Iowa Old Press

Allamakee Journal & Lansing Mirror
Lansing, Allamakee co. Iowa
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1929

HARPERS FERRY.
-J. H. Hogan was a Lansing caller Saturday.
-Mildred Hogan and Dorothy Corrigan were at LaCrosse Saturday.
-Mary Brazell went to Minneapolis Thursday for a visit with relatives.
-Martin Conway and daughter Zita were LaCrosse visitors last Wednesday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meyer visited over Sunday at the John Powers home at Lansing.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Adams went to St. Paul Tuesday to drive back a couple of new Fords.
-Mrs. J. J. Rellihan returned last Wednesday from a week’s stay at Waverly and Dubuque.
-The T. W. Melaven family are the proud possessors of a new Pontiac Sedan, purchased last week.
-Mr. and Mrs. Clem Cassidy and baby Fern were guests of the T. J. Cassidy family last Sunday.
-Agent T. M. Hogan was up from McGregor Saturday afternoon for a brief visit with home folks.
-Prof. and Mrs. M. R. Hassel of Winterset, Iowa, motored here Monday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Pease.
-Owen Sullivan returned from Deadwood, S. D., Saturday, where he went some time ago to attend the funeral of his brother.
-The Frank Thompson Tent Show, which was here all last week, is still with us. They put on good programs, which have been fairly well attended.
-Mrs. Leslie Houlihan and three children of Sheldon, Iowa, motored here last week for a visit at the T. A. Houlihan home. Leslie will join them later.
-Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Pugsley came up from Dubuque Saturday to attend a reunion of the Theodore Cota family at the old home, now occupied by Mart Cota.
-Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gavin came up from Marquette Sunday for a visit at the homes of the latter’s sisters, Mesdames H. Wagner and John Manning of Wexford.
-Elizabeth Powers of Dubuque visited relatives here last Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Boardman taking her to McGregor in the evening, where they visited at the U. V. Melaven home.
-The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe O’Brien was baptized at Paint Rock last Monday by Father Nolan and given the name Mary Jane. The sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Batteen.
-Bernadette Livingston visited several days last week at the U. V. Melaven home at McGregor, and was accompanied home by Rita and Maurice Melaven, who will visit with friends in Paint Rock for a while.
-The Adrian Hogan family motored down from Minneapolis last week for a few days visit with home folks, returning Friday accompanied by Evarista and Eulalia Collins, who had been visiting relatives and friends here.
-Relatives and friends received the pleasing news last week that twin babies, a boy and a girl, were added to the John Heffern, Jr. family of Paint Rock, at St. Francis hospital, LaCrosse. Mother and twins getting along fine.
-What might have been a serious accident occurred last Saturday near the Paint Rock church when the Joe Fosselman family of Waterloo, accompanied by Mrs. Thos. Cavanaugh, Patricia and Teresa, were motoring here. In rounding a curve, for some unaccountable reason the car tipped over, demolishing the top but not otherwise damaging the machine. Mrs. Fosselman’s back was injured and Joe received a few scratches, but the other occupants escaped without injury.

GOVERNMENT INSPECTION OF PARK AREAS PLANNED.
Congressman G. N. Haugen informed us yesterday while in the city that another tour of the National Park areas in N. E. Iowa, from McGregor to this city via Waukon, was planned for Thursday, August 1st. It is being sponsored by the State conservation Board and the governor, congressmen and senators from four states, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, will be invited to participate. H. M. Albright, Director of the National Park Service of the U. S. Dept. of the Interior, Washington, D. C., is expected to accompany the party, and his report on the areas will doubtless have much weight in the matter.

Mr. Haugen has introduced a bill in congress providing for defraying the expenses of such a trip and seems quite optimistic in the matter.

The acceptance of these areas by the government and a high bridge connecting them with the Winneshiek Wild Life Refuge, already well under way, would mean much to Lansing and Allamakee County.

LANSING
-Norbert Lone of Minneapolis is making a welcome visit at the home of grandparents George Roeder and wife of south Lansing.
-Will Kelleher of Lafayette was a passenger for LaCrosse, Wednesday, where he went to consult his physician. He returned home the next day.
-The Lansing Garage Co. delivered a new Plymouth car to P. J. McCauley of Lycurgus last Wednesday, the second of the kind to go out within a week.
-Mrs. C.R. Larson of Whipholt, Minn., came yesterday for a month’s visit at the George Gramlich home near Church.
-Miss Clara Betsinger of Elgin, Iowa, was a guest of her relative, Mrs. John Howard, a couple days last week, en route for a visit at New Albin and LaCrosse.
-Mrs. Joe Reed of this township returned home Tuesday from LaCrosse, where she had been visiting two of her daughters, who are in training for nurses at Grandview Hospital.
-Mrs. P. J. McCauley and mother, Mrs. Patrick Whalen of Lycurgus returned home last Wednesday from their trip to Great Falls, Mont., where they attended Father Regan’s First Mass, and visited relatives.
-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Quinn, nee Myrtle Williams, and baby daughter, who were visiting home folks, the Tom Williams family, left Monday for LaCrosse, where several of Mr. Quinn’s brothers and sisters reside.
-Michael Corcoran and wife of Harpers Ferry were visiting relatives hereabouts a day or two last week. Mr. C. is carrier on Route 1 there and they had been spending his vacation at LuVerne, Minn., and South Dakota points.
-Mrs. Lyle Webb, who had been here assisting in the care of her brother, John Miller, returned to her home in Dubuque Wednesday. Mr. Miller returned to his home at LaCrosse next day. His condition is very serious and doctors hold out no hope for his recovery.
-Judge H. E. Taylor, Ellison Orr, Ben Swebakken and several others from Waukon, were over yesterday doing some surveying on the former’s farm on village Creek, the old Aldrich place, operated for several years past by Walt Bray.
-Earl Wendt and wife and brother Clare of Chicago, were visiting friends here Wednesday, going from here to LaCrosse, and then to Minneapolis to visit at Mrs. John Lowe’s. Earl has made good in the big city and is now a printer by trade and dragging down big money.
-Miss Hazel Englehorn, the teacher, who has been visiting home folks, Mrs. Robert Trayer, and other relatives for several weeks, left Thursday for Wenatchee, Wash., where she teaches, expecting to spend part of her vacation at summer school before resuming work there.
-Mrs. Geo. Larson and sons Lauritz and George, and Mrs. Chas. Brewster and son of Sioux Falls, S. D., and Mrs. Fred Walser and three children of Fargo, N. D., are here visiting at the old home on Front street with their foster mother, Mrs. L. O. Rud, and brother, C. O. Rud and wife, on Center street.
-Born, Monday night at St. Ann’s hospital, LaCrosse, a 7 ½ lb. son, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooper. Mother and child getting along fine and Bob is the happiest man in Lansing. Mrs. B. F. Henry of Dubuque, an aunt of Mrs. Cooper’s, returned home yesterday after being at LaCrosse to welcome the little stranger.
-Miss Selma Thompson arrived from Des Moines, yesterday, to spend two weeks vacation with her mother Mrs. Alex Thompson, and other relatives. Miss Thompson is employed in the office of L. A. Andrew, State Superintendent of Banking, as general utility worker, and says she does everything but close up the banks.
-Lansing relatives have been apprised of the death on June 22 of Frank G. Ziegler at his home in St. Paul, where he resided all his life. He was the husband of Miss Mary Wagner, daughter of the late Fred Wagner, and was a survivor of the New Ulm, Minnesota, Indian massacre of 1862, being 68 years of age at this death.
-A Minneapolis paper, dated June 23, has the following of local interest: “Alderman and Mrs. George Guider, 3627 Knox avenue N., entertained at a family dinner at their home Saturday evening in honor of Mr. Guider’s brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Guider, on the occasion of their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. After the dinner, additional guests called. Mr. and Mrs. Guider were presented with a silver service set by their friends.”

Legion Auxiliary Co. Picnic.
The Allamakee County Legion Auxiliary picnic was held here last Wednesday at the city park. Members from the Postville, Lansing, Quandahl and Waukon units attended, and were served a basket picnic dinner.

Following the dinner a business meeting and program was held. Each unit had its secretary give a report of the year’s work done. Mrs. Herman Thompson of the Waukon unit gave a report of the Charles City conference, she having been a delegate from Waukon. A talk was given by Mrs. J. W. Cain and a number of musical selections were presented.

In the absence of Mrs. Paul Bakke, who is county chairman, Mrs. Ralph Ludeking, president of the Waukon Auxiliary, took charge of the meeting.

