Iowa
Old Press
Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac co. Iowa
April 7, 1898
B. W. McLaughlin, a member of Wm. Garrett lodge No. 603, is one
of the oldest, of not the oldest Oddfellow in the county. Uncle
Ben was initiated into the order in Sept. 1818, at Clarksville,
Penn., and has been working for the "good of the order"
ever since.
A petition was circulated last week by J. F. Butler, and pretty
generally signed, asking our congressman to do all in his power
to have the pension of J. M. Sears increased. Mr. Sears has had a
serious time of it for the past two years, and is considerably
broken down in health and is justly entitled to an increase and
his friends hope it may be secured for him.
Odebolt Chronicle: Lowe Barkley drove out of town
Tuesday evening about eight o'clock and soon after leaving his
team ran away. Dr. Ousler was coming from Lake View and was
crossing the bridge east of the Sparks residence when he heard
the runaways coming. The bank is high there and the road narrow,
and before he could pull out far enough the Barkley buggy struck
his wheel and took it off. The chock freed Dr. Ousler's team and
threw him forward to the ground. Fortunately he was not injured,
and looking around, found Barkley on the ground unconscious.
Adolph Anderson came along in a minute or two, returning from
Wall Lake. he went to John McCorkindale's home near by and got a
light, and Mr. Barkley was carried into the house. One of his
ears was torn off and lacerated so that it was impossible to sew
it up, and there was a cut in his head which required several
stitches. Dr. Selby was summoned and dressed the wounds, and the
injured man was taken to Ben Stoy's, where at last advices he was
getting along nicely.
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Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac co. Iowa
April 14, 1898
Henry Meyer left Odebolt last week saying he was going to Wall
Lake to buy some cattle. He has not returned and fears are
entertained by some that he never will. he was quite heavily in
debt to a Sioux City firm of whom he had purchased cattle and to
several of the farmers in this vicinity. He leaves a wife and
family here. Many of his friends think he will return and settle
his accounts. - Clarion
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Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac co. Iowa
April 21, 1898, p. 4 col 2
Word was received by Mrs. W. J. Howard this week, of the death of
Mrs. Mary A. Ray, at the home of her son-in-law, J. H. Taylor,
Bozeman, Montana, on the 3d inst. Many of the older residents
will remember Mrs. Ray, as the family at one time lived in
Schaller. Mr. Ray, we believe, was mayor of the town at the time
of his death, twelve years ago.
Odebolt Chronicle: In 1867 J. H. Perry, now living in
Lincoln township, Monona county, was attacked by the Sioux
Indians while he was driving a herd of cattle from Omaha to
Denver. The savages killed three of his companions and
slaughtered the cattle. As the Indians were government wards, Mr.
Penny [Perry?] filed a claim against Uncle Sam, and last week was
advised that he had been allowed $3,775.
Mrs. J. W. Sargent and C. G. Aldrich were called to Sac City
again Tuesday by a change in the condition of N. L. Aldrich. Newt
has been having quite a serious time the past two weeks, and was
getting along nicely, and was out of doors Saturday, but the
change in weather Sunday affected him and Tuesday he was worse
than ever. D. G. Aldrich returned home Wednesday morning, but
Mrs. Sargent remained to assist in caring for him. He was resting
quite easy yesterday.
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