New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1919-01-15
THREE VICTIMS or
FLU" IN one HOME
FATHER AND MOTHER OF LITTLE
FAMILY AND FAITHFUL
NURSE DIE
HOME OF VIM. MEYER BECOMES
A yERITABLE HOSPITAL
FOR FLU PATIENTS

One of the saddest cases of the in
ftuenza epidemic recorded in this neigh
borhood has been reported from Court
land Township during the week just
passed. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Meyer, ia
Their and mother Of two children, have
been taken away by the epidemic in
side Of few days, while Miss Hulda
| Lieder, nurse, was also afflicted with
the disease and succumbed to it. Mr..
and Mrs. Meyer were cared for at the
home of VIM. Meyer where at one time
not less than sixteen patients were
gathered. Miss Hulda Lieder was one
of the nurses who cared for these strick-
en- people.
Nurse Dies on Duty.
Miss Lieder contracted the disease
herself and died of it Tuesday after
noon, January Z, at o'clock in New
Ulm hospital where she had been sent
after she became sick. She had been
working as nurse in Chicago, but
while on her visit at home during the
Christmas holidays she learned that they
We're short on help at the Meyer home
and offered to stay and take care of the
patients.
The departed was born May u, 1893,
in CORTLAND Township. She is sur
vived by her grief stricken parents and
the following brothers and sisters: Otto
Lieder, Morgan; Mrs. John NJ. Haenze,
New Ulm; Mrs. W. NJ. Firle, Fairfax;
Herman, Ida, Hannah, Albert, Robert
and Lena Lieder at home, and Alma
Lieder, Chicago.
Interment took place Wednesday af-
ternoon last week at O 'cloek in the
City cemetery of New Ulm, Rev. DIR.
Holm of the Methodist church officiat-
ing:
| Mother Taken.
An hour after Miss Lieder died, Tues
day, January Z, Mrs. Fred Meyer, nee
Martha Harmening, also died. She had
been sick since December 90, and was
one of those at the VIM. Meyer home
whom Miss Lieder had tried to save.
The deceased was born February "a,
1892 in Brighton Township in Nicollet
County, and 1was thefeferesnot quite az
years old. She remained there with Her
parents up to the time sof her marriage
to MI. Fred Meyer of CORTLAND which
took place June ID, 1912. After their
marriage they lived in CORTLAND Town
ship on the farm. Their union was
blessed with two children who both sur
vive their mother. One. Of them is six
years old and the other only seven
months. Besides the children she is
survived by the following six brothers
and two sisters: Alvin Harmening,
Chief Of Police of New Ulm; John, La
fayette Township; Herman, Bernadotte
Township; Henry, Arthur and Paul,
Mrs. Ida Schroeder and Frieda Harmon
ing, all Of Courtland Township.
Funeral services were held Wednes.
day afternoon at 2 clock, Rev. Strasen
officiating, and interment took place
{ in the cemetery of CORTLAND.
Father Dies.
The third victim was Mr.. Meyer. he
died Thursday morning. He was born
in CORTLAND Township, July IL, 1886,
and had since lived in that neighbor-
hood where he also made his home after
he had been married to Miss Frieda
Harmening who died Tuesday. He was
a brother of Paul Meyer who died of
injuries from gasoline explosion two
weeks ago.
The deceased is survived by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Meyer, and the
following brothers and sisters: Albert.
Arthur, Walter and Martha at home:
Mrs. Fred Precht, st. Clair; Mrs. Louis
Precht and Mrs. William Ginkel, Court
land Township and Mrs. William Fore
brook, Courtland village.
The funeral was held Thursday after
noon and the remains were inferred in
the CORTLAND Lutheran cemetery.
A call has been made nv the Mime