The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-10-31

| Sunday morning, October 90, 1901, u
fine baby boy. Mother and son doing
nicely.
LLGOOD.-Died, of Group, at the
home of the parents in Spring Creek
tpwnship, at O'Clock P. M, Sunday,
October 81, 1901, Roy, the 1S-months-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Allgood.
| Funeral from the residence at PM g,
Monday, Oct. %, and interment was
made in White Oak cemetery.
OBITUARY.
Peter Shoemake died of Bright's
disease at Goldendale, Washington,
Sunday, October 10, 1901, at 7:15 pm.
Mr.. Shoemake was brother of Isaac
G.and Wesley Shoemake, of Madison,
and Mrs. Sallie Barr, of Adams town
ship. The early life of the deceased
was spent in Mahaska county, Iowa,
He was a son of Enoch and Decide
Shoemake, born September 10, 1s43
The subject of this sketch was the
first child born in what is now Madi-
son church community. He was left
motherless babe at the age of five
months. His mothers grave was the
first one made in that neighborhood.
Mr.. Shoemake was of an exemplary
character, and whenever we find this
type of life we recognize it as worthy
of praise. From his youth up Mr.. s.
was an earnest student, a generous
school-feIlow, and the few classmates
who are left behind will silently pause
in the busy walks of life to drop the
sympathetic tear for the bereaved
family in their western home. The
above named is the third of the log
cabin school and the third one of the
writer's old class who have closed
their eyes since the May-time to open
them in the beautiful beyond and be-
hold the supremacy of God. Those
of the class who preceded the de-
ceased to the Paradise of God the
present year were Suda Coffin Miller,
Shelby Iowa, and Martha Patrie Dow
den, Prairie City, and all Of whom
died in the triumphs of living faith
in God Mr.. Shoemake united with
the Baptist church in the spring of
1852 and was nearly forty years in the
Masters service. He was married
in February 1870, to Miss Kate Ames,
of New Jersey, and of this union five
children were born, three sons and
two daughters. At the time of the
fathers death two sons were in Alas
ka, a married daughter in Portland,
Oregon, the younger children, Pearl
and Raymond, at home with the
mother. Peter Shoemake with his
family left Iowa in 1882 and settled at
Goldendale, Washington Territory.
Later on he moved to University Park,
Portland, Oregon, and there in order
to educate his children builded COM
Portable home. Extracts taken from
the letters written by the stricken
wife and daughter will explain mat
ters more fully to Iowa friends in re-
gard to the closing hours of we'll
spent life. Mrs. Shoemake writes:
"Goldendale, Washington, Oct. l.
Peter is fast nearing the end of his
journey. We came over the range
this summer hoping the change would
do him good. He talked of Iowa
friends but realized that his strength
was not sufficient for a visit to the
old home. Since we have been here
he has failed rapidly. o! what a pa
tient life. He has such sweet COM
munion with the Lord and is such an
example to his children" October
10 she writes: 81 am watching beside
my dear one. To-day he looked up
in my face and smiled, although his
suffering was very great. For three
months he has desired my presence
continually. have tried to put death
off, but l have to meetit. know God
has promised to be all to me and to
strengthen and keep me in this hour"
"Oct. IS, 1901. Dear auntie and uncle
Wesley-We have very sad news to
tell you. Dear papa has left US for
much happier home. Obi it is so
lonesome without him. He died with
out even a struggle Sunday evening,
and he looked like he had just dropped
asleep. PEARL s." The rest of the
brothers and sisters are On the Pa
cific coast. P.J P,
Oskaloosa, Iowa.