Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-06-09
NORTHWEST DEATHS

WEBSTER, S. Drank Sears, &,
criminal lawyer with a statewide prac-,
tice, died here of pneumonia, after a
few days illness.
WHITEWOOD. S. D.-J w. AIexar-
der, who claimed title to being longer.
an Odd Fellow than any man in South
Dakota, is dead here. aged "A. Mr..
Alexander had been a member of the
order nearly 55 years
ABEL. lathe funeral Of the late J..
s. Steele, known to the travelling pub
lie as Cap" Steele, was held here. He
was owner and manager of the Airing
ton hotel of this place for the past 21
years. n was well known In the state.
MADISON, S. D.-Grief overwhelms
the home of Bert Cole. Thursday the
community was shocked with the news
of the severe burning of Mrs. Cole
and baby BOY in a gasoline stove fire.
After a few days OF intense suffering
both mother and child passed away,
The sad accident removes the young
husbands entire family and breaks up
his home.
OSKALOOSA, IA.-This community
was shocked this morning by the sud
den death OF Newman j. b. Bentley,
vne Of the oldest druggists I'm the state.
He had been in business here for 40,
years. he went 10 d OSpita TSCently
FOR an operation for gall stones and
apparently recovered. He leaves two,
daughters and a son, the latter study
ing architecture in Italy.
DIES MONIES, IA.-Thaddeus M
Schnell, aged II, a member of the first
United States military telegraph corps
formed by Andrew Carnegie at the be-
ginning of the civil war, died at Mercy
hospital here as the result of an opera
ftion performed several weeks ago and
lcf old age. Mr.. Schne!l gay closely
connected with Thomas A. Edison in
the development of the telegraph,
,Schnell was known from the Atlantic.
ito the Pacific, n since his illness
hundreds Of messages have been re-
,ceived at the local office where ne was
employed, concerning his condition. {
MASON CITY, IA-word has been
received here of the death by shooting,
OF Mrs. Walter Abendroth-H eilman,
well known here, who has been a resi-
dent Of Santa Ana. Cal. for the past
year and a half. Whether the shoot
ing was accidental or she was muir,
dered has not been learned. The dead,
was the wife of the late Walter
Abendroth, who was found with his
throat cut at Nora Springs, six years.
ago, and also OF G.. Il. Heilmap whom
she married later and from whom she
~ 0S VII. uIiu u sIgflI1dfT
lived in Redlands, Cal, for a time. but.
since Holman has been residing at Los
Angeles and his wife at Santa Ana. the
latter with her two children.
TABLE ROCK, NEB-Chauncey II.
Norris died at his residence here after
being confined to the house for 10 da VS.
with a severe throat trouble. in the
18th year of his age. He was.
born at Canton, H., January IL. 1896,
where he received his education and
lived until 1858, when he came To Falls
city. He enlisted in company G., Sec
onG Nebraska cavalry, at the formation
OF the regiment. in which he served
lntil the close of the war. Soon after
this he was appointed Indian agent
near Falls City and served till 1869. On
his retirement he opened up a stock
OF general merchandise, in Table Rock.
IN which business he has sine been
Engaged. He was elected state senator
70 the session of 1886. and two years
later in 1887 to the house.