The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-09-25
CORRESPONDENCE
Obituary.

Mrs. Julia Volkman was born in
Germany, March %, 1849, and
passed away Sept. Is, 1880 at 1890
A. M, age 81 years, s months and
II days.
She came to the United States
in 1873 and settled in Chicago
where she was united in marriage
to John Volkman April 20, 1874.
From Chicago they moved to CO.
lumbus, Wis. where they remained
five years, then moving to West
Union, MINI. There they made
their home for % years. Then they
moved to Alexandria where they
lived until 1919 where Mr.. Volk-
man passed away. Mrs. Volkman
then moved to Oregon and lived
there for IL years then returning
to Alexandria, where she remained
until she became ill. She was TAX
en- to Brooten where she stayed
with her son, Albert for a year.
After that she made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Albert Rattle,
where she passed away.
The union with Mr.. Volkman was
blessed with three sons and five
daughters of whom there are three
sons and three daughters surviving
Mrs. Albert Rattle, Willard; Mrs.
Louis Maurer. Mrs. Jacob Wallen
and Emil Volkman, of Wenarche,
Wash; and Albert Volkman, of
Brooten. There are 81 grandchiI-
dren besides a host of friends to
mourn her departure of this life.
The deceased had three strokes.
the last one Sunday morning,
Sept. Il at A. M. from which she
never regained consciousness. She
was buried Sept. II, at alexandria,
Rev. Edw,, Mcneil officiating in
the English language and Rev. A.
Bartz, of Alexandria in the Ger
man language.-Villard Grit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rattle ami
two daughters, Mildred and Roris,
and Mr.. Rathe's mother met with
what might have been serious &C
cident Wednesday evening of last
week between Nelson and Osakis,
the car turning over on it's SIDE
Mrs. Rattle was slightly injured
and Mr.. Rathe's mother received a
few cuts and bruises.
Mrs. A. E. Clark and Mrs. Floyd
Neil entertained the r. N. A. Cir
Gle at the A. E. Clark home Wed
nesday of last week. A large num-
Der of guests were present and a
dainty lunch served. The following
guests were present: Mrs. Albert
Butler, Mrs. Arthur Hutchins, Mrs.
Fred Otto, Mrs. John Kerr and
Miss Kathryn Hoogland.
Mrs. r. H. Corson delightfully."-
entertained at Bridge party Sat-
urday afternoon in honor of her
sister, Miss Florence Burquist, of
Chicago City, who is visiting at the
Corson home. The guests were
the Misses Eva Rinehart. Evange-
line Claim, Lillian Torvik, Luella
Nelson, Leona Kurth and Helen
Schotten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schurman Beggs
are the proud parents of a girl
born last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Anderson and
daughter, Joyce, called at the A.
Pfeninger home Sunday.
Mrs. Nina Pennie and daughters,
Neva and Eleanor, and Blanche
Pfeninger shopped in Alexandria
and attended the pavement dedica-
ton Saturday afternoon.
A nice crowd attended the dance
given by the Larson orchestra in
Willard Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lue Schultz and
children, and Mrs. Harold Gilbert
and children, of English Grove
spent Sunday at the Herman Hesse
home here.
Messrs Pat Killeen, George
Mackintire and Bert Vernon, of
Sedan, and Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Pfeninger and son, Gordan, of
Westport, spent Saturday afternoon
and were supper guests at the AL
fred Pfeninger home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Anderson and
daughter, Joyce, spent Sunday af-
ternoon at the Christ Hesse home.
Mrs. r. ]. Benner and daughter,
Mavis, shopped in Glenwood We'd
nesday last week.
The Women's Relief Corps met
at the G. A. r. Hall Saturday af-
ternoon. Miss Jessie Besset Rey-
nolds, Department President of the
Relief Corps, of Motley, gave a very
interesting talk.
Glen Bush did fencing on the
He'll E. West farm last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arton and family,
were dinner guests at the Ralph
Benner home Sunday.
A number from Willard attended
the dedication of the pavement in
Alexandria Saturday.
A number of boys and girls held
a theatre party in honor of Harold
Keer, Wednesday evening last
week. On Sunday afternoon Mr..
and Mrs. John Kerr motored to
Glenwood accompanied by Harold
where he took the train for Chi
cago where he expects to study.
Harold will be greatly missed by
the young set here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Theirs, &C
companied by the Misses Margaret
and Irene Hogan and Pierce Ho-
gan, all of Minneapolis. motored
here on Saturday evening to spend
the week end with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Hogan.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. P. Kinder, and
family, were entertained at the
Walter Colbert home north Of town
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Cornwell, of