Iowa
Old Press
Iowa Volksblatt
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
Friday, January 9, 1914
James Pixler has purchased the 200 acre W.J. Clark farm for $110
per acre.
Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Dresser celebrated their 40th wedding
anniversary last Tuesday.
Fritz C. Schara has rented the Henry Dahms farm near the Junction
for the next two years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ad. Brandt of Marcus are here to spend their
honeymoon in the home of Mrs. G. Brandt.
George Thoma marketed 60 hogs Monday that averaged 278 pounds and
for which he received a check for $1300.
Hulda Harnack was 8 years old Sunday, so her friends and
schoolmates gave her a surprise party that evening.
Wm. Miller and Lizzie Krueger will be married next Wednesday,
invitations having been mailed out this week.
Mrs. Carl Mecklenburg, 72, passed away Monday, Dec. 22. She was
the mother of ten children, of which four survive.
Anna Kohrs and Lillian Thoma will go to Decoah Saturday night to
attend the theatrical production "Bought and Paid For."
David Vickery, 74 year old Yellow river resident, passed away
Wednesday, and Mrs. Mary Webster, 43, passed away Friday.
R.F. Hecker & Sons received a carload of Studebaker cars this
week. It's getting so those who don't own an automobile are
"out of step."
Christ Salzgeber, A.L. Meier, Ira Smith, J.W. French, Wright
Enyart, Frank Ervin and Henry Lawson are doing jury duty at
Waukon this week. Henry Luhman is serving on the grand jury.
Miss Clara Ehde and William Hager were married New Year's day in
the home of the bride's parents by the Rev. R. Kuehne; Otto Hager
and Alma Meyer were the attendants. The young couple will make
their home in Ludlow township.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
January 9, 1914
Personal and Local
-Hilmer H. Nazett returned to Eldora last Friday
-Chris Salzgeber has been in Waukon on the trial jury this week.
-J.A. Briar of Monona was a business visitor in Postville Monday.
-Mrs. Wm. von Essen returned Monday to her home in LeSeur, Minn.
-Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Clark were up from Sunshine Valley farm
Monday.
-Jennie and Ruth Daubenberger and Louise Thoma have returned to
Cedar Falls.
-H.S. Luhman went to Waukon on Monday to begin a year's set on
the Grand Jury.
-The Misses Gusta and Amanda Miller closed their holiday home
visit Saturday and returned to Waterloo.
-Keith Gray was a home visitor over Saturday and Sunday,
returning Sunday night to his labors in Chicago.
-Ed Ruegemeier of Waukon brought his sister Cora here Monday to
take the train back to school at Fayette.
-Mrs. James McEwen left Tuesday for Los Angeles, Cal., to pend
the winter at the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles Skelton.
-Agent J.E. Perry of the Rock Island was at Waukon a day or so
this week on the case of Frank Tuller vs that company.
-The Congregational ladies will serve their regular annual
Donation Supper at Maennerchor Hall, Thursday, Jan. 22nd. Don't
forget it.
For Sale - The Maennerchor Hall, former J.B. Hart sotre building,
in Postville. Possession can be given March 1st. Apply to Herman
Rose, chas. Huebner and John Palas, Com.
-G.M. Miller, Postville's old time candy maker, was in town a few
hours Monday waiting for a train to Randalia, where he will make
butter this year.
John Reuckdaschel [sic Ruckdaschel] and Mrs. William Kluss of
this city were called to Staplehurst, Neb., last week by the
serious illness of a brother, whose name is also John
Reuckdaschel [sic].
John V. Leithold tells us that on Dec. 25th, in Woodland, Cal.,
he went out into his dooryard and picked a big boquet of roses to
adorn the Christmas dinner table. Sounds funny, don't it?
Mrs. Laura Angell is in receipt of an announcement of the
marriage at Minot, N.D., on Dec. 30th, of Charles F. Dupuis and a
Miss Effie J. Morrissey. Charley was a Milwaukee telegraph
operator here years ago, and those on earth who remember this
genial gentleman, will extend sincerest well wishes. They will be
"at home" Temple, N.D. until Feb. 1st.
S.H. Opfer came over from Waukon by sleigh Monday morning to
bring his daughter, Miss Dorothy Opfer, and a neighbor's
daughter, Miss Bessie Seikemeier, here to take the train back to
school at Cedar Falls after a holiday home visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burns of Chester arrived in Postville Saturday
night on a visit at the home of their daughter, Mrs. F.H. Luhman,
and Monday noon the three left for Oconomowoc, Wis., where Mrs.
