The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-01-25

Lentz, February D, 1889, at Slgourney,
Iowa. Four children were born: Ida
Powell Mason, who preceded her fatll-
CIR in death, Miss Clara Powell, Mrs.
Katherine Hamilton, and Ellsworth
Lee. Other relatives who survive him
are granddaughter, Helen Julia
Hamilton, a brother, C. Powell, of 0s-
kaloosa, Iowa, and three sisters, Mrs.
e. Mcintosh of New Sharon, Iowa, and
Mrs. w. A. Jacobs, Of Ottumwa, Iowa.
Several other relatives and numerous
friends remain to mourn their loss.
SHIPP-John Ship was born at
What Cheer, Iowa, May %, 1880 and
died at Mercy Hospital, Jan. IS, 1917,
of meningitis of brain days duration
at the age of Sc years months and
&c days.
He was taken sick Mon. night and
was brought to Mercy hospital We'd
nesday everything was done that could
be to relieve his suffering but death
came as the only relieve.
D, tssed was united in marriage to
Mary Dow of Oskaloosa, Ia, Oct. 9Th,
1901, and to this union was born four
children Louise age IA Dorothy. age
IL, Julia 10 and Helen, age, all of
whom, with the widow survive. Also
his father, William Shipp of Knoxville,
two brothers Dan of Knoxville and
Tom of Oskaloosa, one sister Anna
Hayes of Des Moines.
Deceased has always been a resi-
dent of Mahaska county until four
years ago the family moved to farm
5 miles east of Knoxville where the
family now resides. He was always a
kind and loving husband and father
an honest straightforward man and
was loved by all who knew him. He
will be greatly misses among his
friends and neighbors.
The family has the sympathy Of rel
atives and friends
CARTER. = Marshalltown Times
Republican: Frank Carter, one Of the
old and we'll known conductors of the
Iowa Central and NJ, & st. L., diod
shortly after midnight Tuesday
morning at his home in Albert Lea
after a short illness of pneumonia
Mr.. Carter caught severe cold
about ten days ago while on his reg
ular run, and pneumonia developed
soon afterwards. The patient grew
steadily weaker, and for the past two
days had been lowering between life
and death
Mr.. Carter was about "a years OF
age, and had been a conductor fol-
over thirty years. He entered the
employ of the Iowa Central shortly
after 1880, coming from Galesburg
where he was reared. He formerly
lived in Oskaloosa, and for some
years he ran on trains and g. but
for the past few years had been run
ming between Albert Lea and Abba
on l and 2. Mr.. Carter ranked fifth
in service among the conductors, be
Ting preceded by f. d. Young, "Chet'
Agan, d. P. Wilhelm and A. NJ Rem
ME,
Besides his widow, who was for
merly Miss Belle carp, of Monmouth
H., Mr.. Carter is survived by foul
daughters Mrs. w. Shaw of Sioux
Falls, S. D.; Mrs. S. C. Hugrahl
Mrs. Warren, Latham and Miss Lii
liam Carter, all of Albert Lea. Mr.
Carter was the last of his family, his
mother dying a short time ago. His
death marks the passing of the third
veteran conductor on the NJ & st. L
within o month, "Herm" Colt and
George P. Dawson having preceded
Mr.. Carter to the great beyond.
JONES.-Of the death of the aged
father of Mrs. R. T. Penders of this
city, the Dowagiac Daily News OF
Wednesday, January 17,says: while
on a business trip to the city today
Thomas P. Jones of Silver Creel
township was taken ill and hasten
ing to the Office of DR.. c. M. Myers
died from heart trouble as the doctor
was preparing the relief sought. He
died during the noon hour.
MIR. Jones was about rs years old
and was born in Ireland With his
parents he came to Silver Creet
township when small boy, and
practically all his life had been spent
there. He was married to Katherine
Cullinane, daughter of Mr. ant
Mrs. John Cullinane, and to this
union four children were born Rufus
Jones and Mrs. Mollie Penders, re
siding in Oskaloosa, Iowa; Vitus
Jones, prominent attorney in South
Bend, and Harry, living at home, and
clerk of Silver Creek township Two
brothers and one sister also survive
They are William and Samuel Jones
of Chicago, and Mrs. Anna Murtha
who has been living with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jones since the death OF hel
husband.
When a boy of Is Mr.. Jones Of
fered his services in the defense Of
his country in the civil war. He was
rejected on the grounds of weakness
of heart, but he has lived all these
years since then, doing his share OF
the labor of caring for large farm
and apparently in good health