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The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
TAKES INJURED MAN
HOME IN HER AUTO
W. c. Whitney's Daughter
Aids Victim of Her Car.

New York, Feb. A.-Sufferng from
bruises and sprains received when he
was knocked down by an automobile,
William A. Rees, OF the firm OF Rees &
Rees. dyers, is to-day recovering from
the shock of the accident and congrat-
ulatng himself on his narrow escape
from death.
The automobile was occupied by Miss
Dorothy Whitney, daughter of the late
William c. Whitney, who is stopping at
the Hotel Lorraine while visiting in the
city. Her home is in Roslyn. Long
Island.
Mr.. Rees had just alighted from Lex
ington avenue car at Forty-seventh
street when the machine. operated by
William Gordon, a chauffeur. sent him
hurting to the pavement.
The machine was stopped at once, and
Miss Whitney ran to the assistance OF
the aged man. Miss Whitney over
ruled Policeman O'Leary, who wanted TO
call an ambulance, and said she would
have Mr.. Rees carried TO his home. The
injured man was assisted into the ma
chine and taken to his residence in East
Forty-seventh street.
From there a call was sent to DR.. Nc
Carthy, of East Forty-third street who
found that Mr.. Rees' injuries did not
appear to be serious.
Miss Whitney. who had awaited the
physicians decision, appeared greatly re-
heved at his report
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
WASHINGTON MEMORIAL
CANVASS TO BE MADE
Citizens Will Solicit Funds From House to House
JP Morgan Gives 10O,OOO-Fraternal Men
Will Subscribe to the Project

able to subscribe money toward the
project
The old plan which was being fostered
by the George Washington University,
and has been abandoned, had a subscrip-
ton of s165, ,O0o and 1t is thought most
OF this money can be procured for the
new project. Mrs. Dimmick, who has
been working on the project for the last
few years, has gone over the entire
country in a thorough manner, and al
ready has S524. $50, subscribed to the fund.
J. Pierpont Morgan has given a check
for 100000 and many other financial
magnates have promised to contribute.
1t is the intention Of the movers in the
project to enlist the aid of patriotic So
cieties and fraternal organizations. The
Masons have agreed to contribute and
other organizations Of which the Father
OF His Country was not a member, are
expected to subscribe.
The conventions committee will meet
next week, when more definite plans will
be launched in the movement
The meeting was attended by Henry
B. r. Mcfarland. w. d. Hoover, ].
Louis willige, W. v. Cox. Henry b. Blair,
Milton r Allies. and Granville Hunt. 1t
was decided to get the cards out immedi-
ately, and John Fairfax Slaven was ap-
pointed to take charge Of the work. The
city VIII be arranged m districts OF eight
IeQuxrcs each
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
MINSTREL SHOW GIVEN.
Linthicum Dramatic Club Has an
Evening of Fun-making.

The Iinthicum Dramatic Club, COM
posed OF students OF the evening school
Of the Linthicum Institute of George
town. gave its annual minstrel show and
dance last night. at Linthicum Hall, BIG
street northwest.
H. F. WhitloCk acted as intorlocutor
and the end men were George Dowden.
Charles Sidney Forbes. John Murphy, and
D. ]. Fitzpatrick. The musical selections
included the opening chorus by entire
company: Moonlight Glide" by Master
James Van Horn; William Wilson" by
c. S. Forbes; My Hero" by William
f. harrington: Alamo Rag by George
Dowden: When I Gather the Myrtle
with Mary" by f. R KidwelI: Georgia
Grind" by John Murphy: I'm a Lucky
Boy" by II. F. Whitlock: african
Glide" by D. J. Fitzpatrick. and grand
finale. "GOod-by. Betty Brown by en-
tire company.
The committee in charge was composed
of Gates G. Rapp, John J. Campbell, w.
+. harrington. Harry F. Whitlock, and
II. G.. Lapp.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
DIED..

