News items from The Hamburg Reporter, Hamburg, Iowa - 1914-1915

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The Hamburg Reporter, Hamburg, Iowa, Friday
 
MARCH 5, 1915
Oscar Todd Dead
Word was received here Friday of the death of Oscar Todd at Helena, Mo., following an illness of some weeks. Mr Todd suffered from lung trouble, which caused his death. Mr Todd will be well remembered here by many and was employed at the canning factory for several seasons. He was an exceptionally popular young man and was a trusted employe of the Waterloo Canning company.
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Allen Trosper and family of Sheldon, Mo are moving back to Hamburg after a year. They will farm out on route three and are now nicely settled...
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Mrs Della Sheldahl of Buena Vista, Colo visiting her brother L.A. Rees & wife....
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Mrs John Minor of Brock, Neb visiting relatives....
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Mrs Bertie Dodds Barbour of Wichita, Kans attended father's funeral here....
Mrs W.W. Anspach left Tuesday for Longmont, Colo to be with her dau Mrs Vyse who was operated upon Friday. Mr Anspach accompanied her as far as Omaha....
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Milton Butler of Flemming, Colo visiting....
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Bert Lister's moving to the home place near Clarinda....
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Mr and Mrs George Hoffman of Hasting, Nebr., visiting. She was the former Miss Neona Wait....
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Frank Warman to see ill sister, Mrs A.S. Calkins of Troy, Kansas....
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Eleck Maypes moving from Horton, Kansas to Nebraska City....
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At six o'clock Sunday occurred the marriage of O.F. Jaeckel to Miss Bertha Case at the home of the bride's parents, Rev I. Th Seybold officiating, and in the presence of about seventy-five invited guests. Miss Ruby Wingate played the wedding march. The young couple will make their home near Talmage, Neb., where the groom has a farm. These popular young people will be greatly missed about Hamburg. Congratulations and best wishes are extended.
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The conviction of Earl Jones, for the alleged abduction of Grace Rynyon, daughter of a Corning banker, was set aside by the Supremem Court of Iowa last Friday. It is thought that the matter will not come up for trial again....

Jones is now working in a seed house in Shenandoah.

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Ellis Catlett and Miss Nellie Townsend slipped over to Nebraska City this week and were married....
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The remains of George True, who died in Omaha, Sunday, were brought to Hamburg Thursday morning for burial in the local cemetery. Mr True was for a number of years employed by E.S. Reeves, George was a good, honest man and a hard worker.
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10 YEARS AGO
Mrs George Colon left Sunday for Los Angeles, Cal., to visit her mother and sister.
Mrs Loa Prall of Omaha came down the first of the week for a visit with her mother, Mrs C.T. Fraisher, Mrs Prall and her husband have just returned from a trip to California.
Mrs Harry Vyse arrived Tuesday from Sanborn, Iowa. Her husband will come later with the household goods as they will again make Hamburg their home.
Mrs Dr Morrell of Howe, Neb., visit parents and friends....
 
