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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [Palo Alto] !! Ruthven Free Press; Palo Alto Co, IA; Mar 1, 1939
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:05:17 -0600


The Ruthven Free Press
Ruthven, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, March 1 , 1939

Rodman Woman is Fined $5 on Charge of Assault.
Mrs. Kathryn Fields of Rodman was fined $5 and costs in justice of peace
court at Emmetsburg last Saturday when she pleaded guilty of assault of Mrs.
O.I. Salisbury, also of Rodman. The charges were filed as an outgrowth of an
alleged assault in a restaurant operated at Rodman by Mrs. Fields. Mrs.
Salisbury claims she was injured when Mrs. Fields attacked her.

PIONEER WOMAN DIES SATURDAY.
Mrs. Riisteigen Passes Away After Long Illness.
Funeral Monday.

Mrs. Tillie Riisteigen, a resident of this vicinity for 69 years, and a
member of one of the early homesteaders of Lost Island township, passed away
at her home in Ruthven early last Saturday morning after a long illness
brought about by the infirmities of old age and injuries received in a fall
early this winter.
Mrs. Tillie Riisteigen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Halver Rierson, was
born in Nummendahl, Norway, June 28, 1858, and passed away at her home in
Ruthven, Iowa, February 25, 1939. She came to this country with her parents
when she was 9 years of age. The family settled in Wisconsin, living there
two years. In 1870 the family came to Iowa and her parents took a homestead
in Lost Island township, northeast of Ruthven, where the deceased grew to
womanhood. During her early years she was employed at Emmetsburg.
In the spring of 1909 she was united in marriage to C.K. Riistetgen of
Ruthven, and they made their home here for the remainder of their lives. Mr.
Riisteigen passed away about six years ago.
She is survived by seven nephews, Halver, Severt, Thomas, Carl, Raymond,
Albert and Hendrick Rierson, and one niece, Mrs. Porter Thorson, all living
in this vicinity.
Funeral services were held at her residence in the northeast part of
Ruthven on Monday afternoon, Feb. 27th, with Rev. T.G. Wicks, pastor of Zion
Lutheran church, officiating. Rev. Wicks used as the text of the funeral
sermon, Psalm 4:8, "I will both lay me down in peace and sleep; for thou,
Lord, only makest me dwell in safety."
Six nephews were the pallbearers.
Burial took place in Crown Hill cemetery. The Lightle Funeral home of
Ruthven had charge of the funeral arrangements.

AN AYRSHIRE RESIDENT DIES.
Thomas E. Wood, resident of Ayrshire, died suddenly at his home in
Ayrshire, yesterday at the age of 61 years. Funeral services will likely be
held Friday, but up to this Wednesday noon no arrangements had been
announced. The Lightle Funeral Home of Ruthven will have charge of the
funeral.

INTERESTING NEWS IN NEARBY TOWNS

- Wilke Kiner, employed on the Illinois Central railroad at Cherokee, was
instantly killed last Thursday, when he was caught between two cars.

49 DAIRY FARMERS RECEIVE AWARDS
Certificates Given By the Ames College for Cream Scoring 93 Per Cent or
Over.

Forty-nine farmers living around Ruthven have been awarded certificates
by the Iowa state college for producing high quality cream scoring 93 per
cent or better for 1938. The cream was scored on the basis of flavor,
acidity, richness, body and cleanliness.
Those who received certificates from Ruthven were:
Clint Burdick, E.J. Brown, Lester Sampson, H.S. Eaton, Bert Aldrich, G.
Thim, W.H. Fieseler, Andrew Hanson, John Olson, Kjellberg & Bargstrum, F.S.
Hill, Rustan Brothers, M. Newgard, E.R. Wilcox, Nick Geelan, Axel Anderson,
Ernest Nelson, Emil Hanson, Harold Lowman, Henry Olson, P.C. Hermansen,
Louis Nelson, Nelson & Kjellberg, Clarence Christensen, Hadley Mills, Merle
McGranahan, K.H. Sorensen, John C. Hanson, P.G. Hansen, C.E. Hansen, A.S.
Hanson, Howard Eaton, Elmer Rosacker, Geelan & Anderson, W.F. Miller, George
Bigger, Fred Schnell, Howard Hansen, B.H. Overocker, Will Hollowell, R.E.
Carter, L.S. Prentice, Fred Potee, Beulah Winn.
Tests were made without warning or special notice ten times during the
past year by extension specialists.

LOCAL NEWS
- Miss Mary Geelan, daughter of Nick Geelan, underwent an operation for
appendicitis at a Spencer hospital last evening.
- Carroll Shartle arrived here from Washington, D.C. last Sunday for a
short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Shartle. He left by train
last night for his home in Washington, D.C.

