NEWSPAPER: September 1925 Local Events, Blakesburg Excelsior, Wapello County, Iowa Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Extractions from the Blakesburg Excelsior Wapello County, IA Sept 1925 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martha Richards maseattle@copper.net Microfilm from State Historical Society of Iowa Blakesburg (Wapello Co, IA) Excelsior Newspaper, Jan 1, 1925 (missing issues Aug 6, 13;) Oct 8, 1925-Dec 25, 1930 Microfilm from State Historical Society of Iowa **************************************************************************** Thurs Sept 3, 1925 FRANK MILLER DIES AS RESULT OF FALL SATURDAY MORNING Blakesburg and community was bowed in grief over the sudden death of Frank MILLER, son of Allen MILLER residing south of Blakesburg, last Saturday morning. Frank and a hired hand had gone to Eber SAMMONS farm to get corn and after one of the wagon boxes had been filled started to drive the team to the scales to weigh his load and while nobody saw him until he was found dead by the side of the wagon, it is presumed he fell off the wagon, breaking his neck. Death was instantaneous. As soon as he was found a hurry-up call was sent to Blakesburg for a physician and Dr. R. J. SELMAN responded. Frank was dead when he arrived. Frank MILLER was a fine young man and numbered his friends by his acquaintances and in his passing from this life the world loses. The funeral service was held Monday afternoon. TERSELY TOLD --Chas. DAVIS and family have moved to Tracy where he has employment in a store. --Mrs. Wm. ANDERSON of Long Beach, Cal., is visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity. --Mrs. Delia HARVEY and son of Chattanooga, Okla., visited at the Jay COHAGAN home last week. --Mrs. J. Q. DOROTHY, who has been visiting her sister at Lineville, arraived home Sunday evening. Mrs. Percy CHISMAN visited her sister, Mrs. Glen HOUSEMAN in Des Moines and attended the state fair last week. --Harold CAMPBELL and wife of Jacksonville, Ill., spent a part of last week at the R. J. WILLY home. --Martin HUBER and family attended a HARSCH-KRAFKA reunion at the Ben HARSCH home near Bloomfield last Sunday. --Edward ABEGG departed for Alliance, Nebraska, Tuesday afternoon, where he has accepted a position in the First National Bank ...(rest of item is missing) --Thurman LEACH and Edith RICHARD of Avery were married in Albia by Justice MORRIS Saturday evening. WHAT NOTS --Jack SHEEHY of Newton, Iowa, was an over Sunday visitor here. --Ray FREDERICK of Andulusia, Ill., spent last week with Blakesburg friends, returning home Sunday. He was accompanied home by Ernest JAMES. --Will SCHOECH who is attending U.S. Naval school came home Sunday for a visit at the parental Joe SCHOECH home. Bill looks fine and dandy and is making good. --Mrs. Mary GOODE of Andulusia, Ill,. and Lester GOODE of Columbus Junction, Iowa, spent several days last week at the Samuel GOODE home east of Blakesburg. They left Sunday for Des Moines to attend the State Fair. --Robert CUNNINGHAM and wife of Chillicothe, Mo., spent Thursday in Blakesburg. They motored here in their Oakland car and Miss Anna CUNNINGHAM joined them and they drove to Ottumwa for a day’s visit with Mrs. CUNNINGHAM’s sister, Mrs. Rosa WILSON. Bob has parted with his mustache and we did know him at first sight. --Joe WHEELER and wife of Moberly, Mo., have been visiting friends in this vicinity. --Geo. ROBERTSON and wife of Highland were visitors at the Asa BERRY home Saturday. --Mrs. Alva DUNWOODY and children of Clarence, Mo., are visiting Blakesburg relatives. --Miss Oral ARNOLD of the Methodist hospital of Des Moines is spending her vacation at the parental Wm. ARNOLD home. --Mrs. Laura LEIGHTON of Ottumwa came the last of the week to care for her father, A. A. DONAHOO, who has been quite sick. --John JONES of Newton spent Sunday here. He was accompanied home by Mrs. JONES and baby who had been visiting at the O. E. SISK home. --Lee THOMPSON and wife are caring for things at the parental SMITH home north of Blakesburg. The SMITH’s have taken an auto trip to Colorado. --John BROWN of Taylor Ridge, Ill., was a Blakesburg visitor last week. Mr. BROWN was here to see after his farm northeast