Iowa
Old Press
Postville Herald.
Postville, Allamakee County. Iowa.
November 5, 1925.
Young Wife and Mother Suddenly Summoned
Lucy Elizabeth Kalke, beloved wife of Milo Kalke of near Clayton
Center, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Neuhring of near
Postville, was born September 23, 1904, in Fayette County and
confirmed in St. Paul's Church, where she was a member until her
marriage to Milo Kalke December 12, 1923, when they established
their home on a farm near Clayton Center. After a brief illness
from pneumonia. Mrs. Kalke entered the eternal rest at nine
o'clock, P. M. on Monday, October 26, 1925, age 21 years, one
month and three days. She was a woman held in high esteem by a
wide circle of friends. All of whom will mourn her untimely
passing and sincere sympathy with those left bereft. Memorial
services were conducted in Zion Evangelical Lutheran church at 10
a.m., last Thursday and in St. Paul's Lutheran Church at one
o'clock the same afternoon, conducted by Rev. E. T. Finck.
Interment in the Postville Cemetery. Besides her husband, Milo
Kalke, and her baby daughter, Virginia Anna Ida, born October 9,
1925, she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Nuehring, and her brother George still at home. Girls of her
confirmation class acted as flower bearers. The pallbearers were
Hugo Kalke, Henry Kalke, Harley Kalke, Elvin Kalke, John Schuette
and Louis Eberhardt.
Card Of Thanks
Our sincere gratitude is here with express to all relatives,
neighbors and friends for the kindness and sympathy shown us
during our recent bereavement, the death of our beloved wife,
daughter and sister. Especially do we wish to thank the choir of
St. Paul's Church, the soloist, Mrs. Luver Schultz, and all who
brought floral tribute.
We love her, yes we loved her,
But God did love her more.
Milo Kalke, Mr. and Mrs. Nuehring and son.
Mrs. R.T McCready Dies at Cherokee
The many Postville friends of R.T. 'Bob' McCready will sincerely
sympathize with him in the loss of his wife, who died at her home
in that city on last Thursday evening. The following obituary of
Mrs. McCready is taken from the Cherokee Times:
Aurrella Dresser was born February 18, 1845, near Woodstock,
Ohio. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Dresser. When
she was only 10 years old, the family removed from Ohio to
Postville, Iowa, where she grew two young womanhood. She was one
of a family of 11 children, four sons and seven daughters. Of
this family only three remain. Her twin sister, Mrs. Henry Webb,
still living at Postville, Iowa, Mrs. Harriet Bayliss, also of
Postville, and Mrs. Jane Hagensick of Elkader, Iowa. She was
united in marriage to Robert McCready, October 6, 1867. In the
spring of 1869, they came to Cherokee County to build a home in
this new country. Here they lived for many years and raised their
family. About 20 years ago they retired to Cherokee, where they
have since resided. To this union were born four children. One
daughter died in infancy. Those remaining are A.R. McCready,
Harty, Iowa; Mrs. Jno Kelma, Holstein, and Mrs. Lucy Smith,
Cherokee; also 14 grandchildren. These with a host of friends
remained to mourn her going. She was buried Sunday at 2 p.m. from
the Presbyterian Church. Interment was at Oak Hill.
-Mr. and Mrs. C.P. Smith returned to their home in Cherokee last
Wednesday, being called back by the serious illness of the
latter's mother, Mrs. Rob McCready. H.D. Webb of this city
accompanied them.
Red Cross Drive will Start November 16
Chairman L.O. Beucher informs us that the annual Red Cross Drive
will be started in Postville, November 16th, with "One
member from every family" as the slogan. To facilitate the
work of soliciting funds the town has been divided into the East
and West sides, Lawler Street being the dividing line with the
following in charge of work:
Westside: Anna Leui, chairman; Mrs. S.C. Baily, Mrs. W.C. Thoma,
Mrs. Edith Palas, Mrs. Hulda Miller, Mrs. Dorothea Douglass.
Eastside: Mrs. O.J. Beucher, chairman; Mrs. J.T. Melvold, Mrs.
Anna Putnam, Miss Bernice Phillips, Mrs. J.F. Palas, Mrs. Albert
Zieman.
The noble work of the Red Cross is too well known to need
commendation at our hands; it contributes to the relief of the
distressed of every land and clime and tongue, regardless of sect
or creed, wherever there is misery, want and woe, there you will
find the Red Cross on its mission of mercy. We anticipate
everyone here will readily respond to the call with one dollar.
