Iowa
Old Press
Elgin Echo
Elgin, Fayette co. Iowa
September 8, 1898
Judge Rogers Stricken With Paralysis
We regret to learn that Judge Rogers, of West Union, had a stroke
of paralysis on Friday last. The Judge is one of the earliest
settlers in Fayette County, being the first to locate upon the
land where West Union was first platted, having built the first
house in that town and being the first postmaster of it as well
as the first Clerk of Courts in Fayette county, and the first
merchant at West Union. His son Oscar was the first white child
born in that township. The Judge has always been a prominent
citizen in the county, from the time he first located in it. He
represented it in the legislature for two years, was twice
elected County Judge, but resigned the position before the
expiration of his second term. He was a captain in the [38th?]
Iowa, and was also for many years a member of the School Board of
the Independent District of West Union.
Locals
-Mrs. A.D. Kinney has been quite sick for a week past.
-Dr. Harrington, of Eldorado, spent Sunday with his parents at
the Commercial Hotel. The doctor says business is good with him,
also that crops are bountiful in his part of the country.
-Bernie Brockhausen, who has been staying with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. P. Nicklaus for the past summer, left for his home
at Lansing, Iowa, Wednesday. He intends attending school the
coming year.
-Winnie Schmid has commenced her school work in Clayton county,
teaching in the same district as last year.
-Miss Fannie Schmid departed last week for Lone Tree, Iowa, where
she is to teach in the public school for the coming year.
-Ira Harrington says his Commercial Hotel has been chuck full of
boarders and transient travelers for the past three weeks. He
believes business is looking up.
Robert Evans, of Clermont, will open a merchant tailoring
establishment in the Schmid building one door east of the bank on
Monday, September 12. Mr. Evans is one of the best tailors in
this part of Iowa.
Rier Rierson, living six miles east of Elgin, met with quite a
serious accident Tuesday evening. While on the way home from
Elgin the team that he was driving became frightened and ran
away. In the mix up Rier was thrown from the wagon and in falling
his jaw bone was broken in two places. His condition is reported
as being easy this morning.
Dedication of German Baptist Church
The German Baptists of Elgin will hold the dedicatory exercises
for their new church building on Sunday, September 11, in the new
edifice. This church is one of the finest and best appointed
houses of worship in northeastern Iowa and the program arranged
for its dedication will be beautified with sacred music and
ceremonies of office. It will be a consecrated day among the
sanctified.
Dr. C.B. Lindsay, lately a graduate of the department of dental
surgery of the State university was buried at Waucoma, September
5, having died suddenly with typhoid fever at West Union, where
he was practicing his profession. Many from Waucoma were present
at the funeral. Dr. Lindsay was a young man held in high esteem
everywhere.
Fatal Wreck
A fatal wreck occurred at Sumner Sunday August 30. A south-bound
freight on the C.G.W. Ry, ran into an open switch and struck a
number of box cars which were standing on the side track.
Engineer W.R Perrin was terribly scalded and burned about the
upper part of the body. Injuries believed to be fatal. Peter
Bramling, fireman, was seriously bruised, but will recover. The
stock train was runing about thirty five miles an hour at the
time of the collision and the engine was totally demolished and
about six cars reduced to kindling wood. Perrin remained with his
engine and was caught beneath it and terribly burned. He is in
critical condition and it is thought he cannot recover. Bramling
escaped by jumping. A large number of cattle were also killed.
Guttenberg, Ia - Wednesday evening, August 31, about 8 o'clock,
Frank S. Bowman, aged 14, son of Silas Bowman, who lives about
two miles south west of Osterdock, was killed. The accident
occured as follows: The boy accompanied by two of his brothers
and another boy, started out for a horse-back ride. When about
one fourth mile south of their home, the horse on which Frank was
riding stumbled, throwing him over its head, falling upon him,
and killing him instantly. His neck and jaw were broken and he
was otherwise badly disfigured. He was buried Friday afternoon at
Bethel cemetery. The school children of Dist. No. 5, Mallory twp.
where he attended school assisted in the obsequies. We extend our
sympanty to the parents in their sad bereavement. - Guttenberg
Press
M.J. Carter, of the Ossian Bee is very seriously ill with typhoid
fever. At last reports he was very low.
The remains of Albert M. Stewart, Sergt. Co. I, 49th Iowa, were
brought home to Waukon Monday, August 29. He died at
Jacksonville, Fla., of typhoid fever at the age of 19 years.
Bert, as he was familiarly called was the only son of Capt. A.G.
Stewart, of Waukon. The funeral was held Tuesday. It was a sad
home coming for a brave soldier boy and a terrible blow to a fond
father and a loving sister.
[transcribed by S.F., March 2013]