Iowa Old Press
Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O’Brien co. Iowa
May 4, 1933
Twenty-two to Graduate 25th - May 11 and
12 Set as Dates for Senior Class Play - in Auditorium
Twenty-two members are in this year's graduating class of the
Sutherland high school, fifteen girls and seven boys. The size of
the class is about the same as it has been for several years.
Those who will receive their diplomas at the commencement
exercises on May 25th are as follows:
Class of 1933
Lucille Gwendolyn Andrews
Alma Lee Brewer
Darrel L. Draper
Dorothy L. Draper
Horace H. Flinders
Mildred Elizabeth Hayes
Doris H. Jensen
Doris E. Keene
Elmer J. Litzel
Isabelle W. Martin
Joyce K. Martin
Clarence C. Meyer
Evelyn Marie Mueller
Arlina Raper
Eleanor Helen Rein
Dorothy Elaine Schroeder
Robert G. Schultz
Ruth Rosezinna Steele
Thelmamae Tigges
Genevieve R. Woodall
Russell M. Woodall
Negus - O'Donnell
Miss Audrey Negus and Mrs. Gerald O'Donnell were quietly married
Sunday afternoon in the Methodist parsonage at Cherokee. The
ceremony was performed in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
O'Donnell with Rev. M. P. Arrasmith officiating.
Stork Express
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Cobb, of Peterson, are the parents of a son,
born Sunday, April 30th.
Wm. Breyfogle Passes, Age 90 - Old Soldier Passes Away at
Primghar; Burial at Calumet Monday
William M. Breyfogle, one of the three remaining Civil War
veterans at Primghar, passed away there Saturday, April 29, at
the age of 90 years. A military funeral was held Monday afternoon
at the Trinity Methodist church in Primghar. Dr. M. D. Bush,
pastor, officiated, assisted by Rev. J. R. Beebe of the
Congregational church. The Woman's Relief Corps and members of
the American Legion were in attendance. Interment was made at
Calumet.
1843 - Wm. M. Breyfogle - 1933
William M., son of Solomon P. and Margaret Breyfogle, was born in
Delaware county, Ohio, August 27, 1843, and passed away in
Primghar, Iowa, April 29, 1933, being in his ninetieth year.
He enlisted in Company I, 142nd Illinois Infantry, at Polo, Ill.
on May 2, 1864. He served chiefly in guarding duties, and
suffered disability from exposure. He was honorably discharged
October 26, 1864. He was a member of the S. F. Jordan Post, G. A.
R., at Primghar. In 1870 he came to O'Brien county and settled on
section 20 in Liberty township. On December 6, 1873, he married
Abigail Myers. They lived in the southern part of the county
until about 1894 when they went to the new region west of the
Missouri river in South Dakota. After one year they returned to
O'Brien county and took up their residence in Primghar where he
has continued to reside. His wife died Nov. 1, 1896. She and an
infant daughter are buried at Calumet.
Mr. Breyfogle was a truck gardener for many years. He has been an
invalid for the last nine or ten years, and of late has been
gradually declining until the end came last Saturday morning. His
membership was with the Methodist church. He was a home-loving
man with a quiet nature. His children and even grandchildren will
never forget his influence. May his best words ever be in their
memories. He has lived a good long life and has faithfully filled
his niche in the affairs of men.
He leaves to mourn his going seven children: Wm. A. of Alta,
Iowa; Mrs. Margreta Maud Emery of Ames, Ia.; Mrs. Luella Grace
Conrad of Perry, Oklahoma; Ernest J., Charles O., and George M.
of Primghar and Mrs. Cecil I. Meyerdick of Spencer. He leaves
also 41 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
Court
-A. H. Cobb, administrator c. t. a. of the estate of F. W. Cram,
deceased, was granted authority to lease the hospital, equipment,
furniture and fixtures to Lucy De Vries for the term of one year
commencing April 17, 1933.
-The court granted A. G. Swenson, administrator of the estate of
John McCandless, deceased, authority to convey certain real
estate belonging to said estate to the Prudential Insurance Co.
-The final report of Irene Frisbee Richards, executrix of the
estate of Anna M. Van Patton was approved by the court and the
executrix discharged and the estate matter closed.
-Fred Koepnick was appointed guardian of the property of Fredie
Koepnick, a minor.
-Emma Bobzien was appointed administratrix of the estate of Henry
Bobzien, deceased, and her bond was set in the sum of $1,000.00.
