Iowa Old Press
The Plover Pointer
Plover, Pocahontas co. Iowa
Thursday, December 4, 1913
Little Pointers
-Grandpa Roberts is improving slowly but is still quite
poorly.
-Mrs. Burris and daughter of Atlantic, Iowa, who have been
visiting at C.W. Roberts', returned home Monday.
-A.J. Eggspuehler, who has been visiting relatives at Milbank,
S.D., for some time, returned home Thanksgiving.
-Jim Calhoun and family spent Thanksgiving at the Vedder home,
near Emmetsburg.
-Will Bowden of Okoboji came down the last of the week and was
shaking hands with old friends and attending to some business.
-L.N. Parradee accompanied a shipment of two cars of sheep to
Chicago, leaving here Saturday evening. The stock was consigned
by the Henderson Bros. and A.W. Hess.
-Our new butcher, J.C. Soucek, is a wide-awake hustler.
-Henry Harder and wife of Spencer came down Thursday to eat
Thanksgiving dinner at the Wm. Stoltenburg home. Mr. H returned
home on the evening, leaving his wife for a longer visit with her
parents.
Considerable sickness is reported around here, due no doubt to
the warm unsettled weather. This is the third week of foggy, wet
weather, and very few times has the sun made its appearance at
all. The density of the fog makes it necessary for the business
places to keep lights burning most of the day.
Geo. Jeffries arrived in Plover Saturday night from Redfield,
Iowa, where the family has been visiting with a son since
returning from Texas. Mr. Jeffries is negotiating for the harness
shop which he ran successfully several years ago. They moved to
Texas last February on account of Mrs. Jeffries health, but not
liking it down there decided to return to Plover. Mrs. Jeffries
and son Lyle are expected here the last of the week.
If reports are true Pocahontas county will have a bull moose
candidate for representative, and it will be none other than W.A.
Elliott, the able manager and overseer of our county farm, who
would like to lead the progressives through their battles to
victory.
E.J. Wheeler received a telegram last Friday announcing the death
of his mother at Los Gates, California, which is about eighty
miles south of San Francisco. No particulars of her death were
received, but it is supposed she died from old age, being about
85 years old. Mr. Wheeler left on the flyer Friday night to
attend the funeral, which was held Tuesday.
A pair of twin boys arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Fitzgerald of Varina Tuesday of last week.
A baby boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Miller near
Palmer on November 22. Mrs. Miller will be remembered as the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Fraser of Powhatan township.
John Schnug Dead
Manson- John Schnug, an aged resident of the north part
of town, died last Monday afternoon of heart disease. His wife
was calling at a neighbor's for a few minutes, and when she
returned to the house she found her husband sitting in his chair
dead. Mr. Schug was 87 years old and was totally blind. He leaves
a daughter, Mrs. Walker of Council Bluffs; three sons, Ed of
Rolfe, George of Palmer, and Henry of Jasper, and a widow, his
third wife. The remains were taken south on the Rock Island
yesterday afternoon to Reasoner, in Jasper county, his old home,
where the interment took place. Mr. Schnug was born in Germany,
and came to America after he had grown to manhood. - Manson
Democrat.
Archie Webb Dead
This community was sadly shocked when the news reached
here Monday morning of the death of Archie Webb, who is farming
southwest of Mallard. He is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Webb of this place, and is just past 23 years old. The young man
has a large circle of friends here who regret his untimely death,
which was caused by a severe attack of pneumonia together with
other complications.
He had been making his home at Sam Johnson's, who has a tent on
his farm, where he had been living a large share of his time when
work was rushing him. About two weeks ago he contracted a cold,
but thought little of it. Mr. Johnson upon going over to the tent
one day, found Archie quite sick, and at once took him to his
home and sent for a physician. His case was not considered
dangerous at all, but on Saturday he was taken decidedly worse.
Word was then sent to his father and a nurse summoned from Fort
Dodge. He gradually grew worse and passed away on Monday morning.
He was engaged to be married to Miss Bessie Johnson, who is
teaching the winter term of school in the Pirie district, and is
the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Johnson. The two
were very much attached to each other, and were to have been
married in about two months.
The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon at the Johnson home,
conducted by Rev. G.J. Poppenheimer of the M.E. church, ad
interment was made at the Havelock cemetery. The bereaved
relatives and friends have the deepest sympathy of all in their
sorrow.
Obituary of Edgar L. Hobbs
Hon. Edgar L. Hobbs passed away at his home in this city
last Sunday forenoon after a long and painful illness from old
age and disease contracted while in the service of his country as
a soldier in the union army of the civil war.