MARCH 12, 1915
Given a Farwell
Lewis Zuck and family who leave this week for Wyoming, were given a surprise and farewell at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Fisher on Tuesday evening of this week. ..
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J.B. Lorimor of Lewellen, Nebr is here on a visit to his son, O.G., and family....
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Smith Bogan of Fredonia, Kansas visiting....
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Mr and Mrs Fred Slocum of New York City here on visit to her parents Mr and Mrs Jim Zook....
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June Fender shipped out his household goods for South Dakota on Monday. His wife and Bruce Fender followed on Tuesday....
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Mrs W.E. Long and daughter, Miss Maude are in Lennox, Iowa, this week visiting with their daughter and sister, Mrs A.E. Copeland....
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Mrs Eli Jones passed her 81st milestone Sunday. She and Mr Jones, who will be 84 years old the 24th of this month, are numbered among the early settlers of Hamburg....
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Back from the East
William Hydinger returned last week from an extended visit in Glendale, W.Va and other points. This is near the old home of the Hydingers and William enjoyed very much the visit to the scenes of his youth. He states that the farmers are plowing and getting ready for the spring work.
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SUFFERED A STROKE
On Wednesday evening E. Hinkens was found in his barn suffering from a stroke. He had been gone from the house for possibly a half hour, and Mrs Hinkens became worried and went out to see where he might be, and found him on the barn floor in a helpless condition. Rev A.A. Walburn, Charles Noblitt and Joe Niess assisted in bringing Mr Hinkens to the house, and medical aid was called. As we go to press his condiction is not much improved, but it is thought he will recover.
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OFF FOR MONTANA
Jess Brown and Win Prather loaded their car for Denton, Montana, Tuesday. Mrs George Prather and daughter Fannie also accompanied them. The boys expect to be on the ground in time to commence work at the first possible moment. The Hamburg colony about Denton is growning, and no doubt in the future we will be publishing notices of the reunion of former Fremont county folks.
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BROTHER DIES
Mrs R. Hoggatt received word last week of the death of her brother G.T. Smith in Creston and left for that place Saturday. He has been in poor health for about two years. The funeral services were held in Creston Sunday and the body was taken to Osceola for burial.
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OBITUARY
The death of William Ballinger, aged 79 years, occurred at his home three miles southeast of Thurman Sunday night after an illness of two weeks of pneumonia. Mr Ballinger was born in Indiana and spent several years of his life there. He was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Futrell and came to Sidney, Ia., where they lived a few years. He then moved to the farm where he resided until his death. Three children were born to them, one son and two daughters, the son dying in infancy. The daughters are Mrs Jane Porter of Thurman and Mrs Kate Smith of St Paul, Minn. Mr Ballinger was a highly respected man, a good neighbor and a kind loving husband and father. His friends were numbered by the score. The funeral services were held at the home Tuesday at 1 o'clock, conducted by Rev H.M. Strong, pastor of the Thurman M.E. church, and burial was in the Thurman cemetery. The many friends extend their sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
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MARRIED AT ROCK PORT [Missouri]

Mrs L.A. Lewis and A.J. Enbody, who were visiting here this week, went down to Rock Port Wednesday and were quietly married, much to the surprise of her many friends here. The matter was hardly hinted at here, but there must have been someone who knew something of the intentions of the couple.

Mrs Lewis is an organizer for the Knights & Ladies of Security and largely through her work this order has a large membership in Hamburg. During her many visits to Hamburg she has endeared herself to the people. Mr. Enbody is not so well known here but is a man in every sense of the word. The editor of this paper worked on a newspaper in Dunlap while Mr Enbody was located there as editor of the Reporter and postmaster of the town, and has the pleasure of knowing him as a man of sterling qualities. The best wishes of a host of friends is extended to the happy couple. They will make their home in Council Bluffs, at least for the present.

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TEN YEARS AGO
Ernest Hinze and Cora Parks wed at the home of August Hinze three and one-half miles north of town, Thursday at 12 m. Rev Mott Mitchell performed the ceremony, Rev J. Wesley Stokesbury assisting. They took the "flyer" south Thursday evening to visit relatives in Oregon, Mo. Later they will return and make their home on a farm seven miles east of Hamburg.
 
March 19, 1915
KILLED WHILE FALLING TREE

While working in the timber two and one-half miles east of Riverton, on Monday, Art Elston was killed by a falling limb.

He was working with another hired man on the farm of Asa Tackket and between 11 and 12 o'clock had felled a tree. The other man was in the act of picking up the saw, to see if it had been bent by the falling tree, when he heard a crash. Upon looking up he saw that Elson had been thrown to the ground by a falling limb from another tree. It seems that the limbs of two trees had interlocked, and in falling had broken off a large limb, which did not give way until several minutes after the tree had been felled. Elston was crushed about the skull and his shoulder and neck were broken. He was taken to the house nearby and a doctor called, but he passed away before the doctor arrived.

