The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-01-07
THE EDDYVILLE NEWS
Daily Happenings in Live Town,
Told by John R Sipes.

Eddyville, Jan. 6.-The funeral ser
vices of the late John G. Steel We're
conducted at the Christian church at
two O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
w. S. Moore, of the NJ. e. church. Off
ciating, and burial was made in High
land cemetery. The funeral was quite
well attended considering the inclem-
ent weather. John Carl Steel, son of
the late Scotty and Isabella Steel,was
born January z, 1899, in Shelby county,
Indiana. He moved with his parents
to Mahaska county, Iowa, when he
was two years old, and most of his
life had been passed here. He was
la Civil War veteran. He came from
his home in Pleasant township, Mon
roe county, to the home of his sister,
Mrs. Abigail Williams, on North Third
street, to spend Christmas, after which
he expected to depart for McLouth,
Kansas, to visit his sister, Mrs. Mary
A. Wilson, but he was taken sick the
day after Christmas with what proved
to be diabetes, and from which he
died in but little over a week, pass
ing away at one o'clock Monday morn
ing, January 4,19O9, lacking three days
'of reaching the SEVENTEEN milestone
'of life. Those who survive him are:
His widow, Mrs. Alice Steel; four
sons, Haley, of Abba, Frank, of Mel
rose, Walter, Of Oskaloosa, and George
who is at home with his mother; and
four daughters, Mrs. Ida Fast, of st.
Paul, Minnesota, Mrs. Anna Taylor, OF
Jones county, Mrs. John Scott, OF Al
bia, and Mrs. Ed Emanuel, north of
town; and three aged sisters, Mrs.
Mary A, Wilson, of McLouth, Kansas,
and Mesdames Abigail Williams and
Margaret Besco, of this place. All
these were here during his last illness
and death. Mr.. Steel, after serving
eleven years on life sentence in the
penitentiary at Fort Madison for the
shooting of neighbor, Jacob Wer-
ner, on March rs, 1887, was granted a
full pardon by the governor last Nov
ember, the governor stating that he
had committed the deed under great
provocation, perhaps in self-defense,
Fred Padgett, only son of Mr.. and
Mrs, N. H. Padgett, formerly of this
vicinity but now of near .Kirkyille,
was married at ottnmwa recently to
Miss 10 Dunning, OF Chillicothe.
A young son of Joe Besco, north of
town. has been suffering from an at
tack of appendicitis.
Mrs. John Pickerell, of Eveland, and
the baby of Daniel Goehring, east of
town, have both been sick with pneu-
monia. Another child of Mr.. Goeh-
ring has also been sick.
Mrs. l.. L. Middlesworth had the mis-
fortune to fall and fracture her arm
on the sidewalk while at the J. G..
Steel funeral Tuesday. She is we'll
along in years.
Joseph and Leland Akers, who dis
posed of their livery barn here some
weeks ago, on Monday purchased '.
NJ. McGee's livery barn and took
charge at once.
VIM. DeBruyn, after spending the
holidays with the Van Der Polls and
with relatives at Pella, departed Tues
day for his home at Higee, Missouri.
Arthur Van Der Pol went home with
him for few days visit.
Jesse Swan and son Ray returned to
their work at Scandal, near Des
Moines, Monday, after spending the
holidays at home.
Mrs. Phillip Biihler ST., visited over
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. T. o.
Trumble and Mrs. A. Potter, in OF.
tumwa.