The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-01-26

John Wander Wilt who had tn
! misfortune to break the bones nea
sttfe elbow. sim carries his arm n
lsling.s 80
4 willis Petit and Roy Lyle wer'
guestsl at the Buckeye Grange las
Tuesday night.
The students who are attending
| the different schools in the city are
wearing long faces this week. Elk
aminations are in progress and close
I:he first semester.
The Lincoln Grange meets this
Friday night for installation of of
| ficers. .
Mrs. Homer Prime departed last
Friday for Parkersburg, where she
attended the funeral of friend the
following day. 81
Four of the Villa Bmartlett fam,
lily have been having the grip all at
one time, but are some better now.
Mrs. Andrew Lytle,T who has been
having a time with her ear and
throat, is not getting along as fast
as is hoped for. g.
Mrs. Wilbur Johnson is recovering
from a threatened attack of pneu.
monia of two weeks illness.
Laban Johnson returned home
Tuesday from Fremont and Cedar,
where he was visiting his daughters
family over Sunday
The remains of Mr.. 2. /. Hicks, of
Gillette, Wyoming, were brought to
Oskaloosa Wednesday, Jan. II, 1911.
Funeral services were held at the
Christian church at 1870 The follow.
ing day, conducted by Rev. McCord.
Interment was made in Madison GEM
etery beside his wife in the family
lot. The deceased was a native of
Ohio, but has made his home for
several years in the west with his
youngest son, Fred c. Hicks, who ac-
companied the body here. Other
children surviving are Harry Hicks,
of Lincoln township, in Mahaska
county; Mrs. Mary Eldon, of Loyal,
Wis, and j. C. Hicks, of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio.
Earl johnson has moved his family
and household goods to the home of
his father and will be located there
this year.
Surrounded by dear ones, Mrs.
Abigail Johnson passed away peace
fully from this life on Friday at 1890
a. M, Dec so, 1910, at her home in
Lincoln township. 1t came as
shock to many, because of The fact
that two weeks previous she was at
the bedside of her son, Riley, near
Searsboro, who was dangerously i'll
with pneumonia and gave him a
attention until a trained
nurse relieved her and she and hus.
band returned home. The mex day
medical aid was summoned and was
1nly a short time until neighbors
we're aware of her serious condition.
Deceased was a frail little body and
We all feared her trouble would wear
Ter out. She was woman of en-
7iable graces, cheerful, patient, kind. |
thoughtful and always generous, and
n her demise none who knew her |
AN doubt her abundant preparation |
o the change that must come to all
If us sooner or later. Abigail Coffin
vas the daughter of Harriet and
ireenbury Coffin, and was born Dec.
a, 1874; was &C years and 6 days OF
.ge at date of death. She was uni
ID in marriage with Laban Johnson
Nay 5, 1862, and has ever since lived |
n this community. To this union
we're born six children, one dying in
infancy; a husband, three daughters |
md two sons survive her. Mrs John |
Iytle, Mrs. Elmer Pomeroy, Mrs. Guy |
oomeroy and Earl c., of Mahaska |
county, and Riley, of near Searsboro.
Ind many other relatives and friends
MOURN her untimely death. The fun
sral services were conducted by Rev
!, D. Guthrie and were held on New
Years day at 1870 in the afternoon
1t Madison church, (Which is built
IN her fathers old homestead and
was the home of her childhood days..
Burial was also in Madison GENE |
.ery. The pall.bearers were five
Srandsons, Abner Perry and Roy Ly-
lie, Harry and Orle Pomeroy and
nephew, Ed Coffin.
ALPHA.