Iowa
Old Press
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Dubuque, Dubuque co. Iowa
Friday evening edition, July 1, 1910
Burlington Men in Swimming Feat
Burlington, Iowa, July 1 - All swimming records on the
upper Mississippi river were broken when John Temple, a train
dispatcher, and Morton Clevett, physical director of the
Y.M.C.A., swam the river from shore to shore three times without
a rest this morning, a distance of four miles. The time was 1
hour and 12 minutes.
John Junkin Sells His Body
Fort Madison, Iowa, July 1 - John Junkin, the convicted
Ottumwa negro who killed Clara Rosen, and who is to be hanged the
last of next month, has just sold his dead body to Prof. H.J.H.
Hoove, professor of anatomy of Drake university, Des Moines. It
is said Junkin received $50 for the body.
Burke Funeral
The funeral of the late John Burke was held on Friday
morning from the residence of his brother, 2125 Grandview avenue,
to St. Columbkill's church here. The body was laid in Mt. Olivet
cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. Jno. Corcoran, Bart Cain,
Robt. Burns, Jno. Hickey, Michael Calvin and Maurice Byrne.
Inquest Friday
The coroner's inquest in the case of the late John Burke
will be held on Friday night.
Death
Godfried Ehret, aged 57, died in this city on Thursday
night. The funeral will be held on Sunday morning at ten o'clock
from the residence of his brother, Pius, of Mosalem Township, to
Mt. Olivet. Mr. Ehret is survived by his brother Pius of Mosalem,
John of Alexander, S.D., William of Emory, S.D., Chas. of Idaho;
his sisters Mrs. Kaufmann of Mosalem and Mrs. Eichacher of
Bridgewater, S.D.
Died, in this city, Wednesday, June 29th, at
1:30 a.m. Patrick Mahan, aged 94 years. The remains will be taken
to the Cathedral early Saturday morning. Services at 10:30 a.m.
Interment in Mt. Olivet cemetery. Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas
City papers please copy.
Paul Papin is Buried
The funeral of Paul Papin took place Thursday morning at
the First Congregational church. Rev. Leech officiated. A
committee of the Ladies' Mystic Workers attended the funeral.
Floral emblems were presented by the Mystic Workers, Highland
Nobles and Plumbers' Union Local No. 66. The pallbearers were
Phillip Pier, Jr.; A.L. Glasser, C.E. Bradley; G.R. Somers; D.C.
Wiley and G. Wunder. The body was laid in Linwood. [see
transcription note at the bottom]
Mrs. Sophia Stange At Rest
The funeral of Mrs. Sophia Stange took place Wednesday
afternoon from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. E.H. Sheppely
to St. John's Lutheran church. Rev. Bergstraesser officiated. The
church choir sang an appropriate hymn. Interment was in Linwood
cemetery. The pall-bearers were John Sohl, F. Behrens, John
Brown, G. Kneistler, G. Thalhammer and M. Wagner. [see
transcription note at the bottom]
Ethel Wheeler At Rest
The funeral of the late Ethel Wheeler was held at ten
o'clock on Friday morning from the residence on 5th Avenue, to
St. John's cemetery. Rev. ---cke officiated.
Dubuque deaths in June.
The mortality list is somewhat large during the period
just come to close. There were fifty-four deaths in Dubuque
during the month of June:
John Burke
Sophia Stange
Paul Papin
Joseph Miller
Baby Bleuchert
Bertha Pagel
Michael Cleary
Geo. Vogel
John Babcock
Dennis Corcoran
Baby O'Brien
Augusta Beck
Dennis Smyth
Mary A.J. Kulp
Catherine E. Schoenberger
Esther Mary Angelo
Malcolm F. Post
Eleanor Cleaver
Katherine Gregoire
Margaret McDermott
Anna Mary Leiltz
Robert P. Roedell, Jr.
