George Wulf

WULF, MCLAUGHLIN, BOSSEN, WICK, ALEXANDER, HAGGE, WIECKE

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Date: 5/23/2021 at 17:43:30

5 March 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser page 3

GEORGE WULF IS FOUND DEAD AT ROADSIDE
GRAND MOUND MAN DRIVES NEWLY PURCHASED TEAM
NO WITNESSES TO ACCIDENT
Apparently Instantly Killed When Thrown from Wagon--is Brother of Mrs. Henry Bossen.
George Wulf, residing near Grand Mound, Ia., was apparently instantly killed about 6:30 Saturday evening when he was thrown from a wagon while driving a team of ponies he had just purchased the day preceding. There were no witnesses to the accident, but his dead body was found at the roadside shortly after, and the team was captured about a mile distant.

Mr. Wulf had left his home but a short time before the accident occurred, driving the ponies. Neighbors were aroused by a noise and when they could arrive on the scene, they found him dead and the team was almost out of sight. An examination showed that he had sustained a broken neck, broken nose and fractured ankle. Coroner M. E. Anderson of Clinton was notified of the accident and after viewing the body this morning and going over the circumstances decided that no inquest was necessary.

The deceased had been a life-long resident of Grand Mound where he was born and reared. He was 41 years of age.

Surviving him are his wife, formerly Miss Irene McLaughlin of Grand Mound, four children, Genevieve, Richard, Georgine and Geraldine, three brothers, Ferdinand Wulf of Sioux City, Ia., J. M. Wulf of White Lake, S.D., John Wulf of St. Croix, Wis., and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Bossen of Clinton, Mrs. Henry Wick of Grand Mound and Mrs. Dan Alexander of Grand Mound.

The funeral will probably take place Tuesday afternoon at Grand Mound.

6 March 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser page 8

Grand Mound, Ia., March 6--Our little town and surrounding country are shrouded in a pall of gloom due to the horrible fact that George Wulf, one of our best known men whose home was three miles from Grand Mound, met his death almost instantaneously Saturday night about 7 o'clock when he was going to his home. The accident occurred near the Blunck farm adjoining town on the west. There were no eye witnesses to the accident. However it is believed the team which he was driving took fright and started to run, throwing Mr. Wulf from the buggy as forcibly as to break his neck and leg and also bruising his body. Robert Blunck, Jerry Wolfe, Jens Thompson and Mr. Bossen who were first to find the unfortunate man brought him here to Dr. Wille's office hoping that life was not yet extinct but found upon arriving that he was already dead. The news of his untimely death spread rapidly casting upon all a shadow of sorrow.

The deceased was born on a farm in Berlin township and at the time of his death was aged 41 years, 3 months and 18 days. He was married on Oct. 2, 1901 to his surviving wife, Miss Irene McLaughlin and has since resided on a farm southwest of Grand Mound. He besides farming, made a business of raising cattle and buying horses thus being known over a wide territory.

Besides his sorrowing widow he is survived by three daughters, Genevieve, Geraldine, Georgene and one son, Richard, ranging in age from 13 to 2 years. He also leaves four sisters who are Mrs. Detleft Hagge of Arcadia, Ia., Mrs. Julia Wiecke and Mrs. Dan Alexander living here and Mrs. Henry Bossen of Clinton and four brothers J. M. Wulf of White Lake, S.D., G. F. Wulf of Sioux City, John of St. Croix Falls, Wis., and Henry of De Witt.

To those left so sadly bereaved an entire community extends a feeling of sincere sympathy. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the M.E. church.

9 March 1917 - The Clinton Advertiser page 4

Grand Mound, Ia., March 9--A large concourse of relatives, friends and neighbors assembled on Wednesday afternoon to pay a last tribute to the late George Wulf, who was accidently killed on Saturday evening. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. H. White, of Calamus, at the M.E. church.

The pallbearers were the following old friends: Wm. Hanson, F. J. Marks and Q. Kallenbach, R. C. Quinn and Dan Anderson.

The flower girls were Marie Barber, Althea Wertz, Alma Goettsch, Loretta Griebel, Elsie Detlef, Ellen Ahlers, Margaret Howell, Irma Reihben, Mrs. J. J. Lacy and Jennie Sinksen.

Interment was made in Evergreen cemetery, W. Kelly having charge.

The heartfelt sympathy of the entire community goes out to the sorrowing ones so suddenly bereft of a kind and loving husband, father and brother.