ADDITIONAL WAUKON NEWS.
-Waukon friends received announcements last week of the marriage of Mrs. Alvina Sawyer and Herman Hector, which took place at Minneapolis Thursday. Both are former Allamakee residents.
-Dr. LeTourneau, wife and daughter Phyllis, drove to Manchester Sunday morning, returning in the afternoon with Miss Gertrude LeTourneau, who had been visiting friends there for three weeks.
-The ladies of the Civic League held a food sale Saturday at the Rest Room, the receipts of which were $30.
-Mrs. G. W. Eaton was hostess to the members of her bridge club Monday at 1 o’clock luncheon, followed by bridge.
-Little Janet Zell of St. Paul came in the bus Wednesday of last week for a visit with her grandparents and her aunt, Mrs. Will Kaveny.
-Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Roggensack and her sister, Miss Rita Keiser, departed by car Saturday afternoon for a visit with the Wm. Keiser family at Pontiac, Mich.
-Miss Hazel Kibby returned to her work in Chicago Friday afternoon after a pleasant two weeks’ visit here at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Kibby.
-Miss Cora McDonell sold her home on West Worcester street last week to Jerry Ryan of the West Ridge, who gets possession Aug. 1. Consideration not stated.
-Clarence Orrben, Jr., and Ione Luth of Minneapolis, niece and nephew of Mrs. E. F. Dougherty, returned with the Dougherty family last Friday for a week’s visit.
-Miss Susie McGuire of Chicago, who has been visiting for the past couple of weeks in this city at the home of her cousin, Miss Ella Waters, went to Cresco last Thursday for a visit with relatives.
-Two marriages were conducted by Rev. Van Nice at his residence June 26th, Milton Schlitter and Miss Evelyn Mielke, both of near Luana, Iowa, and Mr. G. A. Dodge and Mrs. Amanda Bristol, of Colesburg, Iowa. The latter were old acquaintances of Rev. Van Nice.
-Mrs. Louis Jones entertained at dinner Wednesday evening of last week, complimenting former Waukon people who were visiting relatives here. The guests of honor were Messrs. and Mesdames J. S. McEvoy and son William and Ernest Raymond, all of Rock Island, Ill.
-Mrs. Donald Dayton and two children of Houston, Texas, came Monday for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hellickson, and his mother, Mrs. Ethel Dayton. They will remain here for the rest of the summer and Donald will come after them before the schools open in September.
-A class of fifty girls and boys was initiated into the Modern Brotherhood of America Wednesday of last week at the lodge rooms, the first junior class to be organized here. Mrs. J. Lyons, traveling organizer for the M. B. A., was working in Waukon during the past week in behalf of new memberships.
-Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Bock, with their daughter, Mrs. Len Hanson and her son and daughter, Len and Lois, of Buxton, N. D., motored to Elkader Sunday and visited their friends, Dr. and Mrs. Brown, going from there to Volga City for a visit with Mr. Bock’s brother and sister, returning home the same evening.
-Mrs. J. D. Cowan and Mrs. P. J. Regan entertained a party of lady friends at 6:30 dinner last Friday at Mrs. Neal’s roadside house near Giard, Clayton county, complimenting Mrs. Len Hanson of Buxton, N. D., and Mrs. L. C. Hardon of Chicago. The following were present: Mrs. John Barton, Mrs. L. Bigelow, Miss Ruth Bigelow, Mrs. C. M. Stone, Miss Lydia Carter, Mrs. A. P. bock.
-We are indebted to our friend Mrs. H. C. Dougherty of St. Paul for a copy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press of Tuesday, June 25, which contained a graphic account of the terrible accident which occurred the previous evening when a Northwest Air-ways tri-motored plane from Chicago crashed after taking off from the St. Paul airport for Minneapolis. The pilot was killed and six passengers and the steward were injured. The cause of the crash was unknown when the paper was printed, but investigation was to have been made.
-The Chas. W. Phillips and J. J. Arnold families, with their Antigo, Wis., visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Othersall and son Earl and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Keen, enjoyed a visit to Decorah Saturday and dinner in the park. Hurried by the stormy appearing weather they cut their visit short and decided to get as far as LaCrosse that night on their way home. Earl Othersall remained and the latter part of this week Mr. and Mrs. Phillips will motor to Antigo with him and make a visit there of ten or fifteen days.
-Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Dougherty and three children returned last Thursday from their week’s visit with relatives at Minneapolis. They had a stormy trip on the way back, driving all the way through the rain.
-Capt. Harry Short, who is having a vacation visit at his home in Lansing while his boat, the “Kalatan,” is out of commission, was a Waukon visitor last Thursday afternoon and this office was favored with a pleasant call.
-“O. H. Grangaard, owner of the I. G. A. store at Monona,” says the Elkader Register, “was host to his store employees and their families here at Elkader fair grounds last Sunday at a pleasant picnic and in the evening the treat consisted of “Broadway Melody,” which was running at the Rivola theatre at that time.”
-ELKADER REGISTER: “Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Griebel and family of Waukon visited in the Wm. Witt home Sunday. Genevieve Griebel remained here for a visit in the Witt home and Elizabeth Witt returned to Waukon for a visit in the Griebel home.” ….”Clarence Hagen of Waterville and Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Hagen of Waukon visited Sunday in the home of their son, G. A. Hagen. Jimmie Hagen, who had been visiting his grandparents in Waukon, returned with them Sunday for a more extended visit.”
-Will Ryan, who has been looking after his business interests at Pierre, S. D., for the past month, returned Tuesday evening of last week, accompanied by a friend, Mrs. O. Merion of Pierre, who will visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan, for a few days and then go to Chicago to visit her daughter. Mrs. Wm. Ryan did not return with him, but is visiting her relatives at Macbeth and Leeds, N. D. Will says crop prospects for South Dakota were never more promising than right now. They have plenty of rain and a much larger acreage than usual has been planted.

LANSING LOCAL.
-The 4-H Girls Club of Lafayette will hold an ice cream social Wednesday, July 10th, at the home of Dan Goettle at Thompson’s Corner. Ice cream, cake and chicken sandwiches will be served.
-The Peter Verdon family returned from Winona, Minn., last Thursday, where they had been on the sad mission of attending the funeral of Mrs. Verdon’s brother, Jake Hentges. Deceased was aged about 58 years, a linotype operator, and had made many friends here on his numerous visits to Lansing.
-Mr. Richard C. Kerndt, a former popular Lansing boy, who won many a good ball game in the box for the local team, was married Saturday, June 29, at Milwaukee to Miss Dorothy Benedicta Jansen, of that city, the ceremony taking place at St. Patrick’s church at 10 A. M. Dinner was served to the wedding party and immediate relatives and friends in the Red Room of the Hotel Pfister at 12 noon and a reception held in the same place at 2 P. M. Mr. C. M. Kerndt, the grooms father, and son T. A. and family, motored to Milwaukee Thursday to be on hand for the happy event, and the newlyweds are expected to visit Lansing on their honeymoon. We trust that their married life may be long and happy and their only troubles little ones.
-Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Nachtwey, Misses Mary Burke, Verna Fest and Tena Fritz, with John Lehner as driver, and Mrs. Richard Cassidy of Lafayette attended the nurses’ graduation exercises at St. Francis hospital, LaCrosse, held at the new St. Acquinas High School on the north side that evening. In the class this year are three former Lansing girls, Misses Antionette Carroll, Florence Cassidy and Emma Kurch, the latter a relative of Mr. Nachtwey, who came from Germany a few years ago. The exercises were witnessed by a large crowd and Rev. Father Brown of Baraboo, Wis., was speaker of the evening. It was the 27th class graduated at St. Francis hospital and numbered twenty-five, Rt. Rev. Bishop A. J. McGavick presenting them with their diplomas.

ROSSVILLE. (WRITTEN FOR LAST WEEK.)
-The Kelly families of this vicinity were guests of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Kelly at Waukon Sunday. It was in the nature of a family reunion, the guest of honor being Mrs. Bertha Robey Reeves of Philadelphia, who arrived last week for a visit with relative and friends.
-Mrs. A. L. Powell of Franklin township has been at Luana the past week assisting in the care of her father, C. W. Rist, who is seriously ill. She reports that one of the complications is a case of hiccoughs, which has caused him much distress for the past week.
-E. G. McClintock and family spent Sunday at Church visiting the Dick Larson family.
-Joe Reeder and family and Miss Goldie Klees went to Prosper, Minn. Sunday for a visit with the George Reeder family.
-Mrs. Richard Stahl and children, who have been visiting at the Cloy Walters home, have returned to their home.
-Master Melvin Reeder of Preston, Minn., is visiting at the Joe Reeder home.
-A number of ladies met Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. H. Huffman. The party was in the form of a shower for little Miss Donna Maxine and she received many nice gifts. A nice lunch was served.
-Master Wm. Parrish of Monona is enjoying a visit at the F. M. Walters home.
-A large number of relatives met at the Robert Johnson home Sunday, complimenting Mrs. Martina Stadsvold of Starbuck, Minn., who is here for a visit.
-The Thompson tent show, after a ten day stay here, left Monday for Harpers Ferry. While here they were assisted in their musical entertainment by three of our boys, Leroy Huffman, Vernon Huffman and Lee Winger.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Gast enjoyed a visit from her sister, Mrs. A. J. Haddon and daughter Nellie of Primgar, Iowa, last week.
-Helen McClintock of Fayette was a week-end visitor with home folks.
-Ruth McClintock arrived home last week from a visit with relatives at LeMars and Waterloo.
-Mrs. Frances Howarth, Mrs. E. Parrish, Mrs. Chas. Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. George Holly of Monona were Sunday visitors at the F. M. Walters home.

WAUKON
County Auditor Swenson Married.
County Auditor L. L. Swenson departed Monday morning of last week on a three weeks’ vacation. At Mount Vernon, Iowa, Wednesday at 10 a.m., at the home of the officiating minister, Rev. James Baily, he was united in marriage with Miss Claretta M. Starry.

The bride is a daughter of J. L. Starry, of Olin, Iowa, and has been a teacher in the Postville schools for the past three years. She received her education in Cornell College, the State University and the State Teachers’ College. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Swenson of Post township. He is pretty well known in this city, having served a term of two years as Deputy County Recorder and starting his term as county Auditor last January. He is a capable and popular young man.

Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Swenson departed on an automobile tour through the Black Hills and Yellowstone Park and will be at home in Waukon the latter part of this month. Mrs. Swenson will be a welcome addition to our younger married set and the Journal trusts both herself and husband will find life in Waukon pleasant and agreeable.

Ordained as a Priest.
Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune, June 16.
Father John Regan, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Regan, pioneer Great Falls residents, was ordained in the priesthood Saturday morning a the 8 o’clock mass at St. Ann’s cathedral by the Rt. Rev. Mathias G. Lenihan, D. D., bishop of Great Falls diocese. Bishop Lenihan was assisted during the ceremony by Msgr. Fr. Matthew McHugh of Belt, the Rev. Fr. Kelly of Helena and the Rev. Fr. Patrick Mulligan of Great Falls. The service was open to the parish and was attended by a fairly large audience.

This morning at 10:30 the Rev. Fr. Regan will celebrate his first solemn high mass at St. Ann’s cathedral with Bishop Lenihan presiding at the throne. Msgr. O’Brien will be the assisting priest and the Rev. Fr. James Whalen of Tama, Ia., a cousin of Father Regan will be deacon of the mass. The Rev. Patrick McVeigh of Helena will act as sub-deacon of the mass while Edward Keating a seminarian and first cousin of Father Regan, of Kendrick seminary, St. Louis, will be master of ceremonies. Two other seminarians of St. Benedict’s seminary of Atchinson, Kan., Ray Kelleher of Lansing, Ia., and Joseph Crowley of Logan, Mont., will assist as acolytes. The choir will be conducted by Julius Hilgaard.

Holy orders leading up to the priesthood were received during the last week by Father Regan as follows: Monday, tonsure; Tuesday, two minor orders, porter and reader; Wednesday, two minor orders, exorcrist and acolyte; Thursday, sub-deacon, and Saturday, priesthood.

The Rev. Fr. Regan was born and reared in Great Falls. As a boy he attended the grade schools here and was graduated from the local high schools in 1913. He received his A. B. degree from Notre Dame University in 1924 and this year finished a course of theology at St. Benedict’s seminary at Atchinson, Kan., where he earned his M. A. degree. His parents have made their home here for more than 35 years. The family residence is at 624 Fifth avenue south.

EDITORS ENJOY OUTING BY N. E. IOWA NAT’L PARK ASS’N
Friday, June 28, was the date fixed by the Northeastern Iowa National Park Association for an inspection trip from McGregor to Waukon and this city for the editors of the ten counties in N. E. Iowa comprising the association. About twenty-five newspaper men, the officers for the association and a number of boosters for the project made the trip and the universal sentiment was that Northeastern Iowa afforded ideal spots for park purposes and that in scenic beauty they were unexcelled anywhere.

In company of R. G. Miller, Vice President of the association, the writer left Lansing at 7 o’clock
that morning, expecting to join the party at McGregor. Arriving at Postville about 8:15 we learned that a detour of ten miles over mud roads was necessary, and it having rained an inch there the day before, we concluded to wait for the “mountain” there instead of going to it like Mohomet. At Postville, which, by the way, is a likely looking, progressive place, we visited brother Wm. Klingbeil of the Herald, and his able assistant, Bert Tuttle, and there met L. B. Barth of Cresco Times, whose family had driven to McGregor, where he expected to meet them in the evening. We also enjoyed a visit of an hour or more and reviewed the political situation with Ray Douglas, Chairman of the Democratic County Committee.

