Iowa
Old Press
THE FREMONT COUNTY SUN
Sidney, Fremont co., Iowa
February 7, 1901
Obituary
Died, at Clarinda, Iowa, Saturday, February 2, 1901, Miss Laura
Webster, aged 64 years 11 months and 29 days. Miss Webster was
born at Dresden, Muskingum county, Ohio. She was a sister of the
late Mero Webster, and was the oldest child of the family. There
is but one sister living, Mrs. Louisa Burt, who now resides at
Brighton, Colorado. Miss Webster will be remembered by many of
the older settlers of this vicinity and the sympathy of all goes
out to the sorrowing relatives. The interment took place at
Clarinda, Monday, Feb. 4th.
Married
At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bickel, three and one half
miles north of Sidney, on Wednesday evening, February 6, 1901,
occured the marriage of their second daughter, Edith Marie, to
Mrs. Charles Ross Wilson, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. N. C.
Wilson, of Sidney. Promptly at eight o'clock, Miss Emma Bickel,
sister of the bride, commenced playing the beautiful wedding
march, and the bride and groom walked in and faced a large crowd
of their relatives and friends, when Rev. E. Dickinson, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, in a very beautiful ceremony, pronounced
the words that made them man and wife. Immediately after the
ceremony the happy couple were the recipients of the
congratulations and best wishes of all present. This happy couple
start out in life with the best of prospects, and certainly a
bright future awaits them. The bride has been a girl who was
raised here and numbers among her friends the best people of this
vicinity. She has been one of the most popular school teachers in
the county, an active worker in the church, and is well fitted to
assume her new station in life. The groom has lived in the town
of Sidney from early boyhood. He has always been an industrious,
honest, moral young man, and highly respected by all who know
him. For the last few years he has been farming, and he has
prepared him a home on his farm just one mile north of town,
where he and his bride start to housekeeping at once. After the
ceremony the guests were seated and very nice and dainty
refreshments were served. They were the recipients of a large
number of very beautiful wedding presents, the list being too
numerous to publish.
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- Jonas Pettit is moving to Sumner county, Kansas
- Mrs. S. Jarman's son lived at New Market
- Henry VanSant loaded his car Monday...He is moving to
Centralia, Kansas
- A. C. Chapin bought the old railroad depot, which was abandoned
Tuesday
- John Booth married Pearl Kleckner on Wednesday.....
- Elmer Lemon married Hattie Hays on Thursday
Farragut News
- Ben Herriman's brother lives at New Market.
Riverton News
- Mrs. Estes is a sister of Mrs. Wright of Ottumwa.
- Charles Mortimore was married to Bertha Bridgeport on Feb. 5,
1901 by Rev. James Lytle. She lives west of town; he is a
grandson of Ben Mortimore of Madison township.
- Al Gamman is leaving Walnut Creek and is moving back to Madison
township.
Local News:
- Asa Jackson died this morning; will be buried at Riverton.
- W. C. Webster attended his aunt's funeral in Clarinda.
- R. S. Tate is a brother of Sherman Tate of Bancroft, Nebraska.
- Mrs. Isabel Martin is the sister of Henry Bevins who died
Wednesday and is being buried today in Sidney.
Communial Heredity
In 1865 (sic) New England was sending Yankees, Beecher rifles and
bibles to Kansas in carload lots to make it a free state. The
same year the slaveholding South was shipping into Kansas bowie
knives, guns and a game lot of fighting cavaliers to make it a
slave state. Thus the commonwealth of Kansas came into existence
through turmoil, strife and bloodshed. The territorial or
pre-natal condition of the state made an indelible birth mark
upon its emotional and intellectural nature. Kansas has always
been, from the date of its admission to the Union in 1861,
PHENOMENALLY HYSTERICAL. It has gone from the paroxysmal
convulsions of prohibition on one day into the idiotic
contortions and gyrations of populism the next day. It has been
most radically republican one year, giving eighty thousand
majority for that party while denouncing, with intensest bigotry
and intolerance, all ex-confederate soldiers as worth of
damnation, and another year electing an ex-confederate colonel to
represent it in the United States senate. In the early days
Kansas welcomed negroes to become its citizens and with fervor
advocated the rights of Africans as equal to those of the
Caucasians; and now Kansas burns negroes at the stake and howls
in savage glee while the flesh of the vicitim crackles in the
flames. Verily there is such a thing as communal heredity.--Conservative.
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THE FREMONT COUNTY SUN
Sidney, Fremont co., Iowa
February 14, 1901
Bartlett News
- Prof. Darby and Essie Rector will be the teachers at Bartlett,
with school opening Monday.
- Oscar Ferrel's uncle John Carr lives at Henderson.
Imogene News
- Luther Carver, who taught in District No. 1, closed his term
and entered school at Dixon, Illinois.
- Mrs. Tim Monohan of Council Bluffs, and, Mrs. M. Printy are
sisters.
- G. W. McMahon, 26, and Otsa McIntyre were granted a marriage
license.
