The Columbus Journal, June 1, 1910
MARRIAGE LICENSES
George McHenry, Denison, Ia.....30; Rachel N. Evans, Columbus.....22
Lester E. Sutton, Silver Creek.....21; Hulda K. Hinch, Columbus.....19
Harry Spidle, Columbus.....26; Mary Jareka, Columbus.....18
Robert Kurth, Duncan.....27; Stella Welck, Columbus.....24
Herman J. Rudat, Columbus.....22; Lydia R. Ernst, Columbus.....20MARRIED
McHENRY-EVANS--Last Friday evening Grace Episcopal church was the scene of a very pretty wedding when Miss Nell Evans, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Carroll D. Evans of this city and George McHenry of Denison, Iowa, were united in marriage by Dean Becher of Omaha.
The church decorations were elaborate, the color scheme being pink and white and the flowers consisting of roses, peonies and poppies.
At seven o'clock the ribbons across the doors were drawn and the wedding party, which had formed in the crypt, marched into the church, while Miss Clara Segelke, accompanied by Miss Hedwig Jaeggi on the violin and Miss Vesta Slater at the piano, sang "Oh Promise Me," and during the ceremony Schumann's "Traumerei" was rendered by Misses Jaeggi and Slater.
The bridal party was preceded by Bruce Dack and Mark Rathburn, as pages, who opened the floral gate. The flower girl, Ellen Delight Nichols, followed, strewing rose petals, and the maid of honor was Miss Abbie McHenry of Denison, Iowa, two matrons, Mrs. Albert Becker and Mrs. Julius Balle of Denison, Iowa; the four maids were the Misses Frieda Bills of Lincoln, Ruby Ott of Louisville, Ky., Margaret McHenry of Denison, Iowa, and Catherine Wall of Phoenixville, Pa. Then came the bride on the arm of her father and they were met at the chapel by the groom and the best man, Mr. Capps of Washington, D.C., and the officiating clergyman, Dean Becher.
The bride's gown was white satin trimmed with Bruges lace, and she wore a diamond pendant, a gift of the groom.
Those who acted as ushers were North and Carroll Evans, brothers of the bride, Patrick Murphy of Lincoln, Sears McHenry, George Seemann and Julius Balle of Denison, Ia.
After the ceremony a reception was given at the home of the bride's parents, and Mr. and Mrs. McHenry left at 10:27 for Chicago and other points on a wedding trip, and after spending the month of July at Lake Okoboji will be at home at Denison, Ia., after August 1.DIED
HINZLIE--Sometime between Sunday evening and Monday morning F.J. Hinzlie, representing the G.V. Brecht Butchers Supply company of St. Louis, committed suicide by cutting his throat. Hinzlie arrived in this city Sunday on his regular trip and registered at the Meridian hotel, as usual. On going to bed he left a call for seven o'clock, but when clerk Kellock went to awaken him Monday morning, he received no response and found the door locked. Entrance to the room was then gained over the transom, and it was then the suicide was discovered. It seems that Hinzlie must have taken his life shortly after he went to his room, as his body was cold when discovered, and he had all his clothes on. Hinzlie was well known in this city, as he called on quite a number of the business men, and his rash act caused surprise to his acquaintances. His home is in Dubuque, Iowa, where he has a family of grown children, he being a man over fifty years of age. When his body was discovered clerk Kellock notified untertaker Herrick, who took charge of the body until the arrival of coroner Gass. An inquest was held Monday morning, the jury composed of W.L. Boettcher, Tony Rothleitner, G. Launer, Steven Hogan, E.H. Stanley and Carl Schubert, returned a verdict of suicide. The knives used to kill himself with were taken from his sample case and were about one foot in length with an inch and a half blade. Coroner Gass telegraphed both his family and the house he was employed with, and the body was sent to his home in Dubuque for burial.
The Columbus Journal, June 8, 1910
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Harry L. George, Albion.....48; May Fay Fuller, Albion.....36
William L. Cattau, Columbus.....28; Clara Rosche, Columbus.....21
Henry L. Oelsligle, Tilden.....28; Martha E. Bossford, Tilden.....22
John Cyboron, Nance county.....25; Leocadia Czapla, Polk county.....17MARRIED
WAGNER-BOYD--Will Wagner, formerly of this city, and Miss Mamie Boyd of Oakland, Cal., were married last Wednesday. Will was in the newspaper business before leaving this city and also after locating in the west, but he is now in the real estate business at Kamrath Falls, Ore. He is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner of this city.DIED
PINSON--After an illness of two months, Mrs. Robert Pinson, wife of Postmaster Pinson of Platte Center, died at her home Monday morning, aged 77 years. Mrs. Pinson was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire England, December 28, 1833. Here she grew to womanhood and moved to Norwich and later to Saxthorpe, England, where she met her husband, Robert Pinson, and they were married at Norwich, England, September 1865. In 1870 they crossed the ocean and came to America and direct to Platte county, where they took up a homestead in Lost Creek township, which has since been their home. In 1889, when Mr. Pinson was first appointed postmaster at Platte Center they moved to that town, but again resided on the old homestead for four years. In 1897 they again moved to Platte Center, which has since been their home. Mrs. Pinson was a sister of the late John Eusden of this city. Besides her husband she leaves one daughter, Jennie, wife of Willard Chapin of Walla Walla, Washington, and one son, T.J.E. Pinson, who lives on the old homestead in Lost Creek township. Mrs. Pinson was a member of the Methodist church. The funeral services, which were held Tuesday at the home in Platte Center, were conducted by Rev. D.I. Roush of this city, and she was brought here on the Norfolk passenger for burial in the Columbus cemetery.
The Columbus Telegram, June 10, 1910
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EVANS--Hon. Hugh Hughes was called to Platte Center this morning to attend the funeral of his niece, Mrs. John T. Evans, who died Wednesday morning at two o'clock at the family home in Burrows township. About six weeks ago Mrs. Evans became a mother, and since that time had been in very delicate health. Mrs. Evans was born in Wales forty-two years ago, but had resided in this county since infancy. She was a daughter of John Williams, one of the homesteaders in Burrows township. Her husband and seven children survive her. She was a half-sister of Mrs. Henry Ragatz, jr., formerly of Columbus, and was a sister of John R. and Hugh Williams, both residing in northwestern Platte county. The funeral of Mrs. Evans will be held at the Welsh church in Burrows township tomorrow afternoon.MICKEY--Funeral services for John H. Mickey, former governor of Nebraska, who died Thursday of last week, were held in the First Methodist church in Osceola last Monday evening. It was the largest funeral ever held in Polk county, but was very simple. The local Grand Army post had charge of the ceremonies at the grave. Rev. C. A. Randall officiated. The pall bearers were the five sons of the late governor, E.O., Emmett, Harlan, Benjamin and James Mickey, and his son-in-law, O.H. Smith. Governor Shallenberg, Adjutant General Mickey and several members of Governor Mickey's official staff were honorary pall bearers. From one until three o'clock on the day of the funeral the body lay in state at the church, and the face was exposed for the benefit of former friends and neighbors who desired to see the features for the last time. Many people from distant points in the state attended the funeral. A great profusion of flowers was massed about the casket.