Burns will seek relief from physical afflictions at a sanitarium.
Former Resident Married
Mrs. Mabel Birdsill of this city and Mr. Edgar Leroy Tritt were
married at the Presbyterian manse last evening, Rev. H.S.
Templeton officiating. Mrs. Birdsill has for the past four years
been bookkeeper at Higgins & Henrichsen's grocery store. She
is well known in this city and a great church worker. Mr. Tritt
is a printer by trade and is at present living in Portland. Mr.
and Mrs. Tritt will stay in Portland for a short time when they
will move to this city and make their home at 1003 West Twelfth
street. - Vancouver (Wash.) Columbian, Dec. 26th. The
bride was a former Postville girl, who was well and favorably
known here as Miss Mabel Havirland, and her many old friends here
will extend heartiest well wishes.
Obituary
George Redhead was born in Whitlesey Cambridge, England, July 16,
1833. When about 20 years of age, he with his young wife left
their native land and came to America, settling first in
Cleveland, Ohio, and later on a farm near Garnavillo, Clayton
county, Iowa, where he resided until his wife passed away in the
year 1861. About two years later he was united in marriage with
Mrs. Sarah Robinson of Elkader, and shortly thereafter moved on a
farm in Grand Meadow township, Clayton county, which remained the
family home until March 1889, when he came to Postville to enjoy
the comforts of a competence earned from many years of frugality
and toil.
He was a veteran of the Civil War, having entered the service in
1864 and served his country until the war closed. In early life
he accepted the Savior as his friend and guide, and through a
life span of more than four-score years has been a firm and
faithful follower of the Man of Galilee. He was loyal to his
country, his church and his God. He was a good citizen, neighbor
and friend, a devoted husband and kind father. Being an old
settler here he was well and favorably known over a wide scope of
territory, and the tears of many friends in deepest sympathy
mingle with those of the bereaved wife and children.
Mr. Redhead was in his 80th year, he passed to his reward Jan. 3,
1914 after a lingering illness, during which he bore his
sufferings with true christian fortitude, and when the final
summons came his house was in order, he was prepared for the
change.
He is survived by his wife, two sons and five daughters, all of
whom were with him in his last hours save one sone and one
daughter, living at a considerable distance, and these had
visited hiim previously during his last illness. The funeral was
held from the Congregational church at two o'clock on Tuesday
afternoon Jan 6, 1914, Rev. J.F. Childress officiating, assisted
by Rev. W.R. Mellott.
The out of town friends present were Henry Powers and Mrs. W.A.
Schneider of Oelwein, and M.A. Childs of Des Moines. In this
connection the family wish to extend their sincere thanks to the
neighbors and friends for their many acts of kindness and words
of sympathy in their bereavement.
Firemen's Dance a Success
The annual Mask Ball of the Postville Fire Department at Turner
Hall last Saturday evening was a splendid success socially and
wasn't at all bad financially. In all 157 tickets were sold and
at 50 cents each amounted to the sum of $78.50, out of which the
boys cleared $28.50. There were perhaps about fifty masked
persons present. The order could not have been better and the
music furnished for the occasion by gussie Harrington's six-piece
orchestra was simply grand, eliciting praise on every hand.
Prizes were awarded maskers as follows:
Best dressed gent, Levi Schultz, $2.00; 2nd best, Irvin Crawford,
$1.50
Best dressed lady, Mrs. Clara Godon, $2.00; 2nd best, Miss ruth
Poesch, $1.50
Best comic gent, Calvin Ballzell, $1.00; 2nd best, Billie Beyer,
50 cents.
Best comic lady, Fred Hangartner, $1.00; 2nd best, Alfred Berg,
50 cents.
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Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
January 30, 1914
John Reif is Dead.
Another old and respected citizen of this locality is no more,
John Reif having passed away at the home of his son William in
this city on Tuesday afternoon, at the age of almost 88 years. He
had been in frail health for some time and a fall sustained about
a week ago caused a shock his feeble constitution could not
withstand. He was an honest and upright man, whose many
acquaintances and friends will learn with sorrow of his passing.
