The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-09

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At the home of her son, William w. Downie, in
Mllbdnk, s. Oak on the morning of December
| .. 1904 Mrs. Grace Downie in the seth year of
her age, of senlle debility.
The deceased, whose maiden name
was Grace Hannah. was born at Fifet,
Dorsetshire, Eng, May is, 1916 and
was married at Bristol, Eng, to
George Downie, April Is, 1887, her
husband dying at Big Stone, S. Dak.,
in 1887, just month before the fiftieth
annivers airy of their wedding. The
family lived in several of the cities of
England. Scotland and Ireland, where
were born to them five daughters. In
1S4S they came to America. where two
daughters and a son were added to
the family circle. The home was for
a short time in New York state, in
Ontario, and later in Michigan, where
they lived for about 20 years, when
| the father and mother moved to Big
/ Stone, S. Oak. Since the death of
her husband II years ago, the deceased
| had made her home with her daughter,
Mrs. Henry Penden at Saginaw, Mich,
until about three years ago, when
she came to live with her son in Mil
bank. The surviving children are
| Mrs. Rachel Boughton, of Mime
apolis, Mrs. Margaret Pendell, of
Saginaw, Mich, Mrs. Ada Fuller, of
Chicago, ILL.,, and w. w. Downle, of
| Milbank, S. Oak.
| The deceased was woman of strong
! character and remark able energy, and
while deprived of educational advant-
ages in childhood, by diligent read
| ing and natural capacity she attained a
well-infOrmed mind and more than or
dinarY mental attributes. She became
a member of the Episcopal church in
early life, and by i1istilling principles
o. right living in her children had the
satisfaction of seeing her family grow
up and become useful members of
society. Five or six years ago she
commenced to feel the effects of age
in softening of the brain. gradually
growing more helpless, until about
six months ago she became confined
to her bed. Happily during these
later years she suffered no pain. Like
the gradual ripening of the autumn
fruit the physical fraility became
each day more and more apparent
until the slender cord connecting body
and soul gave way without a seeming
strain, and the spirit took its flight
to the Ever Merciful and All-Wise
Father.
The funeral service was held at the
| home on the afternoon of the 1th by
Rev. S. A. Chappell and the remains
laid to rest in the Milbank cemetery.
| E. J. Hinman and William Jen-
nings received word from their
brotherin law. Graham L. Rice,
of Madison, Wis, that he had
been appointed commissioner of
i'm migration in Porto Rico at a
salary of s., 800. Mr. Rice will
be remem bered by quite num-
Der of our Milbank people, whom
he met while on a visit to this
city year or SO ago. The Wis
consln State Journal, speaking
Of the appointment, says:
Mr.. Rice will leave with his family
for his new field of labor sometime
next month, and will make his head
quarters at San Juan. Mr.. Rice has
long been prominent in Wisconsin po-
litics. He came to Madison from ou-
periOr on his election as railroad COM
missioner for the second term of the
| SchOfield administration. He was also
reelected for the first term of Gov.
La Follette's administration. Pre-
vious to that time he had been sher-
| 1T OF Douglass county, and was post
master of Superior under the Har
son administration. He was alsorl
well-knOwn newspaper man, and a
| tablished the first morning daily es
Superior. Since his retirement in
the Office of railroad commissi rom
Mr.. Rice has been active as oner
ness promoter. He has many fir busi-
throughout the state who will Defends
to hear of the new honor tha glad
come to him. has
W. S. Crowl received word
from his son Herman Crowl last
week stating that he had been
appointed guard at the peni-
tentiary at Saltwater, aud has
already com menced his duties
there.
Manager Thomas wishes to
ask those who contemplate put
ting in phones in the near future,
to let him know at once as he is
about to have new phone di-
rectory printed. 1t will be an
accommodation to the management
ard to the patrons of the system
to have those names on the new
card.
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