Iowa Old Press
LeMars Sentinel, October 1, 1935
CAR ACCIDENT TAKES LIFE OF WM. C. PECKS
While Driving Alone Car Hits Bridge Rail And Driver’s Neck Is Broken
SPENT HIS LIFE IN GRANT
Neighbor Passing By Discovers Car In Creek Bed.
Wm. C. Pecks, of Brunsville, was instantly killed about 8 o’clock, Sunday evening, when his casr struck a bridge rail near the Otto Osterbuhr place, a mile and a half north of Brunsville, and went into the creek. His was broken in the fall and he is supposed to have died instantly. Marvin Doering driving by a few minutes later stopped to remove the broken guard rail from the highway and discovered the car in the creek with Pecks dead underneath.
Will Pecks was born December 10, 1889, in Grant township and spent all his life there. He worked part of the time for the Brunsville Lumber company and also did some carpenter work.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Henry Plueger, of Preston, three brothers, Gerd, Henry and Ben, and one sister, Anna Pecks, all of Grant, and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 at the Luken's Funeral Home, and 2 o’clock at the Grant Lutheran Church with Rev. Bunge officiating.
MRS. CECELIA WOLL DIES SATURDAY AT ADVANCED AGE
Mrs. Cecilia Woll died Saturday, September 28, at 25 Fifth Avenue NE, LeMars, at the advanced age of 93 years, 4 months and 13 days. Mrs. Woll was born in Everingen, France, May 15, 1842, and was married in that county 75 years ago to Frederick Frisch. After a few years Mr. Frisch died and later she was married to John Woll. In 1881 she came to this country and settled on a farm ten miles west of LeMars, where they resided until 1902, when she and her family moved to LeMars which has since been their home. She is survived by two sons and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Orban, of LeMars; Frank, of Merrill; Emil, of LeMars; and Kathryn, at home. Her husband preceded her in death. Mrs. Woll was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic church and the Christian Mother’s Society.
The funeral will be held at St. Joseph’s church Tuesday morning, October 1, with Mgr. J. D. Fisch officiating, and interment in St. Joseph’s cemetery.
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Miss Sybil Merritt, of Fort Dodge, spent the week end with relatives and friends in LeMars.
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LeMars Globe-Post
October 3, 1935
SENEY: (By Special Correspondent)
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Deegan returned from Dubuque on Tuesday, after spending a
week there. They were called there by the death of Mrs. Deegan’s
brother-in-law, Mr. Cassidy.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lancaster Sr., and daughter, Ina, and Mrs. Susan Rayburn,
were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Lancaster Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Siege of Sioux City, visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Grant Chapman on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Obermire of LeMars visited Sunday afternoon in the homes
of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Ewin and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Chapman.
Mrs. John Watson of Sioux City and Mrs. Gretta Miller and Miss Lorene Siege
drove to Springfield, Minn., last week to visit relatives a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hancer of Holy Springs, visited the weekend in the home
of Rev. and Mrs. M. B. Phillips.
Mrs. George Osborne, Mrs. Will Detloff and son, Warren Detloff, and Mrs.
Rena Fowler, of California, drove to Germantown to visit Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Reeves on Wednesday of last week.
Ernest Radley went to Petersen to spend the week end with his family.
Mrs. Percy Hastings of Cherokee spent the week end with her husband, who is
working on the grade a mile south of Seney, next to the bridge crossing the
Floyd river.
Allen Hinde and Loyde Adamson of Haxtun, Colo., arrived here on Tuesday to
spend a few days in the home of Mrs. Stella Hinde. Mrs. Adamson, who has
spent the past three weeks here, returned with them on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Daugherty and son, John, and Mrs. Mary Daugherty drove to
Emerson, Neb., on Sunday, all returned in the evening but Mary Daugherty
stayed for a longer visit with her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony
Daugherty.
Mr. and Mrs. Malon Holleway, of Craig, Mo., brought a truck load of apples
here on Thursday, returning for more, coming back Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Denning and daughter, Lily, of Oaks, N.D., stayed over
night at the home of their aunt, Mrs. Susan Rayburn. They were enroute from
a trip in the south.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving McArthur, of Sioux City, Mrs. C. E. Moore, Mrs. Al
McArthur and Roy McArthur drove to Unity and Birchwood, Wis., last week,
returning home on Sunday. They visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Wonser, of Unity, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kromary at Birchwood.
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LEGAL NOTICES
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PROBATE NOTICE
Estate of Cecelia Woll, Deceased.
STATE OF IOWA.
Plymouth County, ss.
To Thomas F. Frisch, Frank Woll, Emil Woll, Mary Orban, Kathryn Woll, known heirs at law of Cecelia Woll, late of said county, deceased, and all others concerned.
You are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of October, 1935, there was filed in the office of the Clerk of the District Court, of the State of Iowa, in and for Plymouth County, and opened and read by said clerk, an instrument in writing purporting to be the last will of Cecelia Woll, deceased, late of said county.
And you are further notified that the 28th day of October, 1935, at 10 a.m. has been fixed for the final proof and hearing of said will, at which time all persons interested may appear and show cause why the same should not be admitted to probate.
E.F. REMER
Clerk of the District Court of Plymouth County, Iowa
(Published in the LeMars Globe-Post, Thursday, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 1935.)
LeMars Sentinel
October 4, 1935
AKS DAMAGES FOR ACCIDENT NEAR MERRILL
Three Persons Sue Trucker For $54,000 Because Of Collision With Their
Automobile
SIX INDIVIDUAL SUITS
Allege Trucker Failed To Keep Right Side of Road
Sheldon Sun: An extensive litigation is expected to occur in the fall term
of the O’Brien county district court at Primghar, with the filing of six
individual damage suits with W. A. Hoeven, clerk of the court, seeking
$87,591.14 in damages as the result of two automobile accidents, one
occurring near Merrill and the other one mile north of Charles City.
