as did many memb' ry Of the Territorial Press ass0t iatlon which had adjourned its session ir Phoenix in respect tD their deceased memb5r and secretary. The church ssrvlce was shor; but impressive. Rev Banks spoke in highly cummendable terms of the deceased. H. gave a shor 1 sketch of lis life and public service bth in the political field, as a lawyer and editor Of the Mesa Free Press. H; showed the honest consistent course the deceased had followed in regard tC his Good T mp,ar's rledge: would allow nothing in h.s paper advertising liquor,