Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
JOHN LUTEs, WHO HAD LIVED IN
COUNTY FIFrY.FoUR WEARS.
CALLED TO REWARD.
WAS ON VISIT TO DAUGHTER
At NORFOLK WHEN END CAME
Body Will Be Brought Here For Burial,
and is Expected Monday Morning.
Lutes Pioneer Of GreneastIe Town
ship-owned 400 Acres at Time Of
Death.

| \ telegram received this morning
from j. A. Pegg, 211 South Second
street. told OF the death at Norfolk
| Va. at o'clock this morning, of Johi
Lutes, father OF Mrs. Pegg, Mrs. Jane:
Robb, and Mrs. Eugene Glidden, of this
city. Mr.. Lutes' death removes one OF
the Oldest pioneers of the county. Mr.
Lutes having settled in Greencastle
township tifty-four years ago. Mr.
Lutes died at the home of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. A. NJ. Hanson. whom he went
to visit four weeks ago, with the eN-
pectation of spending the winter.
The cause OF Mr.. LuteS death is no'
known to the children here further
than the first word of the illness was
To the effect that Mr.. Lutes was SUI
ferins from a severe attack of indlgeS-
ton.
came to County in 1856.
Mr.. Lutes came to Marshall county
from Ohio in the spring of 1886, ana
settled near what was then known as
Greencastle postoffice, near where the
present town OF Ferguson now mes
There was but very little TO the settle
men,. altho postoffice was main
tanned in the log cabin or jackson
Smith, VINO was the postmaster. a
year before Catherine Elery, who was
born in Illinois. had settled In the
same neighborhooo, and Mr.. Lutes
took her as his wife on July 10, 1853
the wedding being one or the carry
ones in that part of the county. NE
and Mrs. Lutes were married 1t the
home of Simon Crosby. Of Jumper
Creek township, by G. A. Haskln, thel
a Justice of the peace. and stu a res
ident of Ferguson. An interesting com
cident lay in the fact that, upon tAs
celebration of the golden wedding OF
Mr.. and Mrs Lutes in this city on
July ~. 1909, Mr.. Haskln, VINO hau
performed their wedding ceremony
was present at the anniversary gamer
ing.
After their marriage Mr.. and Mrs
Lutes Went to farming, ana We're 'ei ,
successful At the time OF ms oeat"
Mr.. Lutes owned 400 acres Oh me Aar
land near Ferguson. In 1900 MT. al1o
Mrs. Lutes moved to this CITY. ana
made their home at 61S West Boone
street.
Was Native Of ohio.
Mr.. LuteS was natiNe "
county. Ohio, where he was born feo
1880. He and Mrs. Lutes became the
parents of thirteen children, tour o.
whom are dead. Two OF the chlidfeE
died in infancy. and two in Childhood
the children who survive. with the
mother. are Allen of Ferguson; Mrs
n T. Whitehead, of Bangor; Mrs. v
$. Reese and John Lutes. OF Fersu-
son. Mrs. James Robb. of MarshaA-
town. Fred Lutes. of Ferguson; Mrs
4 NJ Hanson, OF Norfolk. Va: Mrs j.
A Pegg and Mrs. Eugene Glldden. OF
this city.
Funeral Tuesday Afternoon.
Mr.. Lutes' body is expected 10 reach
rhis city Monday morning at O'Clock
The funeral will be held Tuesday al
ternoon at o'clock from the res
iaance. els West Boone street. now oc-
cupied by Mr. Lu1es' daughter, Mrs
Robb. Rev. w H. Scott will have
charge of the service. and lntermen'
will be in Riverside. Mrs. Reese and
Fred Lutes. of Ferguson, were at Nor
folk al the time of their fathers DEATH
having reached there last Sunday.
They, and perhaps other members OF
the family, will accompany tbe body
north.