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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: !! Ruthven Free Press; Palo Alto Co, IA; Dec 26, 1917
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:47:14 -0600


Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
Dec 26, 1917

OUR ROLL OF HONOR
Below we give the addresses of the boys from this vicinity who have given their
services to Uncle Sam. They are sacrificing their careers and risking their
lives to make this a better world for us to live in. Let us show our
appreciation of this noble sacrifice. Here you have their addresses. Write to
them, send them books and magazines, and help them bear their burdens that they
have so willingly shouldered. The Free Press will be sent free of charge to
every American soldier from this district, volunteer or drafted, for the
duration of the war. This list will be a permanent fixture upon our front page
and will serve to remind you from week to week of the ones to whom you owe an
everlasting debt. If you learn of a change of address or any of the boys or know
of any name missing from this list, please notify us.

ERNEST BALE
Co. B. 2nd Engineers, American Expeditionary Force, Paris, France.
HARLAN WAGNER
Truck Co, 50, Camp Johnston Fla.
PETER MILES
Co. L. 2nd Inft., Camp Dodge.
HAROLD HOLMGREN
Musician, USS Boxer, Newport, R.I.
ARNETT BRADY
Co. D. 29th Inft., Ft. Douglas Sta., Utah
FRANCIS CARRIGAN
Co. ?, Artillery Regiment, U.S.M.C., Quantico, Va.
Crp. CHARLES WALTERS
149? Aerial Sqd, W. Wright Field, Fairfield
S.T. SAMPSON
?9? Aerial Sqd, Carp Div, Morrison, Va.
Crp. S.E. NELSON
??? Co, 164 Dpt Brg. co Fonston, Kan.
HAROLD GAARD
M.O.T.C. Camp Greenleaf; Everult cp, Ft. Oglethrpe, Ga.
ORTON E. CHURCH
Co 58 Marine Blgs, Paris Island, S. Carolina
IRVIN GAARD
Co. A, 2nd Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces, Paris, France
A?Y KING
109 Am. Train Truck Co, Cr??ty, N.M.
ALFRED GATES
USS Camden, Care PM, New York, NY
BILL BURTON
H.Q. 147, F. Art, 47 Div, Camp Merr??, Tenaply, N.J.
Sgt RAYMOND DODGE
Bat D 17, Field Artillery, Camp Bob???, Sparta, Wis.
Sgt REX HUBBARD
Camp Cody, Deming, N.M., camp Q.M.
1st Lieut. A.B. WIGDAHL
Med. Detch 352 Inf. Reg, Camp Dodge
Will ROSACKER
Cp Dodge, ???, 58th Div, Mid M Police
HARVEY PAULSON
Ft. Riley, Kan, Pro Co A, No 1, MOTC
JOHN M MILLER
Co 2 MP, 54 In, Camp Dodge, Iowa
Address at - Camp Dodge, 350th Inft, Co F - crp Will Davis, Crp J.L. Minor
Camp Pike, Ark, Crp Paul Grozkruger, Co E, 347 Inft. Paul Barringer, Co F, 347
Inft. Carl Iverson, Co F, 347 Inft. Henry Kassel, Co C, 312 Engineers. Martin A.
Johnson 347 Inft, Co G.
Fred Dodge, Deceased.