-A. D. Mealman was appointed administrator of the estate of
William Mealman, deceased.
Victim of Peculiar Motorcycle Accident
Paullina Times: Perhaps one of the most unusual and
peculiar accidents to occur in this community for a decade or
more and which cost the life of Percy Woodrow Henderson, a high
school student and member of the class of '33 happened Saturday,
when a rope which he had thrown about his shoulders caught in the
wheels of his motorcycle when the vehicle was in motion, drew
tightly about his neck and strangled him to death. The rope from
the force of the moving wheel grasped him with such security and
force that he was rendered helpless and his body was pulled into
the fork of the cycle. There by the roadside, not far distant
from his home and loved ones his life was instantly snuffed out
in the twinkling of an eye. First to come to his rescue were
members of the Herman Jacobs family, as the accident happened
near their farm, but it was too late and impossible for them to
assist him. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Henderson,
residents of south of Paullina, a well known family in this
community. The news quickly spread of the untimely death of this
young man, still in his teens, who was held in high esteem by all
who knew him, and it was indeed a severe shock. Percy Henderson
was a nephew of Morris, Leroy and Lester Draper, and of Mrs. Ray
A. Miller.
Spencer Boy Will Not be Deported
Spencer News-Herald: The department of labor through
Secretary Frances Perkins announced late on Thursday that Thomas
Wuriu of Spencer, 10 years of age, will not be deported to Japan
as had been ordered. Young Wuriu, the son of Mrs. Mimi Youde
Wuriu of Spencer, was born in Paris of a Japanese father from
whom Mrs. Wuriu is now divorced. His foreign birth and half
Japanese blood made him subject to deportation under United
States laws. Rep. Guy M. Gillette of the ninth Iowa district was
responsible in a large measure for the department of labor's
announcement that the boy may remain in the United States with
his mother.
-Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Hinz went to Gilmore City Saturday night
and visited until Monday morning with Dr. and Mrs. G. L. Mast. On
Sunday afternoon they visited Sherman's cousin, Mrs. Donald
Sherman at Humboldt. Mrs. Sherman had her back broken in an
automobile accident near Fort Dodge a short time ago.
-Those from Sutherland who attended the funeral Tuesday afternoon
of the Rev. W. F. Hurst, pastor of the Church of Christ at
Spencer, who met a tragic death in an automobile accident last
Friday, April 28, were Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Van Voorhis and
daughter, Frances, Mrs. Arthur Blachley and T. R. Cobb.
-Mr. and Mrs. Davie Ginger, Mrs. Tom Matheson, Mrs. Velma Litka
and John Matheson attended the funeral of Mrs. Henry Boardman at
Spencer Monday.
-Word was received here Saturday morning that Wm. Milton
Breyfogle, an old settler of Liberty township, had passed away at
his home at Primghar. Mr. Breyfogle had been an invalid for
nearly 10 years, having broken his hip in 1923 and was never able
to be around again. He was nearly 90 years old and a Civil war
veteran. He was buried Monday at Liberty cemetery beside his wife
and little daughter who had preceded him in death many years ago.
-Mr. and Mrs. Will Casey attended the funeral of Mr. Nuss on
Monday at Melvin. Mr. Nuss was an old neighbor of the Casey
family while living at Gaza. Mr. Nuss has made his home with his
sons, Harold and Ellis Nuss, who live near Melvin, and he passed
away last Friday night from diabetes.
Eleven Years Ago - May 4, 1922
Word was received by relatives this week that a daughter was born
to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gleason of Bushnell, S. D. on Wednesday,
April 26th.
Twenty Years Ago - May 1, 1913
-A fine baby boy arrived at the Elias Nelson home in the country
Sunday morning.
-A. J. Innes is stepping about four feet high today, all because
of his becoming a grandpa, by the birth of a son yesterday to Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Eddington.
Forty-Five Years Ago - May 4, 1888
-S. B. Vilensky, a peddler, while attempting to cross a creek
near Tom Short's Wednesday afternoon, got capsized and came near
being drowned. His horse was in the water nearly two hours, when
it was pulled to shore by Mr. Short. The peddler's valise,
containing his goods was swept from the buggy and carried away by
the water. Mr. Vilensky is a poor, deformed man, unable to stand
the loss, and the finder should return it to him.
