Iowa Old Press

Kossuth County Advance
Algona, Kossuth co. Iowa
January 2, 1930

JAS. O'BRIEN, OF WHITTEMORE, DIES CHRISTMAS NIGHT
Whittemore, Dec. 31-James O'Brien, pioneer Whittemore farmer for 46 years, died at his home north of town late Christmas night. He had been ailing three years or more with diabetes, but death came suddenly, for he had been confined to his bed only three days.

Mr. O'Brien was 59 years old last October. He was born at Victor, Iowa, October 30, 1870. In 1883 he came here with his parents, who farmed one and one-half miles north of town. In 1897 he was married to Katherine Boyle, Whittemore, and ten children were born to them, all of whom survive, besides the widow. The children are: Timothy O'Brien, Lawler; Bernard, Cylinder; Mrs. Leo Kollasch, Whittemore; Lucille, Edmund, Hubert, Eilene, Mary Alma, Loyola and Katherine at home.

Funeral services were held at St. Michael's Catholic church at 10 o'clock Saturday morning and numerous relatives and friends attended. Father C. P. Sweeney was in charge. The pall-bearers were old friends and neighbors: J. M. Fleming, H. W. Geelan, Frank Bestenlehner, Martin Duffy Sr., John Farrell, and Peter Kollasch Sr. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery north of town.

People who attended the funeral from out-of-town were: Howard O'Brien, Bloomington, Ill.; Mrs. Sadie Cavanaugh, Algona; John and Mary O'Brien, Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Oliver, Villisca; Harvey Oliver, Waseca, Minn. and a daughter; Mrs. George Gille, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh O'Neil, Mrs. C. McKenna, and C. W. Boyle, all of Shullesburg, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Connors, Carl and Lucile, and Mrs. Mathilda McMann, Lawler.

One brother, Howard, Bloomington, Ill., survives and six sisters: Mrs. Margaret Dailey, Los Angeles; Mrs. Emma Philips, California; Mrs. William Oliver, Mrs. John Erue, and Mrs. John Butler, all of Whittemore; and Mrs. Sadie Cavanaugh, Algona.

Mr. O'Brien was a K. C. and a member of Holy Name Society, and both organizations were represented at the funeral.

MRS. MARVIN CAIN DIES AT FT. DODGE
Mrs. Marvin Cain died yesterday afternoon at Fort Dodge, following a Caesarean section to deliver a baby, which also died. Mrs. Cain and her little daughter, Mary Catherine, had been at the home of Mrs. Cain's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Biggins, for several weeks. Mr. Cain is a Milwaukee mail clerk. Mrs. Cain was born and lived for many years on a farm with her parents near Livermore.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Corpus Christi church, Fort Dodge, this morning at 10 o'clock, and Father T. J. Davern, Algona, will read the mass. Burial will be made at Fort Dodge. Among Algonians who will attend the funeral are: Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lathrop, Christine and Caroline Wernert, Catherine Cooney, E. J. McEvoy, and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Godden.

AGED BURT-ALGONA WOMAN PASSES HERE DECEMBER 18
Mrs. Elizabeth Sustman Shellenberger died Wednesday, December 18, aged 76 years. She was born in Germany June 7, 1852, and the next years was brought by her parents to America, arriving in this county on her first birthday. Her parents settled in Chicago and this was her home til after her marriage to Stephen Shellenberger September 31 (sic), 1870. She and her husband lived at DeKalb, Ill, and then came to Iowa in 1905. They first settled at Burt, and then, four years later, came to Algona, where they lived till death. Mr. Shellenberger died on May 6, 1927.

P. O. Employee At Wesley Suffers Nervous Attack
Wesley, Dec. 31-Marie Hansen fell unconscious on the church steps, when leaving after the Methodist program Christmas eve. Doctor Adams and James worked over her some time before she partially recovered. Her trouble was found to be acute indigestion, aggravated by overwork and nervousness caused by the Christmas rush. She had for some time been gulping her meals hurriedly, in order to return to her work at the post office. She was able to attend church Sunday.

EXTRA TRAIN FOR CHRISTMAS MAIL
To facilitate handling of mail and passengers, the 'Sioux' was run in two sections during the seven days preceding Christmas. The first section was composed of day coaches and sleepers, and the second section was composed of two mail coaches and an express-baggage coach. The second section ran a half hour to an hour behind the passenger section; and passengers did not have to wait for mail to be loaded and unloaded. The passenger section carried from three to five sleepers, with one to three day coaches, and the average train during the week's run was seven coaches. The mail section carried three cars during the week.

Better time was made with two sections than could have been made with one. Trains with more than eight coaches are exceedingly hard to start, and from one to four minutes are lost in getting under way after stopping at a station. Splitting the train enable the two engines to get under fast running speed a few hundred feet from the station. The lighter weight trains could also travel more safely at higher speeds, thus gaining back lost time. The split train went on December 18, and was discontinued on Christmas eve.