Baby Ryan
Chas. A. Dubrak
Mrs. Effie L. Gearhart
Ethel Wheeler
Baby Day
Wm. A. Kelly
Louis Leonard
Cornelius Sullivan
Geo. C. Van Wie
Elizabeth Murphy (Sister Mary Rosalin)
Peter Weiland
Baby Carl Franz
Wm. Dalbkemeyer
Madonna Maher
Sophia Burns
Mrs. Fanny Hepp
Mrs. Minnie Vervoren
Alfred Trieb
Mrs. Carrie Meggenburg
Anna Marie Kalsbauer
Mrs. Marie Piersch
Matilda M. Todd
James McDonnell
Alden F. Barnard
C.J. Donovan
Margaret Feenev / Feeney
Frances Ernest
Frank T. Metcalf
John Hutton
Frances C. Winters
Mrs. Mary Neuman
Gerturde Fry
Dubuque Births in June
The Boys and the girls ran an even race during the
thirty days, twenty of each having been born in that time:
Males - Richard Mayer, Wm. Stenfer, Burton W. Adams, Herman
Frantz, Albert Saam, Ed. Lenz, Chas. W. Smith, Mike [Duggan or
Leiggan], Dean Flower (twin boys), Henry Schugers, Anton Reuter,
Frank Henkels, Alfred Johnson, Nie Treweiler, Wm. Demuth, Frank
Buttler, Louis Kolfenbach, Frank Oeth, Frank Getenbem.
Females - Jacob Jochum, John Jahlmeyk, Richard J. Ellis, Wm.
Dunn, Fred Roesner, Leo Etteson, Henry Becker, Frank Buchlolz,
Joseph Blustem, Geo. Schreiner, W.P. Andresen, Edward Eliwanger,
John Ryan, Emil Luchterhand, D.C. McLaughlin, Jos. Hunt, Anton
Langges, Phil Rohrbach, Herman Jungk.
The City in Brief
-Miss Fannie Kopaid has departed for Chicago, where she
will visit with relatives and friends until September.
-Forrest Plass has returned to Freeport after a hurry-up trip to
Dubuque. He is finally without a managerial job and he is
undoubtedly pleased. The Freeport team went up the flue after
Thursday's game. Plass will have no trouble getting employment
for the rest of the season. It is understood Pa Keenan of
Bloomington has first claim on his services.
-Picnic at Louis Foell's, Sageville, Tuesday, July 5th.
-Jack Olson went up the river Friday for a few days of camping.
He will return on Sunday. The big fellow is about through his
training and from this time one, he says that "rest" is
the word for him.
-Miss Emily Vogel of White street has gone to Lansing, Ia., for
her vacation.
-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Butler are the happy parents of a baby son.
-Mrs. George Schindeim is seriously ill at her home on Walnut
street.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stone rejoice over the arrival of an
eight-pound son.
[transcription notes: see the more complete Papin & Stange
obituaries from the June 29th issue of the paper on the Dubuque
co. Obituary board: http://iagenweb.org/boards/dubuque/obituaries/index.cgi?read=525891
and http://iagenweb.org/boards/dubuque/obituaries/index.cgi?read=525888
]
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Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Dubuque, Dubuque co. Iowa
Sunday, July 10, 1910
Allerton Is Laid To Final Rest - Buried on Hopper Farm
at Indianola Under a Spreading Elm
Indianola, Ia., July 10 - On Thursday the great racing
stallion, which died Wednesday night of old age, was given a
better burial than many men receive. Lying on his right side,
covered with the finest woolen blanket, with his legs drawn under
him just as asleep in his stall, the body of the once king of the
turf was placed in a large, well bound box and lowered into the
ground by loving hands.
His owner, Harry E. Hopper, the real estate and timber man, was
in Chicago when the old horse died, but he telephoned his
instructions for the burial to his superintendent, Joe Heather,
and the grave was dug under the trees on the old Warren county
fair grounds, where Allerton has lived for the past two years,
close to the main road leading west from Indianola, and there his
monument will be erected
In 1892 Allerton, then 6 years old, was retired from the turf,
the greatest racing stallion of all time. His best record was
2:09 1-4, taken at Independence, Ia., the fall before. He was
retired because of going lame in a $10,000 match with Lobaasco at
Davenport.
Allerton was bred and raced by C.W. Williams, then of
Independence, Ia., later of Galesburg, Ill., and the glorious
days of the Independence race track, which was built on the fame
of Allerton and his stable mate, Axtell, are race track history.
The horse had but the two owners in his life-time.
When Allerton retired from the track his career was in its
infancy. Other horses have lowered his record on the track; but
in all standard bred history only one other horse has beaten his
record as a sire of fast harness horses. Only three horses have
crossed the 200 mark as sires of horses with records of 2:30 or
better. They were Allerton, 202; Gambetta Wilkes, 209; and
Onward, with 200.
It was as a sire of distinctly trotting horses that Allerton was
most noted. In this field he was king of them all. At 23 years of
age he had 50 per cent more trotters to his credit than either
Gambetta Wilkes or Onward.
