BACKUS- In thin city, March 20, Oscar Jerome Backus, beloved husband of Anna M. Backus, and father of Mra. M. T. Holcomb, Mrs. Dr. T. B. Holmes, Mrs. Dr. David Badden, Mrs. C. F. Hell and Oscar 76 J. Backus Jr., a native New York, aged Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services Wednesday, March 22, at 2 o clock, at the home, 82 Monte Vista avenue, Oakland. Interment private.