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Nashua Reporter
Nashua, Chickasaw co., Iowa
Thursday, January 17, 1918

Death Comes Suddenly. Mrs. Frank Moine Stricken Thursday Evening at Seven O'Clock and Died Friday Morning at Eight O'Clock.
It was a great shock to the people of his community last Thursday forenoon when word was passed that Mrs. Frank Moine, one of the highly respected women of Nashua had passed away after only a few hours' illness. Mrs. Moine had not been in good health for several years but none of her friends had any idea that her condition was so serious. She was in her usual health up until Thursday evening when she went to an upstairs room at her home on an errand and was stricken there and fell over on the bed in a semi-conscious condition. A physician was summoned at once but he gave the family little encouragement that she would revive and the relatives were called at once. She did not fully regain consciousness and passed away about eight o'clock Friday morning.

Ida Augusta Stickman was born in Germany April 10, 1866, and passed from this life to the life beyond January 11, 1918, aged 51 years 9 months and 1 day. She came to Butler county, Iowa, at the age of two years. She also lived in Bremer county for some time and then came to Chickasaw county, where she has lived since. She had lived in Nashua for the last seven years. In 1883 she was married to Frank Moine. For over 34 years they have labored together. Two sons, Louis and Fred of Nashua, and two daughters, Mrs. Minnie Tucker of Petterson, Iowa, and Mrs. Violet Palmer of Montour, Iowa, were born to this couple and with the father and husband mourn the sudden death of a loving mother and true wife. Five sisters and two brothers sorrow in the loss of a sister. These are Fred Stickman of Ionia, Mrs. J.H. Eckstein and Mrs. Wallace James of Nashua, Mrs. Rolland Shope of Osage and Mrs. Earl Bray and Charles Stickman of Waterloo, and Mrs. Walter Bruce of Mason City. A brother Frank and her father and mother preceded her in death.

Mrs. Moine first became a member of the Baptist church and after quite a number of years united with the Church of Christ at Republic, where she has been a member for eight years. All of her children and her husband are church members. She was a women with many friends and an exceptionaly loving and good mother.

She was much given to counselling her children in prayer. Mrs. Moine had been sick for many years but not an invalid, and went away some for her health, visiting Excelsior Springs, Mo. She stricken Thursday evening at seven o'clock and died Friday morning at eight o'clock. A good woman from us is gone and this community and her loved ones will miss her much. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday at 11 a.m. Rev. Clark W. Comstock, of Waterloo, district field worker of the Christian church having charge of the service, and interment was at Greenwood cemetery. The children and brothers and sisters were all present at the last rites.

Former Resident Dead. Rudolph Freeburg Passes Away at Home of Daughter in Portland.
Mrs. Sarah Hickok received a letter last week from her niece Mrs. B. Towne, of Portland, Ore., which contained the news of the death of the latter's father, Rudolph Freeburg, for many years a resident of Nashua. Mr.Freeburg moved from here to Hubbard, Minn., and later to Portland. Death resulted from heart trouble. He had a severe attack last summer but recovered sufficiently to be able to walk to the city, but he was again stricken in September and on Thanksgiving day he suffered another attach from which he never rallied entirely, altho on the day of his death he was able to be up. He expired suddenly at midnight. The following notice of his death was published in the Portland papers:

Rudolph Freeburg, a native of Switzerland and in his 83d year died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. B. J. Towne, Wednesday. Mr. Freebury (sic) came to the United States when a lad of 13 and when the Civil war began enlisted in the 6th New York Cavalry. He was in the battle of Gettysburg and many other engagements. After the war he settled in Iowa, and then removed to Minnesota. Thirteen years ago he came to Portland to be with his children and has not engaged in any active pursuit for several years. Mr. Freeburg was a member of the Sumner Post No. 12, G.A.R., and under its auspices the funeral was held from the Holman chapel Friday afternoon. Burial was in the G.A.R. cemetery. Surviving Mr. Freeburg are two daughters and three sons, Mrs. Towne and F.L. Freeburg of Portland; Mrs. H.E. Delaney, Hubbard, Minn.; A.W. Freeburg, Charles City, Iowa; U.H. Freeburg, Carson, Wash. There are 11 grandchildren. Mr. Freeburg was a member of the Grand Army Post at Nashua about 19 years ago. His wife who died seven years ago was a sister of Mrs. Hickok.

