Death of Mrs. Sutherland:
One of the Saddest deaths it has been our lot to pen, is that of Mrs. Donald W. Sutherland which occurred at her home last Saturday morning. This good woman and the writer's family have had for the past twenty years a very attachment for each other having been together a great deal, almost every day and her jolly good nature always proved her a good friend. She has been a constant sufferer for several years but we always found her smiling and with the words "O, I am better or soon will be" never giving up. She had not taken to her bed at all, only lying down occasionally, but her disease, what ever it was, took a different turn the last week than ever before and she grew rapidly worse. But little did her friends think that the time was so near, and when the news spread Saturday morning that Mrs. Sutherland was dead. It cast a gloom over the entire community, as she was a woman that was loved by everybody, children as well as older ones.

On awakening Friday night at about 11:30 she filly realized that her time had come and informed Mr. Sutherland of the fact. Her physician, Dr. R.R. Williams, was at once called but only to prove what she had already told them, that death was near. Her family and her sisters Mrs. O.E. Dutton and Miss Mary Bishop, were soon at her side. She talked to them and told them she was ready to go and was happy and kept singing "There is a land that is purer than this" and her mother would meet her at the gate, never once forgetting her friends mentioning them all and with a sentence unfinished, this dear one passed away.

The funeral occurred at the home Sunday morning at 9 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Giffen and the Rev. Bennett, where a large concourse of friends had gathered to pay the last sad respects to the one whom they loved and honored.

Beautiful flowers were everywhere, sent by loving friends. The remains were accompanied to the depot by the Ladies Reading Circle, the Masonic Order, G.A.R. of which Mr. Sutherland and she were both members, where they took the 10 o'clock train for Newton, where they were met by a large crowd of sorrowing friends. This is where Mrs. Sutherland spent her childhood days and deep sorrow over-spread this entire community at her death. She was buried by the side of her parents Monday morning at eleven o'clock in the family burying ground.

She leaves behind, besides her husband, four sons, two sisters and two brothers. All, with the exception the brothers, were with her when the end came. Dee, her own son, is only fifteen years old and will miss the love and care that only a mother can give. The other boys were her step-sons but she was a mother to them in every sense of the word and they were greatly attached to each other. The taking away of this good wife and mother takes away the home that these boys dearly loved to come too.

Those from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Lial C. Sutherland, Robert Sutherland, Wilbur Sweezy a nephew, and Mrs. C.D. Dewing of Des Moines.

Allie (Bishop) Sutherland was born in Jasper County, Iowa, November 22, 1856, and had she lived until the following day, would have been 47 years old. She came to Manning 22 years ago and was married to D.W. Sutherland in 1884 and one son Ernest Dee, was born to them in 1887.

The heartfelt sympathy of this community is given to the bereaved in this hour of sorrow.