Iowa Old Press
Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O’Brien co. Iowa
September 3, 1931
Herman Mugge Dies at Calumet - Funeral Will Be Held in
Evangelical Church at Calumet Friday Afternoon at 1:30
Herman Mugge, a long time and prominent resident of the Calumet
vicinity, passed away at his home there Tuesday evening,
September 1. He was 69 years, 2 months and 3 days old at the time
of his death. For a considerable period prior to his demise Mr.
Mugge had been in poor health and suffered intensely at the end.
He was born in Germany and came to this country 45 years ago.
During most of this time he was engaged at farming, but retired a
few years ago. The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock at the Evangelical church in Calumet. A short
service will be conducted at the home at 1:15.
Editor's Grandfather Killed
Homer Nichols, grandfather of the editor of The Courier,
was killed in an automobile crash at an intersection on No. 20
seven miles west of Rockwell City Monday noon. The funeral was
held at Glidden, Ia., yesterday afternoon and our little
newspaper family was in attendance. Mr. Nichols was 86 years old
and had lived in Glidden 52 years. He is survived by his widow;
one son, I. A. Nichols, editor of the Hardin County Citizen at
Iowa Falls; and one daughter, Mrs. Edna Noble, at home; besides
several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Stork Express
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bohrns, of Calumet, are the parents of a
daughter born last Thursday, Aug. 27. They have named her Phyllis
Lillian.
Court News
-Guardianship of Kenneth Lawrence Chesley was filed in the office
of the Clerk of the District Court August 28; L. L. Jones was
appointed guardian.
-The estate of Agnes McCauley, deceased, was opened in the office
of the Clerk of the District Court. The will is set for probate
September 28. Robert and Andrew McCauley were named executors in
the will.
-James J. McCreath and Agnes McCreath Metcalf were appointed
executors of the estate of Alexander McCreath. Letters
testamentary were issued to them August 31.
-W. A. Hoeven, Clerk of the District Court, reports the following
marriage licenses issued:
William Frerk and Welma Dau, both of this county, August 29
Hefman Stafford and Margaret Den Hartog, both of O'Brien county,
August 31
-An application for marriage license was filed August 29 by
Howard Carl Henry Williamson of Winthrop, Minn., and Marion
Diamond, of Sheldon, Ia.
Sheriff Edw. Leemkull, accompanied by County Attorney L. O.
Lampman, raided the home of Mrs. Wm. DeWitt, of Sanborn last
Wednesday night and placed Mrs. Wm. DeWitt and Mrs. Joe Winkel
under arrest on the charge of nuisance. A quantity of alcohol was
found on the premises. The women pleaded guilty before Judge C.
W. Pitts, on County Attorney's information, and were fined each
the sum of $300 and costs and ordered confined to the O'Brien
county jail for a period of three months.
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Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Noble were in Glidden Wednesday to attend
the funeral of Mr. Noble's grandfather, Homer Nichols, who was
killed in an automobile accident near Lake City Monday. Mr.
Nichols was driving from a side road onto No. 20 when another car
struck his Ford sedan. He visited in Sutherland about a year ago.
Car Stolen at Rock Valley Found at Cheyenne, Wyo.
The car stolen by Colvin in his departure from Rock Valley with a
young girl of that city has been recovered at Cheyenne, Wyo., and
is now in the hands of the owner but the man and girl are still
at large and hitch-hiking somewhere in the west. Colvin is a
paroled man from the state reformatory of Kansas and was supposed
to have little or no ready money when he departed with the stolen
car and the Rock Valley girl. Officers of the west are on watch
for the pair and they will undoubtedly be picked up well on their
way to the coast. - Hartley Sentinel
Laurens Youth Thrown Into Mowing Machine
A bad accident happened at the Dave Orwig farm about seven miles
south of Laurens, Tuesday, when Calvin, the 15-year-old son was
riding a horse and was thrown off into a mowing machine. The boy
had three ribs broken; the guards pierced his lungs and his jaw.
The shoulder was fractured.
Wife of Aurelia Banker Killed in Car Accident
Mrs. Libbie Whitney, 64, wife of John Whitney, former Aurelia
banker, was killed Tuesday evening when struck by a Buick sedan
being driven by Fred Wadsley, of Cherokee. The accident occurred
at 7:45 p.m. on highway No. 5 as Mrs. Whitney stepped from the
shaded street directly into the path of the oncoming car. The
body was thrown clear to one side of the street. Wadsley jumped
out, ran to her assistance and carried her to the Bates hospital,
a short distance away. Examination of the body revealed that her
chest was crushed and the right arm crushed above the elbow.
