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Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Todd Wedded A Half Century

Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Todd, one of the highly respected old couples of Sheldon, observed their golden wedding anniversary Tuesday in a very quiet way in their comfortable home. There was no special preparation made for the celebration of the event, but the occasion was not allowed to pass by unnoticed. A splendid dinner was prepared by Mrs. Todd and this was much enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Todd and their grandson, Roy Taylor, who is making his home with them. These and Ray Taylor, another grandson of Chicago, constitute the Todd family at the present time. It was impossible for the latter to be present. It was just a simple and pleasant way of observing this important event, they preferring to have it that way at this time. However, many neighbors and friends extended felicitations, which made the day all the more enjoyable.

Mr. and Mrs. Todd are among the best people we have, and while they have been adding years they have also been adding friends, which go a long way in making their closing days of life full of joy and contentment. Their lives have been well spent, and the large circle of friends that they have gathered around them admire and love them for their many excellent traits of character and will always cherish their memory.

Mr. and Mrs. Todd were married in Pickaway county, Ohio, September 7, 1865. They resided there on a farm for eight years, when they removed to Tippecanoe county, Ind., where they remained for three years, coming to Illinois and settling on a farm in Concord township, which they still own. They remained there eleven years and removed to Chicago in 1887, where they lived for eight years. In the fall of 1895 they removed to Sheldon and have since made this their home. Four children were born to them – two boys and two girls, but they have preceded their parents to the other shore. There are two grandchildren – Roy and Ray Taylor.

Mr. Todd was born in Hocking county, Ohio, January 14, 1841, and has engaged in agricultural pursuits all his life. Mrs. Todd is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schlotman and was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, April, 1847. Her Christian name is Elizabeth J. She is a sister of Daniel Schlotman, now deceased.

Source

Unknown newspaper, but probably the Sheldon Journal. The Todds celebrated their golden wedding anniversary 7 Sep 1915.

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Seniors Hear Travelogue

(Sheldon) – Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schlotman presented a color slide travelogue of the 2200 mile conducted bus tour of England and Scotland they had taken in August when the Sheldon Senior Citizens met on October 16. There were forty-three persons in attendance at the pot-luck dinner hostessed by Rose LeSage and Doris Long. Mrs. Long gave the invocation before the meal.

Nurses from the Iroquois County Public Health Service gave free flue shots to eighteen members. Some members also had a blood pressure check. President Clara Ingalls conducted the business session. Secretary Laverna Marshall read the account of the September meeting and Harry Brubaker gave the financial report. Lillie Arseneau, Florence Bonnett and Martha Sabo observed October birthdays. Sixteen Sheldon Seniors had attended the September meeting of the Martinton Good Neighbors Club.

John Kuntz, Iroquois County Clerk and Recorder, will be present at the November meeting to give instructions on the use of the voting machines which will be used in coming elections.

Recipe blanks were distributed for members to submit favorite recipes to be used in compiling a cookbook to be sold to the benefit of the Volunteer Services projects.

A donation of $20 was voted from the treasury to the Iroquois County Transportation Service which provides multiple trips and telecare transportation. The Sheldon Senior Citizens will ride on the mini-van to Bloomington on Wednesday, October 31 to visit the Beich Candy Factory. Gk

Source

Watseka Spirit, 24 Oct 1979

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Sample Ballot – Sheldon Township Officer Election 1900

SAMPLE BALLOT

To be voted at the Annual Election for Township Officers in the Town of Sheldon, April 3d, 1900.

REPUBLICAN
For Supervisor,
176 – R. B. MYERS
For Town Clerk,
246 – A. F. MOORE
For Assessor
259 – JOHN E. MORRIS
For Collector
277 – WM. WEDGBURY
For Commissioner of Highways
228 – JOHN EWEN
For School Trustee
244 – J. R. RUSSELL		DEMOCRAT
For Supervisor,
288 – A. GILMORE
For Town Clerk,
216 – J. R. STRICKLER
For Assessor,
201 – H. V. CROSSLAND
For Collector,
184 – DAN’L FINLAYSON
For Commissioner of Highways,
232 – DAN’L SCHLOTMAN
For School Trustee,
216 – CHAS. FLEMING

Notes

The numbers written on the ballot are total votes and difference in votes.

