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The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-07-13
THE IOWA FRUIT CROP
Condition Placed at SIS Percent by
Horticulturist Greene.

a Wesley Greene, state horticulturist,
reports that small fruits in Iowa have
suffered a decline in condition of Is
to 80 points during the recent hot
wave. A loss of 10 points is shown
by the entire Iowa crop. vi
The average condition of all fruit
in the state, as shown by the report
of Horticultural Greene, is 55 per
cent. In the June report the condi'
ton was given at 65 per cent and in
May the fruit crop of the state aver,
aged 70 per cent.
Black raspberries show the greatest
decline in condition, having lost 80
points in a month. Red raspberrie3
lost 26 points. Peaches and grapes
among those later to be harvested
show small gains.
The fruit condition as shown in the
July report follows:
Summer apples, 76 per cent.
Fall apples, 72 per cent.
Winter apples, IS per cent.
Pears, 81 per cent.
American plums, 81 per cent.
Japan plums, 81 per cent.
Domestic plums, SO per cent.
Peaches u per. cent. 49, .-- -
Grapes, SO per cent.
Red raspberries, As per cent.
Black raspberries, so per cent.
Blackberries, 65 per cent.
Currants, 60 per cent.
Gooseberries, 81 per cent.
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ENCOURAGING FACTORIES.

The reorganization of the Iowa
Valve Co., and the purchase of it's
bonds by local people may open up a
new era of industrial progress for
Oskaloosa. For years our business
men and property owners have en-
couraged factories in Oskaloosa by
giving them bonuses, or by other SIM
liar means. But in this case for the
first time they have become partners
of the men who own the plants. so
far as we know, no one has regretted
the amounts they have given to rae
tories. Most people feel that they
have had value received indirectly, II
not directly by the growth of the
town and the larger volume of money
thus put in circulation. Yet, If for
the money they donated, they had re-
ceived stock or interest bearing Sc
curities with a regular income and
their money back at the end OF
term of years, they would be .enthusi-
astic to reinvest and add more money
to like enterprises.
In the case of the Iowa Valve COM
pany the local purchasers OF the
bonds are assured of per cent on
their investment and are protected by
a first mortgage on property worth
two to three times the amount OF the
bonds. The factory is a going con-
Germ, employing about fifty men, with
prospects of the capacity OF the plant
being doubled in the near future. Its
capital is 100000, and the men back
of il are practical fellows, who have
had experience in their chosen lines
and have made a success of the bust
mes.
This is an age of big things and
factories of any consequence can no
longer successfully encounter compe-
tition without adequate plants and
sufficient capital. The growth and
development of the business now own
ed by the Iowa Valve company demon
strates that Oskaloosa is good loca-
ton for factories, and it is a matter
of congratulation that Oskalosa peo-
pie have gotten under it with the ne
cessary capital to push it ahead into
the greater fields of prosperity to
which its wares entities it.
With Penn College endowed this
year by local people and one of our
biggest manufacturing plants encour-
aged by the money of residents OF the
town, Oskaloosa we believe has taken
a long step forward. All the money
in both cases will be kept at home
and will earn good returns for the
benefit of our people and the general
good of the town. And when the
wheels of both of these institutions
get into full motion they will help
open up other opportunities that will
prove inviting TO capital and rebound
to the growth and prosperity OF Oska-
looa and Mahaska county.
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Josh BILLINGS,