Death of Former Resident. Mrs. M.E. Driscoll Passed Away at Home in Waverly Last Thursday.
Mrs. M.E. Driscoll, a former resident of Nashua, passed away at her home in Waverly, Iowa, January 10. Margaret E. Driscoll was born at Portsmouth, R.I., December 6, 1860. At the age of 8 years she moved with her parents to Plainfield, Iowa, where she resided until the time of her marriage. On Sept. 23, 1877, she was united in marriage to Daniel Driscoll. She moved to her home near Nashua, where she lived until 1914, when she moved to Waverly, Iowa. Her husband preceded her in death several years ago. She was the mother of a large family of children, all of whom are living. All were present during her illness except Mrs. A.J. Chase, of Dutch Flat, Cal. The funeral was held at St. Mary's church Saturday morning and the remains were laid to rest in St. Mary's cemetery by the side of her husband.

Young Wife of Farmer Dies By Hanging in Barn.
Fear that she would be called upon to testify against her husband, whom she was instrumental in having arrested Monday on a charge of cruelty to animals, is believed to have prompted Mrs. Merle Young, 28 years old, to suicide by hanging at her home, six miles northeast of Waterloo Tuesday afternoon. The body was found by her husband shortly after 5 p.m. when he returned home from Waterloo where he had been to market some hogs. Mrs. Young had gone into the barn, tied a rope about her neck, attached it to a feed chute, then jumped off the ladder leading into the loft. Her neck was broken and death probably resulted instantly. Monday afternoon Mrs. Young telephoned the sheriff's office in Waterloo that her husband was mistreating a horse. Officers investigated and arrested Young. He gave bond for his appearance and was to have had a hearing Tuesday. It is thought that Mrs. Young brooded over the fact that she would have to testify against her husband, causing her to end her life. --Waverly Independent.

Cattle Thieves Make Haul. Steal Eighteen Head From Knight & Simons of New Hampton.
Sheriff F.H. Kezar was over from New Hampton Tuesday afternoon looking around for a clue to some missing cattle that had from all indications been stolen in that vicinity. Sometime between Thursday and Saturday of last week eighteen head disappeared from the lot of Knight & Simons, located a short distance north of New Hamton. The gentlemen are stock buyers of that city. Mr. Knight is a brother of the late Zine Knight of Nashua. The cattle missing are described as follows: Six or eight red steers with white faces, about two years old; one white steer with red neck; one roan steer with white face; one clear roan steer; one canner; one red heifer; the balance red steers. The animals have disappeared as if completely swallowed up by the earth. They are worth on the market probably not far from $1,500.

Dr. G.D. Graham a Lieut.-Colonel. Mrs. George Dudley Graham has received a cablegram from her husband advising her of his promotion to lieutenant colonel of the regular army, dating from Oct. 6. The promotion jumps him two ranks as he was first lieutenant when he joined the American expeditionary forces in France. Lieut. Col. Graham is a dentist and stationed at the medical supply depot with an American detachment. --Waterloo Courier.
Lieut. Colonel and Mrs. Graham were residents of Nashua a few years ago and they have quite a few friends here who will rejoice with the news of Mr. Graham's promotion. He is a graduate of the state university, a veteran of the Spanish-American war. Mrs. Graham and daughter are staying at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Edwards in Waterloo while Mr. Graham is in the service.

