Iowa Old Press
Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
March 7, 1918
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Pioneer Answers Call Of Grim Reaper
Stroke of Apoplexy Causes Death of Julius C. Wohlert - Was
Resident of Community for 34 Years
Although it was known for some time that J. C. Wohlert was in
poor health, still it came as a shock to the community to learn
of his death which occurred at his home in Sutherland on Thursday
evening at 6:30 o'clock, Feb. 28, 1918.
Julius C. Wohlert was born in Grumdorf, Holstein, Germany on Dec.
22, 1844 and was granted a little more than the allotted time
given unto man in this life, of three score years and ten, as he
was permitted to reach the age of 73 years, 2 months, and 7 days.
In 1878 he immigrated to America and located in Scott county,
Iowa. He moved his family to O'Brien County in 1884 and settled
on a farm in Grant township, where he continued to reside until
two years ago, when he purchased a residence and with his wife
moved to Sutherland. In addition to his wife he leaves to mourn
his loss three sons, Rudolph H., Herman T., and Ernest K., and
two daughters, Mrs. Rolf Jebsen and Mrs. Emil Ewoldt, and a
brother, Theodore, also eight grandchildren, the above named
relatives all living in this county.
The deceased was a man of generous impulses, and never forgot the
hospitable ways of the pioneer. He had borne adversity bravely
and enjoyed prosperity quietly. When a young man he embraced the
Lutheran faith which he tried to honor by a conscientious life
ever afterwards.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church, Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock by he pastor, Rev. R. E. Willis, and the
remains laid to rest in the Waterman Cemetery.
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Courier "Angel" Captured
On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Arthur Lenhart and Miss Celia Chesley
were united in marriage at the Methodist parsonage in Cherokee,
Rev. F. S. Jory officiating. They were accompanied by the bride's
brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chesley. Their marriage,
just at this time, comes as a "surprise", although is
was "surmised" by close friends that "the"
day was not far in the distant future.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Edna Chesley. She was born and
has grown to young womanhood in Sutherland. She graduated from
the local high school with the Class of 1914. For the last three
and one-half years she has been our "typo" in The
Courier office, during all this time she did her work faithfully
and well and it was with much reluctance that we submitted to the
"inevitable" and promised to bestow our
"blessing" when the proper time came. Her quiet and
unassuming manner won many warm and admiring friends. The groom
is a son of Mrs. Myrtle Lenhart, and has resided in this locality
for a number of years. He has proven himself to be worthy in
every way. He is regarded as an excellent young man and possesses
a wide circle of friends.
The happy couple left on a short "honeymoon" to
Artesian and other points in South Dakota, after which they will
return to Sutherland and make their home with the bride's mother
for the present. The Courier extends its heartiest good
wishes.
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Wills of John Sanem, N. Litzell, and John Powell have been
probated. The Powell will was executed in 1879 and he died in
1896 and the will has just been dug up and probated to clear
title to some land.
Final reports were filed and administrators discharged in estates
of Nettie V. Stewart, Alive [sic?] V. Conway and James Ramsey.
Minnie Hansen was granted a divorce from her husband, Chris
Hansen. Plaintiff was granted alimony and care of part of the
children.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Butler have received word that their daughter,
Miss Lila, has resigned her position as Principal of the Public
Schools at Bedford, Ia., and has gone to Washington, D. C. where
she has accepted a government position in the office of Farm
Management in the Agricultural Department.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
March 14, 1918
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2 Sutherland Boys Are Hun Victims - Corp. Dean Parrish
Killed March 4th and Corp. Albert E. Behmer Killed Mar. 9th in
Action on West Front
[article accompanied by picture of Dean Parrish]
A cloud of sorrow was cast over the people of this community by
the disheartening news which was learned in the Sunday papers
telling that Dean Parrish was killed in action, when the German
troops made an attack in the American trenches in Lorraine on the
night of March 4. Showing the valor of our boys the report also
stated that the enemy was repulsed and driven out in fierce
fighting, also quoted from the official dispatch from France
giving the French view of the encounter saying the Americans
showed a "rare quality of courage, self-possession and calm
bravery which won them the admiration of the neighboring French
troops and the hearty congratulations of the French
command." This report brought home to the hearts of all of
us in this vicinity that our own brave boys, thirteen from this
place, all who were members of the One Hundred Sixty-eight
infantry, are now in the very thick of the terrible struggle and
are doing their full share in the great war to make the world
safe for democracy.