He was born in Saxony, Germany, March 19, 1826, and came to
America in 1852. In 1856 he bought a farm in Grand Meadow
township, which remained his home until a few years ago when he
came to Postville to reside. He is survived by three sons and
three daughters all living in and near Postville. His wife died
some years ago. The funeral was held from the Lutheran church
yesterday afternoon. Interment in the Postville cemetery.
Obituary.
Mrs. John Crosby. The announcement of the passing of Mrs. John
Crosby on Saturday afternooon at 1:30 o'clock at the Eldredge
home in Masonville, brought sorrow to the hearts of a host of
friends in Winthrop. A serious illness with which she had
suffered for a long time caused her death, which came peacefully
while she slept. Mrs. Crosby had been feeling better and was
still planning o their trip South, but the sad and unexpected end
came as a crushing blow to the devoted husband, father and
sisters. Esther Maria
Crosby was the daughter of Geo. E. and Mary E. Gemmill. She was
born at Howell, Mich., and came with her parents when a little
child to Masonville, Iowa. After some years her father moved to
Manchester, where he was in business for a number of years, going
from there to Waterloo, and there Etta was married almost
twenty-one years ago to Mr. John Crosby of Postville. Their home
was at Postville for ten years, when they moved to California for
the benefit of the change of climate for Mrs. Crosby. She
improved and about five years ago they returned to Iowa and Mr.
Crosby went into business at Winthrop, which had been their home
until last November when Mrs. Crosby's failing health made
necessary a milder climate. Since then they
had been staying at Masonville with Mr. Crosby's sister and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. Eldredge, where every kindness was shown,
hoping from week to week that the journey South could be taken.
On new Year's Day she was especially happy and cheerful. Two days
later she was taken down again and quietly went to sleep on last
Saturday. Tho' no braver battle for life was ever fought, none
with more patient persistence and uncomplaining effort, she lost.
Etta was a lovable girl, and as a girl and woman made warm
friends always. Through all the long time of ill health she had
been sweet and uncomplaining always thoughful of others. She
found pleasure in making her friends happy by little acts of
kindness. Mrs. Crosby was a member of the
Order of Eastern Star and was an attendant of the Congregational
church here. To mourn the loss of this dear one is left her
faithful husband, who has cared for her with loving devotion; her
father, who spent six weeks with her at the beginning of the last
sickness; two sisters -- Mrs. A.E. Porteous of Mitchell, S.D.,
and Mrs. L.G. Campbell of Waterloo; the dear mother having passed
away a little more than two months ago. The funeral services were
held in the Congregational church at Manchester on Tuesday
afternoon. The officiating clergyman was Rev. C.S. Holland,
assisted by Rev. Bortland, Rev. Moore, pastors of Manchester
Congregational church. Representatives of the Masonic order acted
as pall bearers, and about thirty ladies of the Winthrop O.E.S.
were present to pay their respects to one of their departed
members. The body was committed to the vault in Oakland cemetery,
Manchester. The sympathy of the community is extended to the
heartbroken husband, who so faithfully cared for his beloved
wife. -- Winthrop [Iowa] Review, Jan 15th.
***Iowa State News - Late Happenings Throughout the
Commonwealth***
-The fifty-eighth convocation of the State University of Iowa
will be held Feb. 9. There will be ten candidates for the degree
of B.A. and one candidate for the degree of M.S. Following is the
list: James B. Cross,
Corydon; Earl George Grissel, Cedar RApids; Jose Jereza, Jaro,
Philippine Islands; Daniel McEniry, Greene; Bruce Ellis Mahan,
Bedford; Stanley Robert Meek, Bonaparte; Walter John Penningroth,
Tipton; Ann Rock, Iowa City; Surendra M. Sanyal, Calcutta, India;
and Kdei Tan, Canton, China. For the degree of M.S., Onoji
Watanabe, Japan.
-At the last meeting of the board of curators of the Iowa State
Historical society the following persons were elected to
membership: Mrs. Mayer Rosenfield of Des Moines; Charles B. Bell
of Grinnell; H.C. Chapin of Union; C.D. Childs of Rockwell City;
Edgar Price of Council Bluffs; C.E. Lawrence of Union and Hon.
C.H. Thomas of Kent.
-Seven thousand dollars' damages were awarded Mrs. Johanna C.
Brown of Marshalltown in the suit against the Northwestern
railway. Mrs. Brown brought suit for $30,000 damages against the
railroad company for the death of her husband, Edward M. Brown,
which occurred a year ago near Marshalltown.
