12 FEBRUARY 1925

LOCALS- County auditor T.F. Armstrong went to Lenox Monday to attend the funeral of Dr. Scroggs, one of the pioneers of that community and life long friend.

TYLER V.WILLIAMS - From the January 29, 1925 issue of the Champaign News-Gazette .

we take the following account of the death of Tyler Williams a former resident of this county

Tyler V. Williams 84, died at 9:30 o'clock Thursday morning in his home at 309 South Russell Street, Ghampain,Ill. Death was due to imfirmaties of old age. Mr. Williams was born Nov 14, 1840 in Granton, Vt., and moved to Marengo, 111., in 1842. Mr. Williams served in the 153rd 111, regiment in the Civil War. In 1870 he married and moved to Taylor county, Iowa became a merchant and farmer while living in Sharpsburg, Iowa. He had been a resident of Champain for 10 years. The deceased leaves his widow, Augusta C. Williams, a son Fred Williams of Chicago, and seven grandchildren, Harry, Ward, George, Albert and Melvin Williams of Chicago, Albert F. Cade of Joliet, 111., and Mrs. Max D. Englehart of Gary. Funeral services were held on Saturday January 31 in the home, and burial made at Marengo, Illinois.

LOCALS- Mr. and Mrs. A.T. Ginn went to Conway Monday to attend the funeral of their granddaughter, Martha Wilson, adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wilson of San Bernadino, California. She died in a hospital there and the remains were shipped back here for burial.

CONWAY NEWS- Mr and Mrs BF Wilson of San Bernadino, Calif., arrived Sunday night with the body of their daughter, Martha Belle, who passed away at the Banning Sanitarium in California of tuberculosis. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the Methodist church, Rev. Borst conducting the services. Interment was in the Conway cemetery.

- Mr and Mrs. J.K. Grubb went to Lenox Saturday to attend the funeral of her father George Siebert, who passed away last Thursday evening of cancer of the stomach.

5 FEBRUARY 1925

- GEORGE REID DIED SATURDAY - George Reid passed away at his home in west Bedford last Saturday after an illness of several years. He had attained the age of eighty-three. In his passing the Methodist church here lost one of its oldest members as he had been affiliated with the local church for about fifty years and always active until his declining years prevented his attendance. He farmed during the active years of his life on his place south of town and there raised his family. For the last few years the family have made their home in Bedford Wherever he lived his congenial whole souled character won many warm friends. The funeral service was conducted last Monday afternoon at the Methodist church by the Rev. Roberts and interment made in the Bedford cemetery. Obituary will be found elsewhere in this paper.

FRED SPRING KILLED SELF- Fred Spring of north part of the county owner of an 80 acre farm located just north of Supervisor R.H. Coulthard's farm, hung himself last Tuesday morning. It is believed that despondency over the illness of his wife caused him to end his life.

He was a man of about 45 years of age owner of a farm and quite a bit of stock nothing especial to worry him financially and nothing in a domestic nature to worry him escepting the condition of his wife who had been in the hospital for an operation and had to go back again. His wife and two small boys survive him. His wife and he had planned to drive to Corning Tuesday morning where they do their trading. Mr Spring had gone to the barn to get his car and when he failed to bring it out to the house for Mrs. Spring she went to investigate. In the barn she found the lifeless form of her husband hanging by a small rope used as a trip rope on the hay fork.

It was plain that he had committed suicide.

The day before his brother-in-law John Groff had visited the Spring home and along toward evening expressed the need of his going home to do the chores. Mr. Spring seemed to want to visit longer and finally as Groff was taking his leave, Spring remarked that if they found him hanging by his neck some of these days to take good care of the boys. This was the only thing out of the ordinary that had occurredprior to his death according to members of his family.

The deed was committed about ten in the forenoon. The coroner and sheriff of Adams county were called first but as he was a resident of Taylor county, the officials here were called later.

Dr. Gasson, coroner and W.J. Nevius sheriff went up to the Spring farm Tuesday evening but it was not necessary to call a coroner's jury.

LOCALS- Tyler Williams for years a resident of this community died last Thursday in Champain, Ill., where he had been living several years. He left here with his family about twenty years ago, going first to Chillicothe, Mo. and later moving to Illinois. He was 85 years of age at the time of his death. The funeral services were conducted at Champain, Ill., last Saturday and the burial was made in Marengo, Ill., where he was raised as a boy.

