The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-11-20

Ethel Holdsworth, Oskaloosa. :. 81 |
o. F. Clark, Beacon ........... 30
1868 and
Jane Flanders, Beacon ......,21 !
Charles d. Brown, Des Moines. so
l6C9, and
Lena NJ. Vanderlinden, Oskaloosa q I
& STOFFA.-Born, to Mr. and Mrs.
John Stoffa, Monday morning, Nov.
II, 1913, at their home in Evans, a
daughter, weight eight pounds.
ALEXANDRIA, to Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Alexander, at theif
home in White Oak, Saturday, Nov.
Is, 1913, fine ten yound son. All
doing well.
SHAFFER.-Born, to NJ and Ms.
Sam Shaffer at their home, No. 1901
High avenue West, Monday morning,
Nov Il, 1913, a daughter; weight
nine pounds.
BROWN - WANDER LINDEN. -
Married. on Saturday evening at 500
o'clock, Nov. Is, 1918, Mr.. Chas. d.
Brown of Des Moines and Mrs. Lena
Mae Wander Linden, nee Okey, of Os-
kaloosa. Rev G. ID. Loehr. pastor of
the First Reformed church, united
them at his residence, COB South ID
street. They will reside at 1924 West
Ninth street, Des Moines. Mr.. Brown
is a salesman,
WOOTEN.-Died, on Friday, Nov.
II, 1913. at 10 p. m. at Donald, Wis
cOnsin, Mrs. Emma Wooten, aged 50
was due to appoplexy. Mrs. Woten
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alya T. Sopher, of Indiana. Funeral
Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 10, at 2
p. m. at the Friends church in Os-
kaloosa. She leaves to mourn her
death her husband and eleven chill
dren, her mother, Mrs. A. r. Sopher,
two brothers and three sisters In
tement in Bloomfield cemetey.
PAYNE.-Died, Nov l6, at l2:45
a. m. at Ottumwa. Iowa, Mrs. Abbie
B. Payne, aged 70 years. Death was
caused from old age. Mrs. Payne
was born in 1871. in Massachusetts,
residing in that state up until the
time of her coming to Iowa. Mrs.
Payne has lived in Iowa for the past
25 years and for the most part has
lived in Mahaska county. The body
arrived over the Rock dsland this
noon at 12:4J from Ottumwa and was
taken to Forest cemetery for inter
ment. She leaves to mourn her death
two sons, w. X. Payne. S13 L ave
nue. West, of this city. and G.. A.
Payne, of Ottumwa.
FAIR .Iemima Pinkerton was
born in Adair county, Mo-, March },
1853. and died Nov 10, 1913, aged 60
years, s months and days. She was
married to Geo. Farr in 1870, to
which union nine children were born,
two of whom, Johnny and Anna, died
in infancy. The others survive her:
Mrs. Eva Shoemakc, of Oklahoma;
Mrs. Efie Lawrence. Mrs. Cora Mich
olson, Mrs. Ada Winn and HerSchel
FAIR. all farmers near New Sharon,
and Alpha and George, who still are
single. Mrs. Farr leaves to mourn
her loss her husband, the above chill
dren, four sisters, two brothers, four
grandchildren and quito a number of
other relatives, besides a host of
friends. She came to this county at
the age of fifteen, the remainder of
her life being spent in Richland town.
ship. Her last Illness was of six
months duration, the last ten weeks
of her life being continuously under
the doctors care No one realized
her condition more fully than she,
being prepared for the final summons.
As the family was assembled around
her bedside she requested them to
met her in heaven. She wished them
to remember as they looked upon her,
cold in death, that it was well with
her soul and that she was in paradise.
All that an anxious husband and
children could possibly do was hope
fully done. The best medical aid was
employed, but to no avail. Through
her entire illness she bore her suffer
ing patiently and uncOmplainingly,
willing to leave all with God. Mrs.
Farr was good helumate kind, in
dulgent mother, and as a neighD0r
or friend she was ever ready with
helping hand and a word Of sympathy
and encouragement to all. Death
was due to cancer Funeral services
were conducted by Rev. w. P. Rob
ertsOn at the Lower Grove Baptist
church Wednesday and interment
was made in the Friends cemetery
in New Sharon.
USENBERRY.-Of the death of
sister of Mrs. c. w. Dayton, S13 G
avenue east, the Washington QOwa)
Evening Journal says: Mrs. w. L.
Dusenberry died at her home Thurs
day evening at $3.50. Although Mrs.
DusenbGrry had been quite i'll for
about a week and had been worse, 1t
was not realized that her condition
was so serious that death might be
expected, until about twenty minutes
before her death. She had been suf,
fering from blood poisoning caused
by an abscess in her side. Several
times recently she had been slightly
indisposed, but her late illness was
more serious than others. Thursday
morning she expressed the hope that
she would be about in a short time.
For the last six years Mr.. and Mrs.
DusenbeTry and son Laird had made
their home In Washington. coming
here from keota. Tkey were well
known to many Washington people
and Mrs. Dusenberry, while reserved
and not inclined to make friends cas-