The Lake View Resort
News & Vital Statistics
April 26, 1901 - April 18, 1902
Published on Fridays of each week
April 26, 1901
Editors Note. The Resort became 12
years old last week and with this issue begins the thirteenth volume.
Local News. Ulmer,
the new town on the Illinois Central Railway southeast of the lake in Sac Township, is
growing into quite a town and is already a good trading point. It boasts of having already two general stores,
with promise of another. There is a good
elevator, some other lines of business are
represented, and work has begun on the erection of a Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Theodore Mann is in possession
of a Bible that was bought of Peter Cartwright while doing evangelical work in Illinois,
by her father in 1824. Books were scarce in
those early pioneer days and high priced. James
Henderson who was a lad of 17 years when he bought the book, relates that he paid Peter
Cartwright for the Bible in coon skins. Mr.
Henderson died April 2, 1901, in China, Louisiana, leaving the Bible to his daughter Mrs.
Theodore Mann, who prizes it highly.
News from the County. The Sac Democrat. Albert D. Clark died at the Clarinda
Insane Asylum last Tuesday night of general debility.
In February of last year he was adjudged insane and taken to the hospital for
treatment but it proved unavailing. The body
arrived last evening and the funeral was held at the residence of his mother, Mrs. D. J.
Clark, on North 12th Street this morning.
Mr. Clark was born in New York. He was
about 37years old. His wife, mother, and
several brothers and sisters survive him.
May 3, 1901
Peter Kelly Surprised. A pleasant surprise was sprung on Peter
Kelly on last Thursday, when about 40 of his neighbors and friends from Lake View
invaded his home in northwest Wall Lake Township for the purpose of helping him to
celebrate the rounding out of his fifty ninth year. We
came near saying, fifty ninth birthday, but find that it takes sixty birthdays to round
out fifty nine years.
The day was an ideal spring day
and there was nothing to mar the pleasure of the occasion, for matron and maiden,
and father and son, overflowed with good nature and gave way to fun.
The dinner served was as
wholesome as one could desire and the variety of good things was about equal as to the
number of guests.
After dinner, Rev. P. B. West on
behalf of the visitors presented to Mr. Kelly a beautiful mahogany finished arm chair. Then after spending a few hours in social visits
with each other the crowed dispersed, each one realizing that they had enjoyed an
exceedingly pleasant time at the home that is always a pleasure to visit..
Peter Kelly was born at Glen
Luce, Scotland, April 25, 1842. He came to
this country in 1869, and to Sac County in 1881.
He has converted a portion of
raw treeless prairie into a most beautiful and productive farm, with fine groves and good
buildings. He and his good wife have worked
hard, but their hard work has not hardened their lives.
They have a foreign accent, Scottish, in speaking, but the warmth of their hearts
is such as to make friends of all classes, and there is nothing foreign in their
friendship.
The presentation speech by Rev.
West was short and to the point, but the response by Mr. Kelly was shorter and more
pointed.
After the presentation Mrs.
Clouse organized a tin pan serenade band with two pieces.
The affair came near being a Congress of Nations. There
were Danes, Dutch, Germans, Swedes, Norwegians, Irish, English, Scotch, and French, to say
nothing of the plain American, but be doesnt count much, for no politician schemes
to catch his vote.
Local News. Mrs. F. S.
Frisbie is enjoying a visit from her mother, Mrs. Scandrett of Wellington, Kansas.
May 10, 1901
Birth Announcement. Word comes from Sac City that D. H. Roush
and wife are made happy by the arrival of a brand new son, their first born, that made
his appearance on Thursday of last week.
Death Notice. Peter Rossman,
of Wall Lake, died last Friday, the result of paralytic stroke and heart trouble. Mr. Rossman had been engaged in the livery
business in Wall Lake fora number of years and will be missed and his death much lamented.
May 17, 1901 -- Nothing noted in this
issue.
May 24, 1901
A Sudden Death - James Forsyth. A pall of gloom settled over this town and
community last Saturday on account of the sudden death of James A. Forsyth, a well known
and highly respected citizen of Lake View, who died immediately after partaking of a
hearty dinner on that day with his wife and little son, the only witnesses to the ending
of a life that bid fare to round out a three score and ten, for he was a man without an
ailment known to his family or friends.
It seems that on the morning of that
day he hitched up his team and with D. S. Miller drove to the Frisbie farm east of the
lake for a load of hay, which he got and returned to town, appearing to all who saw him on
that trip as being in usual health and jolly spirits.
He was a man who never complained and was always well, strong, and healthy, and as
genial as he was vigorous, with a happy air and a good word for everybody.
That he should die without a moments
notice or a warning of any kind, in the vigor of manhood, caused many to almost doubt the
awful truth, that an hour after he was seen on Main Street the word was announced,
Jim Forsyth is dead. But it was
only too true. He had dined, eating a usual
hearty meal, arose from the table, went to the lounge and lay down, remarking to his wife
that he had to go to Wall Lake, but would lay down awhile as he did not feel just right. Mrs. Forsyth and little Harry went to him in
inquired if he did not feel better. He
answered that he did and began to play with his little boy on the floor. In a moment she noticed he gasped for breath and
immediately expired. Death was caused from a
ruptured blood vessel in the brain.
James A. Forsyth was born September
16, 1870, in Wappelo County, Iowa, coming with a year and a half later to Sac County where
he had since lived. He was married January 5,
1893 to Miss Matie J. Comstock of Coon Valley Township.
A wife, a son seven years old, a father, and two brothers survive him to mourn his
untimely death.
Funeral services were held at
the house Monday at 10 a.m., the hour having been set after it was learned that his
brother, T. A. Forsyth, of Faulktown, South Dakota, could not reach here til Wednesday,
being at the time some from a railroad station. His
brother, L. W. Forsyth, who is a traveling agent for the Bankers Accident Insurance
Company of Des Moines, was at Fort Dodge when he received the sad news and was able to
Lake View on Saturday evening and was present at the funeral. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. James
Baltz, of Wall Lake. A large crowd had
assembled of out respect of the dead and the living.
The large rooms of the house could not contain a quarter of the people, many of
whom were from Coon Valley, and other distant places, and filled the yards, listening to
the choir and the words of the minister within. After
this impressive service, all that was mortal of James A. Forsyth was laid to rest in the
Ferguson Cemetery, in the presence of weeping relatives and sympathizing friends, by the
side of a departed son, and mother who preceded him less than a year ago.
Let us think that his dying eyes read
a mystic meaning, which only the rapt and parting soul may know. Let us believe that in the silence of the receding
word he heard the great waves breaking on the further shore and felt already upon his brow
the breath of the eternal morning. Peace to
his sleeping dust.
Local News. The name of Chester Park has been
changed to Cottage Grove.
Wall Lake News. Birth Announcement. The Wall Lake Blade says that Mr. and Mrs. Emil Herrig are the parents of a promising daughter.
---- The graduating class at Wall
Lake consists of thirteen members. The
Blade says that the class this year is the largest ever graduated from the Wall Lake
schools.
May 31, 1901
Death
Notice. Mrs. Kolbe (Anna Martha) died in Clinton Township last Tuesday. She leaves six children to mourn her
loss.
Local News. Mrs. B. H.
Willmot, of Independence, Iowa, is visiting her brother, Theodore Mann, of Coon
Valley
Township.
