Iowa Old Press

HINTON GAZETTE
AUGUST 5, 1915

EAST PERRY
Mrs. O. A. Kelly and little sons, Don and baby, spend last week with
Mrs. Kelly's mother at Walthill, Neb.

Philip Garvey has improved the looks of his house by the addition of a
new porch.

Our vicinity was shocked to hear of the sudden death of the little son
of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Walstone. Mrs. Walstone was Miss Grace Letterick
and has many friends here. The little one was laid to rest in Logan Park
cemetery. The child was 10 months old. The cause of its death was
measles, pneumonia following and the child was unable to withstand it.

While visiting at the home of his uncle last week Guy Hancock met with a
very painful accident. He climbed upon the cob house roof and in some
way lost his footing and fell striking his head a terrible blow on a
fence post. He was rendered unconscious for a while. Late reports are
that he is gaining nicely.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Miss Jeannette Harting of Rockwell City,Iowa, was a guest in the Rev. G.
W. Shideler home last week. Miss Harting is a niece of Mr. and Mrs.
Shideler.

Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Winter are rejoicing over the arrival of a charming
little girl born to them last Sunday.

The Ford Automobile company has announced that a rebate of $50 will be
given to every purchaser of a Ford car between August 1, 1914, and
August 1, 1915, read the ad at O. C. Brown & Son.

Akron Register-Tribune
August 5, 1915

SIOUX VALLEY PIONEER DIES

George E. Waterbury passed away at his home in Sioux Valley township, Union
county, S.D., five miles north of Akron, Monday, August 2, 1915, at 8:35
p.m., of gall bladder trouble, aged 78 years. He had been ailing off and on
for some time, but was confined to his bed only a few days during his last
illness.

Mr. Waterbury was among the early settlers in the Big Sioux valley, whose
ranks have been rapidly thinning the past few years. Coming with his family
from Danbury, Conn., in the early seventies, they have ever since resided on
the homestead taken at that time. A man of industry and genial personality,
devoted to his family and a true friend, he was a true type of the sturdy
New Englander who followed the star of empire westward, and well did he do
his part in developing from its virgin state the wonderful agricultural
section in which he lived so long and loved so well. Besides the wife, who
is in enfeebled health, deceased is survived by six children, all residing
in the home vicinity—Clarence, Mrs. Thos. Haynes, Irving, Charles, Albert
and Mrs. August Kaelke—to whom the sympathy of a wide circle of friends is
extended.

Following a brief service at the family home at 1 o’clock today (Thursday),
funeral services will be held in the Akron M.E. church. Interment in
Riverside Cemetery.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
August 6, 1915

SENEY: (Special Correspondence)

Fred Riter, son of Ed. Riter, is sick with tonsillitis.

Miss Grace Whitman was a LeMars visitor Wednesday.

Chas. Ewin, of LeMars, was a visitor here last Sunday.

Burl Young visited relatives at Storm Lake last Sunday.

Miss Constance Chapman is very sick with the measles.

Mrs. Chris Henricksen was a LeMars visitor last Tuesday.

Miss Lucile March was a LeMars visitor the first of the week.

Hale Parker, of LeMars, is assisting his father at the elevator this week.

Clarence Reeves is suffering with poison ivy on his neck and both hands.

Miles McArthur, of Sheldon, visited a few days last week with relatives
here.

R. A. Hawkins had a consignment of hogs on the Sioux City market last week.

Miss Marie Davis, of Remsen, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed.
Mathern.

H. C. Detloff and Z. Rayburn shipped a carload of hogs to Sioux City on
Wednesday.

Miss Winnifred Fry, of Westfield, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ira Lancaster.

Miss Lola Okkinga, of Hospers, visited a few days last week at the Henry
Werley home.

Herb Baldwin, of Ravina, S.D., visited a few days this week at the home of
Ed. Mathern.

Mr. and Mrs. Will McArthur, of Sioux City, visited over Sunday at the Al
McArthur home.

Rob Moir, of Mitchell, S.D., was a caller here the first of the week and
visited relatives and friends.

Mrs. G. F. Wood and son and Mrs. Z. Rayburn and daughters were Sioux City
visitors last Tuesday.

