The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-09-10

/ events of years ago were of yeSter.
days happening. Setting at rest for
all time the claim OF some latter day
histOsy takers that the Des Moines
river was never navigable, Mr.. For
| syth tells of his own experience in
the early titties when as a young man
/ he was a deck hand of the old Badger
State" boat that piled the river reg
ularly. Mr.. Forsyth was born near
Newry, county Down, June 4, 1889.
| He was the son of John Forsyth and
! the youngest Of ten children. John
and family came to America in 1843,
! stopping for a while at Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, and then com.
! ing to the new west they stopped at
KirkVille, near Eddyyille, where they
settled. Young Archibald was work.
ing on the river in 1853 at the TINS
of the wrecking of the Badger State
at the rapids near Ottumwa and re-
manned on the boat when she settled
down on the rocks. He says that pas
senger boats continued in river trat'
| fic as late as 1857 or 1858. Mr.. For,
Syth became acquainted with a charm
ing little miss, Mary Nunemaker, who
J had come into the community for d
|
of 1854 the young man went bach to
Hooking county, Ohio, to claim her
for his bride. For a time the young
man was in business in the east and
his present residence in OskaloOsa
dates from 1887. Mr. and Mrs. For
syth are the parents of ten children
nine girls and a boy. seven of whom
are living and all were present Sun
| fny hn IN
daughter, became Mrs. J. w. Swingle
of Oskaloosa, and resides at No. 825
Seventh avenue East Four children
came to them. The other daughters
in the order of birth are: Mrs. Julia
Ross, Oskaloosa; Mrs. Margaret Jones
Round Up. Montana; Mrs. Ida Lewis
Oskaloosa; Mrs. Laura Hartman, BuX
ton: Mrs. Adeline Stump, Oskaloosa
and the son, Noah Forsyth, of Oska
IlOOSa.
Special donors we're accredited
Father and Mother Forsyth and fam
lily at the dinner hour. Three tables
were spread in the apartments of the
Stump home and the table honor was
occupied by Archibald and wife anC
their children, Mrs. Thompson For
lsyth, widow of the brother, and Mis-
Dorothy Stump, youngest grand
daughter OF the original John For
syth family, Archibald is the only one
remaining and OF the family members
lonly Mary, wife of Archibald, ant
Sarah widow of the late Thompson
Forsyth.
), The list Of guests entertained dur
ing the day is as follows: Mrs. Sar
all and Viola Forsyth, Mr.. and Mrs
A. w. Coffin. Mr.. and Mrs. John ROs!
and Marguerite Lewis, of Oskaloosa
; Margaret Jones and daughter, Mis-
Ethelyne. of Round Up, Montana
Mr.. and Mrs. George Waddington ant
: daughter Geraldine, of Eddyville
the William Stump family; the J. W
J Swingle family; Ralph +. Swingle
Fred W. Church, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Hartman, Anthony Forsyth and fam
, lily, of Buxton; Ben Forsyth and fam
, lily, Mr. and Mrs. T.. G.. Brewer. o
. ottumwa; Mr.. and Mrs. George Fol
syth, of Eddyville; J. d. Allison an
. Miss Mae Forsyth, of Kirkyille, Ia
f. C. Hartman, of Peoria, ILL.,, Sila
! Warren Chillicothe, Ia, Hannah Val
. Kirk, Elizabeth, Pa; Thomas Moore
. Mrs. Minnie Forsyth and sons Wilt
] and Joseph, of Eveland; Edyth, I
Ross and Elizabeth Ross, Mr.. an
7 Mrs. Clayton B. Lewis, s. X. Andel
! son. Edith Forsyth, Noah Forsyth
) Charlotte, Earl and Robert Forsyth
) iMr. and Mrs. Harry Lewis, Mr.. an
! Mrs. Paul Hiyely, Henry Hartma
! and Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Johnson,