-G.H. York, prominent in the inquest into the death of M.B.
Wheelock, the Colfax banker, was arrested by federal authorities
on a warrant charging him with violating the Mann White slave
law. He has been released on $2,000 bonds. Trial set for next
May.
-W.A. Winston, a well known newspaper man of Sioux City, who was
hit on the head by a cement block torn loose from the
Northwestern Bank building by a banner stretched across the
street in 1912, will get $8,000 damages and interest from the
city.
-Isaac H. Paugh, 52 years old, a prominent Wayne county farmer,
committed suicide by shooting himself. The body was found on a
haystack, near the house. He had been brooding over the death of
his 15-year-old daughter.
-Dr. Emma F. Richardson, for several years city humane officer at
Cedar Rapids, was found on the steps of her home, where she had
fallen from a stroke of apoplexy. She died a short time later.
-Charles M. Whitney, a well-to-do farmer living near Council
Bluffs, died from the effects of injuries received when his
clothing caught in the rapidly revolving wheel of a gasoline
engine.
-The North Iowa District Fair association has been organized at
Waterloo with the following officers: president, Senator A.L.
Ames of Traer; vice president, J.W. Ford of Cedar Falls;
secretary, G.H. Holcombe, now of Galesburg; treasurer, Ira
Rodamar; directors, G.W. Dickinson, George Thomas and C.R.
Hutchson of Waterloo; Matt Wyth, F.D. Bailey and C.E. Hearst,
Cedar Falls, and R.M. Gunn, Buckingham. It is planned to hold the
first fair next fall on grounds located between Waterloo and
Cedar Falls.
-A record breaking land deal was consummated at Mount Pleasant
recently. P.J. Hurley purchased the eighty acre farm of John
McKinnon, located one mile north of that city, for $22,000 or
$275 per acre. Now Mr. Hurley has disposed of the same piece of
property to ?.A. Courtner of Marsh for $24,000, or a flat $300 an
acre. Mr. Hurley cleaned up $2,000 after holding the property
less than a week.
-Robert Tracy, 20 years old, entered a plea of guilty to second
degree murder at Waterloo and was sentenced by Judge Platt to
serve ten years and six months in the penitentiary at Fort
Madison. He shot and killed Pency Hopkins, last September.
Clemency was extended because of Tracy's youth and former good
character.
-Leland Cox, through his father, Allen Cox, has brought suit in
the Dallas county district court for damages of $10,000 against
the Shorthill Steel & Iron Works company of Perry for
injuries received in a fall from a derrick.
-Mrs. Amelia Kilker, a widow, 55 years old, hanged herself at her
home in Le Mars. She was found by a daughter, who had been away
from the house for a few moments. Despondency over money matters
and poor health was ascribed as the cause.
-After being connected with the Winfield Beacon for nineteen
years as part owner, editor and publisher, John Stinson has
retired, the firm name changing from Hinkle & Stinson to
Hinkle & Son, who will continue the publication.
-C.W. Lamb of Redfield is being boomed by his friends in Dallas
county for commander of the state Sons of Veterans. He has the
indorsement of many of the camps in central Iowa.
-Peter Ludwig, a leading young druggist of Vail, committed
suicide by drinking poison in his home. Since the death ofhis
wife last October Ludwig has lost all interest in life.
-D.J. Morrison is dead and Andrew Young is in a critical
condition at Emmetsburg as the result of a fire in a bedroom at
the Emmetsburg house. A kerosene lamp started the blaze.
-B.P. Jared, 46 years old; a prominent merchant living at
Corydon, was found shot to death. He had tried to creep through a
wire fence carrying a loaded gun.
-James Faley, aged 22, living near Epworth, Dubuque county, was
accidently shot and killed while hunting rabbits. Two years ago
his father met death in a runaway accident.
-The body of Nicholas Beihl, 47 years old, was found hanging in
the workshop on his farm near Centralia, Dubuque county. The dead
man had been in poor health for two years.
-Jap Bell's automobile turned turtle on the Glidden road near
Storm creek bridge and Mrs. Adie Bell Davis was instantly killed.
-Mrs. Martha Jolly, a centenarian, died at Cedar Rapids last
week. Had she lived until March 1, she would have been 101 years
old.