Lake View High School Class of 1901
This week we turned out some very neat
work for the Graduating Class of 1901. The
commencement exercises will be held in the Methodist church on Friday, June 7th,
and no admittance fee will be charged. Those
who will graduate this year are Lillian Walrod, Kellie Goodman, Alice Walrod, Mae
Moyer, and Ethel Matlack.
Marriage news. Miss Annie
Aebischere, of Denison, and Mr. Chris J. Larson, of Lake View were married at
the home of his brother, Capt. L. L. Lawrence in the evening of May 22, 1901. A. Winters, Justice of the Peace, officiating. Mr. Larson has recently purchased the Erickson
property of the lake front in which he and his bride will reside, convenient to his work
as boatman. The Resort joins with their
friends in extending congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Larson.
June 7, 1901
Birth Announcements. A ten pound boy came Monday to the home of Charles Craven.
- Mr. and Mrs. Therkelsen are the proud parents of a new son, born to
them on Monday, June 3, 1901.
Death Notice. Silas Stanzels six year old boy was taken sick with scarlet fever last Saturday and died Sunday. The remains were interred in Clinton Township Cemetery Monday. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community in their loss.
Miss Grace Allison, the only
daughter of H. H. Allison of Sac City, died last Saturday at LaJunta, Colorado, and the
remains were brought to Sac City and interred Wednesday.
Her feeble health caused her parents to take her to Colorado in hope that the
change would benefit her.
Marriage News. Fred Crozer and Miss Estella Pemberton
were married at the home of the bride in Marshalltown, Iowa, on Friday, May 31, 1901. They will make their future home in Lake View and
expect to arrive tomorrow. The groom is an
Assistant Cashier of the Lake View State Bank, and the bride is one of Marshalltowns
best young ladies.
June 14, 1901 Nothing Noted In
This Issue
June 21, 1901
News from Sac City.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Highland, parents of Mayor Highland, of Sac City, are
perhaps the oldest married couple in Iowa. They
were married in Vermont, June 9, 1836, sixty five years ago. Mr. Highland was twenty three years of age and
Mrs. Highland was twenty when they were married, and are eighty-eight and eighty five
respectively.
Marriage News. Mr. Charles
Hurst and Miss Carrie Wilcox were married at the home of the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wilcox in Sac City, on Monday, June 10, 1901. The bride is well known to many people in Lake
View. They will make their home at Lohrville.
News from Odebolt. Henry Robinson, a son of Silas Robinson
who formerly resided in Cook Township, was killed by lightning last Thursday on his
fathers ranch near Sutherland, Nebraska. The
deceased was herding cattle, and not returning in the evening, search was made. He and his horse were found dead, the same bolt
having killed both. The remains were brought
back for interment in the Cook Center Cemetery, the funeral being held last Sunday form
the home of Duncan Robinson, an uncle of the unfortunate young man. Henry was about 20 years old. He was an excellent young man, esteemed by all who
knew him.
June 28, 1901
Killed by Lightning. Last Saturday an electric storm visited this
section followed by a regular down pour of rain in the forenoon. Aside from the effects of lightning, little damage
was reported. Charles Broad and John Steeg
both living east of Lake View, each had a cow struck by lightning and killed while in the
pasture. But the most fatal bolt struck the
corn crib of Peter Wollesen, one and a half miles west of Lake View, killing Fred
Quistorf who sought shelter there from the storm.
It seems that Mr. Quistorf, who lives
on a farm only a quarter of a mile from the Wollesen place, had drove to Wall Lake in the
morning and was returning home when the storm came up.
He was at the Wollesen place when the approaching storm assumed such a threatening
aspect that while only a quarter o a mile from his own home, thought it best to drive his
team into the Wollesen corn crib drive way till the storm had passed over. This he did and got out of his buggy and stood at
the horses heads to hold them. It was
in that position he stood when a bolt of lightning descended from the clouds, and killed
him. This frightened the team which ran away,
freeing themselves from the buggy, but going direct home seemingly uninjured from the bolt
that struck to near and which was so powerful enough to kill their master. Fred Quistorf was a son-in-law of August Hess who
lives three miles northwest of this place and ha resided in the vicinity of Lake View
since 1881. The farm of 120 acres upon which
he had lived for the past several years belongs to him and there is not a dollar of debt
against it. The last $500.00 mortgage against
his place was paid last spring when he and Wollesen made their spring shipment of hogs to
Chicago. We make this statement to correct a
report current that he had been a poor renter.
Funeral services were held at
the Lutheran Church at Wall Lake Sunday after which interment was made in the Wall Lake
Cemetery.
Fred Quistorf was 45 years old
at the time of his death, and leaves a wife and five children to mourn the loss of a
natural protector. The community at large
sympathize with them in their great sorrow.
News from Sac City. Mrs. I. A. Cory, who has been suffering for
more than a year with stomach derangement, is reported very low this morning, the
physician having given up all hope of her recovery.
July 5, 1901
News from Sac City. Death news. Mrs. I. A. Cory died at her home in Sac City
Saturday morning, June 22, 1901, of catarrh of the stomach.
The funeral services were held at the Sac City Methodist Episcopal Church,
conducted by Rev. Walter Torbet, after which the remains were laid to rest in Cory Grove
Cemetery by the side of her daughter, Carrie. Mrs.
Cory was one of the first white women in Sac County.
She was married November 1, 1857, to Henry A. Evans, and resided on a farm one mile
south of Sac City until the death of her husband, September 1, 1859. On June 16, 1861, she was united in marriage to
Isaac A. Cory. She was a faithful and true
wife and devoted mother.
Death in Wall Lake. Dr. C. M. Hopkins
died at his home in Wall Lake last Sunday and was buried Tuesday. Blood poisoning was the direct cause of his death. Dr. Hopkins is an old settler of this county and
has practiced medicine for a number of years, but of late had been in the implement
business. He was coroner of Sac County for
two terms. The funeral was in the charge of
Rose Croix, Commandeers of Knights of Templar.
July 12, 1901
Marriage News. Mr. Clement Druyor and Miss Bessie Hinds of Wall Lake, were united in marriage Saturday evening, July 6, 1901, at the residence of F. Z. Wilson, Rev. P. B. West, of the Congregational Church officiating. The bride is well known in Lake View, and has many friends here who wish her much happiness.
Mr. Louis W. Forsyth, of Lake View, and Miss Nellie M. Riggs, of Des Moines,
were united in marriage at the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Riggs,
Wednesday evening, July 10, 1901, with Rev. Mr. Nelson of the Christian Church
officiating. The groom is one of Lake
Views popular young men, while the bride is a highly esteemed young lady of Des
Moines. They arrived here yesterday morning
where they will make their future home. Their
many friends join us in extending hearty congratulations.
Death News. We are called upon to chronicle the
sad death of Mrs. Peter O. Toole of Coon Valley Township, who died last Sunday, of
hemorrhage, leaving an infant two hours old. The
attending physician did all that was known to medical science to save the mother and child
but death claimed her. She leaves a husband
and six children to mourn her untimely death. Funeral
services were held in the Catholic Church in Wall Lake Tuesday and interment was made in
the cemetery at that place. Mrs. Toole is the
daughter of Pat Halpin, of Viola Township, and the bereaved have the sympathy of the
entire community in their irreparable loss and great affliction.
July 19, 1901
Man Drowned in Wall Lake (Blackhawk
Lake)
Last Sunday the C&NW ran an
excursion to this place from Audubon and Harlan of ten passenger coaches. There were 654 tickets sold at those places, and
all along the line there were accessions, at Carroll more that a hundred took advantage of
the opportunity to spend the day at Lakewood Park and boarded the train for this place.
