Iowa Old Press
Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co., Iowa
April 3, 1908
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Days of Auld Lang Syne - Twenty-five Years Ago - From The
Courier of March 30, 1883
The old gentleman Dakis [Dakin?] of Grant township died last week
Thursday night at the age of one hundred and three. He was the
oldest man in the county.
Twenty Years Ago - From The Courier
of March 30, 1888
Mrs. Lydia Wheeler died at the residence of Mr. L. A. Worth in
Sutherland on Saturday, March 24, 1888, age 83 years, one month
and 22 days. Deceased was the mother of Mrs. Roma W. Woods and
Mrs. F. F. Burlock. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the
entire community. Funeral services were held at the house Sunday
afternoon conducted by Rev. Laye.
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Judge Mould entered an order directed to the sheriff to take Gust
Hartwig to the state hospital for inebriates at Knoxville last
week and Sheriff Geister was preparing to serve it when news was
received of the death of Hartwig and Sutherland.
John Schweitzer, a Sioux Rapids bachelor, was married recently to
Miss Anna Anderson, formerly of Peterson. The groom had been one
of those fellows who always show their newly married friends a
good time, and the reception that he and his bride received on
their return to Sioux Rapids was not slow by any means?
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Death Wins Again
Gus Hartwig, known as "Big Gus," who for years had been
in the habit of indulging in periodical sprees, a short time
since decided to quit, and with this end in view voluntarily
signed the papers asking that he be sent to Knoxville. But he
waited too long, and when the sheriff arrived to take him away he
found that death had arrived first.
Hartwig has been in the vicinity of Sutherland a number of years,
being employed as a farm hand most of the time. During the latter
part of the winter he has been out of work, and as he had no
place to stay Ray Crum allowed him to sleep on a cot in the back
room of the drug store and assist him with the rough work about
the store. Monday morning when Mr. Crum came down to the store he
found Gus unconscious and he died shortly afterward. At first it
was though that he had taken poison, but it is now believed that
he collapsed on account of being unable to obtain the stimulants
to which his system was accustomed. Coroner Scott was called and
an inquest was held, and it was decided that he died from
alcoholic poisoning.
The story of Hartwig's life would be an interesting one. He was
born of a good family in Hanover, Germany, his father being an
official of some kind. He received a good education and was
fitted for almost any line of business. In his young manhood he
was a soldier in the German army, being a member of the imperial
Guards. He came to America about thirty years ago.
Hartwig was honest and industrious and when sober was intelligent
and kind. He realized that drink was his enemy and sometimes
would remain away from town for months. He was nearly fifty-eight
years old.
The remains were laid in Waterman cemetery Tuesday with a short
service at the grave. Who shall say that, in the day when all men
shall render an account, Gust Hartwig shall bear all the
responsibility for his ruined and wasted life?
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co., Iowa
April 10, 1908
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A marriage license has been issued to Jesse Washer and Anna J.
Davis.
H. H. Cole of Summit township has been sued by his wife for a
divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. They were
married in 1879 and have two children both of whom are grown to
manhood and womanhood. The specific grounds for the divorce are
quite vague, the allegations of the petition merely alleging
hectoring, threatening, nagging and complaining. It is understood
that the terms of divorce are agreed upon and no contest is to be
made.
The Times has it from good authority that Jesse Turner,
well known here several years ago and reported dead, is alive and
wearing a mustache. Jesse was supposed to have met with an
accident near Graceville, Minn., some six years ago while
attempting to ride the "blind baggage." At least some
fellow was buried under Jesse's name and rests in the cemetery
near Graceville while Jesse, apparently, has been living in South
Dakota now knowing that he was dead. Roy Bowers of Granville,
reports that he was surprised last week to meet Mr. Turner on the
train and have a visit with him. Turner is known here by a large
number, having had contests at times with expert corn huskers.
When he left here he worked on a farm near Graceville, Minn., and
was well acquainted with the Higgins family who identified the
body near the railway track as that of Turner and the coroner's
jury declared that Turner was killed by falling from a freight
train on which he evidently was beating his way. Mr. Bowers
vouches for the statement that Turner is a very live man and
doesn't know he is dead. He is at present employed as traveling
salesman and passed through Paullina, according to Mr. Bowers'
testimony, a week ago last Monday, going west on his way home.