OBITUARY - GEORGE REID- George Reid, son of George and Mary Ann Reid, was born Aug 30, 1841 near Bucyrus, Ohio, where he lived until the beginning of the Civil War, He enlisted in Co D Ohio Infantry and spent most of the time, while in service, on Johnson's Island, Lake Erie, as a prison guard. Soon after the close of the war, he came with his brother, Robert, to Taylor county, Iowa. At a very early age he united with the congregational church, and later became a member of the Methodist church. On March 14th, I867 he was married to Sarah E. Gardner and settled down on a farm southeast to Bedford, where they lived until 1907 at which time they moved to Bedford. Seven children were born to them two of whom Nathan George and Anna Esther died in infancy, and Leroy E. in 1905. Those living are Roxa M. Albert Gale of Paul, Idaho, Frank A., Alice I., and Mary C. an adopted daughter.

GRAVITY ITEMS- Em Postens returned home Saturday evening from Kansas City, where they were called to attend the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Chas. Bush.

ATHELSTAN ITEMS- Mrs. Harland Jones of Blockton who died at a hospital at Iowa City was buried Thursday at Isadora, Mo.

-  OLD MR. HASTINGS DEAD-   Mr. Hastings, past 97 years of age, died last Tuesday at the county home where he had been living this winter. Mr. Hastings will be remembered by many as Bedford has been his home for a good many years. Although well advanced in years his mind was always active and he was always ready to visit a friend in the most intelligent manner. He had no relatives here close by and had always been a bachelor. Until he became too feeble to get around much, the Frank Dunning family befriended him in his latter years, and a little house was built for him on their lots where he lived until taken to the county home where he could have constant care.

He was born in Massachusetts Nov 19, 1828, and in his younger days worked at the photographic trade.

Funeral services were held this forenoon at 10 o'clock at the Wetmore Funeral Home and interment made in the Bedford cemetery.

-L.G.BLAKSLEE OF GRAVITY DEAD- Word was received here Tuesday morning that L.G. Blakeslee of Gravity had died the night before after an illness of several months. Mr. Blakeslee had lived in Gravity for several years where he engaged in the business of buying and selling stock and grain. This business had greatly widened his acquaintances over the county and his many friends will be saddened to learn of his death.

GRAVITY ITEMS- Friends here of Lloyd Lowe were sorry to hear of his death at his home in St. Joseph, Sunday Jan 11th. Dr. L.T. Reed of this place, an uncle of Lloyd's, attending the funeral in St. Joseph last Tuesday.

-  Mr. Lewis Blakeslee is quite low at this writing. Two of his brothers from Illinois and his son Walter of South Dakota are with him. Later: Mr Blakeslee died Monday evening.

MRS. JANE OSBURN DEAD- Jane Proudfoot was born in Cambria county, Pennsylvania, Jan 8th, 1830, and on April 26th, 1894 was united in marriage to John Osburn. In 1859 the young couple came west and settled in Scott county near Davenport, Iowa, and in 1906 they moved to Bedford.

Six children were born to them, Her companion in life passed away on Sept 14th, 1910 and all of the children but two have preceded her to the other world.

Mrs. Osburn became a Christian when but 9 years of age and united with the church and for 86 years she has been a faithful servant of her Lord and Master.

It was only on Sunday January 11th, that she was at Bible school and having just passed her 95th birthday, she came forward and put in her birthday money.

She leaves to feel the loss of a mother, the two sons, William of Bedford, Iowa, and Mathias of Texas, and one sister, Mrs. M. Baker of Davenport, Iowa, Also 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.

Mrs. Osburn passed from this life at 10:20 on January 17th, 1925 and with her going there passes out one of Bedford's oldest citizens. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Fletcher at the Baptist church in Bedford, Monday Jan 19th at 2 o'clock and interment made in Fairview cemetery.

15 JANUARY 1925

- W.S.INGRAM DEAD

W.S. Ingram died suddenly at his house near Bedford, Saturday morning, January 10, 1925. He had suffered for two years or more with heart trouble, yet the end came unexpected and was a shock to the family and the many friends. William Silas Ingram son of Laban S. and Mary J. Ingram was born in Page county, Iowa, October 16, I869 near Clarinda.

On August 24, 1892 he was united in marriage to Carrie Olive Long, of Page county Four children were born to themt Clifford H. of Bedford; Blanche now Mrs. A.L. Acree of Hopkins, Mo; Minnie now Mrs. G.V. Kennedy of Blockton and Jasper of Bedford. He and his family continued to reside in Page county until about ten years ago, when they moved to Taylor county, where they have since made their home. He followed his life's occupation, until the last.