Iowa Old Press
Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
November 3, 1921
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Ralph Foster has sued Aartje Van Veldhuizen for $10,000 damages.
The plaintiff is a minor child 9 years of age, and was caught in
an unprotected universal joint of a tumbling rod on a corn
sheller and had his thumb torn off and several bones broken and
ligaments torn loose, receiving permanent injuries. His mother,
Mary Wells, also sues for loss of services of her son and
hospital and doctor's bills, making a charge of $5, 278 therefor.
A half dozen residents of the south end of Primghar have built a
golf course in the Armstrong pasture and are losing balls and
threatening injury to livestock to their hearts' content.
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Robinson - Engelke
Courier readers will read with much interest the
following item taken from last week's issue of the Belmont
(Wisconsin) Success, concerning the marriage of Henry
Engelke, a former resident of this community. Local friends also
send best wishes.
Mr. Henry N. Engelke and Miss Fern Robinson, two popular young
people of Elk Grove, were united in marriage by Rev. A. M. Ivey
at the Methodist parsonage in Belmont, Tuesday evening, October
25th, 1921.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. Frank Robinson, and is an
estimable young lady, teacher of the Ipswich district school and
highly respected by all who know her.
The groom is a hustling and enterprising young farmer, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Engelke of Platteville. The Success
joins with their many Belmont friends in extending
congratulations and predict for them a bright and happy future.
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The little infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Schnett, that
was just two months old, passed away at home last Sunday morning
and was buried Monday afternoon in the Waterman cemetery at
Sutherland.
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Hicks - Seaton
Spencer News-Herald - Spencer friends were pleased this
week to hear of the marriage of Miss Ruth Seaton of this city and
Mr. Herbert Hicks of Gaza, Iowa, which took place Friday, October
21st, at Slayton, Minnesota. The bride and groom left Gaza in an
auto and drove to Slayton. They were accompanied by Miss Leone
Brown, a teacher in the Gaza school, and by Mr. Gilbert Moat of
Gaza. The ceremony was performed by the pastor of the M. E.
church at Slayton and took place at the M. E. parsonage.
Following the ceremony the wedding party went to Worthington,
returning from there Sunday.
The wedding was a very informal affair, but a pleasing little
fact is that the bride made her own wedding gown and hat, being
an accomplished needlewoman. Miss Ruth is the youngest daughter
of J. E. Seaton of Spencer and is a very popular young lady here.
She graduated form Spencer high school with the class of 1917,
and later studied for three years at the State College at Ames.
She became a successful teacher of domestic science, teaching for
a while in the schools at Rosgie [??] and this is her second year
as teacher of domestic science in the Gaza schools.
Mr. Hicks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hicks who live on a
farm near Gaza. During the late world war he served as a soldier
for one year in France. After his return he took up farming and
will continue to follow this occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Hicks will
spend the winter in Gaza, Mrs. Hicks finishing her school year
there. The young people have the best wishes of a host of friends
here who wish them happiness in their new life. The groom visited
here several times during the past summer and won many friends
for himself.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Donovan departed Monday afternoon via the auto
route for Renville, Minn., to attend the funeral of the former's
uncle.
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Chas. Welchlin who has been in this locality for some time
settling the estate of his father, the late Wm. Welchlin, whose
death occurred recently in LeMars, departed for his home in
Virginia, Monday. Mr. Welchlin and family expect to come back
north again in the spring to live, and will locate near Lake
Benton, Minn.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
November 10, 1921
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Adolf - Kaiser
Hartley Sentinel - At the Trinity Evangelical church on
Wednesday, November 2nd, at 9:00 a.m., occurred the marriage of
Miss Eva Adolf of Hartley, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Adolf to Mr. Harry Kaiser of Sutherland. The happy couple marched
to the altar to bridal strains from Lohengrin. Rev. Albrecht
performed the ceremony, giving them words of cheer and promise
and reminding them that only the faithful are they who will be
rewarded. Only the parents of both parties were present to
witness the ceremony.
The bride was becomingly attired in a beautiful gown of white
canton crepe and carried a lovely bridal bouquet of sunburst
roses. The groom wore a suit of navy blue.
Miss Eva is well known here and has many friends who hold her in
high esteem and wish her much joy in her new walk of life. Mr.
