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1877 January
11,1877 Pioneer Several
children in Ida have been taken down with diphtheria.
Among the afflicted is a little girl of Mrs. G.F. Barnes’. Later-Since
we have gone to press we learn that Mrs. Barnes’ little girl, Bessie, died this
morning at nine o’clock. She was about
three years of age. January
25,1877 Pioneer A girl at
Frank Rollows last week. Mother and baby doing well. January
25,1877 Pioneer Died January
11,1877, of diphtheria, Bessie, youngest daughter of G.F. and M.C. Barnes, aged 3 years,
two months and ten days. Also January 18,1877, Roy, only son of G.F. and
M.C. Barnes, aged 11 months, 12 days. February
1,1877 Pioneer A healthy
little urchin the other evening at Chipman’s. February
15,1877 Pioneer The baby
mania seems to prevail to an increasing extent throughout Ida and vicinity of last. Whether contagious or the result of a general
premeditation, wear not at liberty to answer. On
Friday morning last week, the wife of Joseph Ferguson took the lead by presenting her
husband with a fine specimen of the male race; and upon the afternoon of the same day Mrs.
J.F. Wilkinson couldn’t follow suit, but played sweet little ‘queen’, which
quickly brought the pointer down to the 10 1/2 pound notch.
On the following day, Mr. Holmes, residing on Half Way Creek was agreeably
surprised to find that his “responsibilities” has increased, and on Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. E.P. Smith received their first matrimonial productions in the shape of a 6 2/3
pound lass. Several precincts yet to hear
from. Rest assured that we will have a
“fair count.” March
15,1877 Pioneer Married at
Ida on Tuesday, March 13, by Justice Miller, Mr. David Owens and Miss Mary Dryer, all of
this county. March
15,1877 Pioneer Arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dr. F.D. Seeber, on Thursday March 8th, a nice girl baby weighing
nine and a half pounds. March
15,1877 Pioneer Mr. F.A.
Seeber, formerly of this place and Miss Sarah J. Byrne, of Janesville, WI, are to be
married at her home today.; Fred is a wide
awake, jolly good fellow and we doubt not he has made an excellent choice in selecting one
to share with him the ups and downs of life. We
throw the old shoe of good luck after them, and hope their future may be as bright as love
and happiness can make it. March
29,1877 Pioneer Married at
Trinity Church, March 15, by Rev. Geo. Wallace, Mr. F.A. Seeber and Miss Sarah J. Byrne of
Janesville, WI. The hour
appointed for the marriage found a large party of friend and relatives in attendance at
the church, assembled to witness the nuptial ceremonies.
After the knot was tied, the united couple repaired to the bride’s
house, where a delightful entertainment was enjoyed by all present. During the occasion the newly married couple became
the recipients of numerous testimonials in the forms of presents, all of which were
elegant. after receiving a shower of
congratulations the happy couple took an early train for the east. (Waterloo Journal) March
25,1877 Pioneer Married on
the 25th of March, 1877, at residence of the bride’s mother in Silver Creek twp, Mr.
Albert Klopp and Miss Georgianna Winslow, by H.K. Ferguson, all of Ida County. March
25,1877 Pioneer Mr. Sealely, a very old lady, died last Friday in
Maple twp. March
25,1877 Pioneer Died of
consumption on the evening of March 26,1877, John A. Hittle of Douglas twp. With a
feeling of sadness we are called upon to record the death of one of Ida County’s
noblest and best men, John A. Hittle. He has
bee a resident of this county nine years, and held for one fall term the responsible
position of County Supervisor and was reelected to the same office one year ago last Fall. Mr. Hittle was well and favorably known by nearly
every man in Ida County, and will be greatly missed, for by his noble and worthy example
of honesty and enterprise he gained the friendship and confidence of all. During his brief illness and to the end he remained
conscious of his surroundings, and was perfectly reconciled to the end with God. He was a devoted Christian, a member of the M.E.
Church, and just before stepping out into the broad unknown he called his family,
consisting of a wife and six children, to his bedside and freely conversed with them. April 5,1877
Pioneer Married on
the 14th of March, at the residence of the bride, Mr. G.R. Baxter of Ida County and Miss
Esther Scanlon, of Manchester, Iowa. April 5,1877
Pioneer A sad
accident-Mr. Geo. Vile, a young man from Jackson County, came out to Ida a week or two ago
to hunt for a home, he found a place that suited him and was just about to sent for his
wife, when a telegraph arrived for him with the painful news that his wife was struck by
lightning and that his speedy return was
necessary to see her alive. April
12,1877 Pioneer Rev. H.
