Iowa Old Press
Emmetsburg Democrat; Emmetsburg, Iowa, Wednesday, December
2, 1885
IOWA CONDENSED
-- Thomas Sweeney, while working in a planing mail at Muscatine,
was instantly killed by a pile of lumber falling upon him.
-- John E. Benedict, son of Mr. Dorrance Benedict, some time
deceased, shot himself dead with a musket at the home of his
brother-in-law, Mr. Henry S. Wagner, living some seven or eight
miles north of Burlington.
-- While working in a coal mine at Centerville, as John
Steineberg was sledging his coal, a large piece of black bat
weighing a half ton, fell on the unfortunate man, striking the
back of his neck and bending him double. Three of his ribs were
fractured and detached from the spine. He lingered in great pain
for a few hours, when he died.
-- The Manchester Press says: a most sorrowful accident took
place about 2 miles south of Almoral. Mrs. Edgar Cattrpm and Miss
Armitage were driving to Earlville, having in the buggy with them
her only child, a son three years old. The horse they were
driving became frightened and ran, throwing all three to the
ground. Miss Armitage escaped with a few bruises, Mrs. Cattron
with severe injuries, but none, it was thought, of a serious
character. But the boy, in some manner, was thrown directly under
the wheels of the carriage. One of them passed over his neck, and
he was dead when taken up.
-- C. Kery, a railroad employe, married Kate Faith in Freeport,
two weeks ago, taking her from a hotel where she was employed as
a waiter. They reached Dubuque remaining over Sunday, and
separated next day. While he was taking a nap in the afternoon in
a hotel his face was covered with a handkerchief saturated with
chloroform. When he awoke he missed his wallet , containing $340,
and was told that his wife and a strange man had taken the four
o'clock train south. Mrs. Kery is 17 and her husband 24. They
started out with $400 to spend on the trip.
-- Mrs. Minnie Willis, formerly Miss Minnie Goodwin, who was
married at Mason City a few weeks ago to Frank Willis, was found
on the farm where they resided, near Clear Lake, in a dying
condition from a pistol shot through the neck, the weapon lying
on the floor beside her. Her husband was at Clear Lake and her
brother-in-law found her lying on the floor in the condition
described. She endeavored to speak, but immediately expired,
leaving no explanation of the tragedy, and it is not known
positively whether it was a murder or a suicide.
-- Edward Hoover, yard master of the Illinois Central Railroad at
Sioux City, was instantly killed by the cars at the Fourth Street
crossing there. It is supposed that he stumbled on a plank and
fell beneath a moving train. His brains were scattered over the
ground, one arm was nearly cut off, and his body was mutilated.
It was Hoover who shot Frank Hubbell in the Hubbard house a few
years ago, when he found his wife and Hubbell occupying the same
room.
-- Huron G. Taylor, of Warsaw, Wayne county, is now posing as the
youngest enlisted soldier of the war. He claims he enlisted June
5, 1862, before he was 13 years of age.
-- Joachim Lamp, a wealthy farmer living at Dixon, Scott county,
suicided by taking arsenic. Domestic trouble caused the
despondency which ended in death.
-- George Overton, a colored bigamist of Des Moines, will
languish at Fort Madison 18 months.
HOME NEWS
-- During the month of November, clerk of courts, J. E. King,
made the following couples happy by granting them license to get
married. T. Rierson and Martha Johnson; Michael Schuller and Mary
Goff; John Pyper and Vestalina Fenn; John P. Walker and Eva B.
Kelly; William B. Strickley and Catherine E. Waldron; James
McNamara and Julia Paulson.
-- Miss Anna Mohan has finished a four-month’s term of
school in the O'Connor dist., Walnut township. He was well
conducted and successful, and if the parents of the children
attending are satisfied that no greater pains could be taken to
educate the children, we request the director to give her this
same school to teach for the next summer term if she applies
therefore,
(signed) Patrons of school.
-- William Mulry, residing a few miles north of town, met with an
accident one night last week which came near resulting in his
death. He started for home sometime during the evening and had
not gone far from town when his team became unmanageable and he
was thrown headlong to the ground. His condition a few days ago
was of such that his life was despaired of. LATER: since putting
the above in type Mr. Mulry died, and his remains were interred
in the Catholic burying ground last Friday.
MARRIED
Wednesday, November 25, 1885 in Emmetsburg by Rev. J.J. Smith,
William H. Strickley to Miss Catherine E. Waldron, both of
Ruthven, Iowa.
Wednesday November 20 5, 1885, by Rev. J. J. Smith, James
McNamara, to Miss Julia Paulson, both of this county.
