Iowa Old Press

The Shelby County Republican
Harlan, Shelby co. Iowa
Thursday, January 5, 1905

Local Pages
-Postmaster C.A. Reynolds has vacated his property in the Third ward and taken rooms with his father, J.H. Reynolds.
-Mrs. N. Booth entertained a large party of ladies at six o'clock dinner, Tuesday evening.
-Mrs. T.A. Long has been very low the past week of nervous prostration, due to kidney trouble. The children who live away are here in attendance upon her.
-Mark Babcock and family will move to Francis, Indian territory, this week, where Mr. B. has gone into the banking business. Mark has been a citizen of Harlan several years, and is regarded as A1 in every respect.
-We desire to express our gratitude for the kindly aid and sympathy so freely offered and given to us during the recent illness and death of our daughter and wife. - Mrs. Cyrena Flagler & Chas. A. Reynolds.
-A son of B.J. Bryant trapped an eight pound 'possum in the woods near town recently. It is about the first ever seen here.
-Chas. S. Foss of Fairview township has bought a farm in Gentry county, Mo., near the city of Darlington, and will move thereto in February.
-The annual meeting of the fire department was held last night and W.T. Smith was chosen chief for the third term, and T.J. Newby, treasurer, for a fourth term.
-A.T. Golden of Lisbon, N.D., visited the family of T.H. Smith over Sunday.
-Mrs. Howard Mavis and baby son, Fay, are here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Fay.
-Hunters are hereby warned not to hunt on my farm, 2 1/2 miles south of Harlan - Chris. Thorgesen
-Mrs. W.S. Virt of Manson came to Harlan through the big blizzard of last week to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.W. Tilton.
-Miss Dollie Wickersham of this city left Tuesday for Omaha, where she has a position as saleslady in a dry goods store.
-Peter Mastenbrook of Cass township has moved upon the farm of his father-in-law, E.V. Kohl, in Cass. Mr. Kohl having built a home in Tennant.
-Last Saturday Lewis J. Smith entertained Jacob Kohl of Lisbon, Iowa and John Rank of Defiance. The gentlemen were boys together on Pennsylvania farms, and had not met previously for fifty years.

Botna
-Mr. and Mrs. A.P. Rorabaugh departed for Colfax, Wednesday, Mr. Rorabaugh receiving a telegram stating that his mother was dangerously ill. Mrs. Alex Campbell accompanied them.
-Two brothers and a sister of Robert Clark's from Illinois arrived Wednesday evening, at J.L. Johnston's near Irwin. Owing to the storm and the trains being blockaded they arrived to late for the funeral of their sister, Mrs. J.L. Johnston.
-R.A. Clark is on the sick list.
-Chris Shazer of Illinois attended the funeral of Mrs. J.L. Johnston.
-Mrs. A.H. Wilfong is able to be on the streets again.
-J.W. Veach is putting in a phone from the Farmers Mutual Telephone line.
-Chas. Escher, Jr., of Irwin stopped off in town between trains on his way to South Dakota, where he has gone to visit his brother, Sam Escher.

Irwin
-Tom Fogarty shoots with his left eye now.
-John Frees of Avoca is visiting his parents this week.
-Carl Mickleson is visiting relatives at Nebraska City, Neb.
-Chris Millerup went to Chicago, Saturday, with two cars of stock.
-John Blades is some better the last few days, being able to get out and walk around a little.
-C.E. Dudley, ye scribe, who has been on the sick list the past three weeks, is up and about the shack again.
-Messrs. Ingraham and Roper skated up the river from Kirkman, Wednesday. They report the ice pretty fair most of the way.
-Chas West returned Wednesday to the Omaha Dental College where he is attending this year. Miss Jessie West returned to the Commercial school in the same city Tuesday.

Irwin School Notes
The Christmas program given by the primary and intermediate teachers, Misses Groat and Poling, was well received by their visitors. The pupils who took part showed careful and thorough training which speaks well for the work and patience necessary to prepare such a program.

Following are the names of the pupils of the high school who were neighter absent nor tardy during the months of November and December:
Ralph McConnell, Alice Clark, Charles Ward, Bertha Silverwood, Jesse Groat.

Following are the names of the pupils of the Grammar Room who were neighter absent nor tardy during the months of November and December: Mary Steenhusen, Mae Wheeler, Clara Blades, Stena Nelson, Vera Norris, Bernard McConnell, Hila Edwards, Karl Paulsen, Lillie Nelson, Alice Fogarty, Hugh Livingston, Earl Fogarty.