Local News
- Miss Carrie Carter will trim for Miss Liggett again this
season.
- Charles Van Eaton is moving to Taloga, Oklahoma.
- A son was born to County Clerk Hatten on Wednesday morning.
- R. B. Stocking of San Francisco is visiting his cousin E. D.
Lord.
- Roy Linn is a cousin of Mrs. G. T. Hatten of Sidney.
- Elisha Lindsay, who is over 86 years old, is the father of R.
P. Lindsay, our county recorder.
- Roy Linn is a cousin of Mrs. G. T. Hatten.
- W. T. Crouch expects to leave for Idaho soon and engage in
sheep raising, the change being made necessary by the condition
of his health.
- John R. Johnson, a former resident of Fremont county, died at
his home in Elgin, Oregon. He was about 70 years old, and was
raised in and about Sidney, and was at one time engaged in
business in Thurman. He married a sister of our townsman J. D.
Lacy, who survives him. They have only one child, a daughter.
Farragut News
- Only one paper--that of John Thornton's--now at Farragut since
the Farragut Leader moved to Fairbury,
Nebraska....Editor Palmer left Saturday for his new location in
Nebraska....Lee Estes, who worked in the Leader office,
left Monday for Fairbury, Neb., where he will again work for M.
Palmer.
- Charlie Stickler of Villisca visited with his Farragut
relatives.
- Mahlon Dickinson left Monday for Eureka, Kansas, where he has
rented a large stock farm.
- Mrs. Hannah Greedy went to Lincoln Saturday. She will visit
with her relatives and then return to her home in
Denver....William Greedy left with his car of household good for
Winfield, Kansas, Thursday. His wife and children went to
Riverton and visited till Tuesday when they too left for their
new home.
Obituary.
Died, at her residence, March (sic, note the date of the
newspaper) 8, 1901, Mrs. Ann Irwin, of paralysis.
Miss Ann Greer was born in Ireland, Nov. 8, 1828. Emigrated to
New York when quite young with her parents thence to Wheeling,
Va.; thence to St. Jospeh, MO., where in 1846 she was united in
marrige to Samuel A. Irwin. In 1854, with her husband she moved
to Fremont county and settled on a farm two miles east of
Thurman. To this union was born ten children, five of whom
survive her. She united with the Presbyterian church when quite
young and lived a life of christian example. The funeral services
were conducted by Hon. F. M. Estes and the remains were laid to
rest by the side of her husband in the Thurman cemetery.
We desire to publicly express our heartfelt and sincere thanks to
the friends who so kindly assisted by word and deed during our
recent bereavement: Thomas A. Irwin, William G. Irwin, Joseph L.
Irwin, Adaline Irwin.
Obituary.
William Harrison Irwin died at his home in the east part of town
on last Saturday night at about twelve o'clock.
Mr. Irwin was about eighty one years of age. He was born in Ohio
and grew to manhood there. In about 1858 he moved to Fremont
county, Iowa, and resided here continuously with the exception of
a few years he spent in the northern part of the state. Mr. Irwin
was married four times. His first wife was buried in Ohio, having
died before he moved to Iowa. His second wife was buried in the
northern part of Iowa, and the third wife is buried in the Sidney
cemetery, and the fourth wife is still living. He was the father
of eleven children, five of whom are still living. Mr. Irwin was
a soldier in the war of the rebellion, enlisting in Cpo. F, 15th
Iowa Infantry. He was severely wounded at the battle of Shiloh
and was discharged from the service on account of this
disability. He also had two sons in the Union army in the civil
war. He was converted and united with the United Brethren church
at the age of seventeen and has been a faithful and consistent
member ever since.
He has two sister living, one living at Long Pine, Nebraska, and
the other, Mrs. E. A. Reeves of Sidney.
Mr. Irwin was an honest and upright man, well respected. He was,
in his younger days, a very energetic man, and a hard worker. The
funeral occurred Saturday afternoon, at the M. E. Church, in
Sidney, the services being conducted by Rev. Joseph Barkheimer,
pastor of the Cherry Grove United Brethren church. About twenty
five of the old soldiers attended the funeral in a body and paid
their last respects to their departed comrade. The body was
interred in the Sidney cemetery.
Local News
Word was received in Sidney this week of the death of John R.
Johnson, a former resident of Fremont county, at this home in
Elgin, Oregon. He died very suddenly of heart disease. He was
about seventy years of age. Mr. Johnson was raised in and about
Sidney, and at the time engaged in business in Thurman. He
married a sister of our townsman, J. D. Lacy, who survives him.
They have only one child, a daughter.
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THE FREMONT COUNTY SUN
Sidney, Fremont co., Iowa
February 21, 1901
Joint Public Sale
A. P. Wightman and George Wagner will have public sales at their
places on Friday, March 1st. These gentlemen live across the road
from each other....
Married.
At the home of the bride's parents in Sidney, Wednesday evening
February 20, 1901, Mr. William W. VanEaton to Miss Anna O. Adams.