The train arrived here at 10:30
a.m., and fully 1,000 people stepped from the cars and went direct to the boat landing. The Wall Lake Boat Company conveyed the crowd to
the park in their steamers, but few preferred a sail or row boat as the day was
exceedingly hot, being one of the hottest days of the present month.
The crowd that came on the train
was augmented by a large accession that came by team from near towns and the country
around here, till the crowd at Lakewood Park became larger than which assembled there on
the 4th of July to celebrate Independence Day.
This pleasure excursion to
Lakewood differed but little from other excursions here, except from the fact that the
days pleasure was marred by the death by drowning of one of the excursionists, the
particulars of which have been wrongly reported to the daily papers.
It seems that in the afternoon
about 3 p.m. a party of four from Audubon decided to cross the lake from Lakewood Hotel to
the shore on the south of the lake to take a bath on a secluded place. Jens. Christiansen, who runs a hotel and feed barn
in Audubon hired a row boat with his eight year old son started to row across the lake,
while other parties, three in number, Nels Sorenson, who has for the past four years
worked for Mr. Christiansen in his hotel and feed barn, R. Rasmussen, a blacksmith, and
Jens Kilgore, a shoe maker of Audubon, hired a row boat and started across the lake to a
point agreed upon to take a bath.
When about half way across to
the opposite shore which is near a quarter of a mile the row boat containing Sorenson and
party upset. The water at this point is about
eight feet deep. Rasmussen thought himself a
good swimmer and undertook to swim to shore. Kilgore
hung to the boat, while Sorenson, who could not swim, perished in the water. The steamboat, Lakewood saw the men
in peril and went to their rescue, but Sorenson was drowned. His lifeless body was recovered three hours later
and brought to the undertaker, A. E. Forsyth, in Lake View.
The coroner of Sac County, Dr.
Farquhar, of Early, was notified who came the next morning but an inquest was deemed not
necessary. The remains were placed in a
suitable casket and shipped on the noon train to Audubon where interment was made Tuesday.
Sorenson was an unmarried man, a
Dane by birth and 36 years old. He had no
relatives in this country, and left no property except two horses and $10.05 in silver,
which was found on his person.
Birth
Announcement. The big smile
that Dick Thompson wears is on account of their first born, a son that came to
gladden their home Tuesday. Dr. Speaker
reports mother and child as doing nicely.
Marriage News. D. H. Rowe, the well known capitalist of Sac City, was married
on July 3, 1901, to Miss Francis Burianek, of Cedar Rapids. They have started for a months wedding tour
in the east.
News. The Sac Sun
celebrated the completion of thirty years of its existence last Thursday. On July 11, 1871, the Sun was first started by
James N. Miller. Sac City then was without a
railroad.
News from the County. Farmers in Douglas Township are losing
cattle from some disease not yet defined. When
opened the contents of the stomach are found to be baked. Tuesday the two year old
girl of Charles Firth, who lives south of town, pulled a plug from a machine and the hot
water ran from the machine onto the childs feet and legs. She was badly burned.
July 26, 1901
Local News. Madam Rumor has it that
J. W. Halpin and Mrs. Frankie (Butler) Neal were married at Storm Lake last
Monday.
August 2, 1901
Death notice. The infant child of William Robinson
of Boone, died last week and was brought here and interred in the Ferguson Cemetery.
Marriage news. Mr. James L. Brumbaugh and Miss
Katie Werkmeister, both of this city, were married at the home of the brides
parents in Lake View on last Saturday evening, July 27, 1901. The ceremony was performed by A. Winters, Justice
of the Peace. The marriage was a quiet affair
and only relatives of the contracting parties were present. We understand they will reside in Harlan.
August 9, 1901 Nothing noted in this issue
August 16, 1901 Nothing noted
in this issue
August 23, 1901
Death news. Peter Roth, a former citizen of Wall
Lake Township, but for the past eight years a resident of Audubon County, died last
Saturday. He was the father of Mrs. M.
Drilling of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Drilling
attended the last sad rites of the departed and much esteemed father.
August 30, 1901 Nothing noted
in this issue
September 6, 1901
Local News. Theodore Mann attended the reunion of
his old regiment, the 21st of Iowa, at Clarksville last week. About 75 of the old veterans of that famous
regiment of the war were in attendance. Mr.
Mann reports a most enjoyable occasion, and a large attendance of civilians.
Charles Craven and wife left here five weeks ago for Earlham for a visit with his parents. They arrived at Breda last Monday on their way
home, Mrs. Craven stopping at that place for a visit with her people, while Charley came
on, to open their house and make ready to receive her yesterday. Charles never came to Lake View, as his wife
expected and the fearful realization dawned on her mind as she stepped from the morning
passenger yesterday morning, to realize that she was deserted, her husband not having been
seen in the town during the entire week. With
a sad heart and a pretty baby not four months old, their first born, she took the first
train for her parental home at Breda.
September 13, 1901
Nothing noted in this issue locally. There is a news story of the
assassination attempt of President McKinley.
September 20, 1901
Birth Announcement from Sac City. Jay
Crouch and wife of Sac City, are the parents of a baby girl born to them Thursday,
September 19, 1901.
National News. The nation mourns the death of
President McKinley. Vice President Theo
Roosevelt sworn into office. The
story is in this issue.
Marriage news. George E. Fawcett
and Miss Lizzie Mauer, of Clinton Township, were married last Sunday. Rev. Coulter officiated.
Birth Announcement. A nice promising boy came to the
home of J. B. Butler Monday morning who will remain with them. Mother and child are doing nicely.
September 27, 1901
News from Storm Lake. Buena Vista College of Storm Lake opened up last
week with an enrollment of 59 students.
Auburn news. On Tuesday, October 8, 1901, Auburn will hold a special election to bond the town for $3500 to build a new school house, to be built and completed ready for the opening of school next year.
Marriage News. Mr.
Mervin O. Weston, of Sac City, and Miss Mary L. McClintock, of Lake View were
married at the M. E. Parsonage, on September 21, 1901, at 3 p.m. with Rev. C. G. Coulter
officiating. Mr. Weston is a young man of
sterling worth, and Miss McClintock, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus
McClintock of Wall Lake Township, is a prize for the young man to secure. The esteemed young couple will take up their
residence in Coon Valley Township with the best wishes of the Resort and all their friends
attending them.
October 4, 1901
Local News. The new
Presbyterian Church at Ulmer was dedicated last Sunday.
Birth Announcement. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hogge are the
proud parents of a fine boy that came to their place last Sunday morning.
Death Notice. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Scott have been called upon to part with their first born, Howard Scott, aged sixteen months by Cholera-Infantum. He died at their home in Clinton Township last Friday and was interred at Odebolt Sunday at 2 PM. The grief stricken parents have the sympathy of their friends in their great loss and sorrow.
Henry Schanck, father of William and Charles Schanck, of this place, and former
citizen of Lake View, died suddenly of apoplexy at his home at Nora, Illinois, in his 81st
year, on Thursday of last week. Mr. Schanck
was in his usual good health til an hour before his death, and remarked to his wife that
he felt quite well. Mr. Schanck saw service
at the front during the rebellion, and belonged to the G.A.R. Post at this place and was
its first commander. His interment took place
in Sac City last Sunday afternoon.
October 11, 1901
Birth Announcement. B. C. Butler
and wife, of Sac City, are the proud parents of a fine ten pound boy born September 20,
1901.