The quaint spelling that helped to
make Josh Billings" famous was nat
ural q. him. Josh" was not an edu-
Gated man in the academic sense, and
was poor speller to the last When
he started out In the humorous line he
observed that the way in which he put
together his words-a style that he
followed simply because he knew no
other-tickled the people and helped to
sell his writings, and like the wise.
sensible man that he was. despite his
literary deficiencies, he stuck to it to
the end. OF course, had there not
been the keenest. wit, humor and sat,
ire behind the "outlandish" spelling.
he would have twisted the kings Eng
fish In vain.
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you would never be able to dis
Germ the influence of Canada in
corn, wheat, oats, barley, hay,
cattle, horses, hogs, butter and
eggs"
when the reading was finished
the Mississippian in an almost apollo
getic tone mildly asked:
will the senior senator from 10
wa EXPLAIN
Cummins was palpably in a rage
but how impotent it was.
" The conditions have changed but
my opinion remains the same" was
all the reply he vouchsafed, and ther
he continued his speech, but the close
was not what he had intended. From
the moment that Williams ended the
quotation Cummins was seeking fol
place to quit and quit he did-the
most crestfallen man of the session.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

Elizabeth Lawrence yesterday filed
court in which she asks legal separa-
ton from her husband, William E.
Lawrence. She states that they mar
ried August 4, 1885, and lived togeth-
err until Sept. 1910. Divorce is asked
on the grounds of cruel and inhuman
treatment. Six children were born
as issue of the union, two of whom
are married. She asks for the Gus
tody of the minor children, temper
airy alimony in the sum of $250.00 and
permanent alimony of $1,000.
Suit has been filed in the district
court by William j. Knox for di-
vorce from his wife, Elsie It. Knox,
on the grounds of desertion and mis-
conduct with other men. The plain
tiff also alleges that his wife removed
valuable household goods without his
consent. Judgment is asked by the
husband for $780, Mr.. and Mrs. Knox
were married in Oskaloosa and have
lived here for some time.
J. c. Redman filed suit against Art
de Heer for the collection of a note,
made at Leighton, Ia, for $4l0, plus
fees for attorney. David S. David
represents the plaintiff.
Clara Brady has filed suit for di-
vorce with the clerk of the district
court. The couple were married at
Kirkville, Ia, August 8, 1904, and liv-
er together until May, 1910. The de-
PENDANT was convicted of felony
and is now serving a term at the
penitentiary at Fl. Madison. She
asks for an alimony in the sum of
e6OO
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SOME DEALS IN DIRT
Record In Recent Real Estate Trans
fers In County.

|. NJ Reed, sheriff, to Nancy A. Zell-
ner Anderson, E3 lot z, W22ft lot
8 in block 6, o. P, Fremont-$150.00
l. NJ Reed, sheriff, to Anna Cook,
w 1-3 of lot 4, block q, o. p, Oska
loosa-$5, 691.65.
J. f. Duffy to Ellen A. Duffy, lot 6,
block 81, o. P.-Valuable considera-
ton.
Jesse G. Scott and husband to Cam
lille Rouselle, lot 81 University Park
$4,000.
J. H. Lee and wife to Andree Lewis,
lot 8, block 6, South Side add, Oska
loosa-$1.00.
Walter Campbell and wife to Irene
Jarvis, N E corner lot l, of Myers &
Smiths ad to Okaloosa-$3,700.00.
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OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

The story may have been as old as
his friend, Gov. John Burke said it
was, but it nevertheless drew the
laugh from the lawyers. We mean
the story told by Judge Wade, of
Iowa City, at the State Bar Banquet.
Pat had been operated on for appen-
dicitis and the doctor called upon
him next morning. I'VE will have to
cut the stitches" said the doctor, as
we left pair of forceps inside" The
next morning the doctor again called
and explained that some forgotten
gauze would have to be taken out.
On the third morning, when the doc
tor enquired OF Pat how he felt, Pat
replied, Il say, Doc, If it be nices-
sary to open me up agin, don't use
stitches. Put on some hooks and
eys."
William Loeb, Jr., at a dinner in
dodgers:
"They do very discriminating things
then they claim that these things are
mistakes. Granting them to be mis-
takes, they are suspicious-as suspi-
cious as the business mans wife.
THE wife of young business man
got wire from her husband the other
evening that said:
Shall dine with Mile Brown, an
old gal of mine. Will be late. Don't
wall for me-
when the business man reached
home at midnight, his wife met him
in the hall.
Don't wall TOR your she sneered.
Why / wouldn't wall for the best
man that ever lived. Let alone youp
"Why, my dear'-he stammered.
Then bursting into tears, she
handed him the telegram, and in
jiffy he explained that what he had
really wired was:
"Shall dine with Billy Brown, an
old pal Of mine. Will be late. Don't
wait for me-"
The man behind the book store
counter was watching the fellow
next to the magazine stand. AS the
latter started out the clerk went af-
ter him. 1f asa ~
See here, sir, you'll have TO pay
for that magazine or put 1T back" he
said. srng,agat 40 s, gsHAix|
I'm committing no theft" said the
person accosted; cant you see ] am
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only taking an Outing ~.

