Iowa
Old Press
The Red Oak Sun
Boll & Clark Publishers.
Red Oak, Montgomery co., Iowa
July 31, 1908
Painful Accident Sustained by Farmer Owens West of Washington
Twp.
Mortons Mills, July 28 - On Wednesday, July 22, while Joe Owens
was working in the harvest field something about the harvesting
machines broke. In taking a short cut across the field to the
house for repairs, he had to climb a high barbed wire fence.
Placing a hand on a sharp walnut post, he started to climb the
fence, when his overalls caught on the wire, causing him to fall.
His hand was badly torn by the post, making the aid of a
physician necessary. J. R. Nelson took Mr. Owens to Villisca
where the injured hand was dressed. Mr. Owens
will be laid up for several weeks.
Mrs. Susan Wickham of Red Oak, Mrs. Oliver Rosecrans and Mrs.
Miers of Clarinda, and John Figgins of Omaha, were visiting their
mother, Mrs. America Figgins, and their sister, Mrs. M. C.
Prather, here last week. A family reunion was held at the home of
Mrs. Figgins on Sunday, July 19.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Johnson and daughters, Lillie, living near
Wallin, and Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Mayhew and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dunn
of Tenville were guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Damuth
here Sunday.
Mrs. C. C. Mayhew and daughter, Gladys, went to New Market last
week for a visit in the home of Mrs. Mayhew's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Neely, and with other relatives there.
There was a large crowd in attendance at the ice cream social
given by the Ladies Aid society of Holmes Chapel. on July 15. The
proceeds amounted to $40.
Mrs. J. W. Powers, visiting in the homes of her son, H. A.
Powers, and her daughter, Mrs. Ora Moates, the past week,
returned to her home in Villisca Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dunn, living near Villisca, visited in the home
of Mrs. Dunn's sister, Mrs. Henry Bryson, three miles west of
here Sunday.
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth Oyster a Resident of County 40 years.
Villisca. -- July 28, Mrs. Elizabeth Oyster, a resident of this
county for 40 years, died at the home of her son Samuel, 6 1/2
miles north of Villisca, Wednesday morning, July 22, at 8:30,
following illness of many months. She was in her 82nd year. Mrs.
Oyster's maiden was Morelet. She was born in Schuylkill county,
Pa. May 26, 1827, and was married to Samuel Oyster in
Pennsylvania in 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Oyster came to Montgomery
county from Pennsylvania in 1868, settling on a farm in
Washington township. Mr. Oyster died 19 years ago. Eight children
survive, their names and places of residence being as follows:
Charles of Stillwater, Okla.; Riley of Rand ?urley, Canada;
Samuel W., of Washington township, this county; Louis Albert, of
Stillwater, Okla.; George F. of Kelso, Wash., John W. G., of
Council Bluffs; Mrs. Emma Plowman, of New Market; and Mrs. Ella
Gourley, of Villisca. The funeral services were held in the
Arlington M. E. church on Thursday afternoon, July 23, and were
conducted by Rev. J. K. Driver, of the Presbyterian church of
Villisca. Interment was in the Villisca cemetery.
David B. Copelin died at the home of his son, Joseph, six miles
north of Villisca, Tuesday night, July 21st of heart disease,
following a long illness. He was in his 74th year. The funeral
services were held at the home of ?? Copelin Thursday, July 23,
at 9 o'clock and were conducted by Rev. J. K. Driver of the
Presbyterian church. The remains were taken to New London, Iowa,
for interment by the side of the grave of the wife of the
deceased. Mr. Copelin was born in Rockingham county, Va., Feb.
24, 1835. He came to Iowa in 1869 and
resided in the eastern part of the state until the death of his
wife about three years ago when he came to make his home with his
children here. He is survived by five children, Mrs. Columbus
King, and Joseph Copelin of this locality. Mrs. J. W. Walker and
E. G. Coplin of New London; and Mrs. Charles Taylor of
???ley, Wash.
[transcribed by C.D., August 2005]