The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-08-10
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
In and Outs of the Local Colony and
Their Friends.

Der shop. Frank will take an extend
ed vacation while it lasts.
Mrs. M. L. L. HILL the noted evan.
gelist from Chicago, held services at
Wesley Chapel last Sunday and has
been engaged in religious work in
the city during the week. She is
guest at the E. e. Jeffries home south
of town and will be in the city over
Sunday.
Mrs. Robt. Franklin and daughter
Luella, Mrs. Belle Bush, Mrs. E. e.
Jones and Mrs. A. G. Clark attended
the funeral of the late Elizabeth
Canes at Buxton Tuesday.
Dent Jeffries, who is engaged with
his brother Mack in farming near
Stark, spent few days last week
visiting his sister in Marion county
and looking after business matters in
Knoxville.
J. r. Wooten, of Davenport, is here
working at Hotel Downing.
Mrs. La Nora Cannoday Graves, Of
Minneapolis, is visiting at the A..
Hardy home on North Sixth street.
Mrs. Eta Cheek and little Gladys
Williams returned to Chicago Tues.
day morning.
Mrs. Vina Jones and baby, of Des
Moines, were guests of the G. H.
Jones home on North A street last
week, returning home Monday.
Mr.. Finley, of Buxton, was a bust
ness visitor in the city Friday. -.
| GANES.-Our community was pain
fully shocked Sunday morning to
learn through telegram sent by Hon.
Geo. H. Woodson, of the death of Mrs.
Elizabeth Canes, wife of Reuben
Canes, of Buxton. Death occurred
Saturday morning at the Methodist
hospital in Des Moines, the immediate
cause being uric poisoning, which de-
veloped some days following what
! seemed at the time to be a success
full operation performed the fore part
of the week. Deceased had been in
poor health for some time. More than
year ago she submitted to an opera
ton that was successful and afford
ed much relief, but she was slow in
regaining strength and health as was
desired and while surrounded with
every care and cgmfort at home her
old ambition to be doing something
kept her from taking the rest and
quiet she really needed. This being
the case her physician consulted with
the husband and family and they all
combined in advising that she take
treatment at some hospital where she
could have the needed rest as well
as medical attention. To this she
consented without either she or any
of her counsellors knowing or expect
ing that another operation would be-
come necessary She went to Mer-
cy hospital in Des Moines, where she
received treatment several weeks with
out any apparent improvement, and
it was decided to take her to the
Methodist hospital. Here for the first
time il was discovered that another
operation would be necessary and, a.
ter consultation with the family 1t
was consented to. The operation was
performed on Tuesday and was pro-
nounced successful, the patient rally
| ing in the best of condition and con,
tinued to improve each day and every
hope was entertained for her recov'
cry. On Friday, however, alarming
symptoms of uric poisoning were de-
veloped and from that time she sank
very rapidly until death came Satur,
day morning to relieve her suffering.
The funeral services occurred from
the A. M. E. church at Buxton Tues
day, Aug. 1, at 1890 o'clock and were
attended by almost the entire COM
munity and many friends from a dis
lance. The services were in charge
of Hon. Geo. II. Woodson, as master
of ceremonies and were a beautiful,
fitting and inspiring tribute to the
noble-hearted,a generous and loving
woman. Every organization, club and
society of which she was member
had a part in the program and many
who knew her only for her encour-
agement and timely charity spoke a
word of tribute to her memory. Rev.
D. E. Butler, her pastor, delivered the
principal eulogy, which was master
| ly Interpretation of the text, Blessed
are they who die in the fear of the
Lord" which is applied to the life
and character of the deceased, was
one of the most eloquent tributes ever
paid to its dead. The services occu'
pied the entire afternoon, during
which time every place of business
was closed as mark of respect to
the dead. Mrs. Canes was one of the
older residents of Muchakinock and
Colon, where she was closely identi-
| fed with the social, business and
church interests of those camps and
thus came in touch with all classes.
She was universally loved and respec-
ted by all and her death will be Sc
we're loss to the community that has
long known her charity and benevo.
lence. BY years of industry and fru-
gality she and her husband acquired
much money, and when the coal com.
pany moved to Buxton they purchased
tract of land in Mahaska county
adjoining the new camp, where they
built a bueatiful home. with every
comfort the locality would permit and
WHARF they have ever heen wont To