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NEW BEDFORD.About six inches of snow fell Sunday.The doctors are kept on the move these days.R. L. Winkler, an old resident or the vicinity of New Bedford died very sudden at his home Sunday, Feb G, of heart failure. Ho had done his chores, came In tho house, sat down in a chair, never spoke. Heart failure was lIn* verdict of th‘“ JuryC P. Dow of Hock Palls was a New Bedford visitor Monday..John Winkler of Prophetatown washere attending tho funhral of his father.Last week was a hard one on corn shollors. Tot) much frost, 2.S bolow-Thursday morning. *Captain William L. Garwood died at his home Feb 10, aftor a sickness of two months duration. He never gavo up till about two weeks Ueforo he died, when ho told his wife his May was short. Ho Was bom in Ohio in 1X32, camo to South Bond, Ind , at the age of 12, lived there till 1*55. cami to Bureau county which has been his homo evor slnco He was married in txGC to Eliza Hunt. To this union was born a son and daughter, L. a Garwood of Princeton and and Ida Welch of Hubbard,Minn. Both were at his bedside when the end came. Mr. Garwood served three years In the Civil war, was shot through tho side and saw many of the hardships of those days. He was a member of Company C,9 IBInois volunteers. Three of his company acted as pall bearers, and three from another regiment, N. A. Lathrop, William Barter, Samuol Garamn, James Hall, R. Weob and J. D. Brud acted as pall bearers. Mr. Garwood was a mild. Inoffensive man, never was known to have any ill feeling toward -any in tho way most would term ill foellng, was mild toward all, never gave way to anger, but he is gone. He had a firm beUef in God, whom ho loved, while he never was known to argue tho scriptures, yet he believed in his God. He was a member of the G. A. R. and loved his order next to homo. There was a circumstance happened that bound him and Sam Garman, one of his pall bearers, with the hand of love. Mr Garman , as he fell in battle, Mr, Garwood wus 'tho ono that nursed him back to life, being shot through tho lungs. I havo heard tho deceased speak many times of that Incident. He chose his own pall bearers.GALT.Tho Hopkins Central examination which was to be held at Galt Fob. 14 has been postponed to March 8 and will be held in Emerson.School has been resumed aftor a weeks vacation on account of scarlet fever.G. W. Burch shipped a carload of hogs to Chicago Friday night Miss Laura Bowman went to Lyndon Friday having been called there by the illness of her sister, Mrs. John Shultz.W C. Agnow who has been confined to the houso with rheumatism is again able to bo out Bert Jurken is visiting rolatlves at Morrison.Mrs. Honry Shone of Emerson vis-Her!/ at Joseph Fink’s one day this week.The children of Mrs. Lillian Stevens who are sick with tho scarlet fever are roportcd to bo Improving.COLONIST LOW ONE-WAY SECOND CLASS RATE8.To San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Boise City, ’Spokane, Walla Walla, Ogden, 8alt Lake, Butte and Other Points In Montana, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and the Pacific Coast,Via tho Chicago, Union Pacific Northwestern line, March 1 to May IB, 1905, inclusive. Daily and personally conducted excursions^ Pullman tourist sleeping cars, only $7 for double berth from Chicago (accommodating two people), through to tho Pacific coast without change of cars. Choice of routos. Excellent train service. Dining cars, (meals a lacarte). For tickets and full Information apply to agents Chicago Northwestern R'y.♦lt;r
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Sterling Daily Standard
Sterling, Illinois, US
Mon, Feb 20, 1905
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