Iowa
Old Press
Winnebago County Republican
Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa
Wednesday, December 11, 1907
Volume VI, Number 51
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Merle M. Thompson to H. B. Olson, lot 13 and 15 block
10Thompson........$100.00
J.F. Thompson and wife and Merle M. Thompson to Christ Olson, lot
6,7,8 block 32 and lots 28,29,30 block 25
Thompson.........$200.00
Franz X. Berg and wife of Grant County, Wisconsin to R. R.
Krenz,and J. G. Daum sw 1/4 sec 17 and ne 1/4 Grant
township...........12000.00
Nels Green and wife to Katherine D. Anna M. and Nellie Casey e1/2
of lots 5 and 8 block 42 Forest City...............1200.00
Paul Trontvedt and wife to Millie J. Colby, n 1/2 se 1/4 section
9 Center...................5400.00
Wm. Higginbotham and wife to F.A. and S. M. Samuelson nw 1/2
sec30, Forest.............2000.00
MARRIAGE LICENSES
John Bruns 36
Engelina Ruos 21
M. E. CHURCH
Quarterly Conference this Thursday evening. The Presiding
Elderwill be present.Mission study class meets at the home of
Eugene Secor's next Thursday evening, the 19th The text book is
"The Uplift of China" The public service on Sabbath
evening will be one of song and music. Special Vocalion music by
Mrs. Isaacs, Special singing by the choir. S.R. Spofford will
sing.
FOUR HOMES MISS MOTHERS
Mrs.. M. Tang Passed Away Friday and Midnight
TWO SUDDEN DEATHS AT LAKE MILLS
Mrs. Mossestad, Mrs. Tolsrud and Mrs. Nels Berg are called.
Mrs. Mons Tang died at her home in this city Friday at midnight
after an illness of some months. Up until very recently her
condition was not considered so very serious but when the decline
set in she failed rapidly. The cause of her death was
cancer. The disease was so thoroughly seated that it was
incurable and it only remained for it to develop sufficient to
claim its victim. She was a patient sufferer and bore the
pain she was subjected to bravely. Medical and surgical
skill were unable to help her so all that could be done was for
loving hands to make her hours of suffering as easy for her to
bear as possible. Her maiden name was Anna Oldsdatter
Bolstad. She was born in Norway August 25, 1846, and was
married April 17, 1871, to Mons Tang at Albert Lea,
Minnesota. Eight children were born to this
couple. Rev T. A. Rodsatter of Synod Lutheran church
conducted the funeral services. What was mortal of Mrs.
Tang was laid at rest in Oakland
cemetery on Monday followed by a large concourse of sorrowing
friends and relatives.
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Mrs. Berg of Logan township died at her home December
8,1907. The decedent was a highly respected resident of
Logan township. She was born in Modom Norway, December
8,1870. On March 7, 1903 she was married to Nels
Berg. The funeral will be held Friday
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The fact that Mrs. Mary Mossestad had died at her home at
VanMetre S.D. reached this place late last week and was a great
surprise. She breathed her last on Wednesday, December 4th
and the cause of her demise was found to be heart trouble.
The story of her death is a pathetic one,and is told as follows:
Her husband, who is a veterinary surgeon, was called away on
professional business Monday and did not return until after
darkness had set in Wednesday evening. As he entered the
house no sound was heard except the cooing of the baby, and upon
lighting a match he discovered the lifeless form of his wife,
whom he had left on Monday in her usual health, lying on the
floor with the baby wholly unconscious of what had
happened, crawling over the lifeless form, and vainly
trying to wake the mother from her last long sleep. The
coroner was called, a jury impaneled and an inquest held, and
after thorough investigation of the case, and a microscopic
examination of the body, the jury agreed that the cause of her
death was heart trouble. Mrs. Massestad will be remembered
by many of our people. She is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs.Olavus Gunderson, who were old time residents of Mt. Valley,
and is a sister of Ludwig Gunderson. She lived here for
sometime a number of years ago and also at Lake Mills. She
was one of the principals in the late litigation over the estate
of Olavus Gunderson. While here during the month just passed she
was under the doctor's care, and before the trial was over she
was quite sick. The remains were brought to Lake Mills for
burial. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at one
o'clock. Interment was in Lake Mill cemetery.
[Transcribers note: There is part of a column cut out
-I presume Mrs. Tolsrud's story. Mrs. Mary Mossestad was my
greatgrandmother - and the reason I have this paper.]