CLARK-On Wednesday, February %
1911. MARY JOHNSON CLARK, the
beloved wife of William Clark and
sister of Rose and Johnnie johnson,
aged thirty years.
Funeral service a. St Luke's Baptist
Church. BrightwoOd. d. G. Sunday
February 26, at l o'clock. Friends and
relatives invited.
DUFF-On Friday morning. February q.
1911 at the Walter Reed Hospital.
Maj. ROBERT J. DUFF, L. S. A,
retired.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
LOONEY-On Friday, February "A. 1911.
at a. m. at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. John G. Wolfe. 1929
New Jersey avenue northwest. MARY
LOONEY, widow OF Dennis Looney.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
MISUNDERSTANDING on Thursday Feb
ruary %, 1911. at 0:30 a. m. EDWARD
MCQUADE, in his sixty-seyenth year,
beloved husband of Margaret Nc
Quade
Funeral from his late residence, 17z3
+ street northwest, Saturday. Fe5ru-
airy p, at S:45 a. m, thence to St
Matthews Church, where requiem
mass will be said for the repose OF
his soul.
McCUBBIN- Suddenly, on Thursday,
residence of her grandmother, Mrs
H Watson LeeSe. Il h street north
west, CATHERINE MEDI4AND, be
loved daughter OF William c. and Jes-
sic +. McCubbin, aged thirteen
months.
Funeral private.
QUEEN-Departed this life on Friday.
February a. 1911, at $50 a. m, at her
residence, 1119 G street southeast,
er Of Mrs. Mary \. Thomas. Georgia
A. Queen. and A. Grafton Queen
Notice of funeral hereafter.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
SCHOOL OFFICIALS
TO HONOR HUGHES
Reception Next Monday for
Retiring Educator.

To express TO Percy NJ. Hughes. the
retiring assistant superintendent of public
schools, their appreciation of his twenty
five years continuous service, officials
and teachers of Washington will tender
him a reception in the assembly han OF
the Central High School at o'clock
next Monday afternoon
A committee consisting of Emory NJ.
Wilson. Miss Elizabeth V. Brown, Miss
S f. Simons, w. J. Wallis, F. c. Daniel
Frank Woodward, DR.. Colyer Meriwether,
W. P. Hay, Miss A NJ. Goding. Mrs.
Nora HoegeIsberger, Miss A. NJ. Wilson,
Mrs. Irene Young, Miss Harriet Cush-
ing, and Miss NJ. c. Hawes has charge
of the affair.
Speeches will be made by Capt James
F. Oyster, president of the board of
education; Emory NJ. Wilson, principal
of Central High School, SUpt. a. T.
Stuart, and others.
Mr.. Hughes will leave Monday night
for Syracuse, \. Y, where he has ac-
cepted the position of superintendent of
public schools.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
LIVING PICTURES" ENJOYED.
Young People of Church Societies
Give Series of Poses.

! Young people Of the McKendree NJ. F.
Church Society. and members of the
Young Peoples Circle Of Christian En-
deav0r Of the Rhode Island Methodist
i Protestant Church, posed in an entertain
ing series of living pictures at Pythian
Temple last night.
The mixed quartet Of McKendree
Church, composed of Mrs Kate McCon-
chic, Miss Marian Green. DR.. Russell B.
Main. and Harry Jefferies rendered songs
appropriate for the different pictures.
Among the classical pictures given were
THE Scythe OF Time THE Merchant
OF Venice" (a). "On the RiaIto" Cb). and
The Casket Scene ''Idylls OF the King
the Oath of Allegiance and .Mephis-
topheles." Other pictures presented in
cluded ''Minnehaha," scenes from Miles
Standish, In the Southland" Evan
geline, Colonial Girl" Girl of 80 Girl
from the West THE Girl Of 1911" An
ME Laurie" Dawn and Night" Amer
lea, and Washington Crossing the
Delaware" The humorous pictures in
cluded Mutt and Jeff," Cousin Saman-
tina, Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown" 3"
Before and After" and "Reveries OF a
Bachelor" which were "SchooIdays." {"
"Sunbonnet Sue" Sweet Sixteen, -"
Cheyenne" Rainbow Sweetest Girl
in Dixie" The Merry Widow" and
Here Comes the Bride" Just a Song
at Twilight was one of the best of
the pictures posed, and the song by the
quartet made the scene impressive.
The musical programme included a
soprano solo by Miss Laura Collision. a
recitation by Horace NaylOr, mandolin
and guitar selections by Mrs. A. w.
Merchant, Mrs. ]. F. Kelly. Miss Flor
ence Bryant, and Edward Harry. and a
tenor solo by Maurice Fitzgerald.
The committee in charge was COM
posed OF Mrs. Oliver B. Jenkins, Miss
Bertha Southall, and Lester Ballard.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
PLACES OF INTEREST

