Iowa
Old Press
Nashua Reporter
Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
Thursday, February 1, 1906
Martin Muldown Passes Away
After an illness of several years duration, Martin Muldown, one
of the oldest settlers of Riverton, died at his home six miles
southwest of Nashua, Tuesday morning, aged 78 years. About eleven
years ago a cancer first made its appearance back of Mr.
Muldown's ear. It gradually grew more and more troublesome until
he was finally compelled to give up his work on the farm.
Eventually he became confined to his home and it had been eight
years or more since he had been seen upon the streets of Nashua.
His sufferings during all these years had been intense, but all
that loving hands could do was done to alleviate his pain and
make the few remaining years of his life brighter and more
comfortable. At 4:30 o'clock Tuesday morning the spirit of the
weary sufferer returned to its Maker. The deceased was born in
Ireland. When twelve years of age he came to America settling in
Wisconsin, and later came to Nashua, Iowa. He was united in
marriage to Miss Mary Feeney who with the five children who
blessed this union, survive him. The children are as follows:
Mrs. J.P. Coughlin, of Perham, Minn., Ben, of Toterville, Bird,
Owen and Mrs. Tom Kelly, of Nashua, all of whom excepting the two
former were with him in his dying moments. Mrs. Muldown has lived
in the home wherein he died for the past forty-five years and by
the friends and neighbors with whom he had been associated all
these years he was well thought of for he proved himself to be a
good and true citizen. In his family he was a good and kind
husband and father. The funeral will be held from the Catholic
church at 10 a.m., Friday, Rev. Fr. Kunkel conducting the
services and the interment will be at St. Michael's cemetery.
The News of Iowa
Dog Devours Master's Body.
The lifeless body of Michael Carlos, a recluse, was being
devoured by his dog, "Tiger," when neighbors broke down
the doors of the old man's home in Dallas Center. With the doors
and windows of his house locked Carlos had fallen to the floor
dead as he sat reading his prayer book. Imprisoned for four or
five days, possibly more than a week, the hungry dog turned his
attention to his master, ate his hands off to the wrists and tore
the head and neck from the shoulders. This was the fate of a
brilliant man, who, as far as the world was concerned, died in
1865. Carlos expected to marry a girl in Zanesville, Ohio, at the
close of the war. But when poor Carlos went back to Zanesville in
1865, his left eye was gone and one of his jaws bore the mark of
a rebel bullet. The girl refused to marry him. Carlos set about
to forget his trouble, and for a few years it appeared that he
was succeeding. He commenced the study of law. He was admitted to
the Iowa bar and to practice in the Supreme Court. but when it
came to a test, Carlos though of the eye and jaw that had made
him unhappy in 1865 and he decided not to be seen in public. He
settled down near Dallas Center. The man had money but even if he
had had nothing, his pension of $30 a month was sufficient to
keep him. In his shanty, a half mile east of town, he lived
summer and winter, eating but little and cooking what little he
ate.
Girl Killed By Toy Rifle
Lucille Fleischmann, the 3-year-old daughter of Louis Fleschmann
of Des Moines, was fatally shot by a toy rifle in the hands of a
playmate, the bullet piercing the child's heart. Maddened by his
bereavement, this being the second of his children to meet a
vilent death within a short time, the father rushed to the river
and was only prevented from throwing himself in by the
intervention of friends.
Mysterious Fire.
Fire in the Hutchinson block, a three-story brick in Iowa City,
did damage to the amount of $900 in the office of Eugene Cherry,
the Sanders grocery and the Pioneer Knitting works. The origin is
a mystery, as there was no fire in the building. It was confined
to a small area.
Search for Family Bible
A search for an old family Bible is being made in central Iowa,
as the location of the missing volume is necessary in closing up
an estate in West virginia. The old book contains names and dates
that are needed to prove up the claims of the heirs, but the
whereabouts of the Iowa branch of the family has been lost and
all efforts to locate any of its members have thus far proven
unavailing. The name of the family sought is Godfrey, and hwile
the parents may be dead it is thought possible some of the
children may be living in the State. the name of the mother was
Rachel Emrick before her marriage to William Godfrey. She was a
sister of Samuel Emrick, who died some time ago, and the
supposition is the sister or some of her descendants have the
missing Bible.
M'Gregor Has a Big Fire.
The Kramer dry goods and clothing store was destroyed by fire in
McGregor, with a losss of $30,000. It is said it was fully
covered by insurance. M.N. Geske, county attorney, who had an
office above, lost a library worth $1,500, insured for $1,000.
Bergman Bros. owners of the building, sustained a loss of
$12,000, with $8,000 insurance.
Hangs Himself in Hay Mow
Wm. Alt, a properous German farmer about eight miles southwest of
Audubon, committed suicide by hanging himself in his hay mow. The
coroner found life extinct when he arrived. Despondency over his
condition and the loss of a favority daughter by consumption
about eight months ago was evidently the cause of the act.
Brief State Happenings.
-Henry Miller, a wealthy farmer, committed suicide at Waterloo by
taking carbolic acid.
