Iowa
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Oelwein Daily Register
Oelwein, Fayette co. Iowa
April 1, 1936
Mrs. Henry E. Rush Obituary
Fayette and vicinity learned the first of last week of the
passing of Mrs. Henry E. Rush at her home on Mechanics street.
Mary Messerlie was born near Berne, Switzerland, May 8, 18856.
When a child of twelve years of age she came to America. She
remained in this country and later was married to Henry E. Rush.
For a long period of years, they lived on the Rush farm southwest
of Fayette. There Mr. Rush passed away March 11, 1915. Mrs. Rush
continued her residence on the farm for a few years and then
moved to Fayette in 1918, and has since continued her residence
here. She passed away March 22, 1936 at her Fayette home. Mrs.
Rush leaves to mourn her passing three sisters, Lizzie and Rose
Cesserlie of Fayette and Mrs. John Makula of Wisconsin. Funeral
services were held for Mrs. Rush Tuesday afternoon, March 24 at
the Fox Funeral home and were conducted by Rev. A.B. Willson,
pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist church. Interment was made in
Fairview cemetery beside her husband.
[note: surnames Messerlie and Cesserlie were typed exactly as in
the original obit]
Fayette News
-Mrs. C.A. Lund who has been quite poorly for several weeks, was
reported some better the first of the week.
-Mrs. Richard Bennington and son returned to Volga the first of
the week fllowing a visit in the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Odekirk.
-Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Gaynor and family of Hampton visited Fayette
relatives Sunday of last week. A birthday dinner honoring R.A.
Gaynor was served at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Gaynor.
-A son was born Wednesday, March 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Quandt of Fayette.
-Richard Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Paul is one of the later
victims of the scarlet fever, and is under quarantine at the Paul
home.
-Little Dickey Pederson who has been a victim of scarlet fever at
the home of his uncle Arch McComb south of Fayette, is improving
nicely.
-Mr. and Mrs. George Sloan who have been spending the winter
months in the home of their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
L.C. Smith, recently returned to their home at Strawberry Point.
Lamont News
-Mr. & Mrs. Vern Stephenson were Independence visitors
Saturday.
-Albert Dozark was a Strawberry Point visitor Saturday.
-Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Mosher entertained his mother from Riceville
a few days last week.
-A few relatives and friends were dinner guests in the J.H.
Cashen home Sunday, complimentary to their nephew, Robert Ulrich
of Eatline, Sask., Canada.
-Mrs. Thomas Thompson of Elkader visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R.E. Draper last week.
-Elmer Garland has a new Chevrolet car.
-Relatives and friends here of Miss Louise Andrews, foster
daughter of Ray Cole of Liago, No. Dak., have received
announcement of her marriage March 4th to Norman Nelson of Liago.
They will reside on the Cole farm.
Three Aged Iowa Veterans of World War Now at State
Soldiers' Home
Marshalltown - Oldest world war veteran in Iowa? Fort Dodge,
which recently entered a claim for that honor in behalf of
William S. Norton, 68, can have no better than fourth place
because the Iowa Soldiers' Home here has three veterans who top
that mark.
One of them, who not only is the oldest world war veteran in
Iowa, but who has a letter from Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall
certifying that he was the oldest enlisted man in the A.E.F., is
Frank "Kokomo" Jones, 75. The others are Jim Parker,
and Albert Watson, both of whom are 69. All three are also
veterans of the Spanish-American war.
Jones, or "Kokomo" as veterans of the 168th infantry
known him, served in the Spanish-American war in Company K, 51st
Iowa Infantry, enlisting May 30, 1898, and being discharged Oct.
26, 1898. In the world war he served as a cook in the same
company in the same regiment, which was mustered into federal
service as the 168th infantry. After enlisting on July 29, 1915,
he served on the border and overseas and was discharged Jan. 28,
1919. "Kokomo" has a son in Council Bluffs who served
in the same outfit in the world war. "Kokomo" was born
May 3, 1860.
Parker, 69, lives at the Iowa Soldiers' home as does his father,
Silas Parker, 97. The elder Parker, served in Company D, 6th
Iowa, in the war between the states. The son, Jim, served in
Company E [or F], 50th Iowa, in the Spanish-American war and in
the quartermaster corps in the world war. He too was overseas,
being stationed in the ammunition base at Brest for fourteen
months. He was born Oct. 12, 1866. Silas Parker has also two
grandsons, Clarence S. Armentrout of Des Moines and Ray A. Parker
of East St. Louis, Ill., who were in the army of occupation in
Germany after the war ended. He was too young to get in service
while the war was in progress.
