The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-12-26

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No. Name Residence. Age.
Robert Hixson, New Sharon. &. 30
1410 and
Viola Shultz, Grinnell ..........22
Jesse Lee Hlte, Lacey ........l9
l411 aud -'
Lille Awtry, Lacey ...........21
Bonnie w. Landfear, Oskaloosa. .35
1912 and
Carolyn M. Turner. Oskaloosa. rs
NDEWEG.-Died, at Sis o'clock
a. m. Sunday morning, December az,
1912, following an Illness of five
months at his home, No. All B avenue
West, John Andeweg, aged So years,
10 months and 2S days. Deceased
leaves a widow, Mrs. Anna Andeweg,
six sons. three daughters, mother, in
Pells, and five brothers.
NELSON.-Word was received Sun.
day evening of the death of Mrs. Min.
Ita Nelson, at Ottumwa, at the home
Sunday, Dec. %, 1912, at o'clock.
Mrs. Nelson is daughter of Geo. F.
STERLING and sister of Mrs. T. b.
Gosage, of this city, who have been
at the bedside for some time. Funer-
al services and interment at Ottum.
wa Tuesday, Dec. "a. at $3.50 o'clock.
STEEL.-Died, of liver trouble and
old age, after an Illness of three
years, Sunday morning, December %,
at nine o'clock, Mrs. Rebecca Steele,
aged SO years, IL months and 20 days.
Funeral from the late home in Cedar
township, Tuesday morning at 10
O'Clock, Dec. "a, 1912. Interment at
Eddyville. Deceased is mourned by
husband, three sons and three daugh-
tiers.
BARLOW. - Died, at Colorado
Springs, Thursday, December 18th, at
3:45 p. m, of consumption, of nine
Years duration, Mrs. Rose Barlow,
Jagged 80 years, months and 8 days.
Deceased was born in Paramount, Ne
braska, August IA, 1873, but has lived
in this state for about 81 years and
in Mahaska county for "a years. She
was the daughter of J. R. Coffin of
this city and a sister of Bonnie and
Edgar Coffin. For over a year she
has been at the point of death and
about six weeks ago she was taken
to Colorado with the hope that her
life would be prolonged, but it was
of no avail. Her brother Edgar has
been with her in Colorado for the last
four or five weeks. The body will
be brought to this city for burial, ar
irving over the NJ. & st. L. at eight
o'clock Sunday evening Funeral will
be held from the residence of her
father J. X. Coffin, 3O2 Second ave-
nue. east. Monday, December %, 1912.
lnterment in Forest cemetery.
HENLEY.-Elias Henley was born
January 4, 1886, In Rush county, Indi.
ana. He was raised farmer boy
and lived the rugged life of farmer
until October IL, 1862. when he an
swered his countryls call, and enlisted
in the end Regiment, Light Artillery
Indiana Vols, seeing much hard ser
vice, until July Z, 1866, when he re.
ceived from his government his dis,
charge, bearing those words coveted
by a soldier,-"Service honorable and
Trustworthy" Within short time
after his discharge from his army ser
vice, he came to Mahaska county. For
some time he was employed on the
police force in this city; subsequently
he entered the service of the Iowa
| Central Ry. Co., and his efficiency was
such that he was retained by the com.
pany for twenty-five years, and then
took employment with the G. & N. w
Ry.. at the Muchakinock Yards. where
he remained until illness compelled
him to leave the company. For the
past seven years he has made his
home with his daughter, Mrs. G. w
Workman, of this city, spending a
part Of his time in the Soldiers Home
In Marshalltown. Elias Henley was
married with Miss Nancy j. Kennedy
in Rush county, Indiana, i'm 1858. OF
this union four children we're born,-
1T. J. Henley, only son, of Pierre, S.
d., and Ida, (Mrs. Geo w. Wortman)
a daughter, alone survive. Mrs. Ruth
A. Scott and Mrs. Louisa J. Wiltse,
daughters, with their mother, Mrs.
Henley, have passed over. Elias
Henley was man of sterling worth,
honest, hearty, rugged, ready, and a
brawny, brave man, one of whom we
can truthfully say that when he put
his hand to the plow he turned not
back" He departed this life at the
soldiers Home at Marshalltown, Mon
day, December 16, 1912, the result of
an accident, heavy fall, resulting in
fatal injury, aged almost Is years.
The body was brought to Oskaloosa
by the grandson, Roy Workman, and
taken to the home of the daughter,
Mrs. Ida Workman, No. 319 Ninth
avenue east, where funeral services
were conducted under the direction
Iof Phil Kearney Post, G. A. r., OF o.
Ikaloosa. of which deceased was a
member. Wednesday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock, Rev. Roy L. Deadman, pastor
of the Christian church, making the
Address. Special music was provided
Iby Mr.. and Mrs. Claire u. Gordon,
Mrs. Roy Kemble and Max Hardness.
THE pail bearers were chosen from
the comrades of Phil Kearney Post
James Adair, James irwin, John Hark.
ness, A. ]. Bass, J. N. Endicott and
w. X. Cowan. twenty-five of the
comrades of the Post were In attend
lance at the funeral as an organized
body. Full ritual service for the de-
ceased was conducted at the grave at
Forest cemetery by the G. A. r. The
attendance at the house was large
as Mr.. Henley had been well known
and popular about town In the years
of his active service. A numerous