Bailey, of Boulder City, Colorado and formerly of Ida, writes the following sad news; On the 24th,
of scarlet fever, Edith, aged 2 years, 9 months and 15 days, and on the 26th, Maud, aged 6
years, 9 months and 20 days, our daughters. Two
of our children are still sick with the same fever, but we think out of danger. The other two have recovered. April
19,1877 Pioneer Married on
the 8th, at Willow Dale, Mr. N.A. Tyler and Miss Jennie Bennett, by Rev. Edwin Hobbs. April
19,1877 Pioneer Infantry-an
8 1/2 pound girl at Frank Harvey’s on the 9th, a boy a E.B. Baird’s on the 12th
and a boy at M. Benedict’s on the 14th. Married-Moorehead-Chapman At the
residence of the bride’s parents, Thursday evening May 10,1877 by Rev. Simmons, Mr.
H.A. Moorehead and Miss Jennie H. Chapman, of this city. May 17,1877
Pioneer Died in this
village on Friday morning, May 11,1877 of pneumonia, Bryansa, aged 47, wife of William
VanKirk. May 24,1877
Pioneer Married on
Friday, May 18,1877, by E.B. Baird, Mr. N. Edwards of Maple twp. and Mrs. Nancy Wyhoff of
Denison. My 31,1877
Pioneer H.P. Wait
and Mrs. Gertrude Heacox, of Maple twp. were united in wedlock a few days ago. May 31,1877
Pioneer A eight and
half pound boy at Mr. Maynard’s in Maple
twp. and a girl of fair weight at Mr. Coon’s of this twp., all this week. June 7,1877
Pioneer Married at
the residence of the bride’s father, May 30,1877, by Rev. W.W. Mallory, Rev. Edwin
Hobbs of Ida and Miss Emma M. Boyd of Acheyedan, Iowa. June 14,1877
Pioneer Died at
Listonville, June 6th, of scarlet fever, Ida, the daughter of David and Lydia Chapman,
aged four years eight months and also of consumption, seven weeks ago, Nellie, daughter of
the same, age one year. June 21,1877
Pioneer Married at Ida on June 18,1877 by H.A. Miller, Mr. Edward
Butcher and Miss Angeline Wright. June 21,1877
Pioneer Died-June
18,1877, with measles and whooping cough, Mamie, aged one year, infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E.H. Barnes of this place. June 28,1877
Pioneer Married at
the Maple Valley House June 26,1877, by H.A. Miller, Mr. L.E. Dickey and Miss Mary M.
Horton, both of Oto, Woodbury County, Iowa. June 28,1877
Pioneer Died-in
Silver Creek twp. Friday June 22, of lung fever, Clayton E. Fobes, aged 20 years, 24 days. July 12,1877
Pioneer A infant
girl at John Thompson’s last week. July 19,1877
Pioneer Married on
the 18th by Rev. Hobbs, at the residence of Mr. J.L. Nance,
Mr. W.P. Evans and Miss Bettie Harrison, both of Ida. August
2,1877 Pioneer Divorced-last
week Nancy was divorced from N. Edwards in the Circuit Court of Crawford County. She received $300 as her share of the property. August
9,1877 Pioneer Married-N.
Edwards was once more married, a week ago last Wednesday at Sioux City to Mrs. Annie Kier. August
9,1877 Pioneer A nine pound girl arrive at J. Lampson’s last
Friday morning and another weighing nine and a half at Mr. Dryer’s. Verily Ida County is rapidly settling up in the
good old way. August
9,1877 Pioneer A two year old daughter of Calvin Bailey, of Silver
Creek, died on Monday evening, with cholera infantum, after a sickness of only 36 hours. They have another child very sick. August
23,1877 Pioneer Mr. C.V.
Stowell, brother of our citizens in Maple twp. was killed by a falling timber, a few days
since, at his home in Millerton, PA. August
23,1877 Pioneer Mr. W.F.
Thomas is now singing “Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber” to a nice fat boy
of standard weight, who came to town on Tuesday night. August
23,1877 Pioneer Married in
Willow Dale, August 16,1877, by Rev. Edwin Hobbs, Mr. H.R. Ellis and Sylvia A. Jefferson,
all of Ida County. August
29,1877 Maple Valley Era Another
Rosebud at Rank Rose’s of Silver Creek. We
don’t know whether a boy or girl, but if a boy, all right-and if it’s a girl,
why that’s all right too. August
30,1877 Pioneer Last Friday
morning brought the glad tidings to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Bunn that they were the recipients
of an eleven and a half pound boy. September
5,1877 Maple Valley Era Died-At
Silver Creek, August 29,1877, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smede. September
6,1877 Pioneer It’s a
little girl at Geo. W. Keith’s. September
12,1877 Maple Valley Era The
“death angel” has broken the home circle of
C.P. Lund. His little boy, the only
one, and the pet of the family, has been taken. It
is hard, to thus lay away our treasures. September
13,1877 Pioneer Died in
Silver Creek twp. September 1,1877, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smede, aged on week and four days. Died in
Logan, September 10th, Ellen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Johnson, age 1 year, 10
months, 17 days. Died in
Maple twp., September 11th, Edwin, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C.P. Lund, aged 1 year, 4 months. Died in
Silver Creek twp., September 5th, Wallace, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Bailey, aged
1 year, 11 months, 17 days. September
19,1877 Maple Valley Era And now it
is our duty to chronicle another! Another what?? Why the arrival of another boy to
increase the population of the county. Yes, a
fat plump and hearty boy, of fine physical proportions and oh, such a happy man as James
Preston is. September
20,1877 Pioneer September
18, a boy, 9 lbs. Maple addition to Jas. Preston’s family. September
26,1877 Maple Valley Era That wedding
cake from Mr. and Mrs. O. Brensinger was good enough for printers and they desire the
best. September
27,1877 Pioneer Married at
Ida on September 23,1877 by Rev. E. Hobbs, Mr. Oliver Brensinger and Miss Lena Lewis, all
of Ida County. September
27,1877 Pioneer Married at
Nashua, Iowa, September 19,1877, at the residence of the bride’s uncle, by Rev. E.W.
