Iowa
Old Press
The Decorah Journal
Decorah, Winneshiek co. Iowa
Tuesday, February 9, 1904
District Court Decisions
-State vs Robert Brown; deft. pleads guilty to the crime of
assult and battery and is fined $25 and costs.
-State of Iowa vs Richard Martin; Grand Jury returned indictment
for indecent exposure; deft. says he is not guilty of the crime;
continued; deft. is out on bail.
-State of Iowa vs Vincent Eugene Bartlett; Grand Jury returned
indictment for atempt to committ rape; deft. pleads not guilty;
continued
-Sarah Norgard vs Ole N. Norgard; default; decree of divorce for
pltff, as prayed and pltff awarded custody of minor children;
pltff awarded as alimony the homestead in fee, household funiture
and clothing
-William McIntosh vs Mary J. McIntosh; adjudged that deft. is a
person of unsound mind; J.A.J. McIntosh appointed permanent
guardian; bond $600.
-Elivene S. Jones vs Wm. P. Jones; default; decree of divorce
granted pltff. as prayed and awarded custody of minor children;
attachment sustained and sale of property approved; pltff awarded
as alimony $1000
-W.A. Leach vs Eliza Leach; adjudged that deft. is of unsound
mind; W.A. Leach appointed permanent guardian; bond $3,000.
Aged Pioneer Passes
The funeral services of John Adam Kern, one of the pioneer
residents of Pleasant township, were held at the German Lutheran
church at Locust last Thursday afternoon, Rev. [illegible]
officiating. Mr. Kern died at the home of his son John Kern in
Locust, Jan. 31st, at the age of 91 years.
Mr. Kern was born in Ingenheim, Germany, June 13, 1813. At the
age of twenty-one he enlisted in the French army, serving for
fourteen years, seven of which were spent on the islands of
Madagasgar, Bourbon and Martinique. In 1848 he was married to
Mrs. Marguerette Matter, and in 1853 emigrated with his family to
Ontario, Canada, where they lived for two years, and then came to
this county and settled on the farm where he died. His wife died
eleven years ago, and he is survived by one son, four grand
children and five great grandchildren, one step-son, Geo. Matter,
and one step-daughter, Mrs. John Barth, with large families to
mourn his loss. Mr. Kern was an honest, upright man.
Three Catholic Weddings
Three interesting weddings of well known Winneshiek county young
perople are announced for today and tomorrow.
Today, Tuesday, at St. Bridget's Catholic church at Bluffton,
Rev. Hawe officiating, takes place the marriage of Miss Grace
Sexton and Mr. Andrew Carolan, both of that village. The bride is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sexton, old and respected
residents of Bluffton; while the groom is the son of Terrance
Corolan, one of the well known pioneers of this county.
Also today at the Plymouth Rock Catholic church takes place the
unity of Miss Mammie Whalen, and Mr. Frank Brady, Rev. Father
Hehr officiating. The bride is the daughter of Jos. Whalen, one
of the wealthy and influential farmers of Burr Oak; the groom is
one of the enterprising young farmers on the Iowa-Minnesota state
line.
Wednesday, also at St. Bridget's church, Bluffton, will be united
Miss Nellie Carolan and Peter Kelley, both of Bluffton, Rev.
Hawe, officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Carolan of Bluffton, and the groom the son of Mrs. John Kelley of
that township and brother of Thomas and Joe Kelley of this city.
All of the contracting parties are among the most estimable young
people of the north part of the county and prominent Irish
families. With numerous other friends the Journal joins
in congratulations and best wishes for happy, long and prosperous
united life-voyages.
Aged Mother Called Home
The home-going of Mrs. Maltby was about noon on Thursday,
February 4th. We believed she then entered into rest and met
those who had preceded her, and especially the Savior whom she
loved and adored.
Susan Burdick was born in Cayuga county, N.Y., January 11, 1817.
when quite young her parents moved to Gennessee county, where she
grew to womanhood and was married in 1837 to Alanson Maltby. They
moved to Courtland where they lived until 1843. Then they joined
the tide of immigration to the new and undeveloped west, settling
near Kenosha, Wis. After four years they moved to Illinois where
they lived until [either 1865 or 1885], when they came to
Northeastern Iowa. After five years near Waukon, they settled in
Decorah. For some years Mrs. Maltby has lived in the home of her
son-in-law, Mr. J.J. Marsh.