Library Of Congrcss-Open a. m to 10 p m o.
secular days; from p. IN. to 10 n m. Sunday1
and certain holidays During July. August, and
September. closes p. Saturday
Public Library-Open a. m. TO p m: holidays.
a. N. to p. m; Sundays. to p m
White HOuSe-OnCn 70 .. m to 2 p. m.
United States Capitol-Open A. m. To 10 p m.
Co-coran Gallery Of Ar-Open tfreeD Tuesday.
Thursday Saturday On A. m. to 4 p. m: Sunday
80 TO An. Other days. 3 admission
State War. and Navy Departmsuts-Open = m
to n. m The original Declaration Of Independ
ence is in the library at the State DEPARTMENT.
United States Trashy Open a. m. to ? p m.
United States Patent Ofice-Open a m. to s
p.
United States Pension Bureau-open u m to 4
United States PuSt-onfce-opcn a m. to p m.
Washington City Post-ofice-Open all hours CThe
dead letter ofice Is the city pnst-ofice-)
National Botanic Gardens-Open a m. % p m
Fish CommissOn-Open a. m. TO 4:0 n m
Army Medical Museum-Open a. m. To 4 % p u
National Museum-opsn a. m to ii0 p N. lin
Guiding holidays.
Agricultural Departnert-open q. m to 4:1
p. m
Bureau Of Engraving and Printins-open a. m.
Washington Monument t555s feet in height)-open
$50 a m. to 80 p. m Elevator runs from a m.
10 n. M
Smithsonian Institution-open m. to An
Government Printing Of5oe-oper 10 a m to :
p m.
Navy YArd-Open a. m. to SD p n.
SouthEorth Cottage. 18Th and Prospect ave.
Key Mansion-HoSne Of Francis Scott Key. anthor
Of The Star Spsngled Banner" Els " street
northwest Open daily, except Sunday, a. m. to
$50 D. m. Admission free.
IN THE SUBURBS
Arlington National Cemetery.
Chevy Chase and Kensington.
Geological PARK (open all day..
Rock CTeek Bridge and Park.
United States Naval Academy Annapolis Nd.
Mount Vernon 1.-THE home and tomb Of Washing
ton)-Opcn II A. m to p. m
Naval ObserTatory-Open q m TO D m
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25

1t was learned yesterday that Mrs.
Anna Scott has instituted a suit for
divorce against her husband. Prof.
George W. Scott, formerly OF Washing
ton, in a New York court
Prof. Scott was formerly a professor
in George Washington University, and
five years ago was engaged in research
work for the Carnegie Institution.
Prof. and Mrs. Scott are well known
in Washington. and in the period he was
stationed here were active in social af-
fairs and entertained extensively. Prof.
Scott also was lecturer on international
law at the Columbia University until last
spring.
The appellate division Of New York has
reduced the counsel fee set by the lower
court from $500 TO 500 and ordered the
payment of $1,000 a month alimony. Mrs
Scott names her husbands stenographer
as correspondent. She says he has an
apartment at fl9 West 125th street, New
York.
Studied in Europe.
Prof. Scott met his wife at Scranton,
Pa, when he was a student in the law
school Of the University OF Pennsylvania.
and they were married in August, 1901.
In that year he was employed by the
Library of Congress to go abroad and
study European systems Of photography
Mrs. Scott is a graduate OF Wellesley
College, and comes of a prominent
Pennsylvania family. She seeks to get
the silverware, furniture. books, and
other articles, which. she says, were
given to her as wedding presents. and
are now retained by her husband.
Both Prof. Scott and Miss Hotopp
deny the charges. Miss Hotopp declares
in an affidavit that she has been asso-
ciated with the professor in his literary
work. She says she first met Mrs. Scott
on a visit 10 California. and that Mrs.
Scott showed the greatest interest and
friendship for her.
Denies wife's Statement.
In another affidavit. Prof. Scott denies
statement by his wife, that she acted
as interpreter for him in legal and tech
nical work. He says she did not have
an opportunity to gain any technical
knowledge Of the law terms OF either
French or German.
Inquiries at the Congressional Library
last night elected the information that
Prof Scott is not now listed as an en-
pIoye. and Robert s. Woodward. presi-
dent of the Carnegie Institution. said
Prof Scott had not been identified with
the Carnegie Institution for five years.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

