Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-02-28
WIFE OF CHAPLAIN SOLDIERS
HOME DIES VERY SUDDENLY
EARLY THIS MORNING.
DEATH REAPs RICH
HARVEST ON SUNDAY
Three Deaths Occur at Soldiers Home
Mrs. Julia Smith, Marion Town
ship, Dead-JuIian II. Smith Passes
Away-Man Dies in County Jail -
Babe Dead at Albion.

Mrs Jesse Cole wife of the chaplain
Of the Iowa Soldiers Home, died sud-
denly at A. 40 this morning at the fam
lily home, 1905 West State street, of
congestion Of the lungs. Mrs. Cole had
been i'll for five weeks, but her condi-
tion was improving and Sunday ev-
ening she felt better than at any time
during her sickness. The sudden end
proved profound shock 10 the fam
lily and friends, who We're unprepared
10 meet the summons.
Mrs. Cole was taken III five weeks a go
Saturday Of gastritis. For a time her
condition was extremely critical and
she came near dying. She recovered,
however, and with the exception of two
other acute attacks of the same trouble
has been showing an Improvement.
Sunday evening Mrs. Cole felt so
much better that the family was much
encouraged. She ate a hearty lunch,
and read some before going 10 sleep.
AT about midnight Mrs. Cole awoke
and summoned her husband. complain
ing of pain about the heart. A tablet.
prescribed for the heart trouble, was
administered, and Mrs. Cole fell asleep
AT 4:10 this morning Mrs. Cole
awakened again, and spoke Of a short
ness OF breath. She was experiencing
much difficulty in ealhing. Home
remedies We're applied, and the family
physician was summoned Before he
could arrive. however, Mrs. Cole had
breathed her last.
Good Wife For Pastor.
Chloe Elizabeth Stewart was born in
Oswego county, New York. Aug. !. 1874
She came with her parents 10 Wiscon-
sin four years later, and settled at
Sheboygan Falls, where the family
lived for many years. Miss Stewart
taught school for several years. and
attended Ripon College Ripon, Wis.
Her marriage 10 Rev. Jesse Cole took
place Sept. so. 1868, al Sheboygan.
Mrs. Cole proved herself a good wife
for a pastor, and worked faithfully
with her husband for the good of the
many churches Rev. Mr.. Cole served.
The young pastor and his wife spent
fourteen years % their early labors in
Wisconsin. and in 1882 came TO Iowa.
The charges flled in Iowa, where the
family has lived in this state, are
Belmond, C!ea- Lake, Rock Rapids
Sheldon. Hull Cherokee. Ireton and
Humboldt Rev. and Mrs. Cole came
TO this city in 1900, when Rev. Mr..
Cole became chaplain of the soldiers
home.
Mrs. Cole had been an active mem
Der Of the W. r. c. and the Woman s
Home Missionary Society of the Meth
odist church. Her mem bership with the
Methodist church Of this city dates
from the year the family moved t.
this city.
Mother of Large Family.
Mrs. Cole was the mother of a fam
lily Of nine children. four of whom are
dead. The second oldest son, Harris
died a week ago Sunday evening at In
dependence The living children ara
Clark Cole. an Iowa Central conduc-
tor, in this city; Merrill H. Cole, of Os-
kaloosa, an Iowa Central brakeman;
Willis and Earl Cole, Of this city; and
Mrs Fred Wing. of Ireton. Mrs. Cole
Is also survived by three sisters and
one brother-Mrs. z. H Webster, Of
Plymouth Wis: Mrs. w H. Hogan. OF
Ashland, Wis. Mrs. r. S. Benedict, OF
Sheboygan, Wis; and Joel A. Stewart
of Shawano, Wis.
Burial at Ireton.
In the family lot at the Ireton GENE
terry Mrs. Coles body will be laid 10
rest next Thursday afternoon. just one
week to a day after her son was buried
there. The funeral services here will be
held at the assembly hall at the SOL
diers' home Tuesday afternoon at
O'Clock. Rev. George w. Pratt, Of Sioux
City, an old friend OF the family, has
been invited TO officate.