Allerton was a son of the famous sire Jay Bird, who was a son of
George Wilkes and grandson of Hambeltonian 10. His dam was Gussie
Wilkes, a mare that Mr. Williams bought for $75, a granddaughter
of Mambrino Patchen and of George Wilkes.
Chief mourner at Allerton's funeral was Jim Maple, for Allerton
and Jim were friends, if horse and man can be such. When Allerton
was in the hey day of his racing, the property of C.W. Wiliams,
Maple was Williams' head groom and horseshoer, and the success of
Allerton and his secure place as King of the high wheel sulky is
due to no small extent to the perfect shoeing and care which he
received. It was in those days that Maple fell in love with
Allerton and the names of Allerton, CW. Williams and Jim Maple
were names to conjure with among racing men. From that day to
this, the man who wanted trouble had only to speak against
Allerton in Jim's presence. He always referred to Allerton as the
"old colt".
When Harry E. Hopper came into possession of the Williams' stud
of race horses two years ago, Maple appeared in Mr. Hopper's
office one day with the remark: "I see you've bought the old
colt. I thought I might get a job taking care of him."
Hopper is a good judge of men and took Maple on. Since then his
official title has been that of blacksmith at the Hopper farm,
but his chief business has been to see that the old age of
Allerton was made easy.
Last winter and spring, Jim drove the old horse to town on farm
errands nearly every day and he was fat and sleek as a colt, but
the recent hot weather has told on him badly. He got very thin
and it soon became apparent that only his remarkable vitality,
could carry him through to the cooler season. Until a few weeks
ago his vigor seemed almost equal to that of his prime. Up till
the end he never lost the brightness of eye and general alert
appearance which have always characterized him.
Tuesday night at 6 o'clock Maple turned him in his paddock for
exercise. Such has been the regular custom, and it was here that
the care taker of Allerton usually said good night, for Jim would
go home and Mr. Heather, who lives near the barn, would slip the
old horse into his stall for the night. Allerton took his
customary roll, got up and vigorously shook the dust from his
coat, and went to nipping grass. When Heather returned from
supper he noticed the horse lying down and rubbing his nose on
the ground in an unnatural manner. Soon he broke into a cold
sweat and Heather knew the end was near. A veterinary was called,
but it was only a formality. Maple was notified but he said he
could do no good and couldn't see the "old colt" die.
At nine-thirty the end came. The horse apparently suffered no
pain.
Yesterday morning Jim went to the farm. He had not much to say to
anybody. He went into the paddock where lay his old friend just
as if asleep in his stall; he sat down by his side and did
everything [illegible]. He spent the morning in grooming the
[illegible] for the last time. Many times he brushed the satin
coat and caressed the mane and tail. No body was ever more
lovingly prepared for interment than was that of Allerton.
Among others present at the death of Allerton was the sculptor,
B.D. Cable of Chicago, who had come Monday for the purpose of
making a bronze statue of the horse. He was, of course, too late
to complete the model from life; but he had thoroughly studied
the shape and form and will finish the model before leaving, as
he will here have the advice and suggestion of several who have
been most familiar with the subject. Yesterday morning Mr. Cable
made a death mask of Allerton's head. He will be helped in his
work by the fact that he is himself a lover and breeder of fine
horses.
An Illinois farm boy, Mr. Cable took to the sculpturing of equine
form as a labor of love; and some of his pieces have been among
those most admired at the Chicago art institute's exhibitions.
Last fall Mr. Cable won the Mrs. Lyman Walsh prize for the best
ideal composition in sculpture with the piece entitled
"Homeward." It is the figure of an old man and by his
side a faithful horse which he is leading by the mane. Another of
his designs that has attracted attention is
"Maternity," a mare watching over her foal, which lies
in the grass at her feet.
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Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Dubuque, Dubuque co. Iowa
Monday, July 18, 1910
The Execution of Junkin is Iowa's 5th
Des Moines, July 18 - The hanging of John Junkin in the
penitentiary at Fort Madison, Friday, July 29, at noon will be
the fifth legal hanging in Iowa since the law was changed
restoring capital punishment. Junkin is the second negro to draw
the life penalty and will be the second to pay the death penalty
for taking a human life. The list of legal executions is as
follows:
-Chester Bellows at Charles City, 1877, for murder of his niece.
-James O. Dooley of Adams county, at Fort Madison, Oct. 19, 1894,
for murder of his sweetheart. He was 16 years old at the time of
his execution.
