Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-10-12
kEokuk NEWS.

kEokuk NEWS.
Died without warning. Mrs. LplU
Butler found dead 1t her hone few
minuets after she had returned from
afternoon down town. Neighbors who
saw her acting strangely went to her
assistance, but were too late Less
than Ave minutes after she got OF the
car near her home, 10th and Palean
streets, about 8 o'clock Thursday night
Oct. 4th, apparently in good health.
Mrs Lulu Butler died without . word
Of warning. She began acling strange
ly just after she entered ner yard at
the house, and a number Of neigo bors
attracted by her strange actions sent
for physician. Apparently Mrs.
Butler imagined she WINS in the house,
as she attempted to remove her clothes;
before the neighbors who had noticed
her strange actioos could get to her
she had entered the house, where sho
was found dead few minutes later.
The immediate cause Of her death ID
said to be heart failure. She visited
the street fair in the afternoon and y
said became overheated
Mrs. Bu:ler was about TWENTY-FIVE
years old, the wife Of Robert Butter
who is we'll know in the city. No chill.
dren survive her. The funeral occur-
red from the home Sunday afternoon
at2 o'clock.
Centeriau passes away. Mrs. Patsy
johnson who celebrated her ,ne hun.
dredth birthday Dec. 1st last year 10
dead. Ehd came peacefully.
Mrs. johnson passed away At
o'clock Friday evening, Oct. 5, ut the
home Of her son Selby Johnson, 1905
High street. Her death was due to
ailments incident to old age. She sank
into her last sleep without tremor
of pain. She was very active up until
about one year ago she fe J., since that
time she has not been able to walk
much. She was very .ovable woman
and when in reminiscent mood ,7rld
sit for hours and relate stories Of oy
gone days when she lived In the Sun-
ny South, az she use to call IL.
Mrs. johnson was born in Kentucky,
was married when slave and came to
Keokuk form Alexandria, Mo-, in the
year 1853. During her last years her
hearing has been slightly impaired.
but she arlicnlated plainly. Her hair
was snow white and the lines Of age
were driven deeply across her face.
Those left to mourn her death are
Selby johnson of Keokuk, Mrs. Mary
Simms of Memphis, Tenn, Mrs. Nancy
johnson of Ft. Smith, Ark, and MeA
Nary Wilson Ebenezer.
Members of the Sunday School Of
the Seventh Street Baptist church ceie-
brated their forty second anniversary
last Sunday It was an all day session
during which time o program OF unusal
interest was given. A very pleasing
feature of the program was the reading
of the history of ahe Sunday School
by d. W. Anderson, the present super
intendant. Another vsry interesting
feature was the remarks by the first
superintendent, Henry Wilkinson.
The program was given by some Of the
most talented ladies and gentlemen of
the city.
The Rev. g. D. Sanders d. D. Of
Louisiana. Mo-, preached at the Pil-
grim Baptist church at 8 o'clock SUM
day evening.
Miss Rhoda johnson of Quincy, ILL.,,
attended the funeral Of her grand.
mother, Mrs. Patsy Johnson.
Mrs Fisher OF Quincy, LII attended
the funeral Of grandma Johnson.
Homer Jones has been indlsposed for
the past week.
The funeral of grandma johnson
occurred from the A. NJ. Il. church
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A
large concourse OF sorrowing friends
gathered to pay their last respects
Rev. T. w. Lewis Off Mciated.