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

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The Hamburg Reporter, Hamburg, Iowa, Friday
 
MAY 7, 1915
Death of Mrs H.F. Vyce [sic]

W.W. Anspach received a telegram Tuesday stating that his daughter, Mrs Harry F. Vyse, had died at her home in Longmont, Colo., following a series of operations. Mrs Anspach went out some time ago to be with her daughter and it was not thought at the time that Mrs Vyse had many chances for recovery. She has been a sufferer for many years and all that medical and surgical skill could do was tried. Mrs Vyse was raised in Hamburg and was a general favorite with those who knew her, a loving duaghter, wife and mother, living the life of a christian.

Estella May Vyse was born in Sullivan county, Missouri, June 27, 1874 and died at her home in Longmont, Colo., Tuesday May 4, 1915, having reached the age of 40 years, 10 months and 7 days. She moved with her parents to Hamburg in 1876 and this was her home until the time of her marriage to Harry F. Vyse. At an early age she united with the Methodist Episcopal church and remained a faithful member until her death. She is survived by a father and mother, two brothers, Eorrest and Lonnie, a husband and one daughter. The funeral services will be held from the Methodist Episcopal church here Friday at noon, conducted by the pastor, Rev A.A., Walburn. Interment being made in the Hamburg cemetery.

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Born to Mr and Mrs Will Baggersley, April 27, a son....
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Mrs C.G. Wingate went to Cedar Rapids Monday to attend the funeral of Malcom Smith, the husband of Mrs Ida B. Wise Smith....
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S.H. Engleman and wife departed Monday for Midland, SDak where they will make their future home....
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TEN YEARS AGO
"Uncle" George Sproul died at his home last Friday morning after a lingering illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held at the family residence Sunday afternoon, conducted by REv C.c. Spencer of Farragut; and were in charge of the Jerusalem Lodge No 253 A.F. & A.M. of which order he was a member for over thirty years....
 
Mrs Annie Sells arrived this week from Union, Neb., to make this her home....
 
Perry VanMeter, Doc VanMeter and Wm Cummins left Tuesday for Texas to look at the land....
 
Mrs Josephine Kelly, wife of John Kelly, died Wednesday morning. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the family residence on north Monroe Street and was conducted by Rev Mott Mitchell....
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Mrs Fred Stow and son Richard arrived Tuesday from Fort Collins, Colo., for a visit with her mother, Mrs D.S. Woods and other relatives....
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Smith Bennett and wife of Rock Port [Missouri] accompanied by his nephew, Mr Kelley, of Oklahoma, visited Mr Bennett's sister, Mrs Elizabeth Frazier this week....
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Mrs Mary Denney of Brunswick, Neb., was a visitor at the John Convear home this week....
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MALCOLM SMITH DIES
Word was received here Monday to the effect that Malcolm Smith had passed away at his home in Cedar Rapids following a stroke and hemorrhages of the brain. He was the husband of Mrs Ida B. Wise-Smith, well-known to Hamburgers. He was a candidate for governor on the prohibition ticket last fall. Mrs C.G. Wingate attended the funeral which occurred Tuesday.
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DEATH OF LITTLE ONE
Mr and Mrs A.J. Barnes were called upon to lose their new-born babe Thursday night, the little one coming into the world at 5:00 p.m., and living but a few hours.The funeral services were held today at 3 p.m., Rev. O.F. Gardner officiating, and interment was made in the new cemetery laid out by the company. Mr and Mrs Barnes have the sympathy of the community in their bereavement. -- Mesita Herald
 
MAY 14, 1915
Death of Well Known Farmer

Shortly after midnight Saturday Ulysses Frank Garnsey died at his home near Percival, after a lingering illness. About a year ago he underwent a surgical operation for cancer, and five months ago was afflicted with a disease of the spine, and since then has been confined to his bed. He was born at Alton, Ill., April 5, 1865, and came to this city in 1881, working for some time at the packing house, and later going with M.U. Payne across the river. Seventeen years ago he secured possession of a farm near Percival and has since lived there. He was married in 1894 to Miss Rosa Cliff, and to them the following children were born: Lillie, Frank, Rosa, Edwin, Charles and Flora, who with the mother survive him.

