The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-08-05
COTTONWOOD
.(chronicie)

NOHEOulCfcJ
Mrs. Gertrude Funke, who has beer
III at the home Of her daughter east
OF town for the past several weeks
passed quietly away Wednesday eve
ming at the ripe old age of So years, Z
months and days. The deceased was
born In Westphalia, Germany, and came
to America with her husband in 1853.
They stayed for a year In st. Louis
and then moved to Winnishick county,
Iowa, where she lived continuously, I'M
til she came to Idaho in January, 1914
The husband died In 1884 Mrs. Funke
was the mother OF ten children. nine
Of whom are still living. They are
Mrs. DIESEL, OF California; Mrs. Fox,
of Nebraska; Mrs Frerich, Of Iowa;
Mrs. Holthaus. of Idaho; Henry, will
liam and G.. A. Funke, OF Iowa, and
Herman and John Funke of this place
Miss Kathryn Curless was kicked on
the ankle by horse at the II. S.
Curless home north OF town Monday
afternoon and suffered two broken
bones and the severe bruising and las
ceration of the foot. DIR. Orr was
called at once and dressed the Injury
and set the broken bones but an in
fection developed some twelve hours
later and the patient was taken to
the hospital at Winchester Wednesday
morning where she was placed under
the care of DIR. Rogers and the in
1ured foot placed In a plaster cast.
The injury will be watched closely and
1t Is hoped will respond to treatment
and not make an operation necessary.
The patient will remain at the hospital
under the care OF trained nurse for
some time and will be fortunate II she
makes a complete recovery, as cases
of this nature are often very diff
cult to treat. Miss Curless had plan
ned on leaving this week for her home
in Missouri for a visit with her par
ents before taking up her duties early
In September as principal of the Reu-
bens high school.
Harry M. West. formerly employed
for about year as undertaken by A.
HI. Nau at this place, died at his home
In Volmer Sunday morning from a
sudden attack of heart failure, aged
about forty years The deceased had
not been In robust health for several
years but had felt fairly we'll since
coming to the prairie and his sudden
death was entirely unexpected He
leaves wife and three small children,
one babe only a few days old. The
funeral arrangements will not be COM
pleted until his mother arrives from
California. but the remains viii either
be taken to that state FOR burial or
to the family's former home at Col
Vile, Wash. The deceased was the
only child of his parents and his loss
Is a sad blow to his aged mother and
his family. The sorrowing wife and
little ones have the deep sympathy of
in
ment.
Ed Sonnen and Ed Eckermann each
got in a new Case gas tractor this
week to use In operating their thresh-
ing machines AMI for other farm work
Jake Welte is unloading new Ida
no combine harvester today for use in
harvesting his crop.
Lloyd Turner left this morning for
Portland and other coast points on an
extended vacation.
Mrs. Briggs, the eldest daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Libbey, is visit
Ing here with her parents from Call
ifornia.
Governor Alexander and A. F. Parker
came over this morning from Grange /
Vile, the other members OF the party
having gone their several ways after
here. which was attended by most of |
the business men of the town, the |
left for other points in the
northern part of the state. He ex-
pressed himself as being well pleased |
with Cottonwood and considers 1t one
Of the thriftiest towns in the state.
Mrs. S. Day. of Grangeville. and Mrs. |
Jack Turner and daughter Hazel, of |
Lewiston, are visiting at the DIR. Tur-
ner home this week.
Frank Terhaar lost a valuable horse
last week from the effect OF wire cuts |
recently received. The loss Is a Sc
we're. one as 1t spells his fine team.
r. s. Curless and Ebert Bush un-
loaded new Case separator here Mon
day for use in harvesting their crops
and doing outside work this season.
w. b. Watson was In town yester-
day from the winona country and stat
ed he did not have more than an acre
Of grain down In his entire crop of /
more than 500 acres and considers him.
self very fortunate.
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