Death Notice ---- The infant son of Rev. Baltz, of Wall
Lake, died Tuesday of meningitis. We
are pained to chronicle the death of John McClurgs two girls at Wall Lake
last week. They were sick but a short time
and died only a few hours apart, of cholera -infantum.
The parents have the sympathy of their Lake View friends in their great
bereavement.
Death news. Thomas Waddicor died last Sunday at the
home of his son in Schaller where he had been staying the past four weeks, on account of
failing health. Mr. Waddicor lived for many
years on his farm three miles southeast of Lake View, but illnesses and infirmities
incident to old age, caused him to go to his sons where better care could be given
him. The immediate cause of death was dropsy. Mr. Waddicor was an old soldier and was buried by
the G.A.R. s at Schaller last Tuesday, a number of the members of the post at this
place, going up to participate in the last sad rites of a departed comrade. Thus the scythe of time is thinning the ranks of
the grandest army ever marched to the music of the union, and whose valor saved this
nation from the vortex of cession.
The following persons took the Tuesday
morning passenger for Schaller to attend the Thomas Waddicor funeral: G. H. Bush, Joseph
and Walter Parkinson, William Wiseman, F. S. Needham, Plat Armstrong, Rev. P. B. West and
W. M. Hamilton. Rev. West preached the
funeral after which all that was mortal of Thomas Waddicor was laid to rest in the
Schaller Cemetery, by Horace J. Simpson Post No. 505 G.A.R. The decedent was born in England February 3,
1829, and was the youngest of a family of seventeen children, and all preceded him to the
grave. He was married twice but survived both
and is the father of but one child, James Waddicor, of Schaller, with whom he was living
at the time of his death. When the Civil War
broke out, he enlisted August 13, 1864, in the 230th Pa., and served to the
close of the war, at the front. He was in the
battles of Strawberry Point, Deep Water, New Market, Fair Oak, Fort Fisher, and other
important battles of the war. Thomas Waddicor
came to Sac County in the spring of 1868 settling on a farm four miles southeast of Lake
View on which he continued to live up to four weeks of the time of his death when he began
to realize that in his declining years, it was not well to live alone.
Uncle Tommy as he
was familiarly called by his neighbors, was a man esteemed by all who knew him for his
strict honesty and upright character and by industry and frugality became the owner of a
fine farm and a bank account, all of which he gave to his son before his death. Mr. Waddicor like many of the old soldiers,
received injuries at the front, entitled him to a pension, which was rated at $12.00 per
month. Peace to the sleeping dust of this
veteran of the war, who has gone to receive his reward in the world beyond.
Local News. Theodore Mann has paid for the Resort to be
sent one year to his son, Alva, who is at Wilton, North Dakota.
October 18, 1901 Nothing noted
in this issue
October 25, 1901
Local News. Twenty one years
ago last Monday (1880) occurred that big storm when for nearly a month all railroads were
blockaded. Many of our pioneers have a vivid
recollection of the 1880 storm and the severe winter that followed.
November 1, 1901
Local News. J. N. Miller,
founder of the Sac Sun, has established in Des Moines a bi-weekly paper called the Iowa
Presbyterian. The first issue appeared last
Saturday. There are 44,000 Presbyterians in
Iowa and the paper is proposed to advance the interest of their four hundred churches.
Death notice. B. F. Doan,
after an illness of about ten days, died last Wednesday morning of a kidney trouble, at
his home five miles northeast of Lake View. Mr.
Doan was one of the old settlers of Wall Lake Township, and a respected citizen. Funeral services will be held today at 1:30 p.m.
at the Pleasant Prairie Church and interment will follow at the Ferguson Cemetery. He leaves a wife and four grown children to mourn
the loss of a husband and father. In their
great bereavement the family have the sympathy of a large circle of friends.
November 8, 1901
News from Breda. The Breda
Watchman says that Charles Craven and wife are visiting her people near Breda. Craven now says that he had no intention of
deserting his wife, but has been living at Earlham, Iowa, ever since they left Lake View. The
Watchman says that they will live in Carroll in the future.
Death Notice. Augustus McClintock received a
dispatch Tuesday from Riceville, Mitchell County, Iowa, that his sister, Sarah, had
died, and left for the scene of sadness on the first train.
November 15, 1901
Local News. Death Notices. John Austin who has been marshal of Sac
City for many years is dying of a cancer of the stomach.
Mrs. May Torrey, who was here to attend the funeral of her father, B. F.
Doan, left last Friday for Illinois.
Stephen McCullum an old soldier and resident of Sac City, died last Monday, after
an illness of several months duration.
John Grey, who had lived near what is now the town of Auburn for many years, died
Tuesday night. Mr. Grey was a kind hearted
old gentleman.
November 21, 1901
Local news. Fred Anderson drove to Carroll
Saturday to see his brother Jens, who is at Wrights Hospital in Carroll. He is recovering from the injury received by the
cars at the Sac Y where he was employed as a coal heaver for the C & NW
railroad. James Waddicor and family
came down from Schaller and will make their home on the farm southeast of Lake View, which
was left him by his father, the late Thomas Waddicor.
Death Notice. Charles Kenyons dead is the
word that passed from lip to lip yesterday morning in Lake View. Two weeks ago Kenyon was a strong and vigorous
man and was an employee of the C & NW Railroad as coal heaver at the Sac
Y, but was seriously hurt with the machinery from the effects of which he died
Tuesday night at his home in Lake View. All
had been done for him that a devoted wife, friends and a physician could do, but his
injuries were such that his recovery was impossible.
Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church at 2 p.m. today and all
that was mortal of Charles Kenyon was laid to rest in Clinton Township Cemetery. Peace to his sleeping dust.
Birth Announcement. Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Irwin are the proud
parents of a fine girl, just from baby-land, their first
born.
November 28, 1901
Local News. Al Kenyon who was
here to attend the funeral of his brother, left for Mt. Ayr, Iowa, Monday evening.
Death Notice. J. G. Austin, one of the first settlers in Sac County and for the past eight years marshal of Sac City, died Tuesday of an internal cancer.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Corderman mourn the loss of their little daughter, Lora, who
passed to the beyond last Sunday where the suffering of this world is unknown. Lora was seven years old, just the age when most
dear to fond parents hearts and her gentle loving disposition made the loss more
deeply felt. Funeral services were held in
the M. E. Church in Lake View Monday at 1:30 p.m. conducted by Rev. R. Hayden, after which
the frail flower plucked in lifes early morn was tenderly laid to rest in the
Ferguson Cemetery.
Drowned. The 16 year old boy of
J. Young, while skating on the ice with other boys on the Coon River above the dam
in Sac City last Friday broke through the ice and was drowned. He body was recovered in about forty minutes after
he broke through.
Marriage News. Henry Kastner , a wealthy farmer of Wall Lake Township, was married November 20th, to Mrs. Mina Hausmann, of Odebolt, an excellent lady of that place. Mr. Kastner will rent his fine farm and reside in Odebolt. Mr. Kastners many friends join with the Resort in extending congratulations and kind wishes for their future happiness.
Hal. A. Low will be married this evening to Miss Tena Schulte at the home of
her sister, Mrs. E. P. Hixson at Peoria, Illinois. Miss
Schulte is the daughter of A. Schulte of Lake View. Both the contracting parties grew from
childhood to maturity in Sac County and have many friends here who wish them a long life
in connubial happiness.
December 5, 1901
Jensen-Rasmussen Nuptials. The marriage service which made Miss
Millie Jensen, of Omaha, Nebraska, the bride of Peter Rasmussen, also of Omaha,
was performed at the home of the bride, at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 13, 1901, in the
presence of the relatives and friends of the young couple.
