Iowa
Old Press
The Oelwein Register
Oelwein, Fayette Co., Iowa
Thursday, October 10, 1889
Page 4
To Mr. and Mrs. N. Hoppes on the death of their little Grace.
Fairest things fade soonest;
Mournful thought, yet true;
Gentle ones, and holy,
Cheer not long our view;
Scarce we learn to love them,
Ere bright sugles come,
Tenderly inviting
Their pure spirits home.
Thus your little Gracie,
Lovely child of three,
Followed where they led her,
And her gentle sprite free,
Peaceful are her slumbers,
On her lips a smile,
As sweet angle voices,
Sing to her, the while.
Gone from earth to heaven,
Clothed in robes of white,
Beckoning you onward,
To the land of light,
Where the light's more brilliant
Than the sunset brings,
'Tis there your little Gracie
Was borne on angel-wings.
How precious then is heaven,
Wherein our darlings dwell,
And though our hearts seem breaking
We know with them 'tis well.
And we've something on to reach for,
As we mount each golden round;
For at the top, with Jesus,
Our children small be found.
-- E.D. Sayles.
MAYNARD--Oct. 9th, 1889.
- Fine, warm, October weather, almost like summer.
-Carpenter's band will play in Oelwein on Friday night.
-On Saturday Miss Ellen Staples arrived home from a year's visit
in Nebraska.
-Miller Bros.' Novelty Show played in the opera house on Monday
night. It was well liked.
-Mr. Goodwin is very bad off and although he may linger along his
recovery is very doubtful.
-Last Friday Mrs. Sage, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Smith,
arrived from Buffalo, W.T., for a visit.
-Word was received this morning that Don Conrad, whose death had
long been expected was thought to be dying and his friends were
sent for.
-Rev. Mumby, of Fayette, preached to a large audience in the
Presbyterian church last Friday night. He is a good man and a
good talker, and is worthy of a hearing.
The Indians carried out of West Union the snug little sum of
$3000. Sagwa is good for the Indians whether it is good for white
people or not. People are running wild after it as though it was
something divine. We hope it may prove to be all that is said of
it. There are too many grunters for a healthy country.
This afternoon at one o'clock the funeral of Mr. Gilmer's child
takes place from their residence, and the remains will be
interred in the cemetery at this place. It was something over a
year old and was sick only three days, but we have not learned
what was the matter. Mrs. Gilmer is quite sick. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne.
AURORA-
-Oct. 9th. School closed last Friday on account of sickness.
-The new post office is nearly completed.
-Our butcher is having an addition put on his meat market.
-Mr. C. Campbell and a Mr. Swartz, from Oelwein, are running our
creamery now.
-A social is to be at Mr. S.R. Berryman's, three miles south of
the city, to-morrow evening.
-Potatoes are selling rather cheap. Wonder if Mr. F. M. bought a
wagon load yesterday? Eh.
-B.B. Warren claims he husked 105 bushels of corn from one acre
of ground first part of this week.
-J. E. Jewell shipped in a car load of Oxford down sheep last
week from Cedar Falls. They are beauties.
-H. Ripke's new dwelling, just west of the creamery is complete.
Mr. Tainter is to take possession soon.
-Mrs. McQuay has been on the sick list for the past two weeks.
Glad to hear that she is able to be around again.
-A.M. Record is over to Independence on a pleasure trip. Think he
intends calling on our former school marm at "Q" before
his return.
-J. A. Chapman has purchased the Henry Reichers store building.
Is raising roof and is going to join his building onto it. He is
going to have a south entrance too.
A Mr. Higgins, from Dumont, Iowa, was brought
here a corpse yesterday. His folks live between here and
Winthrop. We understand brain fever was the cause of
death...Mary.
WESTGATE ITEMS.-
-John Dickman has put up a new coal shed.
-John Wolfe is building an addition to his residence.
-Mr. Older is having a porch built in front of his residence.
-A sister of Mrs. Fridley, from Walker, has been visiting her.
-Miss Julia Pendergast was numbered among the sick this week.
-Will McLaughlin, of Oelwein, visited in town the first of the
week.
-John Nortz has just completed a fine new residence on his farm.
-Mr. Wood, of Cedar Rapids, is here visiting his niece, Mrs.
Westgate.
-S.S. Westgate went to Chicago Wednesday with two car loads of
stock.
-John Dickman has purchased a clover huller. He is doing good
work and lots of it.
-Mr. Garry has the rock on the ground for the cellar for the new
hotel he is going to build.
-Mrs. Chas. Conable returned from her Dakota visit Tuesday. Chas.
Can smile once more now.
-Mrs. A. Ritchie started for Dubuque Tuesday where she will visit
among relatives for some time.
-Mrs. Pease, of Montello, Wisconsin, arrived here Tuesday to make
her brother to make her brother, Mr. Older, a visit.