Albert Watson was born Oct. 28, 1866. He served in the 6th Ohio
regiment in the Spanish-American war and with the 34th division
in the world war.
State News
Spencer, Ia, April 1 - Congressman Guy M. Gillette of the ninth
district today was on record demanding that preferred
consideration be given two ex-service men seeking appointment as
postmaster of Spencer. The Clay county democratic committee has
recommended that Miss Elizabeth Steigleider receive the
appointment. The local American Legion post immediately protested
to Gillette that the two veterans, Cliff Bowman and Don Morgan,
received highter ratings in civil service examinations than Miss
Steigleider.
Emmetsburg, Ia, April 1 - Funeral arrangements were being
completed today for triplets born to Mrs. Leslie Facre near
Cylinder last Sunday. The babies, all girls, were born
prematurely. The first died Monday night. Her sisters passed away
yesterday.
Creston, Ia., April 1 - When Mrs. Max Johns returned to her house
late yesterday after hanging up some clothes, she found her
daughter, Patricia Ann, dead in her crib. Investigation disclosed
that Patricia Ann's sister, Janice Lee, 13 months old, was
playing nearby and bumped into a couch, shoving several pillows
upon three-months old Patricia Ann. The infant died of
suffocation.
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The Oelwein Daily Register
Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa
Tuesday, April 14, 1936
OELWEIN PERSONALS
Gerald Schori of Elgin visited friends in the city last
evening.
D. G. McMillen of Stanley was a business visitor in the city
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Peterson of Waucoma were city visitors
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCormick of Fayette were city visitors
yesterday.
Mrs. Katherine Maher is spending the day in St. Paul, Minnesota
with friends.
Lloyd George Platt and Leon Galer are spending the day in West
Union on business.
Mr. E.D. Allen from Santa Rosa, Texas is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. George McGuire of Waterloo visited relatives in the
city yesterday afternoon.
Mr. N. A. Shaw, who has been a patient at Mercy hospital for some
time was removed to his home today.
Mrs. Robert Flanagan and son, Bobby of LaGrange, Illinois are
visiting in the city this week with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sanders of Rogers Park, Illinois are visiting in
the city for a few days with relatives and friends.
Edgar Opperman of Strawberry Point is receiving medical treatment
at Mercy hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tucker of Strawberry Point are the happy
parents of a baby daughter, born this morning at Mercy hospital.
Jack and Jimmie Geary have returned to their home in the city
after spending a few days with relatives at Conception, Missouri.
Among those from West Union who attended the dance in the city
last evening were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Allen, Leanore and Bernard
Walsh.
James Graff, Evelyn Wolf, Clara Lashche, Eleanor Lyendecker and
Helen Graff visited friends and relatives n Worthington Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. John McBride left this morning for their home in
North Branch, Michigan after spending a few days here in the H.
V. Hoyer home.
Robert Blaser left this morning for Waverly to resume his school
work at Wartburg college after spending Easter in the city with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Blaser.
Friends of little Baby Bathke will be glad to know that she is
now improving after suffering from pneumonia. Jimmie Bathke who
has been ill with flu is also much better.
Among those from Oelwein who are in West Union attending the
W.C.T.U. meeting today are: Mrs. C. E. Hillis, Mrs. E. M. Hall,
Mrs. Belle Young and Mrs. E. L. Jenkins.
Rosalma Neubauer has returned to Waverly where she is a student
at Wartburg college after spending the Easter vacation here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neubauer.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jaeger and daughter, Margaret of
Worthington, Mrs. Henry Evers and son Jack of Dyersville and
Lester of Worthington were Sunday guests in the A. P. Miller
home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Struckman and Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Riley drove
to Waverly Sunday evening to visit Mr. Struckman's mother who
suffered another stroke. They found her confined to her bead and
very weak.
Cecil and Gladys Borland left night for their home in Minneapolis
after spending the week end in the city with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Borland. Mrs. C. Barnes of Des Moines, is spending a
few days in the city at the Borland home.
Eighty years ago today the first steam railroad train entered
Iowa at Davenport. Yes, and there has been some progress made in
textile cleansing too during those years. Today FULLERIZED dry
cleaning returns garments so clean and fresh they rival new ones.
NOTICE A.F. & A.M.
Special Meeting Hebron Lodge, Wednesday April 15th, 7:30
P.M. Third Degree. By order of W. M.
NOTICED CHANGED DATE OF BASBALL MEETING
All boys not over seventeen interested in trying out for
the American Legion Junior baseball team, are asked to attend a
meeting Wednesday night, April 15th, instead of Tuesday, April
14, at the American Legion Hall.