The home of Corporal Dean Parrish was at Glade Valley, North
Carolina. He was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Creed Parrish and
was born Mar. 14, 1895. He is survived by his parents and one
sister.
His grandfather was a captain in the Civil War on the Southern
side. Dean came to Sutherland four years ago this spring and has
worked in the country near this place since that time. He was
highly regarded at each place where he was employed. He was a
straight-forward and hard working young man and his circle of
friends in our midst is numbered by his acquaintances. He
enlisted June 3rd and was a member of the original Company E. at
Sheldon.
Just before going to press this afternoon (Thursday), we are
informed that Mr. and Mrs. Hans Behmer received the following
message from the War Department at Washington, D. C.
"Deeply regret to inform you that Corporal Albert E. Behmer,
Infantry, is officially reported as killed in action March
9th."
Thus is our cup of sorrow made more full. Our heads are all bowed
in grief and our hearts are heavy, but we cannot say more at this
time because of the late hour.
Memorial Services Sunday
Arrangements have been made by the citizens of Sutherland for a
memorial service to be held at the Opera House Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock in honor of 2nd.Lieut. Carl E. Mather, Corporal
Dean Parrish and Corporal Albert E. Behmer, the three noble young
men who have gone out from this place and have already "paid
the price" by making the supreme sacrifice in giving their
lives in defense of our beloved flag and country. According to
present preparations a patriotic address and some other
appropriate features will be given on the program.
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We deeply regret to report the sad news which just reached us,
that the twin baby girls born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Champion
near Primghar on March 11th, both died Wednesday evening. They
were taken to Cherokee for burial.
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Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Baughman and daughter, Mrs.Warner Munger,
arrived home Monday from Mechanicsville, Ill., where they had
been to attend the funeral of Mrs. Baughman's father.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
March 21, 1918
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OUR HONORED DEAD
[below headline are pictures of all the following men]
Dean Parrish, Killed in Action - March 4th
Albert E. Behmer, Killed in Action - March 9th
Ted A. Butler, Died of Wounds - March 9th
Carl S. Mather, Killed in Airplane Accident - January 30th
Ward Sewell, Died at Charleston, S. C. - March 15th
Sutherland's Death Toll Numbers Five in Great World War
Three Killed While in Action on Battlefields of France - Death of
Other Two Occurred at Training Camps - Impressive Memorial
Service for Heroes Held Sunday - Community Proud of Men
Sutherland and vicinity were struck a staggering blow last week,
and the whole community placed under a heavy cloud of sorrow from
which it has been a hard task to recover, because of the
dispatches which came to relatives, telling of the death of four
of our noble and gallant soldier boys who had gone out from this
place to fight for democracy and justice. Including Carl Mather
who was killed in an airplane accident January 30th, Sutherland's
death toll in the great war now numbers five.
We announced the deaths of Corporal Dean Parrish and Corporal
Albert E. Behmer last week, but before we had The Courier in
the mail, came the news to Mrs. Effie Butler that her youngest
son, Ted A., had died from wounds received march 9th. He was a
member of Corporal Behmer's squad and his bunk mate. Behmer was
the first man to volunteer from Sutherland and Butler was second,
both enlisting April 5th, just the day before war was declared.
Then Saturday, Walter and George Sewell was [sic] informed that
their nephew, Ward Sewell, died at a hospital at the naval
training station at Charleston, South Carolina.
On Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock a great and impressive
memorial service was held at the Opera House, when our citizens
came together to pay high honor and a tribute of respect for the
five boys who have already made the supreme sacrifice. Every
available seat in the building was taken, standing room was at a
premium and a great throng of people were unable to gain
admittance at all. Members of the bereaved families, and other
relatives and close friends of the young men in whose memory the
service was being held, were provided with a reserved section
near the front of the room.
The service was wonderfully tense and profoundly impressive.
Tears were shed but through it all there was a feeling of
exaltation and deep consciousness that our boys had all acquitted
themselves bravely and died the death of heroes, which was not
only a source of pride to the grief stricken parents but one in
which the community as a whole could share.
The service was in charge of Mayor Youde. Three appropriate
selections were sung by a double male quartet. Prayer was offered
by Rev. E. L. Frost. Scripture reading was read by Rev. Father
Wendl. Obituary and Words of Appreciation for 2nd Lieut. Carl E.
Mather was read by Mrs. Walter Price; for Corporal Dean Parrish,
by Charles Waggoner; for Corporal Albert E. Behmer, by Carl
Johannsen; for Ted A. Butler, by Dr. W. H. Kenderdine; for Ward
Sewell, by Mrs. Charles Spurlock; which all are published below.
The address of the afternoon was delivered by Rev. R. E. Willis
which was strong and forceful and we believe one of the very best
patriotic addresses ever given in Sutherland. We are publishing
it in full also this week because of its excellence.
Dean Parrish
Corporal Dean Parrish was born at Glade Valley, Alleghany Co.,
North Carolina, March 14, 1895. He died March 4, 1918, somewhere
in France, while fighting gallantly for his country. At the time
of his death, his age was twenty-two years, eleven months and
sixteen days. He leaves behind an aged father and mother, and a
sister.
Dean grew to manhood in North Carolina and came to Iowa in the
spring of 1914. Since that time he has worked on farms in the
vicinity of Sutherland. Wherever he worked he was greatly loved
because of his untiring zeal to please and make life comfortable
for his employers. Everybody who knew him loved him and could
count him their friend.
He enlisted at Sheldon June 4th in Company E as a second class
private and was transferred to the Headquarters Company of the
168th Infantry during the last week of August 1917. His love and
sincerity in his soldier life was as prominent as in his farm
life and soon was for him the honor of being made Corporal, the
first rank in the infantry as the leader of men.
Dean's life was so lead that he was not afraid to die. His last
words to me before enlisting were, "There is only one time
to die, and I will be ready and willing when the time
comes." His last words on leaving Sheldon with his company
were, "If I don't come back I will meet you in heaven."
Albert E. Behmer
Albert E. Behmer was born in Sutherland, Iowa, March 6th, 1893.
He died in action "Somewhere in France" March 9, 1918,
aged 25 years and three days. He grew to manhood in Sutherland,
graduating from the Sutherland High School with the Class of
1911, and entering Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, Sept.
1914. The first season he became a member of the
"Varsity" Football Team and during the two seasons of
1915 and 1916, he was officially recognized as the "All
State" and "All Western" quarterback.
That athletic leadership and physical prowess, with his
indomniable [sic] spirit and courage, naturally led him to offer
himself to his Country when her needs became great. In April
1917, Albert Behmer joined Company M, at Cherokee, Iowa, the
first of the Sutherland boys to enlist, and the first man from
Morningside College to join the colors. Thus, this first act of
his manhood was typical of his leadership, and the patriotism
which he displayed has found a ready response in the heart and
lived of many, many of our brave boys.
Now he has fallen, and again and for the last time he was the
first - the first of the Sutherland boys as well as the first of
the men that went from Morningside College.
As a boy Albert was characterized by quick, decisive action. He
did not live in a world of dreams, and his death therefore was in
perfect harmony with his life. He died in action, and our words
are in vain, for his actions speak louder than any words. And his
unselfishness found its best expression in this sacrifice of his
life for the great cause of Democracy. And we, therefore, with
one accord, pay him this sincere tribute, and hallow his memory
as one of the real heroes of the war.
