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I Personal Tribute to Memoryof Edna Hunter Wood(We of the older friends Knew herbetter in her childhood, and have onlyheard of her achievements i:i herwomanhood. We remember her as a gentle, beautiful and attractive little girl, who was rich with father and mother love, until the untimely and tragic death of that splendid, and magnificent protector, her father, when she was a small tot of six. After her God of Love had passed out. and when all seemed bleak and distasteful. and grief could do no more, then that haven of peace, protection and comfort, which Frank Maeough-try knew so well how to dispense—a home was offered Edna and her grief stricken mother. There she grew to almost young womanhood and there she was counseled, wisely and kindly by that foster father who knows so well how, until such time as she hadthe first vision of her life work—she• «chose the Stage. This career no |doubt took her thoughts from herchildhood scenes, and she wasplaced among bigger and broader actions. Her mother, a true and solicitous one. always accompanied her, she always saw that she “watched her step,” and avoided the “shell holes” and shunned “no mans land.” until she too heard the ineffable call and was touched by the Angel's wings. After that Edna took uu now friends, became the wonderful actress that she was, and married. Her memories of the old home in Indiana were no longer green, perhaps, and our recollections of her had wandered somewhat, too, but she was making many new friends and admirers. she had become famous. Finally, as if to speak to and renew her youthful acquaintances with the old folks back in Indiana, she took up and appeared in the moving pictures, and\then whenever there was a play: marked up on the boards announcing; Edna Hunter as the star we were all ! delighted to renew the old acquain-1jlance and to proudly observe and say i that. Edna was the same beautiful., j lady-like, and splendid character that i we had known some years before. She having parted with and having lost in a measure, the close relationship of any of her grandparents, she no doubt did not know much about the early life of her father or her grandfather. Samuel Hunter. Sr.. it is fitting at this time to digress and show in a measure some of the fatalities that, like anhope and expectance—with thousands ahead of us and tens of thousands behind us.”After many hardships and severalskirmishes with the hostile Indians,their party struck the American Forks, the mecca of all gold seekers, lie 'was a home loving man, and realized at once that that life was to be a different kind which he had hoped it would he, and he became homesick and resolved not to dig for gold but to work for gold diggers until such time as he was able to collect enough money to return to that wife and those boys whom he had left behind and were now the lodestone of attraction. He succeeded and bidding farewell to his friends and relations, took the boat for Xew Orleans, arrived safely, and impatiently “full of hope and expectancy”, and started north, afoot, we think lie got as far as the state of Mississippi, when he was stricken with the dread disease, cholera. This occurred at a stranger’s Planters Home. The writer has a letter written by this godly and I know, relig- ilt;ions man. who gave of his home and ;his friendship to the wandering and 1■sick unto death traveller. He relates j the manner of his death and tells mod-:d.]y and reverently of the care and help ihat lie was able to give this returning pilgrim who was sick in heart! and body. Edna’s father was a true n it riot: and a staunch defender of his country, in the civil war. and when his honorable discharge came, he ar-\j.VO'ir 1I /t-r?i':U♦i• I/■ ■• ,1/ *■ ■ 4. / V s- I\ •/;./ ,it''H.■M» i .$i,.4 ^ JV. i:• *• : V! iV- IIA *in -i* - ■f AX \ * ■: -*kgWN v ifIChrived in Attica, and while dressed in ihis army uniform he showed the mag-1 niljcenr type of man that he after- ■ w:;rds proved himseli* to be. To the j children of Edna Hunter Wood, the! old friends of their mother, we express our sympathy, and if in their manhood and womanhood and as the last of the Hunter blood they shall take on some of that rugged and indomitable spirit of their great grandfather and some of that honest integrity that we know he had, the friends j of your mother will say Amen. |And now when the spirit of Edna j Hunter Wood shall have reached that; “beautiful Isle of somewhere,” and \ -be shall meet her God. and that Prince of Gods shall lead her to the mansion already prepared by a father! and a reunited mother—what a won- i dorful family reunion, what a glorious! gathering there will be.O. S. C„ Attica, Ind.kiljult;710'be: t h (e x;feetonow«1UJc: * 'i • * : * «lt;t laeel.:~.i (Mil i iV lt;• nister Follows Her Krother In Death ja I i s s Agatha. G r a 11 a m. 8 f v ea r s o id, r* idied suddenly on Saturday at (lie ; apparition, followed her grandfather.! family home in Govington after suf-:n»diswle aher father and herself, since they wore all called much before their time. The grandfather was a ’40er and together with some of his immediate relatives, took the call and had a vision of the golden glow, the placers of California. The writer hasiletter in his possession, written by { this intrepid argonaut, and which wiclring a stroke of apoplexy on Friday. Her brother. A. W. Graham.; died on Thursday. Funeral services ! were held on Monday afternoon at Govington.« fa sValentine SocialThe Ladies’ Aid of the Presbyterian church will give a Valentine so-posted at Fort Laramie about 1850-—; rial Friday afternoon, February 13,1 he says “we are ever turning west-at the home of Mrs. G. W. Zeigler. i ward toward the setting sun, full of j 2S3-5t1WiwihavcC.eedilt;Wiill]
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Attica Daily Tribune
Attica, Indiana, US
Tue, Feb 10, 1920
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