Iowa
Old Press
Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac co. Iowa
March 3, 1898
News comes to us from Morgan Hill, Cal., that Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Rowe welcomed a son to their household on Friday, Feb. 18.
Mrs. F. B. Rowley received word Friday of the death of her
brother's wife, at Dakota City, and left that evening to be
present at the funeral.
Married. Tompkins - Morgan
On Saturday evening, February 26, 1898, at the home of the
bride's mother, Mrs. H. A. Morgan, in this city, Mr. A. S.
Tompkins, of Griswold, and Miss Carrie B. Morgan of Schaller,
were united in marriage. Rev. B. Mitchell officiating. The bride
has only been a resident in Schaller for a few months, yet in her
short residence has made many friends who wish her the best life
affords in the new relationship. The groom is a well-to-do farmer
of Cass county, and a most estimable young man. The happy couple
departed on Monday for their future home near Griswold, with the
well wishes of friends who showered an abundance of rice about
their heads.
Married
At the M. E. parsonage on Thursday, February 24, 1898m, Mr. Chas.
E. Bennett of Ida county, and Miss Kate Lorenzen of Cook
township, Sac county, were united in marriage. Rev. Mitchell
pronounced the words which made them man and wife.
From Assessor John Harrison we learn that there was but one death
in the town of Schaller during the year 1897, and that during the
same period thirteen births have been reported. It is indeed
gratifying to know that while other towns round about us have
been scourged by epidemics and various diseases, Schaller got
through the yea without an contagious disease.
Miss Pearl Johnson, who has been teaching in District No. 5,
resigned her position Monday. On Friday of last week she had
occasion to correct some of the pupils and punished a couple of
the boys by whipping them. She bore down a little harder than was
necessary perhaps and as a consequence the boys carried home the
marks of the flogging. To this sort of chastisement the parents
objected, and at a meeting of the directors Monday morning she
tendered her resignation, which was accepted, and peace and quiet
reign once more.
Galva Items
Born - to Mr. and Mrs. Willets Friday, Feb. 25, a girl. All doing
nicely.
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Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac co. Iowa
March 10, 1898
Mrs. Margaret Kelly, who died at the home of her daughter at
Carroll, Friday Feb'y 25, was 108 years old, one of the oldest
persons in the state, and a resident of Carroll for 23 years.
W. E. Groom died at his home in Storm Lake, Feb'y 25, 1898, after
an illness of two weeks. Mr. Groom was well known in this
vicinity, where he has done quite an extensive business with
nursery stock.
Storm Lake Enterprise: Chas. McLaughlin gave a family
dinner Tuesday in honor of Ernest Foster, who will leave for the
Klondike, next week. Chas. says the bill of fare consisted of ice
cream and cold slaw and he thought if Earnest could stand that,
he could the Klondike.
Mrs. Hanson returned from Crawford county last week where she had
been to attend the funeral of a sister.
Died - On Saturday evening God saw fit to call the beloved son of
Mr. and Mrs. Williams, aged 13 years. He had been sick only a
week but was very dangerous from the first. The funeral was held
on Tuesday and the body laid to rest in the Diamond Center
cemetery by the side of loved ones gone before.
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Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac co. Iowa
March 17, 1898
M. H. Casselman, who has been quite sick, is getting some better.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Cobb went to Early yesterday to attend the
Cates-Haradon wedding.
Jas. Waddicor has started homeward, leaving England last week. He
expects to reach Schaller about the 24th of this month.
Sac Sun: O. L. Packard is the owner of a corset board
made probably a century and a half ago by a man who was lying
sick on a fishing vessel on the banks of Newfoundland. The
instrument is carved with very pretty designs. It is an heirloom
of the Packard family.
Mrs. Alex Madden, of Morrisburg, Ontario, a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. H. Casselman, arrived this morning for an extended visit.
Her coming was quite a surprise to the family here as they had
not been apprised of the intended visit.
J. W. Sargent left Thursday evening last for Alaska, by proxie,
according to the following from the Vidette: J. W.
Sargent, of Schaller, a retired merchant, was in town, Tuesday,
and made a contract with Simon Lemon to go as his representative
in the Buena Vista Mining & Prospecting Co., which starts
tonight for Alaska.
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Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac co. Iowa
March 24, 1898
Jas. Waddicor returned home this morning. Jim rather took the
folks by surprise by bringing home a wife from across the big
pond.
Word was received here Tuesday morning that the wife of Wm.
