The Columbus Telegram, July 2, 1909
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LEWIS--Wm. H. Lewis, a well-known resident of Columbus, died last Saturday evening at half-past six o'clock at his home on west Fifteenth street, in the Highland Park addition. His dissolution marked the close of a long period of suffering from a cancer of the face. For eight years the affliction had been marked, and in recent weeks Mr. Lewis suffered acute pain. Mr. Lewis came to Columbus from Michigan twenty-five years ago last October. He was first employed in a packing house then in operation, but later engaged in stock buying, a pursuit which he followed until compelled by his illness to abandon business life two years ago. Mr. Lewis was born December 5, 1843, at Greece, New York. In 1861 he enlisted with company E, Thirteenth New York regiment, with which he saw three years of service during the rebellion. He was wounded in the second battle of Bull Run. For several years he held membership in Baker post, G.A.R. He maintained an active membership in the Columbus lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen, in point of membership being the patriarch of that lodge. October 23, 1881, Mr. Lewis was united in marriage with Catherine B. Munson. His wife and two daughters, Miss Mary Lewis and Mrs. Forrest Butler, both of this city, survive him. The funeral of Mr. Lewis was conducted at his late home Monday after noon by Rev. W.L. Dibble, of the Congregational church. Six members of the United Workmen lodge bore the body of their departed brother to its last resting place in Columbus cemetery.ZIEGLER--Mrs. C.W. Ziegler, for nearly forty years a resident of Columbus, died Tuesday evening at a quarter past ten o'clock at the Ziegler home, on west Fifteenth street. Several years ago Mrs. Ziegler suffered a stroke of paralysis which left her in poor health, and since an attack three weeks ago her decline has been rapid. Mrs. Ziegler was born August 22, 1827, at New Bedford, Massachusetts. She was formerly Miss Avia Gerrard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gerrard, who came to Platte county from Illinois in 1859 and homesteaded the present townsite of Monroe village. She was a sister of Leander Gerrard, of this city, and E.A. Gerrard, Henry Gerrard and Mrs. W.T. Strother, of Monroe. In the month of February, 1871, she was married to Charles W. Ziegler, who, alone in the household, survives her. During the years of her youth Mrs. Ziegler's parents resided in England, where she was given the best of educational advantages. Although through illness denied the privilege of coming into close contact with social life, Mrs. Ziegler was a close student of men and affairs, and it is said that her knowledge of current events the world over perhaps excelled that of any other person in the state of Nebraska. The funeral of Mrs. Ziegler was held at the home yesterday afternoon, the service being conducted by her pastor, Rev. Samuel Harkness. For over half a century she had been identified with the membership of the Presybterian church denomination.
The Columbus Tribune, July 7, 1909
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LAY--W.K. Lay received the sad word last Monday of the death of his father, J.H. Lay, at Buffalo, New York, the day preceding. The old gentleman had reached the advanced age of 80 years. The remains were brought to Sandwich, Illiois, for burial, to which place Mr. Lay went yesterday, to be present at the funeral.MATSON--Relatives in Columbus received the news last Monday of the death of Mr. Chris Matson, of Pueblo, Colorado, which occurred last Saturday. Full particulars have not been learned, but that death resulted from a form of brain trouble. Mr. Matson was known to a great many Columbus people, having lived here about eighteen years ago, and having been a clerhn the store of Julius Rasmussen. He leaves besides his wife, a sister-in-alw [sic], Mrs. Anna Rasmussen, of Pueblo. It is understood that his father and some other relatives who live in Denmark, still survive him. Mr. Matson was about fifty years of age at the time of his death.
OTT--G.A. Schroeder received word this morning of the death of his sister's husband, F.W. Ott, at Denver. Mr. Ott was a resident of Columbus many years ago, but of recent years has been editor and proprietor of the Wyoming Industrial Journal, at Laramie. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made.
BOSS--Sam Boss, 21 years of age and a son of John Boss, an old Loup Valley settler, was drowned in the Platte river, near Duncan, last evening. Details are meagre, but it is reported that the young man was in swimming with some companions when the sad affair happened. [Silver Creek.]
CLARK--Samuel F. Clark, a farmer of the Valley in Polk county, committed suicide at about 6 o'clock this morning by hanging. He was found by Mr. C.E. Wamsley in the loft of the Wamsley barn hanging from a beam and was quickly cut down, but life was extinct. Mr. Wamsley had just heard sounds of some one coughing or strangling and on investigating the cause came upon the sad spectacle. Mr. Clark was a man of about 60 years of age and had lived in Polk county for about 16 years. He was a farmer and had been working for Mr. Wamsley this summer, having worked in the field the day before his death. He was somewhat weak minded of late and was continually worrying for fear of his family and himself coming to want, and to those worries, probably intensified by the hot weather, his act is generally attributed. He leaves a wife, son and daughter, all residents of Polk county. [Silver Creek.]
MAUSBACH--Mrs. Maubach [sic], an aged lady of the Tarnov neighborhood, and one of the early settlers of Platte county, died at her residence north of Tarnov last Thursday. The funeral took place from the St. Mary's church Saturday and the remains were interred in the St. Mary's cemetery. She was the mother of our townsman, Henry Mausbach, and several other children. [Humphrey.]
The Columbus Journal, July 7, 1909
BIRTHS
FIX--Born, on Friday, July 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fix, a son. [Route No. 2.]MARRIAGE LICENSES
Chas. A. Humphrey, Newman Grove.....22; Clara V. Cox, Newman Grove.....22
Eugene Burleson, Nashville, Ia.....46; Nellie M. Pace, Humphrey.....43BERGER-DRAWBAUGH--In the Lincoln Star of Wednesday we _____ that marriage license has been issued to John E. Berger of Bellwood and Mabel Drawbaugh of Columbus. The ___te joins in with their many friends extending congratulations. The groom is a young man who has a host of friends in the vicinity. The bride is well known to many of our readers and has as many friends and relatives in ___od. [Bellwood.]
MARRIED
HOLLENBECK-STRACK--Clarence W. Hollenbeck and Miss Anna F. Strack, both of this city, were married in Omaha last Tuesday, the ceremony being performed by the county judge of Douglas county. Those from here who were present at the wedding were Miss Rose Strack and John Strack, brother and sister of the bride. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Strack, and the groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hollenbeck. After a short visit with Omaha friends they will go to Oshkosh, Neb., where the groom is employed as a stationery engineer.BERGER-DRAWBAUGH--Miss Mabel Drawbaugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Drawbaugh, and John Berger, a well-to-do young farmer residing six miles south of the city, were married in Lincoln last Wednesday, the ceremony being performed by the county judge of Lancaster county. Mr. and Mrs. Berger returned to this city and after July 15 they will be at home to their friends, at their farm home. Miss Drawbaugh is a graduate of the Columbus schools and has been a Platte county teacher for several years.
SUNSAKER-SUTTON--Miss Jessie Sutton and A. Sunsaker, both of Stromsburg, were married Wednesday, June 30, at the home of the bride's parents at that place. Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Sutton of Monroe, grand parents of the bride, attended the wedding. [Monroe.]
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BOSS--Samuel Boss, son of John Boss of the Gruetli neighborhood in Loup township, was drowned in the Platte south of Duncan, last Thursday evening. In company with Charles and Samuel Ernst the boys went swimming where the water was very deep. The Boss boy was an excellent swimmer, but was taken with "cramps" and drowned. The body was carried down stream for a mile and was not recovered until Friday morning. Funeral services were held Saturday morning from the Gruetli church, Rev. Braun conducting the services. The young man was twenty-one years of age, and was born in Loup township, where his parents now reside.OTT--Tuesday W.A. Schroeder received a telegram from Denver telling of the death of his brother-in-law, F.W. Ott, at a hospital in that city. Mr. Ott was formerly a Columbus citizen and conducted a stationery and music store on Olive street north of the Schilz shoe store.
LAY--W.K. Lay received a message Monday telling him of the death of his aged father, James H. Lay, at Buffalo, N.Y., on July 4. The funeral will be held at Sandwich, Ill., the old home, on Thursday afternoon, and Mr. Lay left Tuesday for that place so as to be present at the funeral.
CLARK--Samuel F. Clark, a farmer of the ___ley in Polk county, committed suicide about 6 o'clock Friday morning by hanging. He was found by Mr. C.E. Wamsley in the loft of the Wamsley barn hanging from a beam and was quickly cut down but life was extinct. Mr. Wamsley had just heard sounds as of someone coughing or strangling and on investigating the cause came upon the sad spectacle. Mr. Clark was a man of about 60 years of age and had lived in Polk county for about ___ years. He leaves a wife, son and daughter, all residents of Polk county. [Silver Creek.]
HALE--G.A. Mollin received a message Monday informing him of the death of his niece, Mrs. Ray Hale, formerly Mable Tasker, at a hospital in Waukegan, Ill. Mrs. Horace Eaton, mother of Mrs. Hale, was present at the bedside of her daughter when she passed away. Deceased was married eleven months ago and went to North Chicago to live where her husband is engaged in business. [Genoa.]
The Columbus Tribune, July 14, 1909
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CEDAR--Mrs. Chris From and a daughter, Miss Hazel, returned Friday evening from Genoa, where they were called last week to attend the funeral of little Pearl Cedar, a niece of Mrs. From. Pearl was the eldest of three children and her death resulted from typhoid fever, which culminated in spinal meningitis.PALMER--J.E. Palmer, of Sidney, was found dead last Saturday morning at the rear of Fred Schultz's saloon. In the evening he went up stairs to go to bed, unknown to Mr. Schultz and when Mr. Schultz found him in the room he made him get out, but owing to the rain he finally decided to give him a bed because he said he had no money. In the morning he was found at the rear of the building a broken lamp beside of him. Heart failure was the cause of death, although no inquest was held. Mr. Palmer was perhaps 65 years old. In his pockets were found $9.05 in money, a ticket from Council Bluffs to Sidney, and an honorable discharge from the G.A.R. Undertaker Gass took the remains in charge and they were shipped that evening to relatives at Sidney.
McGATH--Mr. McGath died last Saturday evening in the old Soldiers' Home in Columbus, Ohio, and the remains were to have been taken to Clarks, Nebraska, yesterday, for interment. The Tribune was unable to learn the particulars at the time of going to press. Mr. McGath was the father of Mrs. George Scott and Mrs. J.H. Dawson, of Kansas City, both of whom went to Ohio to accompany the remains to Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and son, George, and Mr. and Mrs. Dawson will probably stop in this city before returning to Kansas City.
The Columbus Journal, July 14, 1909
BIRTHS
OLSON--Born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Olson Thursday of last week a daughter. [Walker Township.]MARRIED
VALLIER-BRADSHAW--Columbus friends received the annoucement of the marriage of Dr. A.E. Vallier and Miss Jane Bradshaw, on Wednesday, June 30. Mr. and Mrs. Vallier will be home to their friends after September 1, at 814 West Fifteenth, where the residence the doctor recently purchased, is being fitted up for them.DIED
PALMER--Last Saturday morning about six o'clock Policeman Hagel discovered a man lying on the cellar door in the rear of Fred Schultz's saloon and boarding house, and on going up to him and making an examination, discovered that he was dead. Papers found on him showed that he was an old soldier and identified him as James E. Palmer of Sidney, Neb. Friday evening he came to the hotel and went to the room occupied by the brother-in-law of the proprietor, August Leuke, and laid down. Upon being asked if he wanted to remain all night, he said he had no money, but as it was raining and storming, Mr. Schultz gave him a bed for the night. It is supposed that during the night he awakened and went down stairs and when he reached the cellar door, was stricken with an attack of heart trouble and fell down, and expired. He carried a lamp with him, and this was put out and broken by the fall. Sheriff Carrig took charge of the remains and wired the Sidney authorities, who requested that the body be sent there. It was thought at first that he might have fallen out of a second story door, but when Undertaker Gass embalmed the body there were no signs of an y bruises, showing that he had fallen. When searching him, it was discovered that all his pockets but one were turned wrong side out, and that contained his papers, $9 in money, and a ticket to Sidney, where he was shipped to Saturday evening.BRUCKNER--Max Bruckner received a cablegram from Germany Monday informing him of the death of his father. He was 73 years of age and had been an invalid for some time.
