The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-09-05


riage licenses issued by the clerk since
our last report:
no. NAME. RESIDENCE. AGE.
ez.z + A. G. Buwalda, Oskaloosa.. 20
o0a' Blanche Sumpter, oskaloosa 10
LOVE. Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Dave
Love, at Kennebeck, Thursday, Aug.
20, 1901, an s-pound boy. All doing
nicely.
JONES. Born, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Jones, of Colon, on Thursday,
August 30, 1901, daughter, weight
nine pounds.
WALTERS Born, to Mr.and Mrs.
M. Walters, Wednesday, August %,
1901 "a fine 10-pound daughter. Mother
and babe progressing nicely.
BRANTNER.- Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Will BrantLer, Sunday, September !,
1901, 7-pound son. Mother and
babe doing nicely and Will is the hap
piest man in the city to-day.
OBITUARY..
The funeral of Mrs. Lille Kinsman
Stromberg, wife of A. j. Stromberg,
of Ottumwa, was held Friday, August
30. The friends of the family gathered
at the home of her father, Pliny Kins-
man ,on Sixth avenue east, at 9 o o'clock.
Here a short service was held and
then the friends of the deceased took
her to the church in White Oak where
the funeral sermon was preached by
Rev. Somerville, of the Central M :. E.
church of this city. Here was assem-
bled large number of her former
friends who lovingly bore her re-
mains to the cemetery and laid them
away amid the flowers. The floral
tributes we're many and of a charac-
ter that showed the esteem in which
she was held. Mrs. Stromberg was
converted about eight years ago and
died triumphant in the faith. She
leaves husband, father, mother,
six sisters and one brother to mourn
their loss.
DEVITT-LEWELLING.
County Attorney Jas. A. Dewitt
of this city and Miss Pauline Level
ling, daughter of the late Gov.
Lewelling of Kansas, were married
aE Eldora Tuesday, Aug. 20. The
Eldora Herald Of Aug. "a, contains
the following account of the happy
event:
The Devitt-Lewelling wedding
cupid is again victor, and the old,
old story of the true love was again
exemplifed in the union of hands,
hearts and lives forever, when on
last Tuesday evening, in the pres
ence of a select company of their
friends, Pauline Lewelling, the
beautiful and accomplished daugh-
ter of the late ex Gov. Lewelling Of
Kansas and neice of Mrs. B. J.
Miles was united in marriage to Mr..
James Arthur Dewitt, county at
torney of Mahaska county, at the In
dustrial school, the home of her
aunt.
The spacious hallway on the first
floor of the administration building
was appropriately and artistlcally
decorated by Miss Margaret Esta-
brook with potted plants and flow
ers, evergreens, palms and cut
flowers, arranged against "a back
ground of asparagus and cut flowers
suspended with white ribbons aud
Illuminated with electric lights.
The bridal stairway was covered
with drapery and white ribbons, all
interspersed with a blending of ever
green.
Promptly at 8 clock Miss Louise
Lewelling, the younger sister of the
bride took her place at the piano
and began to play Mendelsshon S
wedding march in a most charming
manner.
Little Verna Tiff and Roderick
Miles in white, were the first of the
bridal party to appear on the stair,
way. They came down stepping tc
the sweet stains of music, scatter,
ing flowers on their way. Then
came Marguerite Miles in white
and Ruby Weber in red, contribu
ting from their abundance Of flowers
to the enchanted pathway for the
bride. Then came little Miss Lew
} elling, the ring bearer, carrying tn
wedding ring on the calyx of lilly
She was followed by the brid'
gowned in white null with brida
veil of tulle, fastened with a dia
mond and pearl, the gift of tn
, groom, and leaning on the arm c
her uncle, B. ]. Miles.
They were met at the altar by tn
groom on the arm of Rev. Evere
4; Kent, who proceeded in his uniqu
and original style with most beat
tiful ceremony, to pronounce theI
y man and wife. At the proper tim
little Ruth advanced and kneelin
presented the wedding ring whic
the pastor used as emblematic
their plighted love.
Immediately after the ceremon