Mrs. Langenhorst, of Hospers, came down Wednesday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Schaffhausen.

Mrs. E. L. Hughes and son, Ralph, of LeMars, visited a few days at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hughes.

Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Casler and family left this week for White Water,
Colorado, where they expect to make their home.

Miss Jessie McMullen, of LeMars, visited a few days last week at the home of
her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hawkins.

Mrs. E. Penning returned home last Saturday after making an extended visit
with relatives and friends in Minnesota and South Dakota.

Anthony Daugherty and daughters, Gladys, Mary and Lottie, of Northfield,
Minn., were guests last Sunday at the home of Mr. Mary Daugherty.

Mrs. Arthur Reeves sustained a bad bruise on her leg between the knee and
the ankle. Blood poison set in but there is hopes of saving the limb.

Miss Erlynne Kennedy, who is visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Grant
Chapman, slipped and fell on the cement sidewalk, bruising her side badly.

Charles, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Detloff, met with a painful
accident Tuesday when he she tipped the teapot containing hot tea on him,
scalding his face and neck.

The girls in Mrs. R. A. Hawkins and Mrs. Miles Kennedy’s Sunday school
classes will give an ice cream social at the home of Miss Anna Zimmerman
Friday evening, August 13th.

Mrs. Jessie Kennedy suffered a bad sprain last Tuesday while visiting at her
sisters, Mrs. Chapman. She was running across the yard when she slipped and
fell, spraining her ankle.
~Transcriber Note: I have to stop and comment here about the “slipping and
falling” of both Mother and daughter, Mrs. Jessie Kennedy and her daughter,
Erlynne. Wonder if this incident happened at the same time? It is described
as happening in the same place.

Miss Mary Beyner returned to her home at Hornick after making an extended
visit at the Geo. F. Wood home. Misses Alberta and Wilma Leuders accompanied
her home and will visit a few days with friends at Hornick.

Pine Grove Grange met in the Seney hall Friday evening. A business meeting
was held after which a fine program was given. At the close of the evening
nice refreshments were served. The next meeting will be held the last Friday
in August.

The Daughters of Ceres will meet at the home of Mrs. M. J. Lancaster next
Thursday afternoon, August 12th. The following program will be given:
Chorus, society; Reading, Mrs. C. Jackson; Recitation, Carol Pech; Solo,
Vera Hughes; Reading, Eva Buss; Con., Mrs. L. D. Baldwin; Duet, Misses
Esther Cook and Jessie Reeves; Recitation, Verna McArthur; Reading, Mrs. Ed
Buss; Duet, Mrs. J. Walkup and Mrs. E. G. Anstine; Reading, Mrs. A.
Lundgren; Chorus, society.

Mr. and Mrs. Al McArthur celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary
by entertaining a dinner company on Saturday evening. About forty guests
found places at a large table appointed in blue and white and decorated with
garden flowers. The after dinner hours were spent in games and music. A
vocal solo by Mrs. D. F. McArthur was enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. McArthur
were the recipients of many beautiful pieces of silverware. Among the guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Will McArthur, of Sioux City; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hein, of
LeMars; and Miles McArthur, of Sheldon.

Akron Register-Tribune
August 12, 1915

TRIBUTE TO A PIONEER.

Robt. O. Schaber, editor of the Hudsonite, of Hudson, S.D., pays the
following tribute to his wife’s uncle, Geo. E. Waterbury, a Sioux Valley
pioneer, in his last week’s issue:

Uncle George Waterbury, Mrs. Schaber’s and A. J. Waterbury’s uncle and one
of the finest old gentlemen this writer ever knew, died on the old homestead
in Sioux Valley township, Union county, on Tuesday evening, (sic-Monday
evening, August 2, 1915), shortly before nine o’clock.

He had lived a good, upright life, has always been on the square and he did
not regret answering the last roll call; in fact, he was the happiest man
you ever heard of during the last two days for he knew he was going to a
better land and he told his loved ones, the last thing he did tell them,
that he would see them all again—and surely he will.

George E. Waterbury was born at Pound Ridge, Westchester county, New York,
but his parents moved to Connecticut when he was an infant and every one
always thought he was a native of Connecticut.