Ted A. Butler
Ted A. Butler was born at Sutherland, Iowa, August 2nd, 1897. He
grew to manhood in our midst and as we remember his boyhood he
was a very attractive lad.
He enlisted in Company M, Second Iowa National Guard, April 5th,
1917, Lieutenant Geiger of Cherokee being the recruiting officer.
He was examined at Cherokee on April 21, 1917, by Dr. W. A.
Howard and called to Cherokee for service July 2, 1917. He was
transferred to the Third Iowa Regiment and left for Des Moines
August 17th. September 30th, he left Des Moines and reached New
York September 13th. October 18th his regiment left for France
and was on the ocean four days and then turned back and arrived
in New York October 27th. November 14th they left New York again
and landed in England December 1st or 2nd. Then they left for
"Somewhere in France" December 7th or 8th.
All had been well with him. He was proficient in his service and
was classed as a good soldier. He was so apt as a military
student that as a result he was one of a group to be called into
the first trench service, being a member of the Rainbow Division.
It is an excellent tribute that these boys were given this
important post ahead of the regular army. Then came that fateful
day, March 9th. On that day he received a fatal wound and his
mother, Mrs. Effie Butler, received this telegram, Friday, the
15th: - "Deeply regret to inform you that it is officially
reported that Private Ted A. Butler, Infantry died March 9th of
wounds received in action. Signed McCain, Adjutant General."
Besides his mother, Mrs. Effie Butler, he leaves to mourn his
loss, one brother, Dr. Albert J. Butler of Prentice, Wis., and
the whole community of friends.
Carl S. Mather
Carl S. Mather was born in Paw Paw, Mich., in1894 and died at
Houston, Texas, Jan. 30, 1918, at the age of 25 years.
He grew to manhood in Paw Paw and graduated from the high school
there in 1914. After finishing school he became interested in
aviation and shortly afterwards entered the Curtis flying school
at Hammondsport, New York, and after graduating there became one
of the instructors in the school.
The recommendation received at Sutherland from the Curtis school
stated that he was one of the most skilled aviators and mechanics
that the school had ever turned out. When he came to Sutherland
he was associated with W. E. Price for over a year in the
aviation business and while here made several successful flights,
showing his skill as an aviator.
He enlisted from here in October 1917, in the Aviation Corp. at
Omaha and was soon sent to the Military School of Aeronautics at
Champaign, Ill. After graduating there he was sent to Ellington
Field, Houston, Texas, where he was made Second Lieutenant of the
first Aviation squadron and was at the time of his death an
instructor in the school there.
He and another Second Lieutenant were killed at Ellington Field
on Wednesday, January 30, 1918, when their plane collided with
another plane and fell 2,000 feet.
The remains were shipped to Paw Paw for burial and were
accompanied by two comrades and the casket was wrapped in the
American flag and on top were the outstretched wings, the
insignia of the U. S. Air Service, presented by his comrades.
Six of his high school class were pall-bearers. The flag on the
school house was lowered to half mast and the bell tolled while
the remains were being taken to and from the church. He leaves to
mourn his loss his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mather, one sister and two brothers - one brother being now
"somewhere in France."
Carl was the type of character that made friends wherever he went
and in making new friends he never lost the old. He had no
"circle" of friends. He had friends united only by his
acquaintance. We feel, as one of his superior officers said in a
message of condolence to his family, that it is an unreparable
loss to sacrifice his life for so great a cause.
Ward Sewell
Ward E. Sewell, only son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Sewell, of Farmer,
Ohio, and nephew of George and Walter Sewell of this place, was
born August 22, 1894, at Williams Center, Williams county, Ohio.
Here he resided until coming to Sutherland in December 1915. He
worked in the country near this place until last July when he
answered his country's call and enlisted in the U. S. Navy at
Sioux City. From there he went to Omaha but stayed there only a
short time when he was transferred to the Great Lakes Training
School where he remained until December 1917. He was again
transferred, at this time to Charleston, South Carolina, where he
died March 15, 1918, aged 23 years, 6 months and 13 days. Burial
will take place from the home of his parents at Farmer, Ohio,
Monday afternoon. He is survived by his parents and two sisters.
