The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-03-27
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES

BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES
PHII4LIPS.-Mr. and Mrs Eldon A.
Phillips, No. 1905 G avenue west,
mourn the death OF their infant dangh-
ter, Martha, aged two days, al the
home at 5:l5 o'clock this morning,
Saturday, March %, 1913 Funeral
and interment Sunday afternoon. The
bereayed parents have the sympathy
of friends and aequaintances. 49,.
HARBOUR.-Died, of old age and
arterial sclerosis, at her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Sciple, in Omaha,
at nine o'clock a. m, Saturday March
%, 1913, Mrs. Mary c. Harbour, aged
81 years, 6 .months and l6 days.
Deceased was the mother of Ben
ton, JEFF and Frank Harbour and Mrs
N. II. Sciple. and was well known To-
cally. The body arrived this morning
accompanied by the daughter and will
have local funeral and interment.
Funeral from the Presbyterian
church at ten o'clock Tuesday, March
%. Interment in old cemetery.
3 LITTLE.-Mrs. Elvira Little, late
wife of viii T. Little. formerly of
Oskaloosa, died at st. Joseph, Mis-
souri, Of general paresis, at 4.S0
Io'clock p. m, Friday, March 81, 1918,
after somewhat extended illness.
Body brought to OskaloOsa for funeral
and interment. Funeral from the
congregational church AT two o'clock
| p. m., Tuesday, March %, 1913. In
terment at Beacon cemetery. .Casket
will be opened at the church from
one o'clock TO hour OF service.
Deceased was a. daughter of Mrs.
Mary Barnes of this city and quite
we'll known here The body was
brought to Oskaloosa by the bereayed
husband. The sympathy OF friends
and acquaintances goes out to the be-
reaved ones. 'a., Hs .....
WILSON.-Funeral service for the
late Josephine Wilson was held at
two o'clock p. m, Sunday, March 80.
1913, at the McAuley memorial chap
ell at Forest cemetery. to which place
THE casket was taken from the home
on South Market street extension,
near Fifteenth avenue. The service
WAS conducted by Rev. A. Veteran,
OF the First Presbyterian church, and
the hymns were sung by Mr. and Mrs.
c. d. Gordon and Mr., and Mrs. Roy
Kemble. Pall-bearers were Charles
Carr, r. II. Stringfellow, Bert Bush,
Thomas Martin, Harry Templeton
and VIM. Prime. There were mum.
Der of floral offerings. Mrs. Katherine
Keys and Mrs. Martha Ashton, OF De-
Long. Illinois, aunts fthe deceased,
we're in attendance at the funeral, ar
irving Saturday. Deceased was born
in Illinois, Dec. 10, 1867. and was for.
ty.five years of age. Dec. 10 last year.
She came to OskalooSa when girl
of but sixteen years and was preceded
in death by a sister and mother, both
of whom died in this city.
! BOND. - Edwin Bond was born in
VermilIion, H., March g. 1888, and
died at his residence in Wright, Iowa,
March Is, 1913, being rs years and )
days of age @ He began to fail in
health about the first OF last lime,
| and gradually grew worse, until the
3rd OF March. when he took to his
bed, and remained in bed until the
end came. His parents moved to
Mahaska county, Iowa when he was
a boy of 2 years of age, settling in,
or near the White Oak community,
where the boy Edwin grew to man
hood. On the 10Th OF February, 1861
| he was united in marriage with Miss
l>ancy Jane Bridges, who grew TO
lwOmanhoOd in the same neighbour God.
| This happy marriage relationship ran
through period OF more than half
century. To this union there We're
born seven children, six daughters
and one son, as follows: Mrs. Dora
Perkins of Wright, Iowa: Mrs. Alice
Morgan of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mrs.
Emma league of LatIarpe, Kansas;
Mrs Matte Turner of White Oak,
Iowa, and William H.. OF Wright, Ia.
OF these six daughters, two had pass
ed on before the father namely. Ida,
who died at the age of ten months,
and Cora, who lived % beautiful years,
then went home, at the call of her
Father in Heaven. Brother Bond
was converted at the White Oak
church, during the winter of 1895, at
a revival meeting held by the Rev.
Nv. b. Ireland, the pastor, assisted by
the Rev. w. S. Gardner, then OF Ere
mont, Iowa, now of New Sharon, la.
Brother Bonds conversion was one of
the old fashioned kind, one that
stayed with him until the end came.
Immediately after his uniting with
the Methodist church the pastor APP
pointed him class leader, which office
he held as long as he was able to
perform it's duties. Besides being
class leader, he was teacher in the
Sunday school. He was an affection
ate husband. faithful and kind faith
Ell, a good neighbor, a loyal citizen,
and true Christian, beloved by all
who knew him. All the living chill
dren were present when his spirit
took its departure 10 its eternal home.