Iowa
Old Press
The Register
Elkader, Clayton co., Iowa
Thursday evening, July 20, 1899
LOCAL NEWS
Postmaster Gifford has got a kissing bug and got 'em bottled.
A kissing bug gave Bob Schmidt a kiss one day last week.
C. Morgan, of National, was looking over the county capital
Monday.
Miss Anna Livingood left Tuesday for Eureka, Cal., to resume her
teaching.
Miss Carrie Hilker, of Guttenburg, is the guest of Mrs. C.E.
Grotewohl.
D. Wolf & Son, Undertakers.
Regan & Witt, Undertakers and Embalmers. A first-class hearse
in attendance.
Mrs. Chas. Floete and children of Armour, S.D., are here visiting
relatives and friends.
Chas. Russell became acquainted with the foresters of Mystic Camp
M.W.A., last Saturday evening.
Miss Marie Ruegnitz, of North McGregor, has been visiting her
young Elkader friends the past week.
Cyrus Corlett and wife, Julius Lang and Miss Belle Cleveland, of
McGregor, were at Jas. E. Corlett's Sunday.
Robert Morse, of Waseca, Minn., and Clarence Bean, of North
McGregor, were the guests of their aunt, Mrs. J.M. Morse, the
past few days.
The stomach of Carl Hein, the farmer who died suddenly from
poison in Grand Meadow, has been sent to Iowa City for analysis
of its contents.
Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Sutphen and children, of Longmont, Col, are the
guests of Senator Bayless' family. Mrs. Sutphen is a niece of
Mrs. Bayless and was formerly Sadie Reed.
Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Carroll, of Minneapolis, were the guests of Dr.
Taylor's family over Sunday. Mrs. Carroll is a cousin of Mrs.
Taylor and has been here for a few weeks past. They returned home
Monday.
Fred Rathman offers one of his cottages for sale or rent.
Miss Charlotte Koop has been the guest of Miss Clara Preston this
week.
The dime society of the M.E. church meets with Mrs. Chas.
Liebrock Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Munger and daughters Sundayed with G.E. Gates
and wife at Edgewood.
Medary's "Democrat" says August Tangeman, the well
known Volney miller, is very ill with erysipeias.
Painless Dentistry - J.F. Leigh, D.D.S. Office next to mill over
First National Bank.
Dr. J.P. Donlon, Dentist, Office on the 2nd floor of the Kramer
building. Tuesdays at the White Bros. Drug Store at Volga City.
Miss Anna Stemmer gave a reception last Monday evening in honor
of Misses Flossie and Sidney Hall.
Mrs. R.C. Ehrlich and daughter, Joe, of Perham, Minn., are in
town this week visiting relatives and friends.
We understand that Ab Cheeseman has sold the residence he bought
of D.D. Murphy to Ren. Meisner.
Mrs. Otto Kleinpel returned home from a visit at Muscoda, Wis.,
last week, accompanied by her sister Miss Fayant.
Dr. J.D. Brownson, Physician and Surgeon. Office over Chas.
Leibrock's store.
Misses Flossie Hall of Rock Rapids, Ill., and Sidney Hall, of
McGregor, were the guests of J.C. Stemmer's family the past week.
A jolly crowd of young people were entertained at the pleasant
home of Mrs. Ruth Downie, Saturday evening, in honor of Miss
Maude Reynolds, of Wayne, Nebr.
James Boots came down from Elgin last Saturday for a visit with
Elkader friends for the first time in five years. Jim said he
hardly knew the old town.
There is a new boy at Tom Mathews' home.
Mort Bayless is here visiting friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Price and Mrs. V.T. Price and daughter were
visitors at Monona Friday last.
Mrs. Chas. Jewell, of Arlington, with her two boys were visiting
at J.E. Branch's the past week.
Mrs. Kate Mountfort, of Poynette, Wis., is a guest at the home of
her brother, E.W. Stanton.
D.C. Hale will represent Elkader lodge No. 2, K. of P., at the
grand lodge meeting at Davenport.
Mrs. John Layton and two children of Elkader, are visiting Mrs.
M.J. Laton. - 'Fayette Co. Union'
The 'Guttenberg Press' says Supervisor Horace Jenkins is just
getting out from the clutches of the measles.
The Carpenter brothers of Cox Creek were the guests of George
Dexters, Saturday - Putnam correspondent, 'Lamont Leader'
Mrs. W.P. Hallett [or Ballett] and daughter Marion, of Sterling,
Ill., are here visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. John E. Corlett
and friends.
Mrs. Nellie Thompson and daughter Lillian, of Arlington, returned
home Saturday after a pleasant visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E.W. Stanton.
The Junior League picnic which was to have taken place at Mrs.
Preston's this afternoon has been postponed until next week, on
account of the funeral of Mrs. Skinner.
Ole Herbronson [sic - Herbranson], for many years a resident of
Wagner twp., died on the 16th, at the age of 57 years. The
funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Norwegian
church near St. Olaf, Rev. F.I. Fisk, of Elkader officiating.
James A. Russell and daughter Julia were at McGregor Sunday and
while there Mr. Russell visited the cemetery and found the grave
of his mother, Mrs. J.W. Russell, nee Susan Dana, who died when
James was only 7 years old, and, who with a brother and sister
were left to the charity of the world, their father having left
them. Mr. Russell expresses many thanks to the McGregor Cemetery
Association and Mr. Sites the sexton, for the care that has been
given that grave, marked by a pine slab and unvisited for so many
years.
A daughter arrived on Monday of last week to bless the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Perry, of Boardman twp. Charley is pleased but
says a boy would have been welcomed.
Last Thursday morning, Mrs. S.R. Munger received the sad
intelligence announcing the death of her sister, Mrs. Ellen
Hieber of 664 South Pearl street, Denver, Col. The particulars
received later state that the family were awakened the night
before supposing there were burglars in the house and while in
search of them, Mr. Hieber mistook his wife for one and fired his
revolver, the shot taking effect in her side, passing through the
stomach and liver and just missed the apex of the heart; death
ensuing in a few hours. Her ante-mortem statement agrees with
that of her husband and exonerates him from any blame, the
shooting being wholly unintentional. It is a very sad affair. She
leaves besides her husband a little boy about 6 years old.
Obituary - Mrs. W.A. Skinner
After an illness of several months, Mrs. W.A. Skinner
passed to rest about 10 o'clock, Tuesday evening, July 18th,
1899, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. V.H. Schroeder, in
this place.
Mariette Hendrickson was born in Londonville Ashland county,
Ohio, in 1828, and came to Iowa in 1846. She was united in
marriage with W.A. Skinner in Linn county, Iowa, April 4th, 1847.
They soon settled at Iowa City where Mr. Skinner was employed on
the 'Territorial Record', published by the territorial printer,
here also Mr. Skinner served as sergeant of arms of the last
territorial legislature.
In 1866 they came to Elkader where she has since made her home.
Mr. Skinner died Aug. 9th, 1885. Of their union nine children
were born to them, seven of whom, two sons and five daughters,
survive the loss of father and mother. Three of the children were
enabled to be present at the last sad rites.
Mrs. Skinner gave herself to Christ's service when but 12 years
old and at the age of sixteen united with the M.E. church, and
has since lived and labored in the Master's service. She has now
passed from pain and suffering to the heavenly rest on the
brighter shores beyond the river, honored and respected by all
who have known her during her long residence here. All sympathize
with the bereaved family.
The funeral was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon from the late
residence of the deceased, Rev. A.B. Fickle, pastor of the M.E.
church, officiating. Her remains being laid beside those of her
husband in the East Side cemetery.
[transcribed by S.F., March 2018]