Death of Mrs. Catharine Martens.
Mrs. Catharine (Schrum) Martens passed away Sunday morning, February 9, 1908, very suddenly with heart disease. She had retired the night before in her usual health at the home of Henry Jensen, Sr., where she had been keeping house for some time. The next morning Mr. Jensen got up and built the fire, and then, as usual, he called her to get up, but she did not respond. He went into her room, but could not awaken her, and then called his son, who resides next door, who came over, when they found she was dead. Mr. Jensen asked that an inquest be held, and Coroner Kelley was called down from Carroll. A jury was called and upon examination a verdict was returned that death was due to heart trouble.

Daughter of daughter of Carsten and Caecilie Margarete (Kruse) Schrum, Mrs. Martens was born in Albersdorf, Sueder-Dithmarschen, Germany, 67 years and 8 months ago, June 10, 1840; moved to America in 1885, stopping first at Wheatland, Iowa; from there Mr. and Mrs. Hans Martens came to Westside, where they resided until five years ago when the old man died. Eight children were born to them, five girls and three boys, of which all survive her except Herman, who was killed at Omaha some two years ago. They are Dora Bentroit, Toronto, Iowa; Margeretha Loptien, Manning; Henry, Canada; Rike Steimer, Westside; August, Charter Oak; Anna McAffee, Valley Falls, Kansas; Mary McAffee, Firth, North Dakota, Herman, deceased.

The funeral was held at the German Lutheran Church in this city Tuesday morning, Pastor Johann Ansorge officiating. There were also short services at Westside, where the body was taken for burial at the Westside Cemetery.

CARD OF THANKS.
To the kind neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us in our sad bereavement, we extend our sincere thanks, and especially Rev. Ansorge and the Jensen family, who were so very kind in caring for our dear mother in the last moments.
THE CHILDREN.

Daughter of Carsten and Caecilie Margarete (Kruse) Schrum, she was born June 10, 1840, in Behlendorf, Germany.