According to the petitions, the plaintiffs in the Merrill accident ask for
$54,091.14 while the Charles City accident petitioners seek $33,500. In each
case, three people are asking for damages.
MERRILL ACCIDENT
Three passengers in a Pontiac couple which figured in an auto accident, June
5, 1935, on Highway 75, two miles south of Merrill, are seeking $54,091.14
from John Dolphin and Melvin Urban, of Primghar, owner and driver
respectively of the truck which is alleged to have crashed into the Pontiac.
According to the petition, each petitioner alleges that Urban, driver of the
truck, failed to keep on the right side of the road and consequently failed
to give half of the road to the approaching car. The petition also alleges
that Urban was serving as an agent of Dolphin, owner of the truck.
SEEKS $28,240.89
Veronica Asprey, passenger in the Pontiac coupe drive by Harlan W.
Kirkpatrick, asks for damages amounting to $28,240.89. Her petition itemizes
the damages as follows: Medical and surgical bills, $650; nurse, $210;
hospital bill, $353.35; braces, $27.54; loss of time, $2,000; permanent
injury, $15,000; pain and suffering and mental anguish, $10,000.
Cereva Kirkpatrick, the other passenger in the car, asks for $21,462.00 in
damages. Itemized as follows: Medical and surgical bill, $450; hospital
bill, $600; dental bill, $400; special nurse, $12; permanent injury,
$10,000; pain and suffering and mental anguish, $10,000.
Harlan W. Kirkpatrick, owner of the car, asks for $4,388.25 in damages.
Itemized as follows: Medical bills, $38.25; loss of time, $2,000; permanent
injury, $1,500; pain and suffering, $1,500.
WILLIAM KUEHN EARLY RESIDENT TAKEN BY DEATH
Suffered Terrible Accident Fifteen Years Ago Which Undermined His Health
LIVED HERE ALL HIS LIFE
Was Member of Stanton Township Pioneer Family
Death claimed W. J. Kuehn, 51, a life long resident of Plymouth County, at a
hospital in Cherokee, Wednesday. Mr. Kuehn had been in failing health for a
long time. His illness dates back fifteen years when he was a member of the
implement firm of Miller, Kuehn & Hamm in this city. While engaged in
repairing a windmill, he fell a distance of forty feet and suffered
injuries, which permanently affected his health. His recovery was regarded
as miraculous at the time. He continued to work as long as physically able,
but the effects of the accident finally broke down a fine constitution.
William J. Kuehn was born in LeMars May 29, 1884, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
August Kuehn, pioneers of this vicinity.
August Kuehn was engaged in the grocery business in early days in LeMars and
subsequently moved to a farm in Stanton township where William Kuehn grew up
and received his early education and assisted in farming.
Coming to LeMars he engaged in the farm implement business and after worked
at other occupations.
He was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Kemnitz, member of a pioneer
Stanton township family, March 17, 1909.
He is survived by his wife and two sons, Wallace Kuehn, of LeMars, and
Lowell, of West Union. He leaves two brothers and a sister, Frank Kuehn, of
Red Lodge, Mont., Wesley Kuehn, of Sauk Rapids, Minn., and Mrs. H. N.
Blakeway, of Chicago, Ill. A sister, Mrs. Chas. Steinbach, preceded him in
death.
FUNERAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON
The funeral will be held from the home, 427 Second Avenue, SW, at 1:30
Saturday afternoon. Services will be held in the Hildreth church at 3
o’clock, Rev. G. O. Thompson officiating.
Mr. Kuehn was a good citizen respected by all who knew him. He was a devoted
husband and father and lived an exemplary life. He was a life long member of
the Evangelical Church.
RUBLE: (Special Correspondence)
Mrs. Herman Fredricks is a surgical patient at the Akron hospital.
Mrs. Albert Witt, of Akron, and Mrs. Jesse Kallsen visited with relatives in
Brunsville, Wednesday.
Mrs. Elmer Hoffman and son, returned to her home Tuesday from the Lutheran
hospital in Sioux City.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Borchers and Bernice Borchers were visitors at the Henry
Plueger home in Westfield, Sunday.
Miss Agnes Johnson, who is teaching at Moville, spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Johnson.
Dr. Mattison, of Akron, was called to the Henry Molzen home on Sunday
evening. Their youngest son, Lloyd, being sick.
Mr. and Mrs. John Trapper, Mrs. Ben Trapper and son, Bill, returned to their
home Monday after visiting a few days with relatives at White Lake, S. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Clare Morehead and son, Norman and Virgil, Mr. and Mrs. Barth
Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Eldo Degen, of Ireton, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
H. O. Buehre, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kallsen and son, Lloyd, and daughter, Edna, Mr. and Mrs.
Eidan Kallsen, of Craig, and Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Kallsen, of LeMars, were
visitors at the John Kallsen home, Sunday.
A number of relatives and friends gathered at the George Miller home on
Friday evening to remind Mrs. Miller of her birthday. The evening was spent
in visiting and playing cards. At midnight a luncheon was served. The guests
wished Mrs. Miller many more happy birthdays on their departure.
MELBOURNE: (Special Correspondence)
Floyd Brehm left for New York, where he will continue his music studies.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Bender are enjoying a trip to Boston, Mass., and other
points east.
Mrs. Minnie Schneider and Mrs. Yetta Schneider are visiting relatives in
LeMars this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Held motored to California with their son and wife, Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Held.
Miss Gertrude Schneider visited at the home of her brother, Herman Schneider
and family, at Leeds.
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Garton and daughter, Mrs. Pattison, and daughter, of
LeMars, visited at the Will Brehm home, Sunday.
The Young People’s Missionary Circle of the Melbourne Evangelical church
held its monthly meeting at the home of Robert Dennler, Wednesday evening.
MERRILL: (Special Correspondence)
The W.C.T.U. met with Mrs. J. G. Grebner on Thursday afternoon.
The Methodist Ladies Aid will serve their annual chicken dinner on Thursday,
October 17.