DIED
On Wednesday November 25, 1885, William Mullery of Emmetsburg
township, age 35 years.
On Thursday November 26, 1885, infant boy of Mrs. P. Joyce.
On Thursday, November 26, 1882 [sic], Mrs. Slattery of Silver
Lake township, aged -- years.
Emmetsburg Democrat; Emmetsburg, Iowa, Wednesday, December
9, 1885
IOWA CONDENSED
-- Frank Berger, aged 57 years, an inmate of the Mercy Hospital
for the insane, and Davenport, committed suicide. He used a
twisted pocket handkerchief and suspended himself from a window
bar.
-- Jake Griffin was so badly injured in a runaway at Waterloo the
other day that his recovery is doubtful.
-- Mrs. Anna Kathrine Beck, aged 68 years, drowned herself in the
Mississippi river, opposite Muscatine. She had a daughter, Mrs.
C. Heppe, at Muscatine, and two daughters and two sisters in
Germany, from which country she came last April on a visit.
-- Peter Goetzinger, of Le Mars, went to Dubuque a few days since
to visit his uncle of Table Mound. At night he went to learn the
cause of a disturbance made by the dogs, and wandering about in
the darkness he fell over a fifteen foot embankment, sustaining
injuries from which he died next morning.
Obituary.
It is with regret that it becomes our painful duty to chronicle
the death of Mrs. Slattery, which melancholy event occurred at
the residence of her son, Patrick Sherlock, of Great Oak
Township, on Thursday, November 26th, aged 69 years. Her remains
were interred in the Catholic cemetery in Emmetsburg. The
deceased was a native of the county of Tipperary, Ireland, and
like millions of the sons and daughters of that down trodden
isle, she bade adieu to its verdant shore and sought the peace
and comfort of the home of freedom. She landed in America in 1845
and since that time she has faithfully performed the duties of
her station of life and has won the esteem of the entire
community. She spent her life in devotion to her God, and the
manifold duties of true womanhood. She lived to a ripe age and
has gone to receive the fruits of her labor. May her soul rest in
peace.
Card of Thanks
We wish to tender our sincere thanks to our many friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted us in our recent affliction.
Patrick Sherlock
Mary Nolan
Bridget Kennedy
HOME NEWS
-- C. S. Rice, our worthy agent at the Burlington depot, is being
visited by his brother, W. H. Rice, of Keokuk. Mr. Rice is
engaged in the lumber business at that city.
-- P. F. VanGorden, proprietor of the St. James hotel, received a
telegram one day last week, advising him of the dangerous illness
of his father who resides in New York state.
-- on Tuesday of last week, the private school in the La Barre
building reopened under the management of Miss Mary White. The
present attendance is 20 and is steadily increasing. Miss White
is one of the most competent and successful teachers of the
county, and under her good discipline and instructions, the
children of that school will undoubtedly make headway.
Emmetsburg Democrat; Emmetsburg, Iowa, Wednesday, December
16, 1885
HOME NEWS
-- Miss Kate Darrah will take charge of one of the departments in
the West Bend public school.
-- Wesley Carter and Isaac Kinney, of Rush Lake township, two
ex-soldiers in the late war, have received from the government,
back pension amounting to $1000 each.
-- the remains of old Mr. Steadman which were interred in the
cemetery south of town about one year ago, were exhumed on last
Wednesday and removed to Estherville for internment.
-- Mrs. George Harrison received the sad intelligence Saturday
afternoon that her mother, who resides in Juno, Wisconsin, was
dying.
-- Mrs. H. C. Shadbolt was in West Union last week attending the
funeral of her uncle, Hiram Hoagland. She returned home on
Thursday night.
-- the little six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lawyer died
at the home is his parents in Ellington Township one day last
week. The remains were interred in the cemetery south of town on
last Wednesday.
-- H. Hoagland returned from West Union Thursday evening, where
he had been attending the funeral of his brother, Hiram Hoagland,
who died at his home on Tuesday of last week.
-- Jim Shortall was giving us an extended account of his
adventures in the war, last Saturday. He says the report that he
fought from behind trees is a notorious falsehood and we are
inclined to believe him.
-- at Ruthven, on Friday of last week, quite a sensational
lawsuit took place. Mr. Taylor of that place swore out a warrant
before Alex Ruthven, J. P. for the arrest of Mrs. Jennie Wilson,
alias Bennett. G. H. Carr was retained to prosecute and B. E.
Kelly and P. O. Cassidy appeared in behalf of the defendant. The
information charged defendant with obtaining goods under false
pretenses. After a half day’s trial, and on being refused a
change of venue out of the township, Mrs. Wilson settled the
claims against her and was discharged. The lawyers say it would
make a good sized book of very amusing reading to tell all that
happened on that eventful day.