At 12:45 we learned that the procession was just drawing up at the Grand Hotel in Waukon, having taken another road, No. 13, on account of the rain and detour at Postville, thus necessarily cutting out that place. In about a half hour we were at Waukon and joined the “gang” while still at table at the Grand, where the Kiwanis Club of that city was host to the editors. We missed the address of welcome by Senator John H. Hager and the response of editor W. Earl Hall of Mason City. Waukon, however, did herself proud on the occasion as usual. Professor Phillips and his High School Band serenaded the visitors and came in for deserved praise. I. E. Beeman, County Organizer of Allamakee county, was alert in his duties as master of ceremonies and we can thank him especially for providing us “fish” instead of “meat” for dinner.

At about 2:30 p.m. the party transferred to autos from Lansing and headed up Allamakee street for there arriving in due time via the “road of a thousand curves,” as brother Beall, editor of the West Union Argo-Gazette and President of the association, has named No. 9 between Waukon and Lansing. In passing through Makee township the iron mines were pointed out and the Calhoun Creamery at Church attracted attention as a model institution of its kind.

Arriving in Lansing the procession headed at once up Mt. Hosmer, stopping for a time at “Winneshiek Lookout,” to enjoy from there the beautiful panoramic view “in intense green and shadowed blue,” as George Shane, of the Des Moines Register puts it.

On the top of the hill, cool, refreshing drinks and cigars were served and J. Boeckh gave a brief history of “Memorial Park,” as it is now called, and the “Winneshiek Bottoms” and Ellison Orr, of Waukon, one of the best posted archaeologist in the state, gave a talk on Indian Burial Mounds, one of which was at hand on the hill top, and many others are to be found six miles north of town.

Descending from Mt. Hosmer or Memorial Park, the State Fish Hatchery was next visited and Game Warden W. E. Albert explained the operations of the plant, which at the time had had but a few specimens of fish on hand, rescue work for the season not yet having commenced. However, a monster catfish, weighing forty or more pounds and enough to furnish a meal for the whole crowd, was in one of the tanks.

The Erlich fish pond next engaged their attention, and while there, Mt. Ida, the prospective site of the Dilg Memorial, was pointed out and all agreed that it was the ideal spot for such a marker, overlooking as it does the entire stretch of the “Winneshiek Bottoms,” (now a government fish and game refuge), which made Mr. Dilg famous.

It was now after 4 o’clock, and Capt. Bell’s pleasure boat, “Arbutus,” which was to take the party to McGregor, not having arrived as yet, a short motor trip up the Lansing-New Albin road, as far as the James McKee place, was taken. The original intention was to go to New Albin and view its prospective “iron post” park, but lack of time prevented this.

On returning to Lansing about 4:30 o’clock, the boat had arrived, and most of the crowd boarded the boat, those for Dubuque and points south and west of there taking the 4:45 train.

The boat trip down was doubtless most enjoyable and brought to a fitting close a most perfect June day. Game Warden Albert and R. G. Miller of this city made the trip, returning by auto from McGregor.

Two ladies, Mrs. W. H. Beall of West Union, and Mrs. O. S. Bailey of Waukon, made the trip also.

Following is the personnel of the party: Fred Bierman, Decorah Journal; L. L. Opdycke, New Hampton Gazette; A. M. Link, Dubuque Times-Herald; W. Earl Hall and Arthur Pickford, Mason City Globe Gazette; H. L. Griffith and J. A. Druyor, Clayton County Register; Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Beall, West Union Argo-Gazette; N. S. Rogers, Hawkeye Beacon; W. F. Cchrimer, Bellevue Leader; R. S. Gearhart, Hopkinton Leader; F. J. Mantz, Strawberry Point Press; F. J. Hubesch, North Iowa Times, McGregor; F. E. Howard and Rowley Howard, Elma New Era; Albert Jahnsen, Fredericksburg News; J. K. Griebel, Waukon Democrat; O. S. Bailey, Waukon Republican and Standard; R. G. Miller, Lansing; H. S. Rittenhouse, Monona Leader; State Representative C. J. Orr, Monona; I. E. Beeman, Waukon; Fred Herman, Manchester Democrat; L. B. Barth, Cresco Times; Vernon M. Vierth, Sumner Gazette; John Dunlevy, Allamakee Journal, Lansing; Herbert Adams, Dubuque, and Maurice Zaming.

HON. M. F. HEALY PASSES AWAY SUNDAY, JUNE 23.
FORT DODGE MESSENGER, JUNE 24
Michael F. Healy, distinguished member of the Fort Dodge bar, nationally known democrat and orator, died at his home 1218 fifth avenue north, Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. He was sixty-six years of age.

Although Mr. Healy had been in failing health for six months and confined to his bed for the past ten days, the end came quickly and without warning sufficient for all the members of his family to reach his bedside. Late Friday afternoon, a paralysis developed which greatly aggravated his condition but from which it was thought he might recover, at least temporarily. There was no improvement Saturday and Sunday a change for the worse made him sink rapidly. His last few hours were peaceful and comparatively free from pain.

His devoted wife, two daughters, Ruth Healy Coughlin and Katharine, his son Thomas M., two brothers, William and Robert, three sisters, the Misses Kate and Annie Healy, and Mrs. Ella Joyce were with him at the last. His daughter, Mrs. Walter Archer with her husband and daughter came late last night from Rock Island and early this morning, the Rev. Kerndt Healy, oldest son, arrived from Notre Dame, Indiana. Another daughter, Mrs. John Rourke of Providence, Rhode Island, will not be able to come. She was here less than two months ago and enjoyed a very happy visit with her father.

In the death of Mr. Healy, Fort Dodge loses one of its outstanding citizens. Since April, 1882, when, as a young lawyer, he decided to cast his fortunes here, he has been prominently identified with and influential in the life of the community. He had rare gifts, a brilliant mind, that soon won him a leading place in the legal profession of the state. A keen sense of humor and genial personality made him welcome in every gathering and his ability as an orator attracted national attention on more than one occasion. His courage was unfailing and he was loyal to his friends. But not until twelve years ago, when he was stricken with blindness, was his true character demonstrated. The resignation and philosophy with which he accepted his fate were inspirational to all who came in contact with him. He had always been a great student, particularly of Shakespeare, and it was no little hardship to have reading cut off from his activities, but his wonderful memory stood him in good stead and he had consolation and pleasure in reviewing long passages of the classics which he had mastered in his younger days. There was no bitterness in the acceptance of his fate and his attitude proved helpful to others undergoing that or similar troubles.

Born in Lansing, Iowa, April 1, 1863, Mr. Healy was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Healy. He was the eldest son of a family of nine children. As a boy he attended Columbia college, Dubuque, going later to Notre Dame University, to Harvard college and to Michigan University, from which he was graduated. The family moved to Fort Dodge and Mr. Healy, just graduated, came with them. Older citizens will remember Mr. and Mrs. Healy, splendid type of people with the gracious dignity that their son inherited.

It was in the office of the late John F. Duncombe that Mr. Healy first started the practice of law and Mr. Duncombe was influential in enlisting his young assistant’s interest in the democratic party, an interest and zeal that was unflagging. In his legal career he was identified at various times with many members of the Fort Dodge bar, the late A. N. Botsford, his brother, the late Thomas D. Healy, D. M. Kelleher, B. B. Burnquist, Seth Thomas, Robert Healy and his last partnership was with his son, Thomas M. Healy.

In the face of tremendous odds, Mr. Healy continued to take charge of his practice until last March. Since then he occasionally went down to his office and he never relinquished the hope that he would soon be in the harness again.

Thirty-seven years ago, Mr. Healy was married to Miss Mary Kerndt of Lansing, Iowa. Six children were born to them, all of whom survive. There are five small granddaughters who delighted their grandfather’s heart, Michaela and Sheila Rourke, Mary Ruth and Marjorie Coughlin, and Eleanor Archer. Two brothers and five sisters survive. They are Robert, Will, Misses Kate and Annie Healy, of this city, Mrs. Ella Joyce of Minneapolis and Mrs. Mary Vaughan of Los Angeles, and Sister M. Leo, order of Drexel, New Orleans. Mrs. Vaughan is on her way here and will arrive for the funeral. The others with the exception of Sister Leo are all here. She will be unable to come.

Nine times Mr. Healy was a delegate to national democratic conventions where his gifts as an orator won him recognition and prestige. One of the most notable events of his career took place in New York at the national convention in 1924 when he seconded the nomination of Alfred E. Smith. The impression he made at that time was unforgettable to the thousands who heard him and saw him being led to the platform by his youngest daughter, Katharine. Metropolitan newspapers devoted columns to the incident and the terms “blind and silver toned orator” lost their triteness and became truly descriptive.

Just about a year ago Fort Dodge radio audiences were thrilled when they heard Mr. Healy’s voice in Houston, Texas, seconding the nomination of Joseph Robinson for the vice-presidency.

There is not a county in the state that has not heard “Mike” Healy speak, and then he did not accept half the invitations that came to him for special occasions, such as commencement exercises, Memorial Day ceremonies as well as gatherings of his party. He spoke many times in Des Moines, Chicago and Minneapolis, and his power to hold and sway an audience never weakened. His last formal address was made to the Des Moines Pioneer club at the Des Moines club in January. The last time he was heard in Fort Dodge was also in January when he spoke at a meeting of the local Art Federation, of which he was an officer. He was really sick at the time and those who heard him marveled again at the fluency of his speech, beauty of diction and remarkable memory which made it possible for him to recite long passages from many classics. He made three Memorial Day addresses in May, 1928.

Mr. Healy was interested in amateur dramatics and often took part in local productions. Since he became blind he gave a splendid interpretation in “The Truth About Blades.” He had distinct dramatic ability and it was often said the stage lost a great actor when Mr. Healy took up law.

Mr. Healy had a life membership in the local B. P. O. E. Chapter and Knights of Columbus. He was president of the Webster County Bar association.

Funeral services will take place Wednesday morning at 8:30 from the home and at 9 o’clock from Corpus Christi church, where Mr. Healy was a devoted member. The service will be simple, at the request of Mr. Healy himself. The requiem mass will be read by his son, the Rev. Father Kerndt Healy, of Notre Dame. The Rev. Father Charles O’Donnell, president of Notre Dame College, will probably preach the funeral service.

Among relatives and friends who will attend the funeral are: Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Joyce, of Minneapolis; Dr. Thomas Joyce, Portland, Oregon; G. M., Wm. M. and Miss Katherine Kerndt, Lansing, Iowa; Mrs. Hugo Grau, Milwaukee; Wilbur Marsh and John T. Sullivan, Waterloo; Albert T. Stuart, Boston; E. H. Birmingham, Sioux City, and many others.

