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Arkansas Luthern Church News
July – August 1909 No. 1 Vol. II

Church Directory
Adolph H. Poppe, Little Rock
E. Schulze, Alexander
Vacant, Crocketts Bluff
P.W. Luecke, Mena
W. Baretls, Fort Smith
W.C. Schrader, Pine Bluff
J.H. Kleimann, Stuttgart
P.T. Schmidt, Ulm
M. Brueggemann, Memphis (Tennessee)
W.J.Kaiser, Lutherville (Johnson County)
H.M. Schreimer, Augsburg (Pope County)
F. Steyer, Lafe
A. Wenzell, Gillett

Little Rock News
Through the selfnegating and untiring efforts of the executive committee, the Messers. Adolph Geyer and Frederick Spott and their aids the Sunday school picnic at Hill’s Lake on June 15th 1909 was a decided success. Prof. Herm. Blanz with the Luther Circle band enlivened the passing hours. Prof. F.A. Doepke had trained the school children well, and the games and races pleased young and old. Altogether, the picnic was an enjoyable one. Even if it did rain a little in the evening all participants had their hopes realized.

On Ascension day we had the pleasure of having in our midst Rev. J.W. Miller of Ft. Wayne, vice-president of the Missour Synod, who occupied the puplit for Rev. Poppe. Pastor Miller was formerly resident pastor here.

The Luther Circle omitted some of their meetings but held the August meeting. The ladies of the Second Division gavea splendid concert and served their guests with cream and cakes, netting a neat little sum for the school building.

Following were the pastoral acts performed since our last issue.

Baptisms: Christine Elizabeth Koch, Walter Albert Reiman, Henry F. Schiermeyer, Otto P.H. Breitenbach, Gladys Watson, Gussie Watson, Robert A. Watson.

Married: Hans Joens and Ida Kroeber; Carl T. Schweighart and Frida A. Raabe; John Bolton and Rose E. Sprick.

At Rest: Mrs. Pauline Reichardt, Herbert Richard Kaucher, John Kuespert, George M. Riegler, Henry F. Haarman, Robert Watson.

During the pastor’s absence Mrs. Adeline Kramer, a charter member of the Ladies’ Aid Society and a life long member of the church passed away at Chicago, Illinois and was buried a few days later from her late home. Pastor W. Schrader of Pine Bluff married the last two couples above and officiated at Mr. Riegler’s funeral. Prof. F.A. Doepke conducted the funerals of John Kuespert and H.R. Kaucher. P.

Pine Bluff News
AS has been customary in former years the Sunday evening service will be suspended during the months of July and August. English services will be held at the regular morning hour July 4, 18, August 1, 15, 29; German servcies July 11, 25, August 8 and 22. Holy communion will be celebrated in the English service August 1.

Our annual Sunday school picnic was held June 17 in Lakeside grove. After a tempting lunch had been served by the Ladies’ Aid Society, a series of prize games were played by the children. The afternoon was passed in innocent merriment. We would improve the opportunity to thank our members for the liberal donations and the Ladies’ Aid for their untiring zeal in making the event a success. S.

Fort Smith News
Married: George G. Brooks and Anna Margaret Nickel on April 21st; and Emil H. Sandfort, of St. Charles, Mo., and Emalene Weigand on June 16th.

Baptized: On April 20th, Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tomko; on May 9th Esther Louise, daugher of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harder; on May 16th Adolph Henry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ad Selig; on June 13 Wilhelmine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schulte; on June 1st, Marie Martha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cox, Hortense Georgine, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H.W. Bartels, on August 8th, and on the same date Raymond Hugo, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Schaap.

Mena News
Dorthy Sarah Katharine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Voerster, born June 8th was baptised June 28th.

Gillett News
May 9th, William Max Lehmann, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Fr. Lehmann, was baptized. Mrs. J. Natheo and Mrs. Spitzer were sponsors.

Crockett’s Bluff News
May 23, Louisa Siller, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Siller was baptized. Mrs. Friederike Mewes and Miss Louisa Prange were sponsors.

On June 6th, Mr. Harry Trasher and Miss Mattie Fridenberg were united in holy wedlock. In the evening, Martin August Herman Conrad, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Fr. W. Conrad, was baptized. Mr. A. Ruschaupt and Mr. H. Prange were sponsors.

Lutherville News
On April 13th, Emma Bertha Maria, daughter of Mr. Louis Birnbaum and his wife Lina was baptized.

Augsburg News
On the 9th of May Mrs. H. Lueker was confirmed at the home of Mr. Aug. Lueker in the English Language, after have been instructed in the doctrines of our Luthern church.

Baptised: Frieda Emmaa, child of Wm. Kierzke and his wife Louise. Born April 1, 1909, baptized May 2. Sponsors Emma Priebe and Frieda Suedmeyer.

Johann eHincrich [sic] August, child of Wm. Suedmeyer and his wife Dora. Born May 3, 1909, baptized May 30. Sponsors John Harms Jr. and August Suedmeyer.

