Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-16
OLD GRADUATES
ARE SCATTERED
MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF '6
TELLS THE WHEREABOUTS
OF SCHOOLMATES

A list of the first graduates from
the Ottumwa high school, who finished
forty-five years ago, was furnished py
Mrs. Anna Mckee, formerly Anna Guy
selman, and published in The Courier
few days ago. One Of the members
Of the class has ascertained as rar
as possible the whereabouts Of his
class mates, which The Courier is
pleased to publish as follows:
Cass Hendershott, present police
judge in this city: Frank L. Root, en-
aged in the manufacture OF tomb
stones and monuments in Ottumwa;
Frank c. Warden, engaged in mercan-
tile and lumber business In, OttumWa
died thirteen years ago; Harry Fuller,
uating from college at Ames, Asbury
Taylor died in Los Angeles In 1884,
having been engaged for several years
in the drug business in Ottumwa; w.
r. Daum, engaged in the fruit business
for a number Of years, afterward en-
tering the coal business, is at present
president of the Anchor Coal Co. Of
selling tea and spices in Ottumwa;
James G. Carter, graduated from
Chicago medical school and practised
in Omaha, afterward going south,
where he died five or six years ago;
VIII D. Tisdale. graduated from the
law school of the State university at
Iowa City and has practised In OF
tumwa since, being at present mem
Der Of the firm of Tisdale & Heindell:
Willie Locke, a sisterd Of Mrs. How
erton Of the old firm of Johnson &
Howerton, which operated a grocery
store on the corner Of Market and
Second streets, where the Pastime
theater is now located. whereabouts
unknown; Mary Nosler. married
James Evans and died in Oak
land, California. thirteen years ago;
cousin, and is still living in Ottum-
wa: Mary Leighton. sister Of A. c.
Leighton, married Walter B. Jordan
and moved to st. Paul, where she died
twenty-five years ago. the remains be-
ing brought here and inferred in the
Ottumwa cemetery; Clara Derby, q
daughter Of ex-Sheriff Derby, who was
jamin McComb was hung for the MUIR
der of Laura J. Harvey. whereabouts
unknown: Alice Wilson married DR.. L.
e. Rodgers, a dentist, who practised
for number Of years in Ottumwa and
later moved to Chicago, where he died
a few months ago, the remains being
brought here for interment; Mary
Truitt, whereabouts unknown; Eunice
Field, married Joseph l.. Lawrence
Sam Green and lived for a number Of
years in Massachusetts, but is now de-
ceased: Mary GIyselman taught for
ten years in the public schools Of this
city and died about six years ago at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. William
Mckee: Anna Guyselman, now Mrs.
William Mckee, is living in Ottumwa
married exMayor DUNCAN who died
some years ago and is now living in
the west end; Irene Postlewait, where
abouts unknown; Jennie Holloway,
married a man by the name of Par
sons and is living in Yates Center,
Kansas; Mary Higgins married Mack
Davis, former employee Of The
on the corner of Main and Green
streets where the Central drug store
is now located, and at present is liv
ing in Los Angeles, CAL; Anna Har-
Ian, daughter Of Robert Harlan, died
several years ago: Clara Hayne. who
became the wife of Charles Graves,
died twenty eight years ago: Ellen
Gephart married Robert Rashaw and
died six or seven years ago in Cen
terville: Albert G. Harrow has been
engaged in manufacturing and bank
ing in this city and is now vice presi-
dent of the Ottumwa National bank
and the Wapello County Savings
bank; Albert Hill. brother Of Mrs.
II. l.. Waterman, moved to Wood
ward, Okla, where he died about six
years ago: Extra milford married
John Prosser and is at present living
on a farm one mile south of the JET
fcrson school,
1t will be seen from the foregoing
that sixteen ont of the thirty members
of the class have passed to the Great
Beyond.