Show 1 5 VA rrrrrA rrrerr + J drorrlrrrlrr r rAGED r-AGED COUPLE ROWS LOSING RACE WITH GRIM REAP Yl rrl ri1 jrr r ClYJ01lJY7JY3 rJrrJ Minneapolis MlnnDeath won In a race for the life or Owen Davis on when 1m at Mlnnetonka Excelsior Lay him drop unconsciously 1 the ascd mmh wife saw consciously to the bottom of the bout In which ho was taking a pleasure trip She cried out In anguish then hands to seized the oars In her own cross the water to the village for aid With the prostrate body of her husband hus-band lying In the boat she bent her nged back to the task Unskilled In the i fee of the oars the race seemed to last for years At last exhausted and weakened by fright she arrived nt the Excelsior dock only to learn that tier great struggle had been In vain dead for ncr husband was The sudden death was only the beginning be-ginning of a day that was to mark Owen Davis first outing In 15 years During those 15 years he had worked daily at the state capitol where he was Known by every state official It was to be a grand day for the old man and ho and his wife planned to spend the day quietly and alone at Mlnnetonka I Early In the afternoon Mr Davis rented a boat and the two started to cross the bay When they wero nearly near-ly I across the old man suddenly placed I his hand to his heart and fell unconscious uncon-scious His wife attempted to help him up and his arms lay limp and helpless at his side It was then that the woman knew she faced the problem prob-lem of her life and she arose to the occasion and began the fight praying to see a sign of returning life The body was cared for at the Excelsior Ex-celsior and It was later taken to St Paul where Davis had lived so long The widow Is overcome both by exhaustion ex-haustion and grief TrrrrrrJJIM r J 1S n feteft lslt I 1 tt jJ P S pmeatau girl ofe 4 tat tW0 D sit t1 ught tit ti-t 1Ot ho seen t db r shed I r to 4 ist tai ItOa f0 t ltd to I i > CHVlNG WITH AND 1SH ml If t6e C PULLED DESIEIIATLLY AT TH stile OARS ardfath Uncle Davis as tho old sshou oolore th man was familiarly called at the ca 111 tot was one of tho most esteemed s t1 the janitor force Before the dully is ar he was slave In the south At Viet ht fgu burg he escaped and Joined the unto Little army serving with honor througho a roe the rest of the ta yon war He was one the laborers employed In building Ib ° o present capitol On its completion t1 lag h was rnpolnted janitor and has he hee d de his position sInce ever He was a signed to tho now capitol as Janli teV lea apt of the state treasury office a-pt on reqai tuilie of State Treasurer J 11 Block Dav was 72 years of age tli 6 Wis I |