Sanborn Boy Tears Off Upper Eyelid
Peter Statema, little nine-year-old son of Mrs. Nick Beimers of
Sanborn, met with a peculiar and painful accident at his home
last Friday morning. While opening a screen door the hook on the
door caught and tore the upper eyelid of the left eye.
Pioneer O'Brien County Man Dies at Lost Angeles
I. W. Daggett, one of the early settlers of O'Brien county
practicing law for a short period at Primghar and later engaging
in the banking business at Sanborn passed away at his late home
in Los Angeles, Calif., August 14th. The deceased was prominent
in early O'Brien county history, both in business and in
politics.
Forty-Five Years Ago - September 3, 1886
-Wm Hill was found dead near his home, just east of Grant Center
church, at about one o'clock yesterday morning. It is thought
that his death was caused by apoplexy.
-F. Fedderson, of Liberty township, was injured last Friday, when
the tine of a pitchfork pierced his right lung six or eight
inches.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O’Brien co. Iowa
September 10, 1931
Herman Mugge Buried Friday
1865 - Herman Mugge - 1931
Herman Mugge, son of Henry and Margerete Mugge, was born June 28,
1865 in Vilsen, Hanover, Germany. Here he was baptized and
confirmed in the Lutheran church. He departed this life Tuesday,
September first, 1931, at his home in Calumet, Iowa.
When he was seventeen years of age he came to the United States
and settled in Wisconsin where he resided until 1888. In that
year he came to O'Brien county, Iowa and started farming. The
following year he was united in marriage to Bertha Steffens on
March 18. To this union ten children were born. In 1896 he moved
to the farm near Calumet where he lived until he retired in 1921
when he moved to Calumet. He enjoyed a life of good health until
about three months ago.
He leaves to mourn his departure, his widow and ten children,
Clara Menke, Henry, Harry, Elmer, Ernest, Arthur, Raymond, Nora
Boldt, all of Calumet, Lester of Cleghorn and Alta Wood of
Everly, sixteen grandchildren, two brothers and one sister in
Germany.
Funeral services were held Friday September 4 at the Lutheran
Evangelical church with Reverend Paul G. Wuebben in charge. Mrs.
M. H. Welch, Mrs. John Mehrens, Martin Wuebben and Gus Linneweh
sang and Mrs. Elmer Mehrens played the piano. Interment was made
in Liberty cemetery.
Those from a distance who attended were Henry Borman, Ola Borman,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wohlers, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wohlers, Mr. and
Mrs. Freed Greece, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Borman and family of Rock
Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Segelke, Mrs. B. Wallace, Miss Mabel
Segelke of Cherokee and a number from Primghar and Paullina.
Accidental Shot Kills Marcus Bank Cashier
Lee Woods, 45 years old, cashier of the Farmers State Bank of
Marcus, was killed by the discharge of a shotgun about 7:30
o'clock Wednesday morning. The tragedy occurred in the vault of
the bank as the institution was being opened for business. The
vault door had been opened and Woods had entered, ostensibly to
open the safe, when, according to Ray Jayne, a clerk in the bank
and the only person present, a shot rang out and Woods was found
on the floor of the vault with the top of his head shot off. He
had died instantly. It is said there were several guns in the
vault for the protection of the bank and that the shotgun stood
against the wall. It is believed the gun was accidentally knocked
over, was discharged and inflicted the wound. Woods is survived
by his wife and one daughter, who is about 18 years old.
Peterson - Priegnitz
Wednesday morning, at the Methodist parsonage, occurred the
marriage of Rudolph Priegnitz and Miss Mayme Peterson, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peterson. Both of the young people
are from Sutherland. The pastor, Rev. Corwin Taylor, performed
the ceremony, using the double ring service. The bride's brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Peterson, were witnesses
of the ceremony. Following the ceremony they left for Waterloo
for a visit with relatives. They expect to leave the last of the
month for Anaheim, California, where two brothers of the groom
live, and where hey will make their home.
Court News
-The estate of Garret Schuurman, deceased, was opened in the
office of the Clerk of the District Court, Sept. 8. Stephen
DeVries was appointed administrator of said estate.
-Clerk of Court W. A. Hoeven issued one marriage license the past
week, to Henry W. Meyer, of Cherokee, Iowa and Norma Killam of
Sanborn.