FORMER ALGONIAN DIES AT FORT DODGE; BURIED HERE
A. F. Palmer, 63, was buried in the Catholic cemetery here last Monday. Following several months illness at the home of his son, F. J. Palmer, Fort Dodge, he died Friday, December 20. Mr. Palmer lived here many years, but had been at Fort Dodge for the last eight or nine years employed at the city light plant. Three sons and one daughter survive: Lee, Glendale, Calif.; Paul, Algona; F. J., Fort Dodge; Emily Snook, Grand Junction. There are 11 grandchildren. Mrs. Palmer died 11 years ago. Funeral services were first held at a funeral home, Fort Dodge.

DAVID BAKER, PIONEER, IS BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL
Funeral services were held at the Laird & Reimer funeral home yesterday afternoon for David A. Baker, pioneer Algona farmer, who died suddenly Friday night at the home of his son, David Jr., at Garden View, Ill. Death was caused by heart trouble following a week's suffering with rheumatism. Mr. Baker, who was 74 years and 5 months old, is survived by a widow and six sons: Azil, now in western Idaho; Myron and Andrew, Mason City; Paul, of Burt: and Dewey, Marshalltown; and David Jr. Mrs. M. De L. Parsons was a sister of Mr. Baker. The Rev. F. H. Webster conducted the services and burial was made at Irvington.

BURT YOUTH'S BACK BROKEN WHEN CAR RUNS OVER HIM
Burt, Dec. 31-Harvey, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Marlow, met with a serious accident Saturday evening. He was about to start for town, but the starter in his car stuck. He got out and went to the back end of the car to try and shake it loose, and the car, which was in reverse, started backwards, pushing him into a gate, which gave way, and the car ran over him, breaking one of the vertebrae in his back. The car pushed him underneath, and one of his hands was burned when the back wheel kept turning, after the car stopped up against a shed. He will be in bed for more than a month.

[transcribed by L.Z., August 2013]

Kossuth County Advance
Algona, Kossuth co. Iowa
January 30, 1930

PASSING OF MRS. GEO. HAGGE
By Gerald McElroy
Ledyard, Jan. 28—This community suffered a severe shock last Thursday morning, when word came that Mrs. George Hagge had died. She was nearly recovered from an operation for gallstones at the Algona hospital Monday, January 13. Death came suddenly, due to a blood clot. Her daughter Hanna was the only relative present. Mrs. Hagge’s friends were as many as her acquaintances, and her passing brought much sorrow to the community.

The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at the home, 2:30 at the churches. Due to the smallness of the churches, services were held at both the Methodist and Evangelical churches. The Rev. Mr. Damman, of the Evangelical church preached the funeral sermon. The whole community attended.

Martha Hinrichsen was born in Schleswig, Germany, June 24, 1889, and the same year her parents came to the United States and settled in Jones county, this state. In 1907 she was married to George Hagge, and moved here in 1910. At death Mrs. Hagge was 40 years, 6 months, and 30 days old.

Four children besides the husband are living: Edward, Hanna, Helen, and Alice. Edward and Hanna are graduates of the local high school in the last four years, while Helen is a senior this year. Alice is ten years of age.

Besides the immediate family three brothers and four sisters survive: Martin, Hans, and Christy, of Blue Earth; Mrs. John Frandle, Ledyard; Mrs. Jay Osmonson and Mrs. Clem Smith, Waseca, Minn.; Mrs. Carlyle Frye, Blue Earth.

Mrs. Hagge’s father died when she was 13 and her mother was killed in an accident a few years later.

Mrs. Hagge was one of the leading church and Sunday School workers in this community. She was a member of the Evangelical church. She was held in highest esteem by all who knew her, and the whole community feels the loss.

TWIN BORN AT BRITT DIES; IS BURIED AT IRVINGTON
Irvington, Jan. 28—Mrs. C. M. Cox, near Britt, gave birth to twin boys Friday morning. One lived only a short time, but the other is reported doing well. He has been named William Monroe. The other baby’s body was brought to the Irvington cemetery Sunday afternoon, and the Rev. A. English officiated at a short grave service. Mrs. Cox is not doing well at this writing, and her sister, Mrs. Del Barker of Minnesota, has been called to help other members care for her. Mrs. C. M. Cox is caring for some of the other children. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Cox have seven living children.

WALTER FISH, EX-LONE ROCK CITIZEN, DIES
Lone Rock, Jan. 28 – This community was shocked Saturday to learn of the untimely death of one of its highly respected former citizens, Walter Fish, that morning at 4:30 a.m. at the Whittemore hotel, after but a few hours of illness. Mr. Fish had had charge of a farm implement shop at Whittemore for the last year. Shortly after he had eaten supper Friday, he complained of being ill. He was taken to his room, and a doctor was called, also his brother, W. T. Fish of Lone Rock. He was critically sick all night, and the doctor called the trouble acute indigestion. W.T. was with him at the end. Walter was but 48 years of age, and was unmarried. He left an aged mother at Algona, the brother here, and several sisters. The body was taken to his mother’s home, and the funeral was set for this week Tuesday here. Burial will be made in a Seneca cemetery on one corner of the old Fish homestead.

