The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-06-25

mChE L. L lie entlTe city was shock
ed and surprised Friday evening to-
learn of the death of Harry Mickey at
his home on North ID street at seven
o'clock, The young man has been i'll
with blood poisoning for the past five|
weeks and several times he has been
near unto death. He had gained re-
lief at the critical moment and each
time had rallied and every indicauon
pointed to permanent betterment.
The poison had gained a powerful
hold upon the system, however, and
one abscess seemed to follow an
other in quick succession. To give
relief from the last abscess an opera
ton was performed Thursday even
ing and the patient seemed better.
More trouble developed Friday after
noon, however, and a hemorrhage re-
suited. This caused strangulationI
and the life of the young man cou.d
| not be saved. A number of physi-
clans and surgeons were in attendance
on the case and everything science,
knowledge and skill could do for the
sufferer was tried, but without sue
cess. Friday afternoon a specialist
who had previously been called in
consultation on the case was summon
ed from Ottumwa to perform another|
operation in the hope of saving the
life of the young man. The doctor
was en- route overland by motor car,
but the sufferer was dead before he
could reach the city.
The start of the trouble was in an
liberation of a tooth. The face was
swollen immoderately and an abscess
formed and broke. The poison went
into the neck and the treatment OF
the case grew more complicated and
harder to treat, but the physicians did
not despair of successful treatment
until yesterday when the stranguIation
commenced.
Harry was popular and well-known
young man of the city. He was the
younger son of Mr.. and Mrs. John d.
Mickey and an Oskaloosa boy by
birth. He was graduate of the local
high school and for some time mad
been engaged i'm the contracting and
building business with his father and
was becoming an adept in the man
agement of the affairs of the shop.
He had also been at the head of a.
storage and ware house business that
has required close attention during
several seasons. The deceased was
% years, 5 months and days of
age.
The funeral was held Monday
1880 O'Clock and was under the
auspices of the local lodge of Elks,
of which order the deceased was a.
member.
The services at the house were con-
Quoted by Rev. S. II. Zendt, pastor of
the Christian church, and the music
of the occasion was by the choir of
the Christian church. The local lodge
of Elks, of which organization the de-
ceased was a member, attended the
funeral in a body and the services
were under the auspices of the organ
ization. The services both at the home
and at the grave were unusually inn
pressive and affecting. The following
to the grave was large and great
crowd had gathered at Forest ceme-
terry to witness the last ceremonies of
interment. The procession was head
ed by the organized Elks marching
double file. The hearse followed. and
on either side were the pall' bearers.
Sid Norris and Lawrence Beechler.
close intimate friends of the deceased,
and V. f. Hamilton, Fred True, Chas.
McFall and Frank Morrow. of the
Elks. Then came the carriages and
conveyances.