Postville Lad Gets Arm in Electric Wringer
Monday forenoon while Mrs. L.L. Hill was engaged in running the
weeks washing through the wringer of her electric washer, her
little son, Louis Hill Jr., was an interested spectator. Mrs.
Hill had occasion to step to the other side of the cellar for an
instant and as she was to come right back, she cautioned the
little lad not to touch anything and leaving the power on and the
wringer in motion, she had little more than left the machine
until Louis Jr. thought it the proper time to feed his pocket
handkerchief through the wringer and suiting his action to his
thoughts fit the edge of it into the rapidly revolving rolls, and
forgetting he must not hang on, his right arm was drawn into the
rolls clear to the elbow before his cry of alarm hurried his
mother to his assistance and she hastily threw off the power and
released the lads arm. Louis Jr. was promptly taken to a
physician where an x-ray examination disclosed no fractures but
the arm was quite badly bruised. Truly a most fortunate
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Sorry Accident
George Schultz met with a sorry accident at his home on Route Two
last Saturday while engaged in shelling corn for his chickens. It
seems the cobs became clogged in the sheller and George reached
in with his hand to release them while the machine was in motion,
with the result that the member got caught in the gears and when
he jerked it out the first finger of his left hand was reduced to
pulp. George was at once brought to town and the member was
amputated and dressed at the Kelleher hospital. Surely a sore
mishap to befall a farmer at corn husking time.
Frank Sebastian of the city was 72 years old last Sunday and the
event was duly celebrated by the homecoming of the children and
their families to partake of a sumptuous dinner and a happy
social season. Those present were Messrs and Messdames Frank D.
Sebastian, Will Sebastian, George C. Sebastian, Henry M.
Sebastian, John Sebastian, W. L. Meier and Carl Letchford and
their families. With many friends the Herald joins in wishing
Frank many happy returns of the day.
The ladies of the local D.A.R. Chapter were the guests of Mrs. A
L. Peterson and Mrs. Darius Orr at a one o'clock luncheon which
was served at the Peterson home on Tuesday. All of the McGregor
members of the chapter were present. Old-time recipes by various
members, and a paper on the first Thanksgiving, by Mrs. Gertrude
Bachtell were interesting features of the program. The leaders of
the meeting were Mrs. Ruth Douglass and Mrs. Addie Beucher.
The Post Township board of trustees met Monday at the office of
the clerk Geo. S. Tuttle to review the work done during October.
They decided at this meeting to gravel or put crushed rock on
what is known as the Kiesau hill over toward Frankville. Ralph
Bachtell, Arthur Behrens and Harry Bollman are the board members,
and look after the Township interests with the same care that
they attend to their own personal affairs.
Monday evening Gilbert Stockman, Roy Wagner and William Barreis
of this city went coon hunting and bagged three of the varmints
and have since been enjoying some tempting, juicy coon suppers.
Mr. and Mrs. John Decker and Mr. and Mrs. George Aschom motored
over from Lansing Sunday and spent the day in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Thoma. They were accompanied on the return journey by
Mrs. Ethel Thoma, a teacher and the Lansing schools, who makes
her home with the first named family.
Last Sunday marked the anniversary of the birth of Mrs. Pauline
Bachtell of Route Two and the event was duly observed at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.H. Prior, with a fine dinner and
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Clark of Dubuque, Mr. and Mrs. Al Ellis and a
few others were present to enjoy the happy occasion.
Sheehan Post of Clermont will observe Armistice Day, November 11,
with a free program, a football game, movies and a dance.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Strauch and children drove up from Elgin
Sunday afternoon, for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hughes.
Mrs. Levina Jacobia of this city and her daughter, Mrs. Cary
Ruff, have rented a place in Claremont and expect to make the
Brick City their home.
Mrs. John C. Hecker of Greene, returned to her school duties in
that city Sunday after a weekend visit here at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. are F. Hecker.
Prof. L.S. Tireman, Reno S. Smith, Mr. Johnson and Miss Minton
motored to Fayette Saturday to see Upper Iowa defeat the Iowa
Wesleyans in a football battle.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wenzel, Mrs. H. J. Schuette and Mrs. Harriet
Bayless were visitors Tuesday in the home off Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Hagensick in Elkader.
Mrs. Geo. Kohlman pleasantly entertained a company of lady
friends at her home Saturday evening. A 6:30 dinner was followed
by a session of progressive "500".
Miss Hattie Weihe attended the 4th District Convention of the
American Legion Auxiliary at Cresco last Wednesday. She was a
delegate from the local unit.
Charlie Kerr is grandpa once more, a lad who will wear the name
of Elmer Eugene, having arrived October 21 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Benson in LaMoille.