Chas. Brintnall Dies in Montana
Charles Brintnall, a former resident of Sutherland, died recently
at his home in Kalispell, Mont. The Brintnalls came to Sutherland
about fifty years ago, and for many years Mr. Brintnall was in
the banking business.
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Mrs. Phoebe Byram of Calumet, Mrs. Gus Gottsch, Mrs. Adah Heckert
and Miss Eva Hopkins drove to Royal Tuesday afternoon and called
on Mrs. Alex Farquhar at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dale
Youde. Mrs. Farquhar, who has been very ill with high blood
pressure, is some better.
Sister Seraphia and Sister Daniel, of Waterloo, who had been
visiting Sister Seraphia's brother, Will Sweeney at Spencer, came
to Sutherland last Saturday with Mr. Sweeney and Margaret, for a
visit with her sister, Mrs. T. D. Powell and her brothers, T. J.,
John and J. A. Sweeney. They went to West Bend on Sunday and on
Monday returned to Waterloo.
A pretty church wedding was held in the German Evangelical church
in Calumet Wednesday September 2 when Mr. Wm. Frerk of Sutherland
and Miss Welma Dau of Gaza were united in marriage by Rev. Paul
G. Wuebben. They were attended by Miss Alvia Dau and Mr. Albert
Frerk. Mr. and Mrs. Frerk left for various points in Minnesota on
a short honeymoon after which they will be at home near
Sutherland.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Bryant and Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bryant motored
to St. Anthony, Iowa Saturday and attended a family picnic on
Sunday at the Clemons Park. Mrs. Ora Conklin of Tulsa, Oklahoma
was present and this proved to be the first time in 50 years that
the brothers and sisters had been together. Fifty years ago last
December the boys' mother died and two months after, their house
burned and the family was broken up and went to live with
different relatives. It was an occasion long to be remembered.
The Bryants returned home Tuesday.
(last week)
John Smidt of Highland township and Miss Puhrmann of Paullina
slipped away and were married at Aberdeen, S. Dak., Monday,
August 24. They were accompanied by John's sister Ann and Jipp
Larson. A wedding dinner was given at the home of the bride's
mother. Mr. Smidt has been farming with his father and will
continue to make his home there for the present at least.
Clay County Clerk Dies At Spencer
Charles S. Weaver, who has been clerk of courts in Clay county
for the past 33 years, died last Monday at the age of 72 years,
following an appendicitis operation about three weeks go. Mr.
Weaver had served his county faithfully and well and was well
known through northwest Iowa.
20 Years Ago - Items taken from the files of The
Sutherland Courier - September 8, 1911
-Mr. John Kas of Random Lake, Wis., and Miss Faye Fisher were
married at the home of the bride's parents in Peterson.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O’Brien co. Iowa
September 17, 1931
Stork Express
-A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kenderdine, of Lawton, on
August 28th.
-Mr. and Mrs. Bert Aurand, of Linn Grove, are the parents of
twins, a boy and a girl, born last Wednesday, Sept. 9.
-An eight and one-half pound boy was born to Dr. and Mrs. A. A.
Mellon of Munsing, Mich. on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Mrs. Mellon will
be remembered as Miss Carrie Donovan.
Court News
-The will of E. M. Maurer, deceased, was admitted to probate
September 8. E. R. Randolph of Hartley, Iowa was appointed
executor in the will.
-Clerk W. A. Hoeven issued the following marriage licenses the
past week:
Rudolph Priegnitz, O'Brien county and Maymie Peterson, O'Brien
county.
Howard Carl Henry Williamson, Winthrop, Minn., and Marion
Diamond, Sheldon, Iowa.
-An application for a marriage license was made by Ira N. Everet,
O'Brien county, and Hazel Cutsinger, O'Brien county, September
10.
Mrs. Coddington Called by Death - Funeral Services Were
held at Home Tuesday and Body Taken to Schaller for Burial
After a long illness, Mrs. Will Coddington passed away at the
hospital in Cherokee last Saturday, September 12. Tuesday
afternoon at one o'clock funeral services were held at the home
south of town with Rev. Corwin Taylor in charge. Music was
furnished by Mrs. Frank Bruner and Miss Frances Bruner. The body
was taken to Schaller, Iowa, for burial.
1883 - Edith May Coddington - 1931
Edith May Cave was born May 19th, 1883 in Cherokee county, Iowa.
She was the eldest daughter of George and Alice Cave. She was
united in marriage to William S. Coddington September 11, 1900.
Her passing was on September 12, 1931 at the Sioux Valley
hospital in Cherokee, Iowa at the age of 48 years, 3 months and
24 days.