Here’s a little more information on the candidates, including their 1900 occupations

  • Crossland, Hiram Venton (1848-1917) – Farmer
  • Ewen, John (1863-1938) – Farmer
  • Finlayson, Daniel – Unable to find information on him
  • Fleming, Charles (1865-1939) – Farmer
  • Gilmore, Albert P. (1857-1907) – Farmer
  • Moore, Aaron Foreman (1842-1921) – Clerk
  • Morris, John E. (1848-1917) – Day Laborer
  • Myers, Reverdy B. (1848-1913) – Shoe Store Salesman
  • Russell, James R. (1835-1919) – No 1900 occupation listed
  • Schlotman, Daniel Franklin ‘D.F.’ (1850-1908) – Farmer, my ancestor
  • Strickler, Joseph Richard ‘Tuck’ (1875-1936) – Insurance Agent
  • Wedgbury, William (1829-1910) – Tax Collector
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Clay Pothuisje Funeral Card

In Memory Of
J. Clay Pothuisje

Born
May 4, 1905

Entered Rest
May 20, 1997

Services
Gerts Funeral Home
Goodland, Indiana
Thursday, May 22, 1997 3:00 pm

Clergy
Rev. C. Scott Davis

Interment
Goodland Cemetery
Goodland, Indiana

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‘They’re Built to Come Back,’ Says Veteran P-47 Pilot

Lieut. Schlotman Flew 35 Missions Over Europe

“THOSE THUNDERBOLTS are built to come back!

“They are the most rugged ships I’ve ever seen and they can absorb tremendous amounts of flak and still fly home.”

Veteran P-47 Pilot

That statement was made by First Lieut. John J. Schlotman of Madisonville, Ky., a veteran Thunderbolt pilot who weathered 35 missions without mishap in the European theatre during his seven months of overseas’ service and chose as the first place to visit on this return to the States Republic’s Indiana Division where his P-47, “Perilous Pauline,” was manufactured by Raider hands.

“I’ve seen those planes so badly shot up,” he continued, “I’ve wondered how the pilots ever kept them in the air.  After watching Raiders put them together here, though, I’m beginning to understand.

“I’m completely sold on the Thunderbolts,” he stated.

Thunderbolt pilot Schlotman was sent to England early in May 1944, where he flew with the 406th Fighter Group of the Ninth Air Force.  He was based in France soon after D-Day.  The Ninth, commanded by Maj. Gen. H. S. Vandenberg, is known as the biggest air force on the continent.

Plenty of Action

Even before receiving his promotion to first lieutenant last November, this P-47 flier had seen plenty of action in the flak-filled skies over Nazi territory.  However, in all of his 35 missions, the only damage suffered by his “Perilous Pauline” was a bullet fragment which he discovered in the gas tank after he’d returned to his base.

“I didn’t even know I’d been hit,” he said.  “But I’ve seen plenty in worse condition.  Just the same they fly back, somehow.

Lieut. Schlotman wears the European Theatre of Operations ribbon with two battle stars.  He also has the Air Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster.  He will rejoin the 406th Fighter Group at the expiration of his furlough at the end of January.

Source

Unknown newspaper, and date, but from the mid-1940s and probably an Indiana newspaper.

Notes

John Julien Schlotman went by “Julien.”

“Perilous Pauline,” Julien’s P-47, was named for Pauline “Polly” Cannon (1924–2015), who became Mrs. Julien Schlotman on 9 Jan 1945.

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ATTEND NEW YORK WEDDING

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stephens, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schlotman left on Sunday on a vacation trip to New York City. While there they will attend the marriage of the former’s brother, Ben Stephens, who was a speaker at the local high school basketball banquet a couple of winters ago.

Source

Unknown newspaper, but probably the Sheldon Journal. Ben Stephens was married 14 Aug 1940.

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Clara Schlotman – Obituary

Clara Schlotman

WATSEKA — Clara M. Schlotman, 95, of Watseka, died Wednesday (Jan. 24, 2001) at Magnolia Wood Nursing Home, Watseka.

Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Saturday at the Segur-Knapp Funeral Home, Watseka.

Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the United Methodist Church in Sheldon. Revs. Joe Scheets, Karen Martin and Hubert Lytle will officiate.

