The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-23

Iowa Central for a trip through Tex
as, New Mexico, Arizona and tColora.
do. They will return about July LIST,
but Their plans for the establishment
of a home are not fully made. II Is
probable that they will reside at Mr..
Terrell's place of business, Charles
City.
ANDERSON.--Died at her home,
No. 461 North Ninth street, Saturday,
February Is, 1911, at $500 o'clock p.'
M. of heart failure of few hours
duration, Mrs. Hattie Anderson (col-
ored), wife of William J. Anderson,
aged 35 years, 2 months and "a days.
The deceased was born in Tennes-
see, November 35. 1879, and has been
resident of Iowa for eleven years
and of the county for four years. She
leaves the following children; MIS-.
Sylvester Miller, Alberta, Helen, Will
liam and Ruth Elizabeth Anderson;
also step-son, Clifford Gruye, of Nir,
ginia. Five children are deceased, All
the living children will be present at
the funeral service which takes place
Tuesday, February 81, at the First
Baptist church, corner Second avenue
and Third street, Rev. o. b. Smith
of Evans officiating. There will be
short prayer service at the home. In
terment in Forest cemetery. The de-
ceased was a. member of Household
Ruth, No. 1907. Plough City Lodge,
Moline, Illinois. The death of Mrs.
Anderson comes as surprise to her
| friends. She had been shopping prior
to her death and had apparently been
in the best of health, After return
! ing home she died almost instantly
from pressure on the heart.
STEDDOM.-Dicd, at the home of
her sister, Mrs. S. l.. Sherman, No.
115 South NJ street Tuesday, Feb,
ruary q. 1911, at HOO O'Clock p. M,
acute dysentery of one week dura'
ton. Amy Louise Steddom. aged 30
years, 5 months and IL days.
The deceased was born in Illinois,
August 3, 1855, and has lived in Ma
| haska county for about 81 years.
She was away from OskaloOSa about
one year and half and returned to
the city about four weeks ago. She
was unfortunate about three weeks
ago in breaking her right hip. the
result of a fall on the ice. This, how
ever, had nothing to do with the
cause of her death. She was the
wife of Oscar Steddom and daugb'
ter of Geo. G.. Bobbitt, of Camp Point,
H. Her mother is deceased. She
leaves the following sisters: Mrs. S.
l.. Sherman, of OSkaloosa. and Mrs,
A. l.. Peacock, of Wau kcncy, Kan.
sas. The following are half sisters:
Mrs. Harry Omer. of New London
Mo-; Mrs. q. II. Hall of Camp Point
ILL.,, and Mrs. James A. Brown, of st
| Paul, MINI. Mr.. Steddom and the
deceased we're married in Ottumwa
September %. 1891. They were well
many years here. The relatives from
distance who will be present are:
Geo c. Bobbitt and Mrs. G. W. Hall
of Camp Point, I'll.
Funeral at $3.50 p. m. Thursday
February 90, at the Christian church
Interment in Forest cemetery.
DRAKE.-Mrs. Chas. Carr is in re
ceipt of letter from Mrs. Anna Il
Atwater. president of the National
organization of the Christian Won
ems Board of Missions, dater at In
diaDapolis, telling of the death of her
sister, Miss Daisy Drake, at Balas
pur, G. p, India, of tuberculosis, or
Wednesday. Feb. s, 1911. MissDaisS
Drake was an Oskaloosa girl. resid
ing here with her parents through
the earlier years of her life. She
went to Des Moines about eight years
ago and entered Drake University
/ She chose the missionary field and
took up a foreign station under the
direction of the c. w. B. NJ. about
four years ago. She returned to this
country because i'll health, but re
sumed her station after year oil
/ iCot anu hdo bcCu WIZ III iho'o
now about two years. The illness
that claimed her life was of extend
ed duration and the girl knew she
must die. Mrs. Atwater states thai
Miss Drake in a letter written last
Angus gave directions concerning
| the announcement of her death. The
deceased is survived by her mother
Mrs. J. w. Cease, of Beardstown, o.
two sisters, Mrs. Charles Carr ant
Mrs. Charles Gilbert. of Oskaloosa
a brother, DR.. o. NJ. Drake, of Boies
City, Idaho. and three half-brothers
Charles Drake, of Brooklyn, Iowa;
Newton and Cyrus Drake, Of Los
! Angeles, Cal. The family has the
| sympathy Of friends in their bereave
ment.
! DEAvER: Angelina Toy Beaver,
aged 81 years, two months and u
days, died at her home. No. 2ll Souu
Market street. Friday February II
1911, at 500 o'clock y. m, after ter
days OF intense suffering.
The deceased was born in Mahasks
county, and has been a resident here
since birth. She leaves a husband
/ VIM. beaver. and son VIM. beaver, a