Iowa Old Press

The Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, May 24, 1939

MRS. N.C. BALE FUNERAL SUNDAY.
    Mrs. N.C. Bale passed away at her home in Ruthven on Friday morning, May 19, 1939, at 8:45. About nine weeks ago Mrs. Bale became ill with influenza and about two weeks later she had the misfortune to fall and break her hip and was taken to the Emmetsburg hospital where she remained for five weeks. Then she was brought to her home here where she remained for her last two weeks.
    Funeral services were held at her home at 1:30 Sunday afternoon and at the Methodist church at 2 o'clock with Rev. Belden Weikel officiating. 
    A quartette composed of Mrs. H.K. Drennen, Mrs. George Stahly, J.H. Thatcher and Harry Nelson, with Mrs. A.L. Bragg at the piano, sang "The City Four Square," "The Old Rugged Cross," and "Under His Wings."
    Interment was in Crown Hill cemetery, with the Lightle Funeral Home of Ruthven in charge.
    Six grandchildren, Clyde Bale, Kenneth Barringer, Wallace Caldwell, Hugh Bale, Donald Logan and Halsey Bale, were the pallbearers.

Ellouise Miles Dies May 16 After Illness of 8 Years.
    Ellouise Miles, youngest daughter of Charles and Kate Hauerfield Miles, was born on a farm near Ruthven, Iowa, May 16, 1911, and died at Iowa City, Iowa, May 16, 1939, on her 28th birthday. On this anniversary many of her friends remembered her with cards which she did not live to receive.
    Her early life was spent in or near Ruthven, until at the age of 8 years, she moved with her parents to Lake City. She attended the Lake City high school and graduated as an honor student with the class of 1929. A short time later she was stricken with the illness which finally resulted in her death. All who came in contact with her remarked on the patience and cheerfulness with which she bore her suffering for nearly eight years. She never gave up hope and whenever able, she spent much of her time in making gifts for her family and her friends. She had been in better health than usual before entering the hospital, which was an attempt to improve her condition, and she seemed to be making satisfactory progress until about an hour before her death when she suddenly took a turn for the worst.
    She is survived by her parents, five sisters, Violette and Iva of Lake City, Mrs. Lewis Grover of Collette Grove, Mrs. Walter Smith of Bancroft and Mrs. Merton Thompson of Ruthven; and three brothers, Peter H. of Albert Lea, Minn., Samuel C., of Yetter, and Charles, Jr. of Henell, North Dakota.

O.W. Cope Found Dead In His Home at Clear Lake.
    O.W. Cope, brother of E.G. Cope of this city, was found dead in his home at Clear Lake last Friday morning. He was 82 years of age and lived alone.
    Funeral services were held at Clear Lake last Saturday.
    The deceased spent eight months in Ruthven in 1918 and also spent the winter of 1931-32 here.

TWO MEN ENTER PRIESTHOOD
    Two Palo Alto county young men were ordained into the Catholic priesthood last Sunday.
    Harry Dailey, son of Mrs. Michael Dailey of Ayrshire will celebrate his first mass in Sacred Heart church at Ayrshire this week. Thomas Lawless of Emmetsburg will celebrate his first mass in the Assumption church at Emmetsburg.

C.B. Bergeson Gets Work as Station Agent at St. Olaf.
    C.B. Bergeson, who has been assistant at the Milwaukee depot in Ruthven, has accepted a position as station agent at St. Olaf, near McGregor, in Clayton county, and will move there with his family as soon as a relief man can be located for the local depot. Mr. and Mrs. Bergeson have made many friends here who regret to see them leave our community.

Dickens School Graduates Class of Eight Thursday.
    A class of eight graduated from the Dickens high school last Thursday evening with the commencement exercises being held at the high school auditorium.
    The graduates are: Fred Hargrave, Kathryn Ellison, Barbara Jones, Fred Van Hoven, Dorothy Williams, Helen Johnson, Arlene Melins and Albert C. O'Clair.

Ruthven and Vicinity.

- Mr. and Mrs. Hendrick Rierson have purchased the Eshelman residence and will move here next week.
- Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kelly of Chicago, Ill, visited here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Rice, over the week-end.
- Mr. and Mrs. Bradley and grandchildren, Charles and Betty Monk, of near Emmetsburg, were dinner guests at the E.G. Cope home last Sunday.
- Mrs. Anna Carver arrived here today from Montana for a visit at the home of her son, J.G. Carver and with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Barringer.
- Bert Goff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goff, has joined the U.S. army and will be stationed at Rantoul, Illinois for nine months to study to be a mechanic in the aviation department.
- Misses Ruth Currans, Rosemary McDevitt and Kathleen Hanna visited at Worthington, Minn. with John Currans last Sunday.
- Lorine, Vergene and Evon Rosewall, three pupils at the school in District No. 2, won honors during the past school year for being neither absent nor tardy during the fall, winter and spring terms. Miss Bernice Altwegg teaches this school.
- Relatives from out-of-town who attended the funeral of T.M. Hanna at the Methodist church here last Thursday were: Arthur Jones from Chilicothe, Ohio; O.C. Hanna and daughter of St. Joseph, Missouri; Mr. and Mrs. S.E. Hanna of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Mr .and Mrs. Elting Hanna of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Mrs. Walter Dixon of Tulsa, Oklahoma; Mr and Mrs. Richard Dubois, of Plover. The following were among her friends from out-of-town who attended the funeral: James Alt, of Des Moines; Mrs. James Hargrave; Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Scott and family of Dickens; Mr and Mrs. Guy Monselle of Lake Okoboji; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Broadie of Spirit Lake; and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Broadie of Estherville.

Submitted by: C.J.L., January 2007