The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-19
Births. Deaths. Marriages.

avenue and B street, a fine ten-pound
son.
Mother and babe are doing nicely
and Mack is SO pleased that he has
discarded his regular run on the Cen.
trail and is wearing his Sunday clothes
as common. 1t is said that when or
dered to get the scales to weigh the
little stranger MI. Mccullough pro-
duced a set that would record no
weight under twenty-four pounds and
could not understand why they would
not meet the requirements of the &C.
casion.
REEVES.-Died,o of old age, at the
residence OF her daughter, Mrs. Nc
Cormick, in Spring Greek township,
at 6:25 O'Clock P. M, Sunday, July Is,
| 1900, MRS. AMELIA REEVES, aged "a
years, months and q days. Funeral
from the home and interment in For
est cemetery.
BUNNELL.-Died Friday, July 10,
1900, at Trenton, Mo. of heart dropsy,
J. E. BUNNELL. Buried Saturday at
Gait, Mo.
J. E. Bunnell is a son-in-law of j.
A. Collins and has made Oskaloosa
his home for a year past, going to
Trenton few weeks ago to consult a
specialist j. E. Bunnell was mem
Der of the Masonic, Odd Fellows and
Modern Woodman lodges. A wife
and four children are left to mourn
the loss of husband and father.
HARRIS.-Died, at his residence in
Garfield township, northwest of the
city, of jugular hemOrrhage through
an abscess in the throat, at $3.50 P M,
Saturday, July IA, 1900, ROBERT Q.
HARRIS, aged 80 years and "a days.
Funeral from the late residence at
2 o'clock P. M, Monday, July Is, and
interment in the Friends cemetery
north of the city. Mr.. Harris was one
of the best known farmers and pio-
neer residents of the county, and was
liked by all who knew him. He leaves
wife and four sons.
BARR.-Died, of paralysis and old
age, at his home in Adams township,
near Lacey, at 10 O'Clock p. NJ, Sat
urday, July II, 1900, ALFRED BARR,
aged "a years, 8 months. Funeral
from the home at one O'Clock, Tues
day, July II, and interment in Forest
cemetery.
The deceased has been i'll for num-
Der of months and while his death
was not unlocked for it is a shock to
the relatives and friends. Mr.. Barr
established himself in the county in
the early days of the pioneer period,
and for almost fifty years he has been
one of the staunchest citizens. He
was known from one part of the coun-
ty to the other and was prominent in
all the doings and affairs of his day.
He was a good man and valued
friend and his death will be generally
regretted. The deceased was the
father of Marquis Barr, of the Iowa
Central; O. @. Barr, of Fit. Madison;
Mrs. M. D. Gilchrist, of this city;
Mrs. w. H. Sleeth, of Brookston,
Indiana; and Moses Barr, of Adams
township.
OBITUARY.
William Henry Courtney, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Courtney, was
born in Henry county Indiana, March
%, 1S43. He came to Iowa with his
parents at the age of 13 years, and
| here he has made his home most of
the time since. Mr.. Courtney was
twice married, his first wife being
Miss Lizzie Garrett, of Missouri.
There they were married and short
time after marriage they came back
| to Oskaloosa and bought farm in
Des Moines township where he has
lived and worked for twenty five
years. His first wife died May 80, 1899,
and he was again married a short
time ago. He was taken sick July 4,
and died July s, 1900. He leaves a
wife, three sons and two daughters,
father, mother, two brothers, Jim and
George Courtney, four sisters, Mrs.
VIM. Sloan, Mrs. T. Richmond, Mrs.
Lizzie Fishburn, Mrs. Lena Nigh, and
many friends to mourn his death. His
father, mother, two sons, two daugh-
ters and one sister were at his bedside
when death came and called him home.
Farewell, kind-hearted kindred,
Ny much loved parents, too;
Farewell to my dear sisters,
Likewise my brothers too.
Farewell, dear wife and children,
Farewell, respected neighbors,
Farewell to all the world,
l bid you all adieu.
HIS SISTERS.
OBITUARY.
Thompson Forsythe, who was born
in Ballymagough, County Down, Ire
land, October 80, 1928, died at his
home near the city July 10, 1900, at
the ripe old age of II years, months
and IL days. For several years his
health has been on the decline, and
the past winter he has been almost
entirely confined at home. At the age
of 10 he was brought with his fathers
family from Ireland to America. The
family settled in Pennsylvania. When
about 81 years old Mr.. Forsythe came
west and cast his lot with the early
settlers of Iowa. Here by frugality
and industry he has accumulated
nlantv for the tamnnral needs of those