The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-01-28
NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WIDE AWAKE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMM UNiTlES.'
MADISON.


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MADISON. ~
Brother Dexter, accompanied by
Mr.. Frush OF Penn college, came out
Sunday morning regardless OF the
sncwOakcs that we're failing. ~ After 4
the reading OF the mornins e'lesson1
from lst Timothy, 4th eh6pteF3 nby isgis /
friend. Rev Dexter usebtthe first part
Of the 18th verse of the lesson read as
a basis for his remarks: Neglect not
the gift that IS in thee" The thoughts
brought forth from those few words
were numerous and convinced his
hearers of the obligation they are I'M
der to make use of their talents as 1t
was intended they should if one was
to be a success in life, and many
should have heard who did not. A
cordial invitation is extended to ALL
Sunday school at 10. a. m. Preaching
at IL 4. m.
Friends and relatives extend SYM
patty to PeX Crugen and wife, who
mourn the loss Of their first and only
little one, who was laid to rest in the
Madison cemetery at 2:30 p. m, sun
day, January "a.
Laban Johnson drove over from
Lincoln Saturday and stayed over
night and until Sunday p. m, with
Chas. Eailey and family.
Lois Else accompanied Gertrude
Cruzen from church to her home for
dinner and a visit.
, Carl Beal and Will Cruzen butcher
ed this week. Mrs. Nellie Knight
came up and helped her daughter,
Madison folks have started visit
ing. Chas. Bailey and wife and Mrs.
LYDIA Cruzen and daughter Gertrude
drove down to J. B. CruZen's and
spent a day last week Ed Harvey
and wife were at the Isaac Ferree
home for dinner the last of the week.
Mrs. Anna Ferree and Isaac were Wis
iting at the Isaac Middleton home on
Monday. The young folks spent
Sunday evening at Ollie Padgett's.
Sam Cruzen spent Sunday evening at
the home OF his son VIII. Tom Fer
rec, wife and son Cecil and Walter
Beal and family, the latter from West
Center. Frank CruZGn and family Of
Prime, Lefis CruZen of Carnduff, Can
ada. were at Ike Ferree's for dinner
Sunday. LebCrt CruZen and Bernice
Harvey were guests of Verla Cruzen
Sunday for dinner.
Ed Coffin and wife returned from
Des Mones after visiting at the
homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Coffin
and Howard Blair and we're guests at
the Ike SteddOm home one night in
the city.
Chas. Bogard of the city is helping
Marcellus Nanhemert sawed wood
this week.
Mrs Rempe is sOrely grieved on &C
2 count of the death of a sister who was
resident of Pclla. We extend sym
: pathy to this our friend and neighbor
) Frank ElwcI OF North d street, Os
t kalOo8a, came out and stayed over
night last week with his friend anC
5 CIasSmate, Calvin CruZen.
: Mr. and Mrs Dereus were visiting
at Fred EIse's one evening recently.
/ Dave JamisOn and younger children
5 from south Of the city drove out anC
J spent Sunday at Fred Collins.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake DeBruin from
; near Pella we're visiting their mother
. Mrs. Dieshaar, this week. The lad!
} has not been as well as usual fol
; some time.
Several of the school children have
!, been out Of school lately on account
OF not being well.
, A cousin OF Hazel Cruzcn came
- from PaytCn for the funeral of theil
little one
, John Else, Jr and family. and his
mother were at Fred RI G., lul i rH"I
- after attending SUnt.y schoI al,
church last Sabbath.
/ In a letter received j., IS. J. b
CTuzen from Spokane, \ Shington
, the writer states Mrs. Laura Pattol
passed away Jan. II at one a. m, il
the hospital at Spokane, after an i'll
ness of months duration. After al
S operation it was found she had canoe
of the liver and stomach. Dealt
- ensued in about twenty-four hours al
ter the operation. Laura MattoX wal
born in Bellefountaine, Ohio. Sh,
vas the eldest of three daughters o
Henry and Letitia MattoX and camt
to OskalOCsa with her parents in 1853
She was united in marriage to Thorn
as Patton, also of Oskaloosa, in Marcel
1872, and went to reside in Denver
Colo. Two children were born of thi!
union, one daughter and one son
The family aiterward moved to SpO
kane. The husband and father pre-
coded his wife number of years, al
Ter which the mother made her home
with her children near Spokane. whit
are left to mourn the loss of a devot
ed mother. Besides the children art
her father, Mr.. Henry MattoX, ant
two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Cruzen anC
Mrs. Chris Winter, all residents il
and near the city. Mrs. Patton wal
81 years and 8 months old at the time
of her demise.
Jan. IL M. G.