The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-06-11
BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES


away Friday, June 5, 1914, at 1000
o'clock a. m, at her home, No. 513
north H street. Funeral Saturday,
June 6, at 2:3O o'clock at the Second
Baptist church (colored). Interment
in Old Cemetery.
Mrs. Martina Scott is 1Oj years of
age, being born in the year 1909, in
Memphis, Tennessee, and has lived
in Mahaska county, Iowa, AZ years.
Death gave relief after two years suf-
fering from appoplexy. Mrs. Scott
leaves one son, George Erwin, and
three step children, f. f. Jones of
AS north 18th street, Richard Jones
of 513 north II street. and Martha
Jones of north 9th street.
PORTUGAL-DAVI Wednesday
evening, June 3rd, 1914, at 8 o'clock
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Lock, go 10th avenue east occurred
the marriage of Mr.. w. P. Portugal
to Miss Grace Davis, Rev. J. NJ. Nc
Clelland, officiating. The groom is
young man of excellent character
who has spent good part of his life
in and around Oskaloosa. He was
for a number OF years engaged in the
bakery with Mr.. Fitzpatrick, and more
recently has been engaged in mining,
working for considerable time at
No. IL, near Buxton. The bride is
a most estimable young lady who has
lived for a number of years in Mahas.
ka county. She attended the public
of Oskaloosa and was student in
Penn College also. She has been en-
ployed in the Office of Mr.. Pearl
Sparks for nearly two years past
The best wishes of a large number
of friends and acquaintance go with
Mr.. and Mrs. Portugal, as they en-.
ter upon their married life
SHANGLE Funeral services of
the late Amos l.. Shangle occurred
Friday afternoon at one-thirty o'clock
at the Cheesm2n funeral home, Rev.
Alexander McFcrren of the First
Presbyterian church making an ad-
dress touching upon the life and the
work of the deceased Attendance
was large, the rooms of the house
being filled and many had place on
the veranda adjoining. Special mus
ic was furnished by Howard Hockett
and male quartette. Those serving
in the capacity of pail bearers were
chosen from among the old time
friends of the deceased and who had
been neighbors in the earlier days.
They We're J. w. Straughhan, T. NJ
Ridpath, A. l.. Fox, Lew Mitchell,
James NJ. Burks and Henry Lunt. In
terment was made in Forest Gene
terry by the side of the good wife who
u Nvnv oh h.,
fore and the following to the GENE
terry to witness the grace ceremonies
was quite large.
Deceased was the fifth child in
order of birth in family of ten child,
rem, and he survived the family.
CRUZEN--The late Lewis Cruzen,
old time settler of Mahaska county,
and business man of Oskaloosa, was
laidto rest in Forest Cemetery Friday
afternoon, following impressive fun
eral ceremonies under Masonic Aus
piceS. Prayer service. for the fam
lily and the Masonic bretheren was
conducted at the home, No. 204 north
G. street at two o'clock The public
service at the Central Methodist
Episcopal church, was at two thirty
o'clock and attendance was large, the
main body of the church being filed
Special music was rendered by Mr..
and Mrs. Roy Kemble and Mr.. and
Mrs. Claire D. Gordon. Prayer and
funeral address were by DR.. J. NJ.
McClelland, pastor Masonic orders
had charge from the church and the
pail bearers were from the member
ship of Tri-Luminar: Charles Z. LOT.
land George Overturf. George Car
Ion, J. B. McCurdy. J. Sumner Hayes
and Charles C. Pike. Services at the
grave were the ritualistic observance
of the A. F &, A NJ and were deeply
to the large company of
relatives, acquaintance and former
of the deceased