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EMMONS, Phebe Almyra Humphrey was born at Durham, Green county, N. Y., Aug. 22, 182h. She spent her girlhood days in this locality; then her people moved to Guilford Centre, Chinango county, the same state. At this place she met and married Loren F. Emmons on March 8th, 1848, the Rev. Justus L. Jones officiating. They went at once to Trumble county, Ohio, making their first home at Gus tavus. Their first daughter, Pluma, was born there. At Vernon the second daughter, Ella, and at Youngstown a third named Frances. In 1856 Mr. Emmons came to Iown and pre-empted in New Oregon two. After a couple of years he returned east and brought his family to his new prairie home, which was primitive. The last child, a son, Lewis, came to make the family complete. On this farm the children all grew to maturity while the parents struggled with the vicissitudes of pioneer life. ‘They were hopeful, cheerful, brave ‘and courageous. Their home was a center of social in fluence always characterized by hospi tality. From it radiates that kindness of heart, that sympathy of feeling which makes friends and keeps them. They had scant privileges of school to church. In 1880 a Methodist church was built in Paris two., five miles from the Emmons farm. Mrs. Emmons became a member of this church and when she came to Cresco transferred her membership to the local church. She was one of a family of eleven children of whom only one, a brother, remains, M. C. Humphrey of Greene wool, Miss. Half a century of love and labor crowned the declining years of Mr. and Mrs. Emmons with hard earned com forts and made the scene of their labors a sacred place they would not consent to leave until the husband and father died about six years ago. A year later Madam Emmons came to Cresco and to this home with her son and wife and has been the recipient of the most tender care until she died Wednesday at three o'clock in the afternoon Jan, 19th, 1910, being S4 years and five months old. Her children survived her and were present at the home funeral to give their last fond care to a devoted mother who lived a finished life and fell like a sheaf of grain fully ripe. They are Mrs. Pluma Howard, Creaco, Mrs. Ella Shaw, Madison, 5S. D., Mrs. Frances Morris, Cedar Edge, Col., and Lewis Emmons. ‘Two of the eighteen grand children were also present—Norman Howard and Ray Morris, both of Cres ». Rev. John Gammons, pastor, con ducted the services, focusing his thoughts of comfort on the text John, 142, “In my father's house are many mansions; if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you,”” Mrs. E. C. White and Misa Adai! Robinson, alto and soprano, sang ‘Go Bury Thy Sorrow’ and ‘Beautiful City of Gold.’’ Interment in New Oregon cemetery. —id of Thanks. We wish to thank our friends for all courtesies and services during the lingering feebleness and final sickness of our mother and for the floral ex pressions of sympathy in this, our present sorrow, Mr. and Mrs. L. £. Emmons. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Morris. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Shaw. Mr. and Mrs. Wim. Howard. Julia Maria Henderson was born in Bloomingdale, N. J. Nor, dth, 1833. This was her home until about the age of six when she moved with her parents to Freedom Forge, Pa. Here she grew to womanhood and on the 1st of Feb ruary, 1855, she was united in marriage to Josiah Long. About two years sub sequently they moved to White Pigeon, Mich. They lived there one year and then moved to West Union, Iowa. In the autumn of 1866 they came to New Oregon and when the town site was changed they came to Cresco which has been her home ever since. In Aug. 1899 Mr. Long died. There were six children, three sons and three daugh ters, Two, James and Ida died in in fancy. Your are now living—Mrs. M. A. Kline of Cresco, Frank of Minne apolis, Mrs. Emma Dreske of St. Paul, and Charles of Rochester, Minn. She was raised in the M. E. church and was a firm believer in the doctrines of christian religion. She was a pioneer settler and one of the first business women of Cresco. After an illness of about three hours she passed her reward on Sabbath evening Jan, 2ard, WHO, at 10:20 p.m. Besides her children she leaves a brother and sister in Kansas, four landchildren and one great grand d. Funeral services were held at the home of her daughter Mrs. Klein Wednesday and burial was in Oaklawn, WILCOX. Lucy Helen Bishop was born Sept. 4, 1810 near Plymouth, Marshall county, Ind., and passed to the life Immortal Jan. 12, 1910, from the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Smith near Lime Springs, Iowa. She was married to C. V. Wilcox of LaPorte county, TInd., Feb. 18, 1858. ‘The children of this onion are C. S. Wilcox of Excelsior Springs, Mo., and T., Oncita Smith near Lime Springs, Iowa. They removed from Indiana to Howard Center, Howard county, Iowa, in February, 1878, where they lived un til Jan. 9, 1895, when be passed on to the great beyond. For the past ten years she