Ward was of a kind and free hearted disposition and made friends
of whom all with whom he came in contact. Although he never saw a
battle, it can be truly said that he died a martyr to the great
cause for which our country is fighting.
Rev. Willis' Address
Honorable Mr. Mayor, Madam President of the Red Cross Chapter,
Honored families whose sons are being offered, Ladies and
Gentlemen - we are one family today. It has fallen to me to
address you on this sad occasion. I had rather sit with you and
mingle my tears with yours had I my choice. This is my bit. Into
this sacred presence I come to bring (1) the comfort of the
Gospel and (2) to rouse our patriotism to a higher level.
The keynote of this program has been touched by every number and
without knowing what others would say, I have chosen as my theme,
"Sacrifice, the Law of Life." In these days when
everything seems moving and shifting - when nothing seems stable,
it is well to remember that the "Word of the Lord abideth
forever". If the word of God teaches anything worth
remembering, it teaches the law of sacrifice.
I shall not take a formal text but cite the instance (John's
Gospel XI: 50) where the High Priest says: "It is expedient
for us, that no man should die for the people, and that the whole
nation perish not". This is God's law of vicarious
sacrifice. And if some say, "This refers to Jesus Christ the
divine son of God and is not applicable to us" then I ask
you to remember the instance of Queen Esther (Book of Esther IV:
14) when her foster-father begged her to present herself before
the king and plead for the life of her people saying, "And
who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time
as this". Queen Esther presented herself before the king at
the risk of the sacrifice of her own life, for had not the king
held out to her the golden scepter in token of his royal favor,
her life had been forfeited, though she were Queen of the realm.
These two instances make it clear that it is justifiable for some
lives to be sacrificed that other lives might be saved.
Sacrifice, the Law of Life, is a just theme. It is true in plant
life annually, as the Master taught when he said, "Except a
grain of wheat fall into the ground and die it abideth along, but
if it die it bringeth forth much fruit". It is as true in
animal as in plant life. In the lower forms of animal life the
very act of reproduction requires the sacrifice of the parent
stock. It is true that the sacrifice is the Law of Life in the
birth of us all. No adult present but knows that for his or her
life, some mother went down the dark valley to death's very door.
It is equally true in history. It was true of the pioneers who
came these broad prairies at a sacrifice and continued to
sacrifice suffering every hardship and enduring every privation
that today we may enjoy the fruits of their sacrifices. It is
certainly true of our political history. It was because our hardy
forefathers were willing to sacrifice their lives to obtain their
freedom that we are an independent people. It was at a tremendous
cost that they fought the British and their hired Hessians and
drove them from our soil. France gave us aid when we were weak
and had always expected help in return, and, after a lapse of one
hundred forty years, General Pershing stood on French soil at the
tomb of one of the most illustrious sons and said,
"LaFayette, we have come."
We had to sacrifice again in 1812 to maintain our rights to the
highways of the seas and for these sacrifices not only are we
free and independent today but Canada, Australia, and South
Africa too breathe a measure of the same independence. Again in
the 60's it was in the fires of sacrifice, when on both sides a
million of our sons had either been killed or wounded, that we
welded into a nation - one and indivisible.
Still again in '98 it became necessary to sacrifice brave sons.
At the call of humanity to be free from the tyranny of Spain in
Cuba and the Philippines, the boys marched away and they and we
counted the sacrifice none too great compared to the blessings
gained - little peoples guaranteed the right to their own place
and the shaping of their own destinies.
But someone asks, "What has that 'Law of Life Sacrifice' to
do with this gigantic world conflict?" I answer, everything.