of Blakesburg and found time to call on his friends FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT While Crossing Road, Mrs. Oscar CHIDESTER is Run Down and Killed Monday Eve One of the most distressing accidents that ever happened in this community occurred on the Air Line auto road, four miles northwest of Blakesburg, last Monday evening when Mrs. Oscar CHIDESTER was run down and killed while attempting to cross the road. The car which struck her was an Overland touring en route to Albia and driven by James L. CLESTER and in the car were his wife, five children and Bertha MORRIS, who were returning home from a trip to Ottumwa. The accident occurred in front of the CHIDESTER home and was witnessed by Mrs. Marshal CHIDESTER, who exonerated Mr. CLESTER from all blame. Mrs. Marshal CHIDESTER had started in her car to Ottumwa and it stopped in front of the Oscar CHIDESTER home when his wife went out to the car. She finally succeeded in getting the car started and it made so much noise that Mrs. Oscar CHIDESTER did not hear the CLESTER car coming and stepped backward in front of the approaching car. Mr. CLESTER made every effort to stop his car and also honked the horn to notify her of the danger. We understand that Oscar CHIDESTER, husband, also witnessed the accident but did not know it was his wife who had been struck until after he had picked her up. A physician was summoned and Dr. R. J. SELMAN was soon at the scene of the accident. Mrs. CHIDESTER’S neck had been broken and death was instantaneous. The coroner was notified at Albia and he too drove out to the scene of the accident, but deemed it an unavoidable accident and did not hold an inquest. The sad ending of this woman’s earthly career is a shock to the community and friends of the family are bowed down in grief. The life of the wife and mother of six small children has been snuffed out in the prime of her life and no one, aside from the immediate family, feels the sting more than James CLESTER, who drove the car that hurled this wife and mother to her death. While Mr. CLESTER is exonerated from all blame by the family, yet the accident is doubly sad to him on account of the six small children left to mourn their mother. Thus once more we are reminded of life’s uncertainty. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at Bethel. FAMILY REUNIONS --The annual reunion of the BARNES families was celebrated Sunday at Wildwood park in Ottumwa. The day was ideal, everybody happy and made it a joyous occasion long to be remembered. A supply of good eats was spread on table to which ample justice was done. Ice cream and cake served as dessert. A business meeting was held and a motion was made and seconded that the same officers hold over for another year. Motion carried. By invitation from Mrs. Zetta BARNES LINDSAY the next reunion will be held at her home in South Ottumwa which was accepted and the date set for September 1, 1926. --STOCKER reunion There will be a basket dinner and reunion at Wildwood park in Ottumwa for all the STOCKERS or anyone related to them on Sunday, Sep. 6th. Bring your dinner and enjoy the day. (no follow-up, Sep 10th paper says report was not received) LEGAL NOTICE--ABSTRACT--DIVORCE Harley GARRISON vs Thelma GARRISON, grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and desertion. To be heard on 2nd Nov 1925. LEGAL NOTICE--ABSTRACT--APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR: Earl REEVES for estate of Reuben REEVES, deceased, late of Wapello County. Thurs Sept 10, 1925 RAVELINGS --Mr. and Mrs.Joseph KRAFKA and children of Atlanta, Ga., were guests at the Martin HUBER home last week. --Mrs. Selmon JONES, who had been visiting at the parental Vard ROSS home and with other friends and relatives for several days, departed for Charles City Monday. --Glen MARTIN and family of Hayesville came Sunday evening for a visit at the Harry MARTIN home. Glen returned home Monday and his family expects to visit here this week. --Frank HAWK and wife and Elvia HAWK and family, John SMITHBURG and family of near Moravia, Mrs. HESS of Nebraska, Frank THOMPSON and wife of Portland, Oregon and Mrs. NUTT of Nebraska were visiting friends and relatives in and near Blakesburg