Rev. J. M. Howdeshell is attending conference of the Methodist church this
week at Spencer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Ruedy left Sunday evening to spend a month with relatives
in the state of Washington.
Mrs. J. H. Wehrkamp and daughter, Dessie, of Clarinda, spent several days
visiting Merrill friends the past week.
Arnold Hammond substituted in teaching for C. Lang, at Westfield, last week
during the latter’s absence due to sickness.
Miss Lucille Dennler, of Westfield, spent the week end with her mother, Mrs.
Albert Dennler. She had as her guest, Miss Vant Hauf, of Hull.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hass and daughter, Florence, of Worthing, S.D., visited
the former’s mother, Mrs. Frank Kehrberg, and other relatives, Sunday.
Circle No. 2 of the Ladies Aid met on Wednesday with Mrs. J. G. Grebner, and
Circle No. 3, met with Mrs. L. N. Hauser, the same day, for permanent
organization.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Wilson and brother-in-law, Kenneth Cook, of Oto, Hurles
Fox and Donald Jessen left by car on Thursday to attend the World Series in
Chicago.
Guests at a reunion in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Halvor Larson, Sunday were
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rollag and three children, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Rollag
and Mrs. Grace Rollag, of Beaver Creek, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Burdette
Schneider, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Larson and son, and Miss Elma Zenk, of
Merrill.
Mrs. M.G. Irwin spent Thursday at Cherokee where she conducted a school of
instruction for the thirteen county chairman of this district of the
American Legion auxiliary. In the afternoon, Mrs. Margaret Dushinski,
Cherokee hospital hostess, conducted the party through the hospital where
thirty-nine ex-service men are cared for.
Announcement has been made of the forthcoming wedding of Miss Ethel Hancer,
a graduate of the Nurses Training school of the Methodist hospital in Sioux
City, and Raymond Hodgson, of Sioux City, on October 5. Rev. M. B.
Phillips, of Seney, will officiate. Later a reception will be held in Sioux
City for the bridal couple.
HANCOCK: (Special Correspondence)
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Farmer’s Union met Tuesday afternoon at the
township hall. The Des Moines delegates gave their reports.
Mrs. F. E. Maloney and daughters, Lucille and Mrs. Klein, spent Tuesday
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Merrill, at McCook Lake.
C. W. Kimball and son, Jimmy, of Sioux City, and Lyle Johnson, of Oto, Iowa,
were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Beauchenne, Sunday.
Burglars broke into school No. 1 over the week end. The thieves picked the
lock on the new school desk and stole the teacher’s shoes.
Mrs. Charles Pridie was operated on for appendicitis in the St. Joseph
hospital at Sioux City, Saturday. Satisfactory improvement has been noted.
Mrs. W. R. Maycock and son, Paul Dean, of Sioux City, returned to her home
at Morningside after having spent a week at the L. Beauchenne home.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Klein spent Sunday at Wakefield and Jackson, Neb. Erhart
Klein returned to his home after spending two weeks at the Maloney home.
A new road is being constructed from Highway No. 12 to Stevens Creek valley.
The road is being leveled and new culverts and bridges are being built.
George Sofolus spent the week end in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Harbeck, at Sloan, Iowa. Mr. Sofolus attended the funeral Monday morning of
the Harbeck’s youngest daughter.
The F. L. G. Club met Saturday afternoon at the home of Miss Lois Shuck. An
amateur contest was held and much amusement derived. A delightful luncheon
was served. Miss Marian Banks will be the club’s next hostess.
Lester Brosamle pitched and batted Pender, Neb., to a 4 to 3 victory over
the Oakland Cowboys in a base ball game. Lester gave five hits and smacked a
home run with the bases filled in the seventh to decide the inning.
PLYMOUTH: (Special Correspondence)
James Biles, of Nebraska, is visiting in the home of his sister, Mrs. A. W.
Knapp.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Herman and family spent Sunday visiting relatives at
Akron.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Loradich and family, of Sioux City, visited in the A.
J. Rollins home.
Gerald Herman, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Herman, was absent from school for
two weeks due to illness.
LeMars Sentinel
October 8, 1935
COUNTY NEWS
From Correspondents And Exchanges
FREDONIA: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Perry were Sioux City visitors, Friday.
The Ladies Farm Bureau met Friday afternoon at the Andrew Bogh home.
Katherine Metcalf, of Marcus, visited at the Albert Lundgren home, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Moir returned Sunday after spending several days at the
Black Hills.
Jens Kloster, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walinga and Albert Lundgren motored to
Omaha to visit Mrs. Jens Kloster and Edna, who is a patient at St. Joseph
hospital at Omaha.
SOUTH UNION: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. John Bainbridge, Jr., and son, Vance, of Leeds, were callers at
the Wesley Pratt home, Sunday.
Helen Bainbridge, who teaches at Washta, spent the week end at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bainbridge.
Mrs. Mary Ames and daughter, Lillian, and Fred Heffner, of Morningside, were
guests at the D. E. Warner home Sunday, and called at the Paul Parry home
enroute to their home.
Frank Bainbridge and daughter, Pauline, motored to Marion, S. D., Monday, to
consult physicians. Frank returned home Monday evening and Pauline remained
for a few days.
The Merry Meeters club met at the home of Mrs. Art Farmer, Tuesday
afternoon. There were twenty-four ladies and children present. The hours
were spent informally and a pot luck supper was served. The next meeting
will beheld at the home of Mrs. Elmer Fisher on November 5. Roll call will
be answered by “what our baby said.”
ELKHORN: (Special Correspondence)
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Sitzman and daughters were Sioux City visitors, Tuesday.
Ed Bolton was taken to the Methodist hospital in Sioux City, Friday, for
treatment.
Mrs. Walter Parry and Marjorie and Erma Pratt were business visitors in
Sioux City, Tuesday.
The Bainbridge families gathered at the Ray Haggan home Sunday to help Mrs.
