The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-02-03
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

boy. Mother and baby are getting
along as nicely as can be expected.
WHITEHEAD.-Died at the home
of the parents, MIR. and Mrs. John
Whitehead. of Madison township,
Saturday, Jan. 20, 1910, of brain
pressure, of three weeks duration,
Retha Whitehead, aged Z months.
Grave service was held this morning
at 1890 and interment made in the
Madison cemetery.
SCOTT.--Died, at his home in
South White Oak township, at 1900
a. m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 1910, James
Scott, laborer, aged 81 years and z
months. The deceased was born in
England, Aug. /. 1852, and leaves no
relatives. He has lived in Iowa for
fiftyseyen years and in Mahaska
county for four years. Grave ser
vice was held today. and internent
made at the White Oak cemetery.
Frank B. Davis, who died Friday morn
ing, January %, occurred Sunday af-
ternoon from the Central Methodist
Episcopal church on North Market
street. 1t was largely attended and
the nature of the service reflected the
prominence of the man in the commun-
fty in which he lived. Rev. Eugene
Allen pronounced fitting eulogy and
drew a lesson from the life and the
work of the deceased. Floral tributes
were in greatest abundance, and APP
propriate music added to the effective
ness of the service. Intement was
made in Forest cemetery. The pail
bearers were A. ]. Augustine, H. H.
Sheriff, E. d. Brewer, w. P. Cleaver,
Jay B. Cruzen and w. H. Shaw. John
NJ. Orvis of Des lMoines, brother of
the widow, was present for the funeral.
Two of the surviving sons, Walter
Davis of Alamosa, Colo, and Frank B.,
Jr., of Manson, Iowa, have been at the
home some time in anticipation of the
outcome of the fathers illness. Herb
ert Davis residing in Kennewick, Wash
ington, was unable to be in attend
ancc.
The death of Mr.. Frank Davis was
due to Pellagra. After thorough ,ex-
animation of adj symptoms and condi-
tons both during and after the long
illness of Mr.. Davis, the diagnosis OF
pellagra as made early in his illness
by the attending physicians has been
confirmed as the cause of his death.
There has been much hesitancy on the
part OF those in charge Of his case in
making positive statement hereto
fore as to the true nature OF his Attic
ton until absolute proof was at hand,
pellagra being new disease in this
country and none Of THE doctors hay
ing seen cases before. Pellagra has
been endemic in northern Italy for
some years. 1t made its appearance
in this country about two years ago
and is confined largely to the states of
North and South Carolina, where it
seems to have gained very strong
foothold and where the government is
taking vigorous measures to stamp it
out. Occasional cases have been
found as far north as Illinois and Iowa,
this being the second case reported so
far in our state. The disease Is not
contagious and is supposed to be due
to a toxine poison caused by eating
foods made from diseased corn. The
disease is almost always fatal and it
is feared that it will become COM
mon ailment unless rigid government
inspection is established for the ex-
amining of all corn products.
ROENSPEISS.-The funeral of the
late Leo P. Roenspeiss, whose death
occurred at his nome, No. 629 North
Market street, Thursday night, Janu-
airy 81, occurred Saturday afternoon.
The conditions existing in the home
by serious illness of members of the
family, made THE holding of the SER
vices at IMcAuley Chapel, Forest GEM
etery,. necessary. The funeral occur
ring on the last day of the week made
the attendance of many people impos-
siJble and the great size of the funeral
was a surprise. The chapel failed to
accommodate all who went to the GEM
etery for the service. The funeral
was conducted by the Rev. Eugene AL
len of the Methodist Episcopal church,
with the Order of Eagles in charge.
The city council and city officials at.
tended as body, representatives of
the Red Men, and the Cigar Makers
were also present in number, and the
employees of the Roenspeiss business
house and factory were as a separate
body. Over one hundred of the
Eagles were in line as the procession
moved from the residence to the chap
ell. The number and the elegance of
the floral pieces attracted attention.
The pail bearers were the six coun-
cilmen of the city administration with
whom the deceased had been associat-
ed: w. R. .Campfield, Marion Cruzen,
o. Z. Dickson, J. c. Hanna, ]. w.
Laffollett and id. Milligan. Among
the many present from a distance on
account of the death and funeral were
Max Roenspeiss, brother of the de-
ceased, OF st. Joe; iiBen and Harvey
Nicholson, father and brother of the
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