The Columbus Journal, June 15, 1910
MARRIAGE LICENSES
John J. Theisen, Humphrey.....23; Helen G. Weber, Humphrey.....22
Horatio H. Adams, Columbus.....20; Phylis M. Kinney, Whitewater, Wis.....21
Paul E. Johannes, Columbus.....24; Louise Deninger, Columbus.....21
Clarence N. Ligget, Council Bluffs.....22; Mary Sohnel, Columbus.....19
Claude W. Allen, Columbus.....22; Margaret L. Camp, Columbus.....18
Chas. E. Wood, Columbus.....21; Westbrook, Ella M.....23MARRIED
JOHANNES-DENINGER--Last Sunday afternoon there was a quiet home wedding at the residence of Pastor Deninger of the Loseke Creek church, when his daughter, Miss Louise, became the wife of Paul Johannes of this city. Only relatives of the bride and groom were present, and the ceremony was performed by the father of the bride, Rev. E. Deninger. The groom is one of the well known business men of this city, being a member of the firm of Johannes & Krumland and the bride is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. E. Deninger. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Johannes left over the Burlington for a trip in the west, and after they return to this city will make their home with Will Johannes until their new residence at Sixteenth and Washington avenue, is completed.ADAMS-KINNEY--Horatio H. Adams of this city and Miss Phylis M. Kinney of Whitewater, Wis., were married Sunday afternoon in the apartments of landlord Adams of the Clother, Rev. W.H. Xanders of Grace church performing the ceremony. Only immediate relatives were present, the wedding being a quiet one. The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Adams. They left that afternoon for an extended trip in the west, after which they will be at home in this city.
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PHILLIPPS--At the ripe old age of eighty-two years Louis Phillipps, sr., passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Plath. Mr. Phillipps was born in Germany, October 27, 1828, and was 82 years 7 months and 9 days old at the time of his death. At the age of twenty-eight he left his native land and came to America, settling in Knoxville, Ill., where he took out his citizenship papers. From there he went to Macon City, Mo., where in 1858 he married Elizabeth Hoffman. In 1861, when the country was still new, they came to Columbus and located on a homestead south of the river, while he worked at his trade of a shoemaker, and opened up the first shoe store in the city. Later he engaged in the grocery business, and during considerable of his fifty years' residence here was identified with the business interests of the city. Before coming to this country Mr. Phillipps served in the German army during the war of 1848. He leaves five grown children, Mrs. J.J. Dodds of Cambridge, J.C. Phillipps of Belgrade, Mrs. L. Plath, L.F. Phillipps, and H.A. Phillipps of this city. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at St. Bonaventura's church, and he was buried beside his wife.
The Columbus Journal, June 22, 1910
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MERZ--About two o'clock Monday afternoon August Merz, proprietor of the Merz hotel, committed suicide by shooting himself in the forehead, the bullet passing through his head. A few minutes before he walked up the street and spoke to several he met, and then went to his room on the second floor of the hotel and placed the revolver to his forehead and fired the shot. The report of the revolver was heard by several who were on the street, and C.J. Carrig and John J. Bruke, who were across the street, were the first to reach the place. They found Mr. Merz lying on the floor in a pool of blood, and to all appearnces life was extinct. They noticed a slight movement of the body and Drs. Evans and Neumarker were called but by the time they arrived he was dead. Coroner Gass was called but he decided that no inquest was necessary, as it was a plain case of suicide. August Merz was born in Wurtemburg, Germany, June 27, 1861. He resided in his native country until 1883, and served in the Germany army from 1880 to 1883. In the latter year he came to America, locating first in Chicago, then to Fremont, this state, and was also at St. Paul a short time before coming to Columbus in 1881 [sic]. Upon arriving here he was employed by his brother, Otto Merz, and has since made this city his home. Four or five years ago he was proprietor of the now Pacific hotel, but sold it out. After a vacation he again engaged in the hotel business, buying the building on Eleventh street, and fitting it up as the Merz hotel, which he was conducting at the time of his death. Mr. Merz was married fifteen years ago, and his wife survives him, also one brother, Otto Merz of this city and four sisters, living in Germany. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the home, being conducted by Rev. Neumarker of the German Reformed church.
[Monroe] Looking Glass, June 23, 1910
BIRTHS
CHANDLER--Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Chandler, Wednesday, June 22, a daughter.
The Columbus Telegram, June 24, 1910
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HEINZLE--E.I. Lund, of Silvis, Illinois, was in the city yesterday to clear up some of the mysteries surrounding the death of F.J. Heinzle, the traveling man who cut his throat while a guest at the Meridian hotel the first of the month. Mr. Lund was a brother-in-law of Heinzle. His chief desire was to investigate a report to effect that Heinzle had been drinking heavily just prior to, and that he was drunk at the time he killed himself. He called on the personal friends of Heinzle, the physicians who had treated him while here during the week and on the liquor dealers. It was very gratifying to him that he could uncover no evidence that Heinzle's death had been directly due to slavery to the drink habit. At one time Heinzle was a heavy drinker, but he had taken a cure, and his relatives were very anxious to know whether he had gone to drinking again. Mr. Lund says the letters which Heinzle had written and mailed just before retiring to his room on the night of his death in no manner explained why he ended his life. He wrote his wife that he had been suffering an attack of typhoid fever, and that he would write again the following day. His wife and five daughters reside in Dubuque, Iowa. Mr. Lund said that Heinzle's home relations were the most pleasant, and that Heinzle was one of the most kindly men toward his family. His life was insured for $6,000, and he left other property.
The Columbus Journal, June 29, 1910
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KLUG--John Klug, one of the early settlers of Colfax county, twelve and one-half miles northeast of Columbus, died at his home Saturday morning, aged 78 years. Mr. Klug was born in Porumen, Germany, January 16, 1832. He remained in his native land until 1868, coming to America and to Colfax county July 3, settling on the old homestead, one-half mile south of the Becker mill. Here he resided until eighteen years ago, when he bought the mill site, and has since made that his home. Mr. Klug was married to Miss Anna Gisin at Schuyler in 1874. To this union there were born four children, Emil, Will and John Klug, and Mrs. Herman Klug, all of whom are living and reside in the vicinity of the old home. Funeral services were held Monday at the home at 1 p.m., and at 2 p.m. at the German Lutheran church, Rev. Muller, conducting the service and burial was in the cemetery at the church.