Following are the names of the pupils of the Intermediate who were neighter absent nor tardy during the months of November and December: Grace Hudson, George Richards, Mabel Wartzbaugh, Lafe Tague, Anna Paulsen, Guy Wurtzbaugh, Frank Livingston, Carrie Wheeler, Joe Knouse, Nellie Hansen, Johnie Steenhusen, Florence Dunlap, George Blades, Clara Richards, Alvin Olson, Dora Steenhusen, Mary Nelsen, Jay Tague, Ilo Selby, Arena Watters, Katie Thielker.

Following are the names of the pupils of the Primary who were neighter absent nor tardy during the months of November and December: Lela Knouse, Mary Constable, Pryor Wurtzbaugh, Willie Southall, Valeria Southall, Laura Steenhusen, Gladys Olson, Clyde Shipp, Russell Walker, Andrew Nelson, Cyrus Edwards, Macks Winter.

Kirkman
-J.T. Shearman and family went to Jeferson last week to attend a golden wedding.
-Mrs. Peter Mayer who has been visiting relatives in Walnut, returned Saturday.
-Dick Carter, Bert Aikman and Marcus Larsen attended a dance at Gray, Thursday night.
-Henry Mayer, the oldest son of Peter Mayer, is here visiting the parental home. He is from Nebraska.
-Little Leta Woods from up near Irwin is visiting at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Blaine.
-Miss Blanche DeBord had the misfortune Wednesday to get thrown from a buggy on the hard ground, and getting hit on the head, causing a couple of scalp wounds. She is getting along finely.

Tennant
-R.W. Carson is on the sick list.
-Fred and Charley Kaulitz returned from their trip to Missouri Tuesday.
-Will Fogarty and mark Littlefield were up to Harlan Saturday on business.

Redline
-Newton Green is very ill at this writing.
-The dance at Peter Petersen's was well attended and would have been a peacable crowd if it hadn't been for the Kirkman Ikes.
-Chris Petersen has gone to Audubon county where he will begin working for charlie Green.
-James Michaelson, Chloe Davis, Mary Petersen, Elsie Petersen and Chris Petersen of Redline took in the dance at Poplar Sunday night.

Lincoln Township
-F.L. Barber and family and Mr. and Mrs. Potter spent New Year's with Frank Carter and wife.
-Vernon Custer has gone to Nebraska to visit friends.
-A.J. Savage and family spent Christmas at Thos. Bacon's.
-J.O. Greene has purchased a new gasoline engine to run his corn sheller and wood saw.
-Herbert Wolfe has returned frm Nebraska where he has been at work the past year.
-Lester Havick drew the fine meerchaum pipe at John Koolbeck's, Saturday night. The smoke will be a-rolling now.
-Arch Maxwell sports a fine new top buggy.

Fairview Township
-W.W. Lee drove to harlan Saturday and returned Sunday.
-John Lee hauled a load of poultry to Avoca, Friday.
-Lambert Howlett, Annon Lee, Chris Nielsen and their families spent Sunday at the home of John Lee.

Prairie Rose
-Thos. Doonan delivered 75 hogs at Harlan Friday.
-Wm. Deen and family and John Boysen spent Sunday at the home of Thos. Buss.
-Robert Doonan started for Illinois, Monday to visit relatives.

Monroe (intended for last week)
-Wilder Morgan shipped a car load of fat cattle to Omaha last Wednesday.
-David Deen is recovering from grip.
-Emery Deen is quite sick with grip.
-Mr. and Mrs. Paul from DeWitt, Kans., are here visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rob. Porter.
-A large gray wolf has been seen several times lately in this vicinity.
-T.J. Brindley was called to Council Bluffs by the death of his uncle, John S. Morgan, ex-sheriff of Pottawattamie county.

Bowman's Grove (intended for last week)
-Sam Miller and wife were called to mourn the loss of their infant son last Thursday. the little one was just a month old and was sick but a short time.
-Leonard Miller had the misfortune to hurt his knee Christmas day, and it is giving his much trouble.
-Dan Terrell and wife took Christmas dinner with Will Goodner's family in Lincoln township.
-Harve Errett and Bell Pulver were married in Kirkman, Sunday morning. They will move to his father's farm in Douglas township in the spring.
-Annie Obrecht was quite sick a few days last week, but is better now.

From All Over Iowa
Marshalltown, Ia., Dec 30 - Thomas Butler, an aged and respected citizen of Vail, was found frozen to death in a snowdrift three miles west of Vail.