Conard had died the evening before at their new home near
Holstein. We are not able to give the facts, but learned she was
taken sick Thursday evening and while quite sick was not
considered to be at all dangerous until toward the last. The
friends of the family in this vicinity extend sympathy to Mr.
Conard in his bereavement.
D. W. Farnsworth was called to Illinois Monday, to the bedside of
his mother who is not expected to live.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Stommel, Friday, March 18, a son.
Hon. Phil. Schaller of Sac City, was selected as on of the
honorary pallbearers of the late Hon. C. L. Davidson, whose
funeral was held at Hull, last Friday.
Sac Sun: Chas. S. Altshuler received last week some
valuable tapestry and paintings from Germany. The hand
embroidered tapestry, representing Esther before the King, is a
beautiful piece of work that has been in the Altshuler family a
century and a half. The four paintings represent the seasons.
They were executed by Johann Schlesinger in the middle of the
seventeenth century, and were purchased at an old tavern by Mr.
Altshuler's father. These are rare treasures for lovers of the
antique.
Death of M. H. Casselman - Found Dead in His Bed Early
Wednesday Morning
Early yesterday morning the startling news quickly spread that
Mr. M. H. Casselman was dead, having died between the hours of 4
and 6 o'clock. He has been suffering for some time with a
carbuncle on his neck but otherwise seemed to be in his usual
state of health and was up and about the house.
The family had all retired early, and along about 4 o'clock his
daughter, Mrs. Mill, came down stairs to see if there was
anything he wanted, and to her inquires he said he felt better
than usual, he believed and that she had better go back to bed as
he was going to sleep again. She retired and when she got up at 6
o'clock and went to his room he was dead, having passed away
apparently without a struggle. The immediate cause of his death
was heart trouble, from which he has suffered considerably in
late years. We hope to be able to have the facts for an obituary
next week.
Happily Wedded
Miss Anna Louisa Junkermyer, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.
C. Junkermyer, of Hayes township, and George S. Angier, son of C.
E. Angier, of this city, were united in marriage at the home of
the bride's parents, Wednesday evening. At 7:30 o'clock Miss
Lorine Angier, sister of the groom played the wedding march, when
the bride and groom marched to and stood under an arch of
evergreen and flowers over the bay window, Rev. John Link, of the
Reformed church of Schaller, performing the ceremony.
The bride wore a cream silk dress trimmed in cream silk lace,
ribbon and pink chiffon. She word and held a bouquet of brides
roses. Her dress afterwards was a navy blue henrietta trimmed in
cream. The bride is an estimable young lady endowed with an
amiable disposition. Her father is one of Hayes most prosperous
farmers. The groom was dressed in the conventional black. Mr.
Angier comes from a good substantial family and is a promising
young man. He graduated here from our public schools in '93.
The wedding party numbered about 45. An elaborate wedding supper
was served with the Misses Lydia Junkermyer, Gertie Angier and
Gertie Quay as waiters. Mr. and Mrs. Angier left that evening for
their future home near Schaller. They were the recipients of many
costly presents. - Storm Lake Enterprise.
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Schaller Herald
Schaller, Sac co. Iowa
March 31, 1898
We understand Newt Aldrich gave up his trip to the Klondike and
is now at Sac City.
Obituary - Michael Henry Casselman
Died at his residence in Schaller, on Wednesday, March 23, 1998
of heart failure. Mr. M. H. Casselman, aged 73 years, 9 months
and 8 days.
Death, always a dreaded visitor in a house hold where love reigns
supreme, is doubly so when it comes without warning, shutting the
eyes and closing the lips so that no last loving word of
affection may escape them. Thus died M. H. Casselman early last
Wednesday morning.
He had been confined to the house for several weeks and as stated
last week had suffered from a carbuncle on the back of his neck,
but was up and about the house the evening before and at four o’clock
remarked of his feeling so well and saying he would sleep a while
longer. These were about his last words, as he was found dead
about six o’clock.
Mr. Casselman was born in Williamsburg, Canada, June 15, 1824. In
1818 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Weegar. In 1878 the
family came to Iowa, settling in Schaller, where they have
resided since. In 1851 he united with the Lutheran church, and
after coming to Schaller joined the M. E. Church, remaining an
acceptable member of the same up to his death.
He leaves a wife and five children to mourn the loss of a loving
husband and a kind and indulgent father. The funeral services
were held at the M. E. church Friday afternoon conducted by his
pastor, Rev. Mitchell, and the house was filled with sincere
mourners.
Card of Thanks
Mrs. Casselman and family desire to express their heartfelt
thanks for the many kindly remembrances and offers of help during
their affliction.
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