He was born April 14, 1837, and died on Tuesday, August 3, 1915 (sic
–Monday, August 2, 1915), and was 78 years, 3 months, and 19 days old at the
time of his death.

Uncle George was a likely lad, a joy to his parents. He was a patriot if
there ever was one and any one that said anything against Uncle Sam or the
dear old Stars and Stripes, always steered clear of him.

When the Civil War broke out he was eager to go and in the spring of 1862,
he enlisted in the 17th Connecticut Infantry and served heroically through
the war, being honorably discharged after more than three years of service,
at the close of that great struggle.

He kept pretty close tab on world affairs and the big war over in Europe
bothered him, and he knew from his own experience what an awful thing it
was, and he always hoped that we would never get mixed up in it.

He and Aunt Ellen were married in New Canaan, Connecticut, on May 5, 1867,
and came west together with Clarence and Carrie in the spring of 1871, to
make a new home in the west. Five brothers came, Uncle George, his brother,
Isaac, Squire (Mrs. Schaber’s father), Uncle Henry and Uncle David, and of
all these Uncle David is the only one alive today (August 1915.)

Uncle George homesteaded the farm in Sioux Valley township, Union county,
where he died, and for over 44 years lived continuously on it with his
family. And you never saw a family who thought more of each other than this
one.

Six children were born to Uncle George and Aunt Ellen and all have lived if
not at home, on adjoining farms all of their lives, and Uncle George’s
taking away is the first death in the immediate family in fifty years and it
was a hard blow to the family.

Uncle George was the finest chap alive. Last time we saw him was when Cousin
Carrie was married, and he was the happiest man and the jolliest in the
crowd.

You see he had nothing on his mind. Always honest, straight forward, God
fearing, he was not afraid of the future or of traveling over to the other
side.

He never abused his folks and he was always just the same—a gentleman of the
old school, a man who liked to see his children and grandchildren grow up
about him, a man with a kind, cheery word for everyone, a man universally
respected and beloved.

He and Aunt Ellen saw hard times. The drought and the grasshoppers did about
everything they could to the crops, but he and his life companion never
became discouraged. They always looked on the bright side, and it came at
last, and they lived happily all their years, on the old farm, enjoying life
every day.

Another year, or a little more, and these two life companions would have
celebrated their Golden Wedding, and it is no wonder that Aunt Ellen misses
him so sadly.

And he was content to go and told the folks not to worry about him. Said he
would meet them all again some day. Rev. Arlander, of Big Springs, said he
learned a lesson from Uncle George’s last hours, which were some of the
happiest on earth, for he was content to go. His wife and children were with
him when he passed away. He had only been ill a few days and suffered very
little.

His life was well spent, for he was a sturdy pioneer, paving the way to a
great state, just as he had helped pave the way to a great Nation in the
darkest hours of the Union.

Funeral services were held this Thursday afternoon at the old homestead in
Union county, at one o’clock. Rev. Arlander read a chapter from the book of
John and said a few comforting words at the home. He knew Uncle George all
right, anyone could tell that from his remarks, and he paid his memory just
tribute.

The large procession went to Akron from the home, where services were held
at the Methodist church, Rev. R. A. Arlander, of the Big Springs Baptist
church, and Rev. Arthur Miller, of the Christian church, conducting the
services.

There are a great many relatives of Uncle George’s throughout this section
and they were all present, as well as a large concourse of friends and they
thronged the church to its capacity.

Rev. Miller read the first twenty verses of the fourteenth chapter of St.
John; and Rev. Arlander preached the sermon. He drew lessons from the life
of the deceased and paid him just tribute. Rev. Miller then read the
obituary and also added a few words for he, too, had known Uncle George and
liked him as a man and a Christian.

Songs by the choir, the old beloved hymns Uncle George loved so well,
interspersed the services. The choir of young people from the Big Springs
church sang two of his favorite hymns very nicely at the house, also. Rev.
Arlander closed the services by paying a deserved tribute to Uncle George as
a soldier and a sturdy pioneer. He is certainly a fine speaker, and his
tributes were splendid ones, but well deserved.

