The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-09

Ed OGilvie, Will Booz, J. L. Martin
and B. M. Mecum. Five witnesses
were examined-Minor Porter, Mrs.
George Fecht, Don A. Califf, John
Scott and Undertaken George R
Hearne. Minor Porter was in the car
with young Reed at the time OF the
accident, but was unable to recall
how the same happened; Mrs. Fecht,
who lived neer by. was the first on
the scene, the other witnesses hay'
ing been called.
Minor Porter had hired Omer Reed
to take him to Warsaw on business
trip in his four-passenger Ford car,
and they were returning when the
accident occurred three miles west
and one mile south of Carthage, at
the bridge just east OF the old Henry
Walker place. They had crossed the
bridge, but there was a mudhole
which required sharp turn to avoid
it. and here Reed lost control of his
his car. When found the car was
right side up and headed in the re.
verse direction, but evidently 1t had
rolled over time or two pc.
culiar incident was the fact tnat
there was q shotgun in the car, ana
when found, and as evidence that
the car had turned over. the barrels
of the gun were full of mud, and yes
the gun and box Of cartridges were
in their place in the car, which was
sort Of hanging on the hedge fence
Omer Reed was born in Morgan
county Nov. 8, 1889 being 81 years
of age. He came with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Reed. to TINS
county many. years ago. they lesiains
on a farm in this vicinity until apous
five years ago, when they huseu
into the city, where Omer had neen
employed at various occupae. a.,a
since his residence here, mosuy
teaming. He was the youngest W
family Of eight children, one siSt9,
having preceded him in deatn. az
leaves surviving, his 1athei S sna
mother; his sisters, Mrs. Mamie ou
son and Mrs Frank Dye, OF oarul
age: Mrs. A. e. Brown, OF beaius
town; Mrs. Retta Alton OF Sp,hs,
field, and his brothers. Edward -,
near Burnside, and Anon feeu' "
nea- Carthage. .1 n
He was a member OF the l. "
o. F. lodge OF this city, ana aiso "
the Rebekah lodge. ,o,d
The funeral services were ne,u
from the Methodist church Iuesu ng
at 2 .. M, Rev. Mr.. Boyd ot1lcia..ns'
Burial was at Moss Ridge cemesef!'
and was in charge the l. ". w.
lodge. ,than
The funeral services OF Jonathan .,an
Booz were held at the Chr "a
church in Adrian on Monday at VISA
o'clock a. m. Burial was at nno7s
Ridge cemetery, Carthage. MI. Dun hao
was badly injured "Wednesday via acla
his team took fright at some oos. rnad
which had been placed IN the 20 ~
on Halloween eve. He had oeen ~
burnside and was riding on tne ~
ming gear of the wagon, being acoo,n
panied by his five-year-old granus.U, ,n
Mr.. Booze having his arm arounu No
child. and when the team pe'", ID
frightened he lost his balance I'D
fell, being caught in the wagon d. a.
dragged some distance. MT. D &c
was IA years Of age and one oi pocr
most respected citizens OF ma .ne
Creek township, as attested py ,.ho
number of friends and reiatl.e'
attended the funeral and burlai "a
"A large delegation from CarGna 90.
attended the X. G. banquet ana CIV, un
emplification held in NauVoo tbs
day, there being $40 present az chi.
banquet. A Fegree team from roe a
cago exemplified the third degree ror +
Quincy team the second and tne bun.
Madison team the first. ivy enaId.
dred delegates marched from op"
ing Institute to the church, M Wiz
the Rev. Father Gillespie, OF heohr ss
delivered the sermon at hisn ,l.Aa an
Mr.. Hackett, OF Chicago. CAV
after dinner speech. Mr.. Cavana"s On n
of Carthage, gave an address o on
American Citizenship" Those and
tending from Carthage were: WI.
Mrs. John Cnlkin and dahsh, ,,;e.
Misses Mollie, Stella and -, Nei md
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Cuikin. MI 49,
Mrs. John WEIGH, Leverins ,t Ind
Ed Kelley, James McCarty: MI nar.
Mrs. Fred Reyer, the Misses no. D
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. James Marke ~
Attorney B. NJ. Cavanaugh, M, Hrs
Mrs. Maurice Monroe, Mr.. ana M IA.
Alber. Metternick. Rev. Father Lahu.
reth Miss Gertrude Fulton, ciai