RUTHVEN AND VICINITY
- E.F. Gates and family have moved into the Josie Goff house.
- Frank Geelan is here from California for a visit with relatives.
- Several from this vicinity attended the funeral of Mrs. Dan O'Neal at
Graettinger last Saturday afternoon.
- Mrs. John Davidson left last Sunday for Rochester, Minn.. to see Mr.
Davidson who is in a hospital there.
- A farewell party was held at the Art Duhn home in Graettinger last Friday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Joe Jackson.
- Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Simington and Mr. and Mrs. Adam Simington visited at
Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Prew's to see their new daughter, Barbara K., who weighs 4
3/4 pounds. She has two sisters, LaVone Rae and Sally Ann.
- T.J. Brennan has been ill at his home this week and unable to work at the
postoffice.
- Mrs. Hilda Cruse of Terril visited here with her mother, Mrs. Christina
Peterson, yesterday.
- Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Hanson went to Earlham last Saturday to attend a
musical operetta by their son, Erling.
- Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Modisett of Cedar Falls, visited at the home of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Rosacker, last Friday.
- Miss Margaret Brennan arrived here today from Madison, Wisconsin, for a
visit with her father, T.J. Brennan, who is quite ill.
- A farewell party was held at the Joe Nyborg home on Friday evening in
honor of Joe Jackson and family who are moving to Minnesota. Games were
played and a lunch served. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were presented with a purse
of money.
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fordyce of Emmetsburg gave a surprise farewell party
for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jackson last Sunday. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Lyle Gile, Mr .and Mrs. Bill Galager, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Joyce, all of
Emmetsburg. Gus Kriens, of Spencer. Mr and Mrs. Jackson were presented with
an electric table lamp.

MRS. F.H. GARNETT
Addie May Anthony, daughter of Edmund and Harriet Wilkins Anthony, was
born in Addison county, Vermont, March 19, 1862 and passed away at her home
northeast of Ruthven, Iowa, February 21, 1930, after an illness of about 18
months. She had been in failing health for a number of years and during the
last few weeks preceding her death she was cared for by her sister, Mrs.
Emma Garnett of Tiffin.
Her parents moved from Vermont to Tiffin, Iowa, in 1868, when the
deceased was 6 years of age. Here she grew to womanhood and then was
employed as a dressmaker in Iowa City. Later she was a practical nurse.
On October 28, 1891, she was united in marriage to Frank H. Garnett at
Oxford, Iowa, and to this union was born two sons, Elmer Lee, who died at
the age of 11 years in 1904, and is buried at Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Raymond
Frank, who has been farming with his parents northeast of Ruthven.
Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Garnett lived for about nine years
on a farm near Tiffin and in 1901 they moved to Rock Rapids. In the spring
of 1905 the family moved to Ellsworth, Minnesota, where they lived for seven
years and then moved to Hart, Michigan, where they remained three years and
then moved back to Tiffin. In October, 1916, they moved onto a farm on the
northwest side of Lost Island lake, near Ruthven, and in 1921 they moved
onto a farm on the northeast side of Lost Island lake where they have since
resided.
The deceased united with the Methodist church at Tiffin when she was
about 17 years of age, and retained her membership at this church until her
death.
Mrs. Garnett was a member of a family of 13 children, only one of whom
survives.
She is survived by her husband and son, and one sister, Mrs. Emma
Garnett, of Tiffin, Iowa.
Funeral services were held at the Lightle funeral home in Ruthven on
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Belden Weikel, pastor of the local
Methodist church, officiating. Rev. Weikel used Psalms 27:4 and St. John
14:2 as the text for the funeral sermon.
Arthur Simonson, Hendrick Rierson, Mrs. Emma Grange, and Mrs. O.F. Spies
sang "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" "Rock of Ages" and "Abide with Me."
The pallbearers were Albert Hermansen, Peter Hermansen, C. Jungman, Will
Hallowell, James Mason and Ross Hallowell.
Burial took place in Crown Hill cemetery.

WEST LOST ISLAND.
- Miss Doris Neet, teacher in Dist. 4 of Lost Island, visited over the
week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Neet, near Graettinger. This is
the last week she will be able to meet with her parents in their old home,
as they moved Tuesday to a farm near Worthington, Minn.
- A community party was held Friday evening at the Joe Nyborg home honoring
her brother, Joe Jackson and family in a farewell, as they move soon to a
farm in Minnesota. A fine time was had singing old songs by those attending.
A lunch was served at midnight.

NOTICE OF PROOF OF WILL.
No. 2743.
State of Iowa, Palo Alto County, ss:
To all whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that an instrument in writing purporting to be the
last Will and Testament and Codicil of Henri M. Brown, deceased, was this
day produced, opened and read by the undersigned and that I have fixed
Tuesday, the 28th day of March, 1939, as the day for hearing proof in
relation thereto.
Witness my official signature, with Seal of said Court, hereto affixed, this
24th day of February, 1939.
(Seal) E.M. Thompson,
Clerk of District Court.
(Published March 1, 8 and 15)


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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