The Columbus Telegram, July 1, 1910
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GLODOWSKI--The Glodowski brothers received a telegram last Thursday afternoon informing them that their father, Jos. Glodowski, had died at the home of a daughter in Kansas. On Friday the brothers, Frank, John and Anton, and their families, went to Dodge, Nebraska, the home of the deceased, where the body arrived that evening, and the funeral was held Saturday morning. Mr. Glodowski had been sick with asthma for several weeks, and went to Kansas to visit his daughter but ten days before he died. He was a native of Bohemia, sixty-one years of age, and came to Dodge thirty-six years ago and had lived there since. His wife and eleven children survive him, and all were present at the funeral.KLUG--Returning home from town last Friday evening, the vernerable John Klug, residing at the site of the old Welch & Becker mill, on Shell Creek, stopped at the barn to gather eggs and dropped dead from heart failure. A few minutes later he was found by his little grandson, Werner Klug, seven years old. He survived but a few moments. Mr. Klug was one of the pioneer settlers in the Shell Creek valley northeast of Columbus, coming to America in 1868 and homesteading the farm now occupied by his son, Emil Klug. He was born in Germany seventy-eight years ago January 16, last. He was reared, educated and married in Germany. He was a successful farmer, and leaves a large estate of valuable lands in Platte and Colfax counties. His wife, three sons and one daughter survive him. The latter are Emil, William, John and Mrs. Herman Klug, the daughter, Anna, having married a cousin of the same name as her own. One brother resides in Schuyler, and two nephews, Albert and Carl Klug, reside in Columbus. The funeral of Mr. Klug was held Monday afternoon at one o'clock at the Shell Creek Lutheran church, the Rev. G. Mueller conducting the service.
ERNST--While asleep in his bed last Sunday night, Wm. T. Ernst, one of the wealthy and prominent farmers of this vicinity, died from the effects of a stroke of apoplexy. A member of the family opening the door of his room early in the morning thought he was asleep and requested others of the household to be quiet and not awaken him. Not until an hour or two later, when some one was sent to his room, was it known that he had passed away. Apparently he had been dead between six and seven hours. Early reports of his death in the city were hard to believe, because Mr. Ernst was a man of the most robust health, and the previous day had been actively engaged in his work. Neither his family nor friends were prepared for the shock occasioned by his death. William Tell Ernst was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Ernst, who were among the very first settlers of this vicinity. He was born in Columbus May 26, 1861, and had always resided in the home community. He was a farmer, and a very successful farmer. The bulk of his estate consists of more than a section of fine farm lands lying within three miles of this city. February 25, 1886, Mr. Ernst was married to Miss Anna Reinke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Reinke, like his own parents, pioneer settlers. The wife, three sons and two daughters survive him, the latter being Earl, William, Walter, Anna and Katherine, all residing at home. Mr. Ernst was a member of several fraternal and social societies, all of which were represented at the funeral Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at his late home. The funeral service at the house was conducted by Rev. R. Neumarker, of the German Reformed church, and at the grave in Columbus ceemtery [sic] by the brethren of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
[Monroe] Looking Glass, July 7, 1910
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SWISHER--Word was received here of the death of John Swisher of Spalding on July 4th. He was well known here, having lived in this locality a number of years before removing to Spalding six or eight years ago. Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Crawford were among those who attended the funeral from there.
The Columbus Telegram, July 8, 1910
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RUDAT--Mrs. Henrietta Rudat, eighty-six years old, died this morning at the home of her only son, Julius Rudat, five miles southwest of this city. She had been an invalid the past two years, and for several weeks had been quite ill. Mr. Rudat is the only surviving member of her household. This morning no definite arrangements for the funeral had been made.SWISHER--John Swisher, formerly a prominent farmer residing between Oconee and Monroe, was killed July 4 at Spalding, in which vicinity he had resided the past fifteen years. His team took fright at an automobile, and ran away. Mr. Swisher was thrown out from the rig and his neck was broken. He died soon after the accident. While a resident of Platte county Mr. Swisher did a good deal of his trading, and was well known in Columbus. He is remembered as a man of most jovial disposition, and a good man generally.
MULFORD--The fifteen-months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Mulford, who live on the Barge farm west of town, got hold of a can containing kerosene Friday evening and drank a large quantity of the liquid. Dr. Boyd was summoned at once and reached the home within twenty minutes after the baby had drank the kerosene, but when he arrived the little one was in convulsions and death resulted within an hour. The kerosene stood in a baking powder can and it is thought the baby drank several ounces of it. This makes the third case of this sort Dr. Boyd has had in the past year. In the other cases, however, but a small amount of the liquid was taken into the stomach.
RICKERT--As a result of severe injuries received in falling from a horse, Adolph F. Rickert, a prominent young farmer residing eleven miles northeast of Columbus, died Tuesday forenoon at eleven o'clock, two hours after the accident. His cattle had broken into a cornfield, and Mr. Rickert mounted a horse to drive them out. Tracks on the ground at the scene of the accident indicate that the horse stepped into a hole and fell with its rider. Mr. Rickert suffered internal injuries, and the bones at the back of his head were broken. The fact of the accident was discovered by Wilhelm Rickert, a brother of Adolph, who was working in an adjoining field. Observing the riderless horse he started an investigation, and soon found his brother. The injured man was removed to his home nearby, and physicians were immediately summoned, but he expired without regaining consciousness. Adolph Rickert was the eldest surviving son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rickert, of Columbus. He was born January 7, 1874, at the old Rickert homestead in the Shell Creek valley, and had resided in that community all his life. During the past year he had been living on the Carl Reinke farm, now owned by his father. Mr. Rickert was married April 17, 1891, to Miss Anna Krueger. His wife and two daughters, Ethel and Grace, survive him. The other surviving relatives are his father and mother, one brother, Wilhelm Rickert, and three sisters, Mrs. Louis Grotelusche, and Misses Louisa and Ida Rickert. The funeral of Mr. Rickert was held at St. John's Lutheran church yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Pastor G. Mueller conducting the service.