The Columbus Telegram, July 16, 1909
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ROBERTS--Mrs. Edmund Roberts, one of the earliest settlers in the Shell creek valley near Platte Center, died early Monday morning from the effects of paralysis peculiar to old age. She was passed eighty years old. She died at the old homestead, adjoining Platte Center on the east. Her funeral was held Wednesday morning at the parish church. Mrs. Roberts is survived by her husband and eight children. The latter are Dennis D. Roberts, P. J. Roberts and Misses Sarah and Hannah Roberts, residing at Platte Center; John, Daniel and Miss Mary Roberts, in Omaha; Miss Mary Roberts, in South Dakota; and Edmund Roberts, now residing in the southern states.PALMER--The body of a dead man lying near the back door of the Fred Schultz saloon and lodging house was found by Patrolman Frank Hagel early Saturday morning. From various papers found in the pockets it was identified as the body of James R. Palmer, of Sidney, Nebraska. Sheriff Carrig took the case in charge, and later in the day, acting upon advice by wire, caused the body to be shipped to the address of Roy Hand, at Sidney. Palmer was a man about sixty years old, and carried papers as a pensioner of the civil war. He had come in the night before from Council Bluffs and applied for lodging at the Schultz place. He claimed to have no money, but later was given a room. It is believed that during the night he had difficulty in breathing, and after finding his way outside the building suffered an attack of heart faiure. Among the few personal effects found in his clothing was a ticket from Council Bluffs to Sidney, and $9 in money.
The Columbus Tribune, July 21, 1909
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ROBERTS--Another early pioneer resident of Platte county passed away at three o'clock last Monday morning when Mrs. Edmond Roberts was called to her reward. Honora Riordan was born at White Church, County Cork, Ireland, February 15th, 1845. August 15th, 1862, she was married to Edmond Roberts. They came to the United States in 1866, living in Omaha until August, 1869, when they moved to Platte county and settled on the farm, where she ended her days, part of it now being in the village of Platte Center. Eleven children were born to her, eight of whom survive her, two sons and one daughter having died. The survivors are D.D., P.H., Edmond, Mrs. Katie Scanlon, of Omaha; Annie, John, Daniel and Mrs. Sarah Corrigan, of Huron, South Dakota. All were present at the funeral except Ed. who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is also survived by her aged husband, and to him especialy is the sympathy of the community extended. Mrs. Roberts was a strictly domestic woman. Her home and the care of her family her greatest ambition. Her health had been failing for several years, and a paralytic stroke eight weeks ago warned her family that the end was not far removed. The funeral was held Wednesday morning from St. Joseph's Catholic church, and interment in the cemetery southeast of town. Among the friends from out of town who were here were Mrs. J. Leary and Mrs. T. Grandon, of Omaha; Mr. P. J. Murphy, of South Omaha, and John Foley, of Lindsay. [Platte Center.]BETHSCHEIDER--Leo Bethscheider, whose untimely death at Sioux City was reported in the daily papers a few days ago, was buried at Humphrey Tuesday morning. He was a young man yet in the twenties and was to have been married the latter part of July to Miss Anna Schulte. It seems he was driving a hack in the bottoms near Sioux City helping the people in distress to move away from the floods and had just taken a wheelbarrow full of cinders to dump near a window to keep the water from running in from the overflowing Perry creek when the bank caved in, throwing him into the rushing current. As he was carried along by the rushing current he came to a large tree and caught onto it for a short time, but the floating debris pushed him away again; a rope was thrown to him by the bystanders, but his grasp was again broken and he was carried under the bridge by the maddening torrent and was not again seen alive. A deep gash in the forehead shows that he must have struck something as he went under the bridge, stunning him so he could not swim. The funeral was held at 9 o'clock Tuesday from the Catholic church at Humphrey. [Lindsay.]
MAXWELL--P.H. Theel received a message from Cedar Rapids Friday afternoon informing him of the death, from heart disease, of his sister-in-law, Mrs. David Maxwell. Mrs. Theel went to Cedar Rapids Saturday to attend the funeral which was held Sunday. Mrs. Maxwell was married less than four months ago, and her sudden summons was a shock to her friends and relatives. [Genoa.]
LOHOFF--After an illness of six weeks, Laura, the little daughter of Henry Lohoff, passed away at two o'clock Tuesday night. The funeral was held at the Maryville school house. She was laid to rest in the cemetery at that place. Rev. Wedge, of Monroe, spoke the comforting words to the bereaved parents and sister, who were left to mourn the loss of the beloved one. [Monroe Route News.]
SCHWANK--Carl A. Schwank, son of Jacob Schwank, died at his home six miles north of this city, last Sunday evening from a complication of diseases. Carl was born in Platte county, September 11, 1889, and has been an invalid all his life, although having been sick in bed only nine days before death. The funeral was held yesterday (Tuesday), from the house at 12 o'clock noon, and from the German Reformed church at 2 o'clock, Rev. Neumarker officiating, interment being made in the Columbus City cemetery.
The Columbus Journal, July 21, 1909
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Axel Andersen, Genoa.....29; Carrie Norling, Genoa.....29
Edward A. Schmidt, Columbus.....21; Hattie E. Schmidt, Columbus.....26
Alavor Kastekind, Albion.....58; Mary Tolevs, Albion.....23
Caspar Theisen, Humphrey.....23; Anna M. Bodewig, Humphrey.....20MARRIED
ANDERSON-NORLING; KASTEKIND-TILEVS--Last Wednesday, County Judge Ratterman performed the marriage ceremony of Axel Anderson and Carrie Norling, both of Genoa, and on Monday of this week he married Alavor Kastekind and Mary Tilevs, both of Albion.DIED
SCHWANK--Charles Andrew Schwank died at the home of his parents, six miles north of this city Sunday evening, death being due to kidney trouble. Deceased was born on the farm where he died, September 11, 1889, and was almost twwenty years of age. Besides his parents he leaves four sisters and three brothers. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the German Reformed church in this city, being conducted by the pastor Rev. Neumarker.BOSIGER--Jacob Bosiger, living five miles southeast of this city, died Tuesday afternoon, after an illness of two months. Mr. Bosiger, with his family, came to this city in 1891, from Switzerland, living with John Staub, and after a few years moved to a farm north of the city, later moving to Polk county, which has since been his home. He was born in Canton Berne, Switzerland, November 1, 1836. He was married in 1859 in his native country to Miss Elizabeth Duppendanier, who, with three children--Mrs. John Staub of this city, Jack, who lives at home, and Fred Bosiger, living five miles north of the city. Funeral services will be held in this city at the home of John Staub, Thursday at 2 o'clock, and at the German Reformed church at 2:30, Rev. Neumarker conducting the services.
ROBERTS--Another early pioneer resident of Platte county passed away at 3 o'clock Monday morning, July 12, when Mrs. Edmund Roberts was called to her reward. Honora Riordan was born at White Church, County Cork, Ireland, February 15, 1845. August 15, 1862, she was married to Edmond Roberts. They came to the United States in 1866, living in Omaha until August, 1866, when they moved to Platte county and settled on the farm where she ended her days, part of it now being in the village of Platte Center. Eleven children were born to her, eight of whom survive her, two sons and one daughter having died. The survivors are D.D., P.H., Edmond, Mrs. Katie Scanlon of Omaha, Annie, John, Daniel and Mrs. Sarah Corrigan of Huron, South Dakota. All were present at the funeral except Ed., who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her health had been failing for several years, and a paralytic stroke eight weeks ago warned her family that the end was not far removed. The funeral was held Wednesday morning from St. Joseph's Catholic church and interment in the cemetery southeast of Platte Center.
The Columbus Telegram, July 23, 1909
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SCHWANK--Charles Andrew, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schwank, residing six mies north of Columbus, died last Sunday as a result of acute kidney trouble. The funeral was conducted by Pastor Neumarker Monday afternoon at the German Reformed church in this city. Charles Schwank was born at the home farm in Bismark township September 11, 1889, and at the time of his death was not quite twenty years old. During his life time he had suffered poor health, and was almost an invalid. The surviving members of the bereaved family are his parents, three brothers and four sisters. Several of the family relatives from Madison were present at the funeral.
The Columbus Tribune, July 28, 1909
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BOESIGER--Jacob Boesiger, aged 73, died at the home of his son, Jacob, jr., 8 miles southwest of this city, in Polk county, last Tuesday, death being occasioned by a complication of diseases incident to advanced age. The funeral was held from the German Reformed church in this city Thursday, July 22, Rev. Neumarker officiating, and interment was made in the Columbus cemetery. He leaves an aged wife and three children, Jacob Boesiger, Fred Boesiger and Mrs. John Staub, all of this vicinity.STEENIS--Ronald Glenn, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Steenis, was born March 28, 1908. Died July 15, 1909, after fifteen days severe illness, in spite of skilled medical attendance. The funeral services were held in the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. C.H. Moore, on Saturday, July 17th, and interment made in the Creston cemetery. [Creston.]
KRIL--The little three-months-old girl of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kril, living one and one-half miles northwest of town, died last Friday and was buried Saturday. The funeral was held from Holy Family church; interment in Holy Family cemetery.
WARD--After an illness of two or three years, in which she suffered greatly, Mrs. James Ward departed this life at her home north of town Saturday evening, July 17th. During her long illness all the care and love that skilled physicians and an anxious household could devise and apply for her comfort and assistance were brought into play, but the fiat [sic] of Him who rules our incomings and outgoings had been issued and the sufferers spirit took its flight to that home the Christian believes is the fulfillment of the life everlasting. Mrs. Ward's death was due to a complication of diseases. She had been in a serious condition for a long time, a large part of the time being spent in hospitals at Columbus and Omaha. Operations were resorted to at different times in an effort to relieve her, but in the face of all this she gradually failed until death came to relieve her suffering. Annie Josephine Dankey was born in Switzerland on November 2, 1867. With her parents she came to this country in 1871 and in 1880 she came to Stanton county, Nebraska. On April 9th, eight years later, she was united in marriage to Jas. Ward, and for the past twelve year they have made their home in Platte county. The deceased was the mother of ten children, five boys and five girls, and all are living and were at her bedside during her last hours, with the exception of one girl who died in her infancy. She is also survived by her brothers, Frank and Geo. Wittler, of this place, and Jos. Dankey, of Madison. The funeral was held from St. Francis church Monday morning and the remains were laid to rest in St. Francis cemetery. [Humphrey.]
SAUNDERS--Word was passed around yesterday evening of the death at 3:20 of Judge Thomas H. Saunders. While his death was not unexpected, still it is a source of sorrow to his many friends in Columbus, where the Judge has made his home for the past four years.
