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1 jiurnimI80KN DECEASED1On last Sunday, Mrs. Laura Min thorn, the wile of Dr. H. Minthorn, died oo the train ween Seattle and Portland. Some time last season Dr. and Irs. Minthom went to Metla-ls, Alaska, to work with Mr. f Dutocan, the well kaowa mission, ary who has long had charge of «be ndian work on Metlakatla JtokiKi. this being their second i trip to that place.| Word was received here a short $m* ago that the health of Mrs. Minthorn was failing and it was osed that they would re-to Oregon soon. The im-raoae oi her death is ve been apoplexy.... _ . Dr. flotvfatjnniriftjiiifeo, ts doing hospftisf jwork in India, where She went last war, and .Miss Mary, the other daughter, has been in New York taking advanced work in Colombia University.Funeral services were conducted at Lents Wednesday evening and the body was brought to Newberg today. After a short service was held at the Hudson A Elliott chapel, banal was made beside the graves of a son and danghter Who died several years ago. Deceased was 69 years of age.Dr. and Mrs. Minthorn spent many years in the Indian work and the first positions they held in Oregon were as superintendent and matron, respectively, of the Chetnawa Indian School which was then located at Forest Grove.They were the first teachers of Pacific Academy, coming to Newberg from Forest Grove when the Academy building was completed in 1885, and organizing the school.For several years they were located at Nye Beach, Newport, where they built and operated a salt sea sanitarium. Here they met many people from alt over the country and consequently they are widely known from their contact with beach resort people from year to year.Deceased was a lifelong member of the Friends church and an earnest Christian. She was a daughter of Benjamin Miles who died in Newberg many years ago and sister of B. C. Miles, of Salem.
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Newberg Graphic
Newberg, Oregon, US
Thu, Mar 02, 1916
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