Iowa Old Press

Le Mars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, May 4, 1915

Another one of this vicinity’s old residents and one of the prominent and
respected citizens passed away this week in the death of Claus Haack St.,
which occurred at his home in Sioux county Tuesday morning at 6:45 o’clock.
Mr. Haack had been suffering for some time with heart failure and a sudden
stroke ended his life. He was eighty-three years, seven months and two days
old at the time of his death. Claus Jacob Haack was born on September 25,
1931 at Marne, Germany. He resided there for many years and in 1853 he was
united in marriage to Catherine Grimsmann. They came to the United States in
1868, settling on a farm in Benton county, Iowa, where they resided until
1886, when they came to a farm in Sioux county. There they resided ever
since. To the union of Catherine Grimsman and Claus Haack five children were
born. One of them George, passed away fourteen years ago, and Mrs. Haack
died in 1907. The remaining children are John, Claus, August and Margaret,
all residing in Sioux and Plymouth counties. There are also thirty-three
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Friday at
Remsen.

HINTON GAZETTE
MAY 6, 1915

ARE HAPPILY MARRIED
A quiet but pretty wedding took place at the home of Rev. G. W. Shideler
on Monday, May 3rd, when Miss Mary Lozetta Rollins, oldest daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Rollins, became the bride of Mr. Andrew Lavrence
Loraditch, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Loraditch. The ceremony took
place at 10:30 a. m., was performed by Rev. Shideler. The couple
attended by Miss Annie Loraditch, sister of the groom, and Miss Ruby
Rollins, sister of the bride. The bride was charmingly attired in sky
blue satin with cream silk over lace and pearl bead trimmings, her only
ornament being a pearl La Vahere, the gift of the groom. Mr. Loraditch
wore the conventional black. Miss Annie Loraditch was dressed in orange
silk null with rose bud trimmings. Miss Ruby Rollins wore pink silk null
chiffon trimmings. After the ceremony they returned to the home of the
brides parents where they partook a sumptuous wedding dinner. These
young people are favorably known in this community, where they spent
most of their lives; their fathers are prosperous farmers of this
vicinity, and the young people will follow in their footsteps and live
on a farm a few miles south of town, where the groom has prepared a
home.

POPULAR COUPLE MARRIED
A pretty home wedding and one of special interest to the many friends
and relatives who gathered to see Miss Elsie Ideker, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Ideker, Jr., and Mr. George Casper celebrated at the Ideker
home. The ceremony took place at 3 o'clock and was performed by Rev. J.
J. March pastor of the Lutheran church. Following the ceremony and the
usual congratulations, the guests were served to an elaborate wedding
supper. Pretty decorations filled the house and floral designs were
artistically carried out. The contracting young people are residents of
this community,  having lived here a number of years and both count
their friends by their acquaintances.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
The young son of Mr. and Mrs. John Jepson suffered a broken wrist when
he was thrown from a horse.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Mat Mansfield, a baby boy

Mr. and Mrs. David Woodley living on the John Crouch farm are proud
parents of a son.

Mr. and Mrs. John Muecke are proud parents of a baby girl.

Dan Hauff was a visitor in Merrill Tuesday evening, called there by the
serious illness of his nephew, Warren, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hauff.
The little fellow is ill with pneumonia.

Cyrus Clarke, 84 years old died, on Sunday one mile west of Hinton.
Brief funeral services were held at Hinton and the body was shipped to
Wakefield, Neb., from which place Mr. Clarke and his family had removed
to Hinton a few months ago. He is survived by the following children:
A. L. Clarke of Hinton, F. A. Clarke of Minnesota, Mrs. Ira Dale of
Omaha, and Mrs. Lottie Sacker of Wisconsin.

HINTON GAZETTE
MAY 13, 1915

DEATH OF JOHN VAN DUSEN
The funeral of the late John Nelson Van Dusen, pioneer of Sioux City and
former resident of Hinton, was held Tuesday at 9 a. m. from the
residence 2103 Hamilton street. Burial was in the Liberty Township
cemetery. Mr. Van Dusen was 76 years old. He died following an attack of
stomach trouble. He had been a resident of Sioux City and Hinton for
nearly 50 years. Mr. Van Dusen was born October 4, 1838, at Keeseville,
N. Y., when 12 years old he went to Vergennes, Vt., and later to North
Troy, N. H. He left for the West when 20 years old landing at Fond Du
Lac, Wis. He enlisted with the First Wisconsin volunteers when the Civil
war broke out. He fought in many of the principal battles of the war.
Two years after his arrival in this community he was joined in marriage
to Miss Anna Morse, who arrived from Wisconsin on the first train
entering Sioux City. They were married June 21, 1868. They built a log
cabin and lived on Pearl Street. Several years later they moved to Maple
Hill farm five miles north of Sioux City. Through the pension agency Mr.
Van Dusen located his brother Jacob Van Dusen seven years ago. The
brothers had not met in 40 years. Mr.Van Dusen is survived by his wife
and the following children, Alfred Van Dusen Hinton, Mrs. Edna Small
Firesteel, S. D., Avery Van Dusen Hinton, Mrs. Cora Nauerly Merrill, C.
H. Van Dusen and Mrs. Mary Reuschling of Sioux City, and twenty four
grandchildren.

