The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-03-12
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND
DEATHS.

| BLANCHARD.-The funeral of the
late l.. c. Blanchard was conducted at
the family home on North Third street
Friday afternoon and interment made
| in Forest cemetery at the family lot.
| The home being large and roomy, ac-
commodated the gathering of friends,
| acquaintances and citizens who sought
10 pay last mark of respect to the
memory of this prominent man.
Every available inch of space in the
home was occupied. The day was dis
agreeable, cold and gloomy and these
conditions prevented many from be-
ing present, and lessened the follow
ing to the cemetery. Had the day
been favorable the attendance would
have been much greater.
The Blue Lodge of Masons had
charge of the body from the house to
the cemetery and the grave service
was under the auspices of the society.
The Blue Lodge. with Knight lem
plar escort, a large following of the
Grand Army. Phil Kearney Post OF
which the deceased was a member.
the bar of the county, the court and
the county officials attended in or
ganized bodies. These organizations,
together with the friends of the fam
lily were crowded as closely as pos
sible about the several rooms of the
home. The Knights Templar had
place in the hallway on the second
floor.
The casket was placed in the hall
way and the services were conducted
from this point. The speakers were
easily heard in AL parts of the house.
Following a song, Nearer My God to
Thee" by a quartette and a prayer by
Rev. Somerville, President A. Rosen-
berger of Penn College gave in de-
tail sketch of Mr.. Blanchard's life,
sort of biography interspersed with
thought suggested by what the man
had been and what he had done. Mrs.
John A. Kalbach sang an impressive
solo and then Rev. Somerville, of
Bloomington, ILL.,, who was summoned
to the city to conduct the funeral de-
livered an able address that carried
with it a lesson for all who heard.
Following the formal address the min.
lister took occasion to make some re-
marks that had come to his mind
independently and apart from his more
studied address. The gentleman ex-
pressed number of sentiments, par
ticularly touching under stress of the
circumstances. The service was closed
by prayer and by solo, "One Sweet
ly Solemn Thought" by Mrs. " X.
Logan, who has been a neighbor OF
the Blanchard family during an ex-
tended period OF years. The orders
then took charge and the march to the
cemetery was quickly taken up. The
pall-bearers were H, w. Gleason, w.
r. Lacey, James "A. Dewitt, John C.
| Williams, G. W. Sewers and +. I.
Nash, all members of the Mahaska
County Bar and men who had been
close to the deceased in one or another
relation in life. Mr. Sewers came
from Minneapolis in response to a
special request that he be one of the
pall-bearers.
The hallway wherein the body was
placed and the couch casket opened,
that those who wished might have a
last glance Of the features of the de,
parted, was a solid mass OF flowers
Many expressions OF sympathy were
thus extended the family by this
MEANS and placed together they made
| a great HnraI hank
The city of Oskaloosa shares the
loss and the sorrow OF the family
| Judge Blanchard was a great and
| good man and he will he missed in
many relations. The sense of loss
that is experienced by the friends
and by the community is the keener
i perhaps, on account of the sudden
ness of the taking off. The death Of
the man was a thing unthought of and
the father. the husband. the man and
the citizen is indeed deeply mourned
\ A host of friends, acquaintances ant
associates were present from a dis
lance and among them We're the fol
lowing;
| d. r. Stockman. G. NJ Brown, Pete