Iowa
Old Press
The Clermont Enterprise
Clermont, Fayette co. Iowa
Thursday, August 25, 1932
Personal
Mrs. Andrew Thorson spent the week end in the home of
her sister, Mrs. B. Nelson, east of Elgin.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Milan have purchased a small truck farm near
Gaysville, Wis., and have located there. Mr. Milan had employment
in the city but was not working all the time and decided to buy a
place of his own. Mrs. Milan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.T.
Kelleher.
Mrs. C.K. West and daughters Ermagene and Naomi, of Dubuque, were
dinner guests Thursday in the H.E. Landsgard home.
Veronica McKernan of Castalia is a guest at the Thomas Powers
home this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Delaney of Waterloon, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Becker and family of Elgin, visited at the Ed Delaney home last
Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Rolf, who has been having a siege of rheumatism is
getting much better and at last reports was well on the way to
complete recovery.
The Women's Catholic Order of Foresters will have a social
meeting on Thursday evening, Sept. 1, at the Johnson hall. Mrs.
Thos. Cummings and Mrs. J.W. Crowe will be hostesses.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Imboden and son Richard, of Earlham, were
guests last week in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Follett. Mrs.
Imboden is a sister to Julia Riser, who has been quite ill for
several months. Miss Riser has improved so that she is getting
about and has been out riding in the Follett car the past several
days.
Mrs. Emma Grossman visited the latter part of last week with her
sister at Giard, who is seriously ill.
Mrs. Louis Miller and daughter Chrystol, and Mr. and Mrs. W.A.
Peters returned the latter part of last week from a trip they
made to the western part of the state, including a stay at the
lakes.
Mr. and Mrs. L.H. Appelman were married seven years last Friday
and on Saturday eveing they celebrated the event when Mr. and
Mrs. C.W. Humphry of West Union, Mrs. Guy Whitford and Olive,
Floyd and Eugene, of Chicago, were their guests.
Margaret Powers is home from Madison, Wis., spending a two weeks'
vacation. She is working in the ladies' department of the
university store of which her brother is manager. Her brother,
James, will accompany her back to Madison where he expects to
enroll in the university.
Mr. and Mrs.Henry Olson and daughters Winifred and Lucille, from
Pasadena, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Olson of Gunder, were
guests lst Thursday in the H.E. Landsgard home.
Mrs. Emma Grossman is in Waterloo staying with the family of her
daughter, Mrs. Jack Malone, while they are away on a trip.
Art Simpson Instantly Killed at Local Light Plant
A.R. Simpson, night man at the local power and light
plant, was instantly killed in the water wheel which drives the
machinery of the plant, late Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Greenley, accompanied by Messrs L.L. Kiple,
O.P. Stoehr and Walter Dummermuth and their wives of Elgin, and
Henrietta Johnson of Ossian, had gone to the plant to see how the
machinery operated. Mr. Simpson was the night man in charge when
the party went there about half past ten. Mr. Dummermuth and the
five ladies started with Mr. Simpson through the plant and he
explained the operations of the different pieces of machinery.
Going into the room under which the powerful dynamo that is
operated with water power from the Turkey river, he raised a
section of the metal floor directly over the monstrous wheel.
With the aid of his flash light Mr. Dummermuth, Mrs. Kiple and
Mrs. Stoehr looked down into the water pit.
The three saw him replace the three eighth inch steel plate and
all started to go out into another part of the building. Mrs.
Kiple proceeded the others stepping on the plate. Mr. Dummermuth
followed her and when Mr. Simpson started to come with them he
evidently stepped on the plate. Mr. Dummermuth heard a noise
which caused him to turn. He saw Mr. Simpson as he disappeared
into the pit leaving the place where the plate had been
uncovered. He called for help and the ladies who had just gone
ahead heard the splashing of water and the whirling of the wheel.
This was the principal part of the story told by the witnesses at
the inquest held at the Farmers' Savings Bank Tuesday afternoon.
The jury sitting at the inquest were Frank Pringle, Dr. R.V.
Brandt and L.L. Wells. Mr. Dummermuth, Mrs. Kiple and Mrs. Stoehr
of Elgin, Dr. L.L. Carr and Adolph Frederick of Clermont, and
C.J. Rhea of Dubuque, were sommoned as witnesses.
The jury at the inquest held by Dr. Smittle, county coroner,
Tuesday afternoon gave the following as their verdict: "We
find that A.R. Simpson came to his death by drowning and
injuries. We further feel that the Central States Power and Light
Co. was negligent in not properly securing the floor plates
covering the wheel pit through which he fell into the
water."
Dr. Carr testified that he was called soon after the accident and
was present when the body was recovered two hours after, about
12:45. He gave the cause of death as trauma and drowning. He also
testified that Mr. Simpson was a good workman, reliable and
trustworthy. Mr. Frederick stated that visitors were permitted to
view the plant and that they were often taken trough the various
departments. He could not see how the accident could have
happened if Mr. Simpson had put the plate back into place
properly, and he also testified that most of the floor was made
of steel plates which rested on eye-beams.
The right arm of the body was cut off below the elbow and a gash
cut across his forehead. the left leg was broken below the knee
and bruises across the back and other parts of the body were
found. Death had been instantaneous.