GIETZEN--At six o'clock last Saturday morning John Baptist Gietzen, for several years a well known resident of Columbus, passed away at his home at the corner of Sixteeneth and Olive streets. All members of the household were with him in the last hour. His body was given burial Sunday afternoon, after services at the home at 3:30, and at St. Bonaventura church at 4:00 o'clock. The members of Columbus lodge, Knights of Columbus, attended the funeral en masse. The pall bearers were L.M. and Basil Gietzen, sons, Hon. J.C. Byrnes, son-in-law, and Dr. C.H., Louis and John Gietzen, nephews of the deceased. Interment was in the parish cemetery. For a number of years Mr. Gietzen had been in poor health, and for nearly eight months past he had been bed-ridden. He was afflicted with an acute stomach trouble, which developed complications of a serious nature. His family and friends were quite prepared for the end. For nearly forty-five years he had been a familiar figure in this section of Nebraska. In 1866 he came to this state from Wisconsin, locating at Fremont as a dealer in cattle. In pursuit of that occupation he travelled through Nebraska before the country had been thickly settled or improved, fording the rivers with his herds, living the rough life of the pioneer and accepting its fortunes, good or bad. Frequently he came in contact with the Indians, and from them obtained furs which he sold to good advantage. After the country had reached a higher stage of development Mr. Gietzen engaged in the lumber and grain business, in which he was eminently successful. For a number of years he was located at Central City, but in 1890 he moved to Columbus to accept the management of a lumber yard. He retired about nine years ago, to give his entire time to the management of his farms and other property interests. He was never a man with aspirations for public prominence, but he was a thorough business man, and very devoted to his home. Mr. Gietzen was born October 27, 1846, at Port Washington, Wisconsin. He was of German parentage. In 1874, at Appleton, Wisconsin, he was married to Francis Hoffmeyer, who died in 1890. Surviving the issue of the marriage are one daughter, Mrs. John C. Byrnes, and two sons, Leo M. and Basil Gietzen, all residing in this city. June 9, 1891, Mr. Gietzen was married to Miss Mary Harris, who survives him. He was a brother of Henry Gietzen, of Humphrey, and Mrs. C.C. Birdsell, of Los Angeles. Relatives and friends from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. John Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Barge, Central City; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shonsey, Clarks; Mr. and [sic] Henry Gietzen, Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Leach, Mrs. F.M. Cookingham, William and John Gietzen, Humphrey; Dr. and Mrs. C.H. Gietzen and Louis Gietzen, Omaha.
The Columbus Telegram, July 15, 1910
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SHEFFLER--Guy Sheffler was accidentally killed this week at the home of his father west of Fullerton, according to the Genoa Leader, under date of July 14. With his father he was engaged in cutting wheat, and was using four horses to pull the binder. The animals became frightened and the young man went to their heads to quiet them, when they plunged forward, throwing him in front of the machine. One of the sickle guards struck him on the head, causing instant death. Mr. Sheffler lived for a number of years at Genoa, and was quite well known in that vicinity.
The Columbus Telegram, July 22, 1910
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MUNTER--John Henry Munter died from the effects of poisons administered by his own hand. The poisons were whiskey and carbolic acid. Such was the verdict of the jury at an inquest conducted last Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Burke, acting in the absence from the city of Coroner Gass. About five o'clock last Friday morning Munter was found on the front porch at the residence of his divorced wife, Tillie Munter, residing on west Twelfth street in Columbus. He died at two o'clock in the afternoon. It is believed that Munter had been lying on the porch fully three hours before he was discovered, and he was in a dying condition when found. For many years he had lived at Monroe. Recently he sold out his holdings and went to Omaha. Apparently he came from Omaha to Columbus on one of the midnight trains, because he had not been seen here during the evening previous to his death, and the following day a postal card mailed at Omaha was received by Mrs. Munter. "You will be happier when I am gone," was the substance of the message on the card. A similar sentiment was written in a small note book found in one of Munter's pockets, so it is evident that he had deliberately planned to end his existece. The body was given burial Sunday in the Friends' cemetery near Monroe. John Munter was a native of Sweden, where he was born July 8, 1873. He was a carpenter by trade. His mother, Mrs. C. Munter, resides at Monroe.YOUNG--Mrs. Elvira Jane Young, after suffering a long and painful illness, passed away last Saturday morning at 9 o'clock at her home on Thirteenth street, near the Burlington depot. Her sons and daughters were with her in the final hour. The funeral was held at the home Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, Rev. D.I. Roush, of the First M.E. church, conducting the service. Mrs. Young had resided in Platte county since January, 1874, moving here from Canada. She first resided on a homestead fourteen miles north of Columbus, later moving to a small farm one mile north, where she resided for a number of years. She moved to Columbus five years ago. Last October it became necessary for her to undergo a severe surgical operation, but treatment of that character had been too long delayed, and she had since been in very poor health. Aware of her critical condition, those remaining at home had summoned the other members of the family to her bedside for a last word with their mother. The surviving children are George H. Lawrence, R.H. Lawrence, Mrs. Ernest Meays, Winifred, Ray and Ruby Young. Mrs. Young was a cousin of the late M.H. White and Dr. Samuel Bonesteel, formerly of this city, and she left one sister, Mrs. Annie Brickman, residing near Belleville, Ontario, where Mrs. Young was born May 1, 1843.
The Columbus Telegram, July 29, 1910
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PRICE--Virgil T. Price, a prominent business man of Columbus in the eary 'eighties, died Wednesday of last week at Rapid City, South Dakota, where he had been located since leaving this city. Early last spring while visiting in Omaha at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Hall, Mr. Price was taken seriously ill. From that time his decline in health was pronounced. The first business partner of Mr. Price in Columbus was Gus G. Becher, conducting a real estate and insurance office. Later he formed a partnership with the late George W. Hulst, and engaged in the lumber business in this city and surroundig towns. Eventually the firm moved to Rapid City. In recent years Mr. Price became identified with a brick and tile works and other manufacturing industries. Last spring he was appointed postmaster at Rapid City. Mr. Price was married in Columbus in 1880 to Miss Josie M. Goodale. His wife and seven children survive him. Two of his daughters, Mariam, now Mrs. Hall, of Omaha, and Miss Cora Goodale, are well known in the city. At Rapid City Mr. Price stood high in the circles of business, church and social life. He died at the age of fifty-seven years.HOYLE--Emery E. Hoyle, of The Telegram family, was called to Omaha Monday by the death that morning of his mother, Mrs. Sarah Hoyle, who had been visiting a daughter, Mrs. I.N. Stewart, in the city. Mrs. Hoyle had been in poor health since early last winter, when she suffered an attack of pneumonia. She was one of the pioneer women of Gage county, where she had resided since 1879. The body was laid at rest Tuesday morning in a cemetery at Beatrice, the home town of the family.
LUSCHEI--An overdose of morphine, taken as a means to obtain relief from pains occasioned by acute rheumatism, is held responsible for the death last Sunday morning of Rev. O.L. Luschei, pastor of the Kolweit Lutheran church, in Grand Prairie township. Reports state that the drug was taken Saturday evening, and Pastor Luschei died before medical aid could reach him. Since 1886 Mr. Luschei had been engaged in the ministry of the church in Nebraska and Kansas, for two years had been pastor of the congregation in Grand Prairie. He was a man well beloved by his people. He was forty-nine years old, and left a wife and nine children. The funeral of Pastor Luschei was conducted at the church Tuesday by Rev. R. Neumarker, of this city, and the remains were deposited in the parish cemetery closeby.
The Columbus Journal, August 5, 1910
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LUESCHEI--Rev. O. L. Lueschei, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran church, at the Kolweit corner, in Grand Prairie township, died at his home at 12:30 last Sunday morning. He had been in poor health for some time and recently had been afflicted with rheumatism. Saturday evening he took an overdose of morphine and died before medical aid could reach him. Rev. Lueschei had been with this congregation some three years. He was a few days less than 49 years of age. He leaves a wife and nine children. The funeral was held on Tuesday, and remains buried in the cemetery at the church.
