The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-10-11
O. c. McAHREN
is DEAD
PASSED AWAY AT
CARROLL THIS MORNING
penison Learns Of His Death With
the Most Profound Grief.


oren is dead oren the happy heart
ed, Oren the friend ofall, Oren is dead
For more than week Denison has
watched at his bedside. hoping against
its fears. hailing with delight every
favorable symptom and grieving with
profound and sincere grief when lat
terly the word came from the Carroll
hospital that life was gradually slipping
away and that hope was gone We do
not know when our community has
been so deeply moved or case where
so many among both the high and the
lowly have felt such sense of personal
loss. There is none too much cheerful
ness and light -heartedness in the world
and when there comes to any commun-
ity one whose fund of good nature is
simply oyerhowing, who mas a kind
word and a glad hand for all, whose
| laughter is infectious, the hearts of the
| people grapple to him with hooks OF
steel. Such a boy was Oren. Gener-
Gus to a fault ind-hearted to all GEN
tlemanly and courteous to the poorest
as to the wealthiest. it is no wonder
that his friends were as numerous as
the inhabitants of Denison and as
those who knew him We feel that an
element of cheerfulness and happiness
has been taken from us that can never
be replaced 1t is the happy province
of some to carry light and sunshine
with them. to brighten somber lives. to
make men better by making them hap
pier, others may give good advice,
others may counsel, others may lead in
the grave affairs of life. but we dearly
love the one who sheds sunlight along
the path. Oren was one of the sun
!, shiny kind. Where the young folks
gathered for gaiety and light-hearted-
ness, Oren was the gayest of the
throng At all public events his was
the laughing spirit that led the fun,
and it was always kindly, good-natured
fun that left no sting.
4 Oren was bright energetic young
man, he was probably the best sales
man ever in Denison and it is a splen-
did commentary upon his life that
those who knew him best and those
who had the most intimate relations
With him were ever his best friends.
The relations between him and Mr..
kemming, for instance. did not partake
so much of business arrangement as
: they did OF the nature of two brothers
and bosom friends. Mr. Kemming
claims large share of our sympathy,
for he loved Oren like brother was
always kindness personitied in his
dealings with him and during his last
illness he has let business 90 to the
winds to be at his bedside and to show
in every possible way how deep his af-
lection was for the young man who had
been connected with him for so many
years.
! Oren had bright future before him,
he was surrounded by loving family
and constant friends: one of Denison's
most lovable and capable young ladies
'sNS liz II AohiAiSSo plloG, uuu HIS OWN
capabilities insured him constant and
remunerative employment 1t is hard
to die at thirty when success is half
won, when one appreciates with the
fullness OF manhood the many joys and
possibilities of life and when one is
surrounded on every side by loving
hearts.
The cause of Oren's death was ap-
pendicitis of long standing 1t was
not until recently however that the
nature of the disease was recognized
and on last Sunday he was taken to the
hospital where an operation was per-
formed by DR.. Wright of that place.
The surgeon reported that his consti-
tuition was in splendid shape for the
trying ordeal On Monday and Tues
day the reports were Of a most en-
courageing nature but on Wednesday
he seemed togrow worse and on Thurs
day 1T was felt that the end was near.
All day long where two or three peo-
pie could be seen together one was
certain that they were talking of
Oren's chance for recovery and last
night our city was singularly quiet and
grave as each one felt that before an
other day he would have passed away.
The news came this morning that Oren
had died at 6:15 O'Clock. Today a
special meeting of the Knights of
Pythias was calledland that order to-
gether with a large nut-5er of friends
assembled at the No 4-Western sta
tion when the body w brought home.