-Miss Catherine Gettings, a school teacher in the public schools
of LeMars, dropped dead in her room of apoplexy.
-Securely wrapped in a telescope grip, with two small holes cut
in the sides to facilitate breathing, a baby girl, about 9 weeks
old, was found by Frank Bova of Des Moines upon the porch of his
home.
-"Sleep, sleep forever." were the last words addressed
to his wife by F.M. Davie, a wealthy farmer of Dunlap as he
swallowed poison. The suicide is a brother of Representative
Davie.
Here and There - Interesting News Items Gathered from Our
Exchanges
Mason City has a "curfew ordinance" that forbids
persons under fifteen years of age being alone on the streets
after 8:30 p.m., during the winter and 9 o'clock in the summer.
Parents who permit their children to violate the ordinance are
liable to a fine of $2 up to $10.
Over at Alden there is a woman who has twin boys that are so near
aloke that the mother can hardly tell them apart. A few nights
ago, after she had put the boys to bed, she heard one of them
giggling and upon asking him what pleased him so, he said:
"Oh, nothing, only you gave Jimmy two baths and I haven't
had any."
Relatives living near Iowa Falls claim in their family the six
oldest living children of one family in the United States. There
are five sisters and one brother whose ages aggregate 480 years,
with an average of 80 years. Mrs. Armarillis Perry and Mrs.
Clarinda King, of Saux Prairie, Wis., are past ninety-three years
respectively; Mrs. Pheobe Ann Johnson, of Iowa Falls, is
seventy-nine years; Mrs. S.B. Percival, of Hurdsville, S.D., is
past seventy-four, and Mrs. Lucinda Hopkins, of Henderson, Neb.,
is seventy-two. the only brother is Joshua Eaton, past
seventy-eight, who resides at Henderson, Neb.
Robbers blew open the safe in Homrighaus & Dammerman's store
at Denver, Bremer county, on last Sunday night and $130 in money
and valuable papers taken. The safe was blown up with
nitro-glycerne, and was so cleverly done that none of the
residents of the little town knew of it until the next morning.
Local
-A.R. Taylor, of Waverly, was in town on business yesterday.
-John Vorwald, of New Viennia, visited at the home of his uncle,
H.A. Faugman, over Sunday.
-Elwood Bailiff and daughter, Frances, returned to their home in
Osage yesterday after a week's visit in Nashua.
-The Mystic Workers of the World will organize a local lodge with
about 40 charter members, in the G.A.R. hall Friday evening, Feb.
9. This fraternal insurance company was started about ten years
ago and is now on a solid basis. N.H. Christenson is the local
organizer.
Infant Daughter Called
Ethel Madaline, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Wait, died
Jan. 26. She was born Dec. 7, 1905. So with the very brief period
of one month and nineteen days, she opened her eyes just to get a
glimpse of earth and to feel a little of the pangs of human
sufferings, and then they were closed, to open on the more
beautiful and happier things of heaven. How many of our homes are
deprived of these little loved treasures of earthly life. Jesus
calls them to himself. They, too, are the precious jewels of his
kingdom, for they, too, have been redeemed. And often Jesus says
to us parents, "Suffer them to come unto me," and in
his heavenly kingdom they became jewels of his crown.
"Like the stars of the morning,
His bright crown adorning,
They shall shine in their beauty,
Bright gem for his crown."
The services were conducted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Wait by Rev. Walter Piper, pastor of the M.E. church. Interment
in Oak Hill cemetery.
A Powersville Pioneer Gone.
Freeland Dunning, one of the citizens of Powersville, died at his
home at that place, Monday, Jan. 28. Mr. Dunning has not been
well for the past five years, having been afflicted with heart
trouble. His condition was not considered alarming and he was
confined to his bed but one day before he died. The birthplace of
the deceased was in Maine but for the past thirty years or more
he has been a resident of Powersville. During the year of 1899 he
carried the mail between Powersville and Nashua, via of Prosper.
He is survived by a wife and one son, Marshall. The funeral was
held from the church in Pleasant Grove thursday and the remains
were interred in the cemetery at that place.
Accidental Shooting at Boyd
Sunday morning at the home near Boyd, Jesse Straw narrowly
escaped death from the accidental discharge of a gun in the hands
of his younger brother. It appears that the boys were preparing
to go hunting and the younger brother had gone back into the
house for something, Jesse coming back also a minute later, just
as the brother was opening the door. Somehow the gun was
discharged, the shot striking him near the groin in the fleshy
part of the thigh, tearing a terrible hole in it. Dr. Torpey was
immediately called and made the lad comfortable until Dr. Landon
could come to assist him to patch up the wound. If no
complications set in it is though no serious results will follow.
The boys are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Straw. -- New Hampton
Tribune.
[Muldoon obit by unknown transcriptionist, August 2003; remainder transcribed by S.F., February 2007]
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Nashua Reporter
Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa
Feb 8, 1906
Miss Mary Feeney, who had been called here to attend the funeral
of her uncle, Martin Muldown, returned to her home in Charles
City Friday night.
[unknown transcriptionist, August 2003]