Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-01-23
Obituary

Another one of West Points older
residents passed to her reward when
at $50, a. M, Thursday occurred the
death of Mrs. Clara Pahlenkemper,
aged "A years. months and days.
Clara Rehebege's birthplace was at
Lippeburg, Westphalen, Germany,
where she was born on May 70, 1888.
She came to West Point in September.
1857. In November of the same year
she was united in marriage to ] G.
Pahlenkemper, the ceremony taking
place in st. Mary's Catholic church in
West Point Six children were the
fruits of this union, of whom an only
son and three daughters preceded
their mother to the grave. Her hus-
band passed to the far beyond six
years ago. Two daughters survive
their mother Mrs. Henry Pogge, Sr.,
and Mrs. Edward Naschert, both Of
this city.
Deceased had led model life and
was devoted wife and mother. She
was a member of the Rosary society
and also faithful member of ST.
Mary's Catholic church from whence
the funeral will be held Saturday
morning at $50 a. M, Rev. Father
Jacoby officiating. Interment will be
made in the Catholic cemetery.-Con
tributed.
Samuel A. James was born in Bote-
tourt county Virginia, on the 9th day
of December, 1923, and died at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. H. A. Sea-
mans, at Lawrence, Kansas on the
18th day of January. 1908. His father
was of Scotch and Welsh lineage
while his mother was of German or
igin In 1929 Mr.. James moved witt
his parents to Hendricks county, Ind.
where he obtained common schoo
education and taught school for three
winters. In the spring of 1912 he re.
solved to follow the star of empire
westward. and turning his back upor
the scenes of his boyhood he started
alone and on foot. with pair of sad
5 dle-bags thrown over his shoulder:
containing all his worldly effects. HI
crassed the state of Illinois into tn
territory of Iowa at washington
where he settled on the 25th day o
March, 1912, and where he taught che
term of school and in 1S43 came tt
Keokuk county, taking a claim neal
Sigourney. In the autumn of the same
year he returned to Washington
where he took no the study of Law
and was admitted to the bar in Sig,
Quincy soon after. AS yet the terri
Tory WAS d pdlt VI w iiS toii Souiies
In March, 1914, Mr.. James was ap'
pointed clerk of the district cour
with a special commission to organ
lie Keokuk county, and accordingly
equipped with the same old saddle
bag. he iourneyed to the southeastern
part Of the count and arranged TO
places for holding the first election
and designated the judges thereof, aft
err which he canvassed the returns ant
qualified the first set of officers. Sool
after he was appointed postmaster a
Sigourney, where he remained unit
the county seat was removed to Ian
caster, where he followed the Office. Il
1S49 he removed to Keokuk in LIE
county, where he was appointed dep
uty clerk, with headquarters at For
" Madison. In 1852 he was elected cler
and re- elected in 1854 On account 0
his health he resigned this Office an
In the fall of 1855 he returned to Keo
kuk county. In May 1851, he was ap
pointed postmaster at Sigourney b
President Lincoln and held this posi-
lion until 1866, when he was suppressed
ed. During the civil war he was un
able to enter the military service o
account of defective eyesight, frol
which he had long suffered but /
rendered excellent work for the unio
with his pen in the columns of tt
sieourney News" Of which he wt
editor during the first year of II
war. He has been prominently ident
fed with educational matters of II