Among the many telegrams of condolence received by Mrs. Healy on the occasion of the death of her husband was one from former Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York, in the interest of whose presidential candidacy Mr. Healy had been an ardent worker. Mr. Smith said: “Have just learned with deep regret of the death of your esteemed husband. Please accept for you and your family my sincere sympathy. I know he leaves a host of sorrowful friends. Mrs. Smith joins me in sending our condolences.”

A telegram was also received from Senator Dan Steck from Washington, D. C.

TRIBUTE FROM A PERSONAL FRIEND.
Iowa lost one of her best citizens in the death of Michael F. Healy which occurred at Fort
Dodge, last Sunday. He was a strong force for good, honest, forward looking moral citizenship; for family life; for education which included religion and moral training; for honesty in government; for the freedom of the citizen from vexatious laws and regulation.

He was best known as the leader of the minority party of his state. That was because his sacrifices, his brilliant oratorical powers, devoted to state and national politics, were more in the public view and were known to a wider circle than those devoted to his Church and in the support of social and welfare movements.

“Mike” Healy was more than a politician. He was a great citizen of a great state and interested in all the great problems of the community, the city and county and the seemingly unanimous opinion of those who lived and worked with him in all the years of his manhood concede him leadership in every one of them. All are proud to have claimed him as a friend.

The father of Mr. Healy was a pioneer of Northeastern Iowa, who educated and gave to the state four sons and five daughters. The sons were all good lawyers. “Tom” second son, we knew as a state senator of the general assembly and in the senate. Robert, a great lawyer, was a leader of the Republican party, Michael and the other son were of the Democratic faith, all earnest and forceful independent citizens of the state.

M. F. Healy was a leader and a friend of freedom for Ireland. He was the forceful opponent of racial and religious intolerance and used his powers as an orator in behalf of advocacy of one and denunciation of the other. The files of The Messenger will show many columns of his contributions to these and other causes.

Mr. Healy’s great claim to praise was as a husband and father—the creator of the ideal Catholic home.

The character of that home can be judged from the fact that a favorite son has been ordained as a priest of Holy Mother Church, and the care that the “best little wife in the world,” as he so often expressed it, and his daughters gave him such aid and loving kindness when the affliction of losing his sight came upon him. It was through this that he was able to carry on since, as well as before, all the duties of his profession and other activities. They did his seeing for him.

We and the publisher of The Messenger feel deeply the loss of Mr. Healy. He was a personal friend whom we have known and loved and admired for all the years of our connection with this paper. We have associated with him in political conventions, in the Irish movement and the Knights of Columbus and Church activities, and always found him loyal and friendly and steadfast. To us his death is a personal loss.

Our heartfelt sympathy we extend to his family, knowing that whey will be consoled by the thought that he did well the things that divine providence gave him to do and that a merciful God will reward him in everlasting life and for that we will join our prayers with theirs.—Fred Sharon in “The Davenport Catholic Messenger.”

WAUKON BRANCH OFFICE, SPRING AVENUE. WEDNESDAY, JULY3, 1929
CITY CHIT-CHAT—
-Harry Carleton has secured employment in Dubuque and moved his family down there last week.
-Mrs. Al Grimm returned Tuesday of last week from a several weeks’ visit with home folks at Sioux City.
-Paul Bakke and wife motored to LaCrosse last Wednesday to see his father, who is receiving hospital treatment there.
-Mrs. Wm. Clark of Victor, Iowa, was a visitor at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. J. Ryan, Sunday of last week.
-Mrs. Fred Roth and daughter Josephine, called here by the death of her niece, Miss Viola Nierling, arrived from Chicago Wednesday of last week.
-Clarence Wendel of Churchtown was operated on Saturday for a ruptured appendix at the local hospital and is making a satisfactory recovery.
-Charles Smith, wife and children of Buffalo Center, Iowa, motored here Tuesday of last week to be present at the funeral of his niece, Miss Viola Nierling, which took place at Lycurgus Wednesday morning.
-Richard Slitor, student at the State University at Madison, Wis., came last week for the summer vacation at the home of his mother, Mrs. Nell Slitor.
-The Frank Graham family have taken up their residence for the summer on his farm in Jefferson township, but Mr. Graham will make daily visits to his office in town.
-Miss Delinda Roggensack, who has been teaching music in the schools at Newton, Iowa, is spending the summer vacation with home folks, the Ed Roggensack family.
-DECORAH JOURNAL: “Miss Norma Nesheim, 11 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nesheim of Waukon, came to Decorah Thursday to visit her grandmother, Mrs. A. O. Nesheim.”
-Mr. and Mrs. John Leer and two children of Minneapolis motored down Sunday and will visit with their respective home folks and other relatives and friends until after the Fourth.
-Miss Lela Herman, who is employed in Chicago, came Wednesday of last week, accompanied by a friend, Miss Mildred Kruger, for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Herman living west of town.
-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Othersall, son Earl, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Keen and granddaughter of Antigo, Wis., motored here last Thursday for a week-end visit with their friends, the C. W. Phillips and J. J. Arnold families.
-The May Newell dwelling in the northeastern part of town, occupied by the James Waldron family, was sold last week to Fred Meier of Ludlow township, consideration $2,300. Mr. Meier will not occupy the house for the present.
-Mrs. Sarah Marti, who has been living with her daughter, Mrs. Petrehn, at Austin, Minn., for sometime past, has again taken up her residence in this city and is occupying rooms in Mrs. Joseph Haines’ house on Allamakee street.
-POSTVILLE HERALD: “While at work in the field Tuesday, Paul Shafer of Ludlow township had the misfortune to fall from a load of hay, striking head first on the ground with sufficient force to cut a gash it required several stitches to close.”
-Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Goodykoontz and City Librarian Miss Jennie Jones motored to Platteville, Wis., Wednesday of last week, the latter to visit relatives and friends and the former to meet their daughter, Miss Bess Goodykoontz, who is out on a lecturing tour through Wisconsin.
-The marriage of Abner Hendrickson, only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hendrickson of Waterville, and Miss Olivia Vick of Clarkfield, Minn., took place at Clarkfield, Wednesday, June 19. Since the completion of his education Mr. Hendrickson has been teaching at Livermore, Iowa, where the home will be established after a two weeks’ wedding trip.
-Mr. and Mrs. Albert Larson and two children left last Thursday for their home near Sydney, N. D., after a pleasant week’s visit with relatives and friends in Waukon and vicinity. We enjoyed a call from Albert Wednesday and boosted his subscription ahead a year. He says the country round about the old home looks awful good to him right now.
-DECORAH PUBLIC OPINION: “Dr. and Mrs. Otto Svebakken tendered a reception in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Edward F. Hagen last Tuesday evening at their home on West Main street to about thirty of their friends. A very delicious lunch was served around ten o’clock and the evening was spent in a social way. Dr. and Mrs. Hagen recently returned from their honeymoon trip to Minneapolis and the lakes near Pine River, Minn., and will make their home at 510 West Main street, in the lower flat of Mrs. Anton Arneson residence.
-NEW HAMPTON GAZETTE: “Miss Anna Thies of Waukon spent Sunday in this city, the guest of Miss Marian Rossauer.”
-Miss Monica Fitzgerald is a new operator at the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company’s Central, commencing work last week.
-Adolph Amundson, the “handy man” and two daughters departed Sunday on a three weeks trip by auto through the west, stopping at different points.
-Mrs. J. B. Collins and son Oliver accompanied Harold Lyons in his car as far as Kankanna, Wis., Thursday for a two weeks’ visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. Cy Driessen.
-Mrs. Charles Madson of Northwood, Iowa, came by bus Friday and was a visitor with her friend, Mrs. Jeanette Hageman, until Sunday, when she returned to her home.
-The Bible School, which was held the past two weeks at the Presbyterian church, was closed Friday and the fifty pupils were treated to a picnic dinner in the park at Decorah.
-Max Niblock took a brief vacation the first of this week from his work for the Waukon Lumber Company and, with his wife, visited relatives at Wexford from Saturday night until tonight.
-Mrs. W. S. Hart, daughters Nelle and Alicia and son Malcom left Monday morning by auto for Los Angeles, Calif., where they expect to make their home while the young people attend the University of California.
-Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kelly, the latter formerly Miss Bernice Eckert, arrived here from Allegan, Mich., Sunday. Mr. Kelly will take charge of the jewelry and watch repairing department in Carter & Herman’s store.
-Frank McCroden accompanied his wife and baby son here from Lake City, Iowa, last week. The latter two remained for a visit at the home of her father James McCarthy, in Union Prairie township, and with her numerous friends.
-Dorothy Anne O’Hara, five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe O’Hara of Jefferson township, was able to return home Sunday, following a two weeks’ illness at the local hospital, where she underwent an operation for empyema.
-Mr. Peter Stubsted, two daughters, Lucille and Lois, and Mr. Crap of Chicago motored here tonight to spend the Fourth of July at the home of Mrs. John Coyle. The men return to Chicago Friday and the girls will remain for the rest of the summer.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lauerman returned Friday evening from the vicinity of Hayward, Wis., where they spent several days fishing. Sunday afternoon they went to Waterloo for a visit with friends and to look into several business prospects in that vicinity.
-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carpenter, who have been visiting their two sons and their families at Schenectady, N. Y., for the past six weeks, returned Friday afternoon and have taken possession of the Mrs. W. S. Hart home, which they have rented for the coming year.
-Conrad Dennis, a former resident of the Dorchester neighborhood, but who has been making his home at Caledonia of late, suffered a paralytic stroke recently. Last week’s CALEDONIA ARGUS says: “Helpless since he sustained a paralytic stroke last week Conrad Dennis lies in bed at his home on east Grove street and is showing no signs of improvement.”
-F. J. Luther, the barber, was the victim of a peculiar experience last week. Shortly after dinner Monday, while at work in his shop, he discovered that the right side of his face was paralyzed. Naturally he at once consulted his physician, who allayed his fears by telling him that it was nothing serious, that he was suffering from facial paralysis, or “Bell’s palsy,” as the books call it, and it would pass off after a few days. He suffered no pain, but found it quite troublesome to masticate his food.
-The Waukon School Band, Chas. W. Phillips Director, drew a large and appreciative crowd to their park concert last Thursday evening and they gave a fine program with all the aplomb of veteran musicians. It does seem every time we hear them that they are much better than the previous time. Dr. Rominger contributed a vocal solo with band accompaniment, which was heartily encored. Earl Othersall of Antigo, Wis., a former pupil of Prof. Phillips, directed the band while they played “Salute to Antigo,” a march of his composition, which showed him to be a young man of considerable musical talent.
-A letter via air mail from Colorado springs from Mabel Dunlevy, dated the 22nd, located the party sightseeing that day at Denver and vicinity and as evidence of the smallness of the world she tells of two incidents. While riding past a park, Miss Helen Sanderson discovered Miss Mayme Wise of Decorah, who taught in the Waukon High School several years ago and roomed at the Sanderson home, as a member of a picnic party, and had a short talk with her. Later in the day they went into a restaurant and met Harold Pratt and wife, who were at an adjoining table. Harold is a member of an orchestra playing at a near by summer resort. The girls expected to start their sea voyage to Alaska from Seattle, Wash., last Saturday.
-For Sale-A good Dain hay loader. Mike Reddy, Waukon, Iowa.
-Mrs. Grace McAvoy and Mrs. Al Beedy were guests Sunday at the Albert Larson family at New Albin.
-Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Dougherty and son Emmet of St. Paul are here for a visit with relatives and old friends.
-Mrs. Zeb Hartman of Lansing is a patient at the local hospital, recovering from an operation for appendicitis.
-Mrs. Harry Pluemer and daughter Catherine departed Tuesday of last week for a visit with home folks near Lancaster, Wis.
-Mrs. Grattan O’Brien, who has been teaching at Shreveport, La., arrived here last week for a visit at the J. E. O’Brien home.
-Mrs. Alfred Dravis and baby departed Thursday for their new home at Moline, Ill., where Alfred is employed in a jewelry store.
-Mrs. M. J. Flynn and little son James were up from Dubuque last Thursday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Riley.
-Miss Marion Anderson and her brother Victor came from Iowa City for a week end visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Anderson.
-Mother Dapazi and Sister Dominic have been up from Dubuque for a visit with relatives. The former was Miss Curtin, a sister of Mrs. R. J. Hutchinson, and the other Miss Dougherty. A picnic supper was held at the parochial school Sunday in their honor.
-A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Simon, Mr. and Mrs. Grattan O’Brien, Miss Rose Quillin and Nathan and John Hale motored to Villard, Minn., Saturday where they have rented a cottage and will enjoy a two weeks’ outing in that lake region.
-Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Thompson came from Rochester Sunday for a few days visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Garrow at the Allamakee hotel. Upon their return they will be accompanied by the Misses Gertrude and Frances Garrow. The former is indulging in her two weeks’ vacation from Hale & Sons’ store.
-Mr. and Mrs. Phil Klingle motored to Cresco yesterday morning and spent the day with relatives and friends, returning in the evening.
-Miss Celia Keenan has returned from a visit with her sister at Milwaukee and resumed her work in the local telephone exchange Monday.
-Mrs. Dudley Hale accompanied the Hale, Simon and Grattan O’Brien camping party as far as Sauk Center, Minn., for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Nelle Robbins.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Donat of Randalia, Iowa, came Sunday for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. H. D. Temple and children at the M. E. parsonage, returning home Monday.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kirchman, sons Reuben and Ross and the latter’s three daughters of Ridgeway, Winneshiek county, were here Sunday to spend the day with Mr. Kirschman’s niece, Mrs. Nic Colsch and husband. (take your pick-both spellings of Kirchman were used.)
-For several years Paul Hendrick has presented Mrs. Dunlevy with a bouquet of roses, we presume, when he thinks his roses are at their best. Last Friday was the day this year and the bouquet contained six varieties of the most beautiful roses we have ever seen.
-FOR SALE—Barred Plymouth bred to lay pullets and cockerels. Nellie Collins, Waukon.
-F. G. Worley leaves today for Polo, Ill., to spend the 4th with his mother, as is his usual custom.
-The 4-H Club girls gave Miss Alicia Hart, one of their members, a surprise party Friday afternoon at the Mrs. James Holohan home, it being in the nature of a farewell to the young lady who left this week with her mother, Mrs. W. S. Hart, for their future home in California. Baskets of edibles were furnished by the club girls and all enjoyed the jolly affair.
-We received Monday a copy of the Daily Argus-Leader of Sioux Falls, S. D. containing a lengthy account of the triple wedding of the three daughters of Mrs. Douglas Deremore, which took place last Wednesday morning at the Cathedral at Sioux Falls. It will interest their many relatives among Journal readers, but our columns are already so crowded that we are obliged to defer its publication until next week.
-Thomas F. Teeling reached the 60th milestone on life’s pathway Wednesday of last week. A surprise party of about forty relatives and friends made a descent on the home west of town that evening armed with well filled baskets of refreshments and the birthday was celebrated. Euchre was played, H. T. Althoff carrying off first prize for the men and Mrs. Ferdinand Haas for the ladies. The consolation prizes went to John Mellick and Mrs. James Duffy. A fine lunch was served at midnight.