William Forre Stead. Is. Of Nottingham. Eng
land and Anna F. Goldsborough, 3. Rev. Ran
dolph II. McKtm.
James @ RILEY. IS. and Nellie A Collier o.
Rev. Joseph II. Cassidy.
E Kirk Austin. -. NJ Birmingham Ala. and
Mary West 2. Rev. William r WedderToon
William r. Sanford. q. Of Spottsylrania Coun
~, Va. and Julia Homer. %. of Prince William
County Va. Rev. Samuel n. Greene
Harry =. Bradley, Is, dMary W. DarT. -
Rev. S. II. Woodrow.
Clarence F. PatterSnn, a, and Kate B. Angle T.
both Of StatesTille, y. c. Rev. G. J. S. Hunni
cutt-
COLORD.
Charles Brown, 5. and Ethel Warren, - Rev.
", H Green.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
CARROLL COUNCIL HOST.
knights of Columbus Give an En-
ioynbIe Dancing Party.

Carroll Council. No. 81. Knights OF Co
lurnbus, gave one OF its enjoyable dancing
parties last night at the K. OF c. Hall.
P ]. Haltigan. grand knight of this
council, was in attendance and several
guests from other councils were present.
A programme OF eighteen dances was
played by the orchestra and dainty re-
freshments were served during the in
termission.
The committee in charge was composed
Of D. J. CroweIl, chairman: i. II. Pellen,
George Beuchert, J. I. FersingCr, G.. II.
Dorsey. l.. T. Delavigne. T. f. Petty,
] J. Kane. w 4. McDonough, w. ID.
Willcoxon. F. s. Mullin, l.. p. Morris.
NJ. p Fitzgerald. +. NJ. Mclaughlin, J.
F. Dougherty. W. J. Cook. F. A. Garges,
c. l.. Ferry, J. n. KiIey. J. A. Quigley, T.
E. Sullivan, f. p. Watson. J. n. Hates,
II. J. BusCher. and J. J. Carroll.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25

By a house to house canvass, the joint
conventions committee Of the Chamber
of Commerce and the Board of Trade
expect to raise $25o.ooo, which is the Dis
trict of CoIumbia's part OF the s2.5ooooo
that is being raised for a George Wash
ington Memorial in this city.
At a meeting of the committee yester-
day afternoon at the American Security
and Trust Company, 1t was decided to
have printed 5000 cards, and send them
to persons whom they thought would be
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
c. s. Dept. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau.

c. S. Dept. Of Agriculture. Weather Bureau
Washington, Friday, February "a. la1-s n m.
The sounding Of the air at Mount Weather Va
on Thursday showed low temperature for the season
up to a mile and half above sea level. The cold
northwest winds that have oTexsyread all parts OF
the United States east Of the Rock Mountains dur
ing the last few days found to prevail At the
above altitude thus indicating a stratum Of ood air
Of a mile and half in thickness, at least The
force Of the cold appears to have been broken
in all parts Of the country in the last tEentyfour
hours Temperatures have nsen, excerpt in New
England; and there has been rredpitati0n Of
consequence. except in Western New York and
Northern New England and the Pacific Coast
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
RECEPTION FOR PASTOR.
Rev. Luther Hess WarinE HonOre6
by Georgetown Flock.

The congregation of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Wisconsin avenue and
Volta place, Georgetown, rendered a re-
ccption last night to Rev. Luther Hess
Warirg. in honor of his fifth anniversary
as pastor. The church was decorated
with palms and red carnations.
After the reception an entertainment
was given. One OF the features of the
evening was the giving of 500 toward
the building fund. Last December the
pastor gave each member of the congre-
cation a nickel, to be used to the best
advantage. The result was 500 fEas re-
ceived.
Refreshments were served by a commit
tee composed of Mrs. Henry Kunkel,
Mrs. II. Wagganer, Mrs. William Rich
ardson. Mrs. John Bergman, Miss c.
Mullenberg, Miss Anna Hickerson, Miss
Ruth Bergman, Miss Margaret Kunkel
and Miss Eleanor Wise.
The church is one of the oldest in the
city, having been built in the early part
of the nineteenth century.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
EX-GUARDS FILE CHARGES.
Whisky Struggled Into WOrkhOus,
at Occoquan. They Declare.