last Friday, calling at the Mrs. Mag THOMPSON home while here. --Norma Gene, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl PEARSON, passed away at the family home southeast of town Tuesday morning after an illness of only a few days duration. The funeral was held at the residence Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock after which she was tenderly laid to rest in the Jay cemetery. Rev. Chas. ELLIS having charge of the services. The sympathy of the entire community go out to the PEARSONS in the loss of their little girl. LEGAL NOTICE ABSTRACT: DIVORCE Rose Pearl COLE vs. Harvey Lee COLE, willful desertion of more than two years, asks to be restored to her maiden name of Rose Pearl CHASE and given permission to remarry within one year. LEGAL NOTICE ABSTRACT: Appointment of Executrix: Elizabeth P. DILLON for estate of W. H. DILLON Thurs. Sept. 17, 1925 TERSELY TOLD --Mrs. G. F. HALL and daughter, Elfreda of Des. Moines were Blakesburg visitors last week. --Among those who attended the Milwaukee employee’s picnic at Chillicothe, Mo., labor (sic) day, were Wm. SHEA and wife and E. G. SCHAEFER and wife. Mr. SHEA was on the program during the afternoon. --Miss. Mary ELLIS departed last week for Mt. Pleasant where she will enter Iowa Wesleyan college as a student. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Chas. ELLIS, who remained over Sunday. --In a report published by the State University at Iowa City of its August convocation, we note that Frank JOHNSON has been awarded his B. A. degree. Mr. JOHNSON is teaching at Pisgah this year. --Samuel WILLIAMS and family of Norway, Iowa, came Friday for a short visit with Blakesburg friends and realtives. Sam is a son of "Chick" W. F. WILLIAMS, who used to operate a poultry and feed store in the LOBER building where Henry FRITZ’ residence now stands. --Mrs. Carrie McGEE of Ders Moines is visiting at the parental Hiram SAPP home. --Ralph THOMPSONHerman SCHAEFER and Earl FRITZ will attend the Iowa State University this year. --Grandma KOSMAN, 96 years old, mother of Gary, Joe and Boss KOSMAN died at the Gary KOSMAN home in Albia Monday evening. --We take the following concerning a Blakesburg boy and his bride from the Des Moines Tribune: Mr. and Mrs. Ray L. CUNNINGHAM, both members of the Grand View Lutheran church last evening (this sentence is as written). Mr. and Mrs. CUNNINGHAM will leave this week for New York, where they will sail Sept. 12 for Rajahmundia, India, as missionaries under the auspices of the United Lutheran church. Mr. CUNNINGHAM graduated from Des Moines university in 1924 and since that time has taken a post graduate course at Hamma Divinity school at Springfield, O. Mrs. CUNNINGHAM prior to her marriage was Miss Lillian V. ELLISON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. ELLISON, 1424 Thompson avenue --A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore DOWD Sunday afternoon. --Mrs. Matt HUBER received word recently of the death of her sister, Lena MEYER of Germany who passed away August 27th. --Mrs. Minnie KRAUSE and son of South Dakota are visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Frank WIAND. They came with Oscar WIAND and family. --Miss Perel PETERSON began the fall term of school at Hickory Monday. She attended school at Cedar Falls last year whre she took prepatory work; and the Excelsior predicts she will make a successful school ma’am. REUNION The Dommer reunion was held at the Hubert KINSINGER home Sunday, September 6. At noon a picnic dinner, such as the ladies know the art of preparing, was served on the lawn, after which a fine program was rendered, consisting of music, songs, talks and readings. Then they elected officers for the ensuing year and decided to hold the next reunion at the Mrs. Marie ROEMERMAN home, Sunday, before labor (sic) day, 1926. The remainder of the day was spent in a social way. The following are those who registered: Peter DOMMER and family, Mike DOMMER and family, Chris DOMMER, Hubert KINSINGER and family, Mrs. Marie ROEMERMAN and family, Mrs. Dora LEFFLER and family, John HUBER, Sr. and family, Mrs. Anna KOLB and family, John KOLB and family, Carl KOLB and family, Rollin HAINES and wife, H. M. MOEMERMAN