The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Dora Jensen, and Mr. Henry Nelson served
as best man. Miss Maggie Jensen acted as
flower girl.
The bride was attired in a cream
cashmere gown entrain. The bodice which as
decollate, was trimmed in pearls and she carried a large bouquet of brides roses. In her long white veil and wreath of orange
blossoms, the bride looked a picture of loveliness and happiness. Miss Dora Jensen wore a gown of dove colored
cashmere. She carried white and pink
carnations and looked very attractive. After
the ceremony a very fine dinner was served to the relatives and friends at 4 oclock. Mr. and Mrs. Rasmussen will leave on the evening
train for a short trip and will be at home at 2613 Hamilton Street, November 20th.
The out of town guests invited were
Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Harris and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Deur of Lake View, Iowa, and Mrs. Eugene
Deur, of Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Mr. Rasmussen is a highly respected
young man here, and also highly esteemed by all who know him. Miss Millie Jensen, who has resided in Omaha from
earliest childhood, is beloved by all who know her.
Marriage notes. Joseph Parkinson
left Monday evening for Nareford, South Dakota, to be present at the marriage of his son, Willis
H. Parkinson to Miss Spade, formerly of Coon Valley Township, to take place
Wednesday, December 4, 1901. Both of the
contracting parties are well and favorably known in Wall Lake Township and their friends
wish for them a happy life of connubial bliss.
Birth Announcement. The broad smile that illuminates the
continence of C. I. Herbage is not a reflection of ecstacy due to the big trade he
is having. Neither can it be attributed to
emotions produced by the sublimity of this fine winter weather for Herbage is not of a
poetic turn of mind. The cause of his evident
delight emanates from a source of more commanding importance a promising son and
heir, who came to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Herbage last Saturday evening. May the little stranger as he grows older prove to
be the comfort and solace of their declining years.
December 12, 1901
Local News. G. G. Mason has moved his family into
living rooms back of the post office, W. J. Berringer vacates these rooms and moves
upstairs over the post office. The Young
residence which Mr. Mason vacates will be occupied by George Wilson.
December 19, 1901
Marriage notes. George Steel and
Mrs. Agnes Skinner, well known to our readers, were married last week in Auburn.
Gleaned from the Exchanges. Rev.
Warner Towne, of Sac City, was a member of Abraham Lincolns glee club and was with
Lincoln in two heated campaigns. His
reminiscences are more interesting than any to be found in books.
December 26, 1901
Local News L. D. Cromment, an old pioneer settler of Sac
County, left last Tuesday for Spicer, Minnesota, where he will reside in the future,
having purchased a farm there.
Married At the home of Mrs. C. J. Roose just north of
town on Tuesday evening of this week, her daughter, Miss Mathilda Roose to Ira
A. Morris of Stanhope. A goodly number of
relatives and friends were present to witness the happy event. A Christmas tree was arranged and Santa Claus
graced the occasion by his presence, and distributed the presents, to the great delight of
all present and Christmas was observed in proper style.
A sumptuous supper was provided that spoke volumes for the ability of the bride and
her mother as being skilled in the culinary art. During
supper the Lake View Coronet Band discoursed some fine music. Mr. and Mrs. Morris will make their home in
Stanhope, where he is engaged in the butcher business.
Rev. A. E. Slessor spoke the words that united their lives and fortunes.
January 2, 1902
Local News The Auburn School Board has let the
contract to J. W. Detwiller and Company of Des Moines to build a $5,000 school house there
next season. The old school building will be
sold to the highest bidder. The Wall Lake Blade is eleven years old and its editor
hopes that it is at least two years better than it was one year ago (The Blade started in 1891).
Marriage news. Mr. Louis Wollesen,
son of Peter Wollesen, a progressive farmer of Wall Lake Township, was married December
18, 1901, at Denison to Miss Martha S. Dreessen.
Rev. Lothsringer tied the matrimonial knot. Both of these young people are known in
this vicinity and have a large number of admiring friends.
Death News. A pall of gloom
settled over this town last Saturday morning when it was announced on the street that Mrs.
George Ruston was dead. But few town
people knew that she was seriously ill, in fact she was up and around till about twenty
four hours before her death, which was the result of acute paralysis of the stomach. Mrs. Ruston was a noble Christian woman beloved by
all who knew her high Christian character and domestic virtues which endeared her to home,
husband, and children. All was done that was
known to medical skill and living hands to avert a fatal termination, but He that giveth
also taketh away, and surrounded by sorrowing friends, husband, and children, the spirit
of this noble woman took its flight to the redeemed where the aches, pains and trials of
this mundane life is unknown. Mrs.
Rustons maiden name was Sarah Sansom, and was born in Vandenberg County, Indiana,
February 8, 1836. She moved to Livingstone
County, Illinois, with her parents in the year of 1856, where she was married to George
Ruston November 24, 1857. To this union nine
children were born, two boys and seven girls. Mrs.
Ruston moved with her family to Lake View in the year of 1892 where she lived to the time
of her death December 28, 1901. Funeral
services were held Tuesday in the Congregational Church at 11 oclock a.m. conducted
by her former pastor, Rev. R. L. McCord, of Lake City, assisted by Revs. Slessor and West
of Lake View. In the Ferguson Cemetery east
of town, all that remains mortal of Mrs. Ruston was laid to rest in the presence of a
large number of sorrowing friends and relatives.
January 10, 1902
Marriage news Mr.
August Nelson of Lake View and Miss Ida Swanson, of Fargo, North Dakota were
married January 2, 1902, the ceremony being performed at Detroit, Minnesota. The happily wedded couple arrived in Lake View
Monday evening where they will make their future home.
Local News. Ben
Stevens was in town yesterday and informed us that while sawing wood at his place
Wednesday with a horse powered saw, Mr. Long who lives near Auburn had his index finger
cut with the saw so bad that the finger had to be amputated.
Death Notice Orin,
the 14 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Haines, of Coon Valley Township, who was
thrown from a horse he was riding, by reason of its stumbling and receiving serious
injuries, died Sunday. The boy had been
attending a party and was on his way home early in the morning when the accident happened. The right temporal bone was fractured, and a stick
penetrated an inch through the hard palate. He
was discovered by others returning from the party.
January 17, 1902
Birth Announcement. Editor Gray of the Wall Lake Blade rejoices over the advent of a fine daughter at his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnhill are the parents of a fine daughter born
January 13, 1902. This is the 5th
generation in the family. Mr. and Mrs. D.
Gruver, of this city, being the Great great grandfather and Great great grandmother of the
child.
Divorce. Mrs. Eva Swan has been granted a divorce from
George Swan in the present term of court on the ground of incompatibility of temperament. Mr. and Mrs. Swan have for a number of years
conducted the hotel at Wall Lake which bears their name. It
is stated that they agree to separate, a better thing to do than both living unhappy
lives.
A Sudden Death. Mrs. A. J. Werkmeister died last Saturday Morning
at 3 oclock Heart failure the cause of death.
The people
of this town were shocked to learn last Saturday morning that during the night Mrs. A. J.
Werkmeister had died. She had retired Friday
evening in her usual health, but at 3 a.m. Saturday morning she died of heart failure,
before the grief stricken family could arise and fully realize the awful struggle of life
with the messenger of death. The family moved
to this town a year ago last fall, purchased a home in the west part of the city where
they had since resided.
