Iowa Old Press
Paullina Times
Paullina, O'Brien co. Iowa
February 1, 1900
Henry Hopfe, a farmer living north of Hartley is under arrest at
Spencer charged with complicity in the robbery of the Clark Green
store at Everly last week. He has admitted that he was employed
by the members of the Daly gang to haul and conceal part of the
goods taken. It is supposed the robbery was committed by members
of the gang that have been hanging around Sanborn all fall and
winter and who have been mixed up in several shady transactions.
Two of the gang are in jail here waiting trail and have been
giving the sheriff a good deal of trouble and showing him how
tough they could be.
We learn of the marriage of Mr. Charles Meyer and Miss Louise
Pape, both of Calumet, on Tuesday of last week at the home of
Rev. Nuoffer in Cherokee county. They are both excellent young
people much thought of by their friends.
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Paullina Times
Paullina, O'Brien co. Iowa
February 8, 1900
The slippery Mrs. Shrader, who has been in limbo at Cherokee for
some time for fleecing a Marcus man, added another chapter to her
already voluminous record by getting a wealthy German gentleman
at Cherokee to act as her bondsman and put up a cash bond of
$600. The smooth lady immediately started for Sanborn and was
arrested by the O'Brien county sheriff. The information was sworn
out by her bondsman. As a hypnotist Mrs. Shrader-Streeter is a
success and the Cherokee county people seem to be about as easy
prey for the old lady as the O'Brien county people were when she
was operating as Mrs. Streeter at Sutherland and Primghar.
Messrs. McComber, Nield, Pape and Branco of Calumet represented
the Modern Woodman lodge of Calumet at the funeral of James
McCauley here on Monday. They also attended a meeting of the
lodge in the evening.
Died
The death of Mr. James McCauley whose home was south of
Paullina, in this township, occurred on Saturday forenoon at
about 11:00 o'clock, after an illness of two days. Pneumonia was
the cause of his sudden taking away. The funeral took place on
Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the home, his pastor, Rev. A.
Herron, performing the last rites of the Presbyterian church. A
large number of friends of the deceased were present, among them
being a large number of the Modern Woodmen. The cay was stormy
and the ceremony at the grave was necessarily brief.
Deceased was a man of many virtues, a consistent Christian, kind
and upright in his dealings with all men. His home life was
always pleasant and full of happiness, and his death has caused
intense sorrow at home as well as general regret among his many
friends. He had just come to that place in life where the
greatest happiness was in store for him, and it is extremely sad
that he was called from among us. The sympathy of all goes out
the stricken family.
James Alexander McCauley was born in county Down, Ireland, in the
year 1851. He united with the Presbyterian church at 18 years of
age, and has continued his connection with this church up to the
present time. He came to America in 1873 locating in Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania. He moved to Benton county, Iowa, in 1878. He was
married to Agnes Lowery February 22, 1882. He moved to O'Brien
county, Iowa, in 1885. He leaves a wife and three children, two
sons and a daughter. Five brothers and three sisters survive him.
Three brothers and one sister reside here, one brother in
Pittsburg, a sister in Brooklyn, and a brother and sister in
Ireland.
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The Traer Star-Clipper contained the following item last
week. "Chris Fife, of O'Brien county, was in Traer the past
week looking for a house to rent. He and his family want to come
to Traer to live and will move here in March if they can find
some place to live. They have rented their farm in O'Brien county
for three years at $3 per acre. Mr. F. is a son of David Fife,
formerly of south Perry township. His wife was Miss Philip, of
Buckingham."
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Paullina Times
Paullina, O'Brien co. Iowa
February 15, 1900
Thomas Fox and his family have been here from Madison, South
Dakota, the past week. They were called here by the death of Mr.
Fox's father.
Marriage licenses were issued the first for the week to Wm.
Schuett and Margaret Gibson; C. J. Morrison and E. B. Core.
The marriage of Mr. C. J. Morrison, Paullina's new druggist, to
Miss Bonnie Core, of Grand Ridge, Illinois, occurred at Primghar
on Sunday of this week. The affair was a general surprise to Mr.
Morrison's friends here. Rev. Parsons, pastor of the
Congregational church at Primghar, tied the nuptial knot in the
presence of a few invited friends. Both of the contracting
parties are comparative strangers to the people of Paullina. Mr.
Morrison a short time since bought the drug store of Mr. Paine,
and is a pleasant and agreeable young man who is fast making
friends, attending strictly to business and in whom the public
seems to have confidence. To Paullina people Mrs. Morrison is a
total stranger, but The Times has no hesitancy in
introducing her as a lady of refined tasted and one who will no
doubt fill a worthy place in the social ranks of our town. That
the newly wedded couple will receive a hearty welcome at the
hands of the Paullina people there is no doubt.
Mr. Rowles, the contractor who has the work of building the new
school house, was called to his home in Oklahoma yesterday
afternoon by a message bearing the intelligence that his wife was
not expected to survive but a short time. The lady is a victim of
consumption. Mr. Rowles met with considerable sympathy among his
friends here.
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Paullina Times
Paullina, O'Brien co. Iowa
February 22, 1900
A marriage license has been issued to Henry Striecenau and Grace
Boerhave.
John Bilsland and Sadie Mastbergen were married by Rev. Phoenix
Tuesday.
Fr. Stoeckmann and Hy. Gruenhagen have returned form their trip
to Henderson, Minnesota, where they attended the funeral of their
cousin's wife, Mrs. Geo. Gruenhagen, which was held February 5th.
The death of Mrs. J. P. Bruer of Bancroft, Iowa, was reported to
Hans Koch of this place on Sunday by wire. The intelligence came
to many as a sad surprise, and there were many expressions of
grief when the news passed around among those who were acquainted
with the lady here several years ago. The cause of death was
pneumonia and the sickness was of only short duration. Deceased
was formerly Miss Dora Thietje, and she was united in marriage to
J. P. Bruer at this place in 1892, just prior to Mr. Bruer's
departure from Paullina. She was the second wife of Mr. Bruer.
There were no children by the second marriage. Mrs. Bruer was one
of those kind and affectionate ladies whom all acquaintances held
in admiration. Paullina friends offer their sympathy to the
bereaved relatives. The funeral occurred yesterday.
Chris Thietje went to Bancroft Monday to attend the funeral of
his sister, Mrs. J. P. Bruer. Chas. Meyer, of Calumet, a nephew,
also attended.
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