The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-13

i 1886 and
Nellie Eloise Smith, Taintor. :. .2S
Steve Papal, Enterprise ...... .36
/ 1896 and
Anna Rupert, Enterprise "a
MENDENHALL RICE. Relatives
Of Miss Lucille Rice received word
that she was married IN Des Moines
ON last Saturday TO Fred Mendenhall
OF that city Miss Rice Is a dalirh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Rice who
recently moved to Eddyvllle from New
Sharon Mr.. Mendenhall's parents
live in Des Moines.
GIBBS Funeral for the late Mrs.
Martha Jane Gibbs, widow of the late
Ernest III. Gibbs, who passed away at
her apartments in the Downing Hotel
at 1il0 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
| April s, 1915, was held this afternoon
al two O'clock, at the Downing Hotel.
The funeral was private, the services
being read by Doctor Edwards of
Penn College. Temporary interment
was made in Forest cemetery.
IL Is understood that the will of the
late e. III. ~Gibbs made provision for
the erection of private mausoleum
which will receive the bodies of the
family upon completion of construc-
tion sG
Deceased was laid away in a met.
alic casket OF solid bronze.
Pail bearers were James A. Dewitt,
Arthur Oppenheimer, Charles c. Pike,
B. O. Jerrel, James Houser and John
Hawkins.
HARRIS - GUNDERSON. - The
friends of Miss Mary Gunderson, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. sGun-
! derson OF this city. will be delighted
to learn that she was married on last
Saturday, April 1. to Mr.. j. L. Har-
ris of Kansas City The wedding
took place at st, Louis.
Mrs. Harris has been in Chicago
for some years but has kept in touch
with her friends in New Sharon by
her regular visits to the parental
home. She is one Of the young wo.
men going out from New Sharon of
which the town has reason to be
proud and her many friends will join
In congratulations. Fa
Mr.. Harris is a general live stock
agent for the Chicago & Alton Rail
way Co., an dwhilA he is stranger
to New Sharon people the fact that
he has been selected to be the life
partner of so worthy young lady is
evidence that he is all right New
Sharon Star.
P0DGETT - LEICHTLE. Miss
Barbara Leichtle who, left here more
than ten days ages was married In
| Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday OF
last week Immediately upon her
arrival in Phoenix, she was met at
the train by her fiance, and two other
friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Bar d. Jones,
and went at once to the residence OF
Rev Mr.. Stewart, pastor of the Con-
gregational church, where the cere-
mony was performed.
Miss Leichtle is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris. Leichtle of this
city. She was born and reared to
womanhOod here and is one of our
best young women. She was en-
ployed until the first of February in
the office of the New Sharon Public
Utility Co., as bookkeeper and collec
tor, where she was found to be very
efficient.
Mr.. Podgett was formerly resi-
dent of Mahasks county and is we'll
and ably Known in Oskaloosa,
and vicinity They went to house.
keeping at once in the house which
Mr.. Podgett had prepared and fur
nished waiting for his BRIDE New
Sharon Star.
SCHEUERMAN. - Rosina Kiesel
Scheuerman was born October IA,
1888, In Wueshenroth, Germany, and
emigrated with her husband and two
children to America Five children
of the family had preceded the par
ents to America. They located in
lndianola, Iowa. where they lived un.
til the death of the father and hus.
band, which occurred in July, 1913;
and since that time she has made her
home with the children.
March 14th she came from Indian.
ola to Oskaloosa and stopped with
her son Adolph, thinking she would
spend few days here, then visit the
other children. Owing to a cold
which she had contracted, she did not
visit the rest OF the family, and IL
seemed that her cold grew steadily
worse, and finally developed into la
grippe. About one week ago she
was compelled to take to her bed, and
never was able to leave IL to the
time of her death. Her death was
not unexpected, as she Informed
them on Sunday, and on April 4th
she died at the age of II years,
months and 20 days. a#4
Mrs. Scheuerman was good moth
er, one who loved her children, and
was always interested in their vel.
fare. She joined the church of her
choice in Germany. and proved faith
full and true to her belief until her
death. Services were held at the
Adolph ScheuerInan home in Oska-
loosa, and the remains were taken to
Indianola, where she will be laid to 4
rest by the side of her husband. Four
sons and three daughters are left to
mourn the loss OF their beloved moth
or.