Iowa Old Press
Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co., Iowa
September 9, 1904
p 4
Marriage licenses were issued this week to the
following: Henry Seimers and Annie Jurgense, of Calumet; John J.
Williams and Wilhelmina T. Radmers, of Milwaukee; and N. H.
Farnham and Viola Traver, of Paullina.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co., Iowa
September 16, 1904
p 4
Geo. W. Harges was granted a license Tuesday to wed Amanda
Helman. Mr. Harges is a prominent young farmer of Summit
township.
Roy Brigham the twenty-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Brigham, of Dale township, died last Monday night at his home in
that township, of appendicitis. He had been sick only a brief
time and his death comes as a great surprise to his many friends.
The funeral will probably be held Wednesday.
p 5 col 2
Mrs. G. W. Bowers, whom the Courier reported last week
as being very sick at Hedrick, Iowa, died last Friday and was
buried Sunday at Hedrick. Mrs. B. F. Shirk, who is a sister of
the deceased, and who was called to Hedrick last week, returned
home Tuesday.
p 5 col 3
Fred Houghtaling, a well known Sioux City traveling man,
committed suicide by shooting Tuesday at his home in that city.
John Greggerson and wife and two children arrived Saturday
morning from Schleswig, Germany, and have taken up their
residence in the rooms over G. K. Schultz' feed store. For the
present Mr. Greggerson is employed on the Sutherland section.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co., Iowa
September 23, 1904
p 4
Marriage licenses have been issued to Otto
Siemsglush and Emma Ebert; Emil H. Wittrock and Annis Bowley;
Sam'l G. Welton and Ida M. Kellum; R. B. Knuth and Annie Meyer.
Messrs. Hogan and Sullivan were here from Cherokee the first of
the week investigating the condition of their relative, Dennis
Harrington, who has become mentally deranged. The insane
commission considered his case Monday and made an order adjudging
him insane and he was placed in the custody of his brother, Con
Harrington, who will have him cared for in a private institution
at Dubuque.
Albertus Tatro wants a divorce from her husband Benj. E. Tatro on
grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co., Iowa
September 30, 1904
p 1
Hector Cowan, Sr., an old and highly respected citizen of Dale
township, died at his home last Thursday.
Frank Stouffer, of the Sac Sun, was married on Wednesday of last
week to Miss Fannie Elizabeth Stearns. The Courier extends
congratulations.
Harry Thompson, the man who shot John Bunn, of Washta, several
months ago, plead guilty, in district court last week, to the
charge of assault with intent to commit murder, and was sentenced
to eight years in the penitentiary.
p 4
Marriage licenses have been issued to Ernest E.
Brunk and Sadie M. Schultz; Alfred Warnke and Bertha Dobbertin.
John Archer was called to Clinton, Iowa, Monday by news of the
sudden illness of his brother who suffered a stroke of paralysis.
The brother is Thomas Archer and is well known here.
H. E. Reeves of Heron Lake but for many years a resident of
Primghar died Sunday in a hospital in Sioux City. He has been a
sufferer from cancer of the stomach and been in the Sioux City
hospital for several months. He was upwards of seventy years of
age and leaves a widow and four children, as follows: Mrs. Geo.
R. Slocum of St. Paul, Fred Reeves of Sioux City, Chas. Reeves
and Lewis Reeves of Heron Lake, Minn. Mr. Reeves was the
contractor who built the school building in Primghar and still
owned quite a good deal of residence property here when he died.
The funeral was held in Sioux City Tuesday and was attended by C.
H. Slocum and C. H. Winterble of this place who acted as pall
bearers.
p 5 col 5
Wittrock - Bowley
On Saturday, September 24th, at the home of the groom's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thies Wittrock of Grant township, occurred the
marriage of Emil Wittrock to Miss Annie Bowley of Andover, S. D.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. Conrad of Calumet in the
presence of a number of relatives and friends of the contracting
parties. The groom is a well known and highly respected young
farmer. The bride is not so well known, having recently come here
from South Dakota. The guests from abroad were Henry Bowley, of
Omaha, brother of the bride, Herman Wittrock of Omaha, and Mr.
and Mrs. Thies Wittrock of Canistota, S. D. The young couple will
make their home on the farm of the groom's parents, who expect to
move to Sutherland in a short time.
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