The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-06-04

lin Goodland. In 1881 he was made a
Mason. 4 in. .Indianola, Ia, was. trans
/ ferred to the Oberlin lodge No. 321 in
May l9l4 Mr.. Sprague leaves a de.
voted wife and son. a mother, two
brothers and a~sister, besides host
LOT relatives and friends to mourn.
Mr.. Sprague will be remembered by
those who knew him well as a devot.
ed father and husband. and for his
congenial, gentlemanly ways. Thus
an. esteemed citizen and kind fried
has answered to- the last eau and has
must We all pass" ..
MOORE.-Of the death of former
we'll known man of Mahaska county
and for long term of years clerk, OF
the circuit and district court here, the
Berkeley (Cal) Daily Gazette says:
David r. Moore the first and only
librarian of the Berkeley free public
morning, May q, at the Roosevelt
hospital after an illness of less than
two weeks duration. Moore was made
librarian here eighteen years ago,
when the present library building
ANDREW Carnegie on a site donated
to the city by the late Mrs. Rosa M.
Shattuck. Although many changes
have been made in the personnel of the
library board since the erection of the
building, so efficient has been the
work of Moore that he has been re-
tanned in his. position continuously.
Moore was a brother-in-law of Ad-
Ill
First National Bank and, was "A years
old. Death was due to liver trouble.
Moore was taken to the Roosevelt |
hospital two weeks ago, but it was
not thought that his illness would |
prove fatal. Born in Pennsylvania in |
1870, Moore was later graduated from |
the Presbyteria College at Haynes
Vile, Ohio. Following his graduation
he taught at the New Sharon Acad
envy in, state of Iowa. He was later
elected county clerk in his home
and moved to Oskaloosa,
where he held the position to which
he was elected for ten years. While
living in Iowa. Moore met aud married
Nora, King, sister OF Mrs. A. w. Nay
or. Thirty years ago Moore and his
wife came to. California, settling in
san Diego, where he engaged in. the
real estate business during the boom
It. that place. Later Moore lost con.
siderable money when the southern
,ity suffered decline, but left that
place with a comfortable, sum and
1arie to Berkeley to reside. After
coming to Berkeley, Moore was made
Librarian, of a. small, library started
~ citizens of the city and supported |,
,X subscriptions. from the various
~, of books. Miss Mabel
Weed, the present secretary of the
Charity organization socie-
", was, the first librarian in charge
# the struggling little collection of
looks Berkeley was then a city of ,
rarely 1000 people. A year after !
doore assumed charge of the sub
criptionp library, Carnegie's offer of
unds for a suitable building was re- s
eived, a site being donated at the \
anne time by Mrs, Shattuck. Upon
he completion of the building Moore s
YES Installed by the city as librarian, !
: position he held until the time of !
lis death A lover of, books and a
choiar, Moore counted his friends by
he: score. He is survived by his wild
w, Mrs. Nora King Moore. The :
ouple have no children. The funeral /
f the late librarian was quietly held q
& q O'Clock Thursday afternoon from
he Moore home, Dwight way and r
Iilyia street. Mrs. MOOTe's sister, !
FRS Nayor, a minister in the Friends
hurch, conducted the funeral servi-
es. The services. and interment were
rivate and, attended only by rela- h
ives. In honor of the late librarian,
ne flag at the city hall few at half
last. The library closed until after
he funeral.