The Columbus Telegram, August 5, 1910
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McDUFFEE--Delayed announcement of the death of Samuel McDuffee at the Norfolk hospital. He died several weeks ago, but we have seen no public announcment of the fact. He was a son of the late David McDuffee, of this city. He had been confined in the hospital four or five years.HORNBOSTEL--Mrs. Fred P. Hornbostel, mother of Mrs. D. W. Ziegler, died at her home in Chicago July 9, aged seventy-nine years, nine months and eleven days. Mrs. Hornbostel was for many years a resident of this country, having resided with her husband on their farm two miles northwest of Monroe. After they sold this place they moved to Chicago to be near their two sons, who were also former residents of this vicinity. [Monroe.]
MEINYER--Grandpa Meinyer died at Hastings Monday. His body arrived in Bellwood Tuesday evening and was taken to his son's home in Alexis township where the funeral was held Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Jackson. A large number from Alexis attended the funeral.
NELSON--Miss Gertrude M. Nelson, aged twenty-two, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson in Council Creek last Friday. Miss Nelson had been sick for several days, but it was not until three or four days before her death that her condition was considered serious and a Columbus doctor was called into consulation with the local physician. Appendicitis was the cause of her death. The funeral was held at the Anderson home Saturday afternoon. Interment was in the Genoa cemetery. [Genoa.]
The Columbus Telegram, August 12, 1910
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DAVIS--The venerable James Davis, at the advanced age of eighty-four years, passed away last Sunday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O.C. Shannon, in south Columbus. Dissolution followed a long period of ill health due to old age, with blindness as an added affliction. His decline in stength had been more pronounced since the death of his wife about three months ago. Mr. Davis was born and raised near Otsego, New York, but had resided in Nebraska for thirty-seven years. He came to this county from Wisconsin in 1873 and took up a homestead in Sherman township. For seven years he had resided in Columbus. The surviving members of his family are two sons and one daughter, Fred E. Davis, of Creston, and George Davis and Mrs. O.C. Shannon, of this city. The funeral of Mr. Davis was held at the Shannon home Tuesday afternoon, the service being conducted by Rev. W. L. Dibble, of the Congregational church. Interment was in Columbus cemetery.LOSEKE--Mr. and Mrs. Gustav Loseke, who reside six miles southwest of town, are mourning the death of their little daughter, Olga Edna, who passed away in an Omaha hospital, where she had been taken by her parents for treatment last Sunday morning. In May, the little girl underwent an operation for appendicitis and it was supposed that she was recovering, but she has since been suffering from eczema. Little Olga was three years, seven months and one day old. The funeral was held at the Shell Creek church on Tuesday, Rev. G. Mueller conducting the services. [Leigh.]
CLAYTON--Within a few rods of the spot at which Alex Lyon was killed some months ago Samuel T. Clayton, one of the best known citizens of this community, was killed yesterday shortly afternoon. Mr. Clayton had been having a mowing machine repaired at the blacksmith shop here in town yesterday morning and about twelve o'clock he loaded it on to a flat hay rack to haul it to his farm southeast of town in Hamilton county. He nailed two-by-fours at the front and back of the mower wheels to keep the machine from rolling on the rack. When he reached his meadow, which is just this side of the house on the farm, he drove into a ditch, his plan being to lower the wheels of the wagon so that the mower could be unloaded more easily. As the front wheels of the wagon dropped into the ditch, however, the mower was thrown forward over the two-by-four and fell over the front end of the rack down behind the team. Mr. Clayton was sitting on the rack in front of the machine and when it went over he was carried with it. The team started to run at once and Mr. Clayton was dragged about a hundred feet before the body was released. It is probable that he was killed almost instantly as his neck was broken. John Smith accompanied Mr. Clayton for the field and was the only eye witness of the tragedy. Lee and Ray Clayton, sons, had been at the farm all day, going over in the auto, and they were at once summoned. Drs. Benton and Benton were immediately called and arrived by auto within a few minutes after the accident occurred, but as death was instantaneous they could be of but little assistance. Mr. Clayton was badly crushed and cut. His body was brought to the home in town in the auto within a short time after the accident. [Central City.]
CAVERS--Mrs. M.B. Hardin was called to Omaha last Friday by a message telling her that her sister, Mrs. J.A. Cavers, was seriously ill, and Monday morning Mr. Hardin received a telegram telling that she had died that morning at 11 o'clock. Mr. Hardin went to Omaha Tuesday morning to attend the funeral which took place in that city Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Cavers had been ill for two years and at the time of her death was thirty-five years old. Besides her husband, J.A. Cavers, who is president of the Cavers Elevator company, of Omaha, she leaves three children, her parents, and two sisters, to survive her. [Humphrey.]
[Monroe] Looking Glass, August 18, 1910
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ENGBERG--Born to Mr. and Mrs. Axel Engberg, Sunday, August 14, a son.
The Columbus Telegram, August 19, 1910
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ECKHART--Three people related to the family of Wm. Bucher, and quite well known in Columbus, werre victims of an automobile tragedy last Friday evening near Rochester, Indiana. Mrs. John Eckert was killed outright, and Miss Agnes Eckert and Mr. Carl Bucher were injured. All have visited in Columbus during the past year, and in response to messages advising them of the awful accident Mrs. Bucher and daughter, Mrs. A.D. Becker, left for Indiana Saturday evening. The funeral of Mrs. Eckert was held Tuesday at her late home in Logansport, Indiana. In addition to those mentioned, three other people were in a machine which was run down by a passenger train, and two of them--the chauffeur and a young lady from Indianpolis--were killed. The third, a lady named Mrs. Kelp, was completely scalped, and otherwise seriously injured. Mrs. Kelp was entertaining the party with a ride to Lake Manitou, near the city of Rochester. Their road crossed the railroad near a deep cut, and the approach was deep, sandy soil. Just as the machine had run square across the track its engine stopped and before the chauffeur could start the entine or the occupants of the auto jump out the train had run into them. The chauffeur and the young lady from Indianpolis were frightfully mangled. The injuries of Miss Eckert and Mr. Bucher are not regarded serious.McCLELLAND--Judge J.G. Reeder went to Fullerton Tuesday morning to attend the funeral of his old friend, Mr. J.W. McClelland, who died suddenly from heart failure last Sunday morning. For twenty-five years Mr. McClelland had been a prominent figure in the social, business and political affairs of Fullerton. He was highly respected by many of the business and professional men of this city. He had served Nance county as county clerk and county attorney, and in recent years had been postmaster at Fullerton. His wife, one and and one daughter survive him.
