The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-11-09


NASH - DUNMOOR. - Married, at
the residence of Rev. J. NJ. McClel-
land, of the Methodist Episcopal
church, who officiated at 700 O'Clock
Wednesday evening, Nov. l, 1911,
Miss Bertha C. Dunsmoor to Mr.. E. J.
Nash, both of near Lacey. They will
be at home to their friends on
farm near Lacey.
OLIVERSON DAVIS. j. Wesley
Oliverson and Miss Abbie NJ. Davis,
both of Oskaloosa, were married Tues.
day evening, October 81, 1911, at 1850
o'clock at the home of the officiating
minister, Rev. j. M. McClelland, Of
the Methodist Episcopal church. on
North Market street, in the presence
of small company of witnesses.
Congratulations are extended by
friends.
KARPEN-Little Matt Karpen, the
two-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Karpen, of Greenridge, died Saturday
morning at 2 o'clock. The little fell
low was severely scalded at his home
last Saturday and was brought to the
Oskaloosa hospital for treatment on
Sunday. The doctors from the first
despaired of the babys life. and it
suffered terribly all the time. For
two or three days it had commissions
and was unable to take much nour-
ishment. The father stayed with his
baby every minute of the time, and
slept in a chair at it's bedside. The
family are foreigners and have the
sympathy of all who know them in
their bereavement.
RUBLE.-Mrs. Martha Ruble dieL
Monday, October %, 1911, at 1890
p. M, at Ottumwa, aged SO years, 4
months and 1 day. She leaves hus-
band, one daughter, Bessie, two sons,
Ebert and LeVerne, mother, four
sisters and two brothers, to mourn
their loss. Deceased was a member
of the Kirkville Christian church and
was also member of the Degree of
Honor and Rebekah orders. Funeral
services were conducted at Kirkville
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock by
Rev. Carl Smith, of Des MoineS. a
former pastor of the Christian church.
The Rebekah lodge took charge of
ment was made in Westview GENE.
terry at Kirkville.
CAVES-CHITWOOD.-The Ottum.
wa Courier says: Cupid found the
way. When couple wish to get
married and are determined that the
joyful event must take place a little
thing like mothers consent will not
be permitted to interfere, at least
that was the attitude taken by Earl
Caves, a 19-year-old boy of Fremont
who on Wednesday took unto him.
self bride in the person of Miss
Mary Elizabeth Chitwood, also aged
10, of Eddyville. The law makes it
obligatory when one of the parties
is not of legal age, that the parents
or guardian must give consent. The
father of the groom-elect was present
and acquiesced in the arrangement
but Mamma Caves was at her home
in Fremont awaiting the arrival of
the couple. About noon she was ap-
prised by a messenger in an automo-
bile that her consent would be neces.
sary to permit the wedding. as no
license could be granted until both
Mamma Caves arrived about As
o'clock and the couple accompanied
by Rev. Edmund Brown and the elder
Mr.. Caves repaired to the home of
Mrs. Ida Dickens, 81 Albany street,
where the ceremony was performed
At 800 D. m.
BYRD.-Clark Byrd was born in
Indiana Sept. 6, 1928; came to Iowa
n 1854, was married to Mary Michael
IN 1864 and died Sunday, Oct. 81,
1911, at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Jessie Rockwell, southeast OF
Lacey, where he had been living. He
vas the father of seven children,
i've girls and two boys, four of whom
we're at the funeral; two living in
South Dakota and one in Canada
we're unable to attend He had suf.
cred shock of paralysis four years
lgo, and since then there has been a
general decline until three weeks ago
when he grew worse. Sunday he
seemed much worse and died that |
light about eleven o'clock. He leaves |
o mourn his departure his seven
and 25 grandchildren, one
lister and one brother, and two half.
'rothers and two half.sisters, besides
many other relatives and friends
Irs. J. F. II. Taylor, of Washington,
vas niece in attendance at the
uneral. The deceased was among the
arly settlers of Iowa and saw many