Born of christian parents, Mrs. Maltby was converted when quite
young, and entered the Congregational church. While living at
Antioch, Ill., in 1855, she joined the Baptist church and died a
member of the Decorah Baptist church. From the infirmities of
age, especially the partial loss of hearing, she was unable to
attend the public services, but her faith and interest in
religion did not wane. She approached death with a true christian
fortitude, saying to Mr. Marsh on Monday, "my time is come,
I can not live long." What a blessing to know when our
friends depart that they have entered into the rest that remains
for the people of God.
Mrs. Maltby was endowed with an active and inquiring mind that
sought to know and also understand the reason of things. she was
interested in public affairs and was a reader of the papers, but
especially of her Bible. Her four score and seven years are a
matter of wonder, when it is remembered that three decades ago a
council of physicians said she could not live more than six
months at most.
Mrs. Maltby survived her husband 29 years and was the last of her
father's family of five to pass away. the last to preceed her was
Nelson Burdick, who died eighteen years ago at the age of
seventy-five years. There remain to mourn a mother's loss, Mr.
C.O. Maltby, Mrs. J.J. Marsh, Mrs. Nellie Graham and Mr. Henry A.
Maltby, of Cherokee. The funeral was held at the home on Sunday
afternoon. The service was conducted by Rev. J.W. Allen, of
Jesup, Ia., who spoke from Revelation 7 :13-7. After the friends
had taken a farewell look at the composed and peaceful
countenance of the departed, the remains were bourne from the
house by Messrs. C.S. Boice, L.J. Miller, A.L. Abbey, Ed. Blount
and A.N. Vance, and followed by the friends, were taken to the
cemetery and deposited by the side of her husband.
Married.
-At the M.E. church parsonage in this city on Wednesday Feb. 3,
W.H. Pockham and Josie L. Feitis, both of Castalia, were united
in marriage by Rev. E.G. Hunt.
- At Decorah, Iowa, February 8th, 1904, Mr. Oren Soward, and Miss
Maggie Nye, both of West Union, Iowa, R.F. Gibson, J.P.
officiating.
Mortuary
Henry Oren Emery died at his home in Ossian on Monday morning,
Feb. 1, 1904, at the age of 59 years, 10 months and 10 days. the
deceased was born on the 19th day of March, 1844, in Franklin
county, Vermont. In the spring of 1856 his father died, and in
the fall of the same year the subject of this sketch with his
mother and family moved to Freeborn county, Minn. In 1862 he came
to Winneshiek county, and on November 15, 1804, was maried to
Miss Mary Jane Wood, to which union twelve children, nine sons
and three daughters, were born, all of whom are living except one
son, and one daughter, whose deaths occurred in infancy.
Hesper, Feb 6. - Andrew Nelson, Jr., well known as little Andrew,
to distinguish him from his father, A.D., died in Mabel, Feb.
1st, from typho pneumonia, having been sick only a few days. He
was buried in Evangelical United Luther church cemetery in
Hesper, Thursday afternoon, Feb. 4. Funeral service was in
Friend's meeting house. The house was filled with people from
Hesper and vicinity sympathetic with bereaved relatives. Pastor
Saeger of M.E. church, Mabel, preached a beautiful consoling
sermon. Andrew Nelson was born in Hesper 28 years ago; attended
school here and lived nearly his whole life here, and whilst he
sleeps in yonder city of the dead, will be missed from young
social life here, and mourned by father, sisters, brothers,
relatives and many friends.
[The following was partially cut off on the left side of the
column] ..... death of Mrs. A. Bergland in Springfield township,
whose funeral occured Saturday, was perhaps of more than usual
sadness because of leavin so ..... young children, of which the
six young .... are the pairs of twins. Death .... from pneumonia.
Fort Atkinson, Feb. 5 - Died at the home of his son Edward at
Spillville, Mr. Nelson R. Winn, of stomach trouble. He wa an old
and respected citizen of this county. The funeral services were
held at Calmar Tuesday afternoon.
[transcribed by S.F., September 2013]