The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-21


Atlantic. ,,N'
Miss Mailander came to Oskaloosa
and to the Abbott, Hospital to take the
position OF nurse and rendered efti-
Gent service during the typhoid fever
epidemic earlier in the year. The
. young lady, though not nursing fever
patients, contracted the typhoid in
some unaccountable way and death re-
suited after five weeks. The patient
was attended by her father and moth
er and a sister. who is a trained nurse
OF Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. The
deceased herself was a nurse from
the Mercy Hospital, having served at
that place before coming to oskaloosa
The body was taken TO the parents
home at Atlantic on the afternoon fol.
lowing the death.
GREEN-CURRY. = Married, Satur.
day. April 16, 1910, at the home of
the brides mother, at noon. Mr..
Chauncey NJ. Green, of Pueblo, Colo,
and Miss Nellie Currey, daughter of
Mrs. Anna Curry, of Oskaloosa. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Eu-
gene Allen, in the presence of small
company of friends. The wedding
was a quiet home affair and came as
surprise to everyone, except few
close friends. After the ceremony a
three-course lunch was served to the
few personal friends who had gather
ed to witness the happy event. The
bride is Mahaska county girl by
birth and has a large circle of friends.
The groom is former Mahaska coun-
ty boy, but for q number of years
has held responsible and lucrative
position with the Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company. Mr.. and Mrs.
Green departed for a trip through
the South, after which they will take
up their residence in Pueblo.
HEITZ.-Miss Clara Heitz, of Fort
Madison. who has been in Oskaloosa
the guest of her sister. Mrs. M. Corse,
died Unexpectedly at her apartments
over 113 North Market street at $40
o'clock a. m. Sunday morning, April
Il, 1910. The body was taken to
Fort Madison this, Monday morning.
Funeral and interment at Fort Madi-
son, Wednesday April 20, 1910.
The deceased has suffered with
dropsy through period of about two
years. She had been staying with a
sister at Monmouth, Illinois, and was
somewhat worse, when Mrs. Corse
thought to bnefit her by change to
Oskaloosa. Miss Heitz had been I'M
der treatment here for the trouble
with local physicians and had been
better until the last week when she
relapsed and the trouble caused con.
Germ. Her Illness however was not
regarded as critical until the latter
part of the week when she grew
worse. Even then the end was not
anticipated but death came to the re-
lief of the sufferer early Sunday morn
ing. The deceased is survived by
two sisters and six brothers. She will
be inferred by the side of relatives at
Fort Madison. Mrs. Corse has been
resident of Oskaloosa only a few
months but during that time has made
numerous acquaintances and friends
the sympathy of whom goes out to
her and the family in their bereave'
ment.
HAWK. What Cheer Patriot: Olive
Alverna Hawk, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Garrett, was born on the
old family homestead near What
Cheer, Iowa, February %, 1860, and
died in the same home on Thursday,
April 7, 1910 aged 50 years. month
and IA days. In the locality or her
birth she grew to womanhood, receiV-
ed her education, and on December
%, 1879, was united in marriage TO
Mr.. John A. Hawk who survives her.
Two sons were born to this union,
Clarence L. and Royal NJ, both OF
whom had preceded their mother in
death. In the year 1876 the deceased
was converted at Kendrick Chapel
and united with the Methodist Episco-
pal church under the pastoral care OF
the Rev. A. V. Kendrick. In 1898 she
transferred her membership to What
Cheer and still later to Lovilia, Iowa,
where it was held at the time OF her
death. Through the subsequent years
of her life she sought to follow her
Master by life of loving service. and
when she reached its closing hour she
found perfect peace in trusting in His
word. In addition to her husband she
is survived by her venerable parents,
four sisters and two brothers, all Of
whom were near her at the parting
hour save the brother Lee, who re.
sides in South Dakota. The funeral
was held at the parental home on
Saturday afternoon, April g. with re-
iigious services conducted by Rev.
Chas. w. Wilson of the Kendrick
Chapel Methodist Episcopal church.
assisted by members OF the What
Cheer Methodist church choir, with
Miss Meta Schleiter at the organ.
The funeral was attended by a large
concourse OF sorrowing and deeply
sympathetic friends. The floral offer
ings were, abundant and OF great
beauty. The body was laid to sleep
by the side OF her boys in lovely
Highland cemetery.
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