Haggan celebrate her birthday.
Miss Helen Bainbridge, who teaches at Washta, spent the weekend in the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bainbridge.
A number from this vicinity attended the wedding dance of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
May at Peters Hall in Remsen, Thursday night.
Miss Lilly Stortz entertained the teachers of Elkhorn Thursday night at her
home in Kingsley at their first monthly meeting of the year.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Nugent and children, of Leeds, were guests in the
Arthur Nugent home, Sunday. Mrs. Emma Denton returned home with them after
spending two weeks in the Charles Nugent home.
BRUNSVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
Bill Richards left Sunday for Sioux City, where he will be employed.
Frank Port left last week for Iowa City, where he underwent an operation on
Monday.
Tommy Vernon, of Sioux City, spent the week end with his mother, Mrs. Nora
Vernon.
Mrs. Barney Johlfs, of Iona, Minn., spent Thursday with relatives and
friends in Brunsville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Luken, of Westfield, spent Sunday in the Jack Reese and
Ben Eilks homes.
A reunion of the Harms and Gray families were held at the Herman Harms home
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bauerly and son, Donald, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Earley and
son, Robert, spent Sunday in the Victor Taylor home, near Craig.
Mr. and Mrs. John Herzberg, of Merrill, and Mr. and Mrs. Herm Heeren and
sons and Sam Eilers were visitors in the Fred Ohlrich home, Sunday.
This community was shocked when Bill Pecks was killed in a car accident
north of Brunsville on Sunday evening. He was employed with the Brunsville
Lumber Company.
Tommy Vernon, of Sioux City, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Vernon and children,
Phillip, Maxine and Dorothy, Mrs. Nora Vernon and Miss Fannie Vernon were
dinner guests in the Dick Harms home.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elsen and daughter, Dillis, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Johnson, of Holstein, left Sunday for Sibley, Illinois, where they will
visit relatives and friends for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Early, Miss Flossie and Ellen Early, of Hawarden, visited
friends in Brunsville on Saturday. From there they went to Sioux City where
Miss Ellen Early left by train for Tucson, Arizona, where she will spend the
winter.
Visitors in the Chas. Richards home on Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Featherston and son, Jimmie, of Sioux City, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Dirks and
children, Betty and Richard, of Akron, Mr. and Mrs. Christ Lendt and son,
Bobbie, and Mrs. B. Lendt, of Ireton.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Ernest Raddley spent the week end with his family at Peterson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Deegan returned home from Dubuque on Tuesday.
Mrs. H. R. Dealy and Pauline Riter, of Sioux City, were visitors here
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Riter, of Hawarden, visited in the home of his brother,
E. H. Riter.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey McArthur, of Paola, Kans., visited relatives and friends
here, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Siege, of Sioux County, visited Sunday in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Chapman.
Rev. M. B. Phillips left Wednesday for Spencer to attend the M. E.
conference held there this year.
John Osborne went to Spencer, Thursday, to attend a laymen meeting of the
Methodist conference.
Mr. and Mrs. Malon Holloway, of Craig, Mo., returned home Saturday after
disposing of a truck load of apples.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hancer, of Holly Springs, visited the week end in the
home of Rev. and Mrs. M. B. Phillips.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Denning and daughter, Lillie, of Oaks, N.D., are
visitors in the home of their aunt, Mrs. Susan Rayburn.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Obermire, of LeMars, were visitors Sunday in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ewin and Grant Chapman.
Mrs. John Watson, of Sioux City, and Mrs. Greta Miller and Miss Lorene Siege
drove to Springfield, Minn., last week to visit relatives.
Mrs. Percy Hastings, of Cherokee, spent the week end here with her husband,
who is working on the bridge one mile south of Seney.
Warren Detloff, Mrs. Rena Fowler of California, and Mrs. Geo. Osborne and
Mrs. Wm. Detloff motored to Paullina, to visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernie Reeves.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvie McArthur, of Sioux City, Roy McArthur, Mrs. Al McArthur
and Mrs. C. E. Moore, who have been visiting in Wisconsin, returned home
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin McArthur, who have been staying at Sheldon with Mrs.
McArthur’s father and brother, since the death of her mother, Mrs. Ben
Huntley, returned home Monday.
Allen Hinde and Lloyd Adamson, of Haxtun, Colo., who came last week for a
visit in the home of Mrs. Stella Hinde, returned home Saturday. Mrs. Lloyd
Adamson, who has been visiting here the past three weeks returned with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Daugherty and son, John, and Mrs. Mary Daugherty motored
to Emerson, Neb., Sunday, to visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony
Daugherty. They returned the same evening. Mrs. Mary Daugherty will stay for
a longer visit.
LeMars Sentinel, October 15, 1935
FORMER SCHOOL TEACHER DIES AT MARSHALL, MINN.
Friends in Perry township have received word of the death of Mrs. Gertrude
Bushar, former resident of Plymouth county, at her home near Marshall, Minn.
Death followed a stroke of apoplexy, within a few days.
Mrs. Bushar was before her marriage Miss Gertrude Mahaney, and was a
successful and popular teacher in rural schools in the county for twelve
years.
She was born at Morrison, Ill., August 5, 1876, where she grew up and
received her early education, graduating in the high school class of 1895.
Miss Mahaney was united in marriage with Carey Bushar October 26, 1904.
Following her marriage they engaged in farming in Iowa and Minnesota.
Mrs. Bushar is survived by her husband; a brother, Albert Mahaney, of
Merrill; and a sister, Mrs. Bliss Storer, of Sioux City.
Mrs. Bushar is remembered by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, in
this vicinity, who admired her fine qualities and enjoyed pleasant
associations.
LE MARS YOUTH WOUNDED BY OWN PISTOL.
