Iowa
Old Press
Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
February 2, 1905
[unknown column]
-Miss Gneuzler arrived from Carroll, Ill., Monday for a month's
visit with her sister, Mrs. G. H. Lippie.
-After spending a week with her aunt, Mrs. McCormack, in Lansing
township, Lizzie Blanchard returned to her home Wednesday.
-John Johnson of Washington Prairie moved here last week. For the
present he will reside with his parents, but in the spring will
erect a dwelling on his recently purchased farm adjoining his
father's farm.
-Rev. M. K. Norton had about fifteen of his parishioners hauling
ice from Lansing Monday, to fill his ice house. The roads being
not of the best some of them had quite a time by upsetting.
HICKORY CREEK
-Mr. Ames called at Luana Friday.
-John Lampker called at the Bacon home Sunday.
-Mrs. Morehouse and son Lee called at the McGoon home Thursday.
-A. J. Butts spent a few days of last week visiting on Quality
Ridge.
-Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Skipworth were business callers in Monona
Friday.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McGoon transacted business in Monona
Thursday.
-Miss Ethel DeGraw spent a few days of last week at the Moyer
home.
-Rev. Skinner was the pleasant guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith
Friday last.
-A few young people were entertained at the Skipworth home Sunday
evening.
-We understand that Sam Sutcliff's family have the scarlet fever
and are quarantined.
-Mr. Helenbolt from near Watson was seen on our streets Thursday
transacting business.
-There was a very light attendance at the church Sunday on
account of so much sickness around.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Smith visited Monday at the home of the
former's brother, Edmond DeGraw on Quality Ridge.
NORTH FORK
-Frank McDermott left for a colder climate.
-F. Sickmeier enjoyed a visit at C. Meier's last Saturday.
-Valmar Miller visited with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
Arnold, last Sunday.
-Minnie Pieper is staying at H. G. Fisher's on account of the
illness of her grandmother.
-Latest reports from Mrs. Roach,who is in Minneapolis getting her
eyes treated, indicate that she is improving slowly.
-Elmer Briar from Waukon, favored the literary meeting with some
music on his zither. H. G. Miller also helped in the program by
taking part in the debate on January 1st. At the last meeting
..... [my copy is cut off here]
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Mrs. Levi Tverton relict of the late Kittle O. Tverton, suddenly
expired at the home of her sons, John and Christian, on the
evening of the 27th ult. Funeral services may be delayed until
February 1st instead of the 31st ult, as Pastor Gronlid has an
appointment on the 31st.
[see Feb. 9 issue of this paper for obituary]
MYRON
-Jas. Ewing made a trip to Postville Saturday.
-Elmer Swinson was a caller at Postville Friday.
-Ollie White was a caller at Postville Tuesday.
-Stewart Swinson made a call in Postville Saturday.
-Mr. L. Livingood was visiting at Ed. Smith's Sunday.
-Mary Oathout was a visitor at Mrs. John Smith's Sunday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Livingood made a trip to Postville Friday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Bechtell were visitors at Mr. Carrithers' Sunday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Rob Waters were visitors at Mr. Carrithers Sunday.
-Mrs. L. Livingood was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Waters Sunday.
-Orson Adams was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Livingood Sunday.
-Mary Oathout was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Teeple
Saturday and Sunday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ollie White were visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Davis Sunday.
-Jas. Ewing was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ollie White
Sunday and Monday.
CENTER
-D. Anderson and family spent Sunday at E. Larson's.
-Mrs. C. T. Ahlstrom entertained the B. L. A. S. last week.
-Will Sass left last week for a visit with friends and relatives
in Dubuque.
-Quite a number from here attended the Calhoun creamery meeting
last Saturday.
-C. T. Ahlstrom and wife spent yesterday afternoon with the G.
Amonson family near Elon.
-Frank Ahlstrom and family spent Wednesday afternoon very
pleasantly with R. Bakewell of May's Prairie.
-Miss Ada Hector returned Thursday from Lansing where she spent a
week visiting among old associates.
-F. W. Ahlstrom and family terminated a five weeks' pleasant
visit with their home folks, the J. P. Ahlstrom family on the
26th, leaving that day for an over night visit with relatives in
Lansing from whence they departed on Friday for their home at
Marietta, Minn.
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Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
February 9, 1905
[heading cut off on my copy, but the following obit is for Mrs.
Levi Tverton, mentioned in the Feb. 2 issue of this paper]
....March 13, 1824, was united in wedlock to Kittel Olson Tveton
in the year 1851, and the same year emigrated to America. They
remained one year in Wisconsin, and came to Iowa in 1852, where
they selected their homestead, the land being then in its
primitive state, and where they partook of the privations and
vicissitudes of pioneer life. It was not long ere the sturdy and
industrious Norseman, aided by a true and diligent helpmate, had
molded from the wilderness a home in which the family have lived
in comfort and happiness, honored and respected by the entire
community. Mrs. Tveton was a woman who sought no Notoriety; she
was a purely domestic woman, always at home ministering to the
welfare of her loved ones and when she grew aged and infirm the
family did all that good nursing and medical aid could to allay
pain and prolong the life of a dear and loving mother. On the day
of her death she was about the house but at noon had a fainting
spell. She was helped to bed and went to sleep from which she
never awoke. The remains were consigned to the tomb beside those
of her husband, whose demise occurred about four years ago, in
the cemetery of the old East Paint Lutheran church on Wednesday,
February 1st and despite the extreme cold weather a large funeral
cortege followed the hearse. Pastor C. J. M. Gronlid conducted
the obsequies and paid a fitting tribute to the life of the dead.