-E.M. Kieron started, Monday, for Milwaukee with two car loads of
cattle which he purchased near Devon.
-Ask Wm. McSweeney and Anson Barnard how they rode up from
Oelwein last week Tuesday evening.
-Miss Donna Sayles will begin her winter term of school Nov.
11th. She will teach three miles southeast of Maynard.
-Say, Hart, the boys would like for you to guess on the weight of
another horse. Those cigars were good ones; also the pears.
-Theodore Stahl started for Chicago Wednesday night to purchase a
full stock of boots and shoes. Look for bargains when he returns.
-C. Day and wife went to Waterloo Tuesday to consult with a
doctor.; Mrs. Day not being very well. W. E. Linstrum is running
the creamy during his absence.
-R.R. Barnard commenced Monday to put up his residence. Wm.
Ferren is doing the carpenter work which means a good job. The
foundation for his butcher shop has been completed and ere long
we can boast of having a butcher shop.
FAIRBANKS NEWS.- From the Indo. Conservative.
-The M.E. church is nearly completed and will soon be dedicated.
-The Cornet Band gave a ball at Island Park Hall, Friday evening.
-Mrs. J. I. Minkley is visiting her mother and sister in
Minneapolis.
-Rev. Carlton is attending M.E. conference, this week, at Iowa
City.
-Jacob Rumpkey and Ella Newell were married at Independence, last
Thursday.
-The M.E. Ladies' Aid society meets this week, Wednesday, with
Mrs. Joseph Wolgamot.
-Rev. A.W. Higby was in Decorah, last week. He is soon to return
to Nashotah seminary to complete his course.
-The Democrats of Fairbank township have nominated John H.
Raschen as their candidate for trustee. A good selection.
- Mr. and Mrs. J. Strong, who have for several months been
visiting relatives in this vicinity, returned, last Thursday to
their home in Nebraska.
- Miss Ida Hoffman, our enterprising young milliner, is erecting
a building on Main street, in which she will soon open up a fine
assortment of millinery goods.
Thomas Fitzgerald, youngest son of Wm.
Fitzgerald, died at his home in this place, Sunday morning, Sept.
28. Tommy, as he was familiarly known, was born in Independence,
fourteen years ago the sixteenth of last June, and removed with
his parents to this city, two years ago. Last winter he began to
fail, and in the spring his disease developed into a malignant
tumor, with which he has been a great sufferer during the past
five months. Everything that the best of medical skill, and the
loving care of his parents and friends could do, was done to
alleviate his sufferings, but in vain. He was a general favorite
among his schoolmates, who were all very kind to him during his
illness. The funeral was held from the Catholic church, Tuesday
morning, and the remains were taken to Independence for
interment. The family have the sympathy of all in their
bereavement.
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In Allamakee county, six miles south of Waukon, a fire recently
destroyed a house occupied by a German family who came over from
Germany last January. In the debris was found the remains of
their three children. The mother was absent at the time, having
gone to a neighbors after some milk. She says she was not gone
over 15 minutes, but from the time the first person arrived on
the scene to when she returned was about 45 minutes. The woman
claims she built a fire in the stove before she left, and
supposed the house caught in that way. Around one of the
children's neck was found pieces of cloth tightly wrapped. The
whole affair has such a mysterious air about it, that the woman
was bound over to wait the action of the grand jury. -Waucoma
Sentinel.
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SCHOOL REPORT-
The 1st column of figures represents scholarship and the 2nd
deportment. In Intermediate and primary departments the figure
represent deportment only.
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
EIGHTH YEAR.
Gertie Bell .. 95/97; William Kerwin ... 94/95; Mantie Shaw...
94/93
SEVENTH YEAR.
Eliza Ocken ... 95/97; Eliza Mullen ... 92/97; Dilly Pattison ...
96/97; Geo. Armstrong ... 92/93
Mable Hammond ... 94/90; Lila Woodring ... 95/92; May Baker ...
95/85; Lena Phillips ....... 92/90
Jennie Redfield ... 97/98; Robert Gilbert ... 89/91; Frank Day
... 94/93; Nellie Hanson ... 93/94
SIXTH YEAR.
Kate Holroyd ... 94/97; Effie Ross ... 95/96; Eva Keuiston ...
94/95; Geo Smith ... 96/93
Everett Stevenson ... 87/93; Geo. Becker ... 91/94; Annie Hamlin
... 95/97; Ada Biddinger ... 95/98
Myrtle Todd ... 94/93; Ray Jamison ... 91/93; Ray Phillips ...
93/93; Maud Hancock ... 95/96
Clara Redfield ... 85/98; Augusta Coonce ... 96/98; Emmert Smith
... 93/95; Myrtle Mosher ... 87/94
Ida Mosher ... 78/93; Rosa Oelwein ... 65/95; Thomas Mahan ...