Bear with me if I shall seem academic while I call back to your
minds things that are patent to all. Up to August 1914, nations
seemed to be at peace and in the heighth of prosperity and we did
not know any had designs on any other. Then came the thunderclap
of war. The Allies and we looked through the dimness and saw the
rape and invasion of Belgium by the German armies with Paris as
their primary goal. We rubbed our eyes to make sure. Then
inquired, why? We were calmly, defiantly told, "Necessity
knows no Law." On this side our vision became clearer with
each day and we saw Germany's "peaceful penetration"
was pernicious penetration, full to the brim with paid spying,
duplicity, deception and lying. Before we could ask if the treaty
obligations would not protect the innocent and the defenseless
against the hordes of Huns, the shameless answer came,
"Treaties are only scraps of paper." Then as the clouds
lifted we saw in the wake of the Hun, ruthless and barbarous
practices, unbelievable. Again the mist lifts higher and we saw a
war machine on which the Germans had spent more than forty years
of experimenting. We saw it the most scientifically perfect the
world had ever known, set with the hair trigger fineness set to
go off and have part of its heinous work done by December 31,
1914. We saw it manipulated to violate every principle of
accepted and established international law. We saw it so inhuman
as to be deaf to appeal of right, of justice, of honor and of
humanity. Where it moved it left a trail of such barbarities,
inhumanities and bestialities, the like of which cannot be found
in the annals of history of either of peoples, civilized or
savage. This was true not alone in inoffensive parts of Belgium
and France, but Poland, in Servia, and in Armenia, where the
'terrible Turk' was taught greater and more inhuman cruelties by
officers from the German army.
The call of humanity to America on land was only equaled by the
call emphasized on the high seas. February 1, 1917, the Imperial
Government began the ruthless sinking of all ships, without
warning, whether merchant, passenger, belligerent, friend or foe
alike. Her word of honor solemnly given was only intended to be
kept until she was prepared to prosecute her plans with the
maximum of frightfulness and "without leaving a trace".
Long before the Lusitania, crowded with American citizens and
subjects, including innocent women, had gone down - victims of
the frightfulness of the ruthless U-Boat. Their cries are still
rising from the deep and the German Government has never made
apology. With the ringing call of humanity, both on land and sea,
came this question - Shall we stay out of the conflict and
sacrifice innocent women and children or shall we get in?
American manhood said, "Get in."
War was not declared until the masters of Germany had invaded our
rights by marking off the map a zone in mid-Atlantic extending to
the 20th Meridian and practically said "Keep off." Had
we yielded this we doubtless would have been asked to yield to
the 30th or 50th or to the three mile limit. This demand was as
much an invasion of our rights and an act of war as much as the
invasion of the soil of Belgium an act of war. We must either
fight or surrender. The true manhood of America said, "We
will fight, but surrender - never". Ten millions of young
men placed their names on the register or were already enlisted,
and said "we are at your service."
We want this service to stir our deepest patriotism without
stirring any bad blood. Yet I want to say what I now say with no
uncertain sound. With the masters of Germany undefeated no
democratic government is free from their menace and threats. I
submit you this: That for all the ravages, the barbarities, the
savageries, I have cited the Imperial Government and that the
Government alone is responsible. This is the verdict of the court
of world opinion. The accumulating mass of evidence became so
abundant and convincing that he who openly questions it should be
visited by the federal authorities.
In this sad and solemn and sacred presence, there is no place for
the pro-German, unless he come as a penitent; nor for the man or
woman who, for business, social, or any other reason, condones or
makes apology for impenitent pro-Germanism.
Nor for the slacker, be he the man who seeks to avoid services
for selfish purposes, or any woman who allows her social or even
her domestic life to keep her from rendering valuable service to
the Red Cross. The calls are many and so urgent. On my table lays
a call for 10,000 Red Cross nurses - apply at headquarters.
In the light of this supreme sacrifice, you, bereaved, families,
have made, we will withhold nothing. We pledge to you our hands
and hearts, our sympathies, our comforts. We will stand by you.