OBITUARY — T. F. McGOURIN.
Thomas Francis McGourin was born in Cascade, Wis., March 28, 1863, and passed from this world June 24, 1929. His early life until he was 12 years of age was spent in Waterloo, Iowa. Then from that age until young manhood he lived in the state of Washington. He went to De Funiak Springs, Fla., when about 21 years of age, and cast his first vote in that place. This was accounted his home until death.

When manhood came to him he was rich in the qualities that go to make true manhood. His ability and manly qualities were recognized by the Government, so that for four years he was Postmaster at De Funiak and for sixteen was U. S. Marshall of the Northern District of Florida. His ability was recognized also by the financial interests both in Florida and Minneapolis and he organized and became President of two banks in the latter state.

Such was his character and such his life, that he inspired confidence in those who knew him, and they became his friends, not only for a day but for life. The most of his active service was spent in the service of the U. S. Government, but he always had time for his friends, and the social relations of life were made better by his influence in them.

Mr. McGourin was united in marriage with Miss Lillian Nesmith November 25, 1895. For 34 years they walked hand in hand in the paths of life, and then their paths parted for a little while.

Funeral services were held June 27th, by Rev. Van Nice, at the residence of his brother-in-law, Dr. Gilchrist, and the body laid to rest in Oakland Cemetery.

Dramatic Company at Waukon.
Harry V. Winslow, publicity promoter for the Neale Helvey tent dramatic and musical show pulled into Waukon at noon Tuesday and has since been busily engaged in advertising the wonderful show which he is bringing to Waukon for all of next week.

The company carries twenty-five people, each and everyone of whom is an artist in his or her class; the company also carries a large orchestra composed of first class musicians who one each evening of their stay in this city will present a musical prologue to the big dramatic bill that is to follow.

The Neale Helvey Co. will open their big week’s stay in Waukon next Monday night with the splendid comedy drama, “The Girl From Childs.” As usual on opening night, one lady will be admitted free with each paid adult ticket.

OBITUARY—AUGUSTA WORM.
The death of this aged resident, Augusta Wilhelmina Worm of Lansing, occurred at her home on the Park, Friday morning at 2 o’clock after a week’s illness caused by a paralytic stroke. She has lived in Lansing for about twenty years. Her son Otto and family have made their home with her for sixteen years, and have done their best to make her declining years as comfortable as possible.
Augusta Wilhelmina Dee was born at Delsig Soldin, Germany, August 14, 1845, and on February 11, 1869, she was married to Fredrich William Worm. They came to America April 20, 1878, and settled in Allamakee county, living in different localities before buying a farm in Makee township. Eight children were born to this union, three boys and five girls. Four have preceded her in death, two dying in infancy, Mrs. Will Blumer at Walcott, N. D., and Mrs. A. J. Nathan at Bismarck, N. D. Those surviving the deceased are Mrs. John Riser of Los Angeles, Calif., Paul of White Butte, S. D., Alvin of McGregor, Iowa, and Otto of Lansing. Three brothers and one sister, twenty-three grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren, together with a large number of relatives and friends, are left to mourn her departure. Her husband preceded her in death by eleven years.

She has been a member of the Evangelical church for about fifty years, being a member of the Calvary Evangelical church at the time of her death. Prior to her affliction she was a regular attendant of the Church and enjoyed the fellowship of Christian people.

A precious one from us has gone,
A voice we loved is stilled;
A place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
God in His wisdom has recalled,
The boon His love had given;
And thought the body slumbers here,
The soul is safe in Heaven.

Funeral was held Sunday, June 30, at 2:30 P. M. at Cavalry Evangelical church, Rev. L. T. Olson officiating and burial in the family lot in Oak Hill cemetery.

Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our thanks tour neighbors and friends for their many acts of kindness and expressions of sympathy during the illness and death of our beloved mother. Also wish to thank those who so kindly assisted by song and music, and for the beautiful floral offerings tendered.
Mr. and Mrs. O. worm and Family. Mr. and Mrs. A. Worm and Family.

