The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-05-11

! Hospital Saturday morning, May 6,
1916, fine 81s-pound son, to DR.. and
Mrs. Arthur g, Spurgin. All doing
well. EEr.-t- ..FE.a ..
r. HALPERIN.-D Died of Pneumonia at
the home of the parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Halperin, No. SOB High ave.
nue. West, Wednesday, May Bird, 1916,
following an illness of five weeks,
their infant son, aged years and 3
days. >~I
Funeral and interment at Ottumwa
and the. Jewish cemetery at that place.
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SMITH.-Nirs. Carl Smith passed
away at the home, 400 Third avenue
west, at 4 o'clock p M, May s. 1916,
latter an illness of q few days with
typhoid fever. Mrs. Smith was az
/ years, / month and Is days old, and
leaves a little six weeks old baby in
| the home. The husband is in the
same disease, and>in a critical condi..
/ ton. Funeral services from the
Christian church Sunday, May Z, at
2 o'clock p. m. Interment in Forest
cemetery.
| DOWNING Matilda, the daughter
OF Rev. Leonard and Susan Barton
was born in Fayette county, Indiana,
Aug. 10, 1876, aud departed this life
at her home in East Des Moines town.
ship, April &c. 1916, at the age of SO
years, s months and days. In carly
childhood she moved with her parents
Ito Mahaska county where she lived
until God saw fair to call her home.
On April 3, 1870 she was united in
marriage to w. H. Downing. To this
union was born one child. Susan Jessie
who passed away at the age of seven,
I She united with the Methodist Pro-
| testant church in early girlhood and
remained a faithful member until the
end. Funeral services were held at her
home and were conducted by Mr.. G.
| w. Barrett. very dear friend of the
family. one who spoke highly from
personal observation of the upright
character and sterling worth of her
who will be missed as kind. good
lneighbor and fond, loving wife. She
tleaves 10 mourn her loss a husband
and host of loyal friends.
After the services, the body was
tenderly laid to rest by, the side of the
little daughter in HenDess Cemetery
ito wait the final day of all time.
/ MARTIN.-Larkin Malcolm Martin
was born, June 10. 1899. in Fremont,
Mahaska County. Iowa, and in Deem.
Der 1900 came with the family to Os-
kaloosa, where he has since lived.
His life has been that of the ordinary
child and school boy. blessed with a
charming disposition, and ambition
to do something in the world. he was
a JOY to his parents and promised
much to the future.
Larkin was the third son, and the
baby of the family, and was the life
'of the home, always full of life and
doing something all the time to amuse
and entertain the others, he was a
delight to- the household. He was a
lfavorite with, his. school, fellows and
took a great interest in athletics and
iall games; he was unselfish and very
industrious to see that. all his friends
were not neglected.
q" His parents are from the old
prominent family Of this county, Mr..
Martins family coming to Iowa in the
fifties and the family of Mrs. Martin,
Madison Triplett, came in 1S47. w. T.
Martin and Elvina Triplett were both
born in Iowa, and married at Fremont
Iowa. August 21st 1887, and there
has been born to them five children,
three boys and two girls: Leslie B..
the eldest who r. q druggist in Des
Mnines Fairy Martin Hoover, wife
Of Harold w. Hoover, living east Of
OskaloOsa, ON a farm; Bessie, who is
deputy Clerk of the Court, residing
with her parents and Max, who is in
the high school and who is preparing
himself, like his brother Leslie, for
pharmacist. All this interesting family
group,Iarkin has left to mourn his
untimeIy going and the loss to his
school fellows and playmates is feel
ingly expressed whenever they meet
In January, 1910, he was baptised
into the Christian church in Oskaloo-
So, and here he has always held his
church and Sunday school relations.
Larkin departed this life on May l
A. D., 1916. at 12:45 p. m. at Oskaloosa
after an Illness of one week. Funeral
services we're held from the Christian
church on Wednesday morning. May
3rd, at 80 o'clock. The church was
filed to it's capacity with friends of
the family, and more especially with
the young friends of Larkin, who was
a favorite with all the school children
who knew him. The entire west sidei
of the church was filed with his young
boy friends whose poignant grief wasI
uncomfortable. Flowers in beautiful,
boquets and floral designs were bank
ed about the white casket feeble test
timonials of the love which is still
living in the hearts of friends, fellow
school mates, and relatives.
Larkin's death came suddenly. whileI
he had been i'll for about one week. not
thought had entered the minds of thei
family that he would not recover. AL
sudden turn for the worse came dur
ing Sunday night and early Monday
it was found that an operation
must be performed as the last hope. |
He was taken to the Oskaloosa Hos
pital about ten thirty o'clock, and in.
cision made AMI drain tube inserted
He rallied from the operation but 1t
was too late. and he passed away at
IL: Do o clock. He was conscious UP toi
the time when the anesthetic was ad.
and whom leaving the