The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-06-28
births. osstbs. Marriages.

DAMN hAhl Born, TO ME. ana
MRS. Fla. Barnhart, Saturday morn
ing, June %, 1900, fine ten.pound
son. Mother and babe doing nicely.
PRTESTLY. Died, at Lockport, H.,
THOMAS, son of James Priestly, for
merly of this city The remains ar
rived in this city on the Rock Island
train at 1922 O'Clock, Monday, June
25, 1900, and interment was made in
Forest cemetery.
MATTOX.-Died, of old age, at his
home in Jefferson township, at 1890
O'Clock p. NJ, Sunday, June "a, 1900,
CHRISTOPHER MATTox, aged 81 years.
Funeral from Coal Greek church at
P. NJ, Monday, and interment in Coal
Creek cemetery.
| The deceased leaves wife, five
sons and one daughter, who have the
Kindly sympathy of the entire COM
munity. Mr.. Mattox was one of the
pioneers of the state and has been q
resident of Iowa for period of So
years. Much of this time he has spent
in Mahaska county.
BAER. - Died, at her home, No. 511
Fifth avenue east, at 7 O'Clock Sat-
urday evening, June % 1900, of liIf-
gering lung trouble, MRS. FRANCES Il.
BAER, wife of John r. Baer, aged SO
years, IL months and % days. Flu
/ neral from the residence at $3.50 P. Nj.
Monday, with Rev. J. e. Snowden,
of Iowa Falls, in charge, and inter-
ment in Forest cemetery.
/ The death of the lady, though not
+ unexpected, comes as shock to the
/ family and many friends and her de-
mise is greatly mourned. She has
! been i'll for number of months and
has failed quite rapidly during the
past several weeks. Relief came to
the sufferer Saturday evening and she
passed quietly away to the great be-
yond. She leaves a husband and
three daughters, Mrs. Chas. @. Pike,
Misses Grace and Berenice Baer. She
was at all times kind and indulgent
mother, patient and considerable
/ wife and a true and faithful friend
and neighbor. She has been quite
prominent. in church work and was
known to many people through her
acts of kindness. She was always
ready when any one was to be helped
in sickness or distress and it was her
unmeasured kindnesses, quietly adj
ministered, and her self-sacrifieing
attentions to all that made her name
well known in the city and commune
ity. The family have the sympathy
of many friends and acquaintances in
their sorrow.
FISH-PRICE.- Married, at four
O'Clock P. M, Monday, June 20, 1900,
at the residence of the BRIDES par
ents, No. All North Third street, Mr..
GEORGE I. FISH, of Rock Island, Ill,
and miss SADIE PRICE, of this city,
Rev. r. W. Hughes officiating.
The wedding was a quiet home af-
fair, very simple but impressive, and
was witnessed by small company Of
relatives and intimate friends of the
family. Following the concluding
prayer there was brief season of
congratulation and general felicita-
ton, and the company were ushered
into the dining room to partake of a
wedding dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. Fish
departed via the Rock Island at six
o'clock for their new home in Rock
Island, where the groom has pre-
pared neat and cosy residence for
his bride. They were accompanied
to the station by quite large COM
pany of friends and they departed on
of rice, old shoes and the we'll wishes
of hosts of friends. The bride is the
+ daughter of John M. Price, and is an
attractive and interesting young lady,
popular with the friends among whom
she has moved. Her wedding gown
was very pretty creation of muslin
de sole trimmed with accol dion plait-
ing and chiffon rusching. Her trav-
cling dress was a becoming tailor
made gown of black cloth. Mr.. Fish
is quite well known among Oskaloosa
people, having been for about two
years engaged as trimmer and deco
rator in the Strasburger & Pfeifer
store of the city. The young man
made many friends during his resi-
,dence here, all of whom extend the
heartiest of congratulations. Mr. Fish
is at present engaged with the Nc
Cabe dry goods company of Rock
Island in the capacity of decorator
and show window trimmer.