Robert Hart Hurt When Weapon He Carries Is Accidentally Discharged
Robert Hart, 22, son of Mrs. Pete Marx, residing 302 Seventh Street SW., of
this city, was accidentally shot in Sioux City, where he is working at
present. The Sioux City Journal says of the accident:
“Robert Hart, 22, of LeMars, was taken to St. Vincent’s hospital Sunday
morning after he accidentally shot himself with an automatic pistol at an
oil station at Fourteenth and Plymouth streets, where he is employed as an
attendant.
The pistol was fired accidentally while it was in Hart’s right pocket and
the bullet traveled through his right thigh, lodging in the fleshy part of
his left thigh.
Hart said he carries the pistol with him for protection. The accident
occurred while he was putting the weapon back in the pocket of his trousers.
Dr. R.C. Knott, who attended Hart, said that the patient was not in danger
and that he would recover if no complications arise. The bullet, after
penetrating the left thigh, lodged near the bone.
Hart was taken to the hospital in Perasso Bros. ambulance. Detectives Henry
Schumacher and Ed Becker and Police Captain Paul Mummert and Patrolman Fred
Rhubottom investigated.”
Mrs. Marx, mother of the injured youth, was informed of the accident and
went to Sioux City to be with her son.
FLOYD STIVERS MEMBER
MORNINGSIDE GLEE CLUB
Professor Paul Mac Collin, of the Conservatory of Music, Morningside
College, Sioux City, recently held vesper choir try-outs and selected the
tentative personnel. Fifty-nine students were numbered among the ones that
tried out. Material displayed this year in try outs was of very high
quality. When the choir gets under way, Professor Mac Collin expects to
have a choir superior in tonal quality and individual musicianship to any
previous organization. Floyd Stivers, of LeMars, Iowa, is a member of the
choir and sings in the tenor section.
OFFICERS OF WASMER POST ELECTED FOR THE YEAR.
Members of Wasmer Post American Legion at a meeting held Thursday night
elected officers for the ensuing year. Officers chosen are: Henry
Heidbrink, post commander, Harry Burgard, first vice-commander; Ralph Wolfe,
second vice-commander; Gerd Grahlman, adjutant; Clarence Langendorfer,
finance officer; Clarence Prescott, chaplain; Cole Danielson, Oliver
Dobbert, sergeants at arms; Jacob G. Koenig, Raymond Teefey, Will Strouse,
Carlton Stokes, W.L. Dowing, executive committee.
*****
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Adams, of LeMars, are the parents of a son born at the
Sacred Heart Hospital Saturday evening, October 12. The young man, who
tipped the scales at 8 1⁄2 pounds, has been named Charles DeWitt.
*****
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Huxtable motored to Emmetsburg, Saturday for a weekend
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Graves.
*****
Miss Dorothy Mieras, daughter of Mrs. Clara Mieras, of this city, left
Monday for New York, where she has secured a position with an insurance
company. Mrs. Mieras accompanied her daughter to Sioux City, where the
latter was accompanied to New York by a friend in Sioux City, who is going
to locate there.
DEATH TAKES JOHN EUKEN
Well-Known Farmer Dies Following Long Illness
Death claimed John Euken, 79, retired farmer at his home in this city,
Saturday afternoon, following an illness of a year.
Mr. Euken was born March 13, 1856, in Waddewarden, Germany, where he grew to
manhood. When twenty-seven years of age he emigrated to America, and worked
in Illinois for three years prior to coming to Plymouth county where he
engaged in farming in Washington township until retiring to LeMars, where he
lived twenty-three years.
He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Charles Harms, and four grandchildren.
Mr. Euken was a successful farmer, a good citizen and neighbor, and through
his long residence in the county was widely known.
The funeral services will be held this Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 at Luken
Funeral Home, Rev. L.L. Belk, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church,
officiating, and interment made in the City Cemetery.
LeMars Sentinel
October 18, 1935
GEORGE BUEHLER ELGIN RESIDENT FOR MANY YEARS
Well Known Plymouth County Farmer Dies Following Long Illness
George Buehler, 82, prominent farmer and stock raiser in Plymouth County
for many years, died at a hospital in Sioux City, Tuesday, following a long
illness.
Mr. Buehler, in his later life, lived at 1307 Newton Street, Sioux City. He
was widely known in this section of the country, and took an active part in
community, political and church circles, while residing here.
Mr. Buehler was born August 15, 1853, in Lake County, Indiana. When a boy of
nine years his parents moved to Kankakee, Ill., where he received his
education and grew to manhood. He was married while living there to Miss
Hannah Obrecht, August 21, 1877. He was engaged in carpentering and farming
in that vicinity for several years following his marriage.
MOVES OUT WEST
Mr. and Mrs. Buehler joined the rush of home seekers to Iowa and the Dakotas
in the eighties, and settled near Spink, Union County, Dakota Territory, in
1884.
They came to LeMars in 1892, and bought a fine farm in Plymouth County and
lived in Elgin Township where they farmed successfully until 1918, when he
retired and came to LeMars. From here he went to Sioux City to live.
He is survived by his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Susie Councilman, of
__arma, Ind., Mrs. Ellen Kuhler, of Wakonda, S.D., Mrs. Mary Sampson, of
South Sioux City, Neb., and Miss Clara Buehler, at home; two sons, George H.
Buehler, of Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, and Clarence Buehler, of Mitchell,
S.D.; two brothers, Peter Buehler, of Dwight, Ill., and John Buehler, of
Great Falls, Mont.; eighteen grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
Three sons preceded him in death.
The funeral services will be held this Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in
Grace Methodist church Sioux City, Rev. Oliver Keve officiating, and
interment will be made in the LeMars City Cemetery.
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Mrs. Bert Norton, residing in Washington township, is a patient at St.
Joseph Hospital in Sioux City, where she underwent an operation for an
internal malady
DIVORCE IS GRANTED
Mrs. Ella Patrick was granted a divorce from her husband, Thos. M. Patrick,
on the ground of desertion. The petition cited they were married at Dakota
City, Neb., in 1922.