MRS. ALISON BAXTER
Mrs. Alison Baxter was quite suddenly called from our midst last week. She
was on a case at the home of Mr. North, near Cylinder, and Friday evening became
quite ill. Her children, J.T. Baxter and Mrs. Gust Linden of this vicinity were
called and were at her bedside when she passed away on Monday morning, Dec. 17
at 8:36. Heart failure is given as the cause of her death. The remains were
brought to the home of the deceased in this city on Monday evening. Funeral
services were held from the Methodist church on Wednesday. Rev. Wilkerson
conducted the funeral services.
Miss Alison McDonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on December 26, 1869.
She grew to young womanhood in this country and received her education there.
When a child she became affiliated with the Free church of Scotland and was a
faithful christian and tireless church worker. On Feb. 27, 1885, she was united
in marriage to Thomas Baxter in Galabreis, Scotland. Soon after their marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter immigrated to America and came directly to Palo Alto county
and settled on a farm a short distance from Ruthven. They farmed for several
years, later moving to Ruthven where about twelve years ago Mr. Baxter died. In
late years Mrs. Baxter has taken up nursing and her patience, friendliness and
solicitude for others made her an expert in this line. She was known through her
work all over this section, and her friends were numerous in every locality in
which she worked. She was gentle, kind and loving, always forwarding others
interests in preference to her own, and ever providing for and working for the
betterment of others. By her own family will she be most missed- fortunate
people have a mother such as she was and her death will long be felt by her
children. Soon after coming to this country she affiliated herself with the M.E.
Church and every moment of her existence was blessed with Christian thought and
intent. She leaves to mourn her loss, besides her two children, one sister and
three brothers. The Free Press extends sincere sympathy to the bereaved
relatives.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL
- Mrs. Arthur Olson left Saturday for her home at Platte, S. Dak. She had
been visiting at Nefzgers.
- Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Church left Friday for their new home at Cumberland,
Wis.
-Miss Bernice Modisett left Saturday for Sibley to spend Christmas at the
home of her sister.
- Arnold Stanton came in from Lake Park Saturday to spend Christmas at home.
- Mrs. W.H. Manthe of Minneapolis is here visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. McNary.
- D.E. Gates and son Delbert spent Christmas day at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. B.F. Combes in Cylinder.
- Martina McNary came in from Huntley, Minn, where she is teaching school,
Saturday to spend the Christmas vacation with her parents.
- Miss Alice O'Brien was on her way home to Ayrshire Monday. She has been
teaching at Waukon.
-Mrs. Nora Crowley and daughter, Miss Jennie, arrived from Madison, Wis.,
the last of the week to spend Christmas at the T.J.Brennan home.
- Arthur Berg came up from Ames Thursday to spend the Holiday vacation at
the home of his parents in this city.
- Mrs. T.L. Jackson and two sons went to Mason City Friday to visit at the
home of her sister and also at the Fred Miller home.
- James Washington came up from Omaha last week to spend the Holiday season
at the home of his parents.
- Carl and Selmer Wigdahl returned Sunday from Forest City where Carl is
attending school, to spend the Christmas vacation at home.
- Mrs. Beatrice Anderson came from Sanborn Sunday to spend Christmas with
her mother, Mrs. A.C. Christiansen.
- Miss Mable Hughes came in Saturday from McCalisburg where she is teaching,
to spend the Christmas vacation.
- Mrs. Bennett MacLean, a former school mate of the late Mrs. Alice Baxter's
in Scotland, was in attendance at the latter's funeral here last Wednesday. Mrs.
MacLean now lives in Estherville.
- Mrs. F.E. Johnson and daughter, Francis, of Ruby, Alaska, who had been
visiting for a week at the J.H. Anderson home in this city, left Monday morning
for Ft. Dodge for a further visit with relatives.
- Mr. and Mrs. O.L. Root left the first of the week to spend the Holidays
with their daughter, Mrs. S.T. Bruyn, in Minneapolis. From there they will go to
Vinton for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. J.F. Sanders. They also expect to
visit their son, O.S. Root in Des Moines before returning.
- Orton E. Church went to Chicago a few weeks ago and where enlisted in the
Marine Corps, "the Bloody 58th" which is said to be the best of the one hundred
companies stationed at Paris Island, S. Carolina. Orton passed a perfect
examination.
- Mrs. Eggleston and grandson Edward Petree came in from Iowa city Friday to
spend Christmas at home.
- Miss Luelle Berg came in from Madison, Wis., Friday to spend the Holiday
season at the home of her parents.
- Wayne and Harold Toland left last Saturday for Cedar Falls where they will
spend Christmas with relatives and friends.
- Sgt. Rex Hubbard of Camp Cody, N.M. who has received a ten day furlough
and is expected home this evening for a visit at the home of mother, Mr. E.G.
Cope.


Mrs. Asloug Thoreson
Mrs. Asloug Thoreson passed away Friday, Dec. 14, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. L.H. Sporan of this city. Mrs. Thoreson was nearly eighty years
of age. She has been ailing for many years and has been confined to her bed for
the past three and a half years. The funeral services were held from the
Lutheran church and the remains interred in the Lost Island cemetery on Monday,
Dec. 17. Rev. L.O. Wigdahl conducted the funeral services.
Miss Asloug Olson was born in Nummerdaring, Norway, on March 1, 1829. She
resided there with her parents until 1848, when they immigrated to America and
settled in Dane county, Wisconsin, where she resided until 1850, when she was
united in marriage to Knut Thoreson. They came to Palo Alto county in 1871 and
she has made her home here ever since. Ten children were born to this union,
eight of whom are still living. All of the children except one, Andrew of
Audibon, were present at the funeral. She has been cared for during her
declining years in the house of her daughter, Mrs. J.H. Sporan, who was assisted
in materiality in caring for her by the rest of the children.
The deceased has lived a long and useful life. She spent the prime of her
life battling the disadvantages and obstacles that had to be faced by the
pioneer settlers. She belongs to the class that is entitled to ninety per cent
of the credit of making this great middle west a fit and safe place to live in.
She had resided in Palo Alto county nearly half a century and seven years before
the town of Ruthven was founded. She was a loving and devoted mother and a true
friend and neighbor. She leaves to mourn her loss eight children: Mrs. L.H.
Sporan, Mrs. Gertrude Christianson, Mrs. Lars Olson, Mrs. Hans Vestigaard, Thore
Knutson, O.K. Thoreson and K. K. Thoreson.
To these bereaved relatives the Free Press Extends sincere sympathy.

Cathy Joynt Labath
Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project
http://www.celticcousins.net/paloalto/index.htm
Iowa Old Press
http://www.IowaOldPress.com/


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