Most of her life was spent on farms in Cherokee and Buena Vista
counties except the last nine years which were spent in O'Brien
county. Mrs. Coddington had been a member of the Methodist church
for twenty years, having united with the church at Schaller in
1911.
She leaves to mourn her loss her husband, two sons and a
daughter, Roy of Peterson, Lloyd and Mabel at home. One son,
Floyd and a daughter Mildred preceded her in death, as also did
her parents and one brother. Immediate relatives are four
brothers and a sister, Will, Frank, and Purl Cave of Cherokee
county, Leland Cave of Aurelia, Iowa, and Mrs. Claude Young of
Cherokee.
Geo. W. Nelson Funeral Today - Civil War Veteran Passes
Away After Lingering Illness; Was 88 Years of Age
The flag hung at half mast yesterday. Its starry folds fluttered
lightly in the breeze, simply, silently, the symbol that another
veteran had passed away.
George W. Nelson, the last resident standard bearer of the days
of '61, died at his home Tuesday, Sept. 15th, at about midnight.
The infirmities of old age were responsible for his death, and
for some time prior to his passing he had been bedfast.
The funeral will be held this afternoon in the Church of Christ
at 2:30 o'clock with Rev. Frost of Sioux Falls, S. Dak.,
officiating. Interment will be in Waterman cemetery.
Mr. Nelson was 88 years of age. He was born in Wisconsin in 1843
and spent the younger years of his life there. In August, 1862,
he enlisted in the 29th Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
and served during the closing years of the Civil War until
discharged in 1865. During the year 1879 he came to Iowa and in
1890 to Sutherland. It is here that he has lived since that time.
Mr. Nelson's passing marks the end of the life of one of the
community's oldest citizens, but the beneficial influence he had
in its growth lives after him and his deeds remain to be
cherished in the thoughts of those who knew him best.
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Dick Hinkhouse returned home Saturday from Wagner, S. Dak., where
he attended the funeral of his mother.
David King Scalp Graft Promising
Spencer News-Herald: Grafting of a large piece of the
scalp back on the head of David King, Spencer youth who was
injured in an auto accident last week, is progressing with
promise according to physicians in attendance. The scalp was
taken completely off King's head in the accident and lay in the
wreckage for over half an hour before it was found and rushed to
the Spencer hospital where the graft was decide upon, the scalp
being revived in salt water and placed in position. Another week
will probably tell whether the unusual surgical attempt will be
successful or not, his physician states.
The passing away of Mrs. Will Coddington was a great shock to
this community and her many friends. Mrs. Coddington's health had
been failing for the last six months. A week ago Thursday she was
taken to the Sioux Valley hospital in Cherokee where she
underwent an operation for ulcers the following Monday and was
getting along nicely. Saturday her condition suddenly turned for
the worse and her untimely death came at 8:45 that same evening.
Those surviving are her husband, Will Coddington, two sons, Roy
and Lloyd and one daughter Mabel. This community extends
sympathy. Funeral services were held at the house at one o'clock
Tuesday and burial was at Schaller.
20 Years Ago - Items taken from the files of The
Sutherland Courier - September 15, 1911
-Roy Lampman and Miss Lora Martin slipped away yesterday to
Primghar, the former from Hartley and the latter from Sutherland,
and were quietly married at Primghar yesterday afternoon by Rev.
Pierce, of that place. The boys have been waiting a long time for
those cigars.
-Mr. Horace Peck arrived home on Tuesday from his trip to Rutland
county, Vermont, where he went about four weeks ago to attend the
celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of his
native village, Paulet.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O’Brien co. Iowa
September 24, 1931
Geo. W. Nelson Buried Thursday - Services for Veteran of
Civil War Held in Church of Christ; Burial in Waterman
Funeral services for Geo. W. Nelson, 88 years of age and the last
surviving resident Civil War veteran, were held in the Church of
Christ last Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Frost of
Sioux Falls, a former pastor of the church, preached the sermon.
Patriotic orders of Sutherland attended the funeral in groups.
Interment was in Waterman cemetery. Music at the services was
furnished by a male quartet composed of Robt. Lee, Frank Bruner,
Lloyd Gilbert and Herman Behmer. Miss Frances Bruner accompanied.
The pallbearers were Harry Hill, Chas. Nott, Raymond Powell, Emil
Propp, Leigh Drake and Edward Triplett.
1843 - Geo. W. Nelson - 1931
George W. Nelson was born in Bristol, Wisconsin September 4, 1843
and passed to the home beyond on September 15, 1931 at the age of
88 years and 12 days.