only taking an Outing?"
We'll, just let me tell you, my
man." answered the dealer, Success
in Life depends on lot of Work,
and if ! am any Judge, Everybody's
apt to hold the Mirror up to you and
let you reflect on your peculiar man
ner of taking an Outing"
Whereupon, musing that the Out
look was dark as a Black Cat, if he
didn't pay up, the culprit forked over.
- - -
Diggsby-I don't see how you can
afford to loaf so much of the time.
: Higgins can afford it because !
only get seventy-fiye cents a day
when / work.
Diggsby-But that is just the rea'
son why you should get in more days.
Higgins-Oh, l don't know. When
l don't work l don't lose much. See!
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SPRING CREEK,

Fl. II. Sheriff is putting up large
barn on his Turtleville farm.
Miss Ada Morrow was taken to the
hospital last Sunday evening and was
operated on for appendicitis, Monday
morning.
Hay harvest is on in full blast and
the crop is very light. Some small
grain in shock and it was badly in
jured by the dry weather.
Walter Ferris and Roscoe Smith
were over Sunday visitors in Sigour-
Garrett.
John Guthrie had the misfortune
to lose a good mare one day last
week. .r ...
..s ~- .s.. OBSERVER,
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families make a large family circle
that mourn5 the death of mother,
grandmother and great grandmother.
The children left are Mrs. A. P. Gou-
lisch, who for the past year and a
half has been living with her mother
and taking care of her, formerly re.
siding in Alton. C. w. Abrams, of
Oskaloosa, Miss Elizabeth NJ. Abrams,
who is a we'll known saleswoman in
the Martin Dry Goods company, H..
F. Abrams, of Emporia, Kansas, Mrs.
John Messner, of this city, and A. j.
Abrams, of Waterloo. One brother,
near Buffalo, survives and there are
left eleven grandchildren and three
great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted
Sunday afternoon. At 1870 brief
service will be held at the residence.
Rev. A. B. Curran will officiate there.
At 2 o'clock the funeral will be held
at the German Evangelical church on
Fourth avenue and Sixth street. Mrs.
Abrams was devoted member of
tnlS cnurcn since Sne was eighteen
year sold. Rev. A. A. Couser will
officiate in English at the church ser.
vice and Rev. NJ Nolte, of Cedar
Falls, Ia, will officiate in German.
The interment will be in Linwood
cemetery.
The passing of Mrs. Abrams causes
grief to her great hosts of friends.
She was tender and merciful and an
angel of ministering, assisting her
husband when he was alive and ser.
wing in the ministry. Many people
mourn her loss as deeply as the fam
lily does. because of her unusually
loving and tender character. 9gg sh
sis-l 10 ----[------~r------------st oYkaa Nv
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scure drawer of his desk.

scure drawer of his desk.
1t lay there for good many months
almost a year. One day reporter
from the Fort Scott Monitor drifted
into Wares office and asked for a
STORY" r..
Ware drummed on his desk a mo-
ment then reached down into the
drawer and dug out the manuscript
of The Washerwoman's Song" The
reporter read it through hurriedly
and promptly and ioyously appropriate
ed it. ri
Just the thing!z Just the thing!"
he hilariously assented and took it
to the Office and printed it. At once
the poem took favor. 1t was printed
far and wide and created tremendous
interest and was a big lever in Wares
fame as poet.
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A Little Blaze.

