Raymond Independent 29 Sept. 1921 MRS. ALEX MATLI DIES AFTER BURNS Mrs. Catherine T. Matli, wife of Alexander Matli, residing four and a half miles southwest of Raymond died at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning Sept. 28, at the St. Francis hospital in Litchifeld, from the cause of burns received at her home that morning at 8:30 o'clock, when she was pouring coal oil from a can into the stove to start a fire. The can exploded, throwing the burning oil over entire person and she was frightfully burned, all of her clothing being burned from her body. Her son, Paul and a young man named Cecil Roach, rushed to her aid and carried her to the yard, rushed back to the hose which had caught fire. After getting the fire under control Mrs. Matli was carried back to the house and placed inn bed and Dr. Driskell called, who on arriving immediately called Carroll's ambulance from Litchfield and she was hastened to the Litchfield hospital where her death occurred in ten minutes after her arrival. She lived two hours after the accident. Undertaker Hough of this city was dispatched to the hospital and brought the remains to the Gauer undertaking here, and Coroner Jesse Boyd, Hillsboro, was notified and arrived at 2:30p.m. Upon his arrival named a jury composed of W.L. _____, foreman, Fred Guthrie, G.C. McLean, A.R. Gorman, ______ Bentley, and J.T. Stoevener, who after hearing the evidence reached a verdict in accordance with the above stated facts. Catherine Teresa Sullivan was born at Waggoner, Ill. on Oct. 28, 1878, and died at the St. Francis hospital Litchfield at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning, Sept. 28, 1921, being aged 42 years and 11 months at the time of her death. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sullivan of our city. In the month of February, twenty-one years ago, she was united in marriage to Alexander Matli at St. Raymond's church by Rev. A. Zurbonsen, pastor at that time. By this union two children were born, one son and one daughter, Paul aged 19, and Margaret aged 16, who with their father survive. She is also survived by three brothers and twos sisters, namely Thomas Sullivan of St. Louis, Jerry Sullivan of Visalia, Calif., Dan Sullivan of North Yakima, Wash., Mrs. Rose Cooney of Briar Lea, Canada and Mrs. Mary Wood of Waggoner, Ill. The funeral services will be held on Friday morning, Sept. 30 at the hour of 9:00 o'clock, at St. Raymond's Church, Rev. Chas. Oppenheim, pastor officiating, Interment will be made in St. Raymond's Cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Mattli