and family, A. J. WALKER and family, C. W. McCARTY, wife and son, Guy RUSH and wife, Tommy NORTHUP and wife, Carl HUBER and family, Matt HUBER, Jr., and family, Mrs. L. R. GLOVER and daughter, Steve KRAIS, Matthew HUBER, Sr., and wife, Earl ROBERTS and family, Miss Dora FEIHLE, Mrs. Selma SCHWARTZENBACK, L. D. EATON and family and Ellsworth SELIX. WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES After a class finishes school it is interesting to know how they are applying themselves and we give below the doings of the 1925 graduating class of the Blakesburg high school: Carl JOHNSON has a splendid situation in the office of the Brown-Biglow Claendar House at St. Paul, Minn. Elizabeth MILLER is teaching the Franklin school Freda CHIDESTER is operating the Butterfly Beauty Parlor in Blakesburg. Clara McALISTER will attend college at Ames. Chas. POST will leave soon for Des Moines where he has a good job awaiting him. Mary ELLIS is attending college at the Iowa Wesleyan college, Mt. Pleasant. Harry JOHNSON and Ralph BLUMER are taking special work in the Blakesburg high school. Mabel LOCK is teaching school near Ottumwa. Helen JACOBSON is clerking for R. ?. WILLEY and assisting in the postoffice. Doris RAYMOND is book keeper in the Blakesburg Savings Bank. Thurs Sept. 24, 1925 TERSELY TOLD --Miss. Glee CHISMAN departed Tuesday for Grinnell where she will enter college. --Mrs. Floyd WHISTLER of Udell visited at the parental SAUM home the last of the week. --Miss Clara McALISTER departed the first of the week for Ames where she will attend college. --In digging the grave for the body of Mrs. Rosa GREGORY last Friday a large boulder wieghing about six hundred pounds was found about six feet under the soil. --Mrs. Ernest LEATHERBY, Mrs. McAFEE and daughters and Mrs. Mary SHEEHY came over from Highland Center Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs. GREGORY. --J. Q. DOROTHY and daughter, Mrs. ANDERSON of California, left Saturday evening for Ute, Iowa, to be present at the funeral service for Emmett DOROTHY, which was held at that place Sunday afternoon. --Earl McELROY was an Eddyville visitor last Monday. He has been awarded a contract to erect a five-thousand dollar church building in that city and was there to see about starting the work. --Chester MARTIN and family arrived here last Sunday evening for a visit at the parental MARTIN home and other friends. They live at LaJaunta, Colorado, where he has a splendid position as telegrapher. --It was so hot that popcorn was popped as it grew in the fields near Poplar Bluff, Mo. Lee KNOTT, of Poplar Bluff, has several ears of the popped popcorn from his field to prove his story. The temperature during the day the corn popped rangedfrom 100 to 108 degrees in the shade. --William SCHOECH departed for Annapolid Md., last Tuesday after enjoying a short vacation with home folk. "Bill" is a good student and will make the grade any place you put him. He likes the work fine and while he disliked to leave the old home and ties that bind, yet he was ansious to get back to school. --Mrs. Emily KOSMAN, mother of Gary KOSMAN of this city, died Monday, September 7th at the home of her son, 216 North 3rd street. Deceased was 87 years of age, and leaves two sons living near Ottumwa and one from Wichita, Kansas. She has been living around with her children and had only been in Albia a short time. Her husband, Christian KOSMAN preceded her in death 28 years ago. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 9:30 from the St. Mary’s church, Rev. Jas. O’NEILL officiating. Burial was made in the Ottumwa cemetery beside her husband.--Monroe County News. --Harley THOMPSON, a former Blakesburg boy and a son of Mrs. Mag THOMPSON, was here last Saturday for a short time. Mr. THOMPSON will be remembered by the "old timers" around Blakesburg, having left here about twenty years ago and located in Ottumwa, S.D., where he took a claim and has since resided. Of late years he has been buying and shipping stock and was here with a car load of horses, but re-loaded them and shipped to St. Louis. In speaking of our country he said it looked better to him than it ever did and that some day he hoped to locate near Blakesburg.