Iowa Old Press
Sun Herald
Lime Springs, Howard co. Iowa
April 2, 1931
Lime Springs Locals
-W.J. Miller came from Maquoketa to visit friends here and at
Cresco.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gott autoed from Waterloo and visited over
Sunday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fisher.
-David Thomas autoed from Minneapolis Thursday and will stay with
his brother, W.W. Thomas, and family for a few weeks.
-Dr. H.W. Plummer went to Des Moines Wednesday to attend a
meeting of the State Board of Health. Marguerite accompanied him.
-Mrs. Burkhart was here from Hawkeye one day last week and her
daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Henderson, and baby accompanied her home
for a visit.
-Frank Nagel left Friday morning for his home at Calloway, Minn.,
after spending the past week with his brothers, Arthur and Bert
Nagel, and sister, Mrs. Ed W. Jones, here and visiting brothers
and sisters at Spring Valley, Cresco and Saratoga.
-Mrs. Wilbur Howe and children of Decorah have been visiting at
the G.W. Moar home whit week.
-C.D. McWilliams of Cedar Rapids and Dr. George Plummer of Cresco
were calling on Dr. H.W. Plummer yesterday, Mr. McWilliams and
wife came from Cedar Rapids Sunday and are spending a few days at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. Plummer of Cresco. Mrs. McWilliams and
Mrs. Plummer are sisters.
Chester News
-Mrs. Ethel Thoma and sons from Postville were business callers
in Chester Saturday.
-Mr. and Mrs. George Spencer of Waterloo were visiting relatives
and friends here and at LeRoy last week.
-Mrs. Lonnie Phifer from Taopi was a Chester caller Tuesday.
-Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Ullom are staying at the home of their son,
Harold, while Mrs. Harold Ullom is at Owatonna at the bedside of
her mother, who is very ill.
-Miss Dorothy Stevens came from Van Cleve, Iowa, and spent the
week-end at home.
-Mrs. Frank Capper of Elgin, Iowa, drove through here on her way
home from Rochester, where she had been to see Mr. Capper, who is
in the hospital there.
This community was shocked to hear of the death of Herbert
Knight, who resided southwest of LeRoy. Mr. Knight was unloading
hay at his barn and in some manner fell from the load, striking
his head on the cement. He was taken to Rochester, but died
shortly after arriving there. Mr. Knight was a long time resident
and had many friends here.
Davis Corners News
-L.A. Maronde took the Tom Stevens family to New Hartford Monday,
where Mr. Stevens was laid to rest.
-We are sorry to note the accident that happed to Steve Knuteson.
While helping saw wood near Lourdes with a buzz saw, he came in
contact with the saw and his leg was sawed off. Mr. Knutson ran a
garage in this town last summer.
This community was shocked to hear of the death of Ed Johnson,
which occurred through an auto accident Monday evening. Floyd
Targerson, Leslie Decker and Ed Johnson were in a Ford roadster
when it turned over end-ways. Mr. Johnson lived only a few
minutes after the accident. Mr. Decker had his eye injured and it
was feared he would lose his sight in that eye. Mr. Targerson,
who was driving, was uninjured. Mr. Johnson with his family lived
in this city for three years. He built the little store and ran a
filling station. He has been a carpenter and contractor for many
years and put up several buildings around here. He will be sadly
missed by his wife and six little children.
Women Who Sit and Knit,
by Douglas Malloch (Word News Service)
When women used to knit,
How much of life they learned
When Women used to sit
And knit till men returned.
The patient mother then,
And then the patient wife,
Learned many things of men,
And many things of life.
They thought with every stitch,
They sitched with every thought
I hardly know with wich
More beautifully wrought.
For every thought of him
Bound closer that dear tie,
Although a tear might dim
The brighteness of her eye.
Mothers who thought of sons
More things were thought and planned
Than these beloved ones
Will ever understand.
New days, new days, new creeds,
Have loosed those bonds a bit
Perhaps this old world needs
Women who sit and knit.
[transcribed by S.F. April 2007]