Mr Garnsey was a man highly esteemed, and had a large circle of friends in this city. For years he was a member of the Masonic lodge at Hamburg. The funeral was held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock from the family home and was under the direction of the Baptist church, of which church he was a member. -- Nebraska City News.

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O.A. Edgerton and wife departed Wednesday for Nesita, Colo., where they will spend the summer looking after their land interests....
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D.W. Phillips was called to Fowler, Ind Friday by the death of his brother....
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Mr and Mrs Dick Garrett and dau are here from Weir, Kas., for a visit with relatives....
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DEATH FROM POISONING
Nihl McMullen, son of Mr and Mrs Amos McMullen passed away at his home south of town on Sunday at the age of 8 years and 15 days. He was born near Farragut April 24, 1907 and from this place the funeral services were held. It is thought death resulted from ptomaine poisoning from eating wild onions. He was taken sick Saturday morning and lived about a day. He leaves his parents and several brothers and sisters. Sympathy is extended to the bereaved family.
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DIED AT BLANCHARD
Mrs Margaret Marvin died at her home in Blanchard Monday, following a stroke. The remains were brought to Mt Zion Tuesday where interment was made. Mrs Marvin made Hamburg her home for many years.
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DEATH OF INFANT IN MONTANA
Word has been received here of the death of Kennerd Tracy Burkhart, son of Mr and Mrs Tracy Burkhart at Denton, Mont., on April 22, at the age of 3 months and 10 days. The young parents have the sympathy of all in their sorrow.
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G.H. Thayer visiting daughter at Lena, Neb.
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Mrs P.J. and Chas McAdoo went to Villisca yesterday to meet Mrs P.H. McAdoo's three sisters from Pennsylvania, who were on their way to the coast. Two of the sisters she had not seen in thirty years, and the meeting was a very pleasant one.
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TAKEN TO MISSOURI FOR BURIAL
Mrs R.J. Smith died at her home on the John Burkhiser place, east of town, on Sunday and Monday was taken to Arkoe, Mo., where she was laid to rest. She was the oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Bruce Bright and also leaves a husband and several children.
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TEN YEARS AGO
Born to Lloyd Brown and wife, Sunday, May 7, a son.
 
MAY 21, 1915
MRS JIM CONNOR DEAD
Word was received here Saturday of the death of Mrs Jim Connor at her home in Huron, S.D. Mrs Connor was in her usual good health when she retired Friday evening. Her husband got up about five o'clock, going out to do his chores. On returning to the house he called his wife and as no answer came went to the room to wake her, only to find her dead. She had suffered a stroke and death was instant. The remains were taken to Fort Scott, Kansas, the old home, where the funeral services were held. John, Charley and Mildred Connor and Mrs Emma Whetstone left Sunday for Fort Scott and Miss Lizzie Connor of Oelwein arrived Tuesday, leaving for the south the same day.
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Mrs W.S. Smith of St Paul, Ne visiting her parents Mr and Mrs E.G. Tiller....
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Mr and Mrs Fred Woolf left Tuesday evening for Attica, Ind, where they expect to visit his parents. They are soon to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary....
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Born to Mr and Mrs Elmer White, Wednesday, May 18, a son....
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Born Thursday evening, May 20, to Mr Anna Breedlove, a son....
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Mrs W.G. Neal of Swifton, Ark visiting parents Mr and Mrs J.C. Geyer....
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Frank Warman & sister Mrs Sidewell of Point Marion, Pa., returned Monday from a visit at the Calkins home in Troy, Kansas....
 
MAY 28, 1915
DEATH OF A PIONEER

W.B. Brown passed away at his home in Hamburg on Sunday May 23, following a short illness, death being due to old age. For many years Mr Brown made his home in Hamburg, and in his younger days took an active part in the affairs of the country.

W.H. Brown was born in Ross county, Ohio, in the year 1830, having arrived at the ripe old age of over eighty-four years. He was married to Elizabeth Dill Feb 2, 1852 at Bellbrook, Ohio, and they came to this country [sic] in 1872. To this union eleven children were born, five of whom are still living. The children are: Bert of this place; Gene of Crete, Neb.; Mrs George Elliot, Omaha; Mrs Emma Maxsted, Shenandoah and Mrs Chas A. Brown of Polouse City, Wash. He also leaves two brothers, Sam and John, and a sister in Atlantic, Iowa, and one in Mt Pleasant, Iowa. He joined the Christian church some sixteen years ago, and the funeral services were in charge of his pastor, Rev. B.H. Coonradt Tuesday at 11 a.m. Interment was made in the Hamburg cemetery.