The wedding ceremony took place in the presence of a large number
of the relatives of the contracting parties. Rev. Dickinson,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating. They were the
recipients of many handsome presents. They started this morning
for Griswold where they will visit for a vew days among the
bride's relatives and on their return will go to housekeeping in
the south part of town in the VanEaton property. These young
people are well known to our people and the best wishes of all
are extended to them.
Obituary.
Died, at her home in Sidney, Iowa, February 14, 1901, Mrs. Sarah
A. Malcom, aged 81 years 6 months and 5 days. Mrs. Malcom was
born in Indiana where she grew to womanhood and married McCoy
Malcom. To this union there were born ten children, five of whom
are still living, four boys and one girl. Mr. Malcom died several
years ago. In 1854 Mrs. Malcom came with her husband to Fremont
county, settling in Prairie township. For some time preceding her
death Mrs. Malcom had resided in Sidney. She was a member of the
Christian church. The funeral took place Saturday forenoon from
the Christian church conducted by Rev. A. D. Zellhoefer, who is
conducting revival services at the Baptist church.
Obituary.
Died at his home in Central City, Nebraska, February 17, 1901,
Abner L. Warner, aged 64 years 9 months and 15 days. Mr. Warner
was born in Shenango county, New York. In 1857 he went to Waseka
county Minnesota, where in 1861 he was married to Mary J.
Simpson. There was but one child to this union, E. L. Warner of
Thurman. In 1882, Mr. Warner and his family moved to Central
City, Nebraska, where he continued to reside to the time of his
death. During his residence in Central City. Mr. Warner held
different offices under the city government. He was a member of
the Masonic order. The body was sent to Sidney for burial and was
laid to rest Wednesday afternoon with Masonic honors by the
members of Sidney lodge.
Mrs. Warner survives her husband but her health was not such as
to enable her to acompany the remains to Sidney.
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John Finnell and D. B. Coppock, of Madison township, were in
Sidney Wednesday looking up some school tax business. It seems
that there had been a levy of seven hundred dollars made for the
purpose of building school house in Columbia district. The bonds
were to be payable in two and five years, but through a mistake
of the secretary of the district in certifying to the way the
levy was to be collected it has all been entered upon the tax
list for collection this year which makes the taxes unusually
heavy in that township.
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THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
February 28, 1901
Bartlett News
One of the oldest settlers now living in this section is Mrs.
Robert Coster, who came to Council Bluffs during the great exodus
to Salt Lake, Utah, in 1846. This family, however, did not cross
the plains, but wintered near where Omaha now is and the
following spring returned to Iowa and in 1848 settled two miles
north of this place where they endured all the hardships incident
to pioneer life; suffering from the cruelties from the Indians
and having stock driven off by the roving bands of savages. Her
reminiscence of events are inded interesting and profitable and
can be recalled readily, leading the hearer on to enchantment.
She distinctly remembers the agent, Sarpy and his wife, the agent
being a half-breed Indian. Mrs. Sarpy died and was entombed in a
log cabin with much jewelry on her person. Later a thief broke
into the cabin, stole all the valuables and escaped. She located
the place where the remains of old Waubonsie were and many other
incidents of those memorable days. Her home is in east Bartlett
where we hope the remaining days of
this pioneer will be pleasantly spent.
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THE FREMONT COUNTY SUN
Sidney, Fremont co. Iowa
February 28, 1901
Farragut News
- The old soldiers (Chambers, Jarman, Hall, VanSant) who went to
Oklahoma last week have taken claims there.
- Hannah Greedy of Denver arrived here for her daughter's
wedding.
- William Werner and Garrett Johnson are moving to their claims
at Friend, Nebraska.
- Thomas Reynolds married Jessie Greedy on Feb. 15, 1901.
Riverton News
- A son has been born to John Chaney.
- Joseph H. Moore, died Wednesday. His wife died 5 weeks ago.
Bur. Sidney.
Bartlett News
- Mrs. Essie Spencer of Alma, Nebraska is a daughter of W. R.
Andrews.
- Henry Underback is a brother of Mrs. H. Rychman of Pacific
Junction.
Imogene News
- Miss Stella Allely is a step-daughter of John Logan.
- Miss Agnes Maher is the teacher at Honey Creek district school.
Local News
- Mrs. Frank Oxley of Clay county, Nebraska is a daughter of
Harrison Irwin.
- J. W. Roberts is moving to Hitchcock county, Nebraska.
- Fred Burnham of Griswold is a brother of Mrs. W. L. Gladson.
- The two week-old child of Ike Swisher died Monday.
- Mr. Merriam of Denver is a brother-in-law of Mrs. L. Wankel.
- Mrs. Frank Brandon is a daughter of Mrs. Scherrer of
Summerfield, Kansas.
- Fred Ashley's 'little babe' died Thursday.
[all submitted by W.F., Oct. 2003 & March 2004]