Beautiful flowers in profusion covered the bier of the departed, loving
tributes to a good, kindly old gentleman. The pallbearers were prominent
business men of Akron and Hawarden, being B. F. Wintersteen, A.G.A. Palm,
W.R. Tremaine and L.F. Root, of Akron, and Geo. C. Eyland, of Sioux City,
and M. Schmucker, of Hawarden. Interment took place in the beautiful
Riverside Cemetery, on the hill just north of Akron.

The immediate relatives who mourn his taking away are his loving wife and
companion for so many happy years, his six children, Clarence, Charles and
Albert, all of Union county; and two daughters, Mrs. Haines, of Akron, and
Mrs. August Kaelke, of Plymouth county, east of Akron; one brother, David,
of Sioux City; and three sisters, Mrs. Alsop Wakeman and Mrs. Sarah Stevens
of Union county, and Mrs. Ben Schooler, of Detroit, Minn.; a number of
grandchildren; and many nephews, nieces and their families and other
relatives survive him.

Pretty square old chap, Uncle George was, all his days. He worked hard for
the family he loved, in the early days, and he took his ease surrounded by
his children and getting the best of loving care in his declining years.

If you and I can leave a record behind us like his, there will be no cause
for worry for anyone, for he was ready and willing to go and there is a
place on High where he will await the coming of his loved ones.

His is a most affectionate family and they mourn sincerely his taking away.

Peace be to his ashes, consolation to those who will so sadly miss him.

CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to acknowledge our deep appreciation of the many kindnesses and
sympathy extended by neighbors and friends during our recent bereavement in
the loss of our beloved husband and father, George E. Waterbury; also for
their tributes in the way of beautiful floral offerings.—Mrs. George E.
Waterbury and Family.

LeMars Sentinel
August 13, 1915

Bentert Eilks, of Washington, is recovering from the attack of pneumonia
from which he has been suffering, but his general health is very poor.

While P. P. Schindel was coming up from Sioux City this week he opened a
vestibule door on the train and the door flew back and broke the bones
of a finger for him.

Mrs. F. O. Anderson, who was operated on at a local hospital the first
of the week for fibroid tumor, rallied well from the operation and is
now making satisfactory recovery.

News was received here that Mr. and Mrs. James Dempster, of Neligh,
Neb., are the parents of a son, born August 9th.  Mrs. Dempster was
formerly Miss Eva Alfred, of this city.

Will Jahn, a plasterer employed on one of the buildings now going up in
LeMars, fell into the cellarway south of the Traufler saloon on
Wednesday evening.  He was stunned by the fall and it was at first
feared his injuries might be serious but he was all right the next day.

Akron Register-Tribune
August 17, 1915

Born: Aug. 19, a son to Mr. and Mrs. R. Campbell; Aug. 12, a son to Mr. and
Mrs. Allie Mount.

About the best field of winter wheat so far threshed was raised on the
George Lias farm, which went from 40 to 42 bushels per acre.

A couple of fellows who were running their team down hill near Riverside
Cemetery came to grief at the bottom of the knoll. Their buggy overturned
and they were thrown out.

After the recent storm Broken Kettle ran higher than in years. Even level
roads became rivers, the water on at least one of them covering the hubs of
Ford cars.

HINTON GAZETTE
AUGUST 19, 1915

JOHN CASPER SELLS STORE
A deal was closed last Monday where J. Dobrofsky of Sioux City comes
into the control of the general merchandise store of John Casper. The
new firm under the name of the Reliable Mercantile Company is carrying
an ad in this issue of the Gazette, calling attention to the change and
soliciting a continuance of the business that has been accorded this
popular store in the past. Mr. Casper during his stay as a business man,
has built up as enviable business through his dealing and we predict the
same for the new firm as a great many favorable reports have been
received.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
About 10:30 o'clock last Sunday evening lightning struck the large barn
on the Ed Barrett farm home west of this city burning the structure to
the ground killing four horses and burning many other articles of value.
This is the second time within the past two years that Mr. Barrett has
suffered a loss from this nature.

A bouncing 10 pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Held last Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Reynolds are the parents of a baby son.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Small are the parents of a baby daughter.