The Odd Fellows will have a real coon supper after work on Friday
evening of this week and as the makings of it are now in cold
storage there will be no disappointment.
Mr. and Mrs. Seward Swenson and Reverend and Mrs. C. W. Harris
returned Wednesday evening from Rochester, Minnesota, where Mrs.
Swenson entered the Mayo Clinic for treatment.
Messrs. and Mesdames Fred Ruckdaschel, Vic Ruckdaschel, Walter
Ruckdaschel, Chris Ruckdaschel and Ed Oldag and their families
were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Poesch.
Ninety numbers attended the Turner dance Saturday night, but with
good roads and weather a much larger crowd will be in attendance
this week Saturday to dance to the merry music of Gates
Metropolitan Band.
Mrs. L.S. Tireman delightfully entertained a company of the
school teachers and a few other lady friends at her home Monday
evening.
The Odd Fellows had company and an oyster supper last Friday
evening and enjoyed both. The visitors were James Cunningham,
Elmer Franck, John Reidel and Harry Pomeroy of Monona and Geo.
Land and Geo. Leet of Waukon.
We are sorry not to be able to report an improvement in the
condition of Mrs. R.F. Hecker, there being but little change
since last week. Everything possible is being done for her
welfare, but she fails to respond to treatment as well might be
wished for.
Mrs. Walter Cullins of Nichols arrived in Postville last Friday
evening, being called here by the serious illness of her sister,
Mrs. R.F. Hecker.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Stewart left Sunday morning last on a 2800 mile
trip that will eventually land them near Red Bluff, Calif., for
the winter. They will make the journey by easy stages, stopping
enroute at Mason City, Wyoming and Seattle to visit relatives.
Mrs. Carrie Bollman returned last Saturday to her home in this
city after spending the summer season with her son, Talcott, on
his ranch near Netus, Idaho. She reports crops good in that
locality and Talcott as enjoying good health, all of which will
be pleasing news to his many friends hereabouts.
On Friday last Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wenzel of West Concord, Minn.,
arrived in Postville by auto on a honeymoon visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Schuette, the bride and Mrs. Schuette being
cousins. These young people were married on Wednesday, Oct. 28th,
and are highly respected residents of their home locality, and we
wish them all the health, happiness and prosperity this old world
has to offer.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dresser, Mayor and Mrs. W.J. Hanks were
dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ervin.
Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Phillips and family and Mrs. John H. Meier were
dinner guests Sunday at the home of C.W. and Miss Irene Meier.
Mrs. Ole Berg returned to her home in Decorah Sunday, having
recovered from an operation recently submitted to at the
Postville hospital.
Why suffer those aches and pains? Come to Postville, take
treatments, and be cured. O.A. Kinsel, Naprapathic Physician.
Postville, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller and Ellen Gertrude were entertained
Sunday evening at a chicken dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J.M. Boehm.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Chamberlain and family of Franklin township
were dinner guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Owen
north of this city.
Dr. F.W. Kiesau was over at Waukon Friday to attend the chest and
heart clinic held under the auspices of the Allamakee County
Medical Society.
Mrs. Ira P. Hinman is expected home from Chicago this week where
she has been for some time past recovering from a surgical
operation of a critical nature.
Friday evening of this week the Odd Fellows will have work in the
SEcond degree, followed by a feed -- Aver's Hair Vigor of Life,
or something with whiskers on will be served.
Earl Abernethy and son, Curtis, A.W. Bush and son, Donald, Geo.
J. Meier and Will Stockman were out after rabbits Sunday and woe
unto the cottontail that in their path they met.
Mrs. A.J. Phillips returned Saturday from attending O.E.S. grand
chapter at Davenport. On the way back she stopped off in Cedar
Rapids a day to visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Sullivan.
Mrs. E.P. Durno left Sunday for Chicago on a visit in the home of
her brother, Mark Platt. Ed accompanied her as far as Dubuque,
where he stopped off for a few hours' visit with relatives and
old friends.
Adolph Koevenig and Walter Gass were out rabbit hunting Sunday
and after securing a mess of bob-tails, captured a pair of
chicken hawks and brought them home alive. The boys expect in
time to train them to sing like canary birds.
Mrs. N.M. Schafer of Cascade, whose serious illness from a
paralytic stroke we mentioned last week, passed away last Friday
and was buried Sunday. She was the mother of Mrs. H.D. Cole of
this city and a woman held in high esteem in that locality.