has been in failing health and has spent most of the time with her daughter and family. She united with the Door Village , Baptist church of LaPorte county, Ind., in April, 1868, and soon after coming to this county united with the Baptist church at Cresco. Mrs. Wilcox was a rare character; one of God's noble women, Was esteemed by all her neighbors, because of her gentle man ners and kindness of heart, and was a benediction in her home. To know it was to love her. It was ever her mani fest desire to use her influence for the cause of rihteousness, and her memory will ever be cherished by those who knew her in her active life. She has left, besides the two chil dren, seven grandchildren, two brothers and a sister, Albert Bishop of Seattle, Wash., Horace Bishop of Cresco, Iowa, Hattie L. Major of Chicago, Il, HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. The Misses Klara and Selma Thorn sten were called to Lansing, Iowa, over, Sunday by the death of a friend. The coal supply at the South Side building is getting very low. Several new subjects are being offer ed this semester, among them being physical geography, bookkeeping, higher algebra, commercial oogra phy, grammar and didactics. The total enrollment in the high school for the first semester is 127, an even 30 more than last year. ‘The present indications are that it will be equally as large next year. The Cresco high school basketball team won the first home game of the season last Friday night defeating New Hampton by the close score of 21 to 20.The game was a red hot one from start to finish, the first half ending 8 to 8 At no time was either team more than three points ahead, most of the time the score remaining a tie. The The teams were very evenly matched, our boys excelling in throwing field baskets while New Hampton was very successful in getting baskets from fouls. Both side played a good, clean game. The New Hampton boys were accompanied by Supt. Love and they conducted themselves as gentlemen. A return game will be played at New Hampton soon. The following ranked highest in scholarships in the high school: Sen iors: 1, Grace Evans; 2, Mary Evans; 3, Emma Swenson, Juniors: Nellie Milligan; 2, Maude Goodher; 8, Leone Graf, Sophomores; 1, Emma Smith; 2, Carl Klaffke; Reuben Johnson , Freshmen; 1, Wi Darrow; 2, Cora Stevenson; 3, Jessie Smart. The high school boys have founded an athletic association and elected Will Wheeler as the first president. An executive committee composed of the president and the captains and mana gers of the baseball and basketball teams will co-operate with the princi pal and superintendent in the manage ment of all high school athletics. They plan to hold several entertainments during the year to help pay the ex penses incurred by the baseball and basketball teams. The first of the series occurred last Wednesday even ing, being largely a repetition of a former program. From a Cresco Boy in the Navy, T. J. Hardy hands us the following interesting letter from one of his sons who enlisted in the U. S. navy. At Sea, Jan. 8, 1910, DEAR FATHER: T won’t get a chance to mail this for a day or two, but will tell you of our voyage so far. We are about thirty= six hours out of New York and have crossed the stormiest piece of water in the Atlantic, it is the water off Cape Hatteras and is called “The Sailors’ Grave-Yard,’ and take it from me it is something fierce. I wish you could have seen this crew when we were in the worst of it. There were scarcely enough well men to stand the watch. Most of them left N. Y. full of ‘‘saw hooze'’ and “holiday grub’, and 30 were in no shape to stand the shaking up they got. ‘The weather changed about noon a day and is quite warm. There are eleven ships with us, “The Louisiana,’ V. C's, ship, is still in Norfolk, Va, but I think they will be with us soon. We burned 126 tons of coal in the last 24 hours and have gone about 15 miles per hour. I have nothing to do while we are at sea. My station is in one of the boats and I will have nothing to do until we get into port again. The uniform will be changed from blue to white and the sailors can go barefooted if they choose a. We are having ideal summer weather. How does that sound to you up there where it is 22 below zero. TWENTY-four Hours LATER—I can not find words to describe the beauty of a day like this area. All hands are on deck in white uniform, the sea is as smooth as glass. We are off Florida coast. I think, have heard it tamored that “The Louisiana’ is a stern off from Us and gaining on us. Hope it is #6 I may see V.C. Will write more tomorrow. Guantenamo Bay, Cuba, Jan. 13. Arrived here yesterday morn ing. The weather is simply fine; swing in my hammock in the open air at night. We start for San Juan, Porto Rico, Saturday, Jan, 16th, are coaling ship to-day, but am not helping as my office is on the boats. — As ever, E. L. Harpy.
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Twice A Week Plain Dealer
Cresco, Iowa, US
Fri, Jan 28, 1910
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