Iowa
Old Press
The Review
Rock Rapids, Lyon co. Iowa
Thursday, January 13, 1916
ALVORD
Fred and Arthur Gross of Little Rock are spending a
weeks visit at L. Paulsen.
Misses Irene Quinn and Janethe Kurvink returned Saturday evening
from Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Cloud.
George Poppingo, the Standard oil man was seen on our streets
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis are both suffering from the grippe.
Mrs. Swim and Miss Hatthouse returned from a Christmas visit at
Whitney and Ashton, Iowa.
Mr. Dicks is having an attack of the grippe.
Ed Allen is teaching near Little Rock.
LESTER
Miss Nellie Gulk of Larchwood was a guest at the Emil
Thiessen home the past week.
Miss Flora Bull of Sioux Falls spent a few days in Lester the
latter part of last week visiting her mother and other relatives
and friends.
An infant child 5 days old of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Grimm, died
Saturday morning and was buried in the German Christiam cemetery
south of town Sunday. Rev. August Mogler officiated.
Morland J. the little 5 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Kirshbaum, residing about three miles north of Lester died Sunday
morning and was buried in the Lester cemetery Tuesday afternoon,
Rev. Walker of Rock Rapids, officiating. The bereaved parents
have the sympathy of the entire community in their sorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Heyer of Gary, S.D., who have been visiting
at the home of Mrs. Heyer's father, Mr. J. Tietjen the past two
weeks, returned to their home Monday.
GEORGE
John Groth of Alvord, was here visiting at the Henry
Sauter, Jr. home the fore part of this week.
At the annual stockholders meeting of the Farmers Elevator Co.,
of this town held last Tuesday. J.S. Janssen was re-elected
president, H.U. Kruse, vice president, J.D. Van Loh, secretary
and John Bruns, treasurer. The new directors elected were H.B.
Willemssen, Hiram Janssen and Esdert Christians, who succeeded
Gust Staufacke, Ben Goldhorn and John A. Kruger whose terms of
office expired.
C.J. Fedmann has accepted a postion in a newspaper office at
Stanton, Nebr., for which city he will leave within the next
couple of days. We wish Charley all kinds of success in his new
location.
Miss Dora Parden has been appointed post master in our town for
the coming term.
Prof. B.L. Troup is rapidly recovering from his recent operation
for appendicitis, and will soon be around again looking after his
school duties.
The little baby girl of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Siebring died last
Sunday afternoon, after an illness of about six weeks suffering
from measles and other complications during which time several
doctors were called into consultation, and everything done to
preserve the life, but all availed nothing. It was about 13
months old. Funeral services were to he held last Wednesday
afternoon, with Rev. Boell officiating. The bereaved parents have
our sympathy in this sad hour of their bereavement.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
A letter for W.E. Barrett remains uncalled for at the
postoffice.
Floyd Vickerman of Larchwood, formerly a barber here was in town
Tuesday.
Miss Rena Gilman left last week to begin her winter's season in
Lyceum work.
Mrs. Partch is receiving a visit from her brother, William Case
of Monango, S.D.
A license to marry was granted to John W. Bechley and Miss Helen
Heidebrink this week by Clerk Walter.
Word was received here by relatives that Mrs. Lew Clark, daughter
of Mrs. Hagedon, has been very sick at her home at Ocheyedan.
Although quite weak from his recent illness, County Auditor
Riegel can again be seen at his offices in the court house.
Raymond Nagle, son of J.F. Nagle, of this city and a prominent
athlete at Trinity college in Sioux City has been elected to a
berth on the basket ball team which will represent that school
this winter.
Dr. Florence Hammond, the Chiropractor, has decided to make this
city her permanent headquarters and has rented the rooms recently
vacated by Dr. Boetel to be used by her as an office.
E.N. Evans departed Friday for New London, Conn., where he will
enter into the services of Uncle Sam in the sub-marine division
of his navy. Ed. is a member of the United States naval reseerve
and this will not be his first experience on a diving boat. He
expects to be gone at least two months.