Julia Werkmeister was
born in Germany, June 27, 1851, and moved with her family to this country when four years
old. She was married to A. J. Werkmeister
December 20, 1875, in Benton County, Iowa. To
this union nine children have been born five boys and four girls, the eldest dying
when three years old. Thus four sons, four
daughters, and a husband survive, to mourn the loss of a natural protector and a help
mate. The remains were taken to Wall Lake
Monday where funeral services were held in the Lutheran Church conducted by Rev. L. A.
Mueller, after which interment took place in the Marks Cemetery in Weed Township, Crawford
County, Iowa.
January 24, 1902 Nothing noted
in this issue.
January 31, 1902
Marriage news. Charles Owen, a
well known conductor on the Sioux City division with head quarters at Carroll, was married
last week to Miss Cole, a lady who has been making her home with Engineer Hill of
Carroll.
Local News. Albert E. Cook is now the sole owner
of the Cook Ranch, which consists of 7,160 acres.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Halpin, of Rockwell City, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N.
Butler, of Coon Valley Township this week. On
Tuesday Mr. Halpin visited Lake View where he has many friends who cordially greeted. Mr. Halpin reports the tonsorial business in
Rockwell City is good. The father of
Mrs. J. M. Holaday of Stratford died last week at his home in Ohio after a lingering
illness.
Rural Mail Route Begins. Harry B. Williamson to be the carrier
sixty patrons on the route the carrier starts work tomorrow. The drive will be from Lake View direct south two
miles to the Martin crossing; thence due east seven miles to the Garnatz school house;
thence north two miles to the Allen school house; thence due west four miles to the
Ferguson corner, thence north four miles to Pleasant Prairie Church; thence west two miles
to the milk skimming station; thence south four miles to Lake View. This makes a route of 26 miles through fertile
country as can be found in Sac County. There
is more than 100 families along this route to be accommodated, a large portion of whom
have already obtained the necessary boxes for a repository for their mail.
News from the Sac Democrat. The
friends of William Toole have about given up hope of being able to secure a pardon for
him. It appears that the proceedings are
attended with an expense of $300.00 - $500.00 and they do not think they can raise the
money. When Representative Mattes was here
recently he explained the matter to them and he was authorized to let the matter drop for
the present. We learn from Mr. Tooles
father that he will not live many months at most. He
is confined in the prison hospital at present and the physicians announced his ailment as
consumption at the last stage. If this is the
case he will not live until another session of the legislature and may not last one year
out. While it is hard to think that one
should die in the penitentiary with out anything being done for his pardon, it is perhaps
better that he should remain there, where he can have the best of care and attention
during the few months he has to live. His
crime was a grave one and his punishment seems destined to endure to death.
February 7, 1902
News from Wall Lake. As a result of a rear end collision early Monday
morning on the Illinois Central at Apple River, in Illinois, thirty miles east of Dubuque,
four men were killed and six injured, two of these men were well known Wall Lake stockmen. Among the seriously injured is D. Lawler of Wall
Lake who is injured about the breast and legs. None
of the trains men were injured as they heard
the second train approaching and jumped. The
stockmen were all asleep in the bunk car when the collision occurred; their death and
injuries resulted from being crushed. The victims of the railroad wreck in Illinois from
Wall Lake were buried at Wall Lake Wednesday. Both
of the victims were married; Mike Lawler leaves a wife while Louis Pancake leaves a wife
and ten children. Victor Staab, the Wall Lake
Implement Dealer, was also in the wreck, as was C. Trecker, but both escaped with only
slight injuries.
Death Notice John Glocke,
a well to do farmer and an old resident of Carroll County, dropped dead at breakfast
Tuesday. He arose about his usual time in the
morning and seemingly in his usual health.
Marriage notice Fred Paup
and Miss Sarah Rarick were married at Sac City last Wednesday. They are an estimable young couple of Wall Lake
Township.
February 14, 1902
Gleaned from Exchanges. Joseph
H. Cory who has resided at Early for many years, will move onto his farm near Auburn.
Death Notice. Mr. H. Hill of Clinton Township, died at his home last Thursday morning. The funeral was held in Pleasant Hill Church last Saturday, conducted by a minister of the German Evangelical Church, of which Mr. Hill was a member. Rev. A. E. Siessor assisted and made a few remarks in the English language. Mr. Hill was buried in the cemetery at Wall Lake.
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J. R. Hogges four month old babe died Wednesday night of bronchial
trouble.
Local News. Augustus McClintock
returned Saturday from a trip to Walford, Iowa.
Marriage Notes. Miss Ella Dewey, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. Dewey, who reside on a farm south of town was married in Wall Lake last week to Mr.
William Meyers of Breda. The bride is
well known in this neighborhood and has a large circle of friends who wish her a happy
married life.
Birth and Death Announcement. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ritter of Clinton Township
were made happy Saturday, February 8, 1902, by the birth of their first born, a bright
little girl, but the little sunbeam of their hope and happiness was permitted to remain
with them only five days when death claimed it and their happiness was turned to sorrow.
News from the Sac Sun. Mr. Charles L. Lenz of Clinton Township,
and Miss Emma Bettin, of the same locality were united in the bonds of wedlock last
Saturday evening, February 1, 1902, at the home of Mr. Lenzs brother in law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Stevens, of Sac City.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev. O. F. Snider.
The bride is a daughter of August Bettin, one of the leading farmers of Clinton
Township. The bridegroom, a promising young
farmer, is the son of Mrs. Rosine Lenz, and he and his bride will reside with his mother
on the former Hovenden farm in Section 22 in Clinton Township.
February 21, 1902
Death news. The infant son of J. R. Hogge died February 12, 1902, and was buried Friday afternoon. The funeral services were held at the house conducted by Rev. A. E. Siessor.
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Rose mourn the loss of their three week old baby which passed
to the beyond last Friday evening. The little
one was buried in the Ferguson Cemetery Sunday.
Marriage News. Ingram-Arney Wedding. One notable wedding of the week was that of Miss Myrtle Ingram to Mr. Harry L. Arney. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Lennon of Lake City, the grooms pastor. Miss Ingram is a daughter of Alonzo Ingram, on of Wall Lake Townships most esteemed citizens and prosperous farmers. Mr. Arney is a son of one of Lake Citys prominent business men, and was a member of the 51st that went to Manilla. They will live in Boise City, Idaho, near which place he owns a ranch.
Ritter-Ganger Wedding. Last Tuesday evening occurred the marriage of
Mr. Charles T. Ganger to Miss Susie Ritter, at the home of the brides
sister, Mrs. Charles Ritter. Rev. Siessor
performed the ceremony. Mr Ganger has bought
out Mr. Herbage and will conduct a restaurant and bakery.
He takes possession March 1st. The
worthy and highly esteemed couple start out in married life under the most favorable
circumstances and the friends of the bride and bridegroom extend congratulations and
wishes for their future happiness. The Lake
View Concert Band serenaded them and rendered some excellent music that was highly
appreciated by those who attended the Ritter/Ganger nuptials.
West-Kelly Nuptials. Last Wednesday at
high noon occurred the marriage of two of Wall Lake Townships most worthy, esteemed
and lovable young people, when Mr. John M. Kelly and Miss Katherine West
stood at the alter hymen and took the vow, that united their lives, fortunes, and destiny. The ceremony took place at the parsonage of
the Congregational Church at this place, in the presence of some fifty invited guests.