-Born, April 29th, 1888, to Mr. and Mrs. Clark Phillips, of
Liberty township, a girl; April 24th, to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Seeman of Waterman twp., a girl; April 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Conklin, of Sutherland, a boy.
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Dr. Kenderdine Loses His Uncle by Death
Peterson Patriot: William Kenderdine, prominent pioneer
farmer of the Dickens community and an uncle of Dr. Wm.
Kenderdine, of Sioux City, was found dead in his automobile
parked in the garage at his home early Wednesday morning, April
19, in Dickens where he had resided since retirement from active
farming several years ago. Mr. Kenderdine was in his 81st year.
It is believed Mr. Kenderdine was attempting to start the machine
preparatory to driving to the post office for his mail. He was
apparently the victim of a sudden attack of heart disease. It is
thought he became ill and rested his head on a blanket in the
car. Death had come quickly and easily, it appeared, and when he
was found his head was on the blanket as he lay in a reclining
position, his cap on the ledge at the back of the coupe seat.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O’Brien co. Iowa
May 11, 1933
A child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Bedwell at 1:30 Tuesday
afternoon and passed away at 4:30 the same afternoon. Burial was
in Brooke cemetery south of Peterson on Wednesday, with Rev. Bach
officiating.
Terry - Regennitter
Miss Catherine Terry, of Spencer, and Harry Regennitter of
Sutherland, were married last Wednesday evening at eight o'clock
at the home of Justice of the Peace Paul Brown in Spencer.
Following a wedding trip to Des Moines, the couple will make
their home for the present with the bride's mother, Mrs. Paul
Pullen, at Spencer.
Mrs. Fredenburg Dies Wednesday
Mrs. Warren Fredenburg passed away at 6:30 o'clock Wednesday
morning, May 10th, in the Swallum hospital at Storm Lake where
she had been a patient for over two months. She was 47 years old.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made, pending word from
relatives.
Stork Express
-A ten pound son was born Saturday May 6th to Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Cope.
-Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ahrens are the proud parents of an eight
pound son born last Wednesday, May 3rd.
-Mr. and Mrs. Louis Weeks of Cherokee are the parents of a son
born Sunday, April 30.
Divorce Decree
Donald Fass of Sanborn was awarded a decree of divorce from Rose
Fass. The defendant, Rose Fass, was awarded the care and custody
of the minor child and the costs taxed to the plaintiff. No
alimony was allowed the defendant.
Benjamin Hook, who lived in Sutherland about twenty years ago and
operated the feed barn here, died Saturday at his home at Ulmer.
Funeral services were held at Ulmer Monday afternoon.
Don't Lean on a Porch Railing
Spencer Reporter: William W. Haygarth, 65-year-old pioneer
Spencer businessman, was instantly killed early Thursday morning
when a railing on the deck of his porch at his home on West Pine
street, broke and allowed him to fall on the sidewalk, which he
struck with his head, causing death from severe brain injuries.
Spencer Woman Loses Her Life in a Heroic Effort to Save
Grandchildren
Spencer Reporter: Calmly and heroically accepting burns
in order that her two little grandchildren might not be harmed,
Mrs. Henry E. Boardman, 52, suffered fatal injuries late Thursday
afternoon when kerosene, poured into a cook stove, ignited,
exploded and set fire to her clothing and the home in which she
lived at 126 East Second street. Although Mrs. Boardman's
clothing was blazing, she protected her two grandchildren, who
were sitting near the stove, from the flames and waited until
they had been taken from the house before she received aid for
herself. The accident occurred at about 4 o'clock Thursday and
Mrs. Boardman died Friday morning at 1:15 at the Spencer
hospital.
Mrs. Boardman was attempting to start a fire in the cook stove,
using a can of kerosene in order that the fire might be kindled
more rapidly and it is believed that the smouldering coals in the
stove caused the explosion and set the contents of the can afire.
She hurled the can from her and the fire spread rapidly
throughout the kitchen, endangering the lives of Marina May, 4,
and Jackie Lee Williams, 16 months old. As the flames shot from
the stove and ignited the kerosene that had been spread in the
room when the can was hurled, Mrs. Boardman stood in front of the
little children to protect them and waited in the burning room
until the mother, Mrs. J. H. Williams, had taken them from the
house. It pays to be careful with kerosene, as well as gasoline.
Mrs. Dollie Matheson and John, Mrs. Velma Litka and Mr. and Mrs.