Charges that prisoners are treated
cruelty, and that whisky is being SNUG
sled into the reservation at Occoquan
were received by Commissioner Rudolph
Yesterday from William H. Kerfoot, W.
J. Ryers. II. c. Sparks. Stephen O'Dea,
William c. Wilkinson. and William Par
tello. former guards at the workhouse
Commissioner Rudolph said the charges
would be investigated.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
BIRTHS REPORTED.
WHITE

WHITE
Henry p. and FSnnie l.. Rabbit, boy.
Arthur D. and Hattie BoSgS. girl.
John 3. and Eva Jones, boy.
James ". and Mary A. Shea. boy.
Milard +. and Elizabeth West. gtn.
Daniel and Mary r. OCOnnor, girl.
John and Margaret N. Hrty, boy
Walter C. and Clara V. Peter, twin boyz
Harry p and Margaret Mackey, girl.
Lawrence and Agnes Mortimer. girl
George Fl. and Catherine s. MuIloy. girl.
Luigi VI. and Francisco NJ. COrrado, boy.
David and Mary Greenberg. girl.
COL0RED.
James and Isabel Griffin. girl.
Robert and Hattie b. Wilson. girl and boy twins
Edgar B. and Mabel A. KesmeI, girl.
Harry and Martha Chase. boy.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
MADE Aetine Gunner..

Six enlisted men were yesterday sp-
pointed acting gunners as . result OF
the recent examination. They were H
w. Stratton. c. Keens. G. C. Smith, w
Seyford, G. Sherer, and r. s. Bulger
Their commissions as acting gunners VII
date from February u
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
Bicycle Policeman Injured.

While returning to his home last night
Bicycle Policeman. W. c. Van Horn, OF
the Fourth precinct, fell and broke his
left shoulder blade. He was picked up
and sent to his home, 22S p street north
west. Van Horn was riding along d
street when his tire. fell into the car
slot near John Marshall place. The front
wheel turned at right angles and threw
him to the ground.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
Accused of Embe1lIement,

The police yesterday arrested William
s. Stailey, twenty-five years old, on q
charge of embezzlement. II is alleged
that he stole money from William J.
Cook, a grocer at Twelfth and Irving
streets northeast. Stailey works for the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
Asauith Not Alarmed.

London. Feb. 24-Prime Minister AS
quith has written a negative reply to a
question asked him by a member OF
Parliament as to whether he intended to
communicate with the United States
respecting the resolution for the annexa-
ton of Canada introduced in the Ameri-
can Congress.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
Local Temperature.

Midnight, 3: a. m. "A; 4 m. 3; A. m, .;
n m. 81; 10 a m, g; Il noon, Il; ? p m. IS;
p m. s; p. m, z; p m, a; 10 p m, q.
Maximum, Is minimum =.
Relative humidity-s g. m, 81; 2 .. m, Il; p
m, Is. Hours Of sunshine, s.. Per cent Of posi-
bic sunshine, 81.
Temperature same date last yesr-Maximum. p;
minimum. q
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
DEATH RECORD.

WHITE
Henry II. Deilingr1, co. 81 G St nv.
Milton T. Seale, S. 1914 18th St nv.
Eleanore Kaiser. Y. 1909 n. ]. ave. nv.
John ]. Couneily. ss Govt. Hos> Insane
Patrick =. Butler, o. Govt Hos. Insane.
Edward McQuade 60 T3 F st. nv.
Priscilla r. Burns, q, The IoEa ApartmentA
William z. McGhee. % lS2 | St NV.
Catherine NJ. McCubbin. l. < st. nv.
Charlec Z. Roberta Il, pt3 Davenport ST., rennal
lytown-
Ice Spahr no. Wash. Founding Home.
CoLoRED-
Annie Washington, ls Govt Hos Insane.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
MISSING SINCE THURSDAY.
William Garner, Thirty-hve Year,
Old. Sought by Police

The police were asked yesterday TO
locate William Garner, thirty-five years
old, VIII" has been missing from his
boarding house. 3G5 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. since Thursday morning.
Garner was sick Wednesday night and
left his bed about o'clock Thursday
morning. saying that he was going out
for a little fresh air. He has not been
seen since.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25

The japanese government has sus-
pended the granting of waterpower
rights by provincial authorities. and is
making a systematic survey of the en-
pires resources of that nature.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
tide Table.

