The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-02-25

Mrs. ]. A. Gum returned to her
home in Fremont Saturday after q
weeks visit at the 8. E. and w. A.
Heinzman homes.
Mrs. III. o. Robinson returned to
her home in New Sharon Saturday
afternoon after q visit with her
daughter, Mrs. Eli Davis.
Mrs. Perry Asher is In receipt of
the sad news that Mrs. Mike Law
Their died at her home in Centerville
at $3.50 a. m. on Friday, February 10.
Mrs Margaret woods and Florence
Tucker, of Marsballtown, who have
been visiting for the past few days
with Miss Stella Sullivan, went to
Peoria Saturday.
w. Fl. Powell, managing editor OF
the Ottumwa Courier, was in the city
Saturday caring for business affairs
and called upon friends. THE HER
AID acknowledges fraternal call.
1 Mira. .GlaraaI va A Ballard returned to
his wife asked him II he heard the
six o'clock college bell. He answered
that he did. This was about the time
he returned to consciousness, and 1t
was a touching incident that the eight
o'clock bell rang just as he breathed
his last. Besides his wife he leaves
four children: Alfred, Bessie, Eme-
line and Francis. Two brothers, F.
w. Kitchener, of Truro, and E. p.
Kitchener, of Cummings, were with
him at least twelve hours before his
death. Edwin Kitchener, another
brother, is in Pasadena, and a sister,
Mrs. H. B. Fortney, Is in Geary, Okla
homa. 1t is not expected that either
of these will be present. The funeral
will be held Thursday morning, Feb
ruary 25, 1904, at 10:30 O'Clock, from
Penn college chapel. "a.
WILSON.-Died, at her home a
mile and a half southwest of Evans,
Iowa, Feb. II, 1904, of pneumonia,
Elizabeth Wilson, the beloved wife of
r. e. Wilson, aged Ga years, after a
few days illness.
The funeral services were conduct.
ed at the home by Rev. Jaes, of Bea-
con, on Saturday, Feb. 20, attended
by large circle of friends and neigh
bors. Interment at Forest cemetery,
Oskaloosa. Mrs. Wilson was born in
the couny of Durham, England, in the
year 1870 Her maiden name was
Elizabeth Littlefair. She was mar
ried to r. e. Wilson in 1859, As years
ago. Emigrated to this country, to
Coal Valley. Illinois, in 1867, where
they resided for eleven years. From
there they moved to Beacon, Iowa, in
1878, rs years ago, and have been in
this county ever since, where r. e.
Wilson has been engaged the most Of
the time as mine foreman, first at Ex-
celsior, then at the Standard under
Durfee & Mcneil, then and for years
under McNeill e Phillips at Evans.
At present he is the mine foreman of
the Durfee mines at Bussey. There
has been twelve children in the fam
lily, four Of whom have gone before
the mother to the unknown shores.
Eight of them followed the remains
Of their mother to her last resting
place, six sons and two daughters:
James A. Wilson, a mine foreman at
Flagler. Iowa; Mrs. Lou Parnin, OF
Springfield, Mo-; Robert w. Wilson,
assistant mine foreman at the Durfee
mines, Bussey, Iowa; Ben Wilson, at
nome at Evans; John H. Wilson, in
business at OskaIoosa; George viii
son, at Memphis, Tenn; and Charlie
md May, at home with their father.
% mourn the less of an affectionate
mother. Mrs. Wilson undoubtedly
was one Of the gems of eortn, in ten
ierness and Sympathy towards her
ieighbors and friends. in sorrow and
distress BY nature she was one or
hose light-hearted, joyous women,
Who could always see the bright rays
II sunshine rejecting through the
darkest clouds that hung on the at
nosphere Of life But she il passed
o the great beyond. But