-J.K. Cumberland of Shelby county at Fort Madison, Feb. 8, 1895,
for murder of two men.
-Joseph Smith, negro, at Fort Madison, April 20, 1896. He had
killed a woman with whom he was in love but who had spurned him.
In addition to these men who have been required to expatiate on
the gallows their crimes of murder, there have been nine men
sentenced to hang but whose sentences have been commuted to life
imprisonment, or who were freed on retrial. They are as follows:
-Harry Hortman, Cherokee county, killed his sweetheart.
-Dick Williams, Keokuk county, murdered a woman.
-Louis Phillips and Albert G. Brooks, Buena Vista county, killed
members of a posse when caught in the act of robbing a bank.
-Charles Rocker, Lyon county, sentenced to hang for murder of
wife's first husband, freed on retrial.
-Charles Stegall, Scott county.
-George Weems and John Hammill, Polk county, killed L.D. Ridpath,
Des Moines.
-Louis Busse, Butler county, killed his wife.
The City in Brief
Mr. Charles Wales, who has been suffering for some time
from the effects of a broken arm, is recovering from the
accident. Mr. and Mrs. Wales are at their country place,
Sunnybrook farm.
Jack Leath, who has been back on his old job behind the desk at
the Wales for some weeks past, departed on Monday for the east.
Mr. Leath has been connected with both the Wales and the Julien
and is popular with the traveling public.
Reward of $100 will be paid for the recovery or information that
will lead to the recovery of the body of M.J. Demuth. - B.J.
Kuhl, East Dubuque, Ill.
Infant Succumbs
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McMahon died
Monday noon at 12:00 o'clock at the family residence, 341
Cleveland avenue.
Old Settler Dies
Fred Woodrich, age 65 years, a well known citizen of the
north end, passed away at his home, 1259 Rhomberg ave., Monday
morning at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. Woodrich has been a resident of this
city for the past thirty-nine years, coming from Germany to
Dubuque and residing here ever since. He is survived by his wife
and one daughter, Mrs. Emele Van Dolow, of this city. The funeral
will be held at 2:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the family
residence to Linwood cemetery.
Died
In this city, Sunday, July 17th, at 2 a.m., Mary C.
Blake. Funeral Tuesday, July 19th, at 9 a.m. from the residence,
367 West Locust st. to St. Patrick's church. Interment in Mt.
Olivet cemetery. Friends invited.
Former Resident Visits
Fred C. Dettmer, a former resident of Dubuque, is
spending his vacaton in this city. He is accompanied by his son,
Fred C., Jr. Both are residents of Chicago. The elder Dettmer is
seventy-eight years of age and still holds a position as
superintendent in the railway mail service. He is a native of
Hamburg, Germany, where he was born in 1832. He came to Dubuque
in 1856 and for a time was the publisher of the Iowa Statts
Zietung. When the war broke out he enlisted and saw service
until its close being a member of the First and Sixteenth Iowa
Infantry. At the conclusion of the war he entered the railway
mail service and for a number of years ran west from Dubuque. In
1882 he removed to Chicago where he has held the position of
supervisor. He states he expects to retire shortly. Mr. Dettmer,
Jr., holds a lucrative position with the American Book Company of
Chicago.
Personal Mention
-Michael Early is visiting with relatives at Melleray.
-A.E. Pearson and Wm. Buck left Monday for New York City.
-Mrs. Greenhow and two daughters have gone to Boston to spend the
summer.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. Weisbeck of Monona, Ia. are guests at the Kutsch
home on Jackson st.
-Bert Forgrave of Forgrave Bros., Utica Shoe Store, has returned
from Boston and the eastern shoe centers where he purchased the
Utica's fall stock.
-Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Shaw, who have been guests at the home of C.H.
Gregoire, West Third st., deepart on Monday for their home. Miss
Marie Gregoire will accompany them as far as Chicago where she
will visit for a few days.
In Court
Roy Coleman was arraigned before Judge Glab on Monday to
answer charges of cruel and inhuman treatment preferred against
him by his wife. The case had been postponed pending an effort by
the parties to arrange divorce proceedings. On Monday it was
again set back for one week.
On Monday afternoon Judge Glab's courtroom was the scene of the
hearing of proceedings brought by Joseph Smith in an effort to
remove from a house owned by him of a family named Oleson. The
parties reside in the north end of town and it is stated that
they have refused to pay the rent, for which reason it is desired
that they leave the property.