And to you, "O, Flag of Service!" we pledge our sons,
ten millions of them. We'll make another flag and another and
another - we'll cover their fleecy white with the stars as the
boys are called out. And if it is theirs to fall as these have
fallen, we'll crown their stars with gold as the highest badge of
honor and glory.
And to "Old Glory" whose folds have never trailed in
the dust, whose stripes and stars are never unfurled on any
battle line but in the interest of human liberty, to you, the
flag that has never been defeated, to you the flag that has never
been stained with dishonor, we pledge to you - not a few of us -
to you our flag, we pledge ourselves, our lives, our fortunes and
our sacred honor.
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Mrs. Ord Baughman was called to Mechanicsville, Illinois,
Thursday by the death of a brother.
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Word was received here Wednesday of the death of John Ramsey. His
death was caused from heart trouble and occurred Tuesday at
Rochester, Minn., where he was taking medical treatments at the
hospital. His home is near Moneta, but her formerly lived in this
community and is remembered by a number of friends. He is an
uncle of W. C. Ramsey.
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Miss Laura Gillgash and Eugene Grant were married at the M. E.
parsonage Thursday. A number of the young folks from here
charivaried Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Grant last Thursday evening.
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Naturalization hearings in this county will be
held the second Tuesday of the second term and fourth day of the
fourth term. This will bring hearings on for Tuesday, April 13.
The following have applied for final naturalization papers and
their cases will be disposed of on that date: Jan Dekker,
Sanborn; John E. Johnson, Hospers; Chas. E. Elliot, Sheldon;
Harry K. Alfstad, Sheldon; Arend Jan Kleinwolterink, Sheldon;
Wilhelm Mehl, Primghar; Wm. H. Irvine, Primghar; Torstein H.
Solsberg, Paullina; Carl Hove, Gaza.
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Sheldon Mail
Sheldon, O'Brien co. Iowa
Thursday, March 27, 1918
Section 2, Page 4, Column 2
John Fuller Potter
John Fuller Potter, eldest son of Warren and Lucy Potter, was
born in Floyd township, Onida [sic--Oneida] county, N. Y., May
21, 1877 [error--1847] and died in Sheldon on March 25, 1918 at
the age of nearly seventy-one years. With his parents he moved to
Berlin, Wis., in 1856, where he resided for eighteen years. In
1870 he moved to O'Brien county, Iowa, and took up the first
homestead in Floyd township. Floyd township took it's name from
the township in which Mr. Potter was born. He had been ill for
about a week, suffering from hemorrhage of the nose caused by
inflammation of the mucous membrane. He is survived by three
brothers, Lynn and Eugene of Sheldon, and William of Earlham, and
one sister, Miss Erma Potter of Sheldon. Funeral services will be
held from the M. E. church at 2:30 o'clock on Wednesday
afternoon, in charge of Dr. J. J. Bushnell. Burial will be made
in East Lawn cemetery.
[transcribed by V.R., January 2006]
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
March 28, 1918
p 1 col 1
Marriage licenses have been issued to:
A. W. Joy & Adeline Peek
H. DeRider & Marie DeGraaf
p 1 col 2
Austin - Draayom
Mr. Lloyd A. Austin and Miss Margaret Draayom were married at the
bride's home in Hospers, Ia., on Thursday, March 21st. Their
marriage is the culmination of a love affair which began when
Miss Draayom taught school in this vicinity some three years ago,
but it comes as a surprise just now as Lloyd has been able to
keep the matter entirely a secret.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Draayom, of Hospers,
and is spoken of by those who know her to be a popular young lady
in her home town, and that she has all of the necessary
accomplishments to make the man of her choice an excellent
helpmate. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Austin and is
well known in this community. He is one of our sturdy young
farmer boys, is a hustler and highly respected. The young couple
have gone to housekeeping on the home place for the present with
the groom's parents. The Courier offers the best wishes for their
future happiness and prosperity.
p 5 col 1
Claude Weaver has closed up his business affairs at Lake Benton,
Minnesota, and has returned to this vicinity to make his home
again.
[transcribed by A.N., December 2011]