PFEIFER--Saturday evening Chas. Pfeifer received a message from Sutherland Springs, Texas, telling him that his brother Joseph had died at that place. The message did not state when he had died or the cause of his death, simply telling that he had died, and was buried. He had been ill for only a short time and his untimely death was a surprise to both relatives and friends. Joseph Pfeifer was well known to many Humphrey people, having operated a flour and feed store here a short time about five years ago, but on account of his poor health he had to leave and went to Denver, where he resided until about eighteen months ago, when he returned to Humphrey and canvassed this part of the country with Raleigh's medicines and extracts. For the past year he has been farming in Texas, and one of his sisters was keeping house for him. [Humphrey.]
McGREW--Mrs. George McGrew died at her home in Silver Creek last Sunday and the remains were taken to South Auburn for burial Monday. The deceased was the wife of Prof. McGrew, of the Silver Creek schools. The McGrews were married only one year ago.
GUTZMER--The eighteen-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gutzmer died suddenly last evening. Funeral service will be held tomorrow morning at the Catholic church, with interment in the parish cemetery.
The Columbus Telegram, August 26, 1910
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HOPKINS--Richard Hopkins, an old homesteader in the vicinity of Bellwood, died last Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Scott, in this city, from the effects of a cancer. He was eighty-four years old, and for a number of years had been a border of Mrs. Scott. His body was removed Sunday to the home of a nephew, George Hopkins, where the funeral was held that afternoon. Interment was in the Bellwood cemetery. Years ago Mr. Hopkins conducted a second-hand store in Columbus in partnerhip with a man named McDonald. It is stated that he left quite a valuable estate.LIEBIG--Suffering an attack of summer complaint, Sylvester, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Liebigl [sic] died last Sunday. The funeral was held Monday morning in the Catholic church at Platte Center.
KUTA--The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kuta, residing in south Columbus, died last Sunday from summer complaint, and the body was laid at rest in the Catholic cemetery the following day. The child was only two weeks old.
The Columbus Telegram, September 2, 1910
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KURTH--Otto Kurth, formerly of Columbus, died Monday at Cheyenne, Wyoming, following a severe illness of one week with typhoid fever. He was a brother of Albert Kurth, and a son of Mrs. M. Kurth, now residing at Duncan. In response to a message Albert Kurth left for Cheyenne Sunday evening. The deceased was a machinist by trade, and had been located in Cheyenne for a number of years. He leaves a wife and two children.HARRIS--Albert L., the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Harris, died Wednesday afternoon at the age of one year, seven months and three days. The little boy's remains were interred in the Silver Creek cemetery Thursday, the funeral services having been conducted at the home by Rev. Mr. Couffer at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Many relatives and sympathizing friends were present at the funeral.
RIPP--Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dischner went to Cedar Rapids yesterday to attend the funeral of a little niece, the baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Ripp, formerly of this county.
The Columbus Telegram, September 9, 1910
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BAUMANN--Mr. and Mrs. Simon Iossi, of Columbus township, were called last Sunday to Loup City by a message announcing the serious illness of Mrs. Iossi's sister, Lillian Louisa Baumann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Baumann. When they arrived at their destination they found the Baumann home under a diphtheria quarantine, and were prevented from seeing the child, who died shortly after their arrival. The little girl was nine years of age. She was born in Columbus, and moved with her parents to Sherman county about six years ago.GISIN--A woman who lived in Platte county since the Indian days--Mrs. Mary Gisin--passed away last Sunday at St. Mary's hospital, after a brief illness. Until four or five days before her death, Mrs. Gisin had been living with her son, John Smith, on the old White farm, just north of the city. She became very ill with a stomach trouble, and was removed to the hospital for treatment. Mrs. Gisin had resided in Platte county nearly fifty years. She was the wife of Michael Smith, one of the first homesteaders in Butler township. In later years she became the wife of Christian Gisin, who died about eight years ago. Of the members of her own family one son, John Smith, remains. Joseph Frenzer, a brother, resides in Omaha. He was present at the funeral of his sister, Tuesday forenoon, at the Catholic church, and stated that it was the first time he had been in Columbus since the last Indian trouble, in 1868. He said he received such a fright at that time, while visiting his sister, that he had never felt a desire to come back.
KUMPF--Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Kumpf are mourning the death of their only child, Emil, who passed away Tuesday, after an illness of two weeks with a complication of diseases affecting the vital organs. Less than one year ago they buried a little baby, and the parents are grief-stricken by the last misfortune which has come to their home. Emil was nearly four years old. His body was laid at rest yesterday afternoon at three o'clock, following a short service conducted at the home of Rev. D.I. Rosh, by the First Methodist church.
SALLACH--Emil Sallach, formerly a resident of this locality, died in an Omaha hospital Thursday as a result of an operation. For the last several years he has been in poor health, and this was the third operation. Prior to ten years ago Mr. Sallach lived in this locality, first on a farm north of Monroe, and later coming to Monroe and building the residence now owned and occupied by John Gibbon. He was taken to Albion Saturday for burial. Besides his wife, he leaves two sons and one daughter and one brother, J.E. Sallach, all of whom reside in Albion. [Monroe.]
KNUTZEN, SCHROCK--A dispatch from Bruning, Nebraska, dated August 27, 1910, says that several people were injured, two fatally and two severely, when a wind mill tower sixty feet high, on which were perched thirty spectators of a picnic performance, partly collapsed, throwing the occupants to the ground, fatally injuring two and severely injuring two. John Knutzen had his back broken and cannot live. John Schrock sustained what are declared to be fatal internal injuries. James Meyer was badly bruised and cut. Henry Rasher was badly bruised and his leg broken. Others were but slightly hurt. John Knutzen, it will be remembered, formerly lived in Bellwood. His many young friends will regret to learn of the sad accident that happened to him. Knutzen was taken to an hospital at Omaha, where five doctors administered to his wounds. [Bellwood.]
GROSSNICKLAUS--John Grossnicklaus was called to Polk county last Friday by a message announcing the death of his brother, Edward. Death was self-inflicted. For several years the deceased had not been in good health, but his relatives never regarded his trouble as serious, and were wholly unprepared for the tragic closing of his life. Mr. Grossnicklaus was in good financial circumstances, the owner of a large farm, seven miles south of Shelby. Some years ago he suffered a sun-stroke, and also a severe attack of typhoid fever, and to these visitations is attributed a state of mind which finally led him to end his troubles in death. Funeral services were conducted in the English Methodist church in Osceola last Sunday, the Modern Woodmen of America participating in the services.
ROSNO--Little Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rosno, died in the Columbus hospital last Tuesday, following an operation for appendicitis. She had been sick several days, but the true nature of her illness was not discovered until too late, and she was not strong enough to rally from the shock of the operation. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning in the Catholic church.
