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On Monday of this week occurred the death of Mrs Lucretia Beal Rudasill at her home in High Creek community. For many months she has been bedfast, and during her suffering has borne up cheerfully. She was a christian woman of a high type.

Lucretia Beal was born in Vermillion county, Ill., April 1, 1840, having reached the age of 75 years, 5 months and 5 days at the time of her death. When about a year old she moved with her parents to Atchison county, which has since been her home, with the exception of about a year spent at Logan, Iowa. On September 1, 1858, she was united in marriage to Preston J. Rudasill, who passed away in 1897. She leaves two sisters, Mrs S. Franklin of this place, Mrs G.W. Griffith of Hopkins, Mo., and one brother, G.M. Beal of this place. The funeral services were held at High Creek Wednesday, conducted by Revs J.C. Midyett and A.W. Tandy, and interment was made in the High Creek cemetery.

Word was received here Sunday of the death of Mrs Sarah James at the home of her daughter in Chicago. The remains were shipped to Sidney, where the funeral was held Tuesday.

Sarah Tindall was born in Delaware, February 17, 1844, and had reached the age of 71 years, 6 months and 18 days. She was married to J.E. James in Delaware and moved to Hamburg in 1870. Hamburg and Sidney have been her homes since. Seven children were born to this union, three sons and four daughters, who are Chas. of Lincoln, Tom E. of Sidney, W.S. of this place, Mrs Belle Yule, Chicago, Mrs Pearle Booher, Missouri Valley, Ia., Mrs Lydia Snyder and Mrs Maggie Hiatt of Sidney. She also leaves three brothers and one sister. The funeral services were held at Sidney Tuesday, conducted by Revs Requa and Geo Yule, with interment in the Sidney cemetery.

Asenath Parker was born April 10, 1834, near West Winchester, Canada.

She was married May 10, 1850, to James Montgomery Spicer, at Fort Carney, near what is now Nebraska City, the Rev. William Rector, M.E. minister, officiating. Mr and Mrs Spicer enjoyed the distinction of being the first white couple married in Nebraska. To this union was born one son, who died at the age of sixteen months, in 1852. Mrs Spicer leaves a foster son, James Spicer of Hamburg, Iowa, a number of nephews and nieces and a host of friends. She was a faithful wife and mother, a good friend and neighbor. In her early years she united with the Church of Christ. Though not an active worker in the church she remained true to the church and steadfast in her belief in God.

Mrs Asenath Parker Spicer died at her home September 7, 1915, at 10 a.m. Funeral services were conducted at the residence at 3 o'clock, Sept 8, 1915, by the Rev B.H. Coonradt. Interment was in the Hamburg cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest beside the husband, who preceded her to the Great Beyond March 12, 1913.

Mrs E. R. Pratt died at her home in Northboro Saturday night the 11th inst. from complications which developed into heart disease. She was born on July 21, 1850, on the then Eli Slusher farm (now the Gordon farm), three miles northwest of Hamburg. Later she, with her parents, James and Lockey Darby, resided three miles west of Tabor. In 1869 the family moved to Page county, near Northboro, where on February 1, 1874, she was united in marriage to E.R. Pratt, and this very mutual companionship was only broken by the death of Mr Pratt in 1911.

Deceased belonged to the pioneers of whom so few remain. For a third of a century she was a faithful member of the Christian church and contributed largely to its support. She was in no wise a leader in planning, but truly a leader in doing. She held the opinions of others as a sacred privilege along any line of thought, but was strong in her own convictions. Those who knew her best readily concede that a friend indeed is gone, and of her own kindred she leaves a heritage of honor. D.D. Darby of this place is her only brother.

Walter Long of Bartlett was struck by a freight train in that town on Tuesday afternoon and died in Council Bluffs that evening.

Long was doing some delivering about town with his auto, and not knowing of the coming train started to cross the track, when he was struck. The auto was a total wreck. The train which sturck him rushed him to Council Bluffs for medical aid, but he was so badly injured that he died at 6:30 that evening.

Walter Long was born in Hamburg February 23, 1881, being 34 years, 6 months and 21 days of age. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, father B.F. Long and brother O.B. Long of this place and one sister, Mrs D.A. Moore of the Bluffs. The funeral services were held at Bartlett Thursday, conducted by Rev Chas Aitken, and burial was made in the Hamburg cemetery.

W.P. Newell and wife of Horton, Kas., are here on a visit among relatives and friends. It will be remembered that Mr Newell conducted a broom factory here at one time.

He has recently invented a broom which will doubtless be in great favor, especially at the present price of broom corn. It is a double end affair and instead of being fastened to a handle, rests upon a pivot, so that when one end wears out, the other may be used.

Mrs J.M. Smith passed awy Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs Ada Price, in Moorcroft, Wyo., at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 17 days. The remains were brought to Hamburg Thursday evening. The funeral services were held at the Christian church this afternoon, conducted by Rev H.A. Kerr, and interment was made in the Hamburg cemetery.

Mrs Smith lived here until about a year ago, when she went west to make her home with the children. She leaves four sons, William H., R. B., C.H., and John, and four daughters, Mesdames Sarah Stimson, Clara McIntyre, Ollie Jenkins and Ada Price. She was a member of the Christian church, with which denomination she had been connected for many years.

On Tuesday morning at the home of Mr and Mrs H.G. Butterfield, Miss Anna Belle Clark was united in marriage to Joseph T. Helm of Mead, Kas., Rev. Theo J. Asmus officiating. Only the relatives were present, and the happy couple left on the 11:20 train for Kansas City for a short visit, and from there to their home in Mead, Kas.

The bride was born and raised in Hamburg and is a young lady of many pleasing qualities and a general favorite among the younger set. She has shown special talent as an artist, and her pictures have sold at good prices in the cities. The groom, while little known here, is a young man well worthy the lady of his choice. He is engaged in the implement business in Mead, Kas. The best wishes of a host of friends go with them.