War Emergency Farm Bureau.
The permanent organizationof the Chickasaw County War Emergency Farm Bureau will be held in the Court house in New Hampton Wednesday, January 23rd, at 1:00 p.m. It is desired that all members of the association be present at his as the officers and directors for the coming year will be elected. [illegible] farmers who are favorable to the Farm Bureau movement should become members at this meeting.
W. Coverdale, County Agent.

Grand Jurors For Year 1918.
Grand jurors drawn for the year 1918 and summoned to appear on the first day of the March term of the district court, to-wit: March 4, 1918, at 2 o'clock p.m.:

Geo. Boehmer, Alta Vista
Fred Larson, New Hampton
O.N. Judge, Fredericksburg
E.J. Attleson, New Hampton
H.A. Barker, Fredericksburg
C.F. Kepple, Nashua
C.K. Hanson, Nashua
George Crooks, Ionia
O.A.Conklin, Nashua
Chas. Homyer, Alta Vista
Will Kelcher, Waucoma
B.F. Jones,Waucoma

Petit Jurors drawn for the March 1918 term of the district court and summoned to appear on the second day of said term, to-wit, march 5, 1918, at 2 o'clock p.m.:

W.A.Shuhart, New Hampton
Barney Roethler, Ionia
J. Kelcher, Lawler
Henry Rohe, New Hampton
Harlan Smith, Nashua
R.N. Sadler, Ionia
Frank Boggess, Bassett
Alphonso Reis, New Hampton
Frank [Hentges ?], Ionia
J.D. Herrick, New Hampton
John Pickar, Ionia
T.Q. Smith, Nashua
M.J. Sheehey, New Hampton
Henry Kolthoff, New Hampton
Herman Heying, Ionia
John Sheridan, New Hampton
W.H. Farrell, Lawler
J.J. Te Kippe, New Hampton
G.H. Hanson, Nashua
Herman Huber, North Washington
J.B. Friend, New Hampton
Joe Carlton, Lawler
Will Weigel, New Hampton
Wm. Lineau, Fredericksburg
F.T. Rausch, Nashua
H.S. Lisdale, Fredericksburg
O.S. Ruggles, Fredericksburg
John Buhre, Lawler
W.G. Case, Fredericksburg
Carl Nosbich, Ionia
James Barry, Lawler
John Seelhammer, No. Washington
Lawrence Boehmer, N. Washington
Sam Boos, Devon
Louis Ries, New Hampton
Nick Spoden, No. Washington
John Adams, Ionia
John Dietch, New Hampton
George Reich, New Hampton
Frank Clark, Alta Vista

Big Crowd at Firemen's Dance.
There was a good attendance at the firemen's annual dance at the opera house Tuesday evening and a good time was had tripping the light fantastic. One hundred and fifty-five numbers were sold and the fire laddies are well satisfied with the appreciation shown by the citizens in a financial way. The music furnished by Gates orchestra of Mason City was up to the usual standard of that excellent muscial organization.

The little baby of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Brinkman Jr. has been quite sick for some time past, but it will be good news to their many friends to learn that the little patient is greatly improved. -- Waverly Democrat

Red Cross Notes.
The Red Cross society is grateful for the two sewing machines loaned for service by Mrs. Van Auken and Mrs. Roy Waite. The cutting committee are to be commended for their loyalty in braving the cold of last Saturday and going to the Red Cross rooms to cut out garments so that the work would not be delayed this week. There is now a good supply of yarn on hand at the Red Cross rooms, suitable for socks and sweaters. All knitters may keep busy if they like. It has been suggested that in binding the ends of wristers and the necks of sweaters that this be done quite loosely. The following is a communication received from Miss Belle Powers of New Hampton addressed to the Local Chapter: "The pajamas were fine. We sent in 28 from here, no better made than yours, and received a very complimentary reply. As they have just gone forward I have nothing from yours directly. It pays to follow the directions of those highter up. Since our renewed efforts on heels and toes, no socks have had to be 'held up' for fixing. We are going to school in knitting in England and Canada as their experience dates to 1914. They certainly have evolved a smooth sock. The Belgian babies will cuddle under those baby blankets, and the mothers will rejoice in the thoughtful women who sent them from America. All in all Chickasaw county can be proud of her Red Cross work."

