The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-11-16

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permanent residence.
! ROWE-MOYES - Announcement
cards have been received here for the
marriage of Miss Nellie. Claire Moves
of Fort Madison and Mr.. S. Guy Rowe
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Rowe, No.
651 North street. The marriage took
place at Fort Madison, October %,
1916 They will have permanent resi-
dence in Dallas City, Illinois, where
the groom is profitably engaged.
ANDERSON-COVEY.- Mr.. Thos.
Anderson and Miss Marie Convey were
united in marriage at the home of
the bride, on "Wednesday evening,
Nov. 8, 1916, at o'clock, VOWS being
pronounced by Rev. Alexander Meier
ran in the presence of the parents
and sisters and brothers of the bride,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Covey and family.
the parents of the groom, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. l.. Anderson, and the grand
mother of tho groom, Mrs Anderson.
After the cermony the party were
taken in cars to the Lacey Hotel,
where a bounteous four course sup.
per was served. Mr.. and Mrs. An
derson will be at home to friends at
the home of the parents of the groom
at Alb North d street.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES The
Arizona Daily Star, of Tucson, Arizo-
ma, says: Charming simplicity
marked the impressive wedding which
was solemnized Friday evening, Nov.
3, at 6 o'clock, at 'Parva Sed Apta,'
the attractive home of Mr.. e. C.
Clark, on East Fourth street, when
Miss Emily Kissick became the bride
of Arthur Hottenstein. Rev. Will
liam J. Dixon of Grace Episcopal
church read the marriage service in
the presence of few friends of the
young people. The bride, who is
charming young woman, was attired
in bridal gown of white crepe de
chine and carried brides roses and
maidenhair fern. She graduated
from Penn college, oskaloosa, Iowa,
and recently came to Tucson from
Fort Thomas and has been teaching
in Fort Lowell school. Mr. Hotten-
stein is young man of high charac-
ter, and is taking advanced work in
the University of Arizona, preparing
eventually to enter the ministry. Mr..
and Mrs. Hottenstein will be at home
to their friends after the 18th, at
Fourth and Vine street"
WELLS.-Another of the pioneer
business men of Oskaloosa has passed
to his reward. George A. Wells died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ada
Click, at Sioux Falls, North Dakota,
Tuesday, November Z, 1916, at . o.
clock p. M, following a decline at.
tendant upon old age.
Funeral service was held at the
Cheesman Funeral Home, First aven-
ue east at ten-thirty o'clock a. M, Fri
day, November 10, and the deceased
laid away for the long sleep in For
est cemetery.
George A. Wells was a native of
Ohio. born in Knox county, November
20, 1841. He was within a few days
of IS years of age at date Of death.
He was a son of E. w. and Mary Car
nold) Wells. He came to Oskaloosa
as lad Of ten years and grew to
young manhood here. The father, E.
W., who arriver here in 1851, oper-
ated the first hardware store in town.
He finished the local school of his day
and then turned his efforts in the di-
rection Of trade and took up that
OF timer and graduated in local
shop working at the business as
! 'journeyman" until 1869 when he be-
came a master" timer with a shop
and business of his own in connection
with stock of hardware and stoves
and in partnership with his brother,
o. o. Wells. They enlarged their
business to include metal work for
buildings, corniceS, skylights, etc,
and became skilled in this branch OF
the business. Mr.. Wells contracted
work in many adjoining towns and at
one time was operating a large shop.
He was a tireless worker and think
er and when in the eighties he pat
ented hot air furnace of exceptional
worth there was promise of big
manufacturing establishment. The
business grew with rapid strides. It.
moved from one to another place in
N<Nr T.. n.
old Power House" establishment on
Ninth avenue east. The business was
handicapped in its larger operations
for want of sufficient handling capital
and when opportunity offered for
greater development in another place
Injured In Elevator.