Rev. R. L. McCord, of Lake City,
former pastor of the Congregational Church of Lake View, was expected to conduct the
marriage ceremony, but a telegram announced that he was called to Illinois to attend the
funeral of Mrs. McCords father, Judge Wright, and could not attend. But the young couple were not doomed to defeat,
for the ever cunning cupid came to their rescue, with the suggestion that the
bridegrooms father was present and being a justice, and the brides father was
the present pastor of the Lake View Congregational Church, and both had legal authority to
solemnize marriages, but both were reluctant to act.
But when it became known that the young people had all along desired that their
pastor and father, should perform the ceremony, Rev. West yielded to their wishes and like
a kind father talking to dutiful children, officiated and pronounced the nuptial blessing,
which sanctified their conjugal vows. The
service was pretty and impressive. The bride
was tastily attired in dove colored foulard silk trimmed in pink satin and embroidered
chiffon trimmings and held a beautiful bouquet of white and pink carnations. Her traveling dress was black broad cloth, with
brown raglan for outer wraps and brown hat. The
groom wore the conventional black and a pink carnation adorning the button hole. An elegant three course dinner was served in
perfect keeping with the other elaborate accouterments.
Small tables to accommodate four persons were provided and dinner served in the
parlors. The polished dining tables were
beautifully resplendent under their weight of white linen, china spread and
good things. No similar event in
Lake View has ever equaled this elaborate social event.
From the beginning to finish all the appointments were in perfect beauty and
harmony. Even nature herself seemed to lend
her graces in providing a perfect day for the happy event.
Nothing that artistic skill could devise, or living thoughtfulness of friends
provide was left undone to make this occasion one of happy recollection to Mr. and Mrs.
Kelly and start on their lifes journey with joyous, loving hearts and memories of
friends. If the prayers and hopes of loving
friends may insure perfect peace and happiness, surely this couple can launch out on
lifes journey, with these assurances and many wishes for the continuance of joy
through life.
Miss West is a daughter of Rev. and
Mrs P. B. West, of Lake View, and as a teacher in the public schools of Magnolia and
Ocheyedan has won for her a high position in the esteem of educators in the public schools
of the state. Miss West has visited her
parental home in Lake View many times during the past two years and spent her vacations
here, and her kind warm hearted disposition has gained her a large circle of friends.
John M. Kelly is the only son of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Kelly of Wall Lake Township, and has made Sac County his home from infancy. He is a very worthy and deserving young man,
industrious and hard working, and his friends are counted by the number of his
acquaintances.
The presents were numerous, beautiful,
and valuable, and some came from quite a distance.
They departed on the afternoon
passenger Wednesday for Sioux City where they will visit friends and return to make their
home on the Kelly farm north of Lake View.
February 28, 1902
News from Auburn. The Auburn school board have advertised that they
will sell at public auction on Saturday, March 1, 1902, the Auburn School Building. The board reserved the use of the building until
the end of the present year, when it is expected that their new $5,000 school building
will be completed.
Death Notice. Samuel Adams for many years a resident of Sac County died at his home at Cottage Grove, Florida, February 19, 1902.
- Charles Meyers, of Breda, died Tuesday evening of small pox. It was the first case in Carroll County to terminate fatally. Meyers was a son-in-law of J. R. Whitney, of Carroll.
The two year old son of R. H. Jenkins of Odebolt fell into a dish pan of hot water Saturday and was scalded to badly that he died Monday morning. The mother was scrubbing the floor and had the water in a dish pan.
Henry Klindts House Burned. The
house of Henry Klindt, five miles northwest of town, was destroyed by fire Tuesday, and
almost the entire contents of the house went up in flames.
The fire was first discovered by Mr. Klindt about noon. He was about the barn when he discovered that the
entire roof of his house was in flames. But
little could be saved from below and none from upstairs, where the beds and most valuable
clothing were. The house was insured for
$400.00 in the Mutual, of which J. E. Gordon, of Sac City, is the agent. The report that Mr. Klindt is a renter is not
true. He owns a farm of 120 acres, and is
not in distressed circumstances as currently reported in this town last Monday.
March 7, 1902
Local News. After a months experience as a carrier on
rural mail route Number One that goes out of Lake View, Harry Williamson tendered his
resignation to postmaster Clark, who then appointed Charles Ganger, who made his first
trip over the route Tuesday. Mr. Williamson
assigns as his reason for resigning the work, that the team he now has will not stand the
work and the salary will not justify the purchase of a team that will stand the daily
trips. Good service will not be secured on
the rural routes of the country till the salary is made commensurate with the service.
March 14, 1902
Marriage News. Nelson-Greve Wedding. Mr. Ernest L. Nelson and Miss Minnie
Greve were married Tuesday afternoon at three oclock at the home of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Greve, south of Wall Lake. The bride and groom are among Sac Countys
best young people, who have grown from childhood in the vicinity in which they were
married. The groom has rented his
fathers farm two miles south of Lake View, and will settle down on the old homestead
and farm. J. M. Nelson will move to Wall
Lake.
James Chambers is Dead. James
Chambers died last Sunday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Stennet, of near
Yetter, at the advanced age of seventy eight years. The
cause of death was cancer with which he had been afflicted the past two years. Hugh Chambers of Lake View, William Chambers of
Auburn, John Chambers of Carroll, and Mrs. Stennet were at the beside of their father when
the fatal summons came.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday which were attended by all the children except George Chambers and Mrs.
Hutchcraft, of Oregon. Mrs. Ripley, Mrs.
Siler, and Jim Chambers, who did not arrive in time to see their father before he passed
to the beyond, were at the funeral. Interment
took place in the Cottonwood Cemetery, where he was laid to rest by the side of his wife
who had preceded him several years ago.
March 21, 1902
Death of Mrs. Blake. Sarah Buell Blake was born at Constable,
Franklin County, New York, March 13, 1825. She
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Sifford, in Lake View, March 15, 1902,
making her age just 77 years and 2 days old. She
was joined in marriage to Stephen M. Blake, March 7, 1841.
In 1861 they moved to Baraboo, Wisconsin, where Mr. Blake died in 1882. She came to Lake View, Iowa, to maker her home
with her daughter ten years later, where she continued to live until the time of her
death. Mrs. Blake was the mother of 13
children, but only three remain to mourn her departure, ten having preceded her. She was a grandmother to twelve children and great
grandmother to eight.
When but a girl she united with
the M. E. Church. About 20 years ago she joined the Seven Day Adventist, of which church
she was a member at the time of her death. Mrs.
Blake was a faithful wife, and affectionate mother, and a kind neighbor. She tried to live a consistent Christian life, and
was loved and respected by all who knew her.
A short funeral service was
conducted at the home of Rev. A. E. Siessor Saturday evening. Charles Sifford and Mrs. Martha Coome accompanied
the remains on the evening train to Baraboo, Wisconsin, where she was laid to rest by the
side of her husband.
It is a matter of comfort to the
bereaved family that the departed passed away peacefully and in possession of all her
faculties and that her life had been such that insurance into a better world is assured.
Wedding News. Miss Clare Haskins
attended the marriage of her sister, Miss Anna, to Peter Haggardt, at the
home of her Aunt at Westside last Wednesday. Mrs.
Slacks taught her room in the public schools during her absence.
March 28, 1902
Happily Wedded. A very pretty wedding
took place at Westside on Wednesday evening March 19, 1902, at the home of the bries
aunt, Mrs. Thomas Baton. The contracting
parties were P. J. Haggardt and Miss Anna Haskins, well known to Lake View
people, having brown from childhood in this immediate vicinity and the bride being one of
Sac Countys most popular and proficient teachers, and the groom a young farmer of
excellent qualities and attainments.
