Returns After Twenty Years Charles Lenzie Reappears in Oregon
The tale recalls Rip Van Winkle as Charles Lenzie, missing for two decades after leaving his wife and farm near Ackley. Supposed murdered, he resurfaces in Winthrop, Oregon, with a mission to reclaim his son and farm. Local notices recount his years in hiding, the search, and a community spread of misjudgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lenz
Washington Irving
Rip van Winkle
Lenz
John Weikert
Abbott
Horges
Anamosa
van Lenz
Interium
Oregon
G. F. Breithaupt
Central Hotel
Charla Lenz
Winthrop
Lutheran Church Statistics Revealed at Waterloo Conference
At a Waterloo conference of Lutheran ministers last week, detailed church statistics were shared. The Lutheran church in the country comprises 60 synods, 6,720 ministers, 11,170 congregations, and 1,600,134 communicants, preaching in eleven languages. It ranks second in Protestant growth for 1899, and has long emphasized education with early transplanta tion dates and foundational seminaries noted.
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Waterloo
Ook
Atty
Firebs Lutheran Theological Seminar
Hartwick
N.Y
Free State Annexed as Orange River State
May 27 Roberts announced to troops the annexation of the Free State which will be named the Orange River State. Pretoria May 28 British occupy Zeerust and march toward Latchenburg. Official bulletin notes crossing the Vaal river Saturday. General Lemmer reports a severe fight at Klip river with five burghers wounded and two captured as British forces total about five thousand.
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Cape Town
Roberts
Free State
Orange River State
Lemmer
Klip River
Tragic Drowning of Sam Schrader and Henry Hackrott on Iowa River
Sam Schrader and Henry Hackrott, youths from a nearby town, drowned after venturing for a day of fishing on the Iowa River. Their bodies were recovered from a deep hole near Hughes Ford after a search by friends, family, and local volunteers. The incident occurred around midday, with authorities and community members left to piece together the mysterious sequence of events and the boys’ final moments.
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Sam Schrader
Henry Hackrott
Iowa River
Hughes’ Ford
de Diemer
Ups Stream
Galle
S. D. Breuning
Sherm Rath
Joe Becker
F. J
Sam
Aleary
Henry
Deaths of Schrader and Hackrott Stir Town Mourning
At about 11:30 that evening the bodies of Sam Schrader born November 1876 in Atna township and Henry Hackrott born July 21 1870 in Freeport were taken to Henry Hackrotts lodging. Funeral services were held Friday at the cemetery with large turnout. The town mourns a distressing accident that claimed two respected residents who were active in business and social life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hackrott
Reus
Meinzer
Rabing
Wolcott
Sam Schrader
Mra
F. J. Schrader
Atna Township
Freeport
Waole
Britt
Iowa
Weather Better For Planting And Crops In Iowa This Week
Week ending May 28 saw warmer than average temperatures and more sunshine with light, uneven rainfall. Conditions favored finishing planting corn and soil cultivation with a good stand and generally promising crops. Spring grains are very good, hay is variable by region, and Iowa acreage may exceed previous years. Marshalltown hosted a two day Iowa postmasters convention with officials from Washington discussing money orders and rural delivery improvements.
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Cliate
Crop Service
Weather Bureau
Marshalltown
Iowa
Allen
W. G. Eden
J. F. Metcalf
Washington, D. G
Post Office Service
Man Killed After Being Dragged by Moving Train
Richard McCune, 40, fell beneath a northbound No. 2 passenger train near Dil lon Iowa, dragged two car lengths, and sustained a broken shoulder blade and head gash. He was rescued and later died, with Dr. Robertson reporting the injuries healing as he rested at Robertson. The piece also notes a local address and a segment on a community event featuring Alma Martin and Miss Emma Warold, plus a dish of confections at Grant's restaurant.
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Richard McCune
Dillon
Iowa
Town Central Railroad
Dave McCauley
Richard McGune
Grinnell
McCune
McCauley
Marshalltown
Robertson
Pony Express
Oes
Alma Martin
Emma Warold
Greer
Henry
Graduation Exercises Highlight City Hall Commencement
Public school graduates held their ceremony Thursday evening at City Hall with a decorative stage, national colors, and floral display. Miss May Tool delivered the address on social characteristics, noting wealth and poverty, education shaping environments and equal humanity, while urging honor beyond conditions.
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Riebenstein
Faust
Hugh McNinch
Harold
Marschall
Beach
Maxwell
May Tool
Ufe
Obbo Bakker
Record of Har din county marriages deaths in 1896
The district court clerk’s annual report shows 207 marriages—the county’s largest single-year total. Deaths reached 468, with 301 girls and 197 boys. 131 deaths were female. Births rose by 17 versus the prior year, while deaths increased by nine.
Goettel’s Offers Wallpapers and Tea Products at Low Prices
Wall paper at Goettel's with Cosmos suo cured Japan tea described as tender first crop leaves offering delicate flavor and uniformity at 25 cents per package. Goettel also promotes Grants Restaurant for lunch and notes S. Martin's raisins and leading wallpaper line, claiming new stock and the city’s cheapest price.
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Japan
W. A. Goettel
Goettel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Lenzie
Lutheran Church
Board of Trade
8. D. Breuning
C. J. Doopke
J. Junkermann
R. Bush
C. F. ¥Elkers
W. Rath
F. D. Walt
G. Maune
J. A. Johnson
Esser
Snodgress
C. Beach
G. Refsnider
Ackley
T. m
Cornell College
J. C. Carleton
Iowa Falls
Mount Vernon
Town
Carleton
Somerset County
Mr. Little
Brother Little
Bangey Whig and Courier
ORME
Lord Roberts
Orange Rivers State
Johannagbure
Advance
Pretoria
Zeerust
Latchen
Burg
Vaal River
Meury Hackrott
Lows River
Ais
Achard McCune Falta
Seneath
Tracis
Grant
Claus
Goettel's
Grants Restaurant
S. Martin
Pepe
Taron
Frantz
A, D
Oluy
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