Mrs. H.D. Cole arrived home Monday afternoon from Cascade, where
she was summoned last week by the serious illness of her mother,
Mrs. N.M. Shafer, whose demise occurred last Friday.
Walter Groth came down from Minneapolis by car last Friday to
visit in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Groth. He
is traveling for a wholesale hardware firm and has recently had
his territory changed so that he will occasionally get down into
this locality.
Clarence Brandt, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brandt, southwest
of Postville, does considerable trapping during the fall and
winter season, but on Tuesday while on a tour of his traps he
found he had made a rather unusual catch down near Postville
Junction, having caught an opossum, which is a native of the
southland and rarely found in this locality. Clarence is
undecided as yet whether to eat it or sell it.
Buy your radio at this price tomorrow!! $45.00 Genuine Crosley
Super-Trirdyn Regular, without accessories. J.W. Campbell,
Postville.
Miss Ethel Thoma [was] over for a weekend visit here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Thoma.
Mayor Hanks and H.N. Hanks motored over to Fayette last Saturday
to see the U.I.U. football squad soak the Iowa Wesleyans of Mt.
Pleasant by a score of 13 to 0.
While over at Fayette Sunday, Mayor Hanks met Sylvan Christian, a
former principal of the Postville schools, but who is now located
at Traer, where he is at the head of the schools.
A post nuptial parcel shower was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
?.F. Eggert on Monday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Helmuth J. Meyer.
A very enjoyable time was had by all and at an appropriate hour a
delightful picnic supper was served and heartily enjoyed.
Chris Meier of this city rented Farmer John Boehm's six and a
half acre corn field this year and harvested from it by actual
weight 670 bushels of corn which he sold as one cent per pound,
thus realizing $72.10 per acre from the crop. No so bad for a
town farmer, we'll say.
A.A. Schmidt, Master Workman, requests all members of Noble Lodge
No. 51 A.O.U.W. to assemble at the office of Wm. Shepherd at 7:30
o'clock on Thursday evening, Nov. 12, to nominate officers for
the ensuing year. A huge and hilarious banquet will be partaken
of immediately after the meeting. Don't miss it.
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Postville Herald
Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa
November 26th, 1925
Obituary.
Sophia Louisa Schroeder was the daughter of Ludwig Schroeder and
his wife, Henrietta nee Klocke. She was born in Destel, Germany,
on the 11th day of May, 1886, and when six years of age she, with
her parents, emigrated to America and settled at once in the
vicinity of Postville. It was here that she received public
school as well as religious education. In 1900 she professed her
faith in the Savior Jesus Christ in the right of confirmation.
She enjoyed good health until the age of 13 years when she became
afflicted with epilepsy and kindred diseases for six years
parents and others sought relief for her, but seemingly without
success. Then after medical man had given up all hopes of
restoring her health. She was, upon their advice, taken to the
home for the feebleminded, at Glenwood, Iowa. Apparently she took
a liking to the Glenwood home, where she died suddenly. Sunday,
November 15, 1925 at the age of 39 years, six months and four
days. She is mourned by her aged mother, Mrs. Ludwick Schroeder,
her brothers, Henry, Carl, Will and Louis and by her sisters,
Minnie now Mrs. Rube Brainard, and by her half brothers, William,
Lewis, Christ and Fred Schroeder, and one stepsister, now Mrs.
Fred Meyer.
Wedding.
A very pretty wedding ceremony was solemnized in St. Peter's
Catholic Church at Clermont at eight o'clock Wednesday morning,
uniting in marriage Miss Milda Schultz and Leonard Waters both of
Postville, Rev. Father J. J. Hehir, pastor of the groom
officiating. As the bride and groom entered unattended,
Mendelssohn's wedding march was rendered by Miss Elizabeth
Sullivan. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August
Schultz, a graduate of Postville high school. The groom is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Waters and has been farming since
finishing his education. After the ceremony a wedding breakfast
was served to the bridal party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.A.
Kneeland. After a short motoring trip, they will be at home to
their many friends on the farm on J. R. Pixler -Clermont
Enterprise.
The American Legion Elects New Officers
At the last regular meeting of Arthur F. Brandt, Post, No. 518,
American Legion, the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Commander-L. F., Putnam.
Vice commander-H. N. Hanks.
Adjutant-J. K. Sanders.
Finance officer-J.T. Melvold
Historian-E.E. McMartin.
Chaplin-R.R. Douglass.
Master at Arms-J. A. Palas
Executive Committee- Walter Gass, Wm. Beyer, Kenneth Kerr, Herman
Cristofferson, Walter Meyer.
[transcribed by S.F., December 2007]