A small blaze that started about
nine o'clock Monday evening in a
pile of barrels and kindling wood
placed against the east side of the ice
house that stands at the north end of
the Rock Island saloon on South First
street, was discovered in the nick of
time and put out. With a few NOM
ents more OF start the assistance of
the fire department would have been
necessary. Its origin is unknown.
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RECIPROCITY ACT .
WINS TEST VOTE
Cummins' Free Meat Amendment
Beaten in Senate.
DEFEATED BY BIG MARGIN
Foreshadows That President VIII
Have His Way In Getting Cana
dian Tariff Agreement Through
Congress Without Change.

Washington, July 10-The first tar.
iff vote OF the senate was taken with
the result OF victory for the presi-
dent.
The vote was upon the amendment
of Senator Cummins of Iowa to the
Canadian reciprocity bill, adding
meats to the free list provided in the
measure The amendment was defeat
ed, IA to 81.
This action foreshadows the course
of the senate with respect to other
amendments. 1t has been apparent
for some time that the president would
have his way in getting through I'M
amended the Canadian reciprocity
compact
amendment demonstrates that this ex-
pectation was well founded.
Lineup on First Test Vote.
On account of the absence of SO
many senators from Washington only
a bare quorum voted. The vote was
as follows, the yea votes indicating
opposition to the Taft program:
INSTRUMENTATION, Bourne,
Bristow, Clapp, Clark (Wyo) Cum
Minis, Dixon, Gronna, Kenyon, Nelson,
Sutherland-11. Democrats-Bailey,
Simmons, Thornton-3.
Nays - Republicans - Brandegee,
Burnham, Burton, Crane, Cullom, Cur
tbs, Hepburn, Jones. Lippitt. Page,
Poindexter, Smoot, Wetmore-13. Dem
ocrats-Bryan, Chamberlain, Chiffon,
Fletcher, Gore, Hitchcock, Johnson,
Johnston, Martin, MARITIME, Myers,
Owen. Pomerene. Reed, Shively, Smith,
Stone, Swanson, Williams-19.
Proeressives Vote as Unit.
An analysis of the vote shows the
progressives voted as a unit for the
Cummins proposal They were sup
ported by three Republicans usually
numbered among the regulars-Clark
of Wyoming, Sutherland of Utah and
Nelson of Minnesota. Mr.. Sutherland
always has been an independent and
Mr. Nelson knows no ties with respect
to tariff questions. He is accounted a
low tariff man. Only three Democrats
voted for free meats.
1t Is expected the fourteen votes
cast for the amendment will be cast
against the passage OF the reciprocity
bill.
The Democrats who voted against
the Cummins amendment did so on
open the door to countless other
amendments and result in the defeat
of the agreement.
Most of the Republicans who voted
against the amendment were actuated
by desire to comply with the presi-
dents wishes.
More Amendments Offered.
1t is expected that vote will be
taken Tuesday or Wednesday on other
amendments offered by Senator Cum
minis and Senator Simmons, designed
to add manufactures of raw materials,
amendments will probably be voted
down.
Other amendments will be offered
from time to time and disposed of, SO
that the decks will be clear for vote
on the main proposition-the passage
of the reciprocity agreement as 1t
came from the house Of representa-
tives-within two weeks or there
abouts.
AS soon as reciprocity is out of the
way, the leaders in the senate will at
tempt to reach an agreement for a
vote on the Democratic farmers free
list BILL" and the bill revising the
wooden duties.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-07-13
OBSERVER.
Work on Loon.

The curve from South Market street
east into First avenue was removed
this morning and two new curves
east and west into the avenue were
started. The removal of the rails
from the curve to the east has in
terrupted traffic somewhat, but regu-
lar traffic will be resumed again this
afternoon or tomorrow morning.
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Build an Addition.