The young man came to this section from Missouri, where his brother lives. His parents live in Oklahoma, where the body will be taken.

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At country home of Mrs C.H. Knappe occurred the marriage of her daughter, Miss Vivian, to Mr Harry Wieder of Minnesota....
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10 YEARS AGO
Mr and Mrs Tom Carman moved to Nebraska City [Nebraska]....
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Part of newspaper will be in German for those who read it....
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Mr and Mrs Hance Christenson of Union, Nebr attended funeral of Fred Johnson Wednesday....
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Mr and Mrs Morris Baungarten and daughter of Wyoming, Nebr attended the Fred Johnson funeral Wednesday....
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Mr and Mrs Sam Cox of York, Nebr, and son Hubert, of Giltner, Nebr., attended the Fred Johnson funeral Wednesday....
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John & Ezra Johnson and John Nicholson of Nebraska City were present at the Fred Johnson funeral Wednesday....
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John W. Redican to work at Charter Oak, Iowa this season....
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Jess Case's daughter born March 13....
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Mr and Mrs S.S. Choat of Albian, Nebr came Monday to attend the Fred Johnson funeral....
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William Andrews of Plattsmouth arrived Monday for a visit with his sister, Mrs Bert Cowles and family....
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Frank Homan and family and Carrie Homan of Omaha were called here by the death of W.J. James....
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W.F. James No More

After a lingering illness covering most of the winter, W.F. James passed away on Saturday. For some years he has lived in and around Hamburg, and is well known to all. For a short time he was engaged in the grocery business, owning the store now conducted by D.R. Finley.

William Franklin James was born in Pike county, Missouri, Sept 21, 1834, having reached the advanced age of 81 years, 5 months and 22 days. He was married at the age of 20 to Mrs Eliza Headley, and to this union were born four children, two boys and two girls, of whom one son and one daughter survive. Mr James was married to his present wife on Nov 3, 1909. Of his immediate family, so far as known, an only brother remains, J.D. James of Shenandoah. Mr James served in the Civil War, was a high Mason and a member of the Christian church for many years.

The funeral services were held Tuesday at the Baptist church, conducted by Rev A. Welby Tandy, with interment in the Hamburg cemetery.

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Roy and George Hare, who have been at their home in Forrest City, Mo., the past winter, returned in Hamburg Monday and will work in the vicinity during the farming season.
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FRED JOHNSON PASSES AWAY

Word went out Sunday evening that Fred Johnson had passed away and the news brought sadness to the town and community. While life held by only a slender chord for many days, yet it was thought at times that he might again recover. For over a year and a half Mr Johnson had been in poor health, part of the time up and in good spirits and again bedfast.

Fred Johnson was born in Hjorning, Denmark, Oct 11, 1856, and died in Hamburg, Iowa, March 14, 1915, aged 58 years, 5 months and 3 days. He came to the United States in 1872, and located at Riverton, Iowa. On Feb 18, 1880, he was married to Miss Susan C. Cox. To this union nine children were born, six boys and three girls, six of whom are now living, four boys and two girls. Of the others two died in infancy, and Carter died at Red Oak, Iowa, May 26, 1909. He joined the Lutheran church in Denmark by confirmation, but after coming to this country united with the Methodist Episcopal church in 1876, of which he has been an official member for years, and was such at the time of his death. His judgment was good, his life was consistent and he never failed to sustain the church of his choice, financially and by regular attendance when in good health. For over a year his health has been poorly, and though he and his wife and family did all they could to ward off the coming of death, yet for some time they knew the end was coming and he faced it with the faith of a Christian and died in the hope of eternal life.

Thus Hamubrg loses a good citizen, the church a faithful and consistent member, the family a good provider and father, and the wife has lost a kind and faithful husband. May a kind Providence help them all.