Mr. Bowers states that he does not remember or know of Turner's
address but that he is "sureenough-Turner." Mr. Bowers
believes that the fact that Turner had become involved in some
threshing machine troubles near Graceville probably had something
to do with his keeping away from the "spot-light" so
long. He inquired, says Bowers, after his army comrades, Ed
Meier, "Cy" Young, Dr. Bart Bowers and others, of whom
he had lost track since his tragic death which was reported in The
Times at the time.
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J. N. Slick received word Tuesday morning of the death of his
sister-in-law, Mrs. George Slick, at Lanark, Ill. Mr. Slick left
for that place the same evening, and will remain there a week or
two to visit friends and relatives.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co., Iowa
April 17, 1908
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Jimmie Cavanaugh, a unique character who had been a resident of
Spender for thirty years, died last week at the Clay county poor
farm at the age of seventy-one.
Mrs. Wm. Van Beynum, a highly respected woman living near
Maurice, committed suicide by hanging one day last week. She was
over sixty years old and was suffering from a nervous trouble.
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Mrs. T. B. Nott received word Monday of the death of her father
at Montello, Wis. Mrs. Nott left the next morning for that place
to attend the funeral Deceased was eighty-six years of age.
John Slick returned Tuesday morning from Lanark, Ill, where he
went last week to attend the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
George Slick, as mentioned in The Courier. The lady was in her
usual health the day before her death, but in the night she told
her husband that she was feeling badly, and died before a
physician could be called. Mr. Slick reports that his father has
been quite feeble the past winter, but is now much stronger. He
also visited Clyde Boyle and found him prospering.
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Twin boys were born Monday to Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Johnson, living
near Royal, but unfortunately one of the little ones lived but a
short time. Mrs. Johnson was formerly Miss Nellie Keene of this
place.
A small child of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Steele of Hartley was buried in
Waterman cemetery Sunday afternoon, having died of pneumonia the
last of the week. The little one was about six weeks old. It is
but a few weeks since Mr. and Mrs. Steele were here before on a
similar mission. They have the heartfelt sympathy of their many
friends.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co., Iowa
April 24, 1908
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Rudolph Schlapkohl, a former resident of this vicinity and
brother of Wm. Schlapkohl of this place, is numbered with 200
young men of the navy from Iowa who are enjoying the battleship
trips from the Atlantic to the Pacific. His name was mentioned
last week in the daily papers as being a month those from Iowa
and this was the first word that his relatives here had received.
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The new Catholic cemetery, which is located a few rods north of
Waterman cemetery, has been named "Calvary." A new
fence is among the improvements being placed on the property.
Albert Behmer, our local comedian and character artist, was at
Peterson Wednesday and Thursday nights putting on a wooden shoe
specialty at the home talent play given by the Peterson ball
team. We hear that his "stunt" was well received.
Last Tuesday Dr. E. W. Parker received a check for $26.56 from
Washington, D. C. The amount is for two months pay for service in
the army forty-four years ago - for the months of March and
April, 1864. For some reason the money was not paid when due and
now comes as a "windfall."
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Death of N. S. Warren
The following in regard to the death of a well known pioneer is
taken from the Cherokee Democrat. Mr. Warren lived for
many years a few miles south of Sutherland and came here
frequently:
N. S. Warren, another of the pioneer residents of Cherokee
county, died at his home on Maple street at five o'clock
yesterday afternoon. For the past two years he had been in
failing health and finally succumbed to a complication of
ailments.
The funeral will be held from the family residence, 217 west
Maple street, at one o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
"Doc" Warren, as the deceased was familiarly known, was
born in Canada October 1, 1834. When he was three years old his
parents removed to Grant county, Wis., where he lived until he
was sixteen years old. He was early accustomed to the hardships
of a pioneer's life. In 1849 he was seized with the California
fever and made the trip there, going via the Isthmus of Panama.
He remained there four years. He came back to Newton, Indiana,
then to Dubuque, and in 1868 came to Cherokee county and took a
homestead in Cedar township, where he resided until about two
years ago, when he retired and came to Cherokee to live. He was
married in 1856 in Indiana, to Elizabeth Board. By this union one
son was born. After the death of his first wife he was married
again in Grant county, Wis., in 1865, to Jennie Morrison. Nine
children were born of this union, six sons and three daughters.
He was a member of Speculative lodge A. F. and A. M. and of
Burning Bush chapter R. A. M.
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