Iowa
Old Press
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Dubuque, Dubuque co. Iowa
Sunday, June 26, 1910
NEWS OF DUBUQUE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING TERRITORY
Dyersville, Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ament and son and Miss Barbara Kunkel
returned Monday from a week's stay at the Wm. Lehmann home in
Chicago.
Mrs. Henry Freiburg went to Dubuque Friday for a few days' visit
at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Schreiber and
other relatives and friends.
Howard Bucknam has gone to Parkersburg to remain for some time
with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Coper.
Mrs. Sam Vickers and sons, Kennell and Austin, departed Saturday
for Blanchardville, Wis., where they will visit at the home of
her relatives for a visit of some length.
Mrs. H.J. Meis terminated a week's visit with her mother, Mrs.
Barbara Thill and family, and returned to her home at Sioux City
Sunday evening.
Rev. Father Wienehe of Hampton arrived here Sunday afternoon,
remaining for a several days visit with his sister, Sister M.
Calista, and Very Rev. Theo. Warning.
Mrs. Amelia Meyer and daughter of North Buena Vista were calling
on friends and transacting business here Saturday.
Mrs. John Engler and son, Will, were Clipper passengers
to Dubuque Monday a.m.
Manchester, Iowa
John M. Brayton of Ryan was a visitor in town the latter
part of last week. Mr. Brayton but recently proved up on a claim
near Witten, South Dakota.
Miss Nina Carhart, who taught during the past year in the schools
of De Kalb, Illinois, has arrived home and is spending her
vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Carhart.
James Gates, a student in the state university of Wisconsin,
located at Madison, arrived Friday evening to spend the summer.
Mrs. J.J. Pentony arrived home Saturday from Clinton, where she
had been called on account of the illness of her mother, Mrs.
Mary Magill.
Mrs. A.M. Cloud has as her guests this week, two sisters, Miss
Bess and Sue Fleming of Marshalltown.
Mrs. Jane Rich and daughter, Miss Sue Rich, left Wednesday for
Presho, South Dakota, for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Carpenter, former residents of this county.
Anson Shelden of Chicago arrived in the city Monday, called here
by the serious illness of his father, F.J. shelden.
W.L. Adams and son, Ben, departed Tuesday for Lemmon, South
Dakota, where they will file on claims.
Frank Beal and J.R. Nix are in Murdo, South Dakota, on land
business.
W.H. Hutchison, G.H. Barr and Thomas Wilson left Saturday for
Hanley, Canada, on a land investment trip.
Mrs. F.S. Morse of McGregor arrived here Saturday for a visit
with relatives and friends.
Delaware county births
- to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lawrence, Richland township, June 20, a
daughter
- to Mr. and Mrs. A.L. McElmeel, Honey Creek township, June 23, a
son
- to Mr. and Mrs. charles Pinch, Manchester, June 21, a son
Lansing, Iowa
Joe Dempsey of Churches Ferry, N.D., arrived here Friday
for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P.H. Dempsey.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Hanson and family of Waterville, spent Sunday at
the home of his folks here, and also attended the sangerfest.
Charlie Wagner and Clara Strub departed Tuesday morning for
Freeburg, Minn., on some land business.
Mr. John Nordmart of Kansas City, is here visiting with his
family, and also with the Mr. and Mrs. F.A. Hammerstorm family.
Capt. Bascom sold his gasoline boat here recently to a party at
Prairie du Chien.
Geo. Albert is having some improvements done at his cottage on
Mt. Hosmer.
Messrs. Ed Roggensack, Richard Thompson, Henry Schafer and D.A.
Holmes drove out to Dorchester and Eitzen last Monday.
Mrs. H.G. Johnson arrived Friday from Chicago for a visit with
the Nels Bergs and Johnson families at Faegrie Prairie.
Born, a son at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wendel, last
Saturday.
John Thompson departed Monday for Underwood, N.D.
Mrs. Katie Bartheld accompanied her mother to Prairie du Chien
Monday for treatment.
Mrs. Annie Longheim of Waukon, arrived here Tuesday afternoon for
a visit at the Max. Zeglemeier and family home.
Otto Ruprecht returned home Monday evening from La Crosse, where
he underwent an operation.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rud departed for their home one day last
week at Sioux Falls, S.D. They were accompanied by Miss Magdalene
Rud; she stopping at St. Paul for a visit.
Mrs. L.M. Bockfinger of this city, was a visitor at Harpers Ferry
Tuesday between trains.
Frank Langford found a large pearl here recently, which he was
offered $200 for, by Pearl Buyer Kettleson, and refused it.
Mr. and Mrs. Christ Olson and family of Taylor township, visited
Sunday with the Herman Olson family, and also attended the
sangerfest here.
St. Donatus, Iowa
M.B. Manders and wife were Bellevue visitors last
Saturday.
Mrs. Math Kirsch visited a few days the past week with her
daughter, Mrs. N.. Hingtgen, of Lamotte.
Mrs. Peter Dupont of Charles Mound, was a St. Donatus visitor
with the Math Dupont family.
Miss Mary Lowoen left for Omaha, Neb. to attend her sister, Mrs.
Alois Flammang, who is sick in a hospital there.
