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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1928
Page
6
After six and a half years of invalidism Mrs. Fannie E Northey, 72, widow of Silas Northey, died at her home 314 Wellington Street at 1240 a m. today of paralysis. She had been bedfast all that time and wholly helpless since a year ago. A week ago she began to fall rapidly. The body will remain at the home, where funeral services will be held.
Fannie Elizabeth Tyte Northey, born April 25 1856 in Oakland Indiana, died recently in Waterloo. She was active in the Waterloo Woman's Club and church circles, wife of Silas Northey founder of Northey Refrigerator works, and vice president of Northey Manufacturing Co. Surviving relatives include John N Tyte, Fred L Northey, C M Howe, six grandchildren. Burial set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Elmwood conducted by Dr J Richmond Morgan of First Congregational Church.
At Albia on October 26 Governor Hammill and Col Glenn Haynes spoke at the Albia fall festival marking the completion of hard surfacing of U S Highway No 34 between Albia and Ottumwa. The event featured notable attendees including Robert James and Georgeanna Northey and Charles Frederick and Robert Howe.
Patrick J. Kelly, Chicago attorney, will address Moore Order members at Moose Hall tonight. The program commemorates Mooseheart founding anniversary and the birthday of James J. Davis, secretary of labor, a leading figure in the order. Kelly arrived at 9:30 p.m.
Matt Frost, farmer, brought an Osh wall-eyed pike weighing about 10 pounds and 31 inches to Mayor Glenn A. Tibsits at the city hall. The fish was caught below the dam under the fourth street bridge. The mayor admitted it was a real fish but wouldn’t concede Frost’s claim of superiority.
Burlington police search for two missing Burlington High School girls Virginia Huff four and Mary Leis Young sixteen who vanished Wednesday noon. Parents fear a harmless lark and believe the pair may be headed toward somewhere in Illinois.
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