Iowa
Old Press
Postville Herald
Postville, Allamakee co. Iowa
August 23, 1918
LEUI - DITTMER
A very pretty wedding was solemnized at HIgh Noon on Tuesday,
August 20, 1918, at the beautiful farm homestead of Mr. and Mrs.
John Leui in Grand Meadow township, five miles southeast of
Postville, when their eldest daughter, Miss Jessie P. Leui, was
united in marriage with Mr. Walter C. Dittmer of Elkader.
Promptly at the appointed hour, as the strains of the wedding
march pealed forth from the piano, Miss Marie Waters presiding,
the bridal party took their places beneath a beautiful bower of
green foliage adorned with goldenrod and sunflowers, under two
huge oak trees on the spacious lawn, where the Rev. J.F.
Childress, pastor of the First Congregational church of
Postville, performed the ceremony in the presence of ninety
guests -- the immediate families of the contracting parties,
relatives, close friends and near neighbors -- the ring service
being used. Little Margaret Leui, sister of the birde, was
ring-bearer and walked with the groom, while Mr. John Leui walked
with his daughter and gave the bride away. The bride wore a white
georgette crepe dress and veil and carried a beautiful boquet of
yellow rosebuds. The groom was attired in blue. After a short
season for congratulations, the guests were seated at twenty
little tables, each prepared for four and decorated with yellow
nasturtiums, where a sumptuous wedding feast was served in three
courses by ten of the girl-friends of the bride. [there may have
been more to this announcement, the photocopy cuts off here]
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - Items of Interest From
Allamakee and Adjoining Counties.
- Lansing has two cases of smallpox
- Burglars entered the Pesson store at Oelwein, but secured only
59 cents.
- At Lawler last week Andy Barnes sold 70 hogs for which he
received a check for $3070.
- At the Red Cross concert given by Bertha Beeman at Waukon, $135
was cleared for the local chapter.
- The entire flock of chickens belonging to Mrs. James Terrill of
Marshal, some 200 birds, were stolen in one night.
- While at work around his horses Sunday evening, using a
spraying outfit to lessen the fly nuisance, Geo. Wert was almost
instantly killed by being kicked by one of the animals, says the Nashua
Post, his injuries being so severe that death followed in a
very short time after the accident.
- Memorial services were held in the Norwegian church at Gunder
last Sunday in honor of Theodore Wettleson, a young man of that
locality who recently was killed in France fighting for Old
Glory. The services were very impressive and a large gathering of
friends were in attendance.
- Dr. J.D. Brownson of Monona received his commission as captain
in the Medical Reserve Corps and left last week for Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga., to report for duty. His friends presented him
with an army pistol and holster as a token of their appreciation
of his giving up a good practice to serve his country.
- A San Franciso traveling man, J.C. Fricks by name, got himself
into grief at an Ottumwa hotel the other day when on being
refused more than one teaspoonful of sugar for his coffee, he
went out and bought a pound at a grocery and put twelve
teaspoonfuls into the beverage. On being brought before the hotel
representative of the food administration he paid $5 to the Red
Cross and was required to promise to report at the U.S. marshal's
office in every town he makes in the state.
- Frank Fredericks, a wealthy farmer, 45 years old, was shot and
killed by Harold, his 17 year old son, at his home in Cedar
county, seven miles from Solon, last Friday. According to the
advices, Fredericks was beating his wife when the son went to her
rescue, picked up a shotgun that his father had given him and
fired a load of shot into his abdomen, producing a wound that
caused almost instant death. The boy has not been arrested but is
being held by the neighbors until ... [photocopied page cuts off
here]
- Donald Fett is showing his patriotism by assisting the farmers
in threshing. Miss Gladys Hinman is clerking in his place.
- C.W. Hinman and family and Mrs. Lillie Hinman and son Harry
autoed to the Decorah fair Thursday. Miss Edna Ames delivered
mail during Mr. Hinman's absence.
- Miss Amy Oldag and the William Foels family autoed to Cresco
Tuesday. Fred Palas accompanied them to bring back his car which
he was forced to leave last week owing to the rain.
- She that was Pearl Engelhardt, of Farmersburg, called on her
aunt, Mrs. John Krambeer Sr., Wednesday. She and her husband were
on their return trip by auto to their home in Colorado, after a
weeks visit with her mother in Farmersburg.