Emmetsburg Democrat, Emmetsburg, Iowa, Wednesday, December
23, 1885
IOWA CONDENSED
-- patents were issued December 15 to the following Iowa persons:
William W. Barber, Ruthven, Iowa, dust protector for threshing
machine; Colbert C. Dexter, Des Moines, paper folding machines
and sheet switching device for paper folding machines; William C.
Ellis, Marshalltown, anti-freezing, non-exploding, cut off for
bath boilers; Charles C. Gillman, Eldora, fireproof safe and
fault and fireproof vault; Amos L. Grinell, Campbell, portable
platform dump and elevator; John D. and G. W. Hibbs, Fairfield,
stocking exhibitor; Joseph B. Morris, Fort Madison, cultivator;
Calvin J. Merrill and W. Viggars, Des Moines, automatic cutoff
and take away from drain tile; William W. Post, assignor of two
thirds to L. A. Bradley, Cedar Rapids, baling press.
-- Reverend Dr. Asa Turner, the oldest minister in Iowa, died at
Oskaloosa. He was 83 years of age and has been preaching in Iowa
since 1843. He was the founder many years ago of Denmark Academy,
near Fort Madison, Lee county, and president over it for many
years. He was a Congregationalist.
-- Alexander Forsyth, who was once a banker of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, when his personal property was valued at over
$60,000, died in the Delaware county poorhouse recently, where he
had been for seven years.
-- Thomas Fitzgerald, 17 years old, employed by a livestock buyer
at Dyersville, attempted to jump from a train at that place and
fell between the cars. One leg was cut off and the other crashed
badly. It is thought he will die.
HOME NEWS
-- on account of the dangerous illness of his wife, A. W. Utter
was prevented from attending the funeral of his father at
Stoughton, Wisconsin.
-- Married: -- in Emmetsburg, Iowa, on Monday, the 21st instant,
by Thomas Moncrief, J. P., Mr. Charles Imhoff and Miss Anna Lish,
both of West Bend township.
-- Mrs. Myles McNally Sr. received the sad intelligence on
Saturday that her son's wife Mrs. Charles McNally, who resides
near Mason City, was in a dying condition. She left for Mason
City on Monday morning.
-- we were very happy to meet Mr. and Mrs.Knapp, of Ruthven, last
week. Mr. Knapp and family moved from Chickasaw county a short
time ago. He is now proprietor of the new meat market in the
Ruthven area. We have known him for years and can cheerfully
recommend him to the citizens of our sister town as a man highly
worthy of their patronage.
Emmetsburg Democrat; Emmetsburg, Iowa, Wednesday, December
30, 1885
HOME NEWS
-- Henry Bechman is being visited by his brother, William Beckman
of Clayton county.
[Bechman / Beckman as spelled in article].
-- Mike Dooley left Saturday morning for Fort Worth, Texas, where
he will accept a position from his brother.
-- A. Hinton, of Whittemore, was visiting his daughter, Mrs.
George Seeley, of this city, on Monday. He, accompanied by Mr.
Seeley, paid their respects to this office. Call again,
gentlemen.
-- Deputy sheriff McNally came near having a conflagration at his
residence one night last week, and had it not been for the great
presence of mind of Mrs. McNally, such would have been the case.
A little four-year-old child while playing, accidentally
overturned a lighted lamp, which was on the table, thus spilling
a quantity of oil which at once ignited. Mrs. McNally, without a
moment's hesitation grasped the blazing lamp and, rushing for the
door, threw it into the yard. She had no sooner don this when the
lamp exploded with a loud report, scattering oil in every
direction. Returning to the room, she found that the little boy
had smothered the blaze on the carpet by tramping on the same.
-- J. C. and R. E. Jones, of Montrose, Dakota, are visiting with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jones of Great Oak township.
--The following is a partial list of the articles donated the
Catholic fair: Parlor set of furniture, by W. H. Dimler; sofa, by
Thos. Walsh; mower, by D.M. Osborne & Co.; check rower, corn
seller, stirring plow and harrow, by Barnhart & Nolan; one
two-seated cutter and rolled cathedral lamp, by Rev. J.J. Smith;
one bbl. Sugar, by J.F. Neary; sewing machine, by J.T. Loughlin;
hard coal burner, by M.F. Kerwick; same, by J.T. Loughlin; potato
plow by Bechman & Schroeder; 300 lbs of flour by C.H.