Thomas H. Saunders was born April 2 1837, at Troy, New York, and was the third child of Thomas and Helen Saunders. He was reared to manhood in the city of his nativity, and acquired a limited education in the public schools and under private instruction. At the early age of twelve years he started out to make his own way in the world, serving an apprenticeship at the carriage maker's trade, which he followed for several years.
He was married September 27, 1858, to Mary E. Haymer, also a native of the Empire state. They resided on a small farm near Troy, and at the breaking out of the civil war, which event in the history of the nation, changed the entire current of the life of Judge Saunders.
Responding to his country's call for troops, September 27, 1861, he became a private of Company F, Second N.Y. infantry, and was sent to Newport News, and then under command of General Wool, went to Portsmouth, Virginia. He was under General McClellan in the Peninsular campaign, and took part in the battles of Seven Pines, The Wilderness (in which engagement he was wounded by a gunshot through the left arm,) Malvern Hill, and Chancellorsville, together with all the minor engagements of the army of the Potomac, until May 11, 1863, when he was transferred to Company D, First Regiment, Excelsior Brigade of N.Y. troops, commanded by General Daniel E Sickles. Thus he served until December 31, 1863, when he was mustered out, but re-enlisted the same day at Brandy Station, he became a member of Company A, 86th N.Y. Veteran Volunteers, and continued with that regiment until March 31, 1865, when he was wounded in the right thigh by a piece of shell in front of Petersburg. From this cause, and from the effects of sciatica-rheumatism, which destroyed the use of his left leg, compelled him to go on crutches for the rest of his life. After a short time spent in the hospital at City Point, he rejoined his command, and at the close of the war participated in the Grand Review in Washington, D.C., although he had to walk on crutches. He was finally discharged and paid off at Elmira, N.Y., July 4th, 1865, after nearly four years of valiant service, and though twice wounded, he was in active service during the greater part of the time, valiantly defending the starry banner.
For a short time after his return home, Judge Saunders attempted to work at his trade, but his health was so impaired as to render it impossible, and he was forced to discontinue, and removed to a small farm. At length he determined to try his fortune in the west, and came to Nebraska in 1871, and as soon as the pontoon bridge was placed in commission he crossed the river and located in Polk county, where he homesteaded a quarter section eight miles north of Osceola, where he resided for four years. He then moved to Colfax county, where he purchased a farm and lived one year, moving to David City, but living there only nine months, he returned to Osceola, where he lived until 1906.
In 1885 he was elected to the office of county judge of Polk county, and during his term of office took up the study of law, and was admitted to the bar in 1887. He was doorkeeper in the lower house in the Nebraska legislature in 1879, 1881, 1883 and 1885. He had always been a stalwart republican and cast his first presidential vote for John C. Fremont, at the age of nineteen years. During his practice of law, the judge made pension matters an especial study, and has gladdened the heart of many an old soldier and old soldier's widow, by pushing through a large number of deserving pension bills.
In March, 1906, Judge Saunders and family moved to Columbus from Osceola, the judge having previously purchased the comfortable home on 14th street, where they have since resided.
Judge Saunders was a member of several masonic fraternities, in which he took a very active part, and was also an Odd Fellow and a member of the G.A.R.
On May 4th, 1909, while at work on the books of the R.A.M., at the Masonic hall, he was stricken with an attack of vertigo, and in attempting to reach the outer air, fell down the stairs fracturing his left hip. Although all was done that medical and surgical science could devise was done to relieve his suffering he gradually became weaker, and for the past month has been unconscious the greater portion of the time, and while in considerable pain spent the greater portion of the time in sleep, passing to his reward quietly at 3:20 yesterday afternoon.
His life had been at all times industrious, upright and honorable, devoted to the best interests of his country and the community in which he resided, and his name is closely interwoven with its history.
He leaves his aged wife and two children to mourn the loss of a husband's tender care and a father's love. The children are H.B. Saunders, of Norfolk, and Mrs. E.R. Jarmine, of this city.
The funeral will occur from the home Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, and will be under the charge of the Masonic fraternities, of which the deceased was an honored member, and interment will be in the Columbus cemetery.
May his rest be undisturbed.
The Columbus Journal, July 28, 1909
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SAUNDERS--Tuesday afternoon at 3:30, Judge Thomas H. Saunders, who has been a constant sufferer since his fall down the steps of the Masonic hall a few months ago, passed away at his home on west Thirteenth street. Judge Saunders was one of the early settlers of this locality, coming to Columbus in 1871 on his way to Polk county, where he settled, and has since been indentified with the growth and advancement of this locality. Judge Saunders was born in Troy, N.Y., April 2, 1837. Here he grew to manhood and September 27, 1858, was married to Mary E. Hayner. He was a carriage maker by trade and this followed until the outbreak of the civil war, when he enlisted as a private in Company F 2nd New York Infantry. He served through the war until near the close, when he was wounded in the thigh, the effects of which he never recovered from. After the war he again worked at his trade, but on account of his wound his health would not permit it, and he and his wife then moved on a farm near Troy, where they resided until 1871. He concluded to take Greeley's advice and go west and in 1871 landed in Columbus, where he remained until the pontoon bridge across the Loup was put in, when he moved to Polk county and become a settler in the then new county. After residing in Polk county until 1876, he moved to Butler county, and then to David City, and later returned again to Polk county. He was elected county judge of Polk county in 1885 and afterwards read law and was admitted to the bar. Several years ago Judge Saunders purchased the home on Thirteenth street, and concluded to make this city his permanent home. In politics Judge Saunders was always a staunch republican and a few years ago was a candidate for state senator from this and Colfax counties. In all Nebraska there was not probably another more active or enthusiastic Mason--in fact he was attending a Masonic meeting the evening he fell down the stairs and received injuries which ulimately caused his death. The judge was also affiliated with the Methodist church and was a prominent member of that denomination. In spite of his advanced age, the judge had a wonderful memory. One of the largest papers in Troy, which was his native city almost forty years ago, had a column of "Troy fifty years ago," and this was gotten up by Mr. Saunders at Columbus and sent to the paper each week. He was able to recall the incidents of his younger days with such accuracy that his column was one of the features of the eastern paper. Besides his aged wife, Judge Saunders leave a son, who is mail clerk on the Omaha and Chadron line, and a daughter, Mrs. Jarmin, of this city. Arrangements for the funeral have been completed and the services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m., and be under the auspices of the Masons and Odd Fellows, he being a member of both orders.
The Columbus Telegram, July 30, 1909
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SPEICE--Death of a Pioneer.
Hon. Charles Augustus Speice, one of the real pioneers in Platte county, died yesterday morning at his home in Columbus. He had been an invalid for several years. At many times during the past year his life was in the balance, but his remarkable vitality asserted itself, and he would rally to a condition of apparent ease, save for the effects of a paralytic stroke, which had confined him to his home and to his bed for nearly four years.
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The above engraving is a perfect likeness of the venerable citizen as he appeared some five years ago, shortly prior to the misfortune which carried him permanently to his bed.
Mr. Speice was born in Boalsburg, Center county, Pennsylvania, November 10, 1830. His early life was spent upon the farm. He attended the local schools, and in early manhood was graduated from Altoona college. Leaving the old Pennsylvania home, he went to Memphis, Tennessee, and there followed his trade as a carpenter. In 1856 he landed in the then little village of Omaha, and next year came to Columbus. Here he continued his work as a carpenter, one of his first efforts being the raising of a log house, which stood near the present comfortable Speice homestead in the south part of the city.
May 31, 1860, he was united in marriage with Miss Katharina Becher, who was a sister of Hon. Gus G. and Francis Becher. To this union were born nine children, seven of whom survive: Gus B. and W.I., and Mrs. Letitia McMahon, of Columbus; Mrs. J.C. and Miss Katherine, of Guthrie, Oklahoma; Mr. J.M. Speice, of Kingfisher, Oklahoma; Dr. Wilk Speice, of Chicago.
Very soon after his arrival in this new land Mr. Speice interested himself in educational work, and organized the first public school district in the county. He was one of the first superintendents of the county schools, and served many years in that capacity. He began the study of law soon after his marriage, having for preceptor Hon. A.J. Poppleton, of Omaha. Having been admitted to the bar, he was elected to the office of county judge, and served the people with zeal and credit in that capacity. In 1869 he was elected as a democrat to membership in the state legislature, having for colleagues men whose names, like his own, have becmoe renowned in his state for ability and integrity.
He continued in the practice of law almost exclusively until 1869, when he formed a partnership with Hon. James E. North in the land, loan and insurance business. That partnership remained in force until 1893, when it was dissolved by the temporary removal of Mr. North to Omaha.
The passing of such a sterling citizen from the scenes of earth--the life he lived--the work he accomplished for others--the influence of his presence among men--all these deserve a better tribute than The Telegram feels competent to pay, and next week we shall try to present a tribute to the dead from the hand of one who knew him best.
Funeral services will be conducted next Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. The religious service will be in charge of Rev. Samuel Harkness, of the Presbyterian church. The local Masonic lodge, of which Mr. Speice was a member for nearly forty years, will confer the honors of Masonry at the grave.SAUNDERS--Judge Saunders Passes Away.
Judge Thomas H. Saunders passed peacefully to his long rest last Tuesday afternoon at 3:25 o'clock at the family home on west Fourteenth street, in this city. His death was due principally to injuries he received in a fall early last May while descending the steps at the Masonic hall. Possibly another man had recovered from the injuries, but Judge Saunders was an old man, severely crippled with war wounds, and from the first his case was considered almost hopeless. At times since his accident he suffered a great deal, but his last days were free from pain, and he passed away as one falling into quiet sleep.
The death of Judge Saunders removed from this section of Nebraska one of its well known characters--a man who for nearly thirty years had been identified with the business, social and political life of Polk and Platte counties. His early occupation in Nebraska was that of farmer and stock-raiser. In later years he engaged in the practice of law, limiting his practice principally to the handling of pension claims. He had long been a member of the various Masonic bodies, holding at the time of his death an office in the Knights Templar lodge at Columbus, and he was also affiliated with the Odd Fellows lodge and the Grand Army veterans. Early in life he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, during the pioneer days often serving as a minister of the church, and he was an officer of the executive board of the First Methodist church at Columbus. He was vice-president of the national society of maimed veterans of the civil war.
Judge Saunders was a native of Troy, New York, and was reared and educated in that city. At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted with the home regiment, serving under General McClelland in the Army of the Potomac. Completing his term of service he mustered in the same day with Co. A, 86th New York Veteran Volunteers, with which he remained until March 15, 1863, when he fell in a battle before Petersburg with a severe shell wound in his right thigh. He had been previously wounded in the arm, and from the effects of his wounds he never recovered.
In early life Judge Saunders had learned the trade of carriage maker, but after the war he was unable to follow that trade, and in 1871, accompanied by his wife and a baby son, he came to Nebraska. He settled first on a homestead in Polk county, eight miles north from Osceola, but after a few years sold out and moved to a farm on the county line east of Columbus. Later he engaged in the hotel business at David City. He next moved to Osceola for a residence of twenty-two years, and in April, 1906, for the third time he became a resident of Columbus, remaining here to the day of his death.