Memphis, Tennessee News
Baptisms: Edwin G.F. Kebschull, Ralph Kermit Wolbrecht, Louis Edward Heinrichs, Frederick John Menzer, Joseph Karam, Edward C. William Wagner, Ethel Kath. Schable.

Marriages:
Mr. Fred J. Brinkman and Miss Frieda Groth, June 2.; John Wilbur Apple and Miss Dorothea Emma Langbein, June 17.

Burials:
Mr. Adam Decker, 42 years of age, Dorothea Margaretha Anna, 17 months old, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wagner. Mr. George Hartums, 59 years old. Mr. Ernest Vogel, 19 years old.

More information:

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: http://www.elca.org
• Lutheran Church Missouri Synod: http://www.lcms.org/
• Arkansas Encyclopedia – Lutherans: http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4124

Recently I was reading an old Quapaw Quarter Chronicle and found an article on the Welch – Cherry House on Rock street in Little Rock.  The article stated “that the property was known in the early 1800′s as the Crittenden Cemetery.  In 1834, it became unlawful to have a private cemetery in Little Rock and it was said the graves were moved to Mt. Holly Cemetery, however, there is no record of this and it has been speculated that there may still be bodies beneath the ground under the house.”  Interesting.

• Welch – Cherry House: http://www.arkansasties.com/Pulaski/Structures7/WelchCherryHouse.htm
• Crittenden Cemetery: http://www.arkansasties.com/Social/viewtopic.php?f=189&t=12835

Just outside of the Fort Smith National Cemetery there is a Trail of Tears historical marker.

The Trail of Tears

This marks the last encampment of the Cherokee Indians on “The Trail of Tears,” from their ancestral homes in the south to the land allotted them in the Indian Territory.

Erected as a public service by the Noon Civics Club, 1936.

O.C. Waller, Judsonia, Arkansas

I couldn’t find the picture that I took of the smoke stack a few years ago.   Developers are building apartment buildings to the left and I believe the smoke stack is to be left standing and incorporated into the development.  I sure hope so and we will check back in on it later this year.

June 6, 1902 – There were only three automobiles in Little Rock, Arkansas.  They were owned by W.c. Faucette, John McGuire and John P. Maser.  By July 26, 1903, the number of autos had increased to 15 in Little Rock, six in Texarkana, 12 in Hot Springs, and 1 each in Mabelvale, Helena and Stuttgart.  Owners of autos in Little Rock were Carl Scholz, Mr. Riggs, Durand Whipple, W.C. and James P. Fausette, John P. Moser, Levi Keys, James McQuire, Dr. W.E. Green, M.A. Treadway, Edward Glover, E. Metzenaur and J.W. Lippincott.

Large Plantation Sold
1,900 acres of land in Lonoke county has recently been purchased by J.E. Hicks. The land was formerly owned by the Keo Shingle Company, 700 acres are in cultivation now, and the remainder will be cleared as soon as possible. There are 33 tenant houses on the place. Mr. Hicks paid $41,500 but has since been offered $17,000 for the plantation.

Louis Mitchell, former Little Rock business man, was killed when his airplane went to pieces 200 feet from the ground, while he was giving an exhibition at Montgomery, Alabama. His body was taken to his former home at Camden.  AG/10/23/1912

Louis was said to have been the 205th person to die in an aviation accident.  Other facts…heaviest at 225 lbs and was said to have been friends with the Wright Brothers and was trained at their field.  He owned two Wright Brothers airplanes and a movie business.  Married once and no children.  The body was shipped to Camden, Arkansas, his boyhood home but he was interred in Illinois.  Interesting, I would like to find out more about him.

More Information:

• Louis Mitchell – Find-a-Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20395
• Early Aviators (Includes photographs) - http://earlyaviators.com/emitchlo.htm

Saturday, February 18

Things You Need to Hear: Memories of Growing Up in Arkansas from 1890 to 1980

New Exhibit Opens

Through the exhibit, Growing Up in Arkansas, curator Dr. Margaret Jones Bolsterli conveys the importance of passing family histories from one generation to another. “In the characterizations of the actors in the little drama related to us, there was humor and wisdom and lessons for life.” The exhibit is comprised of five themes: community, family, work, school, and leisure. Bolsterli said that she “envisions this exhibit as a collective memory of growing up in Arkansas told by the people who did it.” Oral histories will be a highlight of the exhibit, some included in surprising ways. Each theme of the exhibit will be encapsulated in its own vignette, detailing a special sense of time and place. Artifacts will be included in each of these settings, revealing the layers of what life was like for past generations. Visitors will experience these time capsules and reflect on the past in Arkansas.

Dr. Bolsterli will be the featured speaker for a Brown Bag Lunch Lecture and booksigning of her newest book, also entitled Things You Need to Hear: Memories of Growing Up in Arkansas from 1890 to 1980(University of Arkansas Press) on February 16.