LANSING MAIN OFFICE, BLUFF BLOCK WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1929
The Town Talk.
-John Bechtel was 49 years young last Thursday.
-The Equity and Tom Howard shipped hogs last Wednesday and D. F. Wolfe loaded out a car of wool.
-Miss Bernice Shchafer of Route 2, who had been visiting relatives at Milwaukee the past week, returned home Friday of last week.
-Sisters Cyrilla and Loyola came up from McGregor, Wednesday, where they have been teaching religious school at that city and Marquette.
-Herman Haas left Monday on a business trip to Chicago, and will visit his brother, Otto, who has been in the drug business there for many years.
-Mrs. Vina Hessling and Mrs. Josie Darrow, both of Dubuque, are guests at the home of their friend, Mrs. P. E. Rethwisch, since Monday afternoon.
-Miss Mary Howard is making her annual summer vacation visit with relatives at Emmetsburg, taking the train for there at Postville last Thursday.
-The Wallace Cooper family of Dubuque dove up Sunday to attend the funeral of their old friend and neighbor, Mrs. Wm. Worm, returning the same day.
-Miss Elsie Johnson returned to her home in Chicago by train, Saturday, her folks, with whom she motored out, remaining for a longer visit with relatives.
-Master James Dowdal of St. Paul is spending his summer vacation at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Lucy Guider, and numerous other relatives in this vicinity.
-Herbert Rice, who has been visiting with his mother, Mrs. W. F. Schafer on Route 2, returned to his summer school work at Marquette College, Milwaukee, last Thursday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Bazil Gonier, Sr., left Monday for LaCrosse and Racine, Wis., where a couple of their married daughters now reside, expecting to visit them for a week or two.
-Mrs. Anges Loftus Frey of DeSoto visited her sister, Sister Leonissa, who was here at the local convent, over night Wednesday, and was an over night guest of Mrs. J. J. Dunlevy.
-Mrs. Hugh Walker, who has spent several months in this city with home folks, the James Clancy family, returned to her home in Chicago last week, going via DeSoto and the Burlington.
-Miss Rose Zabolitzky of Denver, Colorado, arrived Saturday for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Weber, and brother, Peter, in this city. It is three years since Miss Rose left Lansing and went to the west.
-The wedding banns of Miss Marjory Callahan, popular telephone girl in this city for some time, and Mr. Joseph Mahoney, of Waukon, were published for the first time at Wexford, Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. Father Laffan.
-Haying on in full blast and the weather so far this week has been fine for it. Rain last week was a big handicap.
-Carl Bechtel and wife have rented the Mrs. Theo Kerndt home on Front street and are fitting it up for occupancy.
-The Oliver Damon family of LaCrosse were guests at the old home here over the week-end, motoring down Friday.
-Tom Bakewell left for Churchs Ferry and other North Dakota points yesterday, to look after his extensive farm interests.
-Mrs. Charles Kenney of Minneapolis is visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Ab. Love, north of Lansing, since last week.
-Millinery Sale-All summer hats of viscas, braid and silk greatly reduced. Price $1 to $5.oo each. Elsie Hefty, Lansing.
-Mr. and Mrs. Thron Thorson, who had been visiting relatives in Center the past couple of weeks, returned to their home in St. Paul yesterday.
-There will be a social gathering at the George Olson home near Elon on Sunday evening, July 7th. A good program will be rendered and lunch served. Everybody welcome.
-Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Haliday and Jack Flood of Chicago drove out Saturday for a two weeks’ vacation visit at the Patrick Conway home. Miss Margaret Conway, who had been their guest for a week or two, returned with them.
-Mrs. Belle Richie announces the marriage of June 28 of her daughter, Mrs. Frances Towle, to Mr. John Beato, president of the Stucco Renewing Co. of Milwaukee. They will make their home there at 345 Thirteenth street.
-Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Fellows have been apprised of the birth on June 26 of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wagner of Riverside, Ill. This makes their family three girls and a boy, and Lansing friends join us in extending congratulations.
-Julius Nelson and his grandsons, Irvin and Bob Nelson, arrived Monday evening for a visit with numerous relatives hereabouts. They will remain about a week before proceeding to Detroit to visit Mr. Nelson’s son Lester, (the boys father), where he is employed in one of the big automobile factories. Julius and sons hail from Raymond, Wash.
-Masters John and Bobbie Burns of LaCrosse, who had been visiting at the Aleck Knudtson place in Center were called home Sunday, their father, Edward Burns, dying suddenly of heart failure that afternoon. Mr. K. brought them to the train Monday morning, telling them their father was sick, and leaving the sad duty of informing them of his death to relatives.
-Mrs. E. Houlihan and son Dick of Madison, Wis., who were visiting relatives hereabouts, last week, were Lansing callers Saturday.
-Mrs. John Bleekley of Ackley, Iowa, was a guest at the B. F. Thomas home several days last week, returning home Thursday.
-Raymond Alexander, one of this year’s High School graduates, has enrolled for a business course at Milwaukee Business College. He expects to enter September 1st.
-Miss Katherine Casey, who is employed as a stenographer in Chicago, came Monday morning for a two weeks’ vacation visit with home folks, the Con Casey family.
-Three of the Munchoff children, residing in the flat over the Nachtwey drug store, are the latest victims of scarlet fever, but luckily have the disease in a very mild form.
-Miss Clara Guider terminated her visit with home folks, the Mrs. Lucy Guider family, Saturday, going to Dubuque to visit her sister, Mrs. John Tully before starting back to San Francisco.
-Mrs. G. B. Ellermeier, formerly Alma Markwardt, of Denver, Colo., arrived Saturday for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Markwardt. She had been at Madison, Wis., to visit her brother Lorraine, who will drive over later on his vacation.
-LaCrosse visitors last week include Edward Bieber and wife, Ed. Julson, Misses Olga and Elsie Laabs, Bobbie Ehrlich, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Hufschmidt, of this city, and John J. Johnson of Lansing township; Mrs. Chas. Zimmerman of Church; Mrs. W. F. Schafer, Route 2.
-Tom Uren of Churchtown returned home last Wednesday from Apple River, Ill., where he had been to attend the funeral of his uncle, Peter Ivy. The old gentleman, who was in the eighties, had visited here several times and numerous friends will regret to learn of his passing.
-James Lowney, wife and two grandsons, of Chicago, and Mrs. Leo Tully of Dubuque, drove up last Wednesday for a visit with their numerous relatives hereabouts, being entertained at the Nick Wagner and John Howard homes in town and over night Sunday at Frank Strub’s in Lansing township, starting for home Monday morning.
-Russell Cassidy and Elmer Curran and wife, of Chicago, drove out Friday for a visit at the Richard Cassidy home in Lafayette. Miss Florence Cassidy, the nurse, of LaCrosse, is also with home folks, coming down Friday. The Currans are newlyweds and are enjoying a delightful quiet visit with their cousins, the Cassidys.
-James L. Reilly, daughter rose and grandson Leonard drove down from Minneapolis last week to visit at the Miss Barbara Becker home and with other relatives at Lycurgus and Waukon. His son, John and wife, of Milwaukee, joined them here Saturday, and all returned home on Sunday. The Journal senior acknowledges a pleasant call and visit with Mr. Reilly.
-The Albert Kehr family are enjoying a vacation this week, leaving Sunday on a week’s trip to visit relatives, the Mugge family, in Des Moines, and to points in Nebraska. Albert is entitled to a little playspell, having been a busy man during June—besides attending to his work in the store, he did considerable canvassing and disposed of eight Maytag washing machines.
-G. A. Thompson of Huron, S. D., who was a delegate to the national convention of Commercial Travelers at Columbus, Ohio, last week, drove back this way in a new car Saturday, for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Richard Thompson and other relatives, meeting his wife who had been here for a week previous. They will remain here for the balance of the week before returning home.
-Lansing relatives and friends have received announcement of the wedding of Miss Mary Lucille Byrne of Chicago to Mr. J. Brandt Siewers of St. Louis, Mo., where the groom has a fine position, and they will make their home there. Miss Byrne is a former popular Lansing girl, and her husband is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Al. Siewers, also former residents, and they have the best wishes of a host of friends, the Journal included, for a long and happy married life.
-Visitors over the week-end included Dr. R. O. Rasmussen and family, of Monona, at the August Ahlstrom home; A. L. Peterson and wife, of Cresco, at the Ralph Thorsten home; Ernest Van Slyke and family, LaCrosse, with mother Bert Christianson; John Blegan and family, Waukon; Freddie Boeckh, who is employed by the Burlington Basket Co., and whose plant was recently destroyed by fire; L. L. Wittbecker and wife, of St. Paul, who were accompanied home Monday by Mrs. Will Kehr and daughter Norma.
-Alice and Ellen Whalen went to LaCrescent, Minn., yesterday, for a visit with relatives and friends.
-Frank Kelleher and wife returned from LaCrosse, Saturday, where Mrs. K. had been receiving medical treatment for some weeks at St. Francis hospital. She is looking and feeling better, we are pleased to note.
-The Ole Jenson family of Minneapolis drove down this week for a visit over the national holiday with relatives and the old home friends in this vicinity. Mrs. Jensen will be remembered as Miss Anna Zoll and has two beautiful children, a girl and boy.
-Zeb Hartman had a close call from a bad accident Monday afternoon, when in attempting to drive to the river for fish, his car narrowly missed being hit by a passing fruit train at the Main street crossing. The engineer saw him and slammed on the brakes, stopping a few feet from the car.
-George Kenney, wife, son George and daughter Ilene came down from Minneapolis for a visit over the week-end at the home of his sister, Mrs. Maggie Becker, in this city, and to renew acquaintanceship of old time friends.
-Grandma C. E. Welter, who has made her home for several months with her daughter, Mrs. D. F. Wolfe in this city, left Friday for Farmington, Minn., where she expects to spend sometime at the home of a sister residing there.
-Miss Vella Bartheld of Starkweather, N. D., was an arrival Friday for a visit at the home of her uncle and aunt, Julius and Kate Bartheld, and with numerous other relatives and friends hereabouts. Miss Bartheld is a daughter of Englehart Bartheld, who left Lansing many years ago and now runs the leading merchandise store at Starkweather.
-George Aschom drove to Dubuque last Tuesday with his wife and little son, who remained for a couple days visit with friends in the Key City. They returned home by train Friday afternoon.
-Miss Helen Aschom has finished her schoolwork at Bayless Business College, Dubuque, and is spending a few weeks with her parents in this city, coming up last week Tuesday in the George Aschom car.
-George Serene and wife of St. Paul and Wesley Perry and wife of Pepin, Wis., drove down by car Wednesday for a few days’ visit with relatives, the Mrs. Anna Serene and P. J. Spinner families. They returned home Sunday.
-Sunday, June 30th, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Cassidy entertained twenty-five relatives in honor of the newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Curran, and Russell Cassidy from Chicago at a wedding dinner. It goes without saying that Mr. and Mrs. T. J. did their utmost to make it pleasant for the young couple, who will spend two weeks of their honeymoon at their home and with other relatives.
-John Strub and wife returned Saturday from a month’s trip to Louisville, Ky., where their daughter, Clara, Mrs. B. A. Roth, resides. En route back they visited relatives at Chicago and Freeport, Ill., driving with the Lowneys from the former to the latter city, where Mrs. S.’s brother Mike Weipert, lives. They enjoyed their trip immensely but John says “there’s no place like home.”
-Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Jordan of St. Paul were visiting home folks, the Jordan families of New Albin and the Ed. Gruber folks of this township the past week, driving down in a big new Studebaker car. Mr. Jordan is a city mail carrier in St. Paul and they run a restaurant in the post office building there for the convenience of employees and others, and we are glad to note their prosperity.
-Miss Mary Collins of Elroy, Wis., came Monday evening for a visit with her friend, Miss Emma Kurch, at the F. J. Nachtwey home. The girls were recent graduates in nursing at St. Francis hospital, LaCrosse, and are having a most enjoyable rest after their three year course. The other two local girls in the class, Misses Antionette Carroll and Florence Cassidy, have a few weeks time to put in and expect to be home about August 1st.
-Mrs. D. A. Holmes and daughter Mary returned Saturday from their trip to Great Falls, Montana, where they went to attend the First Holy Mass of their relative, Father John Emmet Regan, visiting en route home with relatives at Faith, S. D. Cornelius and Dan Holmes, traveling salesmen for cigar companies, came the same day for a vacation visit until after the 4th, making complete the family circle for Independence Day. Cornelius represents the Union Cigar Co. in Ohio and Dan the American in Michigan and both young men are delivering the goods.
-The Blue Birds of the Federated church left Lansing at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning in two automobiles for LaCrosse, where they will camp on the Y. W. C. A. grounds near the municipal bathing beach. They go for a dip twice a day and are taught to swim by one of the instructors. Their recreation is supervised by a play director and their meals prepared by a lady who cooks in mother’s substantial way. Mrs. Edna Kelly is with them as personal guardian. The girls are Ruth Feuerhelm, Edith Kelly, Elsie Magnusson, Katherine Roeder, Marie Smith, Marguerite and Mildred Gibbs. They return on the fourth.

Building News
-Hay racks ordered the past week were for John Moellerman, A. Ferring, G. B. Munroe, Herb Gander and Joseph Mullen, making a total of 18 hay racks set up in the past three weeks.
-George Bieber and Albert Christianson each purchased enough 13-16 pure Manila hay rope, which was put up and ready for use for this year’s heavy hay crop.
-Nick Wagner took out enough hay track, large carrier, hangers and track eyes for the new hay shed he is building. Urban Hess also took out one of the large carriers to replace the Meyers, which he says is worn out.
-Mr. T. J. Brennan came over to the yard and had us rip out the material for forms he is building for Jim, which will be used on the Volney bridge.