The only daughter, Mrs. Berland, departed from this life many
years ago, but five sons, three of whom are at home, viz: Ole,
John and Christian, Halvor of Troy, Idaho, and Sven of Jasper,
Minn., who were not present during the mother's death and burial.
--
It becomes our painful duty also to record the death of Miss
Ellen Kathinka, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O. Ellefson
--Torkop -- living on section 2 in the northeastern part of Paint
Creek township, Allamakee county, at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday
morning, February 1st, of bronchitis complicated with other
ailments which had extended over a period of several years. All
that loving hands and medical skill could do was done to
alleviate her sufferings and it was the earnest hove (sic) of all
that she might be spared, but it was not to be as fate had
otherwise decreed. When death comes to one who has lived the
allotted span of life of three score years and ten death seems
but a natural course of events, but when the angel of death makes
an intrusion in a family circle and removes one in the spring
time of life and bloom of youth, then we fail to comprehend the
mysterious and inscrutable ways of the omnipotent power. That
death loves a shining mark was true also in this instance. Tinka
was an obedient and loving girl and fond of her books. She always
led in morning and evening prayer, being of a profoundly pious
nature. She was deeply beloved by her teacher, Miss Augusta
Gilbertson, and her school-mates in the Storla school, who
manifested their esteem of her by taking up a collection among
themselves and procured a beautiful floral cross from John A.
Salzer, the LaCrosse floriculturist, which bedecked the beautiful
white casket. She was born February 3, 1892, and lacked two
...... [my copy is cut off here]
MYRON
-Fine sliding (sic) this week.
-Anton Swinson was at Mr. White's Wednesday.
-Frank Miller made a trip to Postville Tuesday.
-Ed. Livingood made a trip to Postville Saturday.
-Ollie White was transacting business in Postville Monday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Swinson was callers at Postville Wednesday.
-Mrs. Jan. Ewing was visiting at Mr. and Mrs. Willard Adams
Friday.
-Miss Coon was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bachtell
Sunday.
-Hazel Livingood was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Bachtell Sunday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ewing were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Egbert Sunday.
-Orson Adams was a visitor at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Adams Sunday.
LANSING
From Lansing Papers
-Grandma Zoll, mother of merchant J. B. Zoll, passed her 81st
milestone in life yesterday and at present is enjoying good
health.
-The "J. S." will be run in the south next summer,
while Captain Streckfus new boat will plow the upper Mississippi.
-Mr. and Mrs. N. Coyle have removed from Grand Valley to Corry,
Pa. They don't like the East and are coming back to old Allamakee
in the spring.
-Assessor Serene is predicting a large gain for Lansing in the
census being taken this year. He places the population at 1,700
or over, against 1,438 in 1900.
-Miss Orie A. Johnson of Estherville, this state, a State Normal
graduate, arrived Monday afternoon to take charge as one of the
assistants in the High School.
-Arnold Kegel, while skeeing (sic) recently, had the misfortune
to break his arm. This is an extremely dangerous sport and boys
should exercise equally as great care as in coasting.
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Waukon Standard
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
February 16, 1905
[unknown column]
.....eight o'clock it was burning between the roofs of the main
building and a lean-to, and but for trying in vain to get at the
seat of the blaze much more of the contents might have been
saved. Mr. Towle has $600 insurance on the building, but will be
a heavy loser by the casualty. He has found temporary quarters in
the Haroldson building near by, and takes his loss
philosophically, being thankful that it did not occur a year ago
when his daughter's illness would have greatly added to the
hardship and horror of the fire.
MYRON
-It was quite a snow storm this week.
-The mail man missed three days of last week on account of bad
roads.
-Mr. and Mrs. Waters were visitors at the home of Mr. Carrither's
Sunday.
-Elmer Swinson was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Ewing Sunday.
-Frank White visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ollie White,
Sunday of last week.
-Well Jack Frost has broken out again and it is hard on the mail
carriers and cream haulers, also on the vegetables in our
cellars.
-Sleighing is fine and well made use of almost every day in the
week including Sunday. Young and old have become interested in
it, especially the young men of this vicinity.
[unknown column]
-We are informed that on Friday, the 10th inst., Mrs. L.
Cornelyson of Harper's Ferry, died at the age of sixty years, of
pneumonia, after a brief illness. The remains were taken to
Dubuque Monday for burial.
-We learn that a person in Lafayette named William Guider was
accidentally killed last Friday by the recoil of a part of a tree
that he was felling in the woods. The man is said to leave a wife
and two small children.
-Twenty-nine degrees below zero February 13th. This is ideal
weather now that we have become acclimated. A few inches of snow
every day answers a dual purpose, it keeps us busy at the rural
rout roads, besides it delights humanity in general as it will no
doubt be a long time e're we "return to dust."
ELON
-Melinda Bakkum is staying with her aunt Mrs. Thomas Jeglum.
-The L. C. Megorden family spent Tuesday evening at the E. Roese
home.
-Amon Amondson had the misfortune to get kicked by a horse
Saturday.
-Several neighbors spent Saturday evening very pleasantly with L.
A. Olson.
-Regan Bros. drove fifty head of cattle through here to
Waterville Wednesday.
-Mrs. George Bieber and Miss Silena Bieber were visiting at the
Mrs. Olson home Monday.
-Frank Schmeiden died at the home of his brother Herman, Friday
and was buried Monday.
-John H. Johnson of Monona was over this way spending several
days with relatives.
-Clara Johnson returned from an extended visit with her sister
Mrs. D. H. Ferris in Monona.
-A. E. Olander and son Alden came Saturday from North Dakota for
a visit with home folks.
-The rural route carrier had a hard time getting through this
week, Saturday
[transcribed by M.D., May 2009]