His wife and all of his children were at his bedside when the
dissolution came. The old soldier sought his last battle as
bravely and calmly as he faced the enemy of his flag in the
conflict of half a century ago, and when the summons came he was
ready to go, making all of his funeral arrangements and talking
over his business affairs as calmly as if preparing to go on a
pleasure excursion.
His wishes were carried out to the letter by his family, and his
funeral, which was held Tuesday afternoon, was as simple as one
could wish, his remains being allowed to lie in state at the home
until the hour of the funeral, and were not removed at all to the
M.E. church, in which the services were held, after which the
body was borne to Rose Hill cemetery by six of his old friends,
three of whom were comrades of the G.A.R.
The pallbearers were D.C. Wilson, G.Y. Cook and Henry Richmond,
of the G.A.R., and James Higbe, E.S. Thayer and M.H. Cox, his old
neighbors. Rev. F.F. Case had charge of the services at the
church and at the grave.
Edgar L. Hobbs was born in New York on September 27, 1837. At the
age of 24 he enlisted in Company A, Ninety-second New York
volunteer infantry, with which he went south and joined the Army
of the Potomac. This was in 1861. He served under Generals
Mcclellan, Pope and Burnside, and was in all their battles and
skirmishes for one year, when he joined the engineer corps and
served there one year, when he received an honorable discharge.
He returned to New York and was married to Mis Kate Johnson
January 1, 1863.
Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs came to Iowa soon after their marriage,
settling in Benton county. In 1868 they settled on a farm in
Sherman township, this county, about four miles southwest of
Manson.
Mr. Hobbs was a fine farmer and stock raiser, but he also taught
school, and in 1871 he was elected county superintendent, filling
that position for four years.
He was elected to the state legislature in 1888 and served there
in the twenty-second and twenty-third general assemblies. After
serving in the legislature Mr. Hobbs retired from politics, full
of honors and the satisfaction of a duty to his fellow citizens
well done.
He sold his farm and moved to Manson to live several years ago.
He lived here in peace and tranquility among his old neighbors,
lived the clean and wholesome life he had always lived, and died
witht he respect of all who were fortunate enough to know him.
Five daughters and one son were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs.
Jessie died at the age of nine years, and those who are living
are: Mary K., at home; Clarence D., of Plover; Lucy E., of Sioux
City; Mrs. Julia Atkinson, of Pocahontas; Mrs. Edna Williams, of
St. Louis. They were all present at the death and burial of their
father. - Manson Democrat
Iowa News Notes - Happenings Over the State from Many
Sources
The manager of a moving picture show at Ida Grove was arrested
for opening his theater on Sunday. He did not charge an
admission, but took up a collection.
Rodney - R.E. Edgar, of Rodney, a breeder of Duroc Jersey hogs,
is the owner of one sow that is making an effort to reduce the
price of pork if it can be accomplished by production. This sow
has just farrowed a litter of 22 strong and healthy pigs. Her
last litter consisted of 18 pigs.
Marengo - As she knelt in prayer before one of the stations of
the cross in St. Patrick's Catholic church here, Miss Eleanor
Kirby died. Miss Kirby had been employed at the local telephone
office. At the relief hour she went home, feeling ill, and a
short time later went to the church. She died soon after
entering.
LeMars - John Jester, aged 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gottlieb
Jester, residing in Washington townhip, died from injuries
received last Sunday. While he and a comrade were racing horses,
the animal Jester was riding bolted and threw him against a fence
post. His spine was injured and he suffered other hurts. He never
recovered full consciousness.
Iowa City - Don Hunter of Newton, Ia., was elected president of
the Pan-Hellenic association at the University of Iowa. The
complete list of officers chosen follows: President, Don Hunter
of Newton, Delta Tau Delta; vice president, Garrison Anthes of
Fort Madison, Beta Theta Pi; secretary, Max O'Brien of Oskaloosa,
Phi Delta Theta; treasurer, Clement Garfield of Humboldt, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Waterloo - A settlement has been made between the saloonkeeper at
Denver, Ia., and the estate of Clyde Ennis, 15 years old, who was
drowned last summer in the swimming pool at the Y.M.C.A. It was
claimed by the administrator that the boy had previously procured
liquor at the saloon and that he was intoxicated when he entered
the pool. The saloonman denied that Ennis had bought liquor of
him.
Mason City - W.S. Colby, formerly of Clear Lake, who was believed
to have been murdered in Idaho seven months ago when his cabin
was dynamited, has been located. He was a studen in a college at
Spokane. He has been taken into custody by the insane commission.
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