Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-19
CAROLINE MOTT sCHLAGETER

lea and accordingly boarded i sailing
vessel in :. Bremen. landing, in Ne"
York in the fall 81 1851, A very
stormy voyage was experienced With
light sailing vessel they were on
the ocean forty-four days. -#.
They remained in New York two
winters and one summer and i'll 1853
went to Keokuk where Mr. Schlageter
found work and was paid in butter
and eggs. From keokuk he went TO
Bonaparte by way of the Des Moines
river and drove from Bonaparte to
Agency where he worked on the rail.
road near Sugar Creek. He then
came to Ottumwa and lived for one
winter on the river bottom near where
the Morrell packing plant now stands.
On May TO-, 1854, the family moved
on farm three miles south of Chilli.
cothe, in Polk township where they
lived for forty-five years. The farm
grew to be one Of the best in the coun.
ty, comprising 200 acres. Mr.. Schla.
geter was active in local affairs, TAX.
ing an interest in the progress and
welfare of the community. He served
for five years as justice of the peace
and he also held the Office of assessor
and various other offices Of his town
ship. .s..s.ar s..-t
On December Z, 1902, Mr. and Mrs.
Schlageter left their farm and mov-
eel to Wildwood, Riverside drive, their
present home, "Karloine's Ruhe,'
where both are enjoying good health
and extending their we'll known hos
pitality to all who pass by.
Mr.. Schlageter is in his ninety
second year and Mrs. Schlageter her
eighty-fourth year.
Mr. Schlageter was presented with
a gold cane, in addition to the numer-
Gus gifts to himself and estimable
wife, These remembrances were pre-
sented with the following sincere ex-
preston of love and greeting:
I'm behalf of your children, grand
children, great-grandchildren and 9TH
er relatives, have the honor to pre-
sent these gifts to you and express
their sentiments to which am afraid I
can not do justice. We are gathered
here today to celebrate most unusual
anniversary and we thank God for this
blessing. Children who have not
known their grand parents have miss
ed a great deal of love and happiness.
We have been most fortunate in this
and often recall the good times we
had at grandfather's. How grand
mother would say Law, law, law and
Well, well, WE'LL as we unloaded by
the wagon full, and then when we
went home would say, am glad to
see you come and glad to SEQ you 60.
Grandpa was ever ready with his
wine and cake from the time we came
until we left. Ten years ago you left
the farm and are comfortably located
here, that we may see you oftener
and help you celebrate each birthday
and anniversary. You both have pass.
ed four score. years and yet much is
to be done. Cato learned Greek when
he was eighty, and Goethe completed
his Faust when past eighty. The
Oldest tree may bear fruit and the
bowl of life grows sweeter as you
drink: all the sugar is in the bottom
of the cup ..
A quotation from Job AZ: was
then read. IT,. ,.s.
To which Mr.: Schlageter respond
ed:
my dear and loving children, grand
children, great-grandchildre When [
say children. | also men our sonsin-
law. brothers-in-law and other rela-
tives not here. am SO overcome to-
day that am hardly able to address
YOU in BETTING manner which is SO