Nick Haiar, a farmer living about three miles southwest of St.
Donatus had nine sheep killed by dogs one night recently. He
warns all owners of dogs to keep them at home or stand the
consequences.
Zwingle, Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. Will Slattery were guests at the Mike
Slattery home in Otter Creek Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Wells and two children from Portage, Wis., is visiting at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Michael.
The infant son of Dan Leffert is down with measles.
Lamotte, Iowa
Floyd Veach, our foreman has recovered and is back to
his case again.
Among those from up this way that attended the Teachers'
Institute at Maquoketa last week were: Misses Maggie McCabe,
Gazelle Stover, Clara Cairy, Sylvia Griswold, Winnie Fuller,
Maggie Stokesbury, Mamie Slattery, Nell Moore, Evelyn Feeney and
Rose G. Moore.
Misses Elsie Litscher and Clara Cairy, recent graduates are at
Maquoketa taking the teachers' examination.
Peter Pitts and lady friend of Clinton, were over Sunday visitors
of his mother and sisters.
Lancaster, Iowa
Miss Portia Showalter and Miss Alma Henkel went to
Platteville Friday.
Rev. Schmidt's son Edward, who completed the thrological course
in Eden College, St. Louis, is said to be the youngest graduate
that institution ever turned out. He will enter the ministry in
the fall.
A sister of Thomas Haley, of Orton and Haley, is here on a visit.
She came from New Richmond, their home.
There was a largely attended family reunion Sunday at Grandma
Napp's.
Sherrill, Iowa
Mrs. George Schneider and two sons and two daughters,
who have been visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. G.A.
Kiefer, departed Tuesday for Petersburg, where she will spend a
week with her husband's parents before returning to their home at
Pocahontas, Iowa.
Miss Hattie Grimme, of Dubuque, and friend, Miss susia Perrian,
who have been visiting relatives here the past week, departed for
their home on the Steamer J.S. Thursday.
Cards are out announcing the forth-coming marriage, which will
take place June 28th, of Miss Frances Brossel, only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Brossel, to Mr. Edward Ostoff, of McGregor.
Miss Alta Wetter returned home from Dubuque to care for her
mother, Mrs. Lou Wetter, who has been very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pfieffer of Charles City, Ia., are spending
their honeymoon here with their aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. G.P.
Witter, and grandfather, Benjamin Witter.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nauman are the proud parents of a bouncing
baby boy.
Mrs. Jim McGunk of Potcsi, Wis., is visiting friends here and
also attended the Duehr brothers funeral.
The funeral of the late Peter and Nicholas Deuhr, who were
drowned at Specht's Ferry Sunday afternoon, was held from their
home to the SS. Peter and Paul's church, Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock, where Father Tiltgen officiated and spoke of the high
esteem in which they were held. The two young men were lifelong
members of the Catholic church here at Sherrill and their death
has cast gloom over this community and to their aged parents to
whom they were a great help. The interment was made in the
adjoining cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. N. Henkel, E.
Voss, C. Schueller, C. Nauman, A. Arnsdorf, B. Ulbrecht, C.
Miller, G. Meyer, B. Wagner, F. Knabel, G. Antony, F. Tiltgen.
Mr. and Mrs. Hantelman are rejoicing over the arrival of a girl
baby.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Krutz are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby
boy.
Rev. and Mrs. Koerner of St. Paul, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Hinde and daughter Matilda of Early, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. A. Strete
of St. Paul, Minn., and Mr. Henry Bruns of Minneapolis who were
here to attend the funeral of their mother, Mrs. Sophia Bruns,
left for their home Tuesday after a visit with their brother and
wife, Mrs. Ed. Bruns and sister and husband, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Kuntz.
Farley, Iowa
Relatives and friends of Mrs. John Schneider, nee Clara
Locher, of Monticello, were grieved to hear of her death. The
funeral was held Monday. Mrs. J.P. Kehoe of this place, an aunt
of the deceased, was in attendance. Mrs. Schneider is survived by
her husband and two children and the entire community is cast in
sorrow over her passing.
Mrs. W. Connel and son Walter left Monday for Chicago to attend
the funeral of her niece, Miss Coretta Norton.
Chas. Freemann and family, who have spent the past two years in
Idaho, have returned to Farley to reside.
Worthington, Iowa
Those from here who attended the funeral of the late
Mrs. Dave Gearhart at Hopkinton Sunday were as follows: Messrs.
and Mesdames Vic Stoll, Ed. Tobin, Henry Nesler, John Freeze and
family, Will Smith, George Tobin, Chris Haas, John Lukins, James
Tobin and daughter, Emma.
Those who attended the funeral of the late Mr. John Engler at
Dyersville Thursday were Messrs. and Mesdames Frank Engler,
Victor Stoll, Barney White, Chris Ament, John Jaeger, Theo.
Ament; Mesdames Jake Lenhoff, Mike Masuen, M. Engler; Messrs.
Pros Engler, John Lukins, Carl and Theo. Engler, Ed Tobin; Misses
Dora Stoll, Kate Guidinger, Kate, Agnes and May Smith, Mr. and
Mrs. Nick Schaeffer, Lawrence and Paul White.
[transcribed by S.F., October 2014]