The ceremony that united the
lives and fortunes of the worthy young people was pronounced by Rev. C. G. Coulter, former
pastor of the M. E. Church at this place but now of Westside. At the alter hymen the bride was tastily attired
in white and carried a bouquet of American Beauty Roses, while the groom wore the regular
conventional black. Only relatives and
intimate friends witnessed the pleasant event.
After sincere congratulations
were given, the party were invited into the dining room and sat down to an elaborate three
course supper.
Mr. and Mrs. Haggardt were the
recipients of many pretty and valuable gifts from their friends. They left the following morning for Alcester,
South Dakota, where they will visit the brides father, Mr. O. P. Haskins, and a
sister and brother of the groom at Larchwood, Iowa, when they will go to housekeeping to a
pleasant farm home provided by the groom on his fine quarter section farm two miles of
Aurora, South Dakota.
News from Schaller. Mike Callahan, an aged man, residing two miles
south of Schaller, who is somewhat demented, wandered away from home Monday evening. After wandering about all night, he came to the
home of George Gould, very badly chilled. As
Mr. Gould was going to Early he brought Mr. Callahan with him and upon their arrival gave
him into the custody of Constable Fuller. J.
M. Kelly who was acquainted with the unfortunate man, telephoned to his relatives who,
upon hearing of his whereabouts, drove down and took him home.
April 4, 1902
A Sudden Death. Mrs. Gideon DeCamp Expires Saturday from Heart
Failure. Last Saturday James DeCamp who
lives some five miles northeast of Lake View came to town, and on his return home about
noon found that his mother had died during his absence in her room in which she spent much
of her time. The fact that she was dead was
not discovered till dinner was ready and she was called as usual to dine with the family. Not more than an hour before this, she came out of
her room and asked her daughter-in-law for some needles as she wished to do some work. Mrs. DeCamp did not notice, but that she acted as
usual.
Mr. DeCamp telephoned Dr.
Speaker who went out and after an examination decided that the cause of death was heart
failure. She was 73 years old and had been
quite feeble for many years. Funeral services
were held at the house Monday conducted by Rev. O. L. Mossman of Early, after which the
remains were laid to rest in the Ferguson Cemetery, by the side of her husband who
preceded her eight years.
Elizabeth Dougal was born near
Nashville, Tennessee, July 9, 1829, and was married to Gideon DeCamp at the place of her
birth on July 11, 1844. Soon after their
marriage they moved to Era (Erie?) County, Pennsylvania.
The continued to live there, till 1867, when they moved to Sac County, Iowa, where
they resided up to the time of their death. To
them ten children were borne and all are living except the eldest which died in infancy. The names of the surviving children are as
follows: Nancy J. Platt, Dalliss Mills, Alabama; Anna Messenger, Crawford, Nebraska; Sara
Oldfield, Fresno, California; Mary Dale,
North Ontario, California; Susan Crommett, Spicer, Minnesota; Joseph DeCamp, Rockwell
City, Iowa; Cordelia Massier and James DeCamp of Sac County, Iowa.
The decedent united with the
Baptist Church while living in Era County, Pennsylvania, and has lived a Christian life,
devoted to her family and friends. She was
esteemed by all who knew her benevolent traits, high Christian Character, and home
devotion. The surviving children and friends
have the sympathy of their neighbors and friends in their irreparable loss.
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A dispatch was received in town Tuesday morning that Rudolph Hiersche of Geary,
Oklahoma, but who lived in Lake View many years, had died Monday evening. The cause or particulars of his death can not be
had at this writing Tuesday afternoon, though a reporter interviewed Frank Hiersche
who was on the Tuesday noon train on his way to the scene of sadness. He had just been notified of his fathers
death, by telegram, and had not learned particulars.
His death was evidently sudden as he
was in his usual health last Friday.
Local News from Auburn. Adam Batie returned last week from a land
exploring trip through North Dakota, having purchased a quarter section farm within one
mile of Bottineau, the county seat of Bottineau County.
He was highly pleased with the appearance of the country. We understand that James and Sam Hawks together
purchased 400 acres in the same locality.
April 11, 1902
Death News. We are not able to obtain the particulars of the death of Rudolph Hiersche farther than is given in the Geary, Oklahoma, Bulletin, which we publish in full in this paper. From it was learn that his death was the result of heart failure. Many people in Sac County will regret to learn of his untimely death and will deeply sympathize with the sorrowing family who were so well and favorably known as old time residents of this place.
Obituary. Rudolph Hiersche, of Geary, Blaine County,
Oklahoma, died suddenly at his home at 9 oclock Monday night March 31, 1902, of
heart failure, being aged 68 years less 17 days. He
was born at Hershberg, Austria, April 17, 1836. At
the age of 21 he left his native land and came to the United States steeling in Clinton
County, Iowa. He made the acquaintance of
Miss Zada Barton, of the same place, and they were married there May 4, 1859. As a result of this union six children were born
to them; five boys and one girl F. R. resides at Early, Iowa; Mrs. W. M. Cain, at
Paulina, Iowa; F. A. and Luverne, Minnesota; George W. and C. R. at Bridgeport, O. T. ;
and L. H. the youngest child at home near Geary. Mr.
Hiersche enlisted in the 26th Iowa Volunteers in 1862 and served three years in
our Civil War with honor to himself, loved ones and nation.
In 1882, he moved with his family to Sac County, Iowa, and October, 1900, to Geary. His life was given to farming and success attended
his efforts. He was a member of No. 58,
Chaplin of Sac City, Iowa, and then of the Geary Blue Lodge Masonry.
The deceased was a most devoted
husband, loving father, true and tried brother, friend, and neighbor, honest to the last
cent and a much beloved and highly respected citizen and having many loving traits of
character. He will be painfully and greatly
missed by his noble widowed wife to whom he was so lovingly attached, and remarked to her
with his dying breath: I am so glad to have such a good helpmate and when he
could not speak in reply to his most affectionate wifes appeal, Oh, husband,
can you speak one more word to me?, his eyes filled with tears as he pityingly
looked at her and then closed his eyes in death. We
with their warm friends tenderly sympathize with the greatly affected mother and loving
children in this sharp sudden and very heavy sorrow, and commend them to God and the power
of His grace.
The funeral services were
conducted by the undersigned at the residence of the deceased, two and a half miles
northwest of Geary at 4 p.m. April, 3, 1902. The Masonic lodge of Geary performed on the above
date the last and sad rites for their departed brother Mason at the grave in accordance
with their ritual and custom.
April 18, 1902
Death notice. Charles Presdine, a young man who
lived alone on his farm in Wheeler Township, short himself with a 22 caliber rifle just
back of the right ear Sunday morning. His
brother, Fred, discovered him. The
coroners verdict was suicide.
Mrs. Will J. Berringer received a message last Saturday morning that conveyed the sad news
of her fathers death. Mr. and Mrs.
Berringer drove to Wall Lake that day and took the 7:20 passenger on the Illinois Central
for Cresco, Howard County, Iowa, to be present for the funeral. The cause of Mr. Michels sudden
death is due to heart failure.
Marriage News. Miss Anna
Meyers, of Wall Lake, was married to Mr. Roy C. Wilbishauser on April 12, 1902,
at the home of the grooms parents in Denison. Miss
Meyers is familiarly known to Lake View people, and at Lakewood Park where she worked last
summer. They will make their home in Denison
where Mr. Wilbishauser is engaged in business.