The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-17

The funeral of Mrs. Mira A. Stigall
RICHTER was held at the Christian
church in this city Thursday after
noon at 2:30, services being conduct
ed by Judge Charles J. Scofield. Mira
Ann Little was born April %, 1887,
in the log house which stood ON the
lot where Judge SEohelds residence
is now located. She was the daugh'
ter of Sidney H. and Sarah Ann Little
and the first white girl born IN Inc
township of Carthage. Her latner
was very prominent lawyer OF ms
dav and was elected by the W11ls
party in 1888 to the state senate. lie
was also a member Of the state legls'
lature. ..| Y. z
Mira Ann Little was married 70
Henry c. Stigall on April ~ 1901
lacking but one day Of being fourteen
wears of age. Six children were born
to this union, all having passed u
the great beyond with the exception
of two sons, Harry Stigali who is an
an ginear on the Wabash railroad run
ming from Decatur to st. Louis any
Samuel who has been connected VIII
the Post Dispatch in st. LOUIS fof
the last twenty-five years. Boln SOUS
were with their mother during mel
last hours. Mr.. Stigall died in kan
cas- in 1889 and in 1892 Mrs. Stlgal
was married to DR.. c. G RICHTER VINO
died at Hays City, Kansas. AFTER MS
death she came back to CARNAGE
the place of her birth and has SINCE
lived here. She was a. remarkaole
woman in many ways, possessing
wonderful memory and loved to tall
If her early girlhood days ana mel
parents and family.
Che was a member of the Metho
dist church and practiced MS teach
ines with all sincerity, but she many
times EXPRESSED a desire that Juost
! CHARLES J. Sc6feld ofic1ate at mel
prneral Judge Soofielh is a minister
Of the Christian church and as she
had known and admired MIN iron
his infancy, her wish was carried
ont She was laid to rest IN MOSS
Ridge cemetery.
SATURDAY.. December IL, the Carui
age INIT of the Home Bureau VIII
meet at the home of Mrs. M. +. Berry
at go D. m. This is the hrst o.
the new wears series OF meetings.
which will be held in the homes o.
the members the coming year. a
vear's program has been arranged
Witch will be given out at this meet
ING There will also be an election
of officers at this meeting
Mrs. J. L. Davis entertained q
dinner Sunday, Dec. IL, Mr.. ana MIS-
George T. Davis, Mr.. and MRS. Falpt
s. Davis and daughter Theima' MIS-
n w. Davis and daughter MISS
bertha, Mrs. E. o. Belle Isle ant
Mary Catherine Synsonds. Inc occa
s;on being her husbands birthday
.rbe home was decorated with Chr1st
mas decorations and an CLAIBORNE
dinner was partaken Of.
Marriage licenses issued the pas
two weeks are: Charles A Scott O.
carthage, to Mrs. Nellie e. Beasle1
of TAYLOR, Mo-; Awhile E. Rathball
of LaHarpe, to Miss Eulah NARROW
Rlandinsyille. H.; Gordon E. Adam:
and Jessie A. Pocock, both Of La
Harpe: Mr.. John Rain and Mis-
Pearl Knipe, both of NauEoo; Mr.
Leslie n. Goehrig of Warsaw, t.
Miss Helen E. Taylor of Hamilton
Ralph w. Keopfer, Minonk, Ill, t
Miss Mabel Viola Underwood o
burnside, Ill; Clyde E. Yeager Z
Mrs Grace Gibbs, both OF Fort Mad1
son. Iowa. The latter couple wer
remarked, having been divorced iron
each other some time ago, the lad,
taking her maiden name. Henry Han
mon K,,nz of Warsaw, to Miss Louis
Mary Hoener Of Suffer.
Vacation of the public schools DC
] gins on the evening of the 22nd an