The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-08-21


Illinois, last Tuesday, August IL, 1913.
Particulars are lacking at this time.
MAZDA ANGELO.-Married at 800
o'clock a. m. Saturday, August 16,
1913, at the Office of the officiating
justice, Esquire L. M. Bacon Mr..
Jesse Naba and Miss Mary Angelo,
both of Tracy.
GRAY. - His old time neighbors
and friends gave Silas Gray, who died
at the county home, fine funeral on
Thursday. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Hites, and interment
made in Butler cemetery. A large
number of the good people of Jeffer-
son township attended, and paid trib-
ute to the man who was well liked.
| LOFTUS.-Beulah Lotus, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Lotus, of
Delta, died at 80 o'clock this Satur-
day morning, August 1898, at the
Oskaloosa hospital, of peritonitis.
caused by a ruptured appendix, aged
nine years and twelve days. The
deceased has been i'll about two weeks
and was brought TO Oskaloosa for an
operation, but the condition of the
patient was such that relief was i'm
possible. Father and mother and
other relatives were in the city at the
time of death. The body was taken to
the home in Delta this afternoon at
four o'clock. Funeral and interment
from the late home Sunday afternoon.
WIZ
wick, aged Sc years. 5 months and s
days, died this Saturday morning,
August 16, 1913, at the family home,
No. $40 B avenue east, at o'clock,
following an illness of six months or
longer duration, with heart trouble
and complications. Funeral Sunday,
August II, from the Friends Mission
on North II street, at 2:30 o'clock p.
m. Interment in Friends cemetery.
| Deceased was daughter of the
late Stephen Southwick and has had
residence in Mahaska county and Os-
kaloosa through a period of fifty or
more years and was regarded as a
pioneer resident. She is survived by
five brothers, William p, Israel G.,
John H., Albert H., and Jesse N, and
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sympathy of friends is extended the
family in their bereavement.
BATES.-The What Cheer Patriot
says: Mrs. T. C. Steddom of Oska-
loosa passed through this city We'd
nesday enroute home after attending
the funeral of her father, J. Bates of
Thornburg. Death occurred on Aug
ust s. The deceased was born of
Joseph benson and Mary Wood
Bates, August 8, 1929, near Smith
field, Ohio, being a birthright mem
Der of the Friends church. Had he
lived twelve hours longer he would
have been eighty-four years of age.
Joshua Bates came to Iowa in 1852
and spent nearly two years near
Charlottesville, Iowa, when he re
turned to the old home and Aug. IA,
1856, at Sterling, ILL.,, he was united
in marriage with Julia A. Plummer.
With his bride he returned to Iowa
by boat, coming direct to the farm
upon which he lived for 81 years, hav,
ing purchased the same from the
government. Through his industry
he secured more land from time to
time until at his death he was one of
of the wealthiest men Of our neigh,
borhood To the deceased and his
first wife, who passed away June 20,
1891, were born six children, two dy-
ing in infancy. In 1895 he was unit,
ed in marriage to Esther Burriss who
with his four children and six grand,
children survive to mourn his loss.
The funeral services were conducted
at the house by Rev. Osborn, of
Thornburg, and the Friends of Coal
Creek. The service was very largely
attended both at the. house and GEM
etery. Interment was in cemetery
Sixteen.