The funeral will be held this (Thursday) morning at the home at
10:30 and following his services will be held at the Masonic
Temple conducted by the local lodge. The service is open to the
public. A fitting obituary will be published next week.
Threshing Picnic
Last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Griebenow
a threshing picnic was given at the close of the harvest season.
Eleven families belong to the threshing ring. Nearly one hundred
people enjoyed the afternoon until about five o'clock, with a
ball game, card games and visiting. Each family brought some part
of the lunchand when it was all put together it looked like there
was more than would be disposed of, but at the last, little
remained.
Those in the gathering were: Robert Nesbit, Louis Martin, L.L.
Monroe, Dick Horan, Raymond Steffin, Elmer Osmundson, Ern Grimm,
Thos. Powers, Ezra Dibble, Anson Priest, H.A. Lubke, Will Burrow,
Phil Steffin, Dan Burke, Conrad Brenner, Thos. Cummings, Dan
Sutter - and their wives; Taft Nesbit and George Berg of
Michigan; Mrs. Kate Horan and three sons; James and Eugene
Westcott; Louis Gilbert; Mrs. L.L. Rounds; George Rounds and
children; Thelma and Frances Christianson; Mrs. Gerald Gutcher;
Esther Paulson; Gus and Albert Burrow; Thos. McGaharen; John
Peterson; Burkard Riegal; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bateman of
Harrington, Kansas; and Veronica McKernan of Castalia.
Red Bird Sunday School Outing
Gladys Christianson gave her Red Bird Sunday school
class of the Lutheran church an outing at the park in West Union
last Sunday. At noon a picnic dinner was served after which the
time was spent playing games, using the playground equipment and
in sports. Her father, Albert Christianson, and Elmer Sander
accompanied them. The members of the class who attended were:
Phyllis Gress, Andree Tatro, Gladys Anderson, Eleanor Anderson,
Gladys Thompson, Lillian Nelson, Clarice Paulson, Ray Vasby,
Norma Gilbert and Leo Ostlie.
Ostlie - Dahl Family Reunion
Clermont vicinity people who attended the Ostlie-Dahl
annual gathering at the Decorah park recently were:
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Ostlie; Mr. and Mrs. A. Ostlie and Leo; Mr.
and Mrs. G. Ostlie; Mr. and Mrs. K. Kittleson; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Kittleson and Vilando and Clarence; Mr. and Mrs. Austin Helgerson
and Arthur and Irene; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Olson and Irvin, Lyle,
Clifford and Crystol; Mr. and Mrs. C. Kittleson and Dean, Guald
and Loraine; Mr. and Mrs. Ole Asnes; Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Hovland;
Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Asnes and Lyle, Clarisa, Gene, Earl and Gerald;
Mr. and Mrs. Marian Lind and Georgie; Mr. and Mrs. E.O. Lien and
Clarisa and Bennie; Mrs. Minnie Olson; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Olson;
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Olson and Quenton; Mr. and Mrs. Manford
Amdahl and Aldo, Gaylord and Arlene; Mr. and Mrs. A. Thorson and
Eugene, Minerva and Velma.
Those attending from Le Roy, Minn. were:
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Lien; Mrs. Lillian Hatlestad and Verdell and
Clifford; and Mrs. Edna Knutson and Marilyn.
Those from Mabel, Minn., were:
Mrs. Caroline Dahl and grandson, Herman Dahl; Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Dahl and Alta, Donald and DeLon; Mrs. Clara Hagin; Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Eiken; Mr. and Mrs. Oley Anderson and Ordell.
Also Mrs. Archie Thompson and Maynard, of Hettinger, N.D.
Blake - Dapalania Marriage
Mrs. Peter Dapalania of Des Moines, announces the
marriage of her daughter Helen Mae, to William Burdette Blake,
son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Blake of Clermont. The ceremony
was performed Aug. 14, and followed by a trip through northwest
Minnesota. The bride recently returned from New York City where
she has been studying dancing. Mr. Blake is a graduate of
Clermont high school and also attended Upper Iowa University. He
is now employed by the state railroad commission at Des Moines.
The couple wil be at home at the Ayrshire Apt., 1815 6th Ave.,
Des Moines.
Dover Mills News
Mrs. Jennie Crawford and daughters of West Union,
visited one evening last week at the J.C. Matthews home.
Frances Wagner is staying with her aunt, Mrs. R.F. Learn, during
fair week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Guyer and son were guests in the E.G. Guyer
home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Starkey and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Anderson spent
Sunday afternoon at the John Learn home.
Ed Johnson too John Borland to his home at Oelwein Sunday after a
few days' visit here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Rowland and Oliver and Mildred, were dinner
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. H.K. Johnson.
Ms. H.K. Johnson and children visited with her aunt, Andine
Vasby, Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Nelson and family of Minnesota, visited at the
hme of his sister, Mrs. E.G. Guyer and family and with other
relatives here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nesvick and family were guests Sunday at
the Clarence Anfinson hoome at West Union.
Fern and ruth Becker and their grandfather, George Middlestat,
spent a few days last week visiting with relatives in Cedar
Rapids.
Mary and Margaret Dullard returned the last of the week from a
visit with relatives and friends at their former home in the
western part of the state.
[transcribed by S.F., June 2015]