A fact that is but little understood by the public is that the owner not
the autoist is responsible for accidents by live stock on the public
highway. Where an auto kills an animal on the highway not only does the
owner of the animal have to stand the loss, but he is also liable for
any damage done to the auto. Frequently a dog runs out at a passing auto
and occasionally causes an accident by getting under the machine. The
owner of the dog is held responsible for any damages sustained. If this
were better understood and realized it would possibly tend to more care
on the part of the farmer about allowing stock to run upon the public
highway.

NO EAST PERRY NEWS

LeMars Sentinel, August 24, 1915

DEATH OF MRS. REEVES

UNDERWENT AN OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS TWO WEEKS AGO

LIVED HERE SINCE CHILDHOOD

Mrs. Reeves, wife of J. H. Reeves, residing corner of Court and Fourth
streets, died at a local hospital yesterday morning. Mrs. Reeves under went an
operation for appendicitis two weeks ago and never recovered from the effects,
death relieving her suffering Monday morning, August 23.

Mrs. Reeves was a native of England and was born in Kent on October 3, 1864.
When a child of five years of age her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Osborne,
came to this country and settled north of Seney. Mrs. Reeves grew to womanhood
here and was united in marriage with J. H. Reeves on October 17, 1883. Three
children were born to their union. One child, Claude, died in infancy.

She is survived by her husband and two children, W. A. Reeves, living near
LeMars, and Bessie, at home. Her father lives near Maurice. She also leaves
two sisters, Mrs. George Reeves, of Mission Hill, S. D., and Mrs. F. T.
Claydon, of McMinnville, Oregon, and four brothers, John,
Stephen, Thomas, and George, who reside in this vicinity.

The funeral will be held at two o'clock at the First Presbyterian church on
Wednesday, Rev. H. V. Comin officiating, and the interment made in the LeMars
cemetery.

Mrs. Reeves was a loving daughter, wife and mother and had a wide circle of
friends who had known her all her life and was highly esteemed. She and her
husband lived for many years in Elgin township and moved into LeMars about a
year ago.

Death of Mrs. Sperling
Deceased Woman Had Many Friends in This Vicinity

Friends in LeMars have been notified of the death of Mrs. Charles
Sperling, a former well known resident of this place, which occurred at
her home in Spokane, Wash., on August 15. Mrs. Sperling was convalescing after an
attack of typhoid fever and was considered out of danger and when death came
was sitting up in a chair apparently bright and cheerful.

Mrs. Sperling was about fifty years of age. Her maiden name was Miss
Della Reeves [daughter of L. D. & Elizabeth (Stephens) Reeves]. She taught
school in Plymouth county when a girl and was subsequently married to
Charles Sperling, of LeMars. They moved out west about ten or twelve
years ago to make their home. Besides the bereaved husband she leaves
two daughters to mourn her death. She was a sister of Dr. J. L. Reeves
of this city, and is survived by two other brothers and two sisters. The
funeral was held in Spokane, Wash.

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Last Sunday was observed as Mission Sunday by the St. John's Evangelical
church and large crowds attended the services morning, afternoon and
evening.  The sermons were preached by Rev. Nauerth, of Burlington, who
was pastor of the church twenty years ago, Rev. Yost, of Remsen, who has
been in the Indian missionary field, and Rev. Schumann, of Pomeroy.
Rev. Dommann, pastor of the church, is rapidly recovering from his
recent operation and preached a week ago Sunday.

Mrs. Mina Burt, who injured her hip by falling while about her household
duties last week, has been in a precarious condition but was better
yesterday.  The shock aggravated a kidney trouble from which she has
suffered and caused coma.  She was regaining consciousness yesterday and
her condition was considered improved.

Miss Anna Marcue has returned from a two months trip to the eastern
coast including Niagara Falls, St. Lawrence trip through the Thousand
Islands, Montreal, Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. While in New
York Miss Marcue took post graduate work in Household Arts at Columbia
University.

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Mrs. Abigail Ellsworth, a resident of Iowa for fifty-three years, died
Friday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. M. Ryberg, 1512 West
Seventeenth street in Sioux City, She was 70 years old. Acute indigestion
was the cause of death.

Mrs. Ellsworth was born in Maine December 27, 1845. Fifty-three years ago
she came west with her husband and later settled on a homestead near Remsen.
There they lived for forty years until the death of the husband thirteen
years ago. Mrs. Ellsworth then went to Sioux City to make her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Ryberg.

