The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-12-12
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CALLED HOME

CALLED HUM
Thomas RinnaIl, Highly honore
Citizen Of the Dow City Vicin.
sS ity Suddenly Summoned
WAS NlNETY-oNE YEARS OF AGl
Funeral Conducted From Daughter
Home Thursday Afterncon-Grand.
Sss sons Acted As PaIlbearers.
his week we are called upon tt
Chronicle the death Of Mr.. Thoma
MIhall, Highly honored citizen o
this vicinity. His death occurred OF
Tuesday, December 4, at the home o.
hisslaughter, Mrs. H. A. Poitevin, wes
Of town. Mr.. Binnall. having lair
down to rest, fell asleep, little realiz
ing that it would perhaps be the SLEEP
I OF death. Uncle Tom, as he was com
monty called, was friend to all and
his sudden departure from this earth
has cast deep gloom over the com
munity. Thomas William Binnall was
born at Woodbine Cottage, Crossway
Green, Worcestershire, England, May
:. 3, 1926. At the age of fifteen, he went
to Stourport as an apprentice to learn
the butchers trade, Receiving his in.
dentures from Queen Victoria at the
age Of twenty-one, with an offer of a
free trip to Australia. Believing that
he would prefer America, he declined
the offer and after his marriage, in
1848. to Susan B. Link. he came to
New Orleans with his wife, his father
and mother and his sisters, Ann and
Mary, and brother, John. After voy-
age Of six weeks, he landed at New
Orleans, one hour before sunset with
but one shilling, and he obtained a po-
sition as foreman in his line Of work
before sunset. After working there
for about nine months the yellow fe-
Yer was spreading at such an alarm.
ing rate, that he moved to St. Louis
and accepted position with Henry
Ames; one of the largest meat pack
ers of his day, Chicago at that time
being little more than a village. Nov
ing to st. Joseph in 1850, he continued
work along the line for which he was
trained until the spring of 1851, when
he moved onto a farm in The Pigeon
Valley, twelve miles from where Coun-
Gil Bluffs is now situated. In 1853,
he moved to Galland's Grove where
he resided until 1861. when he moved
to North Grove. For a number of
years after coming to. Iowa, he spent
his winters in Council Bluffs, work
ing at the packing house, the South
Omaha Stock Yards not being in ex
istance at that time. Mr.. Binnall took
great pride in his farm work and he
shipped the first load of corn from
Dunlap over the Chicago and North
western railroad. In 1889 he moved
10 Dunlap where he resided until
1897, when he and his wife went to
make their home with. their daughter,
Mrs. II. B. Johnson where Mrs. Bin
lall died in 1901. The last three or
our years. he had mostly lived at the
lome of his daughter, Mrs. H. A.
'oiteyin, where he passed away De.
Bmber ISL. aged 81 years,
and - staays,~0 Of o family of ten
Il whom preceded him: George W.,
Thomas w, Albert, Annie, Alice, Jul
a and Fannie. Three children, Mrs:
Johnson both of Dow City and Frank
O4Aludll VI W dSu1u6lOA Dull NC AA1,
besides fourteen grandchildren and
twenty great-grandchildren. Mr.. Bin
nall was of a very active disposition
ana took. q Keen interest in the pro:
gress OF his time and the upbuilding
est. in current events and followed the
progress of the European war daily.
He spent good share Of the forenoon
Tuesday in reading and the afternoon
in visiting and lying down on the
couch for rest, passed away while
asleep. His funeral took place Thurs
day afternoon from the home Of his
daughter. Mrs. H. A. Poitevin. Elder
Frye, Of Woodbine conducting the SER
vices, his grandsons acting as pail
bearers. His body was laid to rest
beside that of his wife and children in
the Manteno cemetery. The bereaved
ones have the most heartfelt sympathy
of all in their loss.
IA. c. Hunt, wife and two children
returned Wednesday to their home in
WoDdbine after having spent several
days at the home Of his brother Claud
Hunt, and family. They also visited
relatives near Charter Oak.
4 Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
Sheldon, of Arion, are pleased to
learn that they are rejoicing over the
arrival of fine II pound daughter,
born on the first of December.
Mrs. Will Buss, who resides west
of town, had the misfortune of having
her shoulder blade broken one day re.
Gently. Our informant says that she
was out in the barn yard milking the
COWS when one of the animals, ran
against her with the above stated re-
suit.
The Chas. Butterworth home was
placed under quarantine the first of
last week, their daughter, Vida, being
the victim of smallpox. Only a mild
case, however.
Timer Stinsen has given up his
school route and Earl Morrison is now
driving wagon No. Z, which Mr.. Stin.
sen formerly conducted.
Nelson Butterworth, after having
spent a week at the parental, Clair
Butterworth home, left Tuesday of
last week on his return to Camp Cody, |
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