Ste. Genevieve Herald
Ste. Genevieve, Mo.
Saturday, Feb. 10, 1883

DIED: Wednesday, Jan. 7, of malaria fever, Hy. SAMSON
infant son of Anthony SAMSON of Ste. Genevieve, at the
early age of 5 days.

F. HENNIGER, the brewer of Cape Girardeau had his ice cut on
the pond near St. Vincent College Saturday, Jan. 27. When the
men quit work, one of them, Tyler WILLIAMS returned to get some
tools that had been left. He fell into the water and, though
pulled out alive, died of the effects of the cold.

Mr. Patrick DURNER dropped dead from his horse just as he had
arrived home from town, last Tuesday evening. He was in
Farmington during the day and appeared as well as usual.
The cause of his death was heart disease. Mr. DURNER had
been in the employ of the Gravel Road Company for a good many
years, superintending repairs. He was an honorable, upright
citizen. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn
his death. --Farmington Times.

A horrible death overtook Mrs. Catherine ALTHOFF, an old lady
of 76 years, at the residence of her son, Frank ALTHOFF, 9 miles
South East of California in Moniteau county, Mo. On Sunday
night before last, Frank and his family went out to visit
a neighbor, leaving the old lady alone at home. When the
family returned at 10 o'clock, a horrible spectacle met
their eyes. At the front door lay the woman covered with
burns, the pain rendering her speechless. Everything was
done to alleviate her suffering but in vain; she died next
morning. It is believed that the wooden shoes which she wore
at the time, caught fire at the stove, and communicated

it to her clothes. She then probably ran out to extinguish the flames, but...
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