Today-Hish tide. 81 = n and 5sD p m: ~
tide, II . q m.
Tcmorvv- tide. sas a n. and 90 D n;
Low tide. I'D q m and Il - p m
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
Ocean Steamship.

New York. Feb 2i.-AriTel Lusitania Liver
pool. from Liverpool, February IS
Sailed from foreign ports: President Grant, from
Southampton
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
PATENT APPEALS
| COURT DEMANDED
District Judiciary and Others
Favor Move at Banquet.
REASONS FOR ESTABLISHMENT

would Expedite Settlement of Ques-
tions at Law by Placing All Legal
Patent Disputes in One Court-PIan
Urged by Members of Congress.
Banquet Held at Rauscher's.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
Temperature. I'm Other citie..

Temperatures IN other cities, together with the
amount Of rainfall for the twentyfour hour ended
at p. m. yesterday, are as follows:
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25

BY impregnating paper with carbon 1t
will become a good conductor Of cleo
trieity.
The Washington herald., 1911-02-25
WIFE
SUES FOR DIVORCE
Mrs. Anna Scott Names His
Typist as Correspondent.
WELL KNOWN IN CAPITAL

Former Instructor in George WASH
inEton University and Research
Worker for Carnegie Institution
Denies Charges in Suit Filed
in New York Court.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31
Funeral OF Harry staIey.

The sudden death of Harry Staley
was noted last week An inquest was
held Thursday afternoon and verdict
rendered according to the facts. Harry
who was the only child of Mr. and
Mrs. Il. w. Staley, was born in Audu-
bon October 10. 1889, and died August
"a, 1911, aged 81 years 10 months and
IL days. The funeral service was held
at the Presbyterian churchon Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock. conducted by
the pastor Rev. A. B. Miller, who took
for his subject God is our refuge and
strength, and from it drew lessons
that were consoling to the bereaved par
ents and friends. The choir was com
posed of the Misses Hazel Kellogg, Ruth
Preston, Alma Christensen and Edith
Coon, accompanied on the piano by Miss
Donna Baker. The pail bearers were
Ed. Iced, Perry Roberts, Floyd Bur-
key. Roy Prather, Blaine Swartz and
Harlow Titterington. who are members
of the Modern Woodmen of which the
deceased was a member. The remains
were laid to rest in Maple Grove ecme-
terry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31
SUDDEN DEATH OF JOE RlDpATn
In Des Moines Sunday Afternoon
While! Riding In The Auto
mobile With His Son.

The Register and Leader of Monday
morning had the following notice of
the sudden death of Mr.. Ridpath who
left here a few months ago to make his
home with son at New Sharon, follow
ing the death of his wife. The report
of that paper reads as follows:
Joseph Ridpath, 81 years old, died
following an attack of heart failure
while riding with his son in an automo-
bile near the state historical building on
Twelfth and Grand avenue at about 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Rid
path and his son had motored from
their home near New Sharon to attend
the state fair. They were riding yes
terday afternoon when the elder Mr..
Ridpath had an attack of heart trouble.
His son stopped the machine at once
and ran to a nearby drug store for as
sistance, but when he returned the old
man had expired.
Only few months have passed since
Mrs. Ridpath died here IN Audubon
and her body was taken TO New Sharon
for burial. Soon after Mr. Ridpath
went down there to live with his son,
and now he is gone. His birthplace
was in the state of Virginia but he
moved to Mahaska county, Iowa, at an
early day and later to this county. In
1854 he enlisted in Co. L 23rd Iowa and
served until after the close of the war.
He was member of Allison Post G.. A.
r. in Audubon and quiet reliable
citizen of the community. Mr.. Ridpath
was cousin of the great historian by
that name and was justly proud of hi,
distinguished relative. His body will
be buried beside that of his wife al
New Sharon.