The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-14
RIBTHS, DEATHS. MARRIAGES
+. f. Smith. Packwood ........25
1920 and
Ethel Hamaker, Hedrick 20
THOM PSON

BONERRAkE THOMPSON -
Centerville Citizen: Wednesday, May
9th 1914, at o'clock occurred the
marriage of one of Centerville's fair
daughters, Miss Ella Thompson, to
Harley Bonebrake, of ,OskaloOsa, Rev
j. A. Glendenning of the Methodist
church read the lines that joined
them in holy wedlOck, at the parsOn-
age. The wedding was a quiet one
and after the ceremony six o'clock
dinner was served by Mr.. and Mrs.
W. l.. Sapp, ut their home, Ala south
Fifteenth street, to a rev Of their
friends and immediate relatives. The
table was prettily decorated with
flowers for the occasion. The bride
wore a pretty blue tailored gown
and the groom wore the conventional
black.
Mr.. Bonpbrake is travelling sales
man for a confectionery house in
Davenport and is wellknOwn in
Centerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonebrake will re.
they will go to- Oskaloosa, where they
will make their home.
Mrs. George Seicher of Ottumwa
was an OUI-Ol-lOWH guest.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Bonebrake will extend congratula-
tons and good wishes.
EDGINGTON- Caroline Amanela
Riggs was born March 14th, 1927 at
Napoleon, Indiana. She was married
April 18th, 1874 to Jacob Cashier at
Cincinnati, Ohio.
To this union were born eight
children and of that number three
survive. Mrs. Almeda J. Thomas of
Baltimore, Indiana, Mrs. Laura X.
Klatt of Portland, Oregon and Mr..
c. II. Cashier of Beacon, Iowa. She
also leaves five grand children and
two great-grandchildre
In 1S4S they moved west, locating
at Muscatine, Iowa where, a short
time later, her husband was appoint
ed Steward of the Muscatine County
House. This position he continued
TO fill the remainder of his life time,
a period of ten years.
After the death of her husband she
was prevailed TO remain as Steward
ess of the County House, which she
did for a term OF two years. While
at the County House, "Grandma's"
noble character was eXemplitied in
the fullest, always concerned for the
welfare of those around her. Here
was daily opportunity for testing her
goodness, which was OF that type
that finds expression in the word of
cheer, ministering to the sick, and
in quiet deeds of charity She was
for many years. a member of the
Presbyterian church, and also belong
ed to the Washingtonian Temperance
Society, enc of the early temperance
movements, and was a strong advo-
cate of the cause She was married
March 26th, 1874 to Daniel Edgington
OF Edgington, Illinois, and since the
time OF his death, she has made her
home with her son, G.. III. Cashier.
Besides the affliction OF being al
most blind, deprived of the pleasure
she always had in reading, she had
the misfortune to fall. November Z,
1918 and since that time she has
been confined to her bed with a
broken hip, the result of the accident.
During this long period of suffering,
which she bore with a Christians
remarkable fortitude, she was ever
hopeful that she might again be alb
lie to walk. until several weeks ago.
she realized that the end of her suf-
fering was near and on Friday. May
Sth, 1914 she peacefully breathed her
last, at the ripe age OF 81 years,
month and "a days.