Who’ll be the New Nasby?
Congressman G. N. Haugen and his friend, O. L. Brunsvold, of Northwood, were city visitors yesterday. The Congressman was feeling the public pulse in regard to the postmastership vacancy in this city, which is to be filled from an eligible register containing the following names: Cart T. Bechtel, R. G. Miller, James F. Mooney. Mr. Haugen spent several hours interviewing business men and others and left those interviewed as wise as before he came. The appointment will doubtless be made in due time from the names above mentioned but which is to be the lucky man no one can say positively at present. The Congressman is a shrewd politician and is not exposing his hand in advance. It is safe to say, however, that when the appointment is made it will reflect the good judgment of the Congressman and will have to be satisfactory to patrons of the office.

Mr. Haugen looks better than he has for years after a serious surgical operation and unless legislated out of office by the re-apportionment bill in 1932 or 1934, will have life tenure in the office.

WATERVILLE.
-Prof. Clem McCormack and mother were Waukon visitors Friday.
-Miss Esther Spinner was a LaCrosse business visitor Sunday.
-Joe Johnson and family were over Sunday visitors with the Hessell family at Garnavillo.
-Mrs. Ed. Glasson and son Edwin of LaCrosse have been here the past week visiting relatives.
-John F. Kelly of Waukon came down Sunday evening and is at work finishing up the M. J. Kelly garage.
-Dr. Norbert Kelly arrived home Friday from Fort Snelling, Minn., after a two weeks’ stay at the training camp.
-Mrs. Dr. Dillon and Dr. Norbert Kelly were Sunday visitors at the Jas. McCormick home in Fairview township.
-Oscar and Carl Sorum drove down from LaCrosse, Saturday for an over Sunday visit with their mother, Mrs. Carl Sorum.
-Mrs. Lillian McDonald and son Irving, accompanied by Michael Byrnes, Jr., of Jamestown, N. D., came by car last week and are enjoying a visit with relatives.
-Carl Megorden of Waukon was a Waterville visitor Monday. Carl looks just as good natured and agreeable as when he clerked for Vic Stevens back in the 90’s.
-Miss Mabel Anderson arrived home Friday from Idaho, where she has been teaching, and will spend the summer vacation with home folks, the Mrs. Mary Anderson family.
-C. H. Hagen and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kelly drove to LaCrosse, Sunday, to make the acquaintance of the twins born to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Heffern at St. Anne’s hospital, June 28th.
-Oscar Selle, the barber, and family spent a few days the past week visiting the Vic Anderson family at Rockwell, Iowa. Archie Uglum took care of the shop nicely during his absence.
-The Waterville Band is going to celebrate the Fourth of July here and held their opening dance on their new bowery last Friday night. The Old Kentucky Homers furnished music for 110 couples.
-Mr. Dennis Hennessey, formerly of Paint Rock but now of Mason City, was a welcome visitor the past week with relatives and old-time friends here. He left Monday to visit one of his daughters in Minneapolis.
-L. Slattery and M. J. Kelly attended the annual Rural Carriers’ meeting at Lansing Saturday night. We met with the usual hospitality always extended visitors by the good Lansing people, had a real live meeting and all left for home well pleased.
-Mr. Thomas Ford of Esteline, S. D., has been here the past week visiting relatives and old time friends. We have a warm spot in our heart for Mr. F. as he was sponsor for the writer when we were baptized and we are always glad to see him. He returned to his home in South Dakota today.

OBITUARY.
Died, at Dorchester, Iowa, June 10, Lizzie Maher, daughter of John and Anna Maher, aged 61 years, 3 months and 2 days. She was formerly a school teacher in Allamakee county in the early nineties. She leaves to mourn her loss her brothers, M. J., for whom she kept house, Wm. J., of St. Paul; Frank, of Rathdrum, Idaho; and sisters, Mrs. Joseph Casey, Two Harbors, Minn.; Mrs. Jesse Dennison and Louisa of Rathdrum; also six nephews and 13 nieces. After a Requiem Mass by Rev. J. H. Mullen, pastor of St. Mary’s, she was laid to rest in the cemetery close by, beside her parents and brother, John.
May she rest in peace.

New Albin C. L. Club at Waukon.
The New Albin C. L. 4-H club, along with a number of other 4-H clubs of the county, brought home a dollar bill from its participation in the Allamakee County 4-H Achievement Day at Waukon last Wednesday.
Helen Hausman and Dorothy Healy gave a demonstration to represent their club on some of the uses of oil cloth. Those who attended the exercises at Waukon were: Marjorie Kumph, Helen Hausman, Dorothy Healy, Lillian Meyer, Gertrude Reburn and Sarah Smerud, besides their leader, Mrs. H. P. Field, and Mrs. Charles Kumph.

ADDITONAL LANSING NEWS.

Buys a Flying Machine.
Joe Robertson and Philip Rethwisch drove to Riceville, Iowa, Sunday, where the former purchased a new monoplane from the Mohr Motor Co. of that city. It is a new machine, licensed number 5338, 120-h.p. Whirlwind motor, Cantilever type monoplane, made by the Spad Co. in the East. Joe was in the air service in France and as soon as a suitable landing field can be secured, will go out and bring the machine here. Philip Rethwisch plans to go along and ride home with him, and the boys hope to be able to make the trip by next Sunday.

-The Joe Lucey family of Ferryville, Wis., visited relatives here over the week-end.
-W. J. Fitzgerald, a former Waukon boy, now located in Milwaukee, was a guest of his friend, R. W. Carroll, a couple of days last week. He worked here with Rufe for a time in the Mirror office as printer’s “devil.” His sister, Lizzie, Mrs. Wm. McNight expects to drive out from Milwaukee this week and he will return with her.
-Weather outlook for the period July 1-6, inclusive, for Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys, and Northern and Central Great Plains: Temperatures mostly moderate at beginning, followed by warmer middle of week; probably cooler toward close; precipitation mostly in form of local showers or thunderstorms.
-Martin Bakewell, of Faith, S. D., who had been to Anamosa to see his sister, Mrs. James Lowe, and her children, returned Thursday to finish his visit hereabouts. He was met on the trip by his brother Edward of Edmonton, Canada, who had not been back to Lansing in 42 years. Naturally, old friends whom he knew were few and far between and he noted many a change in the old town in that span of years.
-A number of Legion boys and others had a “bee” last Wednesday afternoon cleaning up Mr. Hosmer Memorial Park, mowing grass, burning brush, etc. The boys did a good job and had the park in fine shape for the visit of the editors next day. A little more work there in the cutting or trimming of some trees on the brow of the hill, which obstruct the view somewhat, should be done; also a permanent fire place or two should be erected there.
-L. L. Wittbecker, former Lansing boy and now leader of several boys’ bands in the Twin Cities, sends us the front page of the Pioneer Press of June 22, containing pictures of 1000 bandsmen in parade on Minnesota’s first annual band festival, and adds: “Am enclosing the front page of the Press of June 22nd, from which you will note I am at a new game—drum major. My score was 95 against the winner’s 95.5. Close enough but not enough to get the baton.” The paper says: “Howard W. Flies of the Pillsbury band, Minneapolis, was selected as the ‘snappiest’ drum major. When not wielding a baton, Mr. Files is assistant general manager of the Pillsbury Flour Mills Co. He scored 95.5 per sent to win the contest and a rosewood and silver baton from L. L. Wittbecker of St. Paul, leader of the St. Paul Boy Scout band. The baton was a warded by W. J. Dyer & Bro.”

NEW ALBIN NEWS WEDNESDAY JULY 3, 1929 E. O. LENZ, Local Representative
-Ernest Freuchte, Jr., returned to his home at Houston last week after a few days’ visit with his grandmother, Mrs. Dora Freuchte.
-Ed Angell and sister, Mrs. Ruth Tufts, left Saturday for an extended visit with relatives at Tomahawk Lake, Wis.
-Mrs. Mary Carroll spent several days last week at the home of her son James and family on Jefferson Ridge.
-Peter Hosch of Higgins Bros. & Hosch has sold out to Messrs. Higgins and is yet undecided what he will do.
-Elmer Deters, wife and daughter, Helen, of Caledonia and Mrs. A. F. Kuehn of Viola, Wis., spent Sunday with relatives.
-Irvin Luettchens, wife and daughter of LaCrosse were Sunday guests at the A. C. Bellows home.
-Lucille Hurley was here last week visiting at the Ben McCormack and Mrs. Bridget Moore homes.
-Dr. Eischeid and L. J. Welsh were Caledonia business callers Thursday.
-Mrs. John Harrer returned Thursday to her home at Brownsville, Minn., after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Fred Lenz.
-Mrs. G.F. Farmer and daughter Irene of Dubuque were here last week visiting at the C. T. Irons home.
-A. A. Pohlman motored up from Lansing Sunday and spent the day with relatives.
-Dr. T. F. Hannafin was a business caller at LaCrosse Friday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Thomson of Milwaukee, who have been visiting relatives at Marquette and Dubuque, came Friday for an over Sunday visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hayes, and with her sister, Mrs. E. O. Lenz.
-Mrs. George Wyatt of Dubuque was an over Sunday visitor at the Mrs. Minnie Pohlman home.
-Dr. S. M. Welsh, who spent the past two weeks with the Medical Reserve Corps at Fort Snelling, Minn., returned home on Friday.
-A. Hosch and family of Caledonia visited their son Peter and family last Wednesday.
-Leslie Lease and family visited Sunday at the Mrs. Minnie Pohlman home.
-Jacob Rouster, who has been employed here the past five years as buttermaker, has resigned and his place will be filled by Arthur Kruger, assistant buttermaker at the Caledonia creamer.
-Miss Mayme Roges of LaCrosse visited last week at the home of Mrs. Ruth Tufts, returning to the Gateway City Saturday.
-George Kubitz and family of Dubuque motored here Saturday and are visiting at the Chas. Kubitz and J. F. Brenner homes.
-The Iowa River baseball club defeated the Freeburg team on the New Albin diamond, Sunday, by a score of 10 to 7.
-Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Robinson entertained a number of relatives at their home Tuesday evening of last week at a 6:30 o’clock dinner, the happy occasion being in honor of the former’s birthday anniversary.
-A large rattlesnake, measuring 3 feet and having 8 rattles, was killed near the Brenner Hardware Store last Monday by Helen Hausman.
-Dr. S. M. Welsh, who recently completed a course in medicine at Iowa State University, left Monday for LaCrosse, where he will serve as interne at St. Francis hospital.
-Miss Sarena Pottratz and lady friend, Miss Gladys Getskey of Milwaukee, arrived last Saturday and are visiting at the home of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Pottratz.
-Miss Marguerite Rhodes and friend of Dubuque were Sunday guests at the A. D. Larson home.
-Miss Bernice Meyer visited last week at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. B. Spiegler, on English Bench.
-Herman Bratz and two daughters, Minnie and Lena, of LaCrosse, were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Meyer.
-Mr. and Mrs. George Kubitz and the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Brenner, were at LaCrosse last Sunday visiting relatives.
-Miss Voya Larson returned home Saturday from a month’s visit with relatives and friends at Dubuque.
-Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kuehn of Stillwater, Minn., were here last Sunday visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kurk.
-Paul Soro, contractor and builder of Minneapolis, spent a few days here last week at the C. G. Bock home. He was en route to Waterville for a visit with relatives.
-Mrs. Al Beedy of Waukon and Mrs. S. McAvoy of Rock Island, Ill., spent the week-end at the A. D. Larson home.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Blegen of Chicago arrived Sunday for a week’s visit at the home of the lady’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bellows.