She is survived by two sons and three daughters. They are: Jefferson
Ellsworth, of Remsen; James Ellsworth, of Magnolia, Minn., Mrs. Henry
Blewett, of Kingsley; Mrs. W. M. Ryberg and Mrs. F. L. Gates, of Sioux City.

The remains were taken to Remsen for burial and the funeral held at St.
Paul’s Lutheran church there yesterday.

HINTON GAZETTE
AUGUST 26, 1915

MAN SLUGGED AND ROBBED
P. W. O'Brien of Le Mars was slugged and robbed near Hinton on Thursday
night by a couple of strangers, after accepting an invitation to ride
home with them in a car to Le Mars. O'Brien was found on the road near
Hinton at 3 o'clock Friday morning still suffering from the effects of
his experience. Joseph Killburg in search of a missing car from his
garage. Mr. O'Brien canvasses for several newspapers and on Thursday
went to Hinton, where a carnival being held. He received money from
several people for subscriptions to farm and other papers and the theory
is that the men who robbed him had been watching him through the
afternoon and that they imagined he had considerable money on his
person. About 7 in the evening O'Brien was in conversation with Henry
Ideker and was talking about getting back home to Le Mars. Mr. Ideker
suggested that O'Brien get an automobile to which the latter replied he
could go home on a train for 30 cents. At this juncture a well dressed
stranger came up and told O'Brien that he was going to Remsen and would
give him a ride to Le Mars, saying at the same time that Mr. O'Brien
could point out the road of which the stranger was not quite sure.
O'Brien accepted the invitation and soon found himself in a car with two
men and two girls. O'Brien sat in the front seat with the man who has
first accosted him. After leaving Hinton something apparently went wrong
with the car and the men got out to fix it. They monkey around for over
an hour purposely, as Mr. O'Brien thinks now. While he was with the
quartet several cars in which there were Le Mars people passed along the
road. When it was getting dusk one of the men asked O'Brien if he had
any money and he replied yes, thinking he was joking. While the car was
stopping, O'Brien becoming suspicious stated to make a breakaway and the
man followed him and they clinched. The other man came along and O'Brien
remembers being knocked out. When he regained consciousness he found he
had been robbed off about $35 and some papers and receipt books. The
robbers left him 51 cents. Mr. O'Brien was badly beaten up his face and
head being a mass of blood and bruises and his ribs were black and blue
he had been kicked by his assailants. Mr. O'Brien did not know how long
he lay insensible after being attacked recalls, walking onto the
railroad tracks and then leaving the tracks and taking to the road
again, where he was found by Mr. Kilburg ,who brought him to Le Mars
where his hurts were attended to by a physician. The men who robbed him
are thought to be some of the thugs who operate nightly in Sioux City.

On Friday evening some tramp entered the E. Bornholtz farm home south of
town and made off with a pocketbook containing $25. The money was in a
disk drawer in one of the living rooms. Mr. Bornholtz was away at the
time helping a neighbor thresh and Mrs. Bornholtz was out of doors doing
the milking. A tramp was seen hurrying away from the place but he made
his gateway

EAST PERRY
School will start in district No. 6 Monday September 6, Miss Ahern as
teacher.

Mrs. J. W. Bennett and children spent Sunday with Mrs. Bennett's mother,
Mrs. C. Dunn, of Leeds.

Word was received here last week of the marriage of George Fursee and
Miss Mae Omeig. We join in wishing them a long and happy life.

Mrs. William Tullis who was quite ill last week is improving slowly. Her
mother, Mrs. Van Dyke, is with her for a while.

Mrs. Creamer, mother of Dora and Joe Creamer, died and was buried from
Westcott's chapel Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Creamer were old
residents here.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rusk spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. F. J.
Ferguson.

F. A. Hatz arrived in the city one day last week from Sioux Falls, S.
D., and will act in the capacity of depot agent here for the Illinois
Central railroad.

Mrs. C. J. Telfe is enjoying a visit with her mother, Mrs. George
Rainville, of Sioux Rapids and her sister, Mrs. C. E. Kirchner and
children, of Linn Grove.

