Iowa Old Press
Hawarden Independent
January 12, 1893
CHRONICLED IN CALLIOPE.
A bouncing 12-pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kennedy Monday evening.
Ralph Horton was down from Howard, S.D., a few days the past week visiting
friends.
Mrs. Chas. Allen went to Sioux City Saturday for a week’s visit with Mrs.
Percy Prescott and other friends.
Al Horton returned Friday after an absence of nearly three years with the
Harris circus. He is the same jolly lad, as of yore, and circus life has
not changed him in the least.
W. F. Wade, one of Calliope’s most respected citizens and business men, died
yesterday morning, after a lingering illness of several months with
consumption. The deceased came to Union County, South Dakota, about twenty
years ago and took a homestead. About six years ago he left the farm and
has since been a resident of Calliope. Frank Wade was a good neighbor, a
kind and indulgent husband and father and a Christian gentleman. He leaves
a wife and several grown-up children, besides a large circle of friends to
mourn his death.
The well-known realestate firm of Gearhart & Allen has dissolved
partnership, Chas. R. Allen retiring. John E. Gearhart succeeds to the
business and the near firm will be known as Gearhart & Son. Just what
Charlie Allen contemplates doing we have not learned. The new firm will
continue to keep an office in Hawarden, the same to be under the management
of the junior member. The old firm has been one of the most successful and
reliable realestate and collection agencies in the northwest, and it will
lose none of its prestige by the change.
By the following resolutions it is with regret we notice that Rev. Geo. A.
Hutchison resigned his pastorate at Calliope last Sabbath. Rev. Hutchinson
is a most excellent minister—broad-minded and generous. His sermons were
fitted for any pulpit in our land—a deep thinker, and original. It will be
most difficult to fill the place made vacant by his resignation, besides the
great loss to the community in loosing so estimable a family. But we
congratulation those who may have the benefit of Rev. Hutchison’s efforts in
his new field of labor, for what may be our great loss will others gain.
CALLIOPE, Io., Jan. 8, ’93.
Whereas, the Rev. Geo. A. Hutchison has tendered his resignation as pastor
of the Presbyterian Church at Calliope.
Resolved, that we, the members and congregation assembled after the regular
morning service do herein express our regret at his departure, and we do
testify as to his fine pulpit ability, strength and spirituality of his
sermons; to his excellent qualities as a pastor; to his decided, warm
kindly, Christian character. We also testify to the social and kindly
nature of Mrs. Hutchinson, and to the high standing of their son, Arthur,
and to the consequent happy influence that has gone forth from their home
life.
Resolved, that we regret that he did not see his way clear to accept the
offer made him for this the second year. Our warmest wishes and prayers go
with them in their chosen field of labor.
Adopted by the unanimous vote of the congregation, Jan. 8th, 1893.
W. W. WOOSTER, Sec.
Rock Valley Bee, January 13, 1893
Death of Mrs. Orcutt.
It is seldom that our people are so shocked as they were on hearing of
the death of Mrs. J. P. Orcutt on last Sunday morning. The lady had
been ailing but a few days, and even her most intimate friends were not
alarmed until within a few days, and even her most intimate friends
were not alarmed until within a few hours of her death, when she sank
rapidly. All that medical skill supplemented by the kind and
solicitous ministrations of friends were exhausted in her behalf, but
it was not enough. The dark winged messenger had marked her for his
own. Whilst in the midst of the conflict, and in love with life, he
aimed at her his fatal and never deviating arrow, and the hand of man
was powerless to turn aside the cruel shaft. Having struggled to the
summit of life’s pilgrimage and from its giddy height surveyed the
tumultuous scene below, she turned aside, and her weary feet were
spared the thorns which infest its declivity.
She laid aside her burden and is at rest. Neither disappointment and
heart anguish nor death and bereavement, will ever again put her heart
string to the tension. If the joys of her life are ended, the sum may
be said of her sorrows. The fruits of her labors survive her, and many
a grateful heart will remember when her gentle admonition bade them
take heart again and as the rolling seasons come and go, they will
visit her narrow mansion, and as they gaze upon her windowless palace
of rest, their tears will tell heaven how they loved her.
May W. Keith, the maiden name of the deceased was born Nov. 20 1854 at
Naperville, IL and united in marriage with J. P. Orcutt at Wheaton in
the same state, May 171881 and while visiting her sister at Cedar
Falls in 1878 became identified with the Methodist church remaining
ever thereafter a zealous devoted to the cause she esponsed.
She always took a lively interest in the welfare of others, and
having no children of her own this was especially so with reference to
the little ones, so many of whom she instructed in her long term of
Sunday school work. She removed with her husband from Gilman IL, to
this city during the years of 1885; her labors were arduous and
persistent and always of a humanitarian character. She was buried
from the ME church, Tuesday Rev. Jesse Cale preaching a forcible and
touching sermon from the significant words from Job. ‘If a man
died, shall he live again?’ Her remains were followed by a large
concourse of sorrowing friends and deposited in that narrow receptacle
which awaits the living.
Oblivious to the sorrows of others, hers is a friendly surcease from
the tumults and perplexities of life. There were in attendance upon
the last sad obsequies, Mr. Orcutt’s brother Fred of Naperville, IL.,
and his aunt Mrs. Ward of Cherokee, Mrs. Franklin and Mrs.
Christopher, of Canton, friends of the deceased were also present.
Alton Democrat
January 21, 1893
FATAL TRICHINA.
The LeMars Sentinel says this week that a few days before Christmas, Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Heimgardner, who lived six miles southeast of Neptune, invited
some relatives and friends to join them at their home at a Christmas dinner.
A hog was killed and sausage made from the meat. Some of the meat was also
used on Christmas. The guests came and the day was enjoyed greatly.
Afterwards, Mr. Heimgardner was taken sick, but thought it only la grippe.
Mr. Heimgardner, his wife and daughter, Minnie, aged 14 years, were the
worst cases. Friday evening Mrs. Heimgardner died. Mr. Heimgardner is also
very ill, and it is scarcely possible for the 14-year-old girl to live.
Charles Binnboise, a relative, with his wife and 17-year-old son and Fritz
Ripke, a brother of Mrs. Binnboise, were also in attendance and have been
seriously affected by the trichina. Medicine was sent for in each of these
cases, on the supposition that it was la grippe. Afterwards, Saturday,
January 7, Dr. M. W. Richey was called. At this stage the victims had
symptoms very strongly resembling typhoid fever. When the trichina began to
work in the muscles, the doctor decided that it was a case of trichina and
began asking questions as to the meat eaten. He took some slices off the
piece of meat used and brought it to town. After examining it under a
powerful microscope, the doctor found that the meat was full of the deadly
worms.
There is but little to be done in the treatment of such cases, except it can
be done at a very early stage with emetics, before the trichina gets into
the system. About the only thing that could have been done after the
physician was called, which was two weeks after the meat was eaten, was to
give stimulating medicines, which was done.
Mrs. Heimgardner was buried Sunday in the Lutheran cemetery in Lincoln
township. She was thirty-seven years old and leaves a family of nine
children.