When nineteen years of age Judge Saunders cast his first presidential vote for John C. Freemont, and he remained a life-long republican. His personal political ambitions were not pronounced, but while a resident of Polk county he served as probate judge and clerk of the court, and at four different sessions was doorkeeper of the lower house in the state legislature.
Judge Saunders was always an active man, progressive in his ideas, and even during his ripened years of manhood he took a live interest in affairs of the day. Many of his ideas were crystallized in newspaper articles for publication in the newspapers of Nebraska and the east. For several years he had conducted a special column in the home paper at Troy, New York. He was genial, whole-souled and charitable to a marked degree, and he leaves many friends to know a keen loss in the final separation from his counsel and companionship.
Thomas H. Saunders was born April 23, 1837. He was married to Miss Mary E. Hayner September 27, 1858, at Troy, New York. His wife, one son, Horatio B. Saunders, of Norfolk, and one daughter, Mrs. E.R. Jarmin, of this city, survive him.
The funeral of Judge Saunders was held at his late home yesterday afternoon at two o'clock. The service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Brooks, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Osceola. The service at the grave was in charge of Lebanon Masonic lodge.
The Columbus Tribune, August 4, 1909
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SPEICE--Hon. C.A. Speice Passes Away.
Last Thursday morning C.A. Speice, one of the pioneers of Platte county passed to his eternal reward. For several years Mr. Speice had been an invalid, having been a sufferer from a stroke of paralysis. He was born in Center county, Pennsylvania, November 10, 1830, and spent the early portion of his life in that locality, gaining an education in the public schools and later graduating from Altoona college. Soon after graduating he left Pennsylvania, going to Tennessee, where he followed the trade of carpentering. He came to Omaha, then a very small village in 1856, and a year later came to Columbus, where for several years he followed his trade, one of the first buildings he erected being a log house which stood near the present Speice home, and which was occupied by himself and after his marriage, in 1860, to Miss Katherine Becher, by his family. Mr. Speice was the father of nine children, seven of whom are living, as follows: Gus B., W.I., and Mrs. Mark McMahon, of this city; J.M. Speice, of Kingfisher, Oklahoma; Mrs. J.C. Post and Miss Katherine Speice, of Guthrie, Oklahoma; Dr. Wilk Speice, of Chicago, Illinois.
To Mr. Speice is accorded the honor of being the first to organize a school district at Columbus, and was interested in educational work for many years, having been one of the first superintendents of the county schools. He studied law soon after his marriage, and was admitted to the bar. He also held the office of county judge, and in 1869 was elected as a member of the state legislature. The same year he formed a partnership with J.E. North, in the real estate and insurance business, which continued until 1893 when Mr. North removed to Omaha.
Mr. Speice was a man of sterling worth and fixed integrity, and one to whom a great deal of honor is due. His life was filled with good deeds and he was loved and respected by all who knew him.
The funeral services were held last Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from the home, Rev. Harkness, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating, and was under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity, of which he was a member for many years.
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The relatives from out of town, who were present at the funeral of Mr. C.A. Speice, last Sunday, were Mrs. J.C. Post and Miss Katherine Speice, of Guthrie, Oklahoma; J.M. Speice and two daughters, Misses Harriet and Katherine, of Kingfisher, Oklahoma, and Dr. W.T. Speice and wife, of Chicago.
The Columbus Journal, August 4, 1909
MARRIAGE LICENSES
William D. Farrand, Columbus.....23; Grace M. Carrick, Columbus.....23
Fred Blaser, Omaha.....33; Hannah E. Schupbach, Columbus.....30
Henry C. Jensen, Madison.....22; Elsie A. Altschuler, Madison.....20MARRIED
BLASER-SCHUPBACH--Fred Blaser of Omaha and Miss Hannah E. Schupbach of this city were married Monday morning, at the home of the bride's parent's, Mr. and Mrs. D. Schupbach, Rev. Neumarker performing the ceremony. Only relatives were present, and it was a quiet home wedding. The bride is second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Schupbach and has always been a resident of this city. For a number of years she has been a successful teacher in both the city and country schools of the county. Mr. Blaser is a former resident of this city, but moved to Omaha about seven years ago, and is at present engaged in contracting and building. After a few days visit with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Blaser will return to Omaha, where they will be at home to their friends at 5324 Twenty-fifth avenue.FARRAND-CARRICK--William D. Farrand and Miss Grace W. Carrick, both of this city, were married last Saturday at the home of the bride's sister, Rev. L.R. DeWolf of Omaha performing the ceremony. Mr. Farrand has been a successful Platte county teacher for a number of years, and the couple left on the Los Angeles train for Kooskia, Idaho, where Mr. Farrand has a position as superintendent of the city schools.
MEISEL-O'CONNOR--Maude, youngest daughter of Mrs. Hannah O'Connor, of this place, was married Thursday evening, July 22, to L.W. Meisel, of Denver, Colorado. [Silver Creek.]
TOWSLEE-MUSTARD--Two of the most popular young people of Silver Creek were united in marriage in this village at high noon, Wednesday, July 28. Charles W. Towslee, son of D.J. Towslee, and Mabel Mustard, daughter of E. Mustard, were the happy couple. The ceremony was performed at the pleasant home of the bride's parents in the presence of about 60 guests, all relatives and old family friends. [Silver Creek.]
STONE-BOOD--A very quiet wedding took place Wednesday of last week at the bride's home, when Arthur Stone and Miss Annie Bood were united in marriage, Rev. Fred Stronberg officiating. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Cash Stone and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bood. The young couple have grown up as neighbors in the Looking Glass valley. [Walker Township.]
DIED
SPEICE--After suffering as an invalid for several years, Hon. Chas. Speice, one of the early pioneers of Columbus and Platte county, passed away at his home, at Sixth and Grover street, last Thursday morning. As one of the pioneers he has been associated with the growth of the city and county ever since he came here, which was in 1857. Born in Boalsburg, Center county, Pennsylvania, November 10, 1830, he spent the early part of his life on a farm. After attending the local schools he continued his educational course and graduated from the Altoona college. Soon afterwards he concluded to cast his fortune in the west and soon afterward located in Memphis, Tenn., where he worked at his trade of a carpenter. Omaha was his next stopping place, where he arrived in 1856 remaining there one year before coming to Columbus in 1857. The same year he arrived here he built a log house on the site now occupied by the present Speice home. Here on May 31, 1860, he was married to Catherine Becher, a sister of Gus G. Becher of this city, and to them were born nine children, seven of whom, Gus B., W.I. and Letitia of this city, Mrs. J.C. Post and Miss Catherine of Guthrie, Okla., J.M. Speice of Kingfisher, Okla., and Dr. Wilk Speice, of Chicago, are still living. In the early days Mr. Speice was interested in educational work and organized the first school district in Platte county, and was later elected county superintendent, which position he filled for a number of years. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, and was later elected to the office of county judge. He also served as a member of the legislature form this county. In 1869 he formed a partnership with J.E. North in the land loan and insurance business, which continued until 1893, when Mr. North removed to Omaha. Later he conducted a coal business until he suffered from a paralytic stroke four years ago. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, being conducted by Rev. Harkness of the Presbyterian church, and being in charge of the Masonic order of the city, of which he had been a member for over forty years, the order using their burial ceremony at the grave.SVITAK--At the home of his son Anton, five miles northwest of this place, on Tuesday evening, Joseph Svitak departed this life at the advanced age of eighty-two years. The deceased had not been in good health for some time, having about a year ago suffered a stroke of paralyis. Last Saturday a second stroke came and following it he gradually sand into the last long sleep. [Howells.]
LOHR--Wedndesday last the remains of John J. Lohr, who died at San Diego, Calif., June 22, arrived here and were buried in the Buelah cemetery. Services were held at the Buelah church, attended by a large number of relatives of the deceased, and were conducted by a minister from York, Neb. Mr. Lohr was a minister of the gospel and a former well known resident of this community. He was a brother of Mrs. Wm. Swartwood and Mrs. Joshua Finecy of Polk county and had a large number of relatives in this community. At the time of his death he was 65 years of age and had lived in California for a number of years where his family still reside. He was buried here at his old home at his own request. [Silver Creek.]
The Columbus Tribune, August 11, 1909
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FRISK--Edward Frisk died yesterday morning at St. Mary's hospital in this city. Mr. Frisk was 65 years of age, and lived in Colfax county. Paralysis was the cause of his death. He leaves one son to mourn his death. The funeral was held at noon the same day (Tuesday), not waiting for the son's arrival.PARKER?--Rev. W.H. Parker was called to Bainsbridge, Indiana, Wednesday on account of the death of his mother, who was lacking a month of 80 years of age. There will be no preaching services at the Presbyterian church, but Sunday school and Christian Endeavor at usual hours.
PRANG--Ernest Prang came up from Missouri last Friday evening to attend the funeral of his father, which was held at the Tracy Valley church on Sunday. He returned home the first of the week.
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Mr. Samuel Prang, an aged and highly respected citizen, died at the home of his son, Gus Prang, northwest of town, last Thursday evening. Mr. Samuel Prang was born in East Prussia in the year 1825. He came to America in 1877 and settled on a farm west of here, where he and his family resided until a few years ago, then moving a couple of miles north in Tracy Valley. The funeral services were held in the Tracy Valley church and interment made in the cemetery beside the church. He leaves an aged widow and a family of grown up sons and daughters, besides many friends to mourn his departure. [Creston.]MONK--The home of Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Monk was saddened this morning by the death of a little son which had just been born to them, and which lived only a few hours. Brief services were held at the home at 12:30, and the remains were taken to Osceola for burial. Rev Roush officiated.
HULSE--Harold Lewis, the 17-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Hulse, died Tuesday, August 10th. The little one had been suffering for several months, having been taken with catarrhal fever early in the summer, and which was followed by measles, from the effects of which he never recovered. The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. Roush officiating, and interment was made in the Columbus cemetery.
The Columbus Journal, August 11, 1909
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DUNCAN-GEE--A very pretty wedding took place Friday morning at seven o'clock at the Episcopal church when Miss Fannie S. Gee of this city was united in marriage to Mr. Charles Duncan of Omaha. The words of the ceremony were spoken by Rev. Arthur Cash of Geneva, formerly rector here. The wedding march was played by Miss Lottie Becher of Columbus, a friend of the bride. The bride was very tastily attired in her going away gown. Only the relatives and a few friends were in attendance at the wedding. Immediately after the service at the church a delightful three-course breakfast was served at the house. [Albion.]DIED
HULSE--Harold Louis, nineteen months' old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hulse, living in the west part of town, died Tuesday evening after a short illness. The funeral was held from the home Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Dwight I. Roush of the Methodist church, conducting the services.KNAPP--Madison people were shocked to learn of a double tragedy which occurred in that city last Thursday night shortly after six o'clock. Charles Knapp, a man thirty years of age, shot his young wife in the side and then turned the weapon upon himself and sent a bullet crashing through his own skull. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp had just returned from South Dakota where they had been for several days looking at land. Missing a train at Norfolk they made the trip from that place to Madison in an automobile. Upon their arrival at home Mrs. Knapp began preparations for the evening meal. She had gone to a neighbors for some milk and as she entered the yard on her return home the tragedy occurred. The couple had been married but three years and their only child, a babe of two years, was the only witness to the tragedy. Mrs. Knapp may recover from her wounds but her husband's condition is critical. Both Mr. and Mrs. Knapp are connected with prominent families in Madison. [Leigh.]
