The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-12-13


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 it.
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
SMITH.-Born, Sunday, Dec. 8, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom smith, S07 South
18th street, a fine 1914 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 1 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.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 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 a surprise to
their many friends in this city. The
bride is a 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. "
SCoTT.-Miss Mary Jane Scott,
daughter of the late VIM. R. Scott
and wife, was born near Kirkville,
Iowa, Sept. II, 1855, and died in os'
kaloosa, Iowa, Dec. 5, 1906, aged 81
years, l month and 20 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 her
mothers death, which occurred on
September 10, 1865. In 1878 her ia
Their 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 took
charge Of the house, caring for them
assiduously through their last sick
ness, her father dying March 8
1899, and her aunt May s, 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 OF
good old Methodist stock, and was di
rectly connected through her mother
with Rev. Russell Bigelow, one of the
ablest early Methodist ministers Of
Indiana. She was converted and
united with the Methodist Episcopa
church in Oskaloosa in 1877, and re
manned a faithful member to hel
death. She was a constant reader o.
the Northwestern Christian Advocate
and kept up her interest in the
church, both local and general. Hell
disease, which was pulmonary, KEEP
her confined to the house most of the
time for several years past; and wher
the final summons came she was rea
dy and willing to go, and her enc
was peace. Sine leaves two brothers
Mr.. w. P. Scott of Imperial, Nebr.
and Mr.. r. B. Scott of Manton, Cal
A cousin, Miss Harriet Mae Shriver
of Ohio, was with her when she died
At her request the funeral was con
Quoted from the home, Dec. 6, by hel
pastor, Rev. ]. w. Somerville, assist
ed by Rev. E. H. Waring, and the re
mains were laid away in the family
lot in Forest cemetery.