The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-12-31

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the city. She was at the head Of the
Mrs, Moore millinery establishment
| a number Of years, and later managed
the millinery department Of the Sam
Baldauf house with great success.
This position she resigns to take up
| the responsibilities of the manage
ment Of the new home. The groom
| is, a well known gentleman, formerly
OF this city. He Is the son of Mrs.
Ellen Fitzgerald, and was connected
| with the Green & Bentley drug house
of this city a number of years, later
going upon the road for wholesale
drug house. He was always favor
| lite with those who knew him and pos
sessed the high regard of hosts Of ac-
quaintances, Bride and groom were
attended at the altar of marriage by
Miss Theresa Wolgamood, sister of
| the bride, and Mr.. Joe Healion, OF
| Marshalltown, the close personal
| friend of the groom. The wedding
had been planned for quiet affair
with but very small list of guests.
wedding presents were not looked
| for, therefore Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzger-
aid were much surprised upon receiv-
| ing a long list of handsome and ele-
CANT presents that were showered up
J on them by their many friends in this
city and elsewhere. The best wishes
and the congratulations of many
friends accompany the happy couple
upon their journey and to the new
home in Emmettsburg.
Obituary.
Susan Hawkins-B eechler was born
at GAINESVILLE, o. June 10, 1910, and
died at her home in Bryan on Center
street, where she had lived for 33
years, December 10, 1903, at the age
of SO years, months and "a days.
While she was yet child her par
ents moved to Wooster, o. May 10,
| 1926, she was married to George
Beechler, and in 1910 they moved to
Williams county, where for SO years
she has lived an active though quiet
and humble life among you. She was
the Oldest of ten children and was the
last to die. She comes of family
possessing remarkable Longevity
her father departing this life at the
age Of 90, one paternal uncle at the
! age of 104 and one at the age of 109,
| She became the mother of fourteen
children, five of whom survive this
demise: John and George of Oska-
looss, Ia: Curtis of Butler, Ind; o.
car of this place; and Mrs. Mary Bur-
goyne of Akron, o. She was mem
Der of the Bryan Universalist church,
and through all of life's varying
vicissitudes found comfort and sus-
tanning power in the faith which sees
the hereness and the nowness of
Gods universal presence, Ia faith
which imparts the assurance Of Di-
vine guidance through the portals OF
death tor the throne Of everlasting
love, faith which prompts the indi-
vidual to. manifest to others some
thing ofsall the uplift he feels. She
was woman who worked hard, and
sacrificed freely for the good of 9TH
ers. Her charity was broad, -forgiv-
ing the hayward and the obstinate;
her sympathy, genuine, going speed
lily to the unfortunate and the afflict-
ed; her spirit, submissive,-peaceful-
ly reconciling herself to the discip-
line of life. Most patiently she
awaited the arrival of that hour in
which life would depart and when it
came last Sunday at the set of sun,
she smiled as if in death awakening
to dreams more pleasant than any in
real life had been. The funeral was
held at the house Wednesday, Dec.
Is, 1908, Rev. G.. H. Ashworth con-
Quoting the services. Interment in
the Fountain Grove cemetery.-Bry-
an (Ohio) Press, Dec. "a.
Obituary.
j. Willis Jordan, oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. C. w. Jordan, was born at
Fremont, Iowa, April Is, 1879. In
infancy he with his parents moved
to the state Of Kansas where they
resided for about one year. From
there the home residence was trans.
ferred to Oskaloosa where the fam
lily resided until about three years
ago, when they moved to a farm q
short distance west of What Cheer.
Last spring the family moved to
What Cheer where they reside at
present. The deceased enlisted at
Oskaloosa, Iowa, in Company F., 1st
Iowa Regiment, and went to the
front as an American soldier in the
Philippine war. He was reported by
the captain of his company as thor
ough and excellent soldier. He frs.
was selected as corporal, and was,
because of valiant service, promoted
as sergeant. He was honorably dis
charged in November, 1899, at the
Preside, Cal. His last sickness
dated from about the middle of last
January. About three months ago
he went to Hot Springs, Ark, with
the hope that his health might be
recuperated. He gradually grew
worse, however. About two weeks
ago his mother went to Hot Springs.
After tender ministrations he was