PRANG--Samuel Prang, an old settler of the Tracey valley neighborhood, died at his home east of town last Thursday night at the age of 84 years, three months and twenty-three days. The cause of his death was heart failure due to old age. Mr. Prang was born in East Prussia in 1825 and with his wife and family came to this country in the spring of 1877, settling on what is now known as the Hollatz farm east of town. He afterwards moved to his present farm in Tracey valley where he spent the remaining years of his life. [Humphrey.]
The Columbus Telegram, August 13, 1909
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TOUHEY--Walter Touhey, a traveling acrobat, died at St. Mary's hospital Wednesday morning as a result of injuries he sustained in a train accident at Humphrey last Saturday evening. As the Norfolk passenger train was pulling up to the Humphrey station Touhey stepped in front of the engine just in time to be caught. One foot and the toes of another were cut off. Touhey's wounds were given temporary dressing by a local physician, and the following day the man was brought to the Columbus hospital. The attending surgeon says that Touhey's death was due to a coagulation of the blood in the main artery of his injured limbs, due, probably, to the fact that he had been drinking to excess for a number of days. It is said that Touhey was under the influence of liquor at the time of his accident. He was about thirty-five years old, and so far as known had no family. By direction of a sister residing in Minneapolis the remains were shipped to that city yesterday.
The Columbus Tribune, August 18, 1909
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OLSOFKA--Mrs. Agnes Olsofka, wife of John Olsofka, of Duncan, died at St. Mary's hospital last Wednesday, the remains being shipped to Duncan on Thursday, for interment. Mrs. Olsofka had been suffering for some time from cancer, which was the cause of her death.WIDHALM--Mrs. Joseph Widhalm died at her home near St. Bernard Tuesday noon from the shock caused by childbirth delivery. The deceased lady was a daughter of the late Henry Lohaus and wife and was the mother of several children. Further particulars of her death and burial will be given in our St. Bernard correspondence next week. [Humphrey.]
NEWMAN--William Herman, son of Wm. Newman, age four months and twenty days, died at their farm home three and one-half miles east of this city, Sunday, August 15th. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 2:30 from the German Reformed church, Rev. Neumarker, officiating.
The Columbus Journal, August 18, 1909
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Samuel R. Miller.....29; Esther Shannon.....29
Leo A. Wagner, Columbus.....20; Anna D. Peterson, Columbus.....20
John Schranz, Columbus.....29; Ida W. Johannes, Leigh.....19DIED
NEWMAN--William Herbet, infant son of William and Martha Newman, died Sunday, August 15, at the family home, four miles east of the city. The little fellow was born March 25, 1909, and was four months and twenty-one days old. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the home and the German Reformed church, Rev. Neumarker conducting the services.OLSOFKA--Agnes Olsofka, aged 45 years, died at the hospital last Wednesday from a complication of diseases. Deceased was born in Poland, and came to this country with the family, locating near Duncan. She leaves a husband and family, one of the daughters being a sister at St. Mary's hospital. Funeral services were held at the Duncan Catholic church Friday morning, and she was buried in the Catholic cemetery at that place.
The Columbus Tribune, August 25, 1909
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HAGEL--Wm. Hagel, who was taken to the hospital for an operation last Wednesday, died Friday morning, August 20th. Mr. Hagel was born in Pheasant-branch, Wisconsin, in 1864. In 1870 his parents moved to Colfax county, where they lived for a short time before coming to Columbus. He was a dealer in butter and eggs his trade being that of a "Ladel Man." In October, 1886, he was married to Miss Jennie Finnecy, and to whom were born three children, Mike Chauncey, and Harry, who together with their mother, mourn the loss of a husband and father. He also leaves one sister and three brothers, namely, Mrs. G.A. Schroeder, G.J. Hagel, and Frank Hagel, of this city, and P.D. Hagel, who lives in the west. All were present at the funeral with the exception of P.D. Hagel, who could not attend. The funeral was held from their residence on east Ninth street last Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Dwight I. Roush, of the Methodist church, officiating. The remains were laid to rest in the Columbus cemetery.DEVENY--F.F. Clarks received word from Palmer, Nebraska, stating that Mrs. Mattie Deveny, wife of Wesley Deveny, formerly of this place, died on August 7th, a couple of days after undergoing an operation. She leaves a husband and two chidren, besides other relatives, to mourn her departure. Mrs. Deveny was a member of the M.E. church, also a member of the Royal Neighbors of America.
WIDHALM--The funeral of Mrs. Jos. Widhalm was held Friday morning from St. Francis church and the remains of this good wife and mother were laid to rest in St. Francis cemetery. Mrs. Widhalm has certainly earned her place in heavenly missions, being the mother of thirteen children of her own, besides raising six children of a previous marriage of her husband. [Humphrey.]
MUSTAIN--N.D. Mustain left yesterday for Burdette, Colorado, called by the death of his son, Orien. About a week ago Mr. and Mrs. Mustain received word of their son's illness, and the mother left at once, but at that time it was not supposed that his condition was really dangerous. [St. Edward.]
MANVILLE--Mrs. M.H. Compton left Wednesday for Omaha, called by the death of her brother-in-law, L.A. Manville. Mr. Manville was overcome by the heat Monday and died Tuesday evening. He has visited here and is known to many Advance readers. Mr. Compton left for Omaha the same evening. [St. Edward.]
The Columbus Journal, August 25, 1909
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SCHRANTZ-JOHANNES--At one o'clock on Wednesday, Rev. Fr. Gensichen pronounced the words which united the lives of Miss Ida W. Johannes and John Schrantz. The ceremony was read at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Johannes in the presence of a large number of relatives. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Martha Johannes and Richard Sink acted as best man. They will establish their home in Columbus. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Johannes and is a young lady possessed of many personal charms and accomplishments. Her gown was of white silk and she wore a veil. The groom is a young man of sterling worth who is well and favorably known. He is engaged in the carpenter business in Columbus and we bespeak for this young couple ... [Leigh.]DIED
HAGEL--After suffering for some time with dropsy, William J. Hagel died at St. Mary's hospital last Friday afternoon, after undergoing a slight operation. Mr. Hagel was born at Pleasant Branch, Dane county, Wisconsin, September 25, 1864. In the spring of 1873, when he was eight years old, the family came to Columbus and Platte county, which has since been his home. In October, 1886, he was married to Miss Jennie Finecy, who with three sons, Mike, of Lincoln, and Chauncey and Harry of this city, survive him. Besides his family he leaves three brothers, Paul, Frank and George, and one sister, Mrs. G.A. Schroeder. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon, being conducted by Rev. Dwight I. Roush of the Methodist church, and burial was in the Columbus cemetery.VASEK--This community was shocked on Sunday afternoon last to learn of the sudden death, at about three o'clock, of Anton Vasek, a young farmer residing about eight miles southeast of town. On the day preceding, Mr. Vasek had been at work with a band of neighbors threshing grain for Joe Smersh and while there was overcome by the intense heat. He laid down in the shade for a couple of hours and feeling a little better, thought to resume his work. This he was unable to do and so he went to his home. During the night Mr. Vasek rested as usual although he complained of a dull headache. In the morning he arose and while employed at the morning chores felt a great weakness coming over him. He went to bed, still not realizing the gravity of his condition. In a very short time he grew rapidly worse, medical aid was summoned but arrived only in time to see him breathe his last. In July of this summer, Mr. Vasek suffered a sunstroke and it is possible that he had never fully recovered from that. [Leigh.]
REGAN--The painful news reached here from Grand Island last Friday that Dan Regan, the only son of Mrs. Elizabeth Regan had died from the effects of burns received from an exploded gasoline can. Dan was staying with his mother at the farm home of a Mr. Fay some 5 miles from St. Libori and 12 miles from Grand Island. Last week on Wednesday, the folks had all gone on a fishing trip and Mrs. Regan and her son Dan were left to guard the place. Dan employed some of his leisure playing with a toy gun and it appears he got too close to a gasoline can and the flash from the powder ignited and exploded the gasoline throwing the burning fluid on the victim. Instantly Dan was enveloped in flames but he managed to run for and jump into a trough full of water. This quenched the flames but also sealed the fate of the unfortunate boy because the remedy was more fatal than the accident. With almost superhuman nerve he then mounted a horse and galloped to St. Libori where the local physician administered the first care to the fatal burns. A phone message was sent to Grand Island for an automobile and within a short time the lad was taken to the hospital at Grand Island. Everything was done to save his life but the accident had been too serious and the boy died on Friday morning. The remains were sent here and burial was held at St. Joseph's cemetery last Monday morning. [Platte Center.]
HOSHOR--In an effort to save the life of his hired man John Hoshor, a farmer living three miles west of Cedar Bluffs, was drowned in the Platte river near there Sunday afternoon at 4:30 in the presence of seven of his friends, who were powerless to extend aid. Hoshor and his companions had been at the home of his brother-in-law, Lou Williams, for dinner. Leaving their wives at the house they went to the river for a swim. The hired man, William Oroshaw, became helpless. Hoshor plunged into the water, though himself tired, and attempted to save the drowning man. Crowshaw was finally pulled to shore and saved, but Hoshor sank. A search was at once instituted for the body, but it was not found until late Sunday evening and then only by accident. Two men were swimming in the river a mile and a half below the scene of the accident and saw what they supposed to be a dog adrift onto a point of a sandbar. They watched it and saw Hoshor's arm thrust out by the water, and knew it to be a corpse. The searchers up the river were notified and the body taken to Hoshor's home, where his wife and little daughter were almost in hysterics. [Bellwood.]
PATTERSON--Adam Patterson passed away at his home in Primrose, Tuesday morning after an illness lasting four weeks. Rev. Patterson was born in Ireland in 1842. For twelve years he held the position of missionary at Manchester, England, where he was married to Jane Livingston. ____ the next year they came to the United States. They settled on a ____ad in Boone county in the early _____. They also took a timber claim. To them were born seven children, and after coming to Boone county he ___ained to the ministry and for _____ two years was pastor of the _____rian church at Dublin, now ______, but was forced to give up the _____ 1901, owing to a disability. [Albion.]
WIDHALM--The funeral of Mrs. Jos. Widhalm was held Friday morning from St. Francis church and the remains of this good wife and mother was laid to rest in St. Francis cemetery. Mrs. Widhalm has certainly earned her place in heavenly mansions, being the mother of thirteen children of her own, besides raising six children of a previous marriage of her husband. [Humphrey.]