Two brothers and three sisters were at his bedside. He has three brothers living, John of Riverton, Ia., Christ of Los Angeles, Calif., Martin of Nebraska City, John and Chris attending the funeral. Three sisters, Mrs Tena Christenson of Union, Neb., Mrs Hanna Baumgatten of Wyoming, Neb., Mrs Rihka Breece of Red Oak, Ia. His nephew's acted as pall bearers. He also leaves four grandchildren.

Mr Johnson was a member of the Modern Woodmen.

 
March 26, 1915
DEATH OF MOTHER
Mrs John Bechtel was called to Omaha Sautrday by the death of her mother. Mr Bechtel followed the next day. Funeral services were held in Omaha Monday.
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D.E. Richardson of Narka, Kansas visiting....
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Fred N. Burnham of Leedy, Okla visiting....
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Born to Mr and Mrs Willard Miller, Tuesday, March 16, a son.
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STOPPED THE TRAIN
Rev M.F. Brower returned home Monday from Blythedale, Mo., where he attended the funeral of a niece. The roads were so bad that the funeral party could not take carriages to the town, some two miles distant, so arrangements were made for the train to stop in the country and the funeral party, sixty in number, boarded the train.
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FORMER HAMBURG GIRL MARRIED
Word was received here of the marriage of Miss Florence Parman to Herbert Hawkins. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James Parman of Bolivar, Mo., who formerly lived here, where she and her sister, the only children, grew to womanhood. For some time past Florence has made her home in St Joe.
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MARRIED SUNDAY
Mr Lloyd Martin and Miss Edith Thompson were united in marriage Sunday and expect to make their home on the Wm Weston farm, where the groom will be employed. Congratulations are extended.
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TEN YEARS AGO
Dora M. Noblitt and Carter S. Johnson wedaat home of bride's parents, Mr and Mrs C.V. Noblitt, on North Main street...
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Mrs Joe Eggermeyer of Marshalltown, Ia vis parents and friends....
Mrs Jas McLaughlin who has been living at Grand Island, Neb., moved back to Hamburg....
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Miss Myrtle Shaver leaves Sunday for Bristol, Tenn where she has accepted a position in a department store. She will stop enroute for a week's visit with relatives in Portsmouth, Ohio.
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H.F. BRUMBACK'S SISTER DEAD

We are in receipt of a paper from Luray, Va., containing an account of the death of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Biedler, a sister of H.F. Brumback of this place, who is now visiting his old home in Virginia. The death occurred at "The Locusts," the old homestead of the Biedler's, on Tuesday, March 16.

We clip the following regarding the family, who are people of advanced age. "She was a member of the Brumback family, remarkable for its longevity, and her's is the first death that has occurred in the generation to which she belonged. Her surviving brothers and sisters are: R.T. Brumback of Rileyville, age 90; Dr David H. Brumback of McMinnville, Tenn., aged 87; Henry F. Brumback of Hamburg, Iowa, aged 85; Mrs Ann Hudson of Luray, aged 81; Mrs Fannie A. Forrer of Luray, aged 79; Dr J.B. Brumback of Springfield, this county, aged 75; E.T. Brumback of Ida, this county, aged 73; and Mrs Mattie Stover of near Luray, aged 68. The combined ages of the nine children was 721 years, an average of over 80 years each. Their father, John Brumback, died at the age of 77, and their mother, who was a Miss Thomas of near Broadway, was 89 years old when she died at the old Brumback homestead near Ida, now the residence of E.T. Brumback."

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WATSON
Mr and Mrs Richard Carter, of Farnum, Nebr., are visiting relatives here this week.
Mrs Robert Hampson and daughter of Tarkio, visited a few days this week at the home of her daughter, Mrs June Hays.Mrs Isaac Martin, of Hamburg, and Mrs W.S. Taylor, of Greensburg, Kan, visited last Thursday at the home of C.A. Hays.
Mrs S.F. Weir and children left Tuesday for an extended visit with relatives in Boston, Mass.