NEW CASE FILED
Lizzie Stecker and Jos. Stecker have filed suit in the district court
against Charles Juzek and others asking judgment on notes for $2,005.
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Mrs. Al Bortscheller, of Sheldon, underwent an operation for the removal of
a goiter at the Sheldon hospital on Tuesday. Mrs. Bortscheller was formerly
Clementine Poeckes, of LeMars.
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A party of neighbors and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Zimmer on Wednesday evening as a surprise courtesy to them on their
thirty-fifth wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmer were married at the
Maryhill Catholic Church on October 16, 1900. The guests enjoyed several
hours devoted to cards and a dainty lunch was served at the close of the
evening.
FORMER LE MARS RESIDENT DIES IN DUBUQUE
Mrs. James Wilkinson, who has been seriously ill in a Dubuque hospital for
several weeks, died Wednesday night. Her death was not unexpected as she had
been ill for a long time with an incurable malady. The funeral will be
Friday afternoon, and burial will be in Dubuque.
Mr. and Mrs. James Wilkinson came to LeMars in the 80s and he conducted a
meat market in LeMars for many years. He sold out several years before his
death which occurred over twenty years ago. Mrs. Wilkinson continued her
residence in LeMars until five years ago, when she moved to Dubuque to lived
with her sister, Miss Lola Simpson. She made one or two visits to LeMars,
but because of ill health has not been here the last two years.
Mrs. Wilkinson was a member of the Methodist church and an active worker in
many of its organizations. She was a good neighbor and a friend to all who
needed her assistance and was held in high regard by the people of this
community where she spent much of her life.
MEMBERS OF BAND ELECT OFFICIALS FOR COMING YEAR
The members of the LeMars Municipal band held their annual meeting at the
city building Wednesday evening, and elected officers for the year. S.H.
Luken was chosen president and manager, Jos. Overman, secretary, and S.M.
Kale, treasurer. Plans were discussed and regular rehearsals will be resumed
next Wednesday.
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Fred Runion, of Chokio, Minn., and Mary Porter, of Denver, Colo., were
united in marriage Wednesday evening at the residence of Rev. J.R.
Tumbleson, who performed the ceremony.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Of the B.F. Hodgman Company, a corporation of LeMars, Plymouth County, Iowa.
To Whom It May Concern:
You are hereby notified that at the special meeting of the stockholders of
the B.F. Hodgman Company, a corporation whose principal place of business is
LeMars, Plymouth County, Iowa, held on this date all shares of stock being
represented and present at the meeting and voting, it was unanimously voted
that said corporation be dissolved and terminated and the undersigned
Secretary of said corporation was hereby authorized and instructed to
publish this notice of dissolution and to execute the same.
Dated this 3rd day of October, A.D. 1935. ~Clara Reichert, Secretary of the
B.F. Hodgman Company, a corporation. Acting as such on behalf of said
corporation.
BRUNSVILLE: (Special Correspondence)
Darrel Luken, of Westfield, spent the weekend in the Jack Reese home.
Relatives and friends helped Mrs. John Dirks celebrate her birthday on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Gronemeyer are the parents of a girl born October 13, in
the Akron hospital.
Farmers in this vicinity attended the corn-hog meeting in the Brunsville
hall on Monday evening.
Bernice Hultgren, who is employed in Sioux City, spent the week end at the
Mrs. Dena Fischer home.
A number of relatives and friends gathered at the Ed Johnson home to help
him celebrate his birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Luken, of Omaha, Neb., visited relatives and friends in
this vicinity on Sunday.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Ben Midland, of Eagle Grove, was a visitor here Sunday.
Ed Brown spent Sunday with his family in Sioux City.
Rev. C.H. Kamphoefner, of Sioux City, preached here Sunday.
Rev. Morrey, of Hawarden, was a visitor in the Jno. Lanacaster, Sr., home
Friday.
Mrs. Alice Cooper visited her brother, Butler Lambers, at Faulkton, S.D.,
last week.
Burdette Cooper, of Sioux City, was a visitor in the Vincent Lancaster home
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Laughton and son are staying with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Moir,
in LeMars.
Mr. Ebersol and Myrne Dealy, of Sioux City, were visitors in the W.E.
Hennrich home, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Koldenhoven motored to Ireton, Sunday, to visit in the
home of Garret Koldenhoven.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Chapman were visitors Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Obermire in LeMars.
Bob Conner and Ralph Southwick left Monday for Dike, to put up a water tank
for the railroad manager.
Rev. and Mrs. M.B. Phillips, who have been visiting relatives in Chicago the
past week, returned Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Dealy, of Sioux City, were visitors in the W.E. Hennrich
home, Sunday, on their way home from Windom, Minn.
LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
October 22, 1935
WIFE OF HOTEL KEEPER PASSES AWAY AT HOME
Mrs. J. D. Phillips Was Well Known In Church and Lodge Circles
Mrs. Phillips, 64, wife of J. D. Phillips, proprietor of the Hotel LeMar on
First Street NW, died Sunday morning following a lingering illness. Mrs.
Phillips had made her residence in LeMars for the past three years, coming
here with her husband from Lyons, Neb.
Mrs. Phillips was born at Sigourney, Iowa, May 31, 1871. Her maiden name
was Pauline Lowe. She was united in marriage with Mr. Phillips January 1,
1895. They lived in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska before making their home in
LeMars.
She is survived by her husband, J. D. Phillips, of this place, and three
sons, Harry A. Phillips, of Sioux City; Harlan D. Phillips, of Topeka,
Kansas; and Paul J. Phillips, of Konawa, Oklahoma; a sister, Mrs. W. T.
Baker and a brother, J. L. Lowe, of What Cheer, Iowa.
Mrs. Phillips was a member of the Baptist church and active in religious and
community life. She was a past worthy matron of the Eastern Star, and was a
member of the Royal Neighbors, and at times held national and state offices
in the organizations. While living in Kansas, she was state president of
the American Legion Auxiliary.