Silver City, Ia., Jan 2 - Alvin Harmon was arrested and taken to Glenwood by Sheriff Morgan, charged with the murder of John Hampton. It is supposed the two men had a quarrel and that Harmon pulled a gun and shot his antagonist.

Cedar Rapids, Ia., Jan 3 - D.W. Van Norman, an employee of the Milwaukee road at this place, committed suicide by shooting himself with a rifle. He stood before the mirror in his home and shot himself through the head. He had been sick and despondent for weeks.

Sioux City, Jan 2 - James H. Barrett, aged forty-eight years, a member of the state legislature from 1898 to 1901, died from heart disease. He was a stone contractor and constructed the stone work on the Toy and Brown blocks, which were burned in the big fire two weeks ago. His brother James Barrett, died at Anamosa a few months ago from the same disease.

Creston, Ia. - Jan 1 - While starting for a rabbit hunt, Ellis Overholzer, a sixteen-year-old lad of Knowlton, was shot and killed. Overholzer was walking in front of a companion, when the gun of the companion was discharged, the shot entering his back, breaking the spine and mangling the body horribly. Death was instantaneous.

One More Revolutionary Hero
Des Moines, Jan 1 - Still one more hero of the revolution has been found resting in Iowa soil. Curator Aldrich of the state historical department received information that martin Linn, who was buried in a cemetery at Tipton, was a soldier of the revolution and fought under Washington, and was with the army at Valley Forge. He died in 1863 at the age of 101 years, and his widow drew a pension for several years. This makes the seventh Revolutionary War soldier buried in Iowa.

From the Red Oak Express: This week one of the little girls in the Lacona schools when asked to write a sentence using the expression the "bitter end", wrote the following on her slate: "A big dog chased my kitty and as she went under the porch he bit her end."

[transcribed by S.F., July 2013]

Shelby County Republican
Harlan, Shelby co. Iowa
January 12, 1905

Commercial Club Banquet
The fourth annual banquet of the Harlan Commercial Club was held at Booth's hall, Tuesday evening. Prior to the banquet, tha annual meeting was held, and officers for the ensuing year were chosen, as follows:
President, L.F. Potter
Vice President, C.G. Warren
Secretary, E.S. White
Assistant Secretary, F.F. Wunder
Treasurer, C.F. Swift

Grand Jury, District Court
Judge Macy will continue to hear cases into next week. The grand jury for this term consisted of the following named citizens:
J.C. Williams, foreman; J.T. Wright, W.H. Horton, James Bristol, J.B. Wade, Christ Lorenz and Adam Schmitz. W.K. Colburn was chosen clerk.

-The indictments against Chas. Dominisse, Oscar Brown and Frank Grabill were dismissed.
-Henry Graser and Andrew Hibbs, held to the grand jury, were dismissed.
-A divorce was granted the plaintiff in the case of Minnie Switzer vs Fred Switzer.
-A.S. Berry was given a three year permit to buy, keep and sell intoxicating liquors.
-Walter Gregersen of Elkhorn, druggist, was given a two year permit to buy, keep and sell intoxicating liquors.

The following cases were stricken from the docket at plaintiff's cost: Pearl Newman vs Stella Newman; McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. vs Richard McKeig; J.P. Book vs Chas. Edwards; Chas. Beck vs Bernard Lapke; Oliver McDowell vs Eugene Barber; A.J. Savage vs Clara B. Gillette; Sol. Rich & Co. vs Harry C. Hale and John Monahan vs Peter Lux.

The report of the referees appointed to divide the farm of the late Elias Daws between the widow and the heirs was approved. The widow gets the home and 41 acres of ground, and the heirs their proper shares.

Licenses to Wed
The following marriage licenses have been issued the past week:
Ray B. Loudenslager, age 24 and Eva Davis, age 21
Fred Koehrsen, age 30 and Emma Fischer, age 22
Jens J. Hansen, age 29 and Christine Hansen, age 22

Local Page
-N.P. Nielsen, the east side shoe man, is moving into the S.C. Nielsen house, corner of Sixth and Laurel streets.
-Austin Cox now boards at George McQueen's and goes to school. Prior to vacation he rode in daily from the farm.
-The Social Hour of Correction Grove will meet with Mrs. J. Alwill, Wednesday, Jan. 18th.
-John Groves of Irwin was in the city, Friday. Mr. Groves will move from his present farm in Highland Grove to another he bought recently in Greeley about March 1.
-Rev. F.C. Nielsen of Cuppy's Grove is quite sick at the home of his son -in-law, Alex Samuels. He is up in the seventies, and in some respects very feeble.
-Chris Christensen and family of Monroe township were in the city, Monday. They came up to bring a son to town, who is attending the Harlan schools this winter.

