The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-08
JAMES c. HANNA DEAD
Well Known "penn Garment
Manufacturer Dead.

mead OF the Hanna Manufacturing
Company, maker OF the Penn Gar
MEMS" died suddenly and unexpected
ly at his home, No. AIS Fourth avenue
east, about SEVENTEEN o'clock Fri
day evening, May 2, 1913, after only
a few hours Illness. Death was caus-
ed from what appeared to be an at
tack of angina pectoris, from which
he had suffered upon previous occa-
sions
Funeral Monday afternoon, May 5.
1913, at tws=thirty o'clock, from the
late residence. lnterment in Forest
cemtery. The casket will be open
at the home Monday morning between
the hours of $50 and 1880. Friends
of the deceased and of the family
may call at the home at this time.
James Craig Hanna was well
known citizen of Oskaloosa, having
been among our people during a resi-
dence of almost twenty years. He
came to the town with the Hanna
Manufacturing Company, which was
first established in the old Simpson
church building, the present home of
the Oskaloosa Elks. This institution
he promoted and fostered, developing
the business and the property to its
lpresent extended proportions. He
also established the "Hawkeye Over
all Company" of Oskaloosa. He has
been an active and keen sighted bust
ness man, easy of approach and in
close touch with the affairs of the
day. His wide acquaintance with
men and affairs made him a person OF
public spirit and he was called upon
to serve his townspeople in the city
council as representative from the
Third ward several years, making an
excellent business member. De-
ceased was also prominent in lodge
circles, being a member of the Oska
I loosa Elks, Knights of Pythias, Mod
ern Woodmen and Yeomen.
| Deceased was a son of James Lewis
Hanna, native of Indiana, and Eliz
abeth Moore Hanna, who came from
West Virginia. He was born at Dan
vile in Des Moines county, southwest
of Burlington, March IL, 1854, an6
was one of family of eight children
three boys and five girls. He at
tended Iowa Wesleyan university al
Mt. Pleasant and as a young mar
was engaged in farming with his
father and became an extensive feed
err and handler of market cattle. He
first became active in the industrial
world in a manufacturing business
established at Monmouth, Illinois
where he was interested through 9
term of several years. He came tc
Oskaloosa in 1896 when with Mr.. w
If. Cleaver he established the Hanna
Manufacturing Company, an indus
trial institution that will stand as q
monument to his energy and enter
prise. Mr.. Hanna is still interested
in the old home place, a large farm
in Des Moines county, holding an
equity in the property with his sis
ters. Mr. Hanna was twice married
being united with Miss Fannie Stan
forth of Cass county, Nebraska, Feb
ruary 5, 1879. who preceded him in
death in 1888. To this union there
were born two children, son, J. E
or Bert" and a daughter, Mrs. Jes
sic Walton. He was married will
Miss Sarah J. Findley of Burlington
Iowa, September 1, 1887. and to then
came one daughter Mildred. The
widow and three children survive anC
the deceased is the second of the
brothers and sisters to be called
Brothers surviving are: J. NJ, o.
Kansas City, DR.. William b.. of Mass
City, Michigan; the sisters are Mrs
w. p. Cleaver, Oskaloosa, Mrs. Re
becCa J. Phillips and Mrs. Sadie V
Melcher of Burlington, and Mrs
Francis A. Rhodes, of New London
One sister is deceased.
Mr.. Hanna, with son and, daughter
left the city last Friday to go tC
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, called by tht
death of a cousin, Mrs. Henry Eiken
berry. Mr.. Hanna returned to the
city Thursday. He awakened at the
usual hour, six o'clock, Friday morn
ing, and as he turned over to leave
his bed he was suddenly stricken will
severe pains in side and Stomach
necessitating the attention of a ply
stefan. He suffered more or less
during the forenoon, but in the after
noon was better and left his bed, go
ing from one room to another. He
complained. however. of a peculiar
numbness and GOODNESS of the righ
arm. Services of a professional
nurse were obtained about five-thirty
o'clock. The patient complained
about half past six of the recurrence
of the pain and asked for hot watel
application in the region of the heart
The nurse recognized the seriousness
of the case and made effort to recall
the physician. While she was al
the phone. Mrs. Hanna, who was
alone in the room with her husband
screamed. The nurse hurried to hel
assistance and found Mr., Hanna dy-
ing and he was dead before she coult
secure outside help.
Dinner 0Sc at tho cenot<