Committee Junior Baseball.
TWO GRASS FIRES YESTERDAY.
The Oelwein department answered two alarms yesterday
both of which were grass fires. The first one was at 4:30 and was
near the ball park. The second one was at 7:30 and was in the 300
block on Fourth avenue SE. No damage resulted from either of them
DEATH OF FRANK BURDICK AT MAYNARD
The funeral services for Frank Burdick, whose death
occurred at Maynard Monday night following a lingering illness,
will be held at the Methodist church at Maynard at two o'clock
Thursday afternoon. A Masonic burial service will be given.
WEEK STARTS OFF TONIGHT WITH A MULLIGAN STEW AT THE SCOUT
CABIN AT CITY PARK.
The fine attendance at the dinner by many Scouts and
their fathers or adopted fathers was very gratifying to the local
Scout Council. It was conclusive evidence of the interest taken
in the growing generation and the realization of the vital part
that Scouting is taking in encouraging habits of thrift, honesty,
clean living, and kind deeds or thoughtfulness for others.
THIS IS SCOUT WEEK IN OELWEIN.
The Scouting facilities are inadequate to care properly
for the boys who are eligible, and the desire to improve
conditions so that the work can proceed adequately and
enthusiastically. The vacant lots and the ingeuity of the boys
are about the only facilities for the entertainment of the boys
who are to be out future citizens. We want to provide a
supervised and interesting program that will care for the leisure
time of the young men and encourage habits that will help them at
home and through all of their activities. The campaign will be
started with a mulligan stew at the Scout cabin at the City Park
this evening at 6:30. The following officers will be present:
Executive Committee: A. J. Luthmer, chairman, H. W. Reinhadt,
Chas. E. Myers, Paul Maire, Hubert Dahl, Forest Borland.
Area Representatives: Dr. G. N. Wassom, Area vice president: V.V.
Allen.
Executive: Tom Anthony, field executive.
Local Council: L. E. Finders. nonresident; S. E. Cotnam, Don
Strang, Milo Frame, Jas. Maillie, Dr. John Gallagher.
Ward Captains: Dr. H. Risk, 1st ward; C. B. Chambers, 2nd ward;
Leon Knapp, 3rd ward; Chas. Eischeid, 4th ward.
Scoutmasters: Chas. Rathgaber, Harold Wolf, Russell Hearne, Ralph
Johnson, Asst. Gilbert French, Asst., Wm Gay. Asst.
Troop Committee Chairman: Fred Cook, Richard Connor, Bruce
Mullen.
Committeemen: Tom Stevens, Carl Gregory, George McFarland, Fred
Thiele, Dolph Becker, M.F. Gunderson, Glenn Borland.
ARTHUR DALE FOX OBITUARY
Arthur Dale Fox, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Fox, was born
in Wadena, Iowa, January 21, 1914. He lived in Wadena until 1926,
when with his parents, he came to Oelwein. His home has been here
since that time.
As a popular musician, he began his orchestra career with the Red
Wing organization. Death has claimed three members of this
organization during the past three years. During the winter 1934
and 1935, he was employed at the Rath Packing Co., Waterloo,
Iowa, following that he played with the Warren Gremmels orchestra
of Oelwein. At the time of his death and for some time past he
has been playing with the orchestra known as Tom Beleyn and His
Cowboys. At all times he was ready to do his share for the
enjoyment and entertainment of others.
On Saturday, April 4, 1936, Mr. Fox and Miss Helene Lenius were
united in marriage. Their wedding life was deemed to short
duration. Mr. Fox was suffering at the time of their marriage
with a severe cold and while playing for a dance at Quasqueton,
Ia., Saturday night, complicated pneumonia developed. He was
taken to the Mercy Hospital where loving hands and medical
science combined forces to prolong his life, but the dreaded
disease that has been stalking so boldly in our midst these weeks
claimed another victim and on Thursday morning the tired body was
released from pain and the soul of him whom we have known as Dale
Fox passed in to that other world to stand before his God.
Of the inner, close circle of loved ones who are today mourning
his going are: The bride of a few days; the father and mother; a
sister, Mrs. Edith Doudney of Oelwein; two brothers, Luman of
Elkader and Dean of Oelwein. Of the larger circle , a large
number of relatives and of the still larger circle; a host of
friends.
The body lay in state at the Brant Funeral Home until the time of
the funeral where the casket was banked with flowers. Funeral
services were held at the Christian Church Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock conducted by Rev. Wade. His favorite songs "The
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," and "The Old Rugged
Cross," were rendered by Russell Brant.
