Iowa
Old Press
Clermont Enterprise
Clermont, Fayette co. Iowa
Thursday, March 17, 1932
Local News
-Ed Dugstad and B.C. Gruver have been engaged by the directors of
the Clermont Farmers' Co-operative society to audit the books and
accounts of the corporation preparatory for the final settlements
to be made when the old company goes out of business the 20th of
next month.
-C.M. Kneeland, who has been confined to his home with a severe
case of the flu, has recovered and is back to his job at the
Farmers' Co-operative house. His brother, Leo, had charge of the
business during his sickness.
-Mrs. Wm. Larrabee returned the latter part of last week from Des
Moines and Ames where she attended to business and social duties
which comes in her work as president of the Federation of Women's
Clubs of Iowa.
-Mr. and Mrs. Mons Hanson and son Thor Nelson were down from
Castalia Sunday visiting with relatives and introducing the young
son to his kin in this part of the county.
-Bertha Shipton, who is teaching at Mitchell, was at home over
the week end.
-Lloyd and Kenneth Gress were week end visitors in Cedar Rapids
visiting with Donald and Parker Gress.
-Nellie Carpenter of West Union, has been in Clermont the past
few days staying with her brother, Dan Carpenter.
-Willis Gress is steadily improving from his paralytic stroke he
had early in the winter. He was out last week and while he looks
"sorter bleached out" he seems about as usual.
-Levon Simek of Hazelton, was in Clermont from Friday until
Sunday visiting at the home of her brother, Len Simek. Mr. and
Mrs. Simek took her home Sunday.
-Word received Monday from Mrs. Dan Carpenter who has been at
Humiston, for several weeks helping care for her uncle, Tom Hyde,
stated that he died at ten o'clock Sunday night.
-Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lou of Colesburg, have moved on the farm
occupied by Merton Palmer and family for the past two years. Mr.
and Mrs. Palmer have moved on the E.O. Lien place about three
quarters of a mile from where they were.
-Alderman Frank Pringle made a great "hit" for a
political future by his high vote in the town caucus last week.
His total was 56 out of a possible 68, thus getting quite close
to the unanimous support of the voters present. It has already
started a bit of mayorality sentiment for Pringle two years from
now.
-Susanna and Elizabeth Priest entertained at dinner Sunday in
honor of three birthdays, their mother's Mar. 14, Margaret
Powers' Mar. 16 and Dan McGreevy's Mar. 20. Guests at the dinner
were: Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Priest, Margaret Powers, Dan McGreevy,
Mike Powers of Rochester, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Tom Powers, George
Malone, George Larson and James Powers.
-Lucille and Phyllis Lubke visited their cousin Mrs. Vincent
Franks, Friday night at Monona. Mrs. Franks is the wife of the
coach at the Monona high school and is also a teacher. Mrs. Lubke
drove over after the girls Saturday and was accompanied by Mrs.
Harold Greenley and Leonore Simpson.
-Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Larson and baby were guests at the Ed Burt
home last Sunday.
-Mrs. Mary Gruver and daughter Kathryn, of Postville, were in
Clermont Sunday visiting her daughter, Mrs. Albert Lubke.
-Wm. Larrabee has been ill at the home at Montauk for a few days.
After effects of the flu got in its work and put him back in bed.
-Parker Gress returned to Cedar Falls Friday where he has been
employed in the office of the Interurban street car company and
also works as motorman part of the time. He was home with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gress, for a week.
-Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Anderson, who have been making their home
with their daughter, Mrs. Will Starkey, for some time were guests
all of last week at the home of their daughter, Mrs. H.A. Lubke
in town. It was so cold all the time they were here that they
could not get out much and few of their friends could get out to
see them.
Clermont Directory
-Anderson & Tatro General Trucking - Local or Long Distance
-Dr. R.V. Brandt, Dentist - Xray and Gas for Extracting - Office
over Farmers Savings Bank
-Dr. I.C. Jerdee, Physician and Surgeon - Office over Clermont
State Bank
-Dr. L.L. Carr, Physician and Surgeon - Glasses Correctly Fitted
- Office over Farmers Savings Bank
-N.H. Nelson, Embalmer & Funeral Director - Calls night and
day promptly attended to
-Freiburghaus & Co. - G.H. Hackman, Licensed Embalmer - We
own our Funeral Car
Declamatory Contest
The eighth grade declamatory contest of the Clermont public
schools will be held at the auditorium of the Larrabee building
on Tuesday evening, March 22.
Piano Duet - Verla Gunderson and Marjorie Olson
Violin Solo - Loretta Belschner
Vocal Solo - Edwina Olson
Dramatic:
Nellie's Gift - Lavanda Smith
A Forgotten Witness - Beesie Nelson
A Soldier of the Empire - George Washburn
The Black Hourse and His Rider - Joseph Leehy
Priscilla - Verla Belschner
Laddie - Evelyn Maurer
Humorous:
Betty at the Baseball Game - Kenneth Heck
Jimmy Tends the Baby - Harris Olson
Old, Old Story - Wesley Maurer
Zoe Entertains Her Sister's Man - Gladys Olson
Wives at Jamestown - Louis Amundson
Bath Hour - James Triem
Little Brother Vin - Louise Hackman
Mrs. Maurice W. Cahalan
Maria Crowe, daughter of John and Mary Crowe, was born in
Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, May 9, 1865, and came with her parents
to Clermont in 1867, where many years of her life were spent. In
1885, she married Maurice W. Cahalan and in 1918 moved to Cedar
Rapids where she resided until her death, March 12, 1932.
Hundreds of friends came to her home at 532 F. Ave. N.W. to shed
a tear and breathe a prayer at the bier of her who had been a
true friend, a ready sympathizer, an influence for good.
Funeral services were held at St. Patrick's church at Cedar
Rapids at 8 a.m. Monday, conducted by her pastor the Rev. Father
D.J. Lenihan, who eloquently attested to her home life as being
that of the ideal mother. Brief funeral services were held also
at St. Peter's church at Clermont by the Rev. Father J.F.
McCaffery, and burial services were conducted by the Rev. Father
John O'Donnell, of Lawler, a relative of the deceased.
Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children:
Mrs. E.J. Roddy, Albert, James, Mrs. Tim Shea, Mrs. A.M. Clancy
and Bernard, all of Cedar Rapids, Frank of Clermont, Mrs. H.W.
Melton of Ponderey, Ida., and Richard, of Chicago. She also
leaves three sisters, Agnes and Elizabeth Crowe and Mrs. James P.
Sullivan, all of Clermont, and nineteen grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by three sons, Park, Leo and Eugene, who died a
month ago, also her brother, William Crowe.
[transcribed by S.F., November 2009]