The Columbus Telegram, September 16, 1910
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PRIEB--Death removed from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gus R. Prieb last Friday evening their baby boy, Gustavus Andrew Prieb, aged three years, five months. For ten days the little fellow had suffered from a rare and dangerous disease of the bowels, one from which the physicians could offer no hope for his recovery. The burial service was conducted by Rev. Father Xanders Monday afternoon at Grace Episcopal church, with interment in Columbus cemetery.LAGLER--A sad accident last week befell the home of Otto Lagler, residing in Polk county, near Bissell. While out in the barnyard gathering a basket of cobs Mrs. Lagler was kicked by a horse, the blow striking her in the small of the back. For nearly an hour, until the smaller children at home could go into the field and find their father, Mrs. Lagler lay where she had fallen. Her condition was rendered all the more serious, from the fact that she expected soon to become a mother. Little hope was entertained for her recovery, but Mrs. Lagler lingered until Sunday evening. Her husband and five children survive her. The funeral of Mrs. Lagler was held at Richland Wednesday afternoon.
SPELTZER--Left alone with her blind husband, an old and decrepit man, Mrs. Antonia Speltzer died Wednesday morning in the little hut at the corner of Seventh and Olive streets where the couple had resided for a number of years. She had been ill one day. A neighbor woman, realizing that the poor old lady needed attention, tried to procure a physician. Apparently all the doctors were busy that day, and next morning Mrs. Speltzer was dead. The old people have resided in Columbus about twenty-five years, but little is known here of their early history. Their great devotion for each other, in the face of extreme poverty which had been their lot, was one beautiful feature of their lives to attract attention. Mrs. Speltzer was a native of Germany, and 76 years old. Her funeral was held yesterday afternoon at the Catholic church.
GOON--A double tragedy, resulting in the death of one person and the serious injury of another, was enacted last Friday afternoon at the home of Mark Lowery, colored, in south Columbus. Ben Goon, in whose veins flowed the mixed blood of the Chinese, negro and Caucasian races, attempted to kill his mistress, a negro woman, by slashing her throat with a knife. He then took his own life by swallowing a quanity of carbolic acid. His common-law wife, as she calls herself, has practically recovered from her wounds. The murderous knife wielded by Goon cut a deep wound, bus missed the large veins and arteries. Physicians were called at once. When they reached the Lowery home the woman, holding her head to one side to close the wound in her neck, was casually smoking a cigarette. Goon was unconscious, and died within a few minutes. A jury summoned by Coroner Gass Saturday forenoon pronounced his death a case of self-destruction. Describing her meeting with Goon just prior to his attack, the woman says he came in from town and asked her to accompany him to the river. She was at the wash tub, and refused to go. Then, with the remark, "you are the only woman I love," he drew his knife and slashed her throat. She fell, bleeding fearfully from the wound. Immediately Goon swallowed the poison from one of two vials which he had procured up town. The woman claims she had never had trouble with Goon, and does not know why he attacked her. The Goons came here from Norfolk about two weeks ago, and little is known concerning them. The man was twenty-five years old. His father is a Chinaman, and his mother apparently a mulatto. Both the father and mother reside in Norfolk, and came after the body of their wayward son the day following his tragic end. His body was given burial in Norfolk last Monday.
LOSEKE--Mrs. Catharine Loseke, for nearly twenty years a resident of Columbus, died Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at her home on east Eighth street. Her last illness, the result of ailments peculiar to people of advanced years, was of only two weeks' duration. Mrs. Loseke was born in Germany, January 14, 1834. Her maiden name was Schuette. In 1857 she was married to Johann Gerd. Loseke, with whom she came to Nebraska in the early 'eighties. They homesteaded in Colfax county, northeast of Columbus, in a well-known community which bears the name of the Loseke neighborhood. Mr. Loseke died in 1888, and since then Mrs. Loseke has made her home in the city on property adjoining the home place of her daughter, Mrs. Otto Heuer. Mrs. Loseke is survived by eleven children, and fifty grandchldren. Her sons and daughters are: George, Gerhard, Carl, Heinrich, Gustav, Wilhelm and Herman Loseke, residing in the home neighborhood in Colfax county; Mrs. Otto Heuer, of Columbus; Mrs. Wm. Lusche, Platte county; Mrs. Anna Weisshaar and Mrs. Elise Steneman, Los Angeles, California. A funeral service for Mrs. Loseke will be conducted tomorrow forenoon at 10:30 o'clock at the German Reformed church in Columbus, Pastor Neumarker preaching a short sermon, and at one o'clock in the afternoon Rev. G. Mueller will conduct a service in the Shell Creek Lutheran church. Interment will be in the family lot in the Shell Creek cemetery.
SWANSON--Nels N. Swanson died suddenly of apoplexy Monday of last week while chopping wood on the farm of Mrs. Johnson, two miles north of Stromsburg. Apparently the attack siezed him early in the forenoon, as the dinner he had taken with him was untouched. He was found just before dusk by one of the Johnson boys. Mr. Swanson was a retired farmer, who had resided in Stromsburg several years lately. [Polk County.]
PETERSON--August S. Peterson, a young man residing with his mother on a farm southwest of Osceola, was found dead in a corncrib last Wednesday morning. During the past week it had been noticed that he appeared very discouraged over losses he sustained by the recent overflow of the Blue river, and it is believed that explains the cause of his death. He was twenty-six years old. Last March he bought the farm, on which he and his mother were residing. [Polk County.]
The Columbus Journal, September 21, 1910
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KLUG--Mrs. Anna Klug, a resident of Shell Creek precinct, Colfax county, since 1873, died Monday after a lingering illness. Prior to the death of her husband a short time ago, she had been in poor health, and since then she has been almost bedfast. Mrs. Klug was born in Switzerland June 24, 1844, and came to America and Colfax county in 1873. On March 23, 1873, she was married to John Klug, and since that time made her home on the old homestead. Four children and twelve grand children survive her, the children being Emil, Will, John and Mrs. Anna Klug, all living near the home place. Funeral services will be held at the Shell Creek Lutheran church Thursday and will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. Mueller, and burial will be in the Shell Creek cemetery.