Work was started this morning up
on an addition to the Home Tele-
phone company building, which is to
be used as a general store room. The
new part Is to be twenty-one by thir-
ty-five feet. 4.,sse ag 3fifl ~ Us
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Bulqarians,

A camp of Bulgarians engaged in
track work on the Burlington road is
located on a siding near the Jeffer.
son school building They are a live
ly4 set and furnish entertainment for
the people of that neighborhood. sal
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HOY:-Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Will
bur Hoy, this, Saturday, morning,
July s, 1911, at Abbotts hospital a
fine eight and one-quarter pound ba-
by girl. Mother and baby are getting
along nicely.
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BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
Marriage Licenses.

Following is the list of marriage
licenses issued from the office of the
Clerk of the Courts since our last re-
port:
No. Name. Residence. Age.
Charles w. Gonuch, Barnes City II
and
Millie H. Mccartney, Barnes City .2l
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DOWNS: Born to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Downs, of South Third street,
Friday, July 7, 1911, an eight pound
daughter,
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mlRONQulLL" AN IOWAN.

While not a native born 1owan, the
late Eugene F. Ware, known by the
pen name of "Ironquill'', spent enough
of his life in this state to be called
of his life in this state to be classed
as an Iowa man. Mr.. Ware was born
in Connecticut in 1S41 and served tho
Union cause during the civil war,
leaving as captain. He was later adj
mitted to the bar in Kansas and was
elected to the state senate.
From 1902 to 1906 he was United
States pension commissioner. Mr.
Ware was a member of many soci'
cites and was the author OF The Rise
and Fall of the Saloon The Lyon
Campaign and History of the First
Iowa Infantry" The Indian Cam
paign and History of the First Iowa
Infantry" Rhymes of tronquill''
(13th edition in 1909, and transla'
lions from the French and Latin.
Mr.. Ware traces his lineage back
to the Puritans of Massachusetts. He
was lineal descendant of Robert
Ware, one of the earliest settlers OF
Massachusetts. Physically Ware was
we'll set up. He was fully six feet
tall and weighed in the neighborhood
of 225 pounds.
When a mere lad Ware was brought
to Burlington, Iowa by his parents.
On the day the Union flag was fired
on at Fort Sumter, Eugene F, Ware,
not quite 20 years of age, enlisted in
the First Iowa Volunteer Infantry
For five years and three months he
served as private and commissioned
officer in the army, re-enlisting after
the Civil war for service in the cam
paigns against the unruly Indians.
After leaving the army Mr.. ware
became a journalist, his work being
on the Burlington Hawkeye. This
was before Bob Burdett, the humorist
was connected with the paper which
gave him a national reputation, but
many of Mr.. Wares Hawkeye effus
ions are still quoted.
One of Wares best known poems
was The Washerwoman's Song" as
follows:
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In a very humble cot,
In a rather quiet spot,
In the suds and in the soap,
Worked a woman full! of hope;
Working, singing, all alone,
In a sort of undertone-
With the Savior for friend,
He will keep me to the end"
Not in sorrow nor in glee,
Working all day long was she,
AS her children, three or four,
Played around her on the floor;
But in monotones the song
She was humming all day long:
With the Savior for a friend
He will keep me to the end"
It's a song / do not sing,
For | scarce believe a thing
OF the stories that are told
OF the miracles of old;
But | know that her belief
Is the anodyne OF grief
And will always be a friend
That will keep her to the end.
Just a trifie lonesome she;
Just as poor as poor can be;
But her spirits always rose,
Like the bubbles in the clothes,
And, though widowed and alone,
Cheered her with the monotone
OF Savior and a friend
Who would keep her to the end.
I have seen her rub and scrub
