The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-23

or help the patient Besides the sons,
the daughter, Mrs. Anna Kooder, and
the husband, William Martin, Sr., the
deceased is survived by two brothers,
Peak and David Harris, of Sweet
Springs, Saline county, Missouri, the
old family home, and two sisters,
Mrs. David Heron of Slater, Missouri,
and Mrs. George Alger, of Sweet
Springs. The family has the sympa-
thy of the entire community in their
bereavement and messages and eX-
preSsiOns of coincidence have reached
them from friends far and near. MI
merouS floral offerings were acknowl-
edged and the kindly thought of
neghbOrs was manifest in many ways
Mrs. Martin was a good woman, un.
assuming and of a quiet, retiring dis.
position, yet power of ability and
force in action, when she might be of
benefit to neighbOr or friend in times
OF need or distress. She lived for her
home and her family, to whom she
leaves the memory of model mother.
ELLSWORTH.-Dr. Lauren Fletch.
er Ellsworth was born in Guernsey
county, Ohio, June 7, 1928, and died
at his residence in Monroe township,
Mahaska county, Iowa, November 16,
1911, aged lightweight years, four
months and twenty-seven days. His
early education was made in Middle.
town, Ohio, and in his teens he took
up the study of medicine, in the old
way, by reading with an old practi-
toner. Very soon he established him.
self in a good practice in his native
state. Quite early he joined the Meth
odist Episcopal church on profession
of faith, and the brethren recognized
his gifts, licensed his as a local
preacher, and to give him large OPP
lively to the offices of local deacon
and local elder, in which Offices he
gave good account of himself. In
Ohio he was married to Miss Mary
Oglebay, who was his loved cOmpan
ion until her death some twenty
years ago. In 1864, allured by what
he considered the better opportun.
tiles of the great west he removed to
Iowa, and shortly took up his abode
at the place where he died, which he
improved and farmed, with the help
of the family, for forty-seven years.
He also entered upon larger practice
as a physician, in the northeast part
of the county and the adjacent settle.
ments. He also served successfully
in the church, supplying vacant places
ed. One year he travelled an extens-
i've circuit, covering all the neighbor-
ing region, and he was instrumental
in planting the church at several
points. Later, having grown tired OF
the labor and exposure incident tothe
work of country doctor, he accept.
ed an appointment to the BellefotInt-
ain circuit. But on returning at the
of the year to his home, he found the
calls for medical service so urgent
that he resumed the practice and
kept il up till advancing years COM
PEELED him to desist. In political af-
fairs he was also active. In the Civil
war his sympathies were with the
Union, and he offered himself for &C.
tive service $wice, but was turned
down on account of some physical
In 1s72-1S73 he served the
county legislature of the state. But
in his political action he was always
independent, looking to the public in.
terest, and not needing partisan pro-
jects. II is singular coincidence
that his irwin brother-in- Ohio COM
bined also in himself the. pursuits
Of medicine. the ministry and farming
and represented his county In sever