The Columbus Telegram, September 23, 1910
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BALLOU--Helen Ermina Ballou, at the advanced age of nearly eighty-two years, died last Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of her son, E.P. Ballou, on east Seventh street. In recent months she had been quite feeble, and her decline was rapid following a slight stroke of paralysis September 7. Many years of her life Mrs. Ballou devoted to school teaching, several prominent Columbus people having received their first instruction from her. For eighteen years she was a teacher of primary grades in the First ward school building in this city. Her first educational work was done during war times. She enlisted as a nurse, but soon discovered that her health would not permit her to follow that calling, and at the time of the Monitor-Merrimac engagement in Hampton Roads she was teaching under enlistment at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, her pupils being negro children who had been freed from slavery. Mrs. Ballou was born Decmeber 21, 1838, at Warren-Vermont. She and her husband came to Columbus in September, 1874. Mr. Ballou was a carpenter. He died in 1888, and since then Mrs. Ballou has been living with her son. She is survived by two sons, E.P. and J.E. Ballou, of this city, and two stepchildren, W.G. Ballou, of Columbus, and Mrs. H.L. Small, of Omaha. For sixty-one years she was a member of the Episcopal church. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Wm. Xanders Tuesday afternoon at the Ballou home, with interment in Columbus cemetery.BAKER--Many people in the city saw and conversed with the genial Ottie Baker last Sunday, and it was difficult for them to believe the early Monday morning report that one whom they had seen only a few hours before in apparent health was dead. Death came without warning. At five o'clock Monday morning Mr. Baker called his wife to his bedside, informing her that he was not feeling well. She suggested that she call the family physician, but her husband protested that he would be all right in a few mintues. Mrs. Baker then went to another room to call her son, and upon returning discovered that Mr. Baker was dead. Death was due to uremic poisoning. Last spring he suffered an attack of like nature, but soon recovered, and his friends believed he would be able to conquer the ill which had laid hold upon him. Everybody in Columbus knew Mr. Baker, and everybody always called him "Ottie," although his real name was Oscar Lehman Baker. He was a native of Ohio, born November 21, 1858, in Columbus, Ohio. His father, Jacob Baker, was a member of the original colony which founded this city. Oscar came here with his parents when quite a small lad, and this city and county had been his home for nearly fifty years. His residence property at the corner of Olive and 14th streets was the home occupied by his parents. His first business venture was in the dray and transfer business, which he established before he was eighteen years of age. Upon reaching his majority and coming into possession of his property, he spent some time at farming. He served two years a deputy under Sheriff Dan Kavanaugh. He then entered the livery business, which he conducted for many years, and later assumed control of all the ice business in his home city. In temporal affairs he met more than average success, leaving to his family considerable life insurance and valuable real estate and personal property. January 13, 1880, Mr. Baker was united in marriage with Miss Laura Paynter, of Omaha. She survives him, together with four children--William L., Frederick, Ethel and Oscar. He leaves no other relatives except one half-brother, Mr. Joseph Wells, of Washington. Mr. Baker was not affiliated with any religious denomination, but was for many years a zealous patron of the Congregational church. The funeral service was conducted Wednesday afternoon by Rev. William L. Dibble, pastor of that church, and was attended by a great concourse of people, including the membership of five fraternal and social orders--the Orpheus society, city fire department, Modern Woodmen of America, Ancient Order United Workmen and Woodmen of the World.
OLBRICH--Carl Schubert has received announcement of the death of his sister, Mrs. Joseph Olbrich, at Baker City, Oregon. Death resulted from paralysis. Sunday morning Mrs. Olbrich was in usual health. Toward noon she suffered the affliction, and passed away before evening. Mrs. Olbrich formerly resided in this city, leaving here some nineteen years ago, and had since resided in Baker City. Mr. Olbrich died several years ago. A peculiar feature in connection with the death of Mrs. Olbrich was the fact that on the morning of the day she died she wrote a letter to her brother, Mr. Schubert, telling him that she was in excellent health, and advising him to let Mrs. Schubert remain in the west, whither she went last summer in search of health.
KLUG--Mrs. John Klug, one of the pioneer women in the neighborhood twelve miles northeast of Columbus, died last Monday. Her death was due to acute nervousness following an attack of neuralgia. Mrs. Klug was sixty-six years old. She was born in Switzerland, and came to America and direct to Nebraska in 1873. The following year she was married to Mr. Klug, and with him settled on the farm in Colfax county which since had been her home. Mr. Klug died three months ago. The surviving children are Emil, William and John Klug and Mrs. Herman Klug, all residing in the vicinity of the old home. The daughter married a distant relative named Klug. The funeral of Mrs. Klug was held yesterday afternoon in the Shell Creek Lutheran church, Pastor Mueller conducting the service. It was attended by a number of Columbus people.
FARLIN--The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Farlin died Tuesday evening, and was burned [sic] Wednesday in the Friends cemetery. Their many friends sympathize with them in this, their hour of sorrow, as this was their first and only child. [Monroe.]
The Columbus Telegram - September 30, 1910
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GRAVES--Mrs. Harriet Hobert received word Monday that her father, O. Graves, had died that day at Los Angeles, California. [Silver Creek.]JOHANNES--Mrs. C. Johannes, who moved from Platte Center to Omaha some fifteen years ago, died in that city on the 12th of this month. Mrs. Johannes had reached a ripe old age, having passed her ninety-first milestone. [Platte Center.]
GUILES--Death in a strange and painful manner came yesterday afternoon to Elmer Guiles, residing seven miles northwest of Monroe, and a brother of Homer Guiles and Mrs. Merton Fish, of this city. About one o'clock a steam threshing outfit belonging to Isaac Jones, and driven by the Jones brothers, passed the Guiles home. In a spirit of fun, Mr. Guiles ran out and sat astride the tongue of the separator. In some manner he fell off, and before he could get out of the way or give an alarm a wheel of the heaving machine had run upon his body. With the machine in that position the engine stopped until the engineer reversed the lever to back off. Mr. Guiles was injured internally, and died six hours after the accident. He was between forty-five and fifty years old, unmarried, and had been keeping bachelor hall with his father on his own farm in Monroe township. At this time no definite plans have been made for the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Fish and Homer Guiles left Columbus last evening to be with their father.
AUGUSTINE--Leo, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Augustine, residing in south Columbus, died last Sunday. The funeral was held at the Catholic church Monday morning.
FRANCIS--Mrs. D.R. Francis died last Sunday at the family home, a few miles east of Columbus. Death followed an attack of pneumonia of nine days' duration. Mrs. Francis was born April 13, 1855, in Harrison county, Missouri. In 1873, at Red Oak, Iowa, she was united in marriage with Mr. D.R. Francis, and made her home in Iowa and Missouri until about ten years ago, when the family moved to Platte county, Nebraska. She was the mother of ten children, all residing in this and adjoining counties. The funeral services was conducted last Wednesday at the family home by Rev. William Dibble, of the Columbus Presbyterian church. Mrs. Francis was of the Methodist Episcopal communion, but in the temporary absence of the local pastor of that church, a fraternal pastor of another church was called to officiate in the final service. The best tribute which words can pay to the memory of this wife and mother will be to repeat the expression of the neighbors who knew her best, and their verdict is: "She was a good woman." Four brothers and two sisters came from a distance to attend the funeral--Mr. James Holmes and Mrs. Eva Miller of Ravenna, Neb.; Mr. R.A. Holmes, of Holyoke, Col.; and Mrs. Maggie England, of Bethany, Mo.
DAVIS--The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Davis, residing in the Shell Creek precinct of Colfax county, last Saturday fell into a pail of scalding water which his mother had prepared for scrubbing the floor, and died the following day. The pail had been placed on the floor, and while playing with other children the little one fell over backward into the water. The child was sixteen months old.
PETERSON--Carl Peterson, aged 87 years, died Sunday of last week at his home in Stromsburg. He was a native of Sweden, but had resided in this country twenty-eight years. [Polk County.]