St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-02-17
DEATH or OSCAR o. BENSON
A Well Known and Highly Re-
spected Citizen Passes Away.

| SDNNtSh StttENf bsoNo away
Oscar o. Benson, of University
Park, well known and respected
by every one on the Peninsula,
died at the North Pacific Sanito.
rum, Wednesday, Eel ruary IS,
aged 50 years, from the shock fol
lowing "A surgical operation per
formed for intestinal troubles. Mr..
Benson had been i'll for about q
week and his illness developing SER
iously, he was hurried to the sani-
torium on a special car, at ! o clock
on the morning of February 9Th.
An operation was Immediately per-
formed, at which a considerable
portion of the diseased intestincs
were removed. Mr.. Benson rallied
quite well from the shock, aud in
dications pointed to a complete and
speedy recovery until q few houfs
before his death when hc gradually
grew weaker, and all hopes of his
recovery were abandoned. Ills
wife aud children were called to his
bedside aud were all present when
death occurred. The remains were
removed to f'inleys undertaking
parlors and prepared for burial.
The funeral took place today at
one O'Clock from the family rcsi-
lcncc on Portsmouth aycuue. The
services at the housc were con
Quoted by Rev. G.. W. Kennedy.
The intgrment took place IN River
view cemetery and services al the
grave were conducted, at hi, diving
request, by Peninsulnr Lody &C.. 30.
t2S, I o. q. r., of which hc was
in active member for two years
The remains were conveyed to the
cemetery in hcarse and the family
IN carriages. Two special cars
were also chartered for the con.
vcyancc Of the Oddfcllows aud
friends OF the family.
Mr. Benson was born IN Gruudy !
county, Missouri, August IS, 1880, !
came To- Oregon with his parents |
IN lahl and resided in the state |
ever since. The first nine years /
ol his residence IN Oregon was |
spent on the family homestead in
Umulilla county. In 1877 hc went
To the Granite mining district where |
he resided for - years, coming To
University Park IN 1900, lie was
one oi the owners OF the famous |
Red Boy mine and was interested /
in the Tabor placer mines, lie al |
so conducted general store al
Granite and at Sumplcr. After /
coming To the University Park he |
retained his mining interests. aud |
WAS also engaged for abou, q year
in the grocery business,
Mr., Benson was married on luly /
y 1888, 10 Mis-, Matte NJ Tabor,
of Granite. lie is survived hy his
wife and six children, Roy Clyde, |
Alberta, Paul, Gladys and Mary |
the l-monlhs-old baby.
Besides his membership in Pen
insular lodge No, I2S, l. ., q, r.
MI Benson belonged To Golden
Rule lInoampment No 2S, l. O, |
O, t., and Baker City lodge, No,
100. \. q. L. w. The deceased .
occupied a large place In the COM
munily where he lived, and his
death was a great shock Ia his .
friends and neighbors, The high /
rS, tribute is paid To his character
by everyone who enjoyed his ac- /
lie was Kind and .
iudulgcut husband and father, "a
model citizen aud ncighbor, and hi, I
death is a severe shock and a great
loss to University Park lie /
never spoke III OF any one, mo- mat
ter how deserving OF ccnsnrc he .
might he, was the tribute paid hy |
every one who commented on his
untimely death. Mn Benson was .
a successful business and mining
man and leaves his family well
provided for financially, /,