Iowa Old Press
The Sun-Herald
Lime Springs, Howard co. Iowa
Thursday, February 13, 1919
Iowa State News. Late Incidents Gathered from Over the
State.
Patents on a synthetic process which he claims will produce
rubber just as good as the real stuff are held by E.R. Tally of
Grinnell.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes, who live on a farm north
of Bentonsport, is remarkable for its size in these days of race
suicide and it is also remarkable in its family names. There are
twelve children, five girls and seven boys. The names of the
girls all begin with L and the boys with R.
The members of the One Hundred Twenty-sixth field artillery,
recently returned from overseas, are most emphatically not in
favor of the reorganization of the Iowa National Guard units.
They declare that all the men stationed at Camp Cody feel the
same way about the matter.
Camp Dodge is breaking all records in respect to the speed with
which returned soldiers are being discharged. To date more than
thirty three thousand men have been discharged from Camp Dodge
since the armistice was signed.
The following Iowans have been killed or died of accidents or
wounds during the last week:
Corp. Floyd Ernest Griggs, Albion; Myron J. Brooks, Luana; Harvey
G. Pierce, Missouri Valley; Thomas E. Langon, sergeant, Council
Bluffs; Corps Louis E. Wenieke, Burlington; Clifford W. Kinhead,
Rippey; Hans P. Sorensen, Adair; Louis J. Turner, Oskaloosa;
Pvts. Garbrand H. Haase, Carroll; Marvin E. Peterson, Linn Grove;
Louis J. Snider, Alden; John F. Kounenburg, Ashton; Anthony S.
Roederer, Burlington; Robert W. Todlock, Mediapolis; Tom Reese,
Carbon; Anthony Balcer, Cedar Rapids; John H. Reneker, Douds;
Peter F. Tempus, Independence; Charley Vetter, Nashua; Roland P.
Roeder, Grundy Center; Fred V. Rosenbaum, Calmar; Charles
Wilkins, Ottumwa; James Kelter, Ottumwa; Henry H. Hildegrand,
Winfield; Mitchell Honchin, Burlington; Clare S. Mahoney,
Stanley; Carl A. Harrington, Redding; Jake Weisman, Marble Rock;
Johnny J. Rost, Hartley; Chris N. Johnson, Moorhead; Thorolf
Simonson, Webb; Kristian Jensen, Newall; Robert T. Lock, Hartley;
Ernest E. Benson, Center Point; Joe Middendorff, Dreda; Walter R.
Picket, Osceola; John Rottman, Wilton Junction; Chester E.
Rutledge, Des Moines; Louis Spring, Tipton; Floyd Allen,
Scranton; Clair Daniel, Prescott; John W. Dinham, Murray; Paul E.
Fackler, Atlantic; Niale Drake, Masonville; William Huismann,
Titonka; Milton J. McElroy, Indianola; Peter Smith, Newell;
Francis P. Scannell, Des Moines; Chauncey Schmidt, Muscatine;
Chris M. Christensen, Ellsworth; John Ehrig, Gladbrook; Francis
E. Kellog, Volga; Harry Reese, Wilton Junction.
Charles E. Bryan of Durham leaped to death when he plunged
through a window from a moving passenger train on the Burlington
road when the train, which was proceeding towards Ottumwa, was a
few miles out from Pella.
Bristol Briefs.
The funeral of Margaret E. Owen was well attended at the Bristol
cemetery Saturday. She had lived in Bristol nearly all her life,
and was liked by all who knew her. The relatives have the
sympathy of all her friends.
There have been a number of new flu cases in this vicinity, among
the sick are J.L. Owens and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Jones, Mrs. Dan Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Jerome
Michel attended the funeral of Clint Jones at Lime Springs
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lippe and family visited Peter Herzelles at
Foreston Friday.
Lime Springs Personals and News Notes.
Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Prinsen for
the marriage of their daughter Dena to Mr. D.Earl Jones. The
happy even will take place Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1919.
Moses Owen came home last week from Camp Grant for a furlough on
account of the sickness and death of his sister Margaret.
Joe Hughes from South Dakota returned home Wednesday morning,
having been here to attend the funeral of Mrs. Tom Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Colby returned Tuesday morning to Rock Rapids,
Iowa, after attending the funeral of the latter's mother Mrs. Tom
Hughes.
Among those from out of town who attended the Clinton O. Jones
funeral were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Griffith Albert Jones of
Minneapolis; Mr. John O. Jones, Royal, Iowa; Miss Elizabeth A.
Williams, Columbus, Wis.; Miss Catherine Jones, Columbus, Wis.;
Miss Hannah Williams, Randolph, Wis.; Mr. Ed Jones, Columbus,
Wis.; Mr. Robert G. Roberts, Minneapolis; Mrs. Anna Johns,
Charles City.
Lester Moar went to Volga last week to work in a garage.
Kathryn Parry was a recent visitor with her sister Phoebe at
Fayette.
Mr. and Mrs. Shaeffer from Elgin are visiting their daughter Mrs.
Guy Whitford.
Since last week a big improvement has been reported in the
condition of Mrs. M.C. Dunlap.
Floyd Dunlap arrived home Friday from Camp Sheridan, Ala., having
been discharged.
Lounie Pettit arrived home Sunday night from Fort Brady,
Michigan, having been discharged.
Mrs. Herman Baado and son from Farmersburg have been visiting her
mother Mrs. Augusta Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kampen of Madison, Wis., mourn the loss of
their infant son who died Feb. 3d.
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