Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-07
OBITUARY..
Mem anus.


Frank McManus, Jr., aged q, en-
ployed as conductor by the Mar
shalltown Light, Power and Railway
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
ter an illness of less than twenty four
hours, of cerebro spinal meningitis.
Mr.. McMnus, while not feeling real
well for the past few days, was at his
work as usual on Wednesday. He
thought he might be coming down with
grippe, and was not at all alarmed.
Wednesday was his day off, but he re-
-lieved at noon and in the evening, re-
turning to his room at the Barriage
home at night. complaining of head
ache. Thursday morning he was no
better, and as the day advanced he
became worse. At l o'clock Thursday
afternoon a physician was called. but
the symptoms were not sufficiently
pronounced to warrant definite dag
nosis of spinal fever, altho there We're
marked symptoms of a cerebral trou-
BILE. The disease made rapid Roadway,
however, and the patient soon lapsed
into comatose state, from which he
never rallied.
Mr.. McManus was born in Kansas
July %, 1887, and was u son of Frank
and the late Angie McManus. This
city has been the family's home for
many years. Mrs. McManus died Jan.
IS, 1905. The deceased's father is now
living in Chicago. A brother and sis
ter survive, in the persons Of George
McManus, carrier on rural free deliv-
cry route No. 6, out of this city, and
Miss Florence McManus, of Greeley,
Col.
Mr.. McManus has been in the en-
ploy of the street car company at diff
ferent times for the past two years.
Within recent months he acted as a
substitute rural carrier, but two months
ago resumed his former employment
as conductor. Prior to entering the
street car company's service he was a
student in the high school.
The Barriage home was placed un-
der quarantine this morning, and in
addition to the five members Of the
family, George McManus and Fred
Ensminger, who were also present
when McManus died, were detained.
The burial will take place in the ceme-
terry known as Vienna No. 2, north
east of the city, where Mrs. McManus
is buried.
Mr.. McManus was member Of
Chippewa tribe, I. o. r. M, and the
Iowa Legion Of Honor.
Worth.
Mrs. Henrietta Worth, wife Of Fred
erick Worth, a member Of the soldiers
home, and with her husband a resident
of the old peoples building, died very
suddenly at $40 Thursday night of
heart failure, following an illness Of
about a week, due to grippe. Altho
her condition was not considered at
all serious, and the suddenness of her
death caused a great shock to her as
sociates in the building.
Mrs. Worth and her husband were
married in Rock Island, ILL.,, Aug. 6,
1872, and lived for many years at Day.
export. 1t was from the latter city
that they were admitted to the home
on Aug. %, 1905. Mrs. Worth was u
years of age, and aside from her hns-
band is survived by a son, Walter F.
Worth, Of Cleveland, o., who is ex-
pected to reach the city to attend his
mothers funeral, which is to be held
from the assembly hall Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be
in the nome cemetery.
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Gould.
Mrs. Helen Gould, aged " years,
widow Of Charles Gould. an old resi-
dent Of Albion and it's vicinity, died
at the home Of her son, Mr.. William
Gould, two miles south of Liscomb,
at 9 o'clock this morning Of pneu-
monia. Mrs. Gould had been sick for
ten days, and since early this week
her condition had heen very serin1ls N.