For a number of years she was a leading Bible teacher in an undenominational
association.
The funeral will be held this Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church,
Rev. T. P. Potter, pastor, officiating, and interment will be made in the
City Cemetery.
LeMars Sentinel
October 25, 1935
~Bridgettes Meet—
Mrs. Leonard Ludwig entertained the Bridgettes members at an informal
afternoon of contract in her home on Wednesday. Members of the club were the
only guests for the afternoon, finding their places at three tables. At the
close of the afternoon, the hostess served an attractive lunch.
~Organize Club—
Miss Celeste Shearon entertained eight girl friends, who have formed a
bridge club recently, in her home Wednesday evening. Two tables were formed
for the game, the club planning to meet fortnightly for bridge. A late
buffet luncheon was served by the hostess.
~Supper Party—
Alfred Smaltz entertained a coterie of intimate friends at a
supper party Sunday evening, as a special courtesy to Mrs. Joy Perry, of
Hartington, Neb. Covers were arranged for ten guests at one long table. The
evening hours were spent informally.
SENEY: (Special Correspondence)
Gordon Holloway, of Craig, Mo., was a caller here Saturday.
E. F. Anstine and E. H. Riter had hogs on the Sioux City market, Tuesday.
Ernest Cliff, of northern Wisconsin, was calling on old friends here Monday.
Donald Brown, of Sioux City, spent a few days with his father, Ed Brown,
last week.
Ed Brown and Jno. Farmer spent the Sunday with their families in Sioux City.
Dan McArthur, of Sheldon, and his brother, D. F., motored to Spirit Lake
last weekend.
Mrs. C. E. Moore is visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Cooney, at Glenwood,
this week.
Miss Lucile March and Deana Crowell, of Sioux City, were callers in the
Grant Chapman home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Lancaster motored to Sioux City, Sunday, to see Mrs.
Rayburn, who is in the hospital there.
Mrs. Dan McArthur, of Sheldon, is visiting in the home of her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Chapman.
Friends from a distance that were here to attend the funeral of the late
Mike Engles were: Mr. and Mrs. Mike Jentges, of Wilmont, Minn.; Mr. and
Mrs. Cramer of Wilmot, Minn.; Mrs. Bird and daughter, Virgil, of Granville;
and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schmidt, of Sioux City.
RUBLE: (Special Correspondence)
Evelyn Kallsen spent a few days with her grandmother, Mrs. Albert Witt, in
Akron.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kallsen and family were guests at the Mrs. Albert Witt
home in Akron, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hoffman and son, Gerald, were guests of the former’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman, near Merrill, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kallsen and son, Lloyd, and daughter, Edna, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Sampson, of Craig, Mr. and Mrs. John Tapper and family, Mr. and Mrs.
John Kallsen, Mrs. Frank Johnson and son, Marlin, and daughter, Karen, of
Akron; Mrs. Harry Johnson and children, Darwin and Shirley, Mr. and Mrs.
John Kallsen, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Miller and daughter, Darlene, Fred Meyer,
and Arnold Klemme were visitors at the Barth Miller home, Sunday.
LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice of Dissolution:
Of the B. F. Hodgman Company, a corporation of Le Mars, Plymouth County,
Iowa.
To Whom It May Concern:
You are hereby notified that at the special meeting of the stockholders of
the B. F. Hodgman Company, a corporation, whose principal place of business
is LeMars, Plymouth County, Iowa, held on this date all share of stock being
represented and present at the meeting and voting, it was unanimously voted
that said corporation be dissolved and terminated and the undersigned
Secretary of said corporation was hereby authorized and instructed to
publish this notice of dissolution and to execute the same.
Dated this 3rd day of October, A. D. 1935.
Clara Reichert, Secretary of the B. F. Hodgman Company, a corporation.
Acting as such on behalf of said corporation.
FORMER LE MARS COUPLE MARRIED SIXTY-NINE YEARS
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Crouch, of Los Angeles, Were Plymouth County Pioneers
[Wedding photograph of the couple with the following caption]
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Crouch as they appeared on their wedding day, October 14,
1866. He was 19, she only 16.
[A 1935 photograph of the couple with the following caption]
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Crouch as they appear today before California home. Still
attend big Iowa picnics.
--Cut Courtesy Des Moines Register and Tribune
An article in the Des Moines Sunday Register of October 13, written by
Joseph W. Lewellen, tells the following interesting story about two Plymouth
County pioneers, who are residing in sunny California:
In the days of “gin” and “dare” marriages, and Paris, Reno and Mexican
divorces, a marriage that has lasted 69 years shines out like a harvest moon
in the Iowa sky.
That is the record of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Crouch, a pioneer Iowa couple now
residing in Los Angeles. Monday they celebrated their sixty-ninth wedding
anniversary and began their seventieth year together.
The story of the wedded life of Mr. and Mrs. Crouch is an American epic. In
passing from their humble beginning in a floorless, doorless and windowless
sod hut on a windswept Iowa prairie homestead to their charming modern home
in California is a story of terrific struggle, hard-won prosperity and
finally peace and rest.
It was during the turbulent days of the Civil War that Mr. and Mrs. Crouch
first met. Both lived in Grant county, Wisconsin. Both happened to attend a
“donation” party in the fall of ’62.
The took particular notice of each other through a peculiar circumstance.
Mrs. Crouch, then Marie Foltz, and a girl chum pulled a turkey wish-bone and
the chum won the “pull.”
She put her portion of the wish-bone over the door, declaring that the first
man to pass beneath would be her future husband. Mr. Crouch happened to be
the first man and found himself facing two laughing girls, one of whom he
learned he was slated to marry, by “wish-bone determination.” But that was
not to be his destiny.
A little more than a year later, on January 4, 1864, young Crouch, then only
16, marched away to the war with Company II of the 25th regiment, Wisconsin
Infantry. He served in the terrific fighting in northern Mississippi and was
with Sherman on his march to the sea. He spent his seventeenth birthday in
the Andersonville, Georgia, prison.
