The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-12-13


cember. He has made iaziness &
success, and can now do his farm
work without a backache. Progress
i've he certainly is, for his Iaziness
consists not in Sinking the work but
in making something else do the
hardest part of 1t.
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
SMITH.-Born, Sunday, Dec. 9, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom smith, S07 South
18th street, a fine 121s pound baby
girl. Mother and child doing nicely
EVERETT-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs
F. F. Everett, Monday morning, Dec
10, 1906, a boy. Mother and son do
ing nicely and Grandpa Jerry Everett
correspondingly happy.
RAILL-Died, at the residence OF
her daughter, Mrs. Earl Henness, OF
Spring Creek township, Friday, Dec
z, 1906, Mrs. B. s. Rail-, of heart fail
ure, aged Ga years and l month.
Deceased was born in Ohio and has
lived for the last few years in Colo
RADIO. She came to make her home
with her daughter shortly after the
death of her husband, which occurred
in Paonia, Coo, Sept. 2, 1906.
Funeral announcement later.
COONEY-KIRKPATRICK.- Mar
ried, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 1906, at 3 p
M, at the home of the officiating min,
lister, Rev. c. c. Mabie, of Des Moines,
Miss Lillian Kirkpatrick to Mr.. Thos'
c. Cooney, both of oskaloosa.
The wedding came as surprise to
their many friends in this city. The
bride is popular young lady and has
for several years been employed as
book-keeper for the Harris Bros. gro
Gerry. The. groom is well known in
the railroad circles of the city, being
employed as engineer on the Iowa
Central. They will make their fu-
ture home in Oskaloosa. Their many
friends wish them many years of sue
cess and happiness. Hugh Cruden
and Miss Hattie Fitzgerald, of this
city, intimate friends of the contract
ing parties, were witnesses of the
wedding. y.
SCoTT.-Miss Mary Jane Scott
daughter of the late VIM. r. Scott
and wife, was born near Kirkville
Iowa, Sept. IL, 1855, and died in Os
kaloosa, Iowa, Dec. 5, 1906, aged 81
years, 1 month and % days. She
lived with her parents at the place
of her birth until her seventh year
when the family removed to Oska
loosa, where she remained until 1878
keeping house for her father after heI
mothers death, which occurred on
September Is, 1865. In 1878 her ia
ther broke up housekeeping and
went to live with his sister, the late
Mrs. Martha s. Coleman of this city;
and Mary Jane went to Ohio to reside
with relatives there, where she re
manned until 1892, when she returned
to Oskaloosa. At that time her ia
Their and aunt, Mrs. Coleman, had be
come aged and infirm; and she tooE
charge of the house, caring for then
assiduously through their last SICK
ness, her father dying March s
1899, and her aunt May 5, 1901. Since
that time she lived most part of the
time alone, in the old homestead
which had been devised to her by the
will of her aunt. Miss Scott was o.
good old Methodist stock, and was di
rectly connected through her mother
with Rev. Russell Bigelow, one of the
ablest early Methodist ministers o
Indiana. She was converted anC
united with the Methodist Episcopa
church in Oskaloosa in 1877, and re
manned faithful member to he
death. She was constant reader o
the Northwestern Christian Advocate
and kept up her interest in thu
church, both local and general. He
disease, which was pulmonary, KEEP
her confined to the house most of tn,
time for several years past; and wheI
the final summons came she was rea
dy and willing to go, and her ent
was peace. She leaves two brothers
Mr.. w. P. Scott of Imperial, Nebr.
and Mr.. r. B. Scott of Manton, Cal
A cousin, Miss Harriet Mae Shriyer
of Ohio, was with her when she died
At her request the funeral was con
Quoted from the home, Dec. 6, by he
pastor, Rev. ]. w. Somerville, assist
ed by Rev. E. H. Waring, and the re
mains were laid away in the famil.
lot in Forest cemetery.
w.