Iowa
Old Press
The Chronicle
Odebolt, Sac co. Iowa
Thursday, February 10, 1916
-Miss Ina Stolt of Kulm, N.D., who has been visiting local
relatives for several weeks, went to Kiron yesterday for a visit
with relatives there.
-Miss Nellie Baker, Mrs. Robert Stewardson, Mrs. John Carlson,
and Mrs. L. Sutton were down from Arthur between trains
yesterday.
-J.K. McCorkindale and George Schramm arrived home yesterday noon
from their Texas trip.
-Mrs. Anna G. Longskoog of near Kiron is advertising a public
sale in this issue of The Chronicle.
-Rev. H. Stenbock of West Burlington gave an address in the
Swedish Mission church Friday night and was a guest of Rev. Osca
Johnson.
-Henry Frey, Sr., is very il with erysipelas in the face. Dr.
C.E. Conn of Battle Creek came down Tuesday night in consultation
with the attending physician.
-Reports that come from Holstein of the condition of Mrs. Eliza
Gilbert are not encouraging. Her condition does not change and it
is impossible to say at this time what the outcome will be.
-Fred Workmeister left Monday for Spencer on business. Fred sold
his land holdings near that place last fall. He owned the land
two years and sold at an advance of twenty dollars per acre. He
went up to dispose of his grain.
-Alphonse Schmitz is in charge of the pool room while Mr. Hertz
is out of town. Mr. Hertz has put an electric piano in the room.
-J.L. Bruce has been confined to the house several days the past
week with a second attack of the grip. It would seem that one
siege should be enough.
-Wilbur Manning, who has been ill for some time in the Mrs. Bird
home, was taken to Des Moines yesterday to the hospital. Chris.
Huebner accompanied him.
-Old man winter has been on the job with a vengeance during the
past month. Hardly a day has passed during that period in which
the mercury has failed to tuch eight to ten below zero some time
during the day or night.
-This community was shocked yesterday afternoon when word came by
telephone from Early, that Hon. William Drury was dead. He was
sick but a short time. Death was due to rupture of the gall
bladder and came before it was possible to get him to a hospital.
Mr. Drury is a well known citizen of this county, being one of
the pioneer residents of Clinton township, having recently moved
to Early from the farm. He was a man of sterling worth and
integrity; had served the county for two terms as supervisor and
represented the county for two terms as state representative. His
death is a heavy loss to the community and to the county. A more
detailed account will be given next week.
-Will Buettner is in charge of the Dinges garage while F.J.
Dinges, the proprietor, is out of town.
-Miss Mabel Ellinger, who has been in poor health for several
months, is improving nicely and is able to sit up several hours a
day.
-James A. Staton died at his home at Sac City, January 31, at the
age of 85 years. Mr. Staton has been a resident of Sac county
since 1859. He was the father of J.S. Staton of Whiting, formerly
of the Cook ranch.
-Miss Verna Maude Collenbaugh and Mr. James Leslie Wallace were
married Tuesday evening, February 1, at the home of the
officiating minister, Rev. J. Irving Brown of Sac City. The bride
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Collenbaugh of Sac City, but
formerly of Cook township, and well known in this vicinity. The
couple will live on a farm near Jeffers, Minn.
Margaret Fogarty
Tuesday the remains of Miss Margaret Fogarty of Elk
City, Okla., were brought here on the 1:03 train and funeral
services held from St. Martin's church. The decedent's pastor,
Rev. Father Gerette of Elk City, was in charge, assisted by Rev.
Father Schenkelberg. Interment was made in the family lot in the
Catholic cemetery.
Margaret Fogarty was born in Lake county, Ill., August 15, 1845.
In 1871 she came with her parents to Clinton, this state, and in
1879 to Carroll county. Two years later the family moved to this
county and the deceased spent the intervening years in Odebolt
and vicinity, moving to Elk City about five years ago. She passed
away Friday, February 4, after about ten days illness. Death was
due to paralysis. She leaves two brothers and two sisters, M.E.,
of Carroll, and T.E., Miss Nora and Mrs. C.E. McAlpin of Elk
City. The brother-in-law, Mr. McAlpin, and Father Gerette of Elk
City accompanied the remains to Odebolt. M.E. Fogarty and wife,
their son, Thomas, and wife of Carroll, were present, also a
number of friends from Wall Lake and vicinity and from Early. A
brother, Jeremiah Foarty, was brought here from Elk City for
burial a few months ago.
WHAT'S WHAT IN SAC
J.M. Kelley has leased the opera house from the Early Opera House
Co. and will now have full control of that fine play house. As
manager for many ears he has become familiar with the amusement
business and knows just how to give public satisfaction.
An important business change was made last week at Lytton, when
the Wilson implement company took over the stock of Brehm &
Arndt.
At a recent banquet and business meeting of the Lake View
commercial club at which about fifty men were present, the
following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Presidnet, S.H. Brown
Secretary, C.C. Denlo [or Denio]
Treasurer, E.P. Hartman
Executive committee, W.M. Dean, Fred Wells & H.B. Meisel
Miss Margaret Schell of Schaller received a bad fall last
Wednesday evening which terminated rather fortunately for her.
She had stepped into the pantry and while there he brother opened
the cellar door, a trap in front of the pantry, and not knowing
it was open she stepped into the opening. She was cut some about
the face and head but luckily was not seriously hurt.
Little Robert Evans, the one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Evans of Early, came nearly getting badly burned Wednesday by
thrusting a celluloid comb that he was playing with against the
hot hard coal burner. The comb quickly ignited and burned the
little fellow's hand pretty badl and slighty burned his hair and
one or two scalp wounds. Very fortunately it was no worse.
William Murray of Lake View was badly burned about the hands and
arms last week. He had washed his hands in gasoline and while
they were still wet with the fluid he got too near a blaze and in
a moment his hands and arms were enveloped by fire. He
immediately smothered the blaze with a wool sweater, but he was
terribly burned. Doctors did everything possible to relieve the
intense suffering.
[transcribed by S.F., July 2016]