Iowa
Old Press
Lake Park News
Dickinson county, Iowa
April 12, 1923
Local Notes
-George 'Bob' Rouse was at Spencer on business last Friday.
-Mrs. Ross a sister of Mrs. C.C. Frost who has been visiting here
for a few weeks returned to her home at Estherville.
-Miss Harriet Meyer who has been spending some time visiting at
Sioux City and other places returned home last Friday.
-The J.W. Sloan residence received a new shingled roof the past
week.
-Kenneth May who is employed at Des Moines arrived Saturday for
an over Sunday visit with home folks.
-Mrs. A.J. Gleason of Ft. Dodge came last Firday for a weeks
visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Stouffer.
-Albert Kruger of Luverne, Minn., spent Friday at the John Kruger
home in Lake Park.
-Mr. and Mrs. Merle Renn, of Harris visited at the Jas. Soules
home Sunday.
-Art May the past week has been redecorating the room at the
Matzen Hotel which is to be occupied by bakery and confectionary.
-The E.E. Shriner residence received a new shingled roof the past
week.
-Julius Jacobsen Jr. has purchased the pool hall formerly
occupied by E.A. Karteus. The place is being over hauled and
redecorated throughout and will soon be ready to be open for
business.
-E.A. Marco reshingled his entire residence the past week.
-Will Thompson who runs the North Shore boat livery at the north
end of Spirit Lake and who has been in Florida for the winter
returned Thursday and was in Lake Park visitin his parents Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Thompson for a day or two.
-During the high school penmanship period the following
basketball boys were awarded letters: Gilbert Robertson, Clayton
Halquist, Hadley Shafer, Earl McCauley, Benni Alzen and Albert
Schwarzenbach.
Along Route Four
-Mrs. Lloyd Bush and Mrs. Lyman Hegre spent last Wednesday
afternoon at the S.G. Palmer home.
-Mrs. Laurel Martin returned to her home at Montgomery, Tuesday,
leaving her grandson, Lawrence Versluis much improved.
-Rev. Garner Osborn brought Mrs. Osborn and Edwin to the H.L.
Goodell home last Tuesday for an extended visit while she is
having some dental work done at Spencer.
-Bill Peterson has been driving a new Chevrolet touring car.
-Dale Byers has not been recovering from his recent attack of
pneumonia. He was taken to the Esterville hospital for treatment.
-While attending the sale at Louie Mortiz's Wednesday, Bill
Wallace of Milford was taken very ill and was unable to be taken
to his home. He was removed to his father-in-law's, the John
Clark home until he could go to his own home.
Montgomery
-Mr. Fred Soat was confined to his bed with the flu the last of
the week.
-Miss Laura Wicks returned to her school near Brewster Sunday.
-Mr. John Grant is here again running the cream station vacated
by Mrs. Sam Gregerson.
Obituary
Last week Wednesday at the family residence in this city occured
the death of Mrs. F.W. Schoellerman, an old time resident of Lake
Park and vicinity. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian
church Saturday, April 7, and burial was made in the Sioux Valley
cemetery, Sioux Valley, Minnesota. The relatives here from out of
town were Henry Kuenzel of Dubuque, Ia., a brother; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Harberg of Garnavillo, Iowa, a sister; Ed and Henry Oelke,
of Farmersburg, Iowa; Mr. Chas. Hinsch of Farmersburg, Iowa and
Mr. J.H. Schoellerman of Iroquois, South Dakota.
Julia Dorothy Kuenzel was born in Clayton County, Iowa, October
10, 1852 and died at her home in Lake Park, April 4, 1923, at the
age 70 yrs., 5 mo. and 24 days. She was married to Mr. Fred
Schoellerman December 17, 1874. To this union eight children were
born, namely, Julius of Iroquois, S. Dakota, Will of Redlands
Beach, California, Herbert at home, Alfred of Lake Park, Ben who
died October 28, last, Cora dying in infancy and Ora and Olgo,
twins, at home.
She was a member of the Evangelical Luthern church being
confirmed at Garnavillo, Iowa at the age of 14 years. She had
four brothers and five sisters, two of her sisters dying in
infancy, one brother dying August 2, 1922, one sister and brother
living at Cleveland, Ohio, one sister and brother living at
Garnavillo, Iowa, one brother living at Dubuque, Iowa and a
sister living at Davenport, Iowa. She leaves to mourn her death
beside her loving husband and children, three sisters, three
brothers and fifteen grandchildren, also many intimate and loving
friends.
[transcribed by S.F., May 2010]