Iowa Old Press
The Hawarden Independent
Thursday, October 5, 1939
Hawarden, Iowa
GEO. SEDGWICK
DIED TUESDAY
PASSED AWAY IN DES MOINES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Served as Postmaster in Hawarden
From 1907 to 1915—Will be
Buried Here Friday
George A. Sedgwick, former long time Hawarden resident and former
postmaster here, passed away at his home in Des Moines at 3:15 Tuesday
morning following an extended illness, He was obliged to give up work
several
months ago and had failed steadily in recent weeks. Afflicted with an
incurable malady, the end was not unexpected.
George A. Sedgwick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Sedgwick, was born at
Akron 59 years ago and the first few years of his life were spent at that
place. He came to Hawarden with his parents as a boy and attended the
public schools here, being graduated from the Hawarden high school in
1899. The following year he was appointed to a civil service position in
the census bureau and spent the next two or three years in Washington, D.
C. Returning from Washington about 1903, he was appointed deputy postmaster
by A. S. Colby and served in :his position for four years when he
succeeded Mr. Colby as postmaster.
He continued as postmaster for eight years, from 1907 to 1915, being first
appointed during the administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, and
was re-appointed under the Taft administration.
Retiring from the post mastership in 1915, he immediately
entered the employ of the Northwestern entered the employ of the
Northwestern
Bell Telephone Company and has continued with this company ever
since. The Bell company was purchasing and consolidating lines in northwest
Iowa at the time Mr. Sedgwick entered their employ and for a few
months he worked in the Hawarden office and was then transferred to the
strict office at Storm Lake. ,He remained in Storm Lake for about four
years when he was transferred to the Des Moines office where he has since
held an executive position as an auditor for the company.
About the time he was appointed postmaster in 1907 he was united in
marriage with Miss Isadore Goodroad of Canton and she, with their daughter,
survive him. The daughter, Miss Janice, was torn while they were residents
of Storm Lake. He is also survived by two brothers, William E. and
Charles H. Sedgwick of Hawarden. Another brother, Joseph Sedgwick,
passed away more than twenty years ago.
During his residence here Mr. Sedgwick was always a leader in civic affairs
and was active in various fraternal and social organizations. He possessed
a splendid personality, had a gift for making acquaintances readily
and developing friendships and was never happier than when enjoying the
companionship of friends, in his home on the street or wherever he might
encounter them. Politics was a hobby with him which he never ceased to
enjoy. Although he never sought political office for himself after his
retirement from the postmaster ship he continued to make political contacts
all through the years for the sheer joy which it gave him to "play
the game." He thus enjoyed a wide acquaintance among public men
throughout the state and was frequently in a position to lend valuable
political assistance to his friends.
His personal life was clean and above reproach and he was held in the
highest esteem by his business associates.
Countless friends will extent sincere sympathy to the members of
his family.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at E. Car
White's Funeral Home in Des Moines with Rev. Ewing and Rev. Gallagher
officiating. The body will be brought to Hawarden Friday morning and funeral
services here will be held at the Barnard Funeral Home at 2 o'clock
Friday afternoon, with Rev. Robert F. Chapler, pastor of the Methodist
church, in charge. Interment will be in Grace Hill cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sedgwick motored to Des Moines Monday, acorn
panied by Mrs. George Sedgwick's father, F. A. E. Goodroad of Canton
and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sedgwick went to Des Moines Tuesday.
Sioux Center News
Thursday, October 26, 1939
IRETON NEWS.
By Mrs. Gale Bergsma
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Shoemaker of Sioux City visited here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Herweyen and children were Sioux City visitors on
Thursday.
Doctor and Mrs. Craik attended a Veterinary convention in Sioux City
Thursday.
Dr. Taylor of Laurens, Ia., visited at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Craik on
Thursday.
Elmer Wright of Redwood Falls, Minn. Returned home Thursday.
Announcements were received here of the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Schott. The baby’s mother was the former Merle Carpenter, a music
teacher in the public school here.
Complimenting Mrs. Jack Bushby and Mrs. Harvey Boisen, two recent brides,
the members of the Presbyterian Missionary Society held a surprise courtesy
for them at the home of Mrs. G. Bergsma Saturday evening. The time was
spent socially and the honored guests were each presented with a gift.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Pereboom and Darlene, of Enid, Okla., Mrs. H. Johnson,
of Helena, Okla., Herman Johnson of Enid, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Johnson, of
Reseda, Calif., and Mrs. Manice Edwards and daughter of Chariton, Ia., who
visited with their mother, Mrs. Margaret Pereboom the past week, returned to
their homes Saturday. They were here to honor their mother on her 80th
birthday, which was last Thursday.
Miss Helen Greigg returned to her home in Hawarden Friday after an extended
visit in Ireton.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sinkey and daughter, Minnie, were dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Riepma Sunday.
Mrs. A. M. Richardson and Robert returned Friday from a brief trip to points
in Missouri and Nebraska.
Rev. and Mrs. H. W. Krieger and daughters, Lois and Helen, and the Misses
Matilda and Henrietta Bruns motored to Aurelia, Iowa, Sunday to attend the
Sunday School teacher’s conference which was held at the St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church there.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Saterlee and Henrietta Bruns were Hawarden visitors
Saturday.
Mr. C. Theodorf and Miss Alice Taylor motored to Sioux City Sunday, and
brought Mrs. C. Theodorf, who has been in the hospital back to the home of
Mrs. F. Taylor here.