School Notes.
Hank Dana has been nominated for the Naval Academy at Annapolis, In. Gilbert Haugen of this district will take the examinations for the school some time in the near future. Hank should make good and the result of his application will be watched with interest. Hank has been camouflaged for the past few weeks with a mustache which graced his upper lip but since the news of his nomination has come out from behind the brush.

The Physics class was given a demonstration of high temperature flames by Will Kout at his garage on last Friday and showed the class an acetylene flame which registered 6,800 degrees. As the mercury outside was hovering around 22 below zero, it was a most welcome sight.

This week the school is busy with examinations, both the Normal and regular exams coming at htis time. This week finishes the fist half of the year and on next Monday any students in the neighborhood who wish to start in school will be able to do so very well. The new regulations regarding the Normal course will be of great interest to those of the community who wish to prepare their girls for teaching. In the new plans it is arranged that rather than taking 16 examinations it is now possible for the student to get a certificate by taking only seven of the tests.

The coal supply of the school is being held up by the use of some wood and will probably last all right until the new car of the black diamonds arrive.

The Red Cross girls continue to do good work under the supervision of Miss McCulloch in the high school.

Every one of the typewriting class who has taken the course during the first semester will continue the work during the second period. In this way some very good operators will be developed.

Warning to Coal Men. Des Moines -- Des Moines operators were informed by Charles Webster, federal fuel administrator for Iowa, that they must either sell coal to the consumers at the mine mouth at $4 per ton or federal regulations will be invoked. In issuing this ultimatum Mr. Webster stated that continued refusal of the mine operators to comply with the order would not be countenanced.

Pastor Threatened. Yorktown -- Rev. W. Horn, pastor and manager of the German church and school located here, is in receipt of an anonymous letter threatening him with death and with the burning of the church and school buildings if the teaching of the German language and German ways is continued after the holiday recess. The writer declared he could not permitit any longer.

Harding to Indianapolis. Gov. William L. Harding and members of the Iowa state coucil of defense visited Indianapolis, Ind. at the suggestion of John H. Winterbotham of Cicago, chairman of the western division of the council of national defense section on co-operation with states, to see how the Indiana council is doing the work the national administration asks in connection with the war.

Draws 15-Year Term. Des Moines -- Private Harold Bruber, member of Company F, Three Hundred Fifty-second infantry, has been sentenced to fifteen years in the federal penitentary at Fort Leavenworth by the general court martial at Camp Dodge. Bruber, who maintained he was a member of the International Bible Students' association, was first charged with desertion because to don a uniform, obey orders or take any part in the military duties to which he was assigned.

Paint Him Yellow. Waterloo -- Frank Bruner, a machinist at the Illinois Central railroad shops here, expressed an opinion that "85 percent of the American soldiers are bumbs." The shopmen painted him yellow from head to feet and the company approved the job by discharging him. The United States commissioner practically told him he got off easity. Bruner is a German-Russian, 12 years in the United States, and 40 years old. In the back of his watch case he carried a picture of the kaiser.

Bluffs Man Loses Life. Council Bluffs -- While turning an engine on the turntable at the Union Pacific roundhouse here, Peter Tomicick, aged 40, was killed by an engine which, without engineer or fireman, left its stall in the roundhouse and ran out, catching Tomicick and crushing him between the two engines. He did not see the phantom engine or hear it, apparently.

Farmer Asphyxiated. Harwarden -- George Rembe, a prominent farmer living eleven miles southeast of here, was asphyxiated by fumes from his automobile engine. He had thawed the radiater out with water from the kitchen and returned to the garage. His long absence caused his wife to send one of the children to investigate, and Mr. Rembe was found dead. He is survived by his wife and several children.

