The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-10

home of his daughter, MIS-. Marlon
r. Mosley, at the county Jail residence,
Tuesday at 2:35 o'clock p. M, from
hemorrhage Of the lungs, aged IL years
4 months and II days.
Mr.. Jones has been quite i'll FOR sew
eral days, and his death while a shock
to his loved ones and many friends,
was foreseen.
Mr.. Jones was the son of Emmanuel
and Mary (Rees) Jones, peing born
near oxford, Butler county, Ohio, on
August 20, 1S45. In his early child
hood his parents moved with their tour
children to Venice, Butler county
Ohio. Commencing life amid the prl-
vations Of our early western clvlllza-
ton, handicapped by the meager eau
cational advantages of the day, selI-
reliance, industry and a regard Tor the
rights of others were early 1nsuiled III
to his nature. At the age of ten years
he came to western Illinois, TINS jour
ney being made down the ONO and up
the mississippi rivers, to Warsaw. Illi-
nois, from which place the family
travelled by OK team to the tract OF
land they had bought in Hancock town
ship. the country being very sparsely
settled at that time. Mr.. Jones was
engaged in farming the home place,
while his father, who was carpenter
and mill-wright, was away at hi trade.
Mr. Jones. his father and another
brother, were members OF the drum
corps of the early day, and during the
political demonstrations, the Jones
were ever the leaders of the parades'
and among the most interested In poll
tics, and the interests of the country
generally. Mr.. Jones has been an ACT
i've member of the Christian church
for many years.
On Sept %, 1871, he was marrleo
to Sarah Elizabeth Tucker, when they
resided for many years on farm Just
two and one-half miles east OF Carth-
age. improving the same in hrsI
class manner. Mrs. Jones passed away
May Q. 1907, since which time ne mas
made his home with his children, Mrs.
Ora A. Mosley of this city, and MS
son William Emmanuel Of Cenralla'
Mo. -,
He leaves surviving the two chill
dren above named, one! child waiter
'C.. having died in infancy.
Funeral services will be held from
tho christian church today at $500 p
m. Rev. e. NJ. Smith, officiating. Bur
ial at Moss Ridge cemetery.
The following officers have been in
stalled by Grace chapter 0. r. S,
Mrs. Amy Horney acting as installing
officer:
Worthy matron-Mrs Annie Rams.
Worthy Patron-Robert Cr,lm
|, Asst. matron- Mrs. Edith Califf.
Secretary-Mrs. Fannie Berry.
Treasurer-Mrs. Emma Matthews.
Conductress-Mrs. Name Corson.
Asst. conductress-Mrs. Lou Egg
bers.
Chaplain-Mrs. Mary Crum.
Pianist-Miss Myrtle Rams.
Adah--Mrs. May Burner.
Ruth-Mrs. Lulu Palmer.
Esther-Mrs. Amy Horney. ssa
Martha-Mrs. Eta Shipton.
Eleota-Mrs. Ethel Walker
Warden-Mrs. Miranda Fletcher
Marshal-Mrs. Gertrude Wilcox.
Sentinel-Bert Hamilton.
The Star has suspended it's meet
ings for a while on account Of the
shortage of coal.
DR.. J. l.. Conger, professor of his
tory in Knox college, was a guest OF
DR.. and Mrs. S. M. Parr the latter part
.of the week DR.. Conger was here
in the interest of the township high
school which may be established in FL
vaston.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Hyson of Augusta,
were guests of Mrs. Mabel Mildly the
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holly Markle of ST.
Joseph MO-. who have been visiting
his parents, Dr. and Mrs. j. n. Markle,
of this city, left Tuesday morning for
Chicago to visit his brother, enroute
to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Farthing of Dhllas
City and Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Farthing
of st. Paul, spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard McCreedy.
Miss Zula, Hardy, who has been Wis.,
Ting relatives and friends, returned to
her home IN Quincy last week.
Mrs. Herman Agnew and daughter
Irene, who have been visiting her
Mrs. D. c. Townsend, returned
to her home in Kewanee last week.
Edgar Burner, who is working at the
arsenal in Rock Island, has been pro.