The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-19

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last report,
NO MANN. nRsrpEwcE. AGE.
saso WV. Brannlger, Burlington % |
'V'A Eliza Canty, Bolton--~-.-........ % !
SUMMERS. Tho funeral OF the late
Harry Summers, one OF tho engineers
who lost his life In the Iowa Central
wreck mt scaton, III, Suncay morning,
was held from the late residence, No.
iIi North ID street, az 9;i5 o'clock,
Tuesday, Oct IL, Rev. Someryille OF.
ficiating,
The funeral was quite largely at
tended, the presence or many sorrow
ing friends and wealth OF floral trib-
utes attesting the popularity OF the
man The funeral party took the
Iowa Central east bound passenger at
11;3O o'clock TO Pennington. Ill.,where
interment VIII be made wednesday af-
teuoon. Services will be held at the
old family home, the residence of a
| sister, Miss Kate Summers, In which
Harry Summers was born ana spent
mis- childhood. Accompanying the
body from this city were Mrs. Sum-
mers and little son Raymond, II. r..
Summers, a brother, Mrs. Il. G. Brown,
his sister, Mrs. James Shaw, OF Peo-
|'r1a, sister of Mrs Summers, s. s..
Spence and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. II. w.
Glaze. Richard Pendcrs, Ralph Graff,
H. B. Landmessor and r. G. Dryden.
4 VAN GoRDEN, oiled, mt her homo
in Emmettzburg, Tuesday, September
| ~, 1906, after a lingering illness OF
several yenrs duration, Mrs. Emily
~ Van Gordon. Funeral and inter-
'nent at Emmctxburg September IA.
The decreased was the mother OF
gCole II. Van Gopden, we'll known here
land fdr term OF years resided in
|'0skaloosa. The Van Gordens came 10
the city November 70. 1890, and op-
Grated hotel properties during a term
OF years. Emily M. Rosecrang was
born at Pine Valley, Chemong coun-
tg. New York, January q, 1840, and
there grew to womanhood. January
10. 1865, She was married to Mr.
|R. +. Van Gordon and Tor q tim'e'
they made their home In New York
but later moved no eastern Iowa, re-
siding for n time mt sumner. In 1857
Mr.. Van Gorden went 10 Palo Alto
county and bought a farm In Wainul
township, and the following year his
wife came west and they made their
home there for several years. Mr..
Van Gorden erected on his farm a
sod blacksmith shop and did the
smithing for his neighbors. This was
In the early history OF the county ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Van Gordon often saw
the Wild deer wander around tho prai-
RE and many OF the old time lana
marks were familiar to them. IN 1874
they moved to Emmetsbnrg and
erected a residence on tic ground
where their home now stands. About
seven years later trcy assumed the
management OF the st. James Hotel
and operated the place there for 10
years. They then went to Iowa Falls
and for years they conducted eating
houses there and at oskaloosa. They
then retired from actual labor and
returned TO Emmetsburg and have
since resided there. Thtre were
lily ties that held hem, ror they lost
two sons here, Wilbur, who died in /
1881, and George, who died when only /
a few months old. The deceased Is
survived by the husband and two
sons, Cole Il. Van Gorden and DR..
j. L. Van GoTden
BEANS. Eva Mccain, daughter OF
Edward Mccain, was born near In
dianaDolis, Mahagka county, Iowa, the
Goth day OF February, 1860; died at her
home near there September 20, 1905,
at 8 a. M, OF that dread disease con-
sumption, aged As years, 6 months
and 20 days.
Shp and w. !. Beans were united In
marriage Nov III, 1880. To them two
children we're born, daughter and son,
aged respectively, Miss leila 20 j.
years and Hoyt II years. She united
with the church of Christ at Indian
apolis some seventeen years ago, UNI
der the preaching OF that grand Odd
man and preacher, Father Ames, ana
from that time forward lived a con-
sistcnt Christian woman, woman
loved and respected by all whose gooo
fortune II was TO know her. All that
Donald @. Mitchell says OF THE Good
Wife" in his golden gems OF thought
can be consistently said Of Mrs. Eva
Beans, as wife and companion. Her
hopes seemed TO live where the an
gels live. and her kindness and gem,
tleness were sweetly transferred with
that meekness and forbearance which
are born Of faith. Trust came into her
heart as rivers come TO the sea.
Eya's health had been falling for
more than a year. In October. 1904,
,he went west hoping 70 recuperate
and regain her former health. She
stopped with relatives and friends in
Nebraska and Kansas when FIRST go
ng. She was Joined by her husband
and children about Christmas time.
md they then went to FL Paso. Texas, |
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