The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-10

Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Symonds
received a message Monday morning
conveying the sad news Of the death
of their son, James Spangler Sy-
monds, who died at Bull. Idaho, at
4:15 o'clock Sunday morning from
influenza The death OF this prom
Using young man comes as double
grief to his family and also to Car
thage generally, as he had made his
home in this city constantly until
locating in the west some four years
ago, and had been in close touch
with his family and friends here at
all times. James death comes after
only a short Illness from influenza,
he having taken Ill on Tuesday last,
and was in the home of close friends
at the time of his illness and death.
James Spangler Symonds was born.
in this city May J., 1888. On October
8, 1917, he was married to Miss
Julia Josephine Belle Isle, daughter
of Mr., and Mrs E. o. Belle Isle, for
merly of Dallas City, but now located
at Champaign. On October 1, 1918.
little daughter came to complete
their happiness, but within few
days Mrs. Symonds had contracted
influenza, which developed into pneu-
monia, and she passed away Novem-
Der at $3.50 p. M, just one month
prior to her husbands death. Her
body was brought to this city and
taken to the home of her sister Mrs.
George Davis, where funeral services
we're held, after which it was in
tered in Calvary cemetery, this
city. Mr.. Symonds accompanied the
body to this city and remained with
his family for some two weeks, and
had just returned to resume or try
to take up his work again, when he
too was stricken. His body will be
brought to this city to be placed be-
side that of his wife. He leaves sur
yiving, besides his baby daughter,
who is now with her grandmother,
Mrs. E. O. Belle Isle, at Champaign,
his parents. William A. and Mary
(Spangler) Symonds. and the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Fred W.,
Raymond H. and Mary Evelyn. Of
this city; Emily Clara, of Helena,
Ark, and John Hawley. who is in
France. Raymond w. had been with
his brother in the west until the
time of Mrs Symonds' death, when
he returned to Carthage. The family
have the heartfelt sympathy Of the
many friends of this noble young
man III very SetA hoNi.
Cornelius Newton. who has been
the state university as a
member of the S. A. T. c., has been
and has secured posi- !
ton as superintendent Of the mems
department OF large de-
partment store in Champaign.
Mrs. Edward Cherrill received the
sad news last week of the death of
her nephew, Knox Birney. son of /
Mrs. Elizabeth Boude Birney, OF !
in action in France on |
October 20. He was a member OF
the advance engineer corps. Mrs. !
Maude Cahill Betterton also lost a !
son in. France.
II. E. Conwell, who has been in an !
officers training camp at Camp |
Grant, has received his discharge i
from the army and he and Mrs. Con (
we'll have been visiting her parents, /
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Wilcox, of this i
city. They expect soon to return to |
California for the winter.
Probate Court News.
In the estate of Nathan H. Dowd, :
Letters testamentary
granted to Lewis NJ Loomis as ex-
ecutor of said estate, who flies his
BOND. with Elizabeth R. Loomis and
Henry r. Black as sureties. in the