The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-01
THE LAST SAD RITES.
Remains Of Mayor Cricket Laid At
Rest In Forest Cemetery.

One Of the largest crowds which
ever gathered at funeral service in
the city paid their last respects to Os-
kaloosas late mayor, William Waters
Cricket, as he was laid to rest in For
est cemetery Sunday afternoon. His
wide acquaintance throughout the
county wnen serving as Sheriff made
for him many lasting friends and the
two lodges of which he was a mem
Der turned out to a man. Hundreds
of people went direct TO the cemetery
where they awaited the long process
sion, ais the home was more than
crowded, as well as the yard and the
street in front.
AT two o'clock Rev. John William
Jones, rector of st. James Episcopal
at the house with two beautiful vocal
solos by Clair Gordon. accompanied by
Miss Mae Millar. Outside of the fam
lily and intimate friends, no one was
able to enter the building with the ex-
ception of The pail bearers, viii Nea-
gle, Tom Neagle, Chas. Howar, Frank
Loflan1, Fred Green and j. A. Dewitt
and the city council, who acted as hon
orary pail bearers.
The procession left the house
guarded on either side by the city po-
lice force and fircmen, the couucilmen
Foresters, Elks and county officer,
while the casket, covered win an
elaborate display of beautiful flowers,
was carried slowly rast the lohg ranks
to the hearse. The hose cart headed
the line of march just behind the po-
lice force, while the two lodges, city
council and county officers all preced-
ed the body on foot. A mile of pri-
vate carriages followed the family an 4
the end of the procession bad hardly
passed through the gates of the Gem
etery when the lodges closed their
ritual services at tho grave AID the
casket was lowered. the crow /
around the grave was immense and
ceremonies of the Foresters ari Elks
Quoted by Chief Ranger Edwin Perry
and the latter by Exalted Ruler Tai
l.. Shipley.
AT the grave the display Of flowers
was magnificent and tie solemn cere-
mony was concluded very beautifully.
The following obituary was read by
the Rev. Jones:
William Waters Cricket was born
Nov. 3, 1853, in Marion county, Ohio.
He came with his parents 70 Iowa in
1868, was elected sheriff of Mahaska
county in 1897 and servel three
terms; elected mayor of Oskaloosa in
March, 1907, and passed away July "a,
of the same year. Three sisters, Mrs.
A. T. Dri2kle FIJI n and FlOy Ct;1&et,
and one brother, Richard, survive
him."
The Baxter Funeral.
While the funeral services of the
mayor of Oskaloosa were being held
at the home on East A avenue, the pro
cession passed by bearing another TO-
mer chief executive to mis- burial. The
late John Baxter of Buxton, was att
one time mayor of the smallest incor-
poratei city in the state of Iowa.
Baxter. Owning some property sur
rounded by the compaly'5 land when
the town of Muchakinock was incor-
porated, he refused 20 unite with them
and a separate city was placed Oh The
map bearing his Tame. He easily
controlled the town elections, as the
Inhabitants could be almost countc l
on ones fingers, and during mis- resi-
Jence there held the office of mayor
He was we'll known throughout the
county and the length of the process
sion at mis- funeral was but an index
of the greatness of the host OF friends
who mourned his death. The Re1
mems lodge of Burlington, and the
Knights of Pythias and Red men
lodges of this city acted as escort