He received a common school education in his native state and
when 13 years of age began farming for himself near Milford, Wis.
When the Civil War broke out he volunteered his services for the
defense of his country, enlisting August 19, 1862 in Co. F 29th
Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and served until finally
mustered out June 22, 1865 at Shreveport, Louisiana. During his
three years of service, he was always ready for duty and served
with distinction throughout the whole period of his service.
After the close of the war Mr. Nelson returned to his home in
Wisconsin and in 1870 came to O'Brien county and homesteaded on
land west of Sutherland where he resided until moving to town
twenty-five years ago. He was married to Ann Elizabeth Bookman in
1873. To this marriage have been born eight children, Elias,
Alma, Beach, Mrs. Elva Propp of Sioux City, Grace, Mrs. Elizabeth
Woolston, Berton and George W. Jr. of South Gate, Calif. Alma and
Grace preceded him in death forty years ago. He also leaves to
mourn his loss twenty-one grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Mr. Nelson has been an invalid for the past four years and his
greatest pleasure was in having the members of his family about
him. He was ever kind and patient and in the last three months of
intense suffering earnestly longed for eternal rest. He joined
the Christian church while a boy and has been a faithful member
of the church here for many years.
Until the last few years he was an active member of the Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons, a charter member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, the Muscovites, the Order of the Eastern
Star, and Daughters of the Rebekah, and the Grand Army of the
Republic post. Since the World War he has been deeply interested
in the Legion and requested that they have charge of his funeral.
"Too much honor cannot be accorded these boys in blue who
fought the brave fight which enabled our country to remain a
united nation. They are fast passing away and when taps are
sounded for them our nation will have lost those men who made it
possible for the flag to wave from coast to cost and from the
lakes to the Gulf."
Court News
-Martha Eaton brought an action against Lester O. Eaton asking
that she be granted a decree of divorce from the defendant on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment, such as to endanger her
life; that she be given custody of their minor child Beverley
Eaton, that she be awarded temporary and permanent alimony in the
sum of $2500.00 and attorney fees in the sum of $150. Petition
states that they were married at New Hampton, Iowa on the 31st
day of May, 1918.
-The estate of Tillie Moermond, deceased, was opened in the
office of the Clerk of the District Court Sept. 19.
-Clerk of Court W. A. Hoeven reports the following marriage
applications and marriage licenses issued in the past week:
-Application issued to Ira N. Evert, O'Brien county and Hazel
Cutsinger, O'Brien county, September 10. License issued September
17.
-Application issued to Dr. Amil J. Johnson, Grand Island, Nebr.
and Amelia M. Engelhardt, O'Brien county on September 15, license
issued on September 21.
-Burdette Osgersby, of Jackson, Minn., obtained a license to
marry Helen Huemoeller. They made their application in Dickinson
county, on September 14.
-A marriage license was issued to Thomas J. Shoemaker, of
Marshalltown and Minnie A. Taylor, Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 14.
This couple made their application in Marshall County, Sept. 8.
Last Rites Paid to Bert L. Cobb - Former Sutherland
Marshal Dies at Marathon and Body is Brought Here for Burial
Bert L. Cobb, for many years the town marshal of Sutherland, died
at his home in Marathon last Thursday morning, Sept. 17th after
an illness which had confined him to his bed for two months. Mr.
Cobb had been in failing health for several years. The body was
brought to Sutherland and laid to rest with short services in
Waterman cemetery.
Mr. Cobb resided here until about twelve years ago, when he and
Mrs. Cobb moved to Marathon. While in Sutherland he was the town
marshal and worked for D. F. Shumway in the implement business.
At Marathon he was also marshal until the last two years, during
which time he was unable to work.
He is survived by his wife at Marathon and one son, William of
Omaha, Nebr., who has been in the employ of a finance company.
Stork Express
-Mr. and Mrs. Jay Duncan are the parents of an eight lb. son,
born Tuesday September 22. He has been named Robert Jay.
-A daughter was born Sept. 18 to Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Wood of
Everly. Mrs. Wood was formerly Miss Alta Mugge, of Calumet.
-Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bobzien are the parents of twin boys born
Sunday Sept. 20.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Long, Mrs. Sam Flinders and Mr. and Mrs. John
Foley went to Everly Sunday to attend the funeral of D. D. Long,
an uncle of Mr. Long and Mrs. Foley. Mr. Long, who died in Omaha,
formerly lived at Everly.
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