The Columbus Telegram, August 27, 1909
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HAGEL--William John Hagel, who was taken to St. Mary's hospital Wednesday of last week, suffering with dropsy, died Friday afternoon at two o'clock. He had resided in this city since early boyhood, his parents moving here from Schuyler in 1873. By occupation he was a butter maker. He was born September 25, 1864, at Pheasant Branch, Wisconsin. In October, 1886, he was married to Miss Jennie Finecy. His wife and three sons survive him. The latter are Chauncey and Harry, of this city, and Michael, who is located in Lincoln. He was a brother of Mrs. G.A. Schroeder, George Hagel and Frank Hagel, residing in Columbus, and Paul Hagel, now located somewhere in the west. Like all men Mr. Hagel had his faults, but also had many good points It is said of him that he never permitted a man to suffer need, even it if took the last penny in his possession. His real friends will remember him as one of the most jovial and generous of men. The funeral of Mr. Hagel was conducted at his late home Sunday afternoon, the service being in charge of Rev. D.I. Roush, of the Methodist Episcopal church. The members of Orpheus society, with whom Mr. Hagel had long been affiiated, attended in a body.HOSHOR--In an effort to save the life of his hired man, John Hoshor, a farmer living three miles west of Cedar Bluffs, was drowned in the Platte river near there Sunday afternoon at 4:30 in the presence of seven of his friends, who were powerless to extend aid. Hoshor and his companions had been at the home of his brother-in-law, Lou Williams, for dinner. Leaving their wives at the house they went to the river for a swim. The hired man, William Croshaw, became helpless. Hoshor plunged into the water, though himself tired, and attempted to save the drowning man. Croshaw was finally pulled to shore and saved, but Hoshor sank. A search was at once instituted for the body, but it was not found until late Sunday evening and then only by accident. Two men were swimming in the river a mile and a half below the scene of the accident and saw what they supposed to be a dog adrift onto a point of a sandbar. They watched it and saw Hoshor's arm thrust out by the water, and knew it to be a corpse. The searchers up river were notified and the body taken to Hoshor's home, where his wife and little daughter were almost in hysterics. Hoshor was thirty-five years of age. He was a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams, of Fremont. The drowned man has several relatives in Bellwood. Peter Powers went down from Bellwood and attended the funeral.
The Columbus Tribune, September 1, 1909
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McQUOWN--The death of W.L. McQuown occurred last Thursday afternoon, at his home on West Seventeenth street, resulting from a complication of liver and kidney troubles. Mr. McQuown's death was somewhat unexpected, for although he had not been well for some time, his condition was not considered especially serious. The deceased was a native of Pennsylvania, having been born May 3, 1841, in Punxustawney, Indiana county. He came to Nebraska in 1875. Two years later his first wife died, leaving no children, and in 1879 Miss Julia Curtis became his second wife, to which union were born ten children, of whom seven with their mother survive the father and husband. The children, who are all residents of Columbus, are Mrs. Mabel Tripp, Mrs. Myrtle Rice and Miss Agnes, William Burtus, Lawrence and Robert. Mr. McQuown was in active service during nearly the whole period of the civil war. He was at one time a railway conductor, but had learned and followed the carpenter's trade. Mr. McQuown had been a resident of Columbus since 1889. The funeral services were conducted on Saturday afternoon, at the Methodist church by Rev. D.I. Roush; the order of Owls, having a formal part in the last rites, interment being in the Columbus cemetery.OLCOTT--Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kummer, and daughter returned last Wednesday, accompanied by Mrs. Kummer's father, Mr. Olcott. They were called to Belvidere, Illinois, some time ago by the illness of Mrs. Olcott, who died during their visit home.
DUEVE--Mrs. Wm. Vath and daughter, Gladys, returned Sunday noon from Madison, Wisconsin, where she had been called about four weeks ago, by the serious illness of her father. Mrs. Vath's father, Mr. John Dueve, died August 25th.
MATSON--With the death of William Matson, another Platte county pioneer has passed away. Mr. Matson died last Saturday evening at a few moments after seven o'clock, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G.M. Hall, after an illness of three weeks. A short service was held at the residence by Rev. S.D. Harkness, of the Presbyterian church, at eight-thirty, Monday morning, after which the remains were taken to the Friend meeting house, five miles west of Monroe, where the Congregational minister from Genoa conducted the service, interment being made in the Friend cemetery at that place. Mr. Matson was born in Sweden February 14, 1831, and died August 28, 1909, at the advanced age of 78 years, 6 months and 14 days. Coming to America at the age of eighteen he settled with his parents, in Knox county, Illiois, and was married October 24, 1856, to Miss Martha Wickblom, at Victoria, Illinois. Fifteen years later they came to Nebraska and settled on a homestead near Monroe, where he lived until six yars [sic] ago, when he moved to Columbus, where he resided until after the death of his wife, four years ago. At that time he moved to South Omaha, where he has since made his home. Mr. Matson lost two daughters several years ago and is survived by eight children, all of whom were at his bedside excepting one, Mrs. Ada Hollingshead, of Ganada, Texas. Those present were Mrs. Amelia Hall, of Columbus; Mrs. Minnie Vore and Miss Anna Matson, of South Omaha; Mrs. Cora Lindburg, of Polk, Nebraska; Alfred, of Elgin; Frank, of Carlton, and Edward, of Monroe.
NEWMAN--William Herbet, infant son of Wm. and Martha Newman, died Sunday, August 15, at the family home, four miles east of the city. The little fellow was born March 25, 1909, and was four months and twenty-one days old. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the home and the German Reformed church, Rev. Neumarker conducting the services--Journal. Mr. and Mrs. Newman resided on a farm one and one-half miles south of town last year, moving to Coumbus in the early spring. [Platte Center.]
The Columbus Journal, September 1, 1909
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Gerhard Lubben, Platte Center.....29; Mary E. Lambertus, Monroe.....21
Thomas Kula, Columbus.....24; Agnes Carrow, Columbus.....18
Joseph H. Brandt, Monroe.....30; Ottillie Gertsch, Monroe.....25MARRIED
BRANDT-GERTSCH--Cards are out announcing the marriage of Joe Brandt and Miss Tillie Gertsch two prominent young people of Route 1. [Monroe.]DIED
JUNGDAHL--Miss L. Jungdahl died at the residence of Carl Olson last Saturday, of tuberculosis the funeral was held from the Salem church Monday of this week. [Walker Township.]MATSON--After a short illness ______ breaking down as a _________ Wm. Matson passed away Saturday evening at the home of his daughter Mrs. G.M. Hall, on west Seventeenth street. Mr. Matson was born in Sweden, February 14, 1830, and was 79 years of age. He spent his boyhood days in his native land, but in 1849 concluded to cast his lot in the land across the water, and came to the Swedish colony at Victoria, near Bishop Hill, where he resided until 1870. On October 24, 1850, he was married to Miss Martha Wickholm, who died four years ago. In 1870 he came to Platte county and the first year resided on the farm now owend by L.H. North, a mile west of Monroe. The next year he built a house on the home farm, about one mile south west of the North place, and resided there until 1903 when the family moved to Columbus. For many years one of the early post-offices of the county, called Matson was located at their home, until the office was discontinued. Eight children, three sons A.P. Matson of Elgin, F.A. Matson of Carleton and A.E. Matson of Monroe, and five daughters, Mrs. G.M. Hall of this city, Mrs. A.N. Hollingshead of Ganado, Tex., Mrs. C.H. Lindberg of Polk, Mrs. H.W. Vore and Miss Anna Matson of South Omaha. A short funeral service was held Monday morning at the home of G.M. Hall, being conducted by Rev. Harkness of the Presbyterian church, and the body taken to the Friends church, west of Monroe, where services were conducted by the pastor of the Genoa Congregational church, and he was buried in Friends cemetery by the side of his wife.
McQUOWN--W.L. McQuown, living in the west part of the city, died last Thursday after several weeks' illness with a complication of diseases. Mr. McQuown was born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, May 3, 1841. He came to Nebraska in 1875 and to Columbus in 1889. He was married twice, his first wife dying in 1877, there being no children. In 1878 he was married to Miss Julia Curtis, who, with four sons, Burtus, William, Lawrence and Robert, and three daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Rice, Mrs. Mabel Tripp and Miss Agnes of this city, survive him. Mr. McQuown served through the civil war and was twice compelled to go to the hospital, but returned to his company as soon as his condition would permit. He was a carpenter by trade, but in his younger days was employed as a railway conductor. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal church, being conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dwight I. Roush, the Order of Owls, of which the deceased was a member, participated in the service.
WELLS--An active business life passed away and one that greatly concerned Schuyler when N.W. Wells died August 12, 1909. Mr. Wells was of the firm of Wells-Abbott-Nieman Co. and a half brother to Mr. Abbott president of the firm. Mr. Wells was born in Johnston, N.Y. in 1847. He came to Schuyler in 1870 and with H.W. Nieman built a small water mill on Shell creek which was the beginning of the present busines of Wells-Abbott-Nieman Co. For the last twelve years or more he took no active part in the milling business but gave his attention to other interests. He was one of the founders of the First National Bank of Schuyler, First National, of St. Paul, South Omaha National Bank, National Bank of Deadwood, South Dakota and Linwood, Nebraska. He was a director and an officer in these banks and until he left Omaha was director of the Omaha National Bank. He was one of the organizers and was president and manager of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway and Bridge Company. He also held large interests in the Omaha Street Railway and Oklahoma oil fields. While a resident of this county he was twice elected as representative and served the people well at Lincoln as a legislator. He was married in 1903 to Mrs. Frances R. Campbell of Council Bluffs who survives him. Five years ago he established him home at Napanoch, N.Y., in the Catskill Mountains where his remains now rest. [Schuyler.]
The Columbus Telegram, September 3, 1909
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MATSON--Wm. Matson, a pioneer settler and one of the early hometeaders in Platte county, died last Saturday evening at 7:15 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G.M. Hall, on west Sixteenth street, in this city. Three weeks ago, while visiting a son at Elgin, Nebraska, Mr. Matson suffered an attack of cholera morbus, which resulted in other complications. He rallied at times, but owing to his extreme age, seventy-eight years, little hope for his recovery was entertained during the last few days of his illness. The funeral of Mr. Matson was held at the Hall home Monday forenoon, Rev. Samuel Harkness conducting a short service, and later in the day at the Friends' meeting house near Monroe, where the service was in charge of the Congregational minister at Genoa. Interment was made in the Friends cemetery. Mr. Matson was born in Sweden February 14, 1831, and grew to early manhood in that country. In 1849 his parents came to America and settled in Knox county, Illinois. Mr. Matson resided there for a number of years. In October, 1856, at Victoria, Illinois, he was married to Martha Bicklow, and in 1871, with his family, he came to Nebraska and took up a homestead near the village of Monroe. He resided there until six years ago, moving then to Columbus. Since the death of his wife four years ago Mr. Matson had resided with his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Vore, in South Omaha. His other children surviving are Mrs. G.M. Hall, of this city; Mrs. Ida Hollingshead, of Gadado, Texas; Mrs. Cora Lindberg, of Polk; Miss Anna Matson, of South Omaha; Alfred Matson, of Elgin; Frank Matson, of Monroe. In his old home neighborhood Mr. Matson bore the reputation of being a good neighbor and a man of the most kindly heart. His early experiences in Nebraska were those typical of all encountered by the pioneers, and after the season of hardships he lived to enjoy a good portion of the fruits which fell to the pioneers who were patient to remain in the new country and frugal in their habits of living.
The Columbus Tribune, September 8, 1909
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LISCO--William Lisco died yesterday at St. Mary's hospital of a complication of ailments resulting from old ge [sic]. Mr. Lisco was born in Ireland, October 12, 1823, and at the age of twenty-three came to America, where he was married the following year. Mr. Lisco's wife died in 1881, and the immediate family who survive him are five sons and two daughters. The funeral services will be conducted from the home of his son, R.Y. Lisco, two and a half miles southwest of the city, tomorrow, September 9, at two o'clock, Rev. S.D. Harkness officiating, interment being in Columbus cemetery.EMERRINGER--Word reached Bellwood Monday from Omaha that John Emerringer, formerly of Bellwood, was dead. Such news was startling as John had a host of warm friends in this vicinity. It is reported that he died of appendicitis and that he had only been married a few weeks. [Bellwood.]