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IOWA NEWS
Jimmie Daddell, aged 12 years, was drowned in the ice rink in the
Oelwein city park. There were six young boys skating when
the ice gave was and all were precipitated into the
water. Five of them escaped, but Daddell lost his life.
While playing with some boys at school, the 6 year old son of
J.O. Patterson and wife, southwest of Moulton, was thrown
violently to the ground by one of the larger boys and a sharp
weed penetrated his left ear. The ear drum was bursted and
death followed.
Practically every motion made by the counsel of Rev. Mr. Moley, a
defendant in a libel suit at Waterloo, was sustained by Judge
F.C. Platt, who is hearing the case. The suit was brought
against the minister by Mrs. Hamilton, the wife of a minister of
the United Evangelical denomination.
Horace S. Rand, the wealthy lumber merchant of Burlington, who is
also identified with local banking, received a communication from
the United States department of justice conveying the
intelligence that the suit instituted against him for alleged
timber frauds in connection with the case of Senator Borah at
Boise, Idaho, had been dismissed because the department was
satisfied of his innocence.
Thieves entered the coop where thirty fat turkeys were penned up
for Thanksgiving and stole all of the fowls for the next day's
feast except one, too lively to be captured. The loss was
not discovered until the next day when it was found necessary to
scour the farming communities in automobiles to secure a supply
of national birds for the guests of the hostelry.
Jacob Stober, a well known farmer near Moulton, was frightened by
the tale of the financial flurry, and recently withdrew his money
from the bank and hid it in a mailbox under his bed. Soon
after, while he and his family were out doing their evening work,
some one entered the house and took the money, amounting to
$310. There is no clew as to the thief, but it is thought
that it was some one who was familiar with Mr. Stober's plans.
Mrs. John Flanders died at Lamont as the result of severe burns
sustained from her clothing accidentally catching fire. Mrs.
Llancher, an aged pioneer of 73 years, was working at her kitchen
range. Smelling smoke, she went out into the yard to
ascertain whether her home was on fire. Her skirts
immediately blazed up, enveloping her in a sheet of flame and
literally burning the clothing from her body before aid could
reach her. She lived but a short time, suffering the most
intense agony.
The city officials of Iowa City are temporarily deprived of their
salaries. The city treasurer has refused to cash warrants
on the general fund, as it is overdrawn by about $7,000. It
is understood the banks also hesitate about accepting further
overdrafts. A bond issue will probably be made soon to
relieve the stringency and the official, including the members of
the police force, are not worrying over the
situation. During the past few years the city has expended a
great amount ofmoney on paving and other improvements, and this
is largely responsible for the situation.
Eight hours were required by the jury in the $35,000 personal
injury suit brought at Creston by John Hall against the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railway company to reach a verdict, and
by their decision Mr. Hall will recover but $3,000 as damages for
the injuries which he sustained. It was shown that the
small bones of the spine were broken, his shoulder blade injured,
nearly all the ribs of his left side were broken, his breast bone
split, and his left lung punctured, as the result of having been
rolled in a seven and one-half inch space between a box car and a
platform.
Did Patrolman William F. Jones tip off to Sioux City
saloonkeepers plans of the United States marshal for their
prosecution? This question has to be decided at a hearing
of the board of the police and fire commissioners at the
cityhall. While no formal charges have been filed by Chief
of Police John C. Dineen against the officer with City Clerk
A.A.Smith, who is secretary of the board, the commission was
called to make an investigation in view of the publicity given a
charge by United States Marshal J.A. Tracy that an officer of the
police department had given away his plans relative to certain
liquor prosecutions.
Merrill Buckley, until recently a member of the soldiers' home at
Marshallton, was arrested at State Center by Constable Walter
Wilson for stealing a horse valued at $100, owned by William
King, a member of the home. Buckley pleaded not guilty in
Judge Millard's court. His preliminary hearing was set, and
being unable to furnish bond for $500, he was lodged in
jail. The constable tracked Buckley in the direction of
State Center on foot along the Northwestern railway. Buckley
was discharged from the home for insubordination. He entered
the institution from Clinton.
At last the big Polk-Story drainage ditch is finished. The
board of supervisors from Story county met with the Polk board at
the Polk county court house and final arrangements for the
acceptance of the canal were made. The boards visited
theditch last week and inspected it thoroughly. The
Polk-Story ditch is 5 miles long and cost about $15,000. It
drains hundreds of acres of land that has heretofore been
useless. Work on the ditch was started over a year
ago. The ditch extends across the northeast corner of Polk
county, and drains land in both Polk and Story counties, which
accounts for the name.
[transcribed by N.W., August 2003]