Iowa Old Press
Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
July 4, 1918
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Court House and County Seat News
Frank Patch has been appointed as administrator of the estate of
Julia A. Mansmith and also that of D. C. Putnam.
Sereta Brehmer has sued her husband, Julius Brehmer, for a
divorce on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. They were
married April 11, 1917, and she claims her husband has property
worth $8,000 which he is trying to sell. Judge Hutchinson granted
an injunction restraining him from molesting her and also granted
an attachment in sum of $1,500 alimony.
A marriage license was issued last week to Samuel H. Schmalle and
Nellie A. Merhlhant.
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Obituary
Gottlieb Litka was born in Prussia, Germany, on the 24th of
March, 1860. In 1861 his parents came to this country to reside,
bringing their child with them.
His mother died on December, 25, death, [sic - this is the way
the newspaper published the obit] his wife and four children who
are Annie, his daughter who lives in Montana, William who is at
home, Henry, and Fred who is in the U. S. Army. Besides these
are, his father, John Litka, of Calumet, his sister, Mrs. H.
Wolters also of Calumet, and two brothers, Henry and Fred who
live near Sutherland.
Mr. Litka was baptised and confirmed in the Lutheran Church,
being a member of the same at the time of his death which
occurred on the 25th of June, at his home in Alexandria,
Minnesota. He suffered much in his life and his last illness and
has answered the invitation of the Saviour, Jesus Christ when he
said: "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy-burdened
and I will give you rest."
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church at 2:30
o'clock last Saturday afternoon, Rev. F. Lonsdale officiating.
Interment was made in the Waterman cemetery at Sutherland.
(from col 6) There was quite a stir in town on last Saturday
afternoon when the funeral of Gottlieb Litka was held from the
Methodist Church. The service was called for two o'clock in the
afternoon, the body having been shipped from the deceased's home
at Alexandria, Minnesota. Several relatives were here from
various places to attend the funeral. Rev. Lonsdale conducted the
service and spoke from the words of Paul to Timothy where he said
"I am now ready to be offered and the time of my departure
is at hand." Paul looked on his death as an offering, as a
departure and as an event for which he was ready. Interment was
in the Waterman Cemetery at Sutherland. The floral offerings were
very pretty. Mr. Innes, of Sutherland, had charge of the funeral
arrangements.
[transcriber's note - see obituary 12 Jun 1919 for Gottlieb's
father, John. The family surname in that obituary is listed as
"Litke"]
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News Happenings From Calumet
Infant Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guntzmann Dead
Another of our homes has been cast under a cloud of sorrow in the
death of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guntzmann about
midnight on Wednesday, the 26th, after suffering about 24 hours
from spasms. The child was but one month old and was the pride of
the parent's hearts. The funeral service was held at the home and
was conducted by Rev. Lonsdale, there being a good number of
sympathisers present and many floral tokens were in evidence. The
body was then taken to Holstein, Iowa, for burial. Our sympathy
goes out to these people in their affliction.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Husted and Mrs. E. F. Parcaut returned from
Sioux City Tuesday evening where they had been to attend the
funeral of Walter Nelson who was killed in the collapse of the
Ruff building which occurred Saturday. The young man was a nephew
of Mr. Husted.
We have just been informed that an account of a marriage license
being issued to Miss Tena Nell and Paul Thiessen, both of this
place, appeared in the Waterloo Courier in the issue
June 18th. After making several inquiries for particulars, we
found it impossible to secure any for this week but hope to have
an account of it later. Maybe one of the "newlyweds",
themselves, will decide to come in and "fess up" and
tell us all about it. Well, we are not going to wait any longer
anyway, and here's wishing them lots of joy and happiness right
now.
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Hanson - McCormack
The marriage of Miss Lillian McCormack to Elmer Hanson occurred
last Saturday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock in Primghar at the
Methodist parsonage, Rev. T. S. Bassett officiating. They were
unattended. Miss McCormack was born and grew to womanhood at this
place. Mr. Hanson is a representative of the Salutary Remedy Co.
and has spent several months in this community. The bridal pair
have gone to Hawarden and expect to spend the summer travelling
to various places in the interest of Mr. Hanson's work. The Courier
joins friends in extending congratulations.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
July 11, 1918
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Braasch Estate In Court
Henry Braasch and Louis Montgomery (formerly Louise Braasch) vs.
Louise Braasch, William Braasch, Amelia Braasch and Emma Erickson
(formerly Emma Braasch) is the title of a case filed in the
district court asking a division of the large estate left by the
late Herman Braasch, which includes 520 acres of land in Spring
township. According to the provisions of the will as set out in
the petition, the property was to be left intact during the life
of the widow, Mary Braasch, and the entire income was to be paid
to her. On her death $4,000 cash each was to be paid to Amelia
Braasch, Louis Montgomery, William Braasch and Emma Erickson, the
remainder of the estate to be divided equally among the heirs who
are plaintiffs and defendants in the action. The petition states
that the widow has recently died and that the heirs are unable to
agree upon a division of the property. The court is asked to make
a partition of the estate in accordance with the provision of the
will. (Cherokee Times)
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Mesdames Silas Steele and T. J. Spurlock were called to Parker,
S. Dak., Tuesday because of the serious illness of their brother,
L. D. Hartels.
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Mrs. Frank DeNoyer and daughter, Mrs. A. Clifton, attended the
funeral of the former's brother-in-law, Alex Morrow, which was
held Tuesday at Royal.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
July 18, 1918
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Albert Severeide Weds
No doubt many Sutherland people will be surprised to learn of the
marriage of Albert L. Severeide of this city to Miss Ada Bernice
Crandall, of Beresford, S. D., which took place on Tuesday, June
18th, at the Congregational parsonage in Canton, S. D., Rev. R.