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith motored to Artesia, So. Dak., Sunday to spend the
day with friends.
Mrs. George Campbell, who visited with friends here last week, returned to
her home at LeMars Friday.
Mrs. Peter Sinkey returned Saturday from Sioux Falls where she has been a
guest at the home of her daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bendixen and Donna Lea departed Tuesday for their home in
LeMars. Miss Helen Greigg, who has been assisting at the Eye-Opener office
will accompany them and be the Doctor’s office assistant.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schuette returned Saturday from Waterloo, where they
attended a national meeting of a fraternal order.
John Treiber of Hawarden was a business caller in Ireton Thursday.
Word was received Thursday of the death of Albert Druger of Sibley. Funeral
services were held at his home in Sibley, Friday. Deceased is a cousin of
Mrs. Albert DeRaad and Mrs. Case DeRaad.
Arlene and Earl Campbell, of Hamburg, Iowa, spent the weekend with Earl’s
mother, Mrs. George Campbell. Mrs. Fern Johnson, who has been visiting in
Hamburg, returned with them.
The St. Paul’s Walther League were entertained Thursday evening after their
regular Bible hour by Hanna, Beulah, Lorraine, and Roland Johnson. The
evening was spent socially and in conclusion a lunch was served.
Ben Magness of Laurens, Iowa, was a visitor here Friday.
A daughter, Judith Ann, was born to Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Morford Oct. 17, at
the Lutheran Hospital in Moline, Ill.
John Amen of Wilcox, Nebr., is picking corn in this vicinity. He is a
relative of the H. H. Braaks family.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Main and children visited with friends at Centerville,
S.D., on Sunday.
John Vander Hamm is going about with a bandaged hand having cut it in a
fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Siders and family returned from a visit in their old
home town, Avalon, Mo.
Mrs. Harry Johnson is improving from a ten day illness with gallstones
attacks.
Pete Fissel of LeMars visited at the John Vlotho home last week.
Carle Smith, son of the L. L. Smith family of Cedar Rapids, visited with
friends here last week. Smiths were formerly in the mercantile business
here.
Mrs. Mort Shook is visiting with her children in North Branch, Minn.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Mellis returned from a visit with their daughter near
Fort Dodge.
The members of the Ireton Booster Club will hold their semi-annual dinner at
the City Hall next Monday evening.
Hawarden Independent
Thursday, Oct. 26, 1939
IRETON AND VICINITY.
News Items Gathered Expressly For The Independent
Dr. E. J. Bild Will Locate Here
Dr. E. J. Bild, who has practiced medicine at Doon since 1923, with the
exception of two years which he spent at Wausa, Neb., had decided to locate
in Ireton. He has leased the Dr. F. C. Bendixen home and will move into it
as soon as Dr. Bendixen goes to LeMars, where he will locate. Dr. Bild
received his medical education in the Sioux City College of Medicine, which
later became affiliated with the College of Medicine at the University of
Iowa City. After his graduation from college in 1910, Dr. Bild opened an
office at Page, Neb., where he practiced medicine for 16 years, and he then
went to Mapleton, where he remained 4 years and in 1923 in Doon.
Dr. Bild has taken an active part in the community affairs at Doon, having
served as a member of the school board, on the city council and is also a
past president of the commercial club of which he was one of the organizers.
He has also been an active worker in the Congregational Church and for many
years taught the men’s class.
Ireton welcomes Dr. and Mrs. Bild into their midst. Ireton is in need of a
doctor at this time and also welcomes leadership in every worthy object.
MOVED TO LE MARS TUESDAY
Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Bendixen and daughter, Dona Lee, left Ireton Tuesday to
take up their new residence in LeMars. Ireton loses one of its best
families who have been active in its every welfare. The activities were
placed in all fields of endeavor for the good of Ireton and its inhabitants.
They were active in church and for 5 1⁄2 years Dr. Bendixen served on the
school board, being president of the board. They were also active in
fraternal organizations and in civic affairs. The vacancy on the board
caused by the doctor’s removal from Ireton will be filled by appointment of
some citizen for the remainder of his term. The board will also choose a
president from among their number to hold this position until next spring
when the board will reorganize. B. T. Bay is vice chairman and he will fill
the chairmanship until a president is appointed. Dr. Bendixen in his years
of service has given unstintingly and always tried to advance and protect
all the interests of the school and district.
WED AT LE MARS SATURDAY.
The marriage of Miss Marjorie Rembe, daughter of Chas. Rembe of LeMars, and
Russell Grau, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Grau, of Ireton, took place
Saturday evening in LeMars, Rev. Black officiating. The ceremony was
performed at the parsonage of the minister. They were attended by Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Rembe, brother and sister-in-law of the bride. The bride,
attired in a stone blue silk dress with white accessories, made a charming
picture. Her attendant wore a blue gown with gold accessories. The groom
wore a business suit as did his attendant.
The bride is of a well known family of LeMars and is vouched for as a lady
of charm and accomplishments. The groom is a product of this vicinity where
he was born and grew to manhood, attending the country schools and later
entered the Ireton high school of which he is a graduate. He helped his
parents on the farm until they moved to Ireton where he has held positions
and has been trusted and well liked. He is an excellent young man with
ideals far beyond the average. They are not fully decided as to their
choice of their future home. Well wishes and congratulations.