- Wm. H. Dell has sold his farm to Will Woerdehuff of Lansing,
who will take possession immediately. Mr. Dell is now located at
LaCrosse, Wis. His son Edmund is waiting his call to serve his
country, and hwile waiting is visiting his sister, Mrs. Louis
Croms, and brother Willie at Sioux Falls.
- E.R. Marsh of McGregor was a Postville visitor Friday and
Saturday, it being his first visit here in three years. Elmer is
conducting a 20-acre berry farm west of McGregor and is making a
success of it. He reports his family well, his son Clark is in a
mill at Waterloo and his daughter Jessie is bookkeeper and
stenographer for one of the big business houses in the same city.
- Col. and Mrs. Geo. H. Otis of White Bear, Minn., have been in
Postville this week visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.L.
Meier. It sure looks good and it looks natural as well, to see
the Col. in this neck of the woods, and despite the fact that he
will be eighty years of age the tenth of next month, he is in
prime condition and ready to take his gun and go get a few
Prussians any old time his Uncle Sam wants him to.
OBITUARY
George Thomas Starkey, second son of John and Lorinda Starkey,
was born September 24, 1864, and died at his home near Postville,
Iowa, on August 19, 1918, aged 53 years, 10 months and 25 days.
He is survived by two sisters, one brother, a niece, and a host
of friends. His father and mother, two brothers and two sisters
preceded him to the better land. His entire life has been spent
on the old home farm, where he was a kind-hearted, quiet,
industrious man, unassuming in all his ways, caring little for
the social attractions of life, yet no one enjoyed the
companionship of friends and neighbors more than he. Although he
never affiliated with any church, he believed in a merciful and
all-wise father, and endeavored to so live that he woud meet the
loved ones gone before. The funeral services were held at the
family home, near Postville Junction, Wednesday afternoon, August
21, Rev. J.F. Childress officiationg. Interment was in the
Postville cemetery. The family wish to thank the kind neighbors
and friends for their help during the sickness and burial of
their brother.
Andrew Reuss Dead.
Andrew Reuss, who for a number of years past has been an employee
at the elevator of Hall Roberts' Son, passed away at his home in
this city about one o'clock this morning after a few days serious
illness, he having recently been operated at a Dubuque hospital.
Mr. Reuss was born in Germany, Nov. 2, 1870, and at the time of
his death was aged 47 years, 9 months and 20 days. He leaves a
wife and five small children, who have the sympathy of all in
their affliction. The funeral will be held from the home Saturday
morning at ten o'clock.
Frankville News [Winneshiek co.]
- Oscar Padden visited relatives at Decorah Sunday.
- Mrs. J.A. Peck and Chester were Decorah visitors Monday.
- Paul Topel and family autoed to Decorah Sunday afternoon.
- Will Stock and family spent Sunday with friends in Decorah.
- Hi and Frank Miller of Ludlow were guests at Jas. Meikle's
Saturday.
- Will Schultz and wife entertained a crowd of friends at their
home Sunday.
- Ferdinand Hilmer and wife visited at Ludlow several days the
past week.
- Francis Padden and wife autoed to Waukon Sunday for a visit
with relatives.
Castalia News [Winneshiek co.]
- Mrs. Oscar Bernard, Decorah, visited in town the fore part of
this week.
- Miss Addie Shipton of Clermont visited over Sunday at the Ed
Wirsching home.
- Harold Harvey leaves this week for Des Moines to attend an auto
mechanic's school.
- Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Church and son of Chicago are visiting at the
B.F. Kneeskern home.
- Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Gibbs and Geo Hanson departed yesterday for a
short visit at Denver, Colo.
- Mrs. E.O. Riggs returned Thursday from a short visit with her
son, Rev. Fred Riggs, and family at Garber.
- Mr. and Mrs. Barney Fortkamp and children of McGregor were
visitors at the W.T. Cook home the latter part of the week.
- Rev. Hicks, Floyd Harvey, Ed Wirsching, M. Rodenkirch, John
Schara, W.H. Roe, W.H. Haefner, Fred O'Boy and N. Schoonmaker
were business visitors at Decorah Tuesday.
A Few Threshing Reports
- Out on Henderson Prairie, Charles Kerr threshed Marquis wheat
that yielded 27 1-2 bushels to the acre.
- Fred Kuhse's wheat went 29 bushels to the acre.
- Henry Blumhagen on Monday delivered to the elevator 400 bushels
of timothy seed which brought him $1500.
- Fred C. Schara last week threshed over 400 bushels of Canada
field peas on ten acres.
[transcribed by S.F., July 2006]