I.W.W. Under Arrest. Waterloo -- Fred Thomas, an I.W.W. member, who claims German parentage, with Mexico City, Mex., as his home residence, is under arrest here. A friend told the police that he was about to hold up and rob a street car. This, the police claim, he has since admitted. He had a large quantity of I.W.W. literature at his room and on his person.

Draws a Life Term. Ida Grove -- Ernest Rathbun, aged 18, who was convicted of a statutory offense upon Elsie Hargens, aged 17, was sentenced to a life term inthe state reformatory at Anamosa and his bond was fixed at $15,000 pending appeal to the supreme court. Judge Hutchison overruled defendant's motion for a new trial. The trial of Ray O'Mera alleged to have been implicated with Rathbun in the attack upon Miss Hargens and Ida Knudsen has been set for February 13.

Violated Explosive Law. Des Moines -- When authorities raided the farmhouse of Charles Jacks, near Clive, Ia. they discovered 260 pounds of dynamite concealed about the premises. The prisoner was taken to Des Moines and placed in the county jail. Authorities have instituted an investigation.

Girl Killed by Auto. Glenwood -- Bessie Carlson, 20, a [illegible] at the Iowa school for feeble-minded children, was struck by an automobile at the Glenwood pubic square and died within an hour. Her parents reside at Stanton, Ia.

Iowans Buy Paper. Des Moines -- The majority of the stock of Fort Smith, Ark. Times-Record company was sold by J.L. Bray, Register and Leader; and W.B. Southwell, publisher of the Burlington Hawkeye. Mr. Aue will assume charge at once.

Schoolboy Ends Life. Waterloo -- Harry Howard, a schoolboy, aged 12, committed suicide by hanging himself. Despondency over ill health was the cause.

War Cross for Ottumwa Boy. Ottumwa -- The first American officer to lead a raid on German trenches was Lieut. Walter Shafer, of Ottumwa. The raid was a "fizzle" the lieutenant wrote to his parents, because the section was deserted. But the work was there and for it the Ottumwan will receive the French war cross, the croix la guerra.

[submitted by S.F., August 2003]

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Nashua Reporter
Nashua, Chickasaw county, Iowa
January 24, 1918

HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE

Clinton - Failure to verify through court records that which developed to be a false report cost Roe S. Cherry, 29 years old, his liberty, as he
was sentenced in the Clinton county district court under the intermediate sentence law to the state reformatory at Anamosa on a bigamy charge. The young man came to Clinton about two years ago and during August 1916 married a Clinton girl. Recently it developed that he had a former wife living at Galesburg, Ill., as she got in touch with county officials here and secured the information that Cherry had been married again. She then came to Clinton and pushed the bigamy charge against him. Cherry claims that he and his first wife separated several years ago, being unable to get along together. He left their home town and finally came to Clinton. Later he was told by somebody from Galesburg, so he says, that his wife had secured a divorce. Taking the information for granted, as being true, he married a second time in Clinton with the result that he was caught by the criminal law. His second wife stands by him and during his confinement in the county jail here has visited him daily.

Iowa Officers for Special Work - Camp Dodge - Three lieutenants from Iowa's artillery regiment, the Three Hundred and Thirty-ninth field artillery have been selected for a special course of instruction in the motorization of the big guns which are to be used by the artillerymen on the firing line in France. They are P.J. O'Brien, D.H. Mills and E.W. Paulson. Three officers of similar rank have been selected from the Three Hundred and Thirty-seventh artillery regiment to attend the same school of instruction, which is located in the east. They are J.R. McManus, Harold Metcalf, and Ely Salyaids. At the concluding of the course the officers will report to Camp Dodge where they will instruct other officers and enlisted men in the operation of the motors which will carry the guns of these two regiments.