Rev. Jensen of Cuppy's Grove came to town Monday evening, with his mother, who has been visiting him a couple of months. They started for Ft. Dodge, where Mrs. Jensen left him, going to La Crosse to visit a son and a daughter living there. After that she will go to her home at Racine, Wis., where she has a daughter living. Mrs. Jensen's husband died about a year ago.

-Dennis J. Cobb was married during the holidays to Miss Inez Yeagle of Clyde, Ohio.
-Chas. Escher, Jr. is in Denver attending the big meeting of cattle men.
-J.W. White shipped a carload of 430-lb. Berkshire hogs to Omaha on Tuesday evening over the Great Western.
-H.W. Nieman of Shelby township was in the city Saturday. He is getting better of the attack of kidney trouble which near prostrated him about election time.
-Miss Martha Rold of Monroe township came to town last Monday to attend high school. She will be one of pupils of her class to be formed by February 1st.
-After a visit of two weeks with his parents in this city, Allan Peterson returned to his school work at Randolph in time to begin work Monday.
-H.M. Stolley of Jefferson township, who will move to the W.L. Baughn farm near Harlan in the spring, was down Saturday with a load of farm property.

Relatives here have been notified of the birth of a boy to Mr. and Mrs. G.K. Patterson of Marshalltown. The mother will be remembered by residents of Harlan as Miss LuDell Gibbs.

Peter Jessen was chosen janitor of the county court house for the ensuing year. There were many other candidates. For sometime, it is understood, G.W. Tilton and Ed Parker were in the running. Jessen is said to be experienced in steam heating. He is a democrat, but perhaps that is no reason for his not making a good janitor.

Relatives here have been notified of the illness of Arthur Nelson, a teacher in the Philippines. When last heard from he had given up his work as superintendent of schools of the provinence of Illocos Sur, and had gone to Vigan for treatment by the military surgeons. His many friends will wish for a speedy recovery.

Grand Army Post
The Grand Army Post and Woman's Relief Corps gave a dinner to their members and some visitors, Saturday last, in the basement of the M.E. church, after which the officers of the Post were publicly installed, in the rooms of the Post, at the city hall, as follows:
H.W. Winder, commander
Fred Gooding, senior vice commander
John Honeywell, junior vice commander
George Ross, quartermaster
William Laughman, chaplain
E.F. Fish, surgeon
D.E. Morris, officer of the day
John Huffman, officer of the guard

Redline.
-Sam Bartelson is on the sick list at this writing.
-A.A. Mitten has been ill with rheumatism the past week.
-E. Longnecker made a trip to Defiance on business, Saturday and his daughter, Myrtle, and husband spent Sunday at Redline.
-William Green went to visit his cousin, Tom McKeever, Friday, and stayed till Sunday.
-James Bristol and family visited Will Burger Saturday night. Charlie Bristol had a party for his friends during their absence.
-Wm. Snyder got home from Oklahoma, Friday night.

Prairie Rose.
-John Boysen shelled corn Friday.
-Misses Anna and Helen Kolb returned to Cedar Falls Wednesday, where they have been attending the State Normal.
-Will Alwill drove up to visit his sister, Mrs. H. Dahlof, Friday and returned Sunday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Buss and daughter, Hattie, visited Sunday at the home of William Deen.

Cuppy's Grove.
-Robert Curtis was in this neighborhood and purchased some cattle last Friday. Mr. Curtis has nearly 150 head of cattle in his yards at present.
-Miss Martha Rold has gone to Harlan where she will attend school this winter. Miss Rold is a studious young girl and will doubtless acheive success in her school work.
-Mrs. J.P. Hansen has been quite sick of pleurisy. At this writing she is slowly recovering.
-Jerry Christiansen bought some calves of P. Johnson and A. Christensen. Jerry is a hustling farmer and is making his way to the front.
-Christian Hanson accompanied Cuppy's Grove's delegation of students to Pella. Christian expects to go to school there for some time.
-Wilder Morgan is getting out his supply of wood for next winter.
-Henry Reed has been taking treatment from Dr. Wm. Rold.