From Swea City
Mrs. Walter Smith received word Saturday of the death of her brother, Walter Fish, an agricultural implement dealer at Whittemore. Mr. Fish was sick only a few hours. His aged mother lives in Algona. He was 47 years old, and was unmarried.

SUPERVISOR F. J.. BALGEMAN’S FATHER DIES AT WEST BEND
Whittemore, Jan. 28—Supervisor Frank J. Balgeman, his wife and children attended the funeral of Mr. Balgeman’s father, Louis Balgeman, at West Bend last Thursday. The older Balgeman, who was some 82 years old, had been ailing since a stroke last spring, and died last week Tuesday morning. He had lived around West Bend many years. Besides the supervisor he left two other sons, Leo, of North Dakota, and Herbert, West Bend, and two daughters, Mrs. Alma Campbell, of Canada, and Amanda, West Bend. He was married twice and both wives and two children are dead.

Funeral services were held at the Lutheran Church, West Bend, the Rev. J. G. Kitzman officiating, and interment was made in a West Bend cemetery.

MRS. FRANK YOUNGWIRTH FUNERAL HELD THURSDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Youngwirth, whose untimely death last week Monday at 6:30 p.m. from a blood clot which reached the heart was reported in last week’s Advance, were conducted by Father Dalvern last Thursday, and burial was made in the St. Benedict cemetery. Pallbearers were Simon Hirner, J.N. Wilger, William Neuroth, Ben Kunkel, Herman Erdman, and Orrie Miller.

Mrs. Youngwirth was Lydia Charlotte, the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. J.W. Weinands, now of Lennox, S.D. Mr. Weinands was formerly the Evangelical pastor of LuVerne. She was born at La Porte March 9, 1897. She and her husband had ever since been farming north of LuVerne.

The couple’s first child, a son, died in babyhood ten years ago. Mr. Youngwirth, a son Elmer, 9, another son, Donald, 6, and a babe of two weeks survive. Mrs. Youngwirth was only 32 at death.

Besides relatives named in the LuVerne column as attending the funeral, two sisters of Mrs. Youngwirth were unable to come: Mrs. Frank Wilkinson, Grand Rapids, Minn., and Mrs. Effort Miller, Hill City, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Lang Sr., Marshalltown, and Mrs. Jos. Stufflick, Fort Dodge, with her daughter Alvina, were in attendance.

Relatives Come for Funeral
The Rev. and Mrs. J.W. Weinands, Lenox, S.D., were here to attend the funeral of their daughter, Mrs. Frank Youngwirth, at the St. Benedict church last Thursday morning. Burial was made in the St. Benedict cemetery. Other relatives attending were her brothers and sisters: Mr. and Mrs. Will Weinands, Willow Lake, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Mathes, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Weinands, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Weinands, Cedar Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Weinands and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Weinands, Cedar Rapids; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lange, Jr., Marshalltown; Mrs. Edward Worden, Marshalltown; Mrs. John Youngwirth, Elk River, Minn. Besides her husband, she left two little boys, Elmer, 9, and Donald, 6.

SERVICES ARE HELD FOR MRS. GALBRAITH
Funeral services for Mrs. George Galbraith, who died last week Monday at San Antonio, Tex., were held at the old Galbraith home on east State street Sunday afternoon at 2:30, and the body was placed in the receiving vault at Riverview for burial in the spring. Mr. Galbraith, who has been seriously ill most of the winter, was unable to come to Algona for the funeral, and the body was accompanied by Arnie Peugnet, brother of Mrs. Galbraith.

Mrs. Galbraith was born November 5, 1855, at St. Catherine, Ontario, and came to Algona in 1867 with the William Cordingleys, with whom she made her home. When she was 21, she married to Mr. Galbraith.

Many years ago they built the home on east State street, which was then one of the show places of Algona, and they lived there till 20 years ago, when Mrs. Galbraith became troubled with asthma and had to go to Texas for her health.

The home was later sold to Mr. Galbraith’s brother John, who lived there until his own death a few months ago. Because the house was the old home, it was George Galbraith’s wish that services be held there. The house was crowded for the last rites.

Death was caused by asthma and complications. Besides Mr. Peugnet, Mrs. Galbraith is survived by Mrs. S.E. McMahon, Algona, and Mrs. Grappotte, San Antonio, sisters. The Galbraiths had no children.

Mr. Galbraith is under a nurse’s care.

[transcribed by L.Z., January 2018]

Iowa Old Press
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