The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-09-14
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES


Mrs. OFT Ballinger, No. 9O5 Third
avenue west, Saturday, Sept 8, 1911,
at 4:45 o'clock, the infant son, Fred
Ballinger, aged four months and sew
en- days. Funeral was held Sunday
afternoon, Sept. 10, at two o'clock,
from the parents home. Interment
in Old cemetery. Y
The baby was the youngest in a
family of six children, three girls and
two boys surviving. The parents
have the sympathy OF neighbors and
acquaintance in their bereavement,
the loss of their baby boy. b..
lRWIN.-J. r. McGregor received
telegram this Monday morning an
nouncing the death of baby Ruth, in
FAINT daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Keith
&. Irwin, aged about one year, at the
home of the parents in Kirkville, Mo-,
Saturday afternoon. The body of
the little one will be brought to Os-
kaloosa for interment. Service by
Rev. Alexander McFerran of the First
- Nopy tSlluh NhhlSh at 6ldNG dl q. on
Tuesday, Sept. IL.
Professor and Mrs. Irwin are well
known in Oskaloosa through work
in Penn college and social and church
relations. Friends and acquaintances
grieve with them in the loss of their
little one.
FURGESON.-J. o. Furgeson, born
Aug. %, 1879, died Aug. 80, 1911, from
injuries received by falling from the
north bound Central passenger train.
He told the friends that came to his
assistance that he came out on the
car steps to get fresh air and got over
balanced and fell off. He had hemor.
rhage of the lungs quite often and
had dizzy spells at the same time
and he supposed that was the cause
of his accident. He said it was not
purposely done. He seemed rational
all the time. He told where his bro
Their and sisters could be found and
asked for them to be sent for. He is
well known by the name Don Furge-
son. go
ATHEARN.-Of the death of a for
mer well-known resident of Mahaska
county the Boulder (Colo.) Herald of
Sept. 3 says:
DIR. Elisha Sergeant Athearn, a re-
tired physician and prominent men,
her nf tho Christian nhttrph ot
four o'clock yesterday afternoon at
his late residence after an illness of
about month. He was in his seven
ty-seventh year. The deceased came
to Boulder six years ago from North
English, la. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Susan L. Athearn, two sons
and five daughters. OF the children,
Miss Addie and Miss Eulala reside at
the family home. Mrs. Ezra Dickson
and Mrs. c. X. Woodland, also reside
in this city. The fifth daughter, Mrs.
Adella Holden, arrived today from
Santa Anna, Cal. The sons are Elisha
Allen Athearn, of Oskaloosa, Ia, and
Prof. Walter S. Athearn, of Drake
ollsb DCo hOlltob lo"ds All
the children were at their fathers
side before his death, except Mrs. Hol.
den.
Born in Fountain county, Ind,
March 20, 1885, the deceased emigrat.
ed to Iowa with his parents in 1912.
He graduated from Howe's college at
Mt. Pleasant, Ia, in 1857 and eight
years later he completed his studies
at the college of Physicians and Sur
geons at Keokuk. His active practice
of the profession off medicine contin
ued from that time until he moved to
Boulder six years ago. He spent the
forty years of his professional life in
Iowa.
At the age of. 16 he united with the
Church of Christ. He acquired a
critical knowledge of the Bible and
soon became an able expounder of
the gospel in the public assembly of
the church. On Sept. 7, 1862, he was
ordained as an evangelist by the ell
ders of the church at Indianapolis,
Iowa. His occasional preaching has
resulted in over 200 accessions to the
church. DR.. Athearn has always been
recognized as very able eXpounder
and defender of the doctrine and
principles of the Church of Christ.
He has been positive factor in the
in which he has resided.
He possessed those rugged and ster.
ling qualities so characteristic of the
pioneer preacher and doctors of half
a century ago. He was ready at all
times to sacrifice position, time and
means in behalf of his convictions.
He was permitted to come down to a
ripe old age surrounded by the love
and affection of worthy family and
hosts of admiring friends. His life
has been one of those rare lives that
enrich and bless humanity and he
will be remembered for his purity of
life, his devotion to his duty and his
able defense of the church.
Good Mahaska Corn.