The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-09-26
Births, Deaths, Marriages

old, of Mr., and Mrs John James, died
at the home of the parents at Evans,
Sunday morning, September %, 1901,
Funeral at the home Sunday and in
terment in Evans cemetery, The
parents have the sympathy OF friends.
EBERLINE.-FRAN EBERLINE,
died at her home, 709 Third avenue
east, at $3.50 a. m Friday, Sept. 20,
1901. She was % years old. Death
was due to heart trouble with which
she had been afflicted over year.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence, Sunday, Sept. p. Inter-
ment made in Forest cemetery.
SLATTEN-WAGNER. - Married,
at the residence of the officiating
minister, Rev. j. P. Mcknight, on
Tuesday evening, Sept. l6, 1901, Mr..
FRED SLATTEN and MISS AMY WAC
NER, both of this city.
A small company of intimate friends
of these young people witnessed the
ceremony. Mr.. Staten is one Of Os-
kaloosa's young merchants, engaged
in the bicycle business, and by his
courteous manner and strict attention
to business, is winning worthy place
in the business circles in the city.
Miss Wagner, the bride, has not re-
sided long in Oskaloosa but certainly
long enough to win manyiadmiring
friends. She is a niece of Mr.. ]. n.
Henry, of the city, with whom she
has resided for time. The friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Staten will find them
in a coy home on South 18th St.,
near the Burnside homestead.
ACTON.-Died, lat his home in Kan
sas, at 900 p. M, Thursday, Sept. 10,
| 1901, VIM. ACTON, aged 70 years, 7
months and % days.
Mr.. Acton was resident of this
city for several years and was for
some time connected with the Meth
odist Ministry. He moved!to Kansas
in 1880 where he became one of the
most enthusiastic lodge organizers.
He was a member ofNtheSMasonic
order and held high position in the
Odd Fellows. Recently he became
afflicted with paralysisIfrom which he
died. The body will beIbrought to
the city to the home OF his daughter,
Mrs. A. B. Henry, where funeral SER
vices will be held at :OOTp. M, Sun
day, Sept. %. Short services will al
so be held at the M. E. church of
Beacon, and interment made in Hen
ness cemetery. Deceased leaves wife
and seven children to mourn his
death. Two of them, Mrs. A. B. Henry
and Mrs. J. K. Hook livelin this city.
The others are residents oil. Kansas.
OBITUARY.
Susan Holt Chew was born in Pitts
town, Salem County, New Jersey,
August 10, 1889, oneIof. the3eight chill
dren of John and .SusansHoIt, who
came to Oskaloosa in 1916. OF this
little family of early pioneers but four
remain to mourn the. loss.of their
sister. They are, Mrs Margaret King,
of Mt. Ayr, Robert Holt, of New Shar-
on and James and Oliver Holt, of this
city. The parents and three children
John, Mrs. George Acomb and Mrs.
L. A. Swearingen, all of Oskaloosa,
having passed on before.
When young lady, Miss Holt was
converted and joined the Methodist
Episcopal church, of which. she was
a consistent member until her death
which occurred at 1920 a. M, Friday
Sept. 6, 1901, after years Illness. Or
Aug. 10, 1861, she was married tc
Frank s. Chew, the new family altar
being erected in Oskaloosa. To this
union were born two children, Laura
and Walter, who with their father
live to receive the earnest. sympathy
of many relatives and friends. Mrs
Chew was, a faithful Christian, al
though on account of continued pool
health it was not often. her. privilege
to sit under the.Voice of her minister
Rev Somervllle, who conducted the
funeral services at Central NJ. E
church on Monday, Sept. 8, aftel
which interment was made in Fores
cemetery. The lady was modest
unassuming woman, her first though
being of her home and family. Sh'
was frst-class housekeeper, splen
did cook and visit to her home wa
a pleasure long to be remembered
One who can endure with patience
and fortitude an illness of a year
duration, is indeed a character worth.
of emulation. The life of Mrs. Susal
Chew is blessed memory to her fam
, lily and numerous friends
. "No life can be pure in it's purpose
and strong in its strife,
And all life not be purer and stronge
thereby"
vREELAND-sMITu WEDDING.
Galesburg (Ills.) Daily Republican.
j Miss Blanche Hortense Smith, daughte
of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Smith, and Edga
Jones Yreeland, formerly Of oskalOos,
Iowa, now of Galesburg were united
: marriage In this city Thursday eyeulnl
] The ceremony was performed at ! o'ctoc
: at the residence of the brides par ,nts 10
: South Academy street. 1t was a grG.n en-
, white wedding, and Its appointment sinp
though extremely pretty, made the oecasio
a charming and enjoyable one for he ron
, pany in whose presence the VOWS WEI
/, taken.
: The guests were less than one hundrcd
! number, being confined to the relatives on
! ultimate friends Of the principals bola
GaIesburg and abroad. Present from Gu