Johnson; set of ladie’s furs by T.H. Tobin; order case by
H.P. Moffet; glove box by W.G. Henry; W.A. Weaver, writing desk;
E.D. GAlliger, a heifer; Ed. Sawson, a calf; Thos. Kirby, a cow;
R. Hennessy, a hog; C. Hardie, a cow; P. Joynt, a steer; R.
Nestor, set of silver knives and forks; T.F. Egan, bronze picture
of General Grant; Skinner Mfg. Co., a lamp; Mary Pender, a lamp;
Mr. Keenan, a picture of Robert Emmet; Mrs. Duffy, a rocking
chair; Miss Maggie Waite, a rocking chair; M.F. Kerwick, a
washing machine; T.H. Tobin, an eight day cock; H.C. Shadbolt, a
dressing case; P.J. Nolan, a dressing case; P. Joyce, a
lady’s cloak; T.J. Duffy, twelve hams; and numerous other
article.
WEST BEND ITEMS
-- Will Lacy is home from Davenport for a vacation.
-- Twenty lbs. brown sugar, for one dollar at McFarland's.
-- Miss Ward, of Humboldt county, is teaching the old West Bend
school.
-- Married, at Avoca, Wisconsin, J. L. McFarland, of West Bend,
Iowa, to Miss Maggie Cullen, of that place.
Obituary
Mrs. E. J. Hartshorn
The thunderbolt of death has again rent the happiness of another
family. Mrs. E. J. Hartshorn, well-known by the citizens of
Emmetsburg, has been the unexpected victim. She died at nine
o'clock, Saturday evening, after a brief illness of twenty-six
hours. In company with her husband, she had been visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Telford, on Christmas afternoon, and while
on her way to the Cantata, she was taken with an epileptic fit,
from the effects of which she remained unconscious to the hour of
her death. She leaves a husband and two children, Charles E. and
Edward J., to mourn her loss. The funeral will take place at the
residence, at 10:30, Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Hartshorn was born inMontpelier, Vermont, February 18, 1849.
Her maiden name was Mary A. Eastman. She was married in her
native state in 1872, and came to this state shortly after her
marriage. The unexpected news of her death has been a severe
shock to the community. She was indeed a truly excellent woman.
She was a crystal ornament in society, and a worthy queen of her
household, for she possessed to an extraordinary degree the
qualities that guard the sweetness and attractiveness of home.
That fireside will be cheerless, indeed, without her. A devoted
daughter, a good wife, and a tender, loving mother has passed
down the dark valley of death. That "beacon light of
home," which, at eventide, shown with attentive splendor on
the languishing hopes of a wearied husband, has suddenly been
quenched; that center, about which the grief oppressed heart of
the child clung with tenacious fondness, has been removed from
its position; that sacred urn, whence flows the tender sweetness
of eternal love has been broken. Nor were her transcendent
qualities confined within the circle of her household. Her
praiseworthy deeds for the welfare of a neighbor and the good of
society were often thankfully felt throughout the vicinity.
Kindhearted and generous, she had warm sympathy for those in
distress and had a noble hand to relieve the necessities of those
in want. Though her mortal remains will soon be laid to rest
within the dark, cold tomb, her name and the memory of the
laudable acts of her life will long be cherished by her friends
and acquaintances.
A. Dudgeon
It is with feelings of sadness we record the death of A. Dudgeon,
which mournful event occurred at his home on Wednesday morning of
last week. He was sick but a few days and died in his 24th year.
The funeral took place on Thursday, and an unusually large
concourse of friends and relatives followed his remains to their
last resting place.
The news of this untimely and unexpected occurrence has sent a
thrill of sorrow throughout the entire community. Another useful
gem, in all its freshness and vigor, has suddenly been cut down
and left to wither and decay. How sure his life, how uncertain
the arrival of the last hour of agony.' Twas at last eve that the
star of light twinkled in all its strength and beauty; but,
suddenly, it fell from its orbit and vanished into the darkness
of death. A few days since the light of happiness illuminated the
walls of his cherished home, but now a cloud of anguish lingers
o’er that humble dwelling. The pride of that once joyous
fireside has left it never more to return. Mr. Dudgeon was,
indeed, an exemplary young man. Pure in his habits, unassuming in
his demeanor, and kind and generous in his association with his
companions, he won for himself the esteem and friendship of all
with whom he came in contact. His home has lost a valuable
treasure and society an important factor. Shortly before the hour
of his death, he requested to have a Catholic priest in order
that he might have an opportunity of dying in that faith. Rev.
Father Smith was summoned and performed the necessary ceremonies.
Surrounded by the consolations of the Catholic church, he quietly
passed away. May his soul rest in peace.