A Son Is Born
Upon the close of the war, Mr. Crouch returned to his home and again met
Marie Foltz, this time at a picnic for returned soldiers. Soon their romance
burst into full bloom and on October 14, 1866, they were married. Mr. Crouch
was only 19, Mrs. Crouch only 16.
For five years the young couple lived in Wisconsin. But those were lean
years following the war and the young husband was hard put to make
satisfactory living for his little family, and after a year and a half there
was another mouth to feed, a son being born to them.
At that time the great westward movement was on and the brave young people
decided to join it. So during the winter of 1870-71 they made arrangements
to emigrate to a 160-acre homestead 10 miles north of Sioux City.
One morning early in April 1871, the little family, now augmented by a girl
baby, climbed into their prairie schooner and started for their new home in
the great, unknown West. Their entire worldly possession consisted of one
yoke of oxen, the covered wagon, two cows, six chickens, four pigs, a dog,
clothing, bedding, feed for the stock, and supplies of food for themselves.
At the end of the second day of travel they arrived at Manchester, Iowa,
where Mrs. Crouch’s mother and stepfather lived. There they young bride bid
her husband a fearful goodby for she and the children were to stay in
Manchester until Mr. Crouch had provided living quarters on their homestead.
Crouch Pushes Westward
The young husband pushed on westward accompanied only by a cousin, who drove
another “ox-powered” prairie schooner. A trying trip it was for the little
caravan. The glaring sun was their only guide to a westerly course across
the billowing prairies.
Arriving on his homestead, Mr. Crouch constructed a rude, sod house about 10
by 12 feet in size, for a temporary shelter.
In about two weeks he had himself, the livestock and his meager belongings
established and he wrote for his wife and family to join him. They traveled
to Sioux City by rail, where Mr. Crouch met them with the oxen and wagon and
drove them to their new home.
At the same time they took a load of lumber along. The next several days Mr.
and Mrs. Crouch worked hard and long making their “house” more livable. When
they were ready to call it a home a plank floor had been added, windows
made, rugs and quilts put up at the openings, and a homemade bedstead,
trundle bed, table and chairs put in place.
Crops Were Sparse
The first season on the homestead was so dry that Mr. Crouch was able to
break only twenty acres of land and the crops of corn and potatoes were
sparse. But the little family managed to stretch their supplies of food over
the winter, aided by the cows and chickens, and by the unwary prairie hens
which wandered within range of Mr. Crouch’s shotgun.
The next season nature smiled on the little homestead. Crops were excellent
and prices were high. Mr. and Mrs. Crouch hugged each other with joy and
told themselves that they had indeed found a land of plenty.
The next season Mother Nature’s smile turned to a frown, and she continued
to frown for four wary years. Crops were poor….or the grasshoppers came.
Great was the devastation wrought by the ‘hoppers. They came in swarms so
great as to almost hide the sun and when they took their leave the once lush
fields were bare as a floor.
Home Burned by Prairie Fire
Mr. Crouch was convinced of the wonderful fertility of the soil, but in the
light of the repeated setbacks year after year, he knew he could not hope to
prosper growing crops. He decided to turn to livestock raising, as the
prairie land was ideal for grazing and hay could be grown in great
quantities. And in the fall of 1875, he invested in cattle, hogs, and
horses. For three season he made splendid profits.
The fourth season, however, in 1878, a tremendous prairie fire came roaring
down out of the Dakotas, driving by a wind of fifty to sixty miles per hour
velocity. The monster jumped the Sioux River, a stream 100 feet wide, and
swept down the Iowa side of the river. It consumed everything in its path,
including the Crouch’s new house, their stable and cattle barns, and more
than 100 tons of hay.
Mr. Crouch was in Sioux City the day of the fire and Mrs. Crouch saw the
fire approaching in time to run up a high hill, over which the fire did not
pass. The children were in a school house outside the path of the fire.
The cattle and horses were spared, too, being in a field which, by some
quirk of fate, was not ignited.
Undaunted by this devastating loss, Mr. and Mrs. Crouch obtained a loan and
built a new home and barns. From then on, they had only minor
disappointments and enjoyed prosperous times.
In 1890 the Crouch family, which now included two boys and a girl, moved to
Merrill, Iowa. There Mr. Crouch became a grain buyer and later managed an
investment business, in addition. Each succeeding year he widened the scope
of his activities, which included, later on, the operation of a bank at
Hinton, Iowa.
Move To California
In 1903 the Crouches removed to LeMars and in 1909 Mr. Crouch retired from
his various business interests and moved his family to California. They
lived on a ranch near the town of Orange for five years, moving to the city
of Los Angeles in 1914.
There Mr. and Mrs. Crouch continue to reside, in a charming white bungalow,
attended by a housekeeper. Their three children, Frank A., Blaine, and Mrs.
Lillie C. McNeil, also live in Los Angeles.
Up until ten years ago, they had returned to Iowa every summer, but now the
trip is too arduous for them.
Mrs. Crouch finds her chief relaxation in quilting, while Mr. Crouch sits in
his big chair and watches his helpmate of so many years. Often they remain
silent for hours, each enjoying the pleasant pageant of memories of bygone
days.
The big event of each year for Mr. and Mrs. Crouch is the picnic of the Iowa
Association at Long Beach, in August. For there they proudly lead the parade
of the Golden Wedding Club.
Sixty-nine years it is that this gentle old couple have been married. Happy
they have been…happy they are, but they cannot venture a formula for their
happiness.
It is easy to see, however, why they have been happy…why their union has
persisted for almost three score and ten years. They struggled shoulder to
shoulder, against terrific odds, for happiness. And when they had won it,
they preserved it, through kindness and gentleness toward each other.
Today this little gray-haired lady and this tall gray-haired gentleman are
enjoying the full peace and security which they have surely earned.