Iowa Old Press
Paullina Times
Paullina, O'Brien co. Iowa
March 1, 1900
The two year old son of Frank Griffin died Monday of lung fever,
and was buried at the Catholic cemetery at Sheldon Wednesday.
The insane commission are considering the case of Geo. Pettitt
living south of Sheldon in Carroll township.
Last Sunday Carl Schmith and Ida Steinberg were united in
marriage at the German Lutheran church at this place by Rev. O.
H. Horn. The event was celebrated at the home of the bride's
parents and the guests enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon.
Here is an account of a wedding that is taken from the Traer
(Iowa) Star Clipper. The item in some escaped the
attention of The Times man and even now we have no
further information than is given in the following: "In
Paullina Wednesday, Feb. 21, 1900, Henry Harder and Miss Jessie
Stoltenberg were united in marriage. Mr. H. was a former resident
of Traer. He was raised on the Johnson farm, just north of town;
later his father purchased what is now the Corwin house, of which
Henry was clerk. Miss S. is a daughter of Wm. Stoltenberg,
formerly of Traer, but now a resident of Plover, Iowa. She is a
very nice young lady and will make Henry a good wife. They will
being housekeeping soon on a farm near [unreadable] given to Mrs.
H. by her grand[father?]."
Mr. David Fife reached his sixtieth birthday Friday, Feb. 24th.
To mark the event, a few of his friends spent the evening with
him, and left with him a nice easy chair as a birthday gift.
Will Locke has been employed as janitor at the school house. He
will have charge of the new building as soon as completed. The
work of heating and keeping the new building in a cleanly
condition will be no small task, and Will is just the man for the
place. Mr. Holdridge was unable to attend to the work on account
of the trouble with his eyes.
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Paullina Times
Paullina, O'Brien co. Iowa
March 8, 1900
Nellie Cannam was granted a divorce from W. R. Cannam.
On March 1, 1900, at Grand Junction, Colorado, occurred the
marriage of Miss Grace Niewalt, formerly a resident of Paullina,
to Mr. Wm. Mickels of that city.
Theo. Hass is improving slowly from his long siege of sickness.
We are pained to learn of the dangerous illness of Mr. Hans
Ewoldt, south of town. He has been sick only a short time.
A happy wedding occurred near Paullina Thursday last, March 1,
1900, when Mrs. Ida Fife, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Latham,
concluded to join hands, hearts and fortunes with Mr. Thomas
Rankin, well known here. The ceremony took place at Primghar,
Iowa. These young people are quite widely and favorably known in
this community. The bride has lived in Dale township for several
years, and has a piece of the disputed railroad land there. Mr.
Rankin is an energetic young man who will prove a worthy helpmate
to his well chosen bride. Congratulations!
The marriage of Miss Mary Latham to Mr. N. J. Young on Sunday
afternoon, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. Temple, was a surprise
to their Paullina friends. These young people are among our
worthy and respected ones and are general favorites with those
who know them. The ceremony was performed at 1:30 by Rev.
McCaffree, pastor of the M. E. church, in the presence of a few
intimate friends. Miss Latham is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.
N. Latham of this place and has grown from childhood in this
community. She has many lovely traits of character and is a
general favorite with the young people and her associates.
"Cy," as he is generally known, is the proprietor of
Paullina's first bowling alley and he is running a nice clean
place, having a billiard room in connection. He holds the general
respect of all who know him. Among the baseball boys and their
associates he is held in high regard and is known over the
northwest and in Minnesota as a good, faithful young man. Rooms
are being prepared for their home in the second story of the
Schneider block.
Marshal Curran was called to Sioux City Friday upon receipt of a
message announcing the serious illness of his mother. Before he
reached her bedside the lady had passed away. He remained to the
funeral, returning the first of the week. Deceased was very well
along in years and was well known and respected where known.
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