Remsen Bell-Enterprise, August 26, 1915, page 1, column 5

DIED IN SIOUX CITY. Mrs. Ellsworth, Mother of Jeff Ellsworth of Remsen, Died
at Age of Seventy.

The Ellsworth family was thrown into sadness last Friday, when Mrs. Abigail
Ellsworth, the mother of James and Jeff Ellsworth, passed away at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Ryberg, Sioux City, with whom she has been making
her home for a number of years. Mrs. Ellsworth was seventy years of age at
the time of her death. For several years she had been ailing, but lately
felt quite well. Last Friday she seemed in fairly good health, ate a hearty
evening meal and shortly after she retired for the night she suffered a
paralytic stroke, which caused her death at about eleven o’clock.

The body was brought to Remsen Monday morning and was laid to rest in the
Remsen cemetery after services at St. Paul church conducted by Rev. John
Jost. Rev. Kidder of the Methodist church, Sioux City, of which the deceased
was a staunch member, gave the sermon.

Abegail Ellsworth was born on December 27th, 1844, in Augusta, Maine. When a
young lady she came to Remsen and in 1870 she was married. Mr. and Mrs.
Ellsworth lived on the old home place three miles north-west of Remsen from
the time of their marriage until twelve years ago when the husband died and
the aged lady went to Sioux City, where she made her home with her daughter
ever since.

The deceased is survived by five children, namely, Mrs. Nettie Ryberg and
Mrs. Eliza Gates of Sioux City; Mrs. Hattie Blewett, of Kingsley; James of
Luverne, Minn., and Jeff, of Remsen.

Mrs. Ellsworth was a life-long and devoted Christian woman, possessed of
qualities that made friends for her wherever she went. She had a noble, kind
disposition, and her friends, of whom there are hundreds, deeply feel the
loss occasioned by her passing, and offer sincere sympathy to the sorrowing
children.

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
August 31, 1915

MERRILL: (From the Record)
Miss Amanda, Miss Lillian and Elmer Kehrberg left Tuesday morning for
several weeks visit at Cedar River Park, Waterloo, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. C. Yelland, of Sheffield, Iowa, visited at the W. J. Lawrence
home last week. Mr. Yelland is editor of the Sheffield Press.

Some sneak thief stole the canvas covers from Nick Carstensen’s grain stack
last Saturday evening. A pretty mean trick this wet weather.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gill returned home last evening. They have been spending
the summer in the west, visiting most of the time at Hood River, Oregon.

Miss Carrie Simpson, of Seattle, Washington, and Miss Nellie Simpson, of
Rinard, Iowa, are visiting at the home of their brother, Geo. W. Simpson,
and family.

Elmer Herman and Martha Schuldt were happily married at Tyndall, S.D.,
Wednesday afternoon, August 25, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Schuldt, formerly residents near Merrill.

While coasting down hill near his home, Willie Krier, fell off his coaster
wagon last Friday and broke his are near the wrist. Without saying a word to
his parents, he picked himself up and trotted down town to a doctor’s office
and announced the fact that he had broken his arm and it needed fixing. How
is that for pure grit from an eleven year old lad?

Obituary: Mrs. Carl Witt passed away at the home of her son, Albert Witt, Northeast of
this city, Sunday, August 22, 1915, at 4:20 p.m. aged 85 years, 5 months and
14 days. She had been failing in health and strength for the past two years,
due to the infirmities of advanced years.

Mrs. Wilhelmina Witt was born in Germany, March 8, 1836, where she was
united in marriage with Carl Witt in 1854. Eight children--four sons and
four daughters came to bless their union, of whom two sons and two daughters
survive. One son, Albert Witt, resides in Portland township of this county,
and one son lives in Germany; the daughters, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Kurth live
in South Dakota. These together with the aged husband mourn the departure of
a kind and loving Christian wife and mother and they have the sympathy of
many friends in their bereavement. Mr. and Mrs.Witt came to this country
from Germany in 1886 and located in Grant township, this county, with their
son, Albert, and six years later they moved with him to Portland township
which has since remained their home.

Funeral services conducted by the pastor, Rev. F. A. Meske in the Akron
German Lutheran church yesterday afternoon were largely attended. Interment
was made in Riverside Cemetery.