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BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL
Newman Brown, a former resident of this place was buried in the Hamburg cemetery Saturday morning, the service being in charge of Rev A.A. Walburn. Mr Brown was 82 years of age and died at the home of his daughter in Omaha. His last request was that he be laid by the side of his daughter in the local cemetery. With his family they left Hamburg some twenty-eight years ago. He leaves a wife and children: Mrs Winnie McCulla, St Edwards, Neb., Mrs Nora Spear, Canada; Mrs Millie O'Brien of Omaha and Frank. The family were guests of the Misses Kate and Anna Easley, while here.
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ACCIDENT

One of the worst accidents to befall mankind, in these parts, for some time, occurred on the old Newman Ward place last Saturday, when Jake Million was literally blown to pieces by dynamite.

Jake had been employed all spring by Chandler Campbell in blowing stumps, and had blown about two thousand up to the time of his death. He had been following the work for twelve or thirteen years, and had often been cautioned as to the careless way in which he handled the stuff. J.S. Fuller and Jack Pendington were working with him, their duties being the preparation of the stumps, and at the time of the accident were about two hundred yards distant. Jake had struck a match to blow a stump, and it is thought that he picked up his work box, which contained about eight pounds of dynamite and fifty caps, ready to go to the next place. The presumption is that either the match lit in the box or a spark from his pipe did the work. The men were stunned by the explosion which followed. Fuller was working sideways to the place, and looked up in time to see Million about five feet off the ground. The smoke and dust covered the place, and when they reached Jake he was still breathing. Pendington started for the Jerry Jennings house to call a doctor, when the charge that had been set under the stump went off.

Million was thrown about fifteen feet north of the place, his right arm and leg being blown off, a large hole made in his side and every particle of clothing was removed by the awful explosion. The foot and one shoe were found about two hundred yards to the north, while the other shoe was discovered two hundred yards to the west. The stump was located in a wheat field, and for a large space hardly a spear was left. Scattered in a quarter circle were particles of flesh, bone and clothing.

Coroner Dr C.T. Settles of Rock Port was called, and upon his arrival Gratz Brown swore in a jury composed of Miles Holly, Walter Holland, Walter Johnson, Joe Jennings, Obe Jennings and Otis Holland. When the evidence was all in the jury quickly returned a verdict of death caused by an explosion of dynamite.

Jacob Langdon Million was born in Missouri January 20, 1878, and had reached the age of 37 years, 4 months and 1 day. He was married to Ada Crews in the '90's, and to this union three girls and one boy were born. Besides his wife and children he leaves two sisters and one brother. The funeral was held in the Christian church Monday morning, conducted by Rev B.H. Coonradt, and interment was made in Hamburg cemetery.

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TEN YEARS AGO
E.G. Tiller and W.T. Davis returned yesterday from New Port, Neb., where they went upon a land deal....
 
Wm Cummins and family left last night for their future home in Texas....
 
Miss Ida Stevens of Atlanta, Kans., is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs J.W. Prall....
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Miss Widney was called to her home in Shenandoah by the death of a sister and did not return for the closing week of school....
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H.G. Stewart's brother killed....
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Mrs Chase McKissick going to Exeter, Ne and then to visit sister at Sidney, Ne....
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Herman Faxon and family visiting friends and relatives at Billings, Mont....
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John C. Wingate and family of near Papillion, Ne visiting relatives here....
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Mrs John P. Lewis of Rock Port [Missouri] and Mrs M. Ramsey of Indiana were visitors here Sunday. Mrs Lewis is a sister of Mesdames L.H. Smalley and S.T. Willard and Perry VanMeter....
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ISLAND NEWS
Mr E.M. Creues and Mr and Mrs Ike Creues of Fortescue, Mo., attended the funeral of their brother-in-law, Jake Million....
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H.G. STEWART'S BROTHER KILLED
H.G. Stewart was called to Ft Madison, Iowa, Monday, by the death of his brother, who was killed in a railroad accident. The news came as quite a shock, and Mr Stewart has the sympathy of the community in his hour of sorrow.