PETERSON--The remains of Mrs. Anna Peterson, who died at the home of her son in Sterling last Friday, were brought to Genoa Monday and buried in the cemetery by the side of her husband who died about three years ago. [Genoa.]
TALMAGE--Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Gates were called to Onawa, Iowa, last Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Gates' brother, E.B. Talmage. The funeral was held Sunday, and Mr. Gates returned home Tuesday, but Mrs. Gates will remain in Onawa a few days. [Genoa.]
HARDLE--Fred Hardle has received the sad news of the death of his brother, Christ Hardle, at Crookston, Minnesota, which occurred August 31.
BRACHLE--Elizabeth Welter Brachle, mother of Mrs. Anton Fangman, of this place, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M.A. Wagner, at St. Bernard, August 26. Mrs. Brachle was born in Germany in 1826 and was over 82 years of age at the time of her death. She came to this country in 1852 and settled in Cook county, Illinois. Two years later she was united to Mr. Brachle. Their family of seven children were all born in Cook county, and 13 years ago the old couple came to Nebraska to make their home, Mr. Brachle dying here two years later. Mrs. Brachle leaves two sons and one daughter in Joliet, Illinois, one daughter in Benton Harbor, Michigan, one son, Nick Brachle, of Lindsay, and two daughters, Mrs. Wagner, of St. Bernard, and Mrs. Fangman, of this place. The funeral was held from St. Francis church Saturday and her remains interred in the Humphrey cemetery beside those of her husband. (Humphrey)
The Columbus Journal, September 8, 1909
BIRTHS
SCHILZ--Born, Monday morning Sept. 6, to Mrs. Frank Schilz, a bouncing boy. All doing nicely and Frank is expected to be ___d in a few days.DIED
LISCO--William Lisco, the aged father of R.Y. Lisco, died at St. Mary's hospital Tuesday, aged 85 years. Mr. Lisco was born in Ireland October 12, 1823. In 1846 he came to America, and the next year he married. Prior to 1881, when his wife died, he was a resident of Platte county, but since that time has been visiting his children. He leaves five sons and two daughters, but one of whom resides here, R.Y. Lisco. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home of his son R.Y. Lisco, south of the Loup river, and will be conducted by Rev. Harkness of the Presbyterian church.ROSSO--Arthur Louis Rosso, eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rosso, died Monday eveing at the home of his uncle, Christ Nauenburg, 180 Spiece street, death being due to intentinal [sic] trouble. He came down from his home, eleven miles northwest of Spaulding, last Friday evening and was taken sick Saturday evneing. Louis was born on a farm west of this city, where his father resided for some time. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. from the home of his uncle. Rev. Harkness of the Presbyterian church conducting the services.
DOUGLAS--Clyde Milton Douglas, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G.M. Douglas, died Tuesday evening, after an extended illness, death being due to tuberculosis. For a considerable time he has been a sufferer of the dread disease, and all that loving hands and medical aid could do, was done. At one time a higher altitude was thought to be a means of relief, but this proved of a only temporary benefit. Clyde was born in Seward, Neb., August 27, 1889, and was a little over twenty years of age. He came to Columbus with the family in 1885 [sic] and since that time this city has been his home. He attended the public schools here until compelled to stop on account of his health. He leaves, besides a father and mother, two sisters, Mable and Ethel, and one brother, Steve, to mourn the loss of a loving son and brother. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:30 from the Congregational church, being conducted by the pastor, Rev. W.L. Dibble.
The Columbus Tribune, September 15, 1909
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FRANKE--Ernst Franke, a son of Mrs. Bauman, died last Sunday in the hospital at Hastings. The remains were shipped to this city Monday and the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the undertaking parlors of Henry Gass, Rev. Meissler officiating, interment being made in the Columbus city cemetery. Mr. Franke was 38 years of age and the cause of his death was epilepsy.SELFEL--Anton Selfel died very suddenly last Saturday evening at his home in the southeast part of the city. Mr. Selfel was a gardener and has been working for Geo. Rambour. He was a native of Austria, and 62 years of age. He was taken sick Saturday morning, death following the same evening. The funeral was held this morning from the Catholic church, interment being made in the Catholic cemetery.
McTAGGART--Edward McTaggart passed away last Monday evening at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barney McTaggart, Seventeenth and Q streets. The end came very suddenly, hemorrhage of the lungs being the cause. Edward was born in this city October 28, 1888, and had grown to manhood in this city, having attended the public schools until the year 1906, when he was taken out of school and sent to Denver, Colorado, with the hope of finding a cure for tuberculosis, but returned home at the end of six months, having found little relief. Edward was a member of the tenth grade when he was forced to leave school. He was kind, and conscientious, among his school mates, where he had many friends. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the catholic church.
CASSIN--Mrs. Ellen Cassin passed away last Saturday afternoon at four o'clock, at the home of her son, James, after an illness of almost two years. Mrs. Cassin's death was the result of a complication of diseases, relative to old age, although she had not seemed more than usually ill and had not been confined to her bed. Only a few moments before her death came, she had walked across the room with the assistance of a cane. Ellen Molan was born in New York state, August 15, 1842, and in her girlhood moved with her parents to Scranton, Pennsylvania, where she was married at the age of eighteen. Coming to Columbus in 1877 she had made this her home for thirty-two years, and for the past thirteen years has been a widow. Mrs. Cassin is survived by four sons and three daughters, John, James, Mike, and Thomas, Miss Mary, Mrs. V.L. Headlund and Mrs. Mike Ryan. The funeral services were conducted from the residence, interment being made in the Catholic cemetery.
GEER--Columbus friends were greatly shocked and sadly grieved to learn of the death of Mrs. Alice Geer, wife of Dr. F.H. Geer, of Claremont, California. Last Wednesday evening, September 8, Mrs. Geer passed away at her home in Claremont, and was laid to rest in Claremont cemetery on Friday afternoon. Early in the evening, on Wednesday, she had attended a church service, and on her return seemed in her usual health; but remarking that she felt weary; retired at once. It seemed almost in response to this remark that the messenger waited at her bedside with the summons from Him who said, "Come unto me, and I will give you rest" for within a few moments after retiring, she obeyed that call to rest, as she had obeyed many calls to serve the same loving Master. Mrs. Geer was born in March, 1853, and spent her girlhood in Rock Creek, Ohio, where she was married at the age of nineteen to Dr. F.H. Geer. Her splendid musical education was received at Oberlin college, of which institution her husband is also a graduate. For several years they lived in Chicago, where the doctor was engaged in his profession and in 1893 came to Columbus, where they made their home for eleven years, and where the doctor had an excellent practice. In October, 1904, Dr. and Mrs. Geer moved to Los Angeles and later to a ranch near Pomona; but for some time have resided in Claremont. Mrs. Geer was one of God's noble women. A beatiful Christian character and for many years a member of the Congregational church. Gentle and sympathetic, she was always ready and wiling to serve any who were in sorrow, and her splendid executive ability enabled her to render efficient service wherever she was called upon to act. During her residence in Columbus, Mrs. Geer was associated with various enterprises whose object was the mental and moral uplift of the community. She was an active member of the public library board, and a most efficient leader in the work of the woman's club, of which she served as president for some time. Notwithstanding the noble public spirit so manifest in her life, not for one moment was her loyalty to home and loved ones permitted to suffer, for she was also an ideal wife and mother. Mrs. Geer is survived by only two immediate relatives,--the husband, Dr. F.H. Geer, of Claremont, and the son, F. Howard Geer, of Los Angeles, to whom the deepest sympathy of Columbus friends is extended.
STECZ--The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stecz died Sunday.
The Columbus Journal, September 15, 1909
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Mareness A. Miller, David City....34; Aimey A. McNeely, Monroe.....19
Henry A. Faes, Madison.....25; Pearl B. Baker, Madison.....25
Tom Williams, Columbus.....23; Gerna L. Engstrum, Columbus.....18
August A. Carman, Silver Creek.....32; Mollie A. Kretzhmer, Peasanton.....31
Eugene A. Tiffnay, Columbus.....34; Lillie Hagel, Columbus.....26
Chas. Bentjen, Thurston.....29; Bertha Wundekamp, Thurston.....19
Stanislaus Syslow, Tarnov.....28; Celia Kush, Tarnov.....18MARRIED
TIFFNAY-HAGEL--Wednesday the wedding of Eugene A. Tiffnay and Miss Lillie Hagel, both of this city, was solemnized at the home of the bride at 422 West Ninth street, Rev. Neumarker of the German Reform church performing the ceremony. Only relatives of the couple were present, as it was a home wedding. Both Mr. and Mrs. Tiffnay have been residents of Columbus since childhood, and have a host of friends in the city who extend the heartiest congratulations. The couple left Wednesday for a trip in the west, going by the way of Omaha, and their departure from this city was accompanied by a generous shower of rice from their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Tiffnay will be at home to their many Columbus friends after their return from the west.DIED
McTAGGART--After suffering for four years with tubercolosis Edward McTaggart passed away Monday evening. Deceased was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Barney McTaggart and was born in this city October 28, 1887, and has always made this city his home. He attended school until four years ago, when he was stricken with the disease that ultimately resulted in his death. For the last year there has not been any hopes of his recovery, although everything that medical skill and loving hands could do, was done, but the disease had such a hold upon him that it was no avail. He leaves besides his mother and father, two brothers Frank and Lawrence of Omaha and one sister, Grace, to mourn his loss. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning, at the home at 9 o'clock and at the Catholic church at 9:30, and burial will be in the Catholic cemetery.FRANKE--Ernst Franke, son of Mrs. Bauman, living at Seventh and Kummer streets, died Sunday at the Beatrice hospital, where he has been for the last six years. Deceased was thirty-eight years of age, and was a former resident of this city. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Gass undertaking parlors being conducted by Rev. Meissler, of the German Lutheran church, and burial was in the Columbus cemetery.
CASSIN--After an illness extending over a period of six months, Mrs. Ellen Cassin died at her home, Seventh and Quincy, last Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Cassin was born in New York City August 15, 1842. After spending the early portion of her life in the metroplis [sic], she moved to Scranton, Pa., where she married Thomas Cassin on February 8, 1863. There they resided until 1877, when with the family they started westward and on May 20 of that year arrived in Columbus. Since that time she has been a resident of this city, where her children have grown to manhood and womanhood. About thirteen years ago her husband died, and since that time she had made her home with her children. She leaves seven children, four sons and three daughters, John Cassin of Wray, Colo., James, M.C., and Tom of this city, and Mrs. M. Ryan, Mrs. V.L. Hedlund and Miss Mary Cassin, who also reside here. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the Catholic church, Father Marcellinus having charge, and burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
ZELFEL--Anton Zelfel, aged 63 years dropped dead at the home of George Rambour last Saturday afternoon, death being due to a stroke of apoplexy. Deceased was a native of Austria and came to this city over two years ago from Atchison, Kan., since which time he has been employed at the Brewery and also as gardener for Mr. Rambour. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning from St. Bonaventura's church, being conducted by Rev. Marcellinus.
