Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-03
The Traer News

Special to Times-Republican.
Traer, June 3.-Death has taken
from our midst Mrs. David Gait, a
loved and respected Tama county
pioneer. Mrs. Gait was born in Mon
treal, Can, in 1916. In 1S4S she moved
with her parents to Delaware county.
Iowa, near Manchester. where she
spent her young womanhood and in
1869 married David Gait. In 1871 they
moved to Tama county. to the farm
northwest of town which they still own
and in 1909 they moved to Traer Six
children We're born to them. two boys
and four girls, one boy dying in 1887.
The remaining five children We're ali
at home at the time of her death. Mrs.
Calls sister, Mrs. Peter Mccormack,
and husband, of Des Moines, and Viii
liam Gait, son, also of Des Moines.
were present at the funeral. Services
were held at the home and burial made
in the Buckingham cemetery.
Tuesday night the talented business
men of the town gave minstrel show
for the benefit of the Lecture Course
Association. Several songs We're sung,
all worthy of much praise. Miss A2-
mes Young gave a recitation in her
usual pleasing manner. These numbers
We're followed by drills, buck and wing,
and clog dances. The program was
closed with campfire scene and the
singing of old songs. A good crowd
was present and the committee cleared
about $50.
The Traer high school commence
ment exercises will be held in the opera
house this evening. The young people
graduating are Eathyle Keith, Esther
Steffen, Janet McIlwraith. Bessie Mich
OILS. Marion Galloway, Matilda F'lem-
ing, nellie Weyrich. Ruth Speirs. Marie
Boettcher Ralph Baker Harold OFT,
Grace Green, Lenore Cole, Beryl Cam
cry and Thurlow White. THE bac-
calaureate sermon for the class of 1909
was given last Sunday, by Rev. Mr..
Melville, at the Congregational church.
Many of these graduates expect to at
tend some college next fall. The teach
ers will leave for their various homes
Saturday, Miss Lulu Evans going to
Cedar Rapids, Miss Anna Crawford to
Garwin, Miss Minnie Newcomer to
Toledo, Miss Jean Ross to Detroit. and
Miss Clara Swain, accompanied by
Mrs. Agnes Young. Will visit in Mon
mouth, Ill. before returning to her
home at Sinclair, Ill.
Early IucSQly morning occurred tit
death of Anthony Staveley. Mr. Stave-
ley had always been in the best of
health until last fall, when he suffered
paralytic stroke. He never fully re-
covered from the effects of this sick
ness. but it was lately discovered that
he also had cancer which possibly
was the cause of mis- death. Mr.. Stave-
ley was born in Yorkshire. England,
about seventy-e eight years ago. While
still in his boyhood he Dame with his
parents to Canada, where, in 1865, he
married Jennie Bell. They moved to
Iowa. on a farm near. Buckingham.
and about eighteen years ago moved
to Traer. which has since been their
home. He leaves a loving wife. three
sons and three daughters, all of whom
were present at the funeral. Mr..
ed by all who knew him.
Miss Elvira Campbell who has been
living with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Stoakes, and attending
school the past winter, returned to her
home in Cisco, Utah. She will return
against next winter.
Mrs. Charles Hiatt, a lady from Os-
kaloosa, who has been here for some
time with her husband. who is work
by the explosion of a gasoline stove.
Ut is expected that shegwill recover,
unless pneumonia or some other COM
plications set in. t.-t.
1t is expected that new pipe organ