75/80; Joseph Graff ... 61/85
Lena Oelwein ... 90/98; Lewis Winslow ...87/96
No. of pupils enrolled ... 46
Average per cent of attendance ... 84
Jas. Gray, Principal.
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
FIFTH YEAR.
Leo Kerwin ... 89; James Gallegher ... 88; Zella Ross ... 94;
Beth Miller ...94
Lynn Allen ... 88; Chas. McLaugh'n ... 89; Will Hafner ... 99;
Will Morton ...80
Mabel Rea ... 98; Della Steggall ... 98; Lena Hafner ... 98; Maud
Harford ... 98
Kate Graff ...93; Henry Mullen ...85; Addie Searls ... 98; Andy
Mahan ... 89
Jamie Holroyd ... 89; Clyde Lane ...89; Lynn Newsom ... 95;
Willie Gillmore... 90
FOURTH YEAR.
Maud Perry ... 96; Mamie Gallegher ... 94; Ida Farley ... 98;;
Fred Smith ... 80
Earl Coonrod ... 90; Martha Hanson ... 91; Lulu Fauquer ... 96;
Nettie Bear ...98
Maud Bently ... 90; Lena Shader ...90; Roy Shader ... 94; Roy
Redfield ... 99
Harry Todd ... 95; Mamie McDwvitt ... 96; Will Boger ...95;
Chaucy Fauquer ...98
Harry Stevens ... 94; Blanch Keniston ... 95; Lola Miller ... 92;
Louise Hafner... 95
Nellie Hamlin ... 92; Pearl Woodring ... 95; Carrie Mosher ...98;
Jim Rea ...90
Eddie Damon ...91; Chas Thompson ...96; Pearl Winslow ... 92
THIRD YEAR.
Barney Hafner ... 90; Montie Fenner ... 95; Erva Fenner ... 90;
Mabel Bently ...95
Ethel Miller ... 95; Zizzie Rea ... 90; Edna Speer ... 96; John
Hanson ... 98
Will Irvine ... 94; Edward Coonce ... 95; Will Farley ... 94;
Stella Harford ...98
Nellie Mahan ... 96; Ben McQueen ... 95; Jim Ryan ... 96; Will
Miller ... 95
A. I. Hancock ... 94; Lizzie Graff ... 90; Ora Newsom ... 92;
Ella Wetherby ...95
Maud Torrey ... 95; Will Kirkpatric ... 98; Madge Torrey ... 94;
Chas. Thompson... 96
Number of pupils enrolled ... 75
Average per cent of attendance, ... 89
M.D. Fenner, Teacher.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
THIRD YEAR.
Cora Mosher ... 93; May McLaughlin ... 94; Sophia Scholer ... 90;
Katir Damon... 93
Maude Rea ... 93; Jessie Barnes ...100; Celia Cannon ... 85;
Winnie Tatman... 98
Jennie Arnold ... 90; Grace Jamison ... 100; Millie Ross ... 90;
Sarah Pattison... 82
Katie Kerwin ... 98; Lavada Coodrod ... 92; John Shierry ... 85;
Bud'e Wetherbee... 90
Harry Woodward ... 93; Tom, Dirflinger ... 92; Claude Redfield
... 98; Willie McGuire ... 98
Gillia Hanson ... 98; Earl Plymate ... 98; Willie Burns ... 85;
Mary Schaefer ... 100
SECOND YEAR.
Carrie Smith ... 90; Mable Tateman ... 95; Mamie Ryan ... 92;
Edie Wetherbee ... 100
Blanche Goen ... 85; Maude Playmate ... 95; Minnie Irvine ... 95;
Maggie McDevitt ... 90
Harry Gilbert ... 94; Florie McQuilkin ...98; Tommy Potts ... 95;
Eddie Shierry ... 92
Fred Fuller ... 95; Willie Searles ... 92; Pearl Mosher ... 97;
Velma Newsom ... 95
FIRST YEAR.
Fred Jamison ... 96; Allie Walker ... 95; George Damon ... 92;
Johnny McQueen... 98
John Becker ... 100; Eddie Burns ... 100; Jim Tatman ... 94;
Eddie Woodring ... 98
Mary Graff ... 98; Beulah Hatford ... 100; Mable Cornish ... 98;
Donna Downing... 100
Dolly Gilmore ... 98; Lizzie Hafner ... 100; Lew Sturgis ... 96;
Loyd Redfield ... 100
Lulu Bennett ... 98; Ray Derflinger ... 95; Alice Bennett ... 98;
John Thompson ... 100
Ellen Schaefer ... 100; Charlie Irvine ... 100
Per cent of attendance ... 90
Per cent of punctuality ... 98
Alice J. Hammond, teacher.
[transcribed by C.D., January 2013]