The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-12-19
EYeland.

We are having fine winter weather,
little snow occasionally.
Mr.. Tom Bolts is some better at
this writing.
A. M. Hill delivered his hogs at Ed
dyVille, last week at $5.75 per hun.
bred.
Mrs. Bernard Martin called at the
Clark home on last Saturday.
Mr.. VIII Hayes and wife have gone
to Joplin, Mo-, Tor a short visit at the
home of Mrs. HIS, and to see her
mother who is quite i'll.
On last Wednesday, Squire Nervins
performed a ceremony which united
the lives of ueorge DEWITT of Missouri
and Mrs. Sarah Parker of this vicin-
lty.
The groom is the father of Mr.. Fred
Dewitt of this neighborhood, and
formerly resided in Missouri. Mrs
Dewitt has lived in this vicinity all
her life. and is well known.
Their friends wished them a peace
full journey, as they together go down
the pathway of life.
The most talked of scheme now, is
the new trolly line. Some are for and
others are against the proposed line.
We think if the company want the
| road, let them build it and pay for it.
No one helps us farmers buy machine
ry, stock, or other money making con-
| trivanCes, and we do not understand
why we should give five or ten dollars
to this road, any more than should
ne Al urbh MI n hIlU q
wood saw, and pay him for saving in
our wood. We may be a little old
fogy, but 'them's our sentiments"
Mrs. Bernard Martin and Mrs. Mat
tie Mathers recently spent a day with
Mrs. Maggie Richards, and reminded
her of her birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Banks, Mrs. Hill and
| Mrs. Keeran, recently went to Oska-
| loosa, where the first mentioned ladies
were initiated into the w. r. c.
Several have moved from the Eve
land mining camp, to Weir City.
Mr. Daniel Hevaloc, who formerly
resided in this neighborhood, recent,
ly buried their three year old babe.
Mrs. Ida Long, Rev. Brown and
daughter Pearl, MIR. and Mrs. Keeran,
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on last Monday.
Clinton and Spencer Springer have
duties at Penn College, after spend
! ing their Thanksgiving vacation at
| their pleasant home at Eveland.
On Saturday, December 1st, 1901
at her home in Bridgeport, Mrs. Ros
! ina Werner passed from life.
Deceased was born in Germany
and grew up in that country. In her
| young womanhOod she crossed the
waters, ana soon after was united in
| married to Mr.. John Warner. The
| lived in Michigan for a number Of
years, then they moved to Iowa where
they rented for many years, in this
vicinity, and during the last five years
have lived in a cozy home in Bridge
ipOrt.
Mrs. Werner leaves an aged hus
band, and eleven children to mourn
her loss. She raised eleven boys tt
manhood, one daughter and one or
phan girl to womanhood. One sol
Frank, died a few years ago in the tal
west.
Mrs. Werner was a good christian
woman, and was beloved by all hel
friends, whom she numbered by hel
acquaintance.
On Sunday the funeral services wert
conducted by Rev. Brown, at Bethe
church, and the body of Mother Wer
ner was laid in it's resting place t
wait the resurrection.
The bereaved husband and childre!
have the sympathy of their man!
friends in their sad bereavment. Blu
they need not mourn, as those VIII
have no hope, for although she canno
come to them, they have the assur
ance that she is at perfest rest, an
they can follow in her footsteps, an
meet in the home where there will b
no parting.
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