Pastor Threatened - Yorktown - Rev. W. Horn, pastor and manager of the German church and school located here, is in receipt of an anonymous letter threatening him with death and with the burning of the church and school buildings if the teaching of the German language and German ways is continued after the holiday recess. The writer declared he could not permit it any longer.

Bluffs Man Loses Life. Council Bluffs - While turning an engine on the turntable at the Union Pacific roundhouse here, Peter Tomicick, aged 40, was killed by an engine which, without engineer or fireman, left its stall in the roundhouse and ran out, catching Tomicick and crushing him between the two engines. He did not see the phantom engine or hear it, apparently.

I.W.W. Under Arrest. Waterloo - Fred Thomas, an I.W.W. member, who claims German parentage, with Mexico City, Mex as his home residence, is under arrest here. A friend told the police that he was about to hold up and rob a street car. This, the police claim, he has since admitted. He had a large quantity of I.W.W. literature at his room and on his person.

Draws a Life Term. Ida Grove - Ernest Rathbun, aged 18, who was convicted of a statutory offense upon Elsie Hargens, aged 17, was sentenced to a life term in the state reformatory at Anamosa and his bond was fixed at $15,000 pending special appeal to the supreme court. Judge Hutchison overruled the defendant's motion for a new trial. The trial of Ray O'Meara, alleged to have been implicated with Rathbun in the attack upon Miss Hargens and Ida Knudsen, has been set for February 18.

Attempt To Burn Elevator. Akron - Night Watchman Jess Mewers foiled an attempt to set fire to the J.W. Hedges elevator. It was at about 2:30 in the morning that he saw a man lurking near the elevator. Seeing he was discovered, the prowler ran and did not stop when halted nor even when shots were sent in his direction. An investigation was immediately made and resulted in the finding of a bottle of kerosene and a quantity of oily waste which had been taken from the boxing of a freight car. These inflammable materials were close to the woodwork, in a position that if a blaze had been touched to them the elevator would soon have been in flames. The elevator is a large one and has a capacity of about 30,000 bushels. It is believed the attempt to burn the building was made by an I.W.W. or some other German sympathizer.

Draws 15-Year Term. Des Moines - Private Harold Bruber, member of Company F Three Hundred Fifty-second infantry, has been sentenced to fifteen years in the federal penitentiary at East Leavenworth by the general court martial at Camp Dodge. Bruber who maintained he was a member of the International Bible Students' association, was first charged with desertion because he had refused to report to his local board. He was arrested and brought to Camp Dodge where he refused to don a uniform, obey orders or taken any part in the military duties to which he was assigned.

Paint Him Yellow. Waterloo - Frank Bruner, a machinist at the Illinois Central railroad shops here, expressed an opinion that "85 per cent of the American soldiers are bumbs." The shopmen painted him yellow from head to feet and the company approved the job by discharging him. The United States commissioner told him he got off easily. Bruner is a German-Russian, 12 years in the United States, and 40 years old. In the back of his watch case he carried a picture of the Kaiser.

Farmer Asphyxiated. Hawarden - George Rembe, a prominent farmer living eleven miles southeast of here, was asphyxiated by fumes from his automobile engine. He had thawed the radiator out with water from the kitchen and returned to the garage. His long absentee caused his wife to send one of the children to investigate and Mr. Rembe was found dead. He is survived by his wife and several children.

Schoolboy Ends Life. Waterloo - Harry Howard, a schoolboy, aged 1?, committed suicide by hanging himself. Despondency over ill health was the cause.

War Cross For Ottumwa Boy. Ottumwa - The first American officer to lead a raid on German trenches was Lieut. Walter Shafer, of Ottumwa. The raid was a "fizzle" the lieutenant wrote to his parents, because the section was deserted. But the work was there and for it the Ottumwan will receive the French war cross, the croix la guerre.

[transcribed by C.J.L., January 2007]

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