Portsmouth.
-Mrs. George Sims visited relativs in town Saturday night and Sunday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Lou Kerchner are visiting at the home of S. Graybill in town.
-Mrs. Thomas Leytham is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. H.M. Chase, the past few days.
-The Royal Neighbors went in on a surprise on Mrs. John Slavens, one day last week.
-Belle Wilson of Neola is staying at the Wilson house this week.
-Miss Verna Lang is working for Mr. Peter Herkenrath at the present.
-Mrs. Isaacs visited in town Sunday with her mother, Mrs. W. Ramsey.
-Mrs. G.S. Bendon is on the sick list.
-Mrs. Peter Herkenrath is on the sick list.

Pleasant Valley
-Mrs. Ahronsen is on the sick list.
-John Kneeland was down below Omaha last week looking after some land the Kneelands have there.
-James Wittrup went down to Harlan to see the white hogs sold.
-A.L. Heileson is shelling corn every day.

Shelby
-Will Heiling has gone to Missouri to visit.
-Hazel McConnell, of Harlan, is visiting Miss Ella Mowry.
-Arch Best went to Denver last Wednesday to remain a few weeks.
-Miss Grace Moore left for Simpson College, Indianola, last week.
-Mrs. J.J. Stinman is visiting her old home in Fontenelle this week.
-Miss Myrtle Newman returned Saturday to her teaching in Dow City.
-Dr. Loren Pomeroy, dentist in Eagle Grove, was home during the holidays.
-P.L. Arrasmith, of Griswold, formery a druggist of Shelby, visited here last week.
-A.M. Gray of Springfield, Missouri, visited last week with his niece, Mrs. Benjamin Boardman.
-A.L. Stuntz, father of Mrs. Benjamin Boardman, is visiting in Plainview, Neb. this week.
-Homer Abbott, son of S.D. Abbott, visited his parents last week. He is a police judge in Chicago.
-Andy Miller, formerly of Shelby, was married last week to Miss Mollie Glascow. Their home is at Osborne, Missouri.
-Cliff Scott will not be in Ames this winter as he has gone to Colorado to do some mining engineering. He will complete his course next fall.

Owman's Grove.
-Uncle Jake Miller is quite sick. Dr. Cobb is attending him.
-Little George Erret is on the sick list. He has the grip.
-Mrs. Sam Debord and son Urbin, of Kirkman, visited at father Debord's Sunday.

Irwin
-Albert Thompson has returned from his visit in Missouri.
-Miss Julia Sprague of Calamus, Neb. is visiting at Will Berry's.
-Mr. Eitemiller of Cedar Rapids, Ia., is here visiting his son, Lloyd.
-Misses Minnie and Viola Schoub have returned from their visit in Kansas.
-Chas Mayer was in this vicinity this week. He is working for a seed firm in Sioux City.
-Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will M. Southall, Friday, a baby girl. Mother and child are doing well.
-Mr. and Mrs. Lee Plummer are the proud parents of a baby boy born the fore part of the week.
-Miss Gertrude Groat returned Wednesday from Sioux City where she went for treatment for her eyes.
-Mrs. Laura Reed of Oklahoma is visiting her mother, Mrs. J.M. Dunlap, and other relatives here for a few weeks.
-Henry Becher began work this week at W.W. Ames' harness shop. Henry has been at Grundy Center the past year and a half. His many friends here will be glad to see him among us again.

Claude Croft's little girl, eighteen months old, died Sunday. funeral services were held at the home, Tuesday, conducted by Rev. Farrell. The little one's remains were laid to rest in the Kirkman cemetery. [transcriber note: read more under the Kirkman column below]

Mr. and Mrs. Ellis and Miss May departed Monday for a visit with relatives at their old home in Stark county, Indiana. They will probably be gone five or six weeks. It has been 35 years since Mr. Ellis has seen his people there.

Kirkman
-Roy Ames is on the sicklist. "Too much skating Roy."
-Rev. J.E. Nichol was quite sick the first part of the week.
-Mrs. Geo. Horn is enjoying a visit with her brother, from Dakota.
-Sam Howell has been quite sick for the past week, with the grippe.
-Fred Pickard's youngest child got a finger taken off Monday. It was quite a misfortune for the little one.
-The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Croft, near Irwin, was buried in the Rose Hill cemetery. The funeral services were preached by Rev. E.B. Tucker, in the M.E. church.

Edward Ferry departed Sunday morning for Des Moines, where he will attend school. We wish him success in the new steps he has taken. It would be very good if a few more of the boys in and around town would take the same steps.

[transcribed by S.F., August 2013]

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