HEADLUND--Mrs. Lewis Headlund passed away last Monday evening, September 6, 1909, at 8 o'clock, aged 57. Deceased had been in failing health since the death of her son Edgar who was killed in the U.P. yards at this place several years ago while coupling cars. For the past month her condition was considered serious, and announcement of her death was not unexpected. Mrs. Headlund was born in Sweden and came to America with her parents at an early age. She lived several years in Illinois and about thirty-three years ago came to Polk county. Soon after her arrival in Nebraska she was married to Lewis Headlund. They resided in Columbus for a short time and then moved to Nance county, settling on a farm north of Genoa where they lived until they moved to town. Mrs. Headlund is survived by her husband and one son, Victor, who resides in Columbus. Funeral services, conducted by the Rev. Becklund, Swedish-Lutheran minister, were held at the Presybterian church Wednesday afternoon. Interment was in the ... [Genoa.]
The Columbus Telegram, September 17, 1909
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CASSIN--Mrs. Ellen Cassin, widow of Jacob Cassin, died last Saturday afternoon at her home on Seventh street, in this city. For several weeks she has suffered ill health from the effects of ailments incident to old age. The funeral was held Tuesday forenoon at St. Bonaventura church, with interment in the parish cemetery. Mrs. Cassin was born August 15, 1842, in New York City. Her maiden name was Ellen Mylan. Her husband was a railroad man, and in pursuit of that vocation came to Columbus in 1877 from Scranton, Pennsylvania. The family home had since been in this city. Mr. Cassin died twelve years ago. Four sons and three daughters survive. They are Michael, James, Thomas and Miss Mary Cassin, Mrs. Michael Ryan and Mrs. Victor Hedlund, of Columbus, and John Cassin, of Wray, Colorado.
The Columbus Tribune, September 22, 1909
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IMHOFF--Samuel Carl Imhoff died last Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Imhoff, near Duncan. The little boy was born March 24, 1905. The funeral was held Monday.KRAMER--Josephine, the baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kramer, died Monday afternoon after an illness of less than a week from acute dysentery. The little one was almost two years of age and leaves a vacant spot in the household where she was the joy and pride. The funeral was held from St. Francis church Wednesday afternoon and the little form was carried to its last resting place in St. Francis cemetery by four little girls, members of the chidren's society.
SHELDON--C.H. Sheldon left last Saturday for Jefferson, Ohio, where he was called in response to a message announcing the death of his brother, G.H. Sheldon. Mr. Sheldon had visited during the summer at the home of his brother in this city and was in feeble health at that time, but felt that the change had been of great benefit to him. Mr. Sheldon's death was the result of a paralytic stroke.
KLUVER--Bertha, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kluver, who live near Platte Center, died last Thursday and was laid to rest on Saturday in a little cemetery near the home where only one other is sleeping. Bertha was eleven years old and had been suffering from inflammation of the bowels, which was the cause of her death. She had been ill for only a week.
The Columbus Journal, September 22, 1909
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Joseph Kiobasr, Silver Creek.....21; Valeria Podraza, Columbus.....18
Grove Altig, Columbus.....21; Ida Nerly, Columbus.....18
Michael Bogacz, Columbus.....54; Mary Jurek, Columbus.....60DIED
IMHOFF--There was a fatal case of spinal mengitis [sic] in the Gruetli neighborhood, west of this city in Loup township, Samuel Carl Imhoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Imhoff being the victim, his death occurring Sunday, after a short illness. He was born March 24, 1905, and was four years, five months and twenty-five days old. Funeral services were held Monday, being conducted by Rev. Braun, and burial was in the Gruetli cemetery.VanALLEN--The remains of Mrs. Frank VanAllen formerly of Monroe but later of Gregory, S.D., were brought up from Omaha Tuesday evening and taken to Monroe, where the funeral will be held Thursday afternoon. Mrs. VanAllen was formerly Miss Anna Munter and was raised at Monroe, where she resided until about four years ago, when she and her husband moved to South Dakota.
FINK--Mrs. W.D. Fink, wife of the Union Pacific agent at Princton, died Sunday morning last after an illness of fifteen years. She was sixty-one years old and had a large acquaintance in this vicinity. She is survived by a husband and six children. The funeral was held from the Congregational church Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Mr. Brooks of Madison Neb., took charge of the services. Mrs. Clarence Smith, is a daughter of said deceased and was at her bedside at time of death. [Bellwood.]
The Columbus Telegram, September 24, 1909
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IMHOFF--One death resulting from the strange spinal disease which has been affecting children in various sections of Nebraska during the past few months occurred near Duncan last Sunday. The victim was John, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Imhoff, a child about five years old. The little one passed away last Sunday, after an illness of two weeks. When the serious nature of the illness became known the child was given quarters in a small building near the Imhoff home, and remained there until the end, and as a means to prevent contagion no funeral service was held. The body was given burial Monday in the Gruetli cemetery. Physicians disagree as to the diagnosis of the disease in the case, some claiming that it was spinal meningitis, and others that it was the new disease known as polio myegitis. In either disease the symptoms are very similar, although requiring differemt treatment. For the present the opening of school in the Imhoff district has been postponed, as a precaution to prevent the spreading of the disease should it be contagious.
The Columbus Tribune, September 29, 1909
DIED
KELLIGAN--Word reached Mr. and Mrs. Alva Smith this week that their little grand child was dead in North Dakota. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kelligan, brought the child here for burial and arrived Thursday. [Bellwood.]BOTSFORD--J.C. Botsford, an Albion carpenter, has committed suicide or is attempting to run a big bluff on the public. He was last seen at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon going toward the fair ground. Late that evening a boy found a bottle on the bank of the Beaver a mile from Albion containing a message which read as follows: Head hurting awful. Something terrible is going to happen. J.C. Botsford." The boy reported to neighbors and search for the man was at once commenced, but up to Wednesday his remains had not been discovered. [Genoa.]
KLUVER--Bertha Kluver, eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kluver, living on Ed. Perkinson's farm, two miles southeast of Platte Center, died last Thursday morning, after an illness of one week. Her age was 11 years, 1 month and 16 days. The funeral was conducted from the German Baptist church in Platte Center, Saturday afternoon, Rev. Hilsinger officiating. The remains were laid to rest in the new Baptist cemetery, on the farm across the road from where she lived. The sympathy of the entire community is with the sorrowing parents and brothers and sisters. [Platte Center.]
LOSEKE--Mrs. Elizabeth Loseke, wife of Henry Loseke, Sr., died last Monday, September 27, 1909, at their home on west Tenth street. Mrs. Loseke was born in Baden, Germany, in 1831. She moved to Platte county in 1858, living on Shell Creek and Loseke Creek until fourteen years ago when Mr. and Mrs. Loseke moved to this city, where they have resided since. In 1857 she was married to John Kumpf, and to them three children were born, namely: Chas. Kumpf, Mrs. Henry Groteluschen, and Mrs. Wm. Bucher. Mr. Kumpf died in the early pioneer days, having been frozen to death, north of this city. Mrs. Loseke's marriage to Henry Loseke occurred in July, 1864. Mrs. Loseke has been an invalid for the past five years. She leaves to mourn her death, an aged husband, the three above named children, also, Mrs. L.H. Leavy, of this city, Mrs. Wm. Reese, of Kearney, August Loseke and Henry Loseke, Jr., of this city. The funeral was held this afternoon from the German Lutheran church at 2 o'clock, Rev. Miessler officiating. The remains were laid to rest in the Columbus City cemetery.
The Columbus Journal, September 29, 1909
MARRIED
NEIBOUR-DEIDERICH--Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock solemn high mass was celebrated at the St. Bernard Catholic church, in which Clemence Neibour and Miss Clara Deiderich were united in marriage by Father Raymould. A large crowd of relatives and friends witnessed the ceremony. The brides maids were Misses Mary Weidner and Mary Deiderich, with little Stella Weidner and Tillie Kurtenbach for flower girls; the groom was attended by Albert Neibour and Tony Diederich. After the ceremony the bridal couple, accompanied by their relatives and many friends returned to the home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Math Deiderich, where an elegant wedding dinner was served and a grand reception tendered a large number of invited guests. The groom is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neibour, and is a prosperous young farmer. The bride is the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Math Deiderich, a most respected young lady. Both have lived in this vicinity since childhood. They will go to housekeeping on the groom's farm 3 miles south-east of here, where he has a beautiful home for his bride. We join their many friends in extending our heartiest congratulations for a happy and prosperous married life. [Lindsay.]DIED
LOSEKE--Mrs. Elizabeth Loseke, wife of Henry Loseke, sr., died Monday evening at her home on West Tenth street, after being an invalid for over five years. Mrs. Loseke was born in Baden, Germany, in 1831, where she lived until about seventeen years ago, when she came to America and to Platte county in 1858, settling on Shell Creek, north of the city. Here she married Henry Loseke and resided there on Loseke Creek, until fourteen years ago, when she and her husband moved to this city. For the last five years she has been confined to her bed and during that time has been cared for by her aged husband. Nine children, John Kumpf, deceased, Mrs. Henry Grotelueschen, Mrs. Wm. Bucher, Louis Loseke, Mrs. L.H. Leavy and August Loseke, all of Platte county, and Mrs. Henry Loseke and Chas. Kumpf, of Colfax county, and Mrs. Wm. Reese of Kearney, besides her husband, who survive her. Mrs. Loseke was over 78 years of age, and nearly all her life had been spent in this county, coming here when it was almost a wilderness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the German Lutheran church, Rev. Meissler conducting the services. The following old time friends of the deceased acting as pall bearers: Henry Roebuck, Julius Hoth, Henry Luers, John Doersch, John Saafeld and Dietrich Harms.KLUVER--Bertha Kluver, eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kluver, living on Ed Perkinson's farm, two miles southeast of Platte Center, died last Thursday morning after an illness of one week. Her age was 11 years, 1 month and 16 days. The funeral was conducted from the German Baptist church in Platte Center Saturday afternoon, Rev. Hilsinger offiating. The remains were laid to rest in the new Baptist cemetery, on the farm across the road from where she died. The sympathy of the entire community is with the sorrowing parents, brothers and sisters. [Platte Center.]
VAN ALLEN--As the result of an operation for dropsy, Mrs. Frank Van Allen died at the hospital in Omaha, where she had been for a week. About a month ago she was stricken with the disease which later proved fatal. Mrs. VanAllen was Miss Anna Munter before her marriage and was for many years a resident of Monroe. She was born in Sweden December 19, 1875. In 1881 the family came to America and to what is now Monroe. Here she grew to womanhood and in May 1902, was married to Frank Van Allen, moving to Gregory, S.D., four years ago. She leaves besides her husband her mother, Mrs. Lena Munter, two brothers, John Munter of this city and Peter, who is located in South Dakota. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at one o'clock from the home and from there to the Friends church, being conducted by Rev. Samuel Harkness of the Columbus Presbyterian church and she was buried in Friends cemetery beside her father. [Monroe.]
ROGERS--Alonzo Rogers was born in Washington county, N.Y., August 19, 1826, and died at the home of his son, Everett B. Rogers, in Osceola, September 21, 1909, aged 83 years, 1 month and 2 days. Deceased moved with his parents to Michigan in the year 1849 and was married to Louisa P. Richardson August 17, 1862. To this union four children were born, three of whom, E.B. and E.L. Rogers, of Osceola, and Mrs. Emory of Shelby, survive. He moved with his family to Nebraska in the fall of 1877, where he has since resided until the time of his death. Grandpa Rogers has been a faithful member of the church for years. His last words were, "If this is my last day on earth, I know all is well." Funeral services, conducted by Rev. T.K. Surface, of the Shelby U.B. church, were held Thursday, at one o'clock, at the home where deceased passed away and the remains laid to rest in the Shelby cemetery. [Shelby.]