Kaiser for the past five years has been employed as a mechanic in
one of the Sutherland garages and is a worthy young man who is to
be congratulated upon securing in Miss Adolf a help mate. May
God's blessing attend their way. They leave today for a three
weeks' honeymoon.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
November 17, 1921
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Rev. John T. Lee Dies - Former Minister here
The citizens of Sutherland learned with keen sorrow of the death
of Rev. J. T. Lee, when a message telling of his demise, which
occurred at his home in Superior, Nebraska, was received by
friends here Monday morning. During his pastorate of the
Methodist Episcopal church in Sutherland from 1908 to 1912 he was
universally loved and honored for the good work he accomplished,
and while here became a friend to everyone in the community. The
following account was taken from Monday's issue of the Sioux
City Journal:
Rev John Tomas Lee, a northwestern Iowa minister for a quarter of
a century, died at his home in Superior, Nebraska, Saturday
afternoon, of a complication of diseases.
The aged clergyman retired from active work in 1912, after having
served on different charges near Sioux City for twenty-five
years. Rev. Mr. Lee was pastor of the Haddock Methodist Episcopal
church in Sioux City from 1892 until 1895.
The deceased entered the Northwest Iowa conference in 1887 and
took his first charge at Merrill, Iowa. Leaving Merrill two years
later, he served at Methodist churches in Cushing, Jewell,
Haddock Mission in Sioux City, Sergeant Bluffs, Kingsley,
Schaller, Lake City and Sutherland, Iowa. Retiring in 1912, he
moved to Superior, where he has since resided.
The body will be brought to Sioux City for burial today. Funeral
services will be held at the home of Mrs. Anna Johnson, 718 Cook
street, at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev. C. H.
Kamphoefner, pastor of the Whitfield Methodist Episcopal church,
will officiate at the ceremony. Pallbearers will be chosen from
Methodist ministers. Burial will be in Floyd cemetery.
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William Deddrich Menke, 1864 - 1921
William Deddrich Menke was born April 30, 1864, in Witzen,
Province of Hanover, Germany. In 1890 he came to America, and
settled near Paullina, Iowa. On Dec. 13, 1895, he was married to
Miss Sophie Kappermann. This union was blessed with twelve
children, of whom two have preceded the father in death.
Recently Mr. Menke's health failed him, and after some
consideration, he was forced to accept medical attention and
submit to an operation. Though human skill exerted itself to the
utmost it was of no avail and on the 4th day of November, six
days after the operation, he passed away, having attainted the
age of fifty-seven years, six months and four days.
Left to sorrow his departure are his wife, and children, Henry,
Mrs. Gustave Carison, Lilly, Minnie, William, George, Harry,
Vernon, Walter, and Arnold, and three grandchildren, and one
brother, Dick, of Calumet, who were with him to the end. Also one
sister, Louise, who lives in Germany. Besides these he leaves a
host of friends of the St. John's church, of which he was a
member. Rev. A. H. Franke of Calumet read a short service at the
house and also at the church. Burial at the Pleasant Hill
cemetery, Nov. 8th.
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness in
our great sorrow, and also for the flowers.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam T. Brown and Dale
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The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Brown passed away very
suddenly, Monday morning at about 5:00 o'clock. The baby had been
in usual good health in the evening and its death came as a great
shock to the parents.
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Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Jalas departed last Wednesday evening for
New York City to meet two sisters of the father who were expected
to arrive in the United States from Germany the first of this
week.
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The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam T. Brown, living six miles
northeast of Sutherland, passed away Monday morning, aged two
months and thirteen days. Death was caused from valvular
insufficiency. Interment was made Tuesday afternoon in Waterman
cemetery.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O'Brien co. Iowa
November 24, 1921
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Comes to Visit - Dies Here
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bryant of Greene, N. Dak., Mrs. D. W. Bryant
and daughter, Mrs. Clyde Triplett, of Stewart, Minn., and Mrs.
Fred Conaway, of Sevastopol, Calif., arrived in Sutherland
Wednesday morning to enjoy a reunion and partake of the happy
festivities on Thanksgiving Day at the E. R. Triplett home, five
miles east of Sutherland. Mr. Bryant suffered a stroke of
apoplexy and died suddenly at 2:30 p.m. of the same day. We were
unable to learn more of the particulars before going to press,
but understand that burial will take place in the cemetery at
Hartley, Saturday or Sunday. Mr. Bryant was a former resident of
this community and his many old friends will learn of his death
with much sorrow. Obituary next week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leonard, Mrs. Frank Powers and Mrs. Ira
Eddington attended the funeral of the infant daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Phelps, at Hartley, Friday.
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A baby daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Urban, who live in
the Liberty Hall, west of Sutherland, on Monday Nov. 21st. Death
followed in the afternoon of the same day and on Tuesday the
little one was buried in Cedar cemetery, south of Larrabee.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Jalas arrived home from New York City
Sunday, accompanied by the latter's three sisters, the Misses
Louise, Anna and Catherine Nissen, whom they met last week at
that place when these young women arrived from Germany. They have
come to this country to make their home.
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