Dave Ginger attended the funeral of their cousin, Mrs. Henry
Boardman at Spencer last Monday. Death was caused by a kerosene
explosion.
Eleven Years Ago - May 11, 1922
-A baby girl was born to Dr. and Mrs. L. L. Jones Sunday, May
7th. She was named Barbara.
Twenty Years Ago - May 8, 1913
-"Judy" Johannsen has bought the old Les Bidwell
one-lung red automobile and got it fixed up in running order, and
now Paul Briggs and Elmer McFarland are putting in all their
spare time on quite days in vain efforts to break the town speed
limits with it.
Forty-Five Years Ago - May 11, 1888
-Married, at the residence of the bride's parents in Waterman
township, May 2nd, 1888, Miss Nettie Humphrey and Mr. Frank West,
Rev. J. C. Stoddard of Sibley officiating.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O’Brien co. Iowa
May 18, 1933
Mrs. Fredenburg Funeral Is Held - Leaves Husband and Five
Children to Mourn Her Death
Funeral services for Mrs. Warren Fredenburg, who passed away last
Wednesday, were held at the Maple Grove Church of God Friday
afternoon with Rev. Tompkins of Spencer officiating. He was
assisted by the pastor of the church, Rev. Ledbetter. Burial was
made in Waterman cemetery at Sutherland. Mrs. Fredenburg had been
in the hospital since February, first at St. Peter, Minnesota,
and after the first of March at Storm Lake. Death came Wednesday
morning and was due to gastric carcinoma. The following obituary
was read at the services Friday afternoon.
1886 - Laura Fredenburg - 1933 "A loving mother and a good
wife has gone to her rest."
Laura Mae Bunce was born February 9, 1886, at Calumet, Iowa,
where she lived with her parents, Wayland M. Bunce and Harriet
Bunce, until the death of her mother in November 1891. From that
time she lived with her sister, Mrs. Mina Scott until a short
time previous to her marriage.
She was united in marriage to Warren E. Fredenburg on January 8,
1906. Unto this union were born six children, Harold Wesley,
Melva Lula, Belva Laura, Joyce Marlam, Wayne Elsworth and Doris
La Vonne. She leaves to mourn her death, her husband and five
children. Belva Laura, a twin to Melva, preceded her in death at
the age of one year. She leaves one sister and three brothers to
mourn her loss, Mrs. Mina E. Scott of Lucedale, Miss.; Eben J.
Bunce of Sioux city, Iowa; Dr. E. W. Bunce of Los Angeles,
Calif.; and Clarence E. Bunce of Sibley, Iowa.
Sister Fredenburg became a follower of Christ at about sixteen
years of age and united with the Methodist church of Primghar. In
1919 her membership was transferred to the Maple Grove Church of
God where she was an active member until her death. Mrs.
Fredenburg will be greatly missed by the family, relatives,
friends, and in the church and all its activities. She has been
failing in health for the past year and a half. Three months of
this time she has been in the hospital. She passed away Wednesday
morning, May 10, at Storm Lake, Iowa.
Stork Express
-Mr. and Mrs. George Hicks are the proud parents of a daughter,
born last Thursday morning, May 11. She weighed six and one-half
pounds.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Sweeney have received word of the birth of a
daughter last Thursday morning, May 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Sweeney of Hollywood, California.
-Mr. and Mrs. Otto Clark of Moulton, Iowa, are the parents of a
son, James Francis, born last Tuesday, May 9th. Mrs. Clark was
formerly Miss Ethel Mathern, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Mathern.
-Mr. and Mrs. Herman Selk of Wendell, Minn., announce the birth
of a daughter on May 9th. She weighed nine pounds and they have
named her Helen Mae.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere thanks to our friends and
neighbors for the words of comfort and the many courtesies
extended to us in our recent sorrow, the death of our dear baby
daughter and sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bedwell and Kenneth
-The following estates have been decreed by the court exempt from
the payment of an inheritance tax: Mrs. Augusta Koepnick, Myrl P.
Camery, Anna M. Hoppe, Eva M. Scott, and Samuel C. Flinders.
-The court set May 20th as the date for the hearing on the final
report of R. J. Mugge, administrator of the estate of Anna M.
Hoppe, deceased.
-C. D. Jory was appointed by the court as guardian ad litem for
the minors in the estate of Margaret Roetzel, deceased.
Calumet H. S. Class of 1933
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following]
Reading from left to right:
Top row: Angeline Mathern, Mabelle Byram, Supt. Theo. R. Speed,
Dorothy Mugge, Helen Martin.