EAST PERRY
A heavy rain and hailstorm fell here Sunday afternoon. Considerable
damage was done to telephone wires by heavy wind.

Little Jacob Hancock came down from Westfield to spend a few weeks with
his grandpa,Elias Bennett.

Mrs. O. A. Kelly left Saturday to spend a few days with her daughter who
attends school at Walthill and also visit her mother and be present at a
banquet given by the high school.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. V. Weinrich was an over Sunday visitor at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Earl Grau in Le Mars.

C. E. Perdue, editor of the Pierson Progress, and formerly editor of The
Gazette was renewing acquaintances in this city.

August Herbst and V. Kovarna are the proud possessors of new Dodge cars
brought through the Schneider agency. We say they are proud because we
believe that the owner of a Dodge car has reason to be proud. For
beauty, late improvements and stability the Dodge will take its place at
the head of the list. William Schneider is to be congratulated on his
success in securing the agency for this popular car.

Jacob Schneider and wife of Los Angeles, Cal., arrived in the city last
Friday evening for a visit in the homes of relatives in this city. Mr.
and Mrs. Schneider are former Plymouth county residents, living here
some 50 years.

HINTON GAZETTE
MAY 20, 1915

EAST PERRY
Mrs. George Rusk and children are spending the week with Mrs. Rusk's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Pike on the Broken Kettle road.

Dan O'Brien and family are having more than their share of sickness.
Another son is seriously sick of pneumonia.

Mrs. Gustave Love and children visited the week end with her brother, C.
Bennett and family.

Gustave Lobe left for Hot Springs Wednesday for the benefit of his
health, which has been poor of late.

Mrs. F. M. Rollins visited Monday with her daughter, Mrs. L. Lourditch.

Mrs. Bogenrief and family, Mrs. Dervneia and family, sisters of M. T.
Mansfield visited Sunday with him.

While at work discing in the field one day last week Eddie Kelly had a
narrow escape from injury. One of the lines broke frightening the
horses. They started to run. Fortunately the tongue came down. The
whiffle trees broke freeing the horses from the disc and no one was
hurt---only a bad scare.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. Fred Hodson left Tuesday evening for Le Mars where she will visit a
few days before leaving for her new home in Dawson, Minnesota.

Fred Hodson is busy packing his household goods preparatory to shipping
them to Dawson, Minnesota, where he and Mrs. Hodson will take up their
residence in the future.

Rev. and Mrs. Shideler drove to Sioux City Tuesday where Mrs. Shideler
was entertained at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. E. Watson, in honor
of her birthday.

We regret that The Gazette does not contain more personal items this
week but if our residents do not entertain or go for a visit it is
impossible for us to fill our columns. Kindly bear in mind that this
newspaper like the news and if you have people visiting you or if you
are visiting people let us know.

A little boy had prayed continually for several weeks for the Lord to
give him a little brother. Finally he said “it's no use the Lord don't
hear me” Within a week or so he was called into his mother's room where
he was shown, not one little brother but two. He said: “ I'm awfully
glad that I quit praying when I did, cause if I hadn't there would have
been three of them.”

Lester Blankenburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blankenburg, is sick of
inflammatory rheumatism.

A marriage license has been issued to George Deidiker of Leeds and Miss
Clara Dahlmann of this city.

The new mains for water works are being unloaded and placed on the
streets each day. Work of ditching will commence in a day or so.

An informal smoker was given by the commerial club at the hall last
Monday evening for Fred Hodson who will move shortly to Dawson, Minn.
About 10 members were in attendance and the evening was spent in card
playing and visiting. Later in the evening those in attendance were
taken to the drug store where ice cream was served.,
About 40 friends and neighbors of Mrs. Fred Hodson gathered at the O. C.
Brown home last Monday evening and gave Mrs. Hodson a very delightful
farewell surprise party.  The evening hours were spent in music and
visiting and a light luncheon was served. Many expressed regrets at the
leaving of the Hodsons, who have made a large circle of friends in this
city, but all extended their best wishes and hopes for the future. Mrs.
Hodson was presented with a handsome gravy ladle as a remembrance of her
friends here.

C. J. Rolfe will move into the Fred Hodson home after the departure of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hodson.

HINTON GAZETTE
MAY 27, 1915

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
J. H. Levins has been making some improvements on the interior of his
barbershop in keeping with the spring slogan to paint up.

Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jackson enjoyed a visit over Sunday last with the
writer's mother and sister, Mrs. M. W. Jackson and Miss Georgia Jackson
of Sioux City.

Oscar Peterson has just completed a cave on his place and from all
appearances is one of the finest constructed and most substantial
underground apartments we have looked upon being made of cement and
brick entirely.

EAST PERRY
Mr. and  Mrs. Avery Van Dusen mourn the loss of their infant daughter,
born May 22. The little one was laid to rest in Liberty Township
cemetery. They have the sympathy of us all in their loss.

Mrs. C. Dunn, who resides east of Leeds, had the misfortune to lose her
hen house, brooder and several chickens by fire last week.