On the washboard in the tub,
While the baby, sopped in suds,
Rolled and tumbled in the buds,
Or was padding in the pools,
With old scissors stuck in spools,
She still humming of her friend
Who would keep her to the end.
Human hopes and human creeds,
Have their root in human needs;
And | would not wish to strip
From that washerwoman's lip
ANY song that she can sing,
Any hope that songs can bring;
For the woman has a friend
Who will keep her to the end.
At the time Ware wrote the aboV
poem he was living in Fort Scot
Kan. In the same town was ma
named Moore who had book stor,
He and Ware communed togethe
considerably on literary matters, an
after Ware had written THE Wasl
erwoman's Song" he decided to Il
Moore give an opinion upon it. Their,
Ipon they went into the country Il
yether. They hunted up a seclude
;pot and made themselves comfor
ible. Ware looked all around to sc
hat no one was within earshot. The
ne read the poem to Moore. Whe
ne had finished he looked at his frien
The latter wagged his head. Don
know that think much of that poem
vas Moore's response.
That fell like icy water on Ware
He had thought
'atherj good. They discussed IL a
considerable length. but the thin
wound up by Ware going home an
;hucking the manuscript into an Oh
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along nicely.
GARRETT:-Died, at the home OF
the parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Garrett, No. 800 Eighth avenue east,
at 500 o'clock p. m, Friday, July Z,
1911, Opel Irene Garrett, aged 2
months and "a days. The deceased
was born in Oskaloosa May 18th. In
terment in Springfield cemetery, Keo-
kuk county.
DUPREZ.-The funeral of little
Leonar James Duprez, of White City,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lucian Duprez,
who died at Oskaloosa hospital Mon
day noon, will be held from ST. Mary 5
Catholic church tomorrow, Wednes-
day morning at 1000 o'clock. Inter
ment in Catholic cemetery.
The body was taken to the home of
Homer Minnick on the Pella road this
morning to await the hour of funeral.
Friends and acquaintances have eX,
tended the kindliest of sympathy to
the mourning relatives in their be-
reaVement.
STOUT:-Died, at his home in Rose
Hill, Friday, July 7, 1911, at 2 o'clock
p. m. of old age of Is months dura-
ton, George Washington Stout, aged
Il years, months and Is days.
The deceased was born in Ohio,
Nnhr
in this county for SIS years. He is a
member of the |. o. o. F. He leaves
beside his wife, Mary Stout, the fol-
lowing children: Jennie CASTOR, Al
lie Dickson and Ed Stout, Rose Hill;
n. F. Stout, Columbia, Ia; C. NJ.
Stout, What Cheer; Maggie Roberts,
Fruitland, Ia; and G. w. Stout Jr
of Oskaloosa. Three children, En-
ma, Johnnie and James, died in in
fancy.
Funeral, Sunday, July 8, 1911, at
10 o'clock a. m, at Rose Hill. In
terment in Rose Hill cemetery.
ABRAMS-The Cedar Rapids Even.
L
Mrs. Magdalena Abrams, widow of
Rev. John Abrams, deceased, died at
her home, 1910 Burch avenue west,
Thursday afternoon at $40. Her
death came after a two weeks serious
illness, and a several years confine
ment as an invalid of paralysis. She
was 73 years old.
The death of Mrs. Abrams takes
her to her husband very soon after
he had made his last journey. 1t was
only a year ago last October tina
Rev. Abrams, greatly weakened by
thirty-five years of toll in the minis
try, was found dead in his yard, hav'
ing suffered stroke of paralysis.
Magdalena Leininger was born in
Elsasz Germany, on October /, 1888.
At the age of nine years she renov-
ed to America, and with her parents
lived near Buffalo. At the age Of
eighteen, just before she had moved
to indianapolis, she was united In
marriage to Rev. Abrams. They re-
sided in indianapolis for nineteen
years, during which time Mr. Abrams
was employed as book-keeper for an
firm. For one year Mr.,
and Mrs. Abrams resided in Alton,
Ia, and then Rev. Abrams work in
the ministry took him all over the
state. For eleven years Mrs. Abrams
had lived in Cedar Rapids. .hs
Six children survive Mrs. Abrams,
They are all grown, and with their
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