Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-07-23

Class OF 1918. pOSto1nce employ
ees ard rural carriers, citizens
snd business naes L ee, aud
other towns ); ..lla inc
Gale Mills family 's1e yes Ct
day in paying !. Lite 10 ,he
memory of Harry Mills, deputy
postmaster, who lost his life al
Mobiles Lake, Sunday evening
| of July, IL The floral tribute
coming from his class of 1918,
1 young men of Logan. girls OF
the Sunday school class, post
office employees and 'ural car
riers, relatives and friends Of
the family, was large; banking
high the casket and attestine
the esteem and sincere regard
of the givers. The music by
the male quartette was beauti-
full and the sermon by the Rev
Marvin O. Sansbury was appro-
pirate and touching. The at
tendance not only filled the
home but also the porches, and
extended into the yard, and a
large number followed the re
mains to the cemetery ard Of
fered words of coincidence to
the bereaved family.
Harry Mills was twenty years
of age, graduated from the Lo-
gan high school in 1918, was
appointed deputy postmaster
at Logan April l, he was Lopu
lar with the young people, well
regarded hy the public general
|iy as an efficient officer, and his
sudden death came as a great
shock to his acquaintance and
friends here and a Frustrating
blow to his parents, sisters and
brothers.
On the evening of July IL,
he was accompanied by mum
btr of young people to Mobiles
Lake, and out on the water in
q boat with Miss Hi'dred john
son of Logan; when he came up
from diving into the water from
the boat, he called 70 her for
assistance. and though she gave
all the assistance within her
power, yet he sank beneath the
water, and her cries for help
attracted the attention of a
large number on shore, and
Charles Garner sprang into the
lake and swan to where she
was being drifted by the winds,
and prevented her from leaping
into the water in her frenzied
efforts to rescue Mr.. Mills. A
call for help was phoned into
Missouri Valley and the fire
bell was rung, the citizens of
the town aroused, and 'hen
rushed to the lake in anfomo
biles; and all night long unaar
the glare of the lights Of euse
mobiles did willing searchers
seek to recover the body by div
! ing and dragging the bottom
| of the lake with every available
form of graphing device. All
day Monday under the burning
sun, and Monday evening until
eleven O'clock when the search
ers were rewarded nv TO Dis
eoyery Of the Coz. & 81.
% the surface = k. II
from where he W. IS IS
he sank beneath the surface of
the water.
Members of the Gale Mills
family have the sincere sympa-
thy of not only relatives and
Immediate friends, but also
those acquainted with their
great loss and great sorrow.
The citizens of Logan feel un-
der great obligation to the citi-
zens of Missouri Valley and the
citizens in the west and south
west part of the county for as
sistance rendered in the houl
of need.
Though the Ida county man
that served 90 years as school
secretary, and Atty J. S. Dew
ell of Missouri Valley who
served 80 years as school board
|secretary are entitled to great
credit for their long and eff
|cient service in the interest OF
public school, yet Donald Mau.
aged 81. living northwest OF
Magnolia, served the Raglan
township school board over
thirty-nine years as secretary
Mr.. Maui is still hale and hear
ty and would be secretary OF
the board yet, but he does not
care to monopolize school board
honors in his township.
According to a dispatch re
le:..ol &aoo DanhnAAar~ loe..