The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-28

! Mrs. Henry Morgan passed away at
her home in this city Tuesday morn
ing at 8 o'clock, after many months
of intense suffering from dropsy, at
the age of forty-nine years. Mrs.
Morgan had been confined TO her peu
since the early part of October, ana
had been able to secure only temp
orary relief during that time.
Mrs. Lillian Morgan was born In
Illinois, being the daughter of Dr..
Benjamin Newman and Mary Ellen
(Frakes) Wood, having come with
her parents to this city in 1886, since
which time she had resided here.
Mrs. Morgan BECAME a member OF
| the Methodist church in her early
childhood
She leaves surviving beside her
husband, Henry Morgan, two daugh-
tiers, Lucille, aged about fourteen.
and Lillian, aged twelve years; also
three sisters, Mrs. c.. d. Manlove, OF
Chicago; Mrs. j. B. Elder. of Basco,
and Mrs. John Shanahan. of Chicago.
Funeral services will be held from
the home at 2:30 o'clock p. M.
Thursday, Rev. e. M. Smith Of the
Christian church, officiating. Burial
at Moss Ridge cemetery.
Andrew j. Moore passed away at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Liz
zie Abbott, in Ferris, ILL.,, Monday
evening. June %, 1917, at 9:45 p. M.
aged seventy-nine years and four
months.
Mr.. Moore was born in Uniontown,
Fayette county, Pennsylvania, and
came with his parents to this county
in 1860. On February 6, 1864, he was
married to Alkaline Brotherton, who
was a native Of Ohio, and to this
union were born three children. all
Of whom survive the father, the moth
err having died March 8, 1908: c. O..
Moore Of Carthage; 8. H. Moore. OF
Hamilton, and Mrs. Lizzie Abbott, of
Ferris.
| Mr.. Moore was one of family OF
! twelve children, he being the second
child, he leaving to mourn his death
| four brothers and two sisters: Ivan
Moore, of Burnside: Samuel Moore,
Of Carthage; James Moore, of Ma.
comb, and w. H. Moore. of Union
town, Pa. Mrs. Sallie M. Fike, Of
Uniontown, Pa, and Miss Lizzie
Moore, of this city.
While Mr.. Moore had been in de-
clining health since early spring. he
had not been confined to his bed,
death being due to heart trouble.
He had lived in Ferris for more
than thirty years, and had endeared
himself to all his friends and neigh
bors by his honesty and genial dis
Eposition.
In 1856, he became member of
| the Baptist church, while in Union
town, Pa, but after coming to this
city, became a member of the M. p.
church of Ferris.
/ The funeral services will be held
from the NJ p church at Ferris,
| Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev.
IL. J. Wallace to of1ciate. Burial at
Moss Ridge cemetery, Carthage.
| Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Monroe. Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Bell and son, James.
spent Sunday at SummitviHe, Iowa,
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Mckee.
| Probate Court News-Hancock Co.
| In the matter of Jay H. Helms,
conservator of Henry Schroeder.
Additional bond of said conserva.
tor in the sum of $1,000 with s. z.
| Helms, j. G. Ferris and S. Fl. Ferris,
as sureties, filed and approved.
| Conservator's report shows:
Total amount received 80. .$2287.2a
Total amount paid out ....... 267.5O
Balance on hand -. ........ 2019.76
Also report of said Jay H. Helms.
conservator of Mary Schroeder,
! shows:
Total amount received .st077.SS
| Total amount paid out ...... 2S1.76
| Balance on hand ..... ...... 1852