Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-09
DEATH CLAIMS MRS,
John N. OOUCHERTY;
MADE BRAVE FIGHT.
PROMINENT OTTAWA WOMAN
PASSES AWAY IN CHICAGO HOS.
PITAi. AFTER OPERATlON--WAS
ONE OF cirY's BEST KNOWN
RESIDENTS.

Friends by legiono are IN sorrow 10
lay as a result OF the death ycsler
lay OF Mrs. Kate Doughcrty. wife o
John NJ Doughcrty. Ottawa plumbin'
and steam heating contractor TIL,
passing Of Mrs Dougherty came a
he West Side hospital, in Chicago
,herc the deceased underwent an op
ration ior hardening Of the artcrie,
saturday morning.
The fatal illness of Mrs. Doughert.
anne AZ a severe shock to member.
II her family and her hosts of a..
.uaintances. Her health had bee;
.nythine but good for the past eigh
ears: her trouble being an aiflic
ion Of The heart, which caused graz.
ears among her relatives during al
acks which became frequent durin
hat period. Because OF the serious
less. OF her malady she approached
he crisis on several occasions, bus
ler pluck and stamina brought hel
;afely thru Thru il all she main
aimed her bright and CHEEKY dispoe
ion aad spoke little OF her afilction
Her case was one OF The most un
Usual on record Local and Chicag,
pcclalists agreed that her heart wa>
)reanically sound, and her condition
vas traceablc to some unknown con
ribulor trouble. This later became
Pronounced IN q hardening OF at
lrtcry Of the neck. The discovery o.
he source Of the ailment resulted II
Preparations being made FOR . hast,
operation. She underwent the ordea
Saturday morning, but never rcsainUt
Consciousness, the end coming Tues
lay afternoon at 3: Is O'Clock. A hloot
2lot. which formed on the brain
,auscd complete paralysis Of the cu
ire rjcht side.
The deceased complained Of feel
NJ poorly for q week before Eoin'
o the Chicago hospital Accompanied
0y her sister Mrs. Julia Edgett, 0
Anderson, Ind, who was here on ;
visit. and her husband. Mrs. Dough
erty on Thursday went to Chicago [,
consult with Dr.. Hartman, u special
ST with whom she had been trcatiu.
for some time. II was then diScoy
cred that the artery WAS hardcnc,
and would soon cause her death IN
.cas the knife Was immediately re
sorted 10. Before entering The Op
eraing room Mrs. Doughcrty request
ed that no word be sent TO The rcla
tiyos here until after the operation
was performed ana it was Sunda,
morning before anyone here knew .
the ordeal thru which she had jus
passed.
While making her bone her shrine
CIV Nho ~ UrN0ul 'd'llVllt dllb Wa
member Of 81. Patrick $ church. Sh
VAS Daughter of Isabelle and VA
\ member Of the Ottawa Woman
Club, becoming actively Interested il
the affairs Of both those bodies, Bt
ins Of religious nature she was rue
ular IN spite of her condition in he
attendance at church services.
Mrs. Dougherty was for years on
of the active workers in the OttaNt
kcliof Society and has done a grca
deal Of charitable and philanthropi
work thru this organization, Thcr
are many poor families in OttaHa thu
feel they have lost one OF heir bes
friends. thru the death Of Mrs
DOughcrty. She was also an activ
worker in the Daughters of Isabelle
and will be greatly missed by til
workers IN that organization.
Born April IL. 1861, in OsWego,
w. Mrs. Dougherty. AZ Rate Bulge
came to Ottawa twenty.onc yeat
later, making her home here sine
that time. She VAS married to Joh
NJ. Dougherty February ~. 1897 \
children were ever born 10 this unlol
Besides her grictslrjckon husban
she IS survirel by these brothers IN