C. Preston officiating. The young couple were attended by Miss
Catherine Woodard and Carl Delbridge also of Beresford. The news
did not leak out and become generally known in Sutherland until
last week.
The bride, although unknown to Sutherland people, is said to be a
charming young lady and will make a good help-mate to her husband
who is a young man of sterling character.
"Alex", as he is known to most of his friends, is the
eldest son of Lew Severeide of this city and is a young man
deserving of much credit for the progress he has made in life. He
is a graduate from the Sutherland High School in 1911 and worked
his way through College at Grinnell, from which place he
graduated in 1915, in the fall of 1915 he entered the Rush
Medical College at Chicago and this past June finished a four
year course in three years. He is one of Sutherland's boys who is
making good on his "own hook."
The happy couple will make their home for the present with the
bride's sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Brueler, at
Beresford, where they are both employed in a drug store, which is
owned by Mr. Buehler. The Courier joins with the many
friends in wishing them hearty congratulations.
Yale - Walrath
A very quiet wedding occurred Monday afternoon of this week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burton A. Walrath of Sioux City when
their daughter, Lala Faye, became the bride of Everett W. Yale,
of Sutherland, in the presence of immediate relatives.
The bride is an accomplished young lady with many friends in this
vicinity, having formerly taught school near Sutherland. She is a
graduate of the Rock Valley high school and attended Iowa State
Teachers College at Cedar Falls where she specialized in English
and is also a graduate from the National Business Training school
at Sioux City, where she has been employed the last two years as
a stenotypist.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Yale, of Sutherland and
is very well known and highly respected by all who know him. He
is a graduate of the National Business Training School of Sioux
City, where he was formerly employed as a bookkeeper but this
season he has been farming with his father.
Mr. and Mrs. Yale will make their home with the groom's parents
until Everett leaves for military service. The best of wishes for
their happiness and prosperity is expressed by their many
friends.
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Paullina's First Gold Star
Word came to this community the latter part of last week through
the published casualty list of the death of Ernest Morrow in
action somewhere in France. This is the first casualty among the
boys who have gone from this community in response to their
country's call.
We understand that Ernest's folks reside in England. That he came
to this country five years ago as many others, for the purpose of
bettering his condition. He was employed on different farms in
this neighborhood, most of the time with Dr. W. A. Hamilton. At
the time of his call to service he was employed at the Ralph
Wilkinson farm. (Paullina Times)
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Court House Notes
Marriage licenses were issued to the following:
Wm. J. Forbes, 79
Mrs. Caroline M. Forbes
Mr. Charley Oldenkamp, 23
Annie Bruce, 17
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
July 25, 1918
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In Honor of Carl Mather
We print the following item, taken from the Aerial Age Weekly,
July 8th, as we are sure that the name of Carl S. Mather will
live with the citizens of Sutherland, and we are all more than
proud that the War Department is thus honoring his memory in this
signal manner.
Washington, D. C. - The War Department authorizes the following
statement: "Mather Field, of Sacramento, Calif. was opened
for training aviators on June 24. This is one of the new training
fields for flyers recently completed for the Department of
Military Aeronautics and is the twenty-eighth field in active
operation. It was named in honor of 2nd Lieut. Carl S. Mather,
Signal Reserve Section. Major D. C. Emmons, J. M. A. S. C., is
commandant at Mather Field.
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J. W. Wallace, an old resident of Hawarden and community, took
his own life about 11 o'clock last Friday night by handing
himself in the loft of the barn. He had been in a partially
unbalanced state of mind for a number of years, but of late his
condition had been growing worse, and it was owing to this state
that he committed the rash deed. (Hawarden Independent)
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Preacher Objects To Services in English - Rev. Mennenoeh,
Pastor of German Ev. Church, South of Peterson Gets Himself Into
Trouble
Monday an officer of Buena Vista County came up and took Rev.
Mennenoeh, pastor of the German Evangelical church south of town,
to Storm Lake. It seems that there has been considerable
dissention among the members of the congregation since the
Governor's english proclamation, as to the form of service that
should be held in the church. Last Sunday it is said some of the
younger members went out to the church to hold an English Sunday
school but when they arrived they found that the church was
locked. Henry Graphenthin went to the parsonage for the key and
was informed that they could not have English meetings in the
church upon which Mr. Graphenthin and others notified authorities
at Storm Lake with the above result.
We do not know what the outcome of the hearing was at Storm Lake
but we understand that the members have called a meeting for next
Sunday to decide what is to be done in the future.
The Governor's orders in regard to foreign languages are to be
lived up to and officers have orders to see that they are
followed. The Governor say that those who wish to have the sermon
preached in a language other than English shall first listen to
the same sermon in the English and then for the benefit of those
who cannot understand the English they may have it preached in
their own tongue. This means that if the people want to have the
privilege of listening to the sermon in their own tongue they
must first listen to the English and not stay away till such a
time as the foreign tongue is to be preached.
We hope the matter will be settled without having to resort to
stern methods and in this case we think it will. -Peterson
Patriot
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