Iowa
Old Press
Postville Review
Postville, Allamakee Co., Iowa
October 11, 1918
Another Postville Soldier At Rest.
A message from Camp Gordon, Georgia, last Monday conveyed to Mrs.
Anna SCHULTZ of this city the sad news that her son, Ervin, had
died on Sunday of pneumonia and thus have three Postville boys
made the supreme sacrifice for their country since America
entered the great World War.
Private Ervin SCHULTZ was born on November 22, 1892, in Grand
Meadow township, Clayton, county, just south of Postville. He was
confirmed at St. Pauls' German Lutheran church in this city in
1907. He spent his life on the home farm until July 26, 1918,
when he was called to the colors, and went with the Clayton Co.
contingent to Camp Gordon, Georgia, where he entered the training
school for non-commissioned officers and was making a good record
for himself when stricken with pneumonia from which he died on
Sunday, October 6, 1918, at the base hospital, being at the time
of his death 25 years, 11 months, and 25 days old. He is survived
by his widowed mother, three sisters and five brothers.
DEATH.
After an illness of many months, having been sick since last
December, Fred EVERMANN passed away last Sunday morning at 2:30
o'clock at his home just west of town, best known as the old
Harman place. By occupation Mr. EVERMANN was a carpenter, and a
faithful and competent workman, honest as the day was long and by
his quiet and agreeable ways made friends of all who had dealings
with him, and the sympathy of the community will go out in full
measure to those who mourn his loss.
Friedrich Wilhelm Christoph EVERMANN was born March 27, 1861, in
Niendorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. In 1882 he was married
to Minna BAETCKE, and to this union were born five children,
three of whom were born in Germany and two in America. He came to
this county with his family in 1891, living for two years near
Luana, moving from there to Grand Meadow township, where he
resided one year and then moved to the farm near Postville, where
they have since resided. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife and
four children - Wilhelm on the old home farm, and Rudy, Fred,
Cynthia, and Walter at home; five grandchildren and many
relatives and friends. At the time of his death Mr. EVERMANN was
aged 57 years, 6 months, and 10 days.The funeral was held from
the St. Paul's Lutheran church on Wednesday, conducted by Rev. E.
Schmidt. Interment in Postville cemetery.
Save Carbon for Gas Masks.
An essential of a soldier's gas mask is carbon. The best quality
carbon is extracted from certain fruit pits and nut shells, 7
pounds of shells or 200 peach pits will yield carbon for one
mask. Iowa throws away tons of this material every day. Our
soldiers ask us to save it and turn it over to the Red Cross, in
turn to save them from a horrible and agonizing death.
1. Save, collect, dry and turn over to the Red Cross: Peach
stones; prune, plum, olive and native cherry pits; date seeds;
Brazil, hickory, walnut and butternut shells. Other pits and
shells are deficient in carbon, do not include them.
2. All pits must be dried in oven or sun.
3. Do not extract kernels from pits.
4. Extract meats from nuts.
SCHOOL NOTES.
The High School has added 16 new stars to the service flag.
A cupboard for drawing supplies has been built in the lower hall.
Helen FITZPATRICK has entered the Seventh grade as a tuition
pupil.
Owing to vacation Thursday and Friday a large number of High
School students attended the Waukon fair.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Regular meeting of the Town Council of the Incorporated Town of
Postville, Iowa, held Oct. 4, 1918. Councilmen all present, Mayor
W. H. BURLING presiding. The following bills of account were
allowed and ordered paid, except the bill of the Upper Iowa Power
Co., of $72.75, for light, from which was deducted 25 cents for
light out:
J.E. WELSCH, labor on sewer $7.05
M. WELSCH, labor on sewer $7.80
Irvin ALLEN, street work, man and team $4.50
Wm. L. STOCKMAN, sprinkling $6.60
L. A. BELLOWS, salary $75.00
(The rest of the list is missing from copy)
[transcribed by S.F., August 2004]