Jefferies, Mr. T.S. Snell and Miss Dora B. Morey. It is with
much pleasure to announce the marriage of our county Superintendent, T.S. Snell, to one of
Iowa’s fairest daughters. And the Pioneer joins with many others in hearty
congratulations, wishing for this estimable couple a long life of happiness, prosperity
and usefulness. October
3,1877 Maple Valley Era Mr.
Williams, who has recently settled in Silver Creek, had the misfortune to lose a child
about six months old, while on his way to Ida County.
The little one was buried at Mason City, Cerro Gordo County. October
10,1877 Maple Valley Era We saw Dr.
Seeber riding out of town the other day in great haste, and when he returned we
buttonholed him for an item, “Well”, said he, “they have the neatest,
nobbyest little girl up at A. McKee’s you ever saw, it became a resident of this
county on the 7th day of October. Mrs. McKee is proud and happy and doing fine. October
17,1877 Maple Valley Era Married at
Carroll, Iowa, October 11, by ? Scott, Mr. Jacob Broad of Ida and Miss Emma Clark of
Boone, Iowa. The happy
couple took up their abode at once in Ida Grove, where Mr. Broad had the cage already
prepared. May they climb the hill of life
together, assisting each other over the rugged places, and when they commence the descent
upon the other side, may the consolations of children and grandchildren cheer them to the
end. October
18,1877 Pioneer Died in
Silver Creek twp., October 8,1877, Josephine, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Ferguson, aged 10 months, 17 days. October
25,1877 Pioneer Died-October
21,1877, Adeline A., aged 3 months and 9 days, only child of Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson,
of Ida. November
7,1877 Maple Valley Era Married at
Willow Dale, November 4,1877, at the residence of the bride’s father, Rev. Edwin
Hobbs, Mr. T.N. McGee and Miss Maggie Warnock. May the fond
anticipation of the happy couple be more than realized, their pathway through life be
strewn with the roses of contentment, prosperity journeying with them in all their
becomings and outgoings in life. November
8,1877 Pioneer Died-November
4,1877, infant boy and only child of Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Chapman of Danbury. November
8,1877 Pioneer Married
November 4,1877, at the residence of the bride’s
parents in Maple twp. Mr. T.N. McGee and Miss Maggie Warnock, Rev. Edwin Hobbs officiating. November
15,1877 Pioneer Married
November 8,1877 at the residence of Wm. M.
Dance, Mr. Barney Ward and Miss Ada Blair, the Rev. Edwin Hobbs officiating, all of Ida. November
22,1877 Pioneer The first
birth in Ida Grove took place last Thursday in the family of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Macomber. It was a girl and weighed 8 1/2 pounds. Wonder if the Railroad Company couldn’t afford
to give the little Miss a town lot? “Ida
Grove Macomber” will be a very pretty and appropriate name, won’t it? November
28,1877 Maple Valley Era Died-Louisa,
wife of Levi Bailey of Silver Creek. on November 27, 1877. These are a
few simple words, but oh what anguish. What
desolation do they picture in our minds. Never
more to listen to the familiar voice, never more to enjoy the loving presence, never more
to receive the tokens of affection that has become a need of our daily life, never to
gather with loved ones in the home circle, but instead there is desolation in the tomb. The wife, the mother, gone to return no more
forever. The home is broken, the house full of
emptiness, the shadow of death rests upon the family alter, and the children, robed of the
inestimable riches of a mothers love, mourn and refuse to be comforted, beneath the bright
bow of promise. December
13,1877 Pioneer Married
December 9,1877, at the residence of the bride’s parents, by Rev. Edwin Hobbs, Mr.
Milton Anspach and Miss Ella Dickson, both of Silver Creek twp. December
20,1877 Pioneer A little girl at G.P. Barnes yesterday. December
20,1877 Pioneer A boy at
David Hutchinson’s on the 13th which brought the scales down at 7 1/2. December
20,1877 Pioneer Married
December 18th, at the residence of V.H. Vroman, by Rev. H. Bailey, Mr. John Nott and Miss
Louisa Champlin. December
27,1877 Pioneer
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