The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-04-02

1914 at the parents home in Corval.
lis, Oregon, a fine daughter and the
name is Dorothy Mckenzie Atwood
The mother will be remembered to
Ockaloosa as Louise Kent. The an.
nouncement came to Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Kent Dorothy is the second.
child.
SMITH SPRlNGER.-On Tuesday,
March 10, 1914, at the Pine Farm
nome OF Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Springer,
their only daughter, Miss Cora, was
united in marriage with Mr.. VIM.
Smith, eldest son of Mrs. J. Young.
The wedding was a quiet home affair,
only the immediate relatives and
friends Of the bridal couple being
present At high noon the beautiful
impressive ceremony was performed
by Rev. Pettitt, pastor of the NJ e.
| church at Buxton After congratula-
ions the company was seated and par
took OF the wedding dinner prepared
by the mother and the bride. In the
evening the young couple eluded the
| clariyari crowd and left for short
wedding tour to Omaha and other
cities of interest. On their return
the youngsters located tnem at the
| Young home and serenaded them,
with, the usual treat following and an
evening of pleasure was enjoyed. Mr..
and Mrs. Smith are both, well and
favorably known, Numbering their
friends by their acquaintances. The
bride. has lived all her life in this
vicinity and has been very successful!
as one of Jefferson townships school
teachers. The groom was formerly
a resident of Oskaloosa until the past
few years, which he has spent as
successful farmer in this vicinity.
They will be at home On their home
farm near Union church, where they
will be followed with host of we'll.
wishes from their friends for a
smooth voyage on the matrimonial
sea, as they together sail down the
journey of life.
KlRK-Susan II. Kirk, affectionate-
ly called "Auntie" by her friends, de.
parted this life on the evening of the
18th of the present month, March,
1910 in the S5th year of her life.
She was the daughter of VIM. and
Elizabeth Hoops Kirk, and was born
In Lancaster county, Pa, September
s, 1899. From there she removed
with her parents to Salem. Ohio,
where they lived till after the death
of her father. After this, and some
forty-three years ago, she came with
her mother and brother, Newton G.
Kirk, to Oskaloosa. Here the fam
lily lived for some twenty-five years.
and until after the death of the moth
er. Then with her brother, Newton,
she went to Newburg, Oregon, where
she spent several happy years. But
sorrow was also a portion for here
her brother was taken from her.
After this, some six years ago. she
returned to Iowa to live with another
brother, benjamin, at Knoxville, but
this brother being taken also she
came back to Oskaloosa, where she
has resided for four years past with
her niece, Mrs. M. w. Cadwallader. |
The only surviving member of the I'M
mediate family is a brother, John
Comley Kirk. of Paseo. Wash. Our
deceased sister was lifelong mem.
Der, of the Society of Frieds and a |
consistent follower of the Divine Mas
ter. She made a practice of the daily
reading of the Holy Scriptures, which |
she dearly loved and which practice |
she followed to the day of her death. !
On Thursday she was up and about
as usual, with nothing out of the ordi.1
nary ailing her except cold that
caused some rather severe coughing. |
In the evening she retired early and
apparently rested comfortably till
about 10 o'clock when an attack of
severe coughing caused her to get up
and come down stoirs. Presently she
complained of smothering sensation,
the doctor was hastily summoned but
nothing could be done. The home
going time had come and she went !
sweetly and peacefully kto, her rest. |
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FRIEND. - Charles Wesley Friend
was born April 3, 1S43. near Charles.
ton, Clark county. Indiana, and died
suddenly of apoplexy at his home in !
Eldon, Iowa, March Is. 1914. the span
of his life being 20 years, IL months
and Is days. He was the eldest son
of George w. and Catherine Friend. \
and his early boyhood was spent at /
or near the place Of his birth. His
father was minister of the Methodist
Episcopal church and as one of the
early pioneer missionaries brought
his family overland to Iowa in the
fall of 1855, settling near what Is
now the village of Crawfordsville in
Washington county. He resided with
the family In various places In south. 4