Interment was made at Taylorsville cemetery at Arlington, Iowa.
WM. ESCHEN DIED THIS MORNING
William Eschen, age 72 years, passed away at two o'clock
this morning at the Bert Tickner home at 105 Second Avenue
Northwest. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at
1:30 o'clock at the Hintz Funeral Home and burial will be made at
Woodlawn cemetery beside his wife. He is survived by one son
Ernest Eschen of Stanley and two daughters, Mrs. Vern Cosselman
and Miss Hilda Eschen of this city.
MRS. J.H. BROWN DIED THIS MORNING.
The many friends of Mrs. J. H. Brown in Oelwein and surrounding
vicinity will be grieved to learn that she passed away quietly
away this morning at 8:30 at her home, 216 First street NE., at
the age of 75years. She has been in failing health for some time.
Mrs. Brown is an old time resident of Oelwein, her husband having
been one of the pioneer merchants of this city. He retired from
active business prior to his death which occurred a few years
ago. She leaves one daughter, Miss Lily Brown, who is a merchant
in Oelwein, to mourn her death. Funeral services will be in the
Presbyterian church on Thursday afternoon at three o'clock, Rev.
L. W. Hauter officiating. The arrangements are in charge of the
Hintz funeral home.
COOK'S SECRETARIAL SCHOOL - SENIOR O. A. T. MEMBERS
New members are listed among the Order of Artistic Typists. To
obtain a membership the typists must have a net speed of 40 words
a minute. Their papers must be neatly typed, and artistically
arranged. New members from S. H. H. S. are Josephine McNamara,
James Carter.
SHORTHAND HONORS.
The Gregg Writer awarded Angeline Aliano a Junior membership as a
Gregg Artist. Her award consists of a small bronze pin with the
inscription O. G. A.
PROGRESS CERTIFICATES
The Gregg Credentials Department has awarded James Carter
previously for his efforts -Junior Member O. A. T. Certificate.
Progress Certificate for 38 words net. Progress Certificate for
40 net. Progress Certificate for 42 net.
Senior Membership Certificate in the O. A. T.
Junior O. A. T. Club Prize awarded to Katherine Rock for the most
artistic arrangement of test material from a club of 8 papers
submitted in March to the Gregg Writer. The prize consisted of a
bronze pin with the safety clasp and the letters engraved O. A.
T. Katherine also received the usual award, a certificate which
shows she is a Junior Member of the O. A. T. organization.
The following are members of the club that gave the superior
award. They received certificates as Junior members: Katherine
Rock, Matilda Gutenkauf, Alfreda Blunt, Pauline Troupe, Mary
Carter, Minnie Allesandro, Angeline Aliano, Florence Rule.
OBITUARY - MRS. WM. RUSSELL
Elizabeth Margaret Schotter, was born to Bernard and Margaret
Schotter at Seneca, Kansas on Nov. 29, 1877. She grew to young
womanhood in and around Seneca. When 16 years old her mother
passed away and she tenderly cared for her half brother and
father. On Thanksgiving Day, Nov 29, 1894, she was united in
marriage to William Edward Russell.
Two children came to bless and gladden their heart., one
daughter, Margaret, now Mrs. Grey and one son, Charles, now all
living at home. She has been in ill health for the last two
years. She enjoyed life and enjoyed performing work for others.
Her greatest joy was to be of services to others. She just seemed
to live for her only grandson, Leonard, to be brought home from
Iowa City where he had been ill since the first of the year. He
was brought home Saturday, and she took sick Sunday and passed
away Good Friday morning, April 10, at 10 o'clock.
She leaves to mourn, her bereaved husband, two children; one step
brother Joe Mergenmier of Seneca, Kansas, one half brother, Steve
Mergenmier of Tracy, California., four grandchildren 2
step-grandchildren and three great grandchildren and many true
friends who will miss her kind service. She was a devoted member
of the Catholic church. Her funeral services were held Monday
morning at 9 o'clock at Sacred Heart church a Requim high mass
was said by Rev. Father O'Hagen. Two hymns were sung by John
Dahl, "Lead Kindly Light," and "Face to
Face." Burial was made in Woodlawn cemetery.
Those attending the funeral of Mrs. Wm. Russell from out of town
were: Mrs. Lou Bigney and daughter, Mrs. Geo. Burns of Des
Moines, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Poer and daughter of Wadena;
Mrs. Henry Thomas and daughter, Mrs. Mildred Gunghim of Sumner
Iowa.
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