Auto Accident.
Walter Tippery and Leonard Crowley were the victims of what might have been a fatal auto accident last Monday forenoon when the Ford Coupe in which they were riding, driven by the former, rolled over a 15 foot embankment near the Lang place in the Winnebago Valley. The driver lost control of the car on account of a broken radius rod. The occupants escaped without injury, and very little damage was done to the car.

Lyric Theatre Program.
Sunday, July 1, “Clearing The Trail,” also 2-reel Collegian Comedy and International News.
Sunday, July 7, “The Spirit of Youth,” also colored classic, “The Tenderfoot Tourist.”
The local pictures of you and your friends taken June 29 will be shown. Don’t miss it.
Coming soon, “Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?”

Barn Destroyed by Fire.
Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed a barn owned by John Fink about 11:30 p.m. last Tuesday. The local fire company responded very quickly but upon arrival the flames were beyond control. A large amount of hay, grain and several sets of harness were burned. Mr. Fink informs us that the loss was partly covered by insurance.

Farewell Party.
Kelley’s Hall was the scene of a large and happy gathering last Thursday evening, when a number of relatives and friends gathered to honor Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rouster, who will soon leave New Albin. The evening was spent dancing and at midnight a most delicious luncheon was served. The guests departed at a late hour after an evening of real enjoyment.

Enjoyable Card Party.
Mrs. Andrew Sandry was at home to a large number of relatives and friends last Wednesday evening. Progressive 500 furnished the evening’s entertainment, after which a most delicious luncheon was served. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Otto Meyer and Mrs. E. O. Lenz.

Mammoth Circus Coming to Postville.
The Robbins Bros. big 4-ring circus, the largest in the world giving a street parade, will appear at Postville on Tuesday, July 9th.

The big circus this year is crowded with features and will present the greatest performance of its history. Notable among the features offered is the Human Fly, the big importation from Europe. This act, consisting of men and women who act as human flies or ceiling walkers, have astounded all Europe during the past winter. Imagine to yourself these flies walking on the ceiling of the tent up side down, defying gravity. No one has ever seen such startling, death defying performance in the history of sensational acts.

Two mammoth pageants, requiring three hundred people in its cast of characters; three herds of elephants; a mammoth hippopotamus just imported from Africa; marvelous herd of performing animals; Ponca Bill’s Wild West shows; fifty Sioux Indians off the reservation; fifty cowboys; Count Cimmerjotta’s dancing horses; acrobatic acts; Japanese families recently brought over from Japan; Arabian Tumblers from Teheran, Arabia; forty clowns with the highest salaried clown in the world as producer; trained dogs and ponies; parade of nations which for oriental splendor excels anything produced up to the present time; 200 wild animals; 400 horses; 600 men to man the show; wonders galore; feats without a parallel.

The circus is one of the most successful in the country, having a half a century played principally in the east and is now making its second western tour enlarged to such an extent that it stands in the front rank. It is worth while in every way.

LOOKING BACKWARD.

1904 Twenty-Five Years Ago. 1904
-Lansing ball team got a bad beating at Dorchester, Sunday, by Caledonia’s club, score 10 to 1.
-Fred Gunderson was surprised by his Norwegian friends Sunday on the occasion of his 46th birthday.
-The Woodman County Picnic has been postponed again to August 24.
-LANSING MIRROR 35 YEAR ITEMS(1869): Board of Supervisors consists of 17 members….Dr. Taylor has fitted up an office on 3rd street….Camp & Watts are a new law firm and S. H. Kinne is Mayor….Married, June 15, at Warren, Ill., Frank Spencer and Becca Dobler.
-George McKee of Lansing township is building a new barn 30x110 feet.
-Corn will be more than knee high by the 4th.
-L. F. Elmendorf and wife are visiting Lansing relatives.
-Robert Kerndt is spending a couple weeks at Algona.
-Rev. MaHaffey is the new pastor at Mr. Hope.
-English Bench Band will play at Wexford’s celebration and Squire Sullivan will be President of the Day, Hon. Wm. S. Hart orator, Agnes Curran reader, and J. Mooney marshal.
-Blanchard’s drum corps plays at DeSoto July 4th.
-Jerry Pfaender is home on a visit from Chicago after a seven years’ absence.
-Miss Clara Englehorn of Montana, who has been studying music in Chicago the past two years, will sing at the First Presbyterian church in Lansing Sunday.
-Will Whalen is visiting his brother Ed at Ramsey, Minn., Miss Robertson of Waukon is visiting Agnes Albert; F. B. Noble and wife of Pacific Grove, California, are guests at the A. M. Fellows Home.
-Mrs. Kate Guider Malli of Minneapolis attended the wedding of her brother John last week.
-Peter Schobert and wife of St. Charles, Minn., are visiting with his brother Mike.
-L. O. Rud and daughters Genette, Wilma, Magdalene and Augut (?) spent last week with friends at Lanesboro, Minn.
-New Albin visitors at LaCrosse included Mrs. Doolan, Brae Fritz, Mrs. J. Wild; while LaCrosse visitors to New Albin were Bess Cutting and Louis Martin and wife.
-Mayme Moore closed her school in the Irish Hollow Wednesday.
-Mrs. G. Kumpf of New Albin is back from a trip to Boston.
-Jacob Fitschen and daughter Mary of McIntyre, are visiting New Albin relatives; also P. A. Wright of Nebraska and Mrs. Burke of North Dakota.
-Joe and Ole Bock are finishing up Tom Reburn’s new home and are No. 1 workmen.
-The Center Cornet Band and Sunday School will celebrate July 4th at L. E. Larson’s grove, one-half mile north of Elon. Rev. Stull of Waukon will be speaker.
-Minnie Larson of Taylor is home from Jasper, Minn., where she has been teaching at $50 per month.
-Harpers Ferry visitors included Florence Jackson and Genevieve Collins, Waukon; Mrs. James Berry, McGregor; Mrs. Traversey and Tom Rellihan, Lansing.
-Dr. B.G. Bassler and Miss Gertrude Hogan of Harpers Ferry were married Wednesday at St. Joseph’s church, Paint Rock, Father Bassler, brother of the groom, performing the ceremony, assisted by Father Fitzgerald of Cherry Mound.

1894 Thirty-five Years Ago 1894
-Ringling’s Circus played Lansing Thursday and was witnessed by a crowd of more than 15,000 people (day and night combined.) The show exhibited on the Kerndt lot on Center street about ten years previous and was then a small wagon outfit.
-Mrs. J. C. Wines and children are visiting in Waukon; J. H. Burke has returned from LaCrosse to Lafayette; Lizzie Johnson has gone to Minneapolis; Will Kelleher is home from an extended stay in Nebraska; County Recorder Purdy and son Ed are down from Waukon fishing; C. P. O’Regan is home at Lycurgus after a year’s school work at Grand Seminary, Montreal; Prof. W. F. Dempsey is home on a visit from New Jersey; Chris Nelson of Spring Grove visited his son Henry at the depot.
-George Gordon and four other employees of the raft boat Ruth recovered the body of a U. S. soldier, drowned in Lake Pepin last week. Each will receive $10 and a gold medal from Uncle Sam.
-George Horne has moved his family to Prairie du Chien, where he will run the Dausman House buffet for Charley Hufschmidt.
-A sprinkling district has been established in Lansing. The marshal will collect the assessments and hire the work done by the day.
-State Fish Commissioner G.E. Delaven was in Lansing last week and arranged to have Attorney Woodward to take the famous Haug Big Lake fishing case to the Supreme Court. Haug won in the District Court. (The case was reversed in the Supreme Court, Big Lake being held as state waters.—Eds.)
-Gaunitz Pioneer Meat Market sold 800 lbs. of sausage circus day; Dorman’s $300 worth of clothes; and Kerndts had five clerks busy all day in the dry goods department. Serene Bros. ferry transported 125 Wisconsin people. Dudley House served 231 meals to circus people.
-Martin Tully is laid up with an attack of rheumatism.
-Born, to Mr. and Mrs. George Roeder, July 1, a daughter, their two previous children being boys makes her most welcome.
-The palatial steamer “St. Paul” docked at Lansing circus night and was a great sight for strangers.
-Chairman Douglas Deremore has set the democratic county convention for Saturday, July 28.
-John Holohan, a Waukon boy engaged in the farm machinery business at Guttenberg, lost $3,000 in a bad fire there Monday.
-W. C. Earle of Waukon has 19 steers that he fattened himself ready to ship. They weigh 1800 each and are the best bunch ever raised in Allamakee county.
-Clerk Henry Fisher issued marriage licenses to the following:
E. B. Lamborn—Gertrude McClintock; Eugene Byrnes—Maggie O’Regan; John Flynn—Mrs. Maggie McKenna; John Bohrer—Mary A. Mooney; Edward Gruber—Mary Henry; Ernie Johnson—Hulda Peterson; Rev. P. G. Bechtel—Anna M. Wendel; Wm. S. Hart—Nellie M. Holohan; Andrew Lakken—Christine Thompson; Magnus Steen—Martha Johnson; David Fitzgerald—Maggie A. Ryan; Wm. Horien—Nellie O’Brien; August Sickemeier—Bertha Klocke; John Corcoran—Margratha Cox.
-St. Patrick’s School in Waukon graduated a class of nine on June 22, the convent hall being crowded to overflowing.
-The G. J. Walker family have moved to Waukon and will open a general store in the Dillenberg block about Sept. 1st.
-Samuel Peck, the brick maker, died at his home in Waukon Monday, aged about 70 years.
-John Sawvell took his race horses “Dr. Henry” and “Billy Button” to Postville and Ossian last week.
-Mr. Wilkinson of Indiana, an uncle of station agent Gibbs, of Waukon, is visiting at his home.
-Waukon ball club plays at McGregor July 4th.
-George Johnson has sold his street sprinkling business in Waukon to Henry Haas.
-Little Irene Mauck of Waukon has scarlet fever.
-West Ridge Fourth of July bills are headed “Cead Milla Failthe,” an Irish phrase which signifies “a thousand welcomes.”
-A picked up Waukon ball team beat Silver Creek Sunday on the Hanover ground 25 to 16.

[transcribed by A.K., February 2009]

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