Burial will be in Sheldon Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Iroquois Memorial Hospice; United Methodist Church, Sheldon; or to the donor’s choice.

She was born March 30, 1905, in Sheldon, the daughter of Nathaniel and Margaret McCarty Light.

Her husband, Daniel F. Schlotman, whom she married Aug. 20, 1927, in Watseka, died Nov. 6, 1981.

Surviving are two daughters and one son-in-law, Phyllis Kingdon of Watseka, Marcia and Francis Sowers of Kentland, In.; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Five brothers and four sisters are deceased.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Watseka.

Source

This was on a laminated bookmark given by the funeral home and had the twenty-third Psalm on the back. It is probably the same one that was published in the Watseka Times Republic.

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Luella Schlotman — Obituary

Luella C. Schlotman

Luella C. Schlotman, 92, Sheldon, died at 8:55 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Sheldon Health Care in Sheldon.

She was born April 10, 1918, in Sheldon, a daughter of Oscar F. and Gertrude A. Quinn Schlotman. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Kentland, Ind. She was 1936 graduate and valedictorian of Sheldon High School, a Beta Sigma Phi member, and an avid painter. She was the secretary for Snow Insurance Agency from 1939-1982. She enjoyed history, genealogy, and playing cards.

She is survived by one brother, John (Thelma) Schlotman of Kentland, Ind.; 11 nieces and nephew; 19 great-nieces and nephews, and several great-great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Margaret Riker and Betty Leonard; one half-brother, Dan Schlotman; one half-sister, Dorothy Pothuisje, and one nephew.

Visitation will be from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Kentland, Ind.

Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the church with Father Rob Bernotas officiating.

Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Kentland, Ind.

Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Kentland.

Arrangements were by Knapp Funeral Home in Sheldon.

Please sign the guestbook at knappfuneralhomes.com.

Visit the online guestbook at timesrepublic.info.

—Paid obituary

Source

Watseka Times Republic, unknown date

Notes

Image caption, “Mrs. Schlotman,” is incorrect as Luella never married.

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Businessman of the Week

Francis Sowers of Donovan, manager of the Donovan Elevator, is the weeks Businessman of the week. He was born September 6, 1934 the youngest of four children of Mrs. Madeline Taylor and the late Paul Sowers in Newton County, Ind.

He lived in the Sheldon area from 1946 to 1966 when he moved to Donovan to take over management of the elevator. He was engaged in farming for 12 years previous to this move.

Francis was graduated from Sheldon high school in 1953 and enjoys sports of all kinds. He is the president of the Little League, member of the Donovan fire department, and member of the Methodist Church of Donovan.

Francis married the former Marcia Schlotman of Sheldon, September 27, 1953, and they have four children, Ruthanne, Dean, Curtis and Douglas, all at home. –Staff photo.

Source

Unknown newspaper, but probably Sheldon Journal, probably late 1960s

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ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY A SUCCESS

Last Thursday evening was perfect for the annual Garden Party held at the Dan Schlotman home and sponsored by the ladies of the Sheldon Methodist Church.  One hundred and seventy-five guests gathered for an enjoyable program of music which had been arranged for their pleasure and entertainment.

The air was warm, the moon high, together with soft lights, throughout the garden, made a very inviting place to spend an evening.  Small tables each decorated with miniature bouquets were scattered around the lawn, at which the guests were seated as they arrived.  Large baskets of flowers were placed around the garden. The following musical program was given:

Vocal solo: Clara Ingalls.
Piano solo, Patricia McCarty.
Vocal solo, Mrs. Naomi Darrough
Piano solo, Phyllis Schlotman.
Vocal solo, Helen Bussert.
Piano selection, Mrs. Ima Silvers.
Several numbers by the Tonett Players, Marcia Jones, Marcia Schlotman, Joanne Courtright, Jo Ellen Kusch, Mary Jo and Sharon Trummel.
Tuba solo, Irvin Hollingsworth.
Trio, Mrs. Mabel Nichols, Miss Helen Bussert, Irvin Hollingsworth.

At the close of the program refreshments of sandwiches, cookies, and coffee were served.

Source

Unknown newspaper, but probably Sheldon Journal, Aug 1943