Mrs. Laura R. Holliday, experienced and practical nurse. Can be
found at the home of Fred Overrocker. Mrs. Holliday, who 25 years
ago was a resident of this city, but who now lives at Scobay,
Mont., is here for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Holliday informs
us she has taken up a claim near the town mentioned above, as
have her sons. She says that all are having great success and
that the crops there last season were immense. Mrs. Holliday is
an experienced and practical nurse and while here will seek to
spend her time in that vocation.
Thomas Abraham was called to Shellsburg, Wis., to attend the
funeral of his mother, who died Tuesday morning at the home of
her daughter in Chicago and whose remains were taken to Wisconsin
for burial.
Word comes from Doon of the death in that village of J.H. Claxon
who will be remembered by those whose business took them to Doon,
as a former restaurant keeper of that place.
The severe storm of yesterday which delayed all rail traffic, has
vividly reminded the old settlers in this vicinity of its being
the 28th anniversary when 8 persons lost their lives in a fateful
storm, and T.K. Cushman suffered the loss of both hands and John
Langfeldt both hands and feet. No one in this community suffered
any loss of life during this storm or particular hardships as did
the old settlers.
OBITUARY
At Doon last Tuesday occurred the death of Mrs. Anna
Ross, of pneumonia. Mrs. Ross was the mother of Mrs. William
Thiesen of this city. She had been sick for about ten days and at
the time of her death was about 67 years of age. She was the
mother of eight children, six sons and two daughters; Cornelius
and Hugo of Doon; August and Julius of Little Rock, Otto of
Valley Springs, S.D., and Alfred of Waupeton, N.D. The daughters
are Eliza, of Batavia, Ill., and Mrs. Thieson of this city, all
of whom with the husband survive.
Mrs. Ross accompanied by her husband and Hugo and Mary came to
the United States from Germany in 1900 - the other children
having preceeded them to this country.
Funeral services were held at the home in Doon this morning and
the remains were brought to this city for burial in the Riverview
cemetery, Rev. Goernger officiating.
MARRIAGES
Nelson-Larson
On Wednesday of last week at Thief River Falls, Minn.,
occurred the marriage of Miss Clara Nelson, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Charles Nelson of this city, to Martin O. Larson of
Ellsworth. Miss Nelson was one of Rock Rapids' most highly
respected young ladies and the groom is a prosperous Minnesota
farmer. They will make their home on the groom's farm near
Ellsworth.
Finch-Hamann
One of the quiet home weddings of the week occurred at
the home of the bride's parents M. and Mrs. Geo. Finch in this
city, yesterday afternoon in the presence of only the immediate
family of the contracting parties. Rev. F.O. Claussen performed
the ceremony at 3 o'clock which joined the life of Miss Bertha
Louise Finck to Grover L. Hamann. The bride is well known to a
large number of friends in this county, who admire her many
virtues being a home loving person that will make everyone
welcome who enters its portals. The groom is the son of L.C.
Hmann of Alvord vicinity and has all the energy and business
acumen of his noted father whose honesty and straight foreward
dealing in life has made his name a notable one. The young couple
will go to housekeeping on the Hamann farm.
Hunt-Jordan
A quiet and pretty home wedding ceremony marked
throughout with the greatest simplicity took place Wednesday at
noon at the handsomely appointed home of Mr. E.A. Hunt in this
city. The bride being his daughter, Miss Clara Hunt, and the
bridegroom, Mr. Edward Jordan of Clarmont, Okla. Rev. Viehe,
pastor of the Congregational churchc officiated. Only the
immediate friends of the family were present, and the bridal
couple were unattended. The groom's gift to the bride was a
Pendant LaValliere, of unique and rare design, and of great
value. The father's token of regard to the bride was a quarter
section of Lyon County land, a generous gift to a faithful and
loving daughter, who merited so valuable a present.
The bride has lived in Rock Rapids all her life and is known for
her sweet disposition, gracious and charming personality. She is
endowed by nature with many precious gifts, being beautiful and
possessing a cultivated intellect, that makes her fitted to fill
every place in the social and artistic world and a companion and
mentor to her genial husband.
The groom is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and a
lawyer of ability. He practiced law at Flandreau, S.D., for
several years, but became heavily interested in real estate
holding at Claremont, Okla, and in order to more closely look
after his affairs moved to that city and established the firm of
Jordan & Lucas, one of the best known firm of lawyers in that
growing commonwealth.
[transcribed by S.F., January 2016]