Iowa
Old Press
Oskaloosa Daily Herald
Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa
July 31, 1913
Births - Deaths - Marriages
-S. M. Wallace, Waterloo ..... 36 and Jessie V. Stewart, New
Sharon ....28
-J. H. Sipes, Des Moines ..... and Lizzie Gunsaulls, Des Moines
.... 31
GIBBONS--Born, Monday, July 28 to Mr.and Mrs. George Gibbons, an
8 lb. girl.
HAMILTON--Born, Monday, to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hamilton, 902
Second avenue east, Monday, July 28, 1913, a nine and one-half
pound son.
PARKER-- Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parker, ath heir home in
Centerville, Friday, July 25, 1913, a son. Mr. Parker is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Parker and a former Oskaloosa boy.
Congratulations.
PAGE- Died, of old age and general decline at the home 950 Ninth
avenue west, at six o'clock a. m. Sunday, July 27, 1913, after an
illness of about three weeks duration, William J. PAGE, aged 80
years, 4 months, and 11 days. Funeral services will be held at
the home this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Remains will be taken to
Haden Chapel, near Lakonta, leving the house at 7:00 to-morrow
morning and interment in Haden cemetery. Deceased has been a
resident of Iowa more than fifty years and of Mahaska county
forty-six years. He was a much liked man in the circle of his
aquaintance. He is survived by a widow and six children. Samuel
of Buxton; Mrs. Wilson of Cricket; William, of Florence,
California; J. R. of Clark, South Dakota; Mrs Wright of Buxton
and Mrs Warner of Oskaloosa. [transcribers note: William J. PAGE
is William James PAGE born 16 Mar 1833 in KY, son of Robert PAGE
and Mary PARKS. First wife: Nancy COBBS born 5 Dec 1831 in TN.
died 30 Dec 1905 Lakonta, Mahaska, Iowa. Second wife is a widow
he married after Nany died by the name of Eliza. Son Samuel is
George Samuel PAGE; J.R is Joseph Runyon PAGE; Mrs. Wilson is
Ruth Emaline PAGE WILSON; William is William Leroy PAGE; Mrs.
Wright is Cordelia (Deliah) Francis PAGE WRIGHT; and Mrs Warner
is Margaret (Maggie) Lodemia PAGE WERNER.)]
MILLS--Funeral services for the late Marry Torrence Mills was
held at the Methodist Episcopal church at Fremont, Sunday
afternoon, July 27, 1913, Rev. Fulmer, officiating. The church
was crowded with the friends and acquaintances of the deceased
who has for years been a resident of Cedar township. The funeral
party left Oskaloosa at eleven o'clock a. m. Sunday and drove to
Fremont going immediately to the church upon arriaval at that
place.
FERRALL-- Born, to Mr. and Mrs. George D. Ferrall, at their home
in Los Angeles, Calif., Monday , July 21, 1913, a son. Word of
the advent which came to Mrs. J. H. Pickett of Park Place, states
that the little fellow, who has been called George D. Jr, weighed
eleven pounds at birth. All doing well. THe grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. John C. Ferrall, are more than delighted and happy. Hosts of
Oskaloosa friends and former associates extend congratulations.
ROSS--- John P. Ross, an old resident of Garfield township,
residing on the Beacon road near Beacon, dided of cancer of the
stomach, after an illness of more than a years duration, at 8:30
this Wednesday morning, July 30, 1913, aged 60 years, 7 months,
and 2 days. Funeral Thursday, July 31, at the Friends Mission on
North H. street in Oskaloosa. Interment in Friends's
cemetery.Deceased leaves a widow, Susan E. Ross, and four
daughters, Mrs. C. A Vlanchard of Oskaloosa, Mrs Durdess of
nearch Beacon, Mrs Frad Mattox and [article cuts off here]
EDDYVILLEETCHING
[transcriber note: The articles are cut off to the left, but I've
transcribed the names I can read, J.S.]
Mrs. Earl Switzer came up from Otummawa Saturday and pent the day
visiting at the Ch...Switzer home.
Mr. and Mrs Wm. DeLong and daughtere have returned to their home
in Greenfield, Ohio after a ...week's visit with relatives in
Eddyville. They were accompanied ....Des Moined by Frank DeLong
Andy Baker of Oskaloosa was ...business caller in Eddyville
Saturday.
John Danberger of Bussey and ....Danberger of Beacon were in
Eddyville Saturday looking after business interests.
Mrs. Geo. Gilchrist of Oskaloosa and Miss Sue Vance of
Roseland...Dakota, were guests Sunday at the home of their
brother, Dr. F. E. Vance.
Wm. Hayes returned from Haxtum, Colorado where he had been
visiting his daughter Mrs. Della Templeton
Mrs. Cora Strange, of DesMoines and her sister Mrs Aline Haywood
of Bussey were called to Eddyville this week...serious illness of
their father Wm. Meeker
C. Bonham and daughter, Mrs Josephene Gordon of Keokuk spent
Sunday in Eddyville visiting Dr and Mrs. N. S. Bradfield.
Fred Spates of Rose Hill spent... day at the John Krizer home
...Eddyville.
Miss Epple Wylle returned Sunday from Lake Okoboji where she had
been spending the past two weeks.
Mrs James Wylle has returned from a short visit with relatives in
Des Moines.
Mrs. and Mrs. Wm Chitwood and baby came down from Oskaloosa
...day and spent the day visiting at parental John Chitwood home.
Miss LaRue Black returned to Indianapolis Sunday evening after a
weeks visit with her father in Eddyville.
Henry Kitterman has sold his interest in the Kitterman
vlacksmith...to his brother Roscoe. Mr. and Mrsl. Kitterman will
pobably locate in Nebraska.
Ernest Boggs who has been visiting at the Foster Home.....
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[transcribed by J.S., May 2008]