The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-07-30
FREMONT'S BUDGET
DEATH OF MRS, WE'LL, A PIONEER
RESIDENT - REVIVAL TO BE
HELD IN TABERNACLE - FINE
STOCK BRINGS GOOD PRICES.
(From dc Gazette.l

NfTOm LHe GaEeLJe.J
Mary Barbara Goehrilg was born
in Bavaria, Germany, on April %,
1881. and died at her home in Ere
mont on Sunday, July 10, 1914, aged
SO years, 2 months and q days She
emigrated to this country il June,
1853, and in November of that year
was married to Christian We'll at
I New Bedford, Mass. The following
| year they came to the present site q
Fremont and this place has been their
home ever since, where for sixty
| years they have had the respect and
good will of host of neighbors and
| friends. To this union were born sew
en- children, three of whom are living
as follows: Mrs. John Mona, Mers
Maggie Ehrenhard and Geo. Well, all
of Fremont. Besides the husband
and children she leaves to mourn her
death sixteen grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
On Monday evening, Aug. 3, the
Christian church will begin a meeting
in tabernacle to be erected on the
north side of the church lot. Mr..
Spainhower. who assisted in the meet
ing last winter, will be here to lead
the song service. Mr.. Grimes, the
Hedrick pastor, will do the preaching.
Mr.. Snyder will have charge of the
personal work throughout the cam
paign.
VIM. DaTner. of Fremont, and j. E.
Welton, who have been feeding five
car loads of cattle on the latter's farm
near Wright, shipped the stock last
week. One load of black cattle top
ped the market at $3.50 and the other
four loads brought $3.50.
There was an exceptionally large
crowd in town Saturday night to hear
the band concert program. The mer.
chants did a good business and the
skating rink was well patronized.
There We're forty four autos parked
along Main street.
Mrs. Joel Hayes died at her home
west of town on Tuesday morning,
July 81. aged IS years. She had been
sick several months. The funeral
was held this morning at 10 o'clock
from the Friends church in Wright.
Al Roop, of Ottumwa, was in town
Sunday calling on old acquaintance.
He is IS years old and many years
ago operated a mill in Kirkville, but
left there about thirty years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Jordon, of Jew.
I'll City, Kan, are here visiting with
Col. and Mrs. c, w. Whitmer and other
friends 1t has been thirty years
since they have been here.
N. F. Hockey, rural carrier on
Route No. 1. is taking his annual va
cation and left for Des Moines yester
day to attend a meeting of the rural
carriers of the state, which is being
held today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Roof and two
children left Friday morning for
Bonaparte, Iowa for a ten days visit
with Mrs. Roofs mother, Mrs Laura
Dulin.
Miss Ferne Westbay, of Farming
ton. ILL.,, arrived Monday for a visit
vita her brother, Burl Westbay and
wife and grandmother, Mrs S. p. |
Rhoads.
Mrs. Bruce Howard and daughter,
Edith. went to Springfield, ILL.,. Fri
day, for a short visit with her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Tilley.
Mr.. AID Mrs. Fred McClain of Peo-
ria, Ill. are here visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
s. McClain.
J. n. Neil, of Denver, Colo. arrived
Sunday for a visit with his brother,
C. ~ Neil and wife.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs Ira Gordon,
on Wednesday, July Is, 1914, a daugh- |
ter