Iowa
Old Press
The Waukon Democrat
Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa
April 3, 1916
While cutting wood one day last week on the old Decker place,
Will Goettle had the misfortune to cut one of his feet badly, the
axe striking him
between the great and second toes and a gash four inches in
length being the result. He walked two miles to his home before
attention could be given the wound. Surprise and regret will be
felt by our readers to learn that Geo. Koehler died Wednesday at
the hospital in Rochester, Minn. Older residents will remember
him well. His mother and he ran a small store for years in the
building now occupied by the Princess theatre, one door west of
the State Bank. His father was a doctor and died when George was
quite young. His mother died following the big fire about 1887.
George was married here to a daughter of Matt Simon and she with
two daughters survive. She is a sister of Mrs. E.J. Roggensack of
this place. The body was brought here for interment. Mr.
Koehler's age was about 62 yrs.
At the primary Monday Democrats should bear in mind that W.W.
Marsh is eminently the proper man to continue in the office of
national
committeeman. He is of the caliber of men needed on the national
committee.
It became known for a certainty last week that one of our
prominent young couples, Herman Webb and Miss Lucy Webster, were
Mr. and Mrs. Webb in reality, they having been married on Nov.
2nd last by Rev. Childress over in Clayton county, but they had
kept their little affair in a secret locker until this time,
although there have been some pretty well grounded suspicions all
this time that they were matrimonially entwined. A wide circle of
friends wish them a full measure of happiness.
NEW ALBIN.
Mrs. Dora Fruechte mourns the loss of her cow, a fine animal
valued at eighty dollars.
Arthur C. Bellows is having an artesian well drilled on his
residence property in the city.
Bricklayers are at work again at the new M.E. church building
finishing the tower, the completion of which was prevented last
year by cold weather.
The committee from the Hogwallow Improvement Association, which
was appointed to see about the mud hole in front of the post
office, reported that after an investigation they had decided to
let nature take its course.
What might have been a serious accident occurred at the E.J.
Sadler place last week. While sawing wood with a buzz saw the saw
broke and the flying fragments buried themselves in a log about
twelve feet away. Luckily no one was in the path of the flying
pieces.
Anna Adelheit Hagen was born on November 11, 1837, at Schale,
Germany. In 1870 she came to America and in 1871 was joined in
marriage to H.H. Welper. This union was blessed with three
children, two of whom and the father preceded her to the beyond.
The family resided on a farm in Union City township until 1902,
when they moved to New Albin. Mrs. Welper was always in good
health until March 5 of this year, when she suffered a paralytic
stroke. She passed away on March 22.
LUANA [Clayton co.]
Mert Smith is very sick with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Jennie Shaffer left last week for Riceville, Iowa.
[transcribed by E.W., January 2007]