Bottom row: Bernice Welch, Lyle Mugge, Myrtle Jurgensen, Ray
Miller Jr., Rita Schallau
Mrs. Henry Culp Buried Sunday - Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at Paullina for Mrs. Henry Culp, who
passed away Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ben Abel at
Cherokee. Mrs. Culp made her home with the Abel family when they
lived east of Sutherland a few years ago. Harold Culp, who lived
here until recently, is a son of the deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nyberg and Miss Marjorie Walters, Misses Helen
and Bernice Munster arrived Saturday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. John Munster at Sibley. They also visited in the Wm. Munster
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gordon and William of Meriden and Miss Thelma
Munster attended the funeral of Mrs. John Munster Monday at
Sibley.
This community was saddened Wednesday morning to hear of the
death of Mrs. W. E. Fredenburg. She had been a patient in the
hospital at Storm Lake for nearly three months. The funeral
services were held at the Maple Grove Church of God Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Tompkins of Spencer officiating.
Those from a distance who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Bunce of Sibley, Mr. and Mrs. Eben Bunce and family of
Sioux City, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Fredenburg and M. Fredenburg of
North Dakota, Mr. and Mrs. John Fredenburg and daughters of
Cherokee, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Willey and family of Paullina, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Perrin of Ida Grove and Mrs. Edith Keifer of
Pocahontas.
Twenty Years Ago - May 15, 1913
Mrs. J. F. Kingston and little daughters left Monday for their
home at Amelia, Sask., Canada. She has been at the parental home
nearly two years while Mr. Kingston has been prospecting and
preparing the new home for his family. Last Friday afternoon
relatives and neighbors gathered at the Geo. Flinders home and
gave Mrs. Kingston a farewell reception.
A little stranger came to the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Claussen
last Wednesday nigh and applied to have her "picture
tooken." They decided to keep her a while in the hope that
she would improve a little in looks before trying the camera on
her.
Ben Hughes and Miss Isabel Shirk "put one over" on
their many friends by going to Cherokee on Tuesday of last week,
where they were quietly married, the news not becoming generally
known until the Cherokee Times arrived - Friday morning.
Forty-Five Years Ago - May 18, 1888
Born, May 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Porter, a daughter.
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Sutherland Courier
Sutherland, O’Brien co. Iowa
May 25, 1933
Batho - Bryant
Announcement is made this week of the secret marriage of Miss
Mary Batho, eldest daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Batho,
formerly pastor of the M. E. Church, here, now at Onawa, Iowa,
and Mrs. Wilbur R. Bryant, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Bryant of
Sutherland, which occurred last August 6, 1932, at Ponca, Nebr.
It comes as a complete surprise to the many friends of the
couple. Both are graduates of Sutherland High School with the
Class of 1926, and well-known in this community. The bride, a
graduate of Morningside College where she was affiliated with
kappa Zeta Chi, social sorority, Eta Sigma Phi, national honorary
Latin fraternity, and Zeta Sigma, local honor society, has taught
for the past three years in the high school at Bronson, Iowa. The
groom is a graduate of South Dakota State College, Brookings, S.
Dak., and the University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., where he
obtained the degree Master of Arts. He is a member of Gamma
Alpha, national post-graduate scientific fraternity, the American
Genetic Association and the American Society of Agronomy.
Stork Express
A seven and one-half pound son was born Tuesday, may 23 to Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Kennedy. He has been named Richard Lee.
Forty-Five Years Ago - May 25, 1888
-Died, May 22, 1888, Harry, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clift,
aged three months.
-Married, at the residence of the bride's parents, in Sutherland,
May 23rd, Mr. Charles W. Horstman and Miss Mabel Inman, Rev.
Dunham officiating.
Twenty Years Ago - May 22, 1913
-"Judy" Johannsen traded his old Brush auto for an
Indian motorcycle, and Elmer and Paul have to walk now.
Eleven Years Ago - May 25, 1922
-Mrs. Lawrence Henderson, who lived south of Paullina, passed
away Wednesday, May 24th, at the Methodist hospital in Sioux
City. Mrs. Henderson is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Draper.
-A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Barry Tuesday, May
23rd.
-Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Sanders are rejoicing over the arrival of a
baby girl in their home Saturday May 20th.
-A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Lampman of Primghar on
Tuesday, May 23rd.
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