-Authorities at Lorimor, Ia., believe they have located Linda
Sullivan, who disappeared from Shenandoah two weeks ago.
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The following article was submitted to Iowa Old News for the
Allamakee Co. IA pages. The exact date of the article isn't
known, but it appears to be from 1914, so I am putting it in
January. She is quite sure it is from a paper in Postville,
Allamakee Co. IA. The German paper of that time-period was the
Postville Volksblatt. The translation follows the German
article.
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Pastor R. Kühne wird nächsten Sonntag seine Abschiedspredigten
halten. Am Abend wird er ein englischer Sprache predigen und sind
dazu auch die englischen Gemeinden eingeladen. Pastor Kühne
erhielt seine theologische Ausbildung in Deutschland, England und
Amerika. In 1891 - 1892 diente er dem deutschen Kaiser in
Königsberg i. Pr. ? (in Preußen?) und in Potsdam. Seine erste
Tätigkeit in der Kirchewar die eines Reisepredigers im Osten
Deutschlands, wo er auch Rußland besuchte. In späteren Jahren
kam er auch in die Schweiz. Bei diesen Reisenim Interesse des
Reiches Gottes lernte er manchen teuren Mann Gottes kennen. In
England hatte er Gelegenheit, die großen Konferenzen zu besuchen
und wurde er so mit manchem Führer im Reiche Gottes bekannt. Im
Januar 1894 kam er zum ersten Mal nach Ame- rika, wo er sich in
Chicago aufhielt, wurde aber wieder zurückgerufen. Seit Januar
1897 ist er hier beständig tätig gewesen und zwar bis 1900 bei
Parkersburg, Iowa; bis 1907 bei Adley, Iowa, und bis Ostern 1914
hier in Postville. Neben seiner pastoralen Tätigkeit fand er
Zeit, über 12 Staaten zu bereisen, um hie und da mitzuhelfen am
Aufbau des Reiches Gottes. Fünfmal kreuzte er den Atlantischen
Ozean. Im September 1904 ist er Bürger der Ver Staaten geworden.
Am 21. September 1913 redete er als Delegat der ev. luth.
"Wartburg-Synode (Distrikt der ev. luth General-Synode von
Nord-Amerika) bei der Einweihung des Martin Luther Seminars in
Lincoln, Nebr. und am 22. Januar 1914 nahm er auf wiederholtes
Drängen den einstimmigen Ruf der ev. Friedens-luth. Gemeinde an
der S? und D. Straße in Lincoln, Nebr., an. Am 19. April gedenkt
er dort seine Antrittspredigt zu halten und am 26. April soll er
installiert werden. Seine Adresse ist dann: Rev. R. Kühne, 540
D. St., Lincoln, Nebr.
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TRANSLATION:
Reverend (or pastor) R. Kühne will hold his parting-sermons next
Sunday. In the evening he will preach in English language and to
that also the English communities are invited. Reverend Kühne
received his theological education in Germany, England and
America. In 1891 - 1892 he served for the German emperor in
Königsberg in Prussia? and in Potsdam. His first activity in the
church was this of a journey preacher in the east of Germany,
where he also visited Russia. In the later years he also came
into the Switzerland. At these journeys in the interest of god's
empire, he got to know several dear man of god. In England he had
the chance, to visit the big conferences and he was known with
several leaders in god's empire. In January 1894 he came to
America for the first time, where he was in Chicaco, but then was
called back again. Since January 1897 he has been constantly
active here that is to say until 1900 near Parkersburg, Iowa;
until 1907 near Adley, Iowa, and until Easter 1914 here in
Postville. Among his pastoral occupution he took the time, to
travel 12 states, for to aid here and there at the construction
of god's empire. Five times he crossed the Atlantic Ocean. In
September 1904 he has become citizen of the USA. To 21. September
1913 he spoke as delegate of the evangelical lutheran
"Wartburg-synode (district of the ev. luth. general-synode
of North-America) at the inauguration of the Martin Luther
seminar in Lincoln, Nebr. and to 22. January 1914 he accepted,
after repeated urges the ananimous call of the ev. luth.
peace-community at the S and D. street in Lincoln, Nebr. To 19.
April he intends to hold there his inaugural-sermon and to 26.
April he shall become installed. Then his address is: Rev. R.
Kühne, 540 D. St., Lincoln, Neb.
[transcribed by G.B. & translated by E.S., Aug. 2003]