John ANDERSON

                   ----OBITUARY OF LIDA MILDRED DOREM----
Lida Mildred Dorem, daughter of John and Margaret Anderson, was born
we st of Eagle Grove in Humboldt county on Sept. 18, 1876 and pased away
enro ute to a hospital on June 1, 1957 at the age of 80 years 8 months
and 14 d ays.  She was the eldest of 12 children.
In herearly years she attended country school and church in Humboldt
C ounty.  OnFebruary 24, 1897 she was united in marriage to Peter Dore
m.  To this unionwas born a daughter, Mrs. Eva Brunson, now living in
Was hington, D.C. and ason John.  The first 10 years of her married life
s he spent farming near Renwick and then moved to Eagle Grove in 1907 whe
re she lived the rest of her days.  Mr. and Mrs. Dorem celebrated their
50 th wedding anniversary in 1947.She was a member of the
Congregational Ch urch.  Junietta Rebekah Lodge No.185, and the
Auxillary of Encampment N o. 12.
For the past several years Mrs. Dorem had been the matron of the City
R estroom and was on duty when she was stricken.
She was preceeded in death by her son, John in 1943, her husband in
194 8, her sister, Mrs. Minnie Queary and her brother William Anderson.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Eva Brunson, a granddaughter, Mr
s. Norman Lindhart of Jefferson, a grandson, Clifford Brunson of Lynchbur
g, VA., andfour great-grandchildren.  Also surviving are five sisters,
Mr s. Laura Rhiner and Mrs. Elmer Oldson of Ealge Grove, Mrs. Emma Boga
rd of Corwith, Mrs. Bert Lewison, Mrs. Frank Baesler of Humboldt, and fo
ur brothers
                  

                   Will farmed NW of Goldfield for many years just south of the Izaak Walt
on area.  Following a stroke they moved to Renwick where Will ran the loc
al service station until his retirement.
Note from Jerry Anderson:  Uncle Will - (Floyds Dad) only had one e ye -
He got kicked in the eye by a pony & lost the eye- he had a glass e ye -
but didn't like to wear it - so one lense on his glasses was frosted.
                  

                   -Edward Anderson-
At Ed and Josie's wedding the Best Man as Frank Baessler (Brother-in-la
w) and the Bridesmaid was (Sister) Ethel (Anderson) Baessler.
Eddid custom butchering in the early 30s.  He got undulant fever (
Bruc ellosis- an infectious disease of farm animals that is sometimes
transmitt ed to humans. In humans the disease is also known as undulant
fever ).   Ed was onlythe 3rd man in the state of Iowa to get it and the
1st m an to survive.  He was in the Fort Dodge Hosp (Fort Dodge, Iowa).
Sevente en doctors examined him one day - only one gave him a chance to
live - th at was the family Dr.  Another one said he is already dead (he
was so we ak he couldn't even blink hiseyes), but he heard it and made
up his mi nd he was going to live.  He had afever of 105 degrees steady
for ov er 6 weeks  As there was nothing they could do for him, they sent
him ho me to die.   He was so "cooked" from the fever he had to tie a
handkerchi ef around his hands, because he could not standto touch bare
metal.
He also developed a bad temper (from the fever), and would get mad at
so me little thing, get over it right away, and feel like a darned fool.
He had a Dr's and hospital bill of over $3,000, when you could buya n
ew car for under $600 and he paid it all himself over time without any
hel p.
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At the time they had no radio and no t.v. so you had to pass the time
so me way.  He had his wife (Josie) get him a Harmonica.He would play
a nd his son Jerry would listen to him.  That's how Jerry learned to play
t he harmonica. (also see under Jerry)
When Ed was sick in bed and couldn't work he would pass the time playi
ng the harmonica.
Jerry learned to play by listening to Ed and he played his first tu ne
on the harmonica when he was 3 1/2 years old. (The Old Gray Mare)
Jerry played (the harmonica) over the Fort Dodge radio station.  Wh en
he was 5 ½.  He won 2nd prize in an"Old fiddlers" contest (playing t he
fiddle) when he was 7 and Won a pound ofbutter.
Later on he started playing the harmonica and Banjo together.  He play
ed twice over WHO Radio in Des Moines, IA when former President Ronald
Reg an was still a sports caster there.
Later on Jerry started to play combination harmonica and Guitar.
He played for lots of dances alone.