Otter Tail County, MN - Family Pages

Mr. Charlie Bahls and Miss Lena Haut were married by the minister of the German Evangelical Lutheran church last Sunday amidst a large number of friends. Congratulations are extended to the young couple in their journey through life.

Wednesday evening last, word was brought into town that John Bahls, Sr. had committed suicide, by hanging at the farm of his son, Charles, in Pine Lake town. The coroner drove out to the place the next morning, and viewed the remains�deeming an inquest unnecessary. It seems that deceased had been living around among his relation the past year, and was of a quarrelsome disposition, not remaining long in one place. He had left the home of his son Charles, where his wife was stopping, the Monday morning previous to the day of suicide and had come into Perham returning to the farm Wednesday noon. Here he had some words with the different members of the family, and after taking his pocket book out of his pocket and putting it in his coat pocket in the house, went into the granary, there taking off his coat, hat and boots, placed a rope, (which by the way he had made himself out of binding twine last winter), around his neck and getting up on the side of one of the bins, had tied the other end of the rope to the floor joist above, and jumped off, a distance of two feet. He was discovered by the daughter-in-law after he had been out of the house about a half-hour, hanging in the position above described. Her husband Charles, was in a field a half mile away, and he was immediately notified, and he with his neighbor Richard Williams and Jack Rablin cut him down, but life was extinct. The whole thing happened in broad daylight, and there was no reason to think there was foul play. The remains were interred in the village cemetery on Friday. Deceased was 63 years old.

Martin Haut served with the German army in 1870-1871, then emigrated to America and established a brickyard southwest of Perham about 1875. Two of his children born in Germany : Gustav, who worked with his father at the brickyard, and Fredricka, who married Fred Seedorf. Five more children were born here: Caroline married Charles BAHLS; Albert was a salesman for Markel Implement here in Perham, and later moved to Gackel , North Dakota , where Gackel Hardware was established. The hardware store is still run by his descendants. Emma, Annie and Tillie moved to Washington State .

Wayne Jerry, son of Wayne and Pearl (Bahls) Romann, and Deborah Kaye, daughter of Gordy and Delores (Dykhoff) Rust all of Perham and the late James Wasche were married April 24, 1987 at St. Henry�s Catholic Church in Perham. We made our home in Gorman Township .

Wayne works with his dad during the summer at Romann Bait. In the fall he worked at Hammers Construction until 1988 when he started at Golden Ring Trucking of Fergus Falls.

April 25, 1988, Cresenthea Rose was born at Memorial Hospital . We also have two other children: Crystal Joy born June 9, 1980 who is an 8^th grader at Perham High School and David William born November 22, 1972 and is working in the Twin cities.

Deb is a stay at home mom who started baby sitting for neighbor kids in 1988. In 1993 she decided to make it her business and got Day Care License. Deb also sells Avon since 1989 and Stanley Home products since 1991.

To get Crystal started in the working world, Deb and Crystal took two paper routes with 217 stops once a week. We did this for 3 years. Now, Crystal is an important helper in the day care business. Wayne is active in the Sportsmen Club and Deb bowls on Thursday night Ladies League and is a member of Christian Mothers, Catholic Daughters and E. O. T. Day Care Assns. Both are members of Lutheran Aid and Catholic Aid Assn. Crystal was in volleyball and sings in the church choir. Thea is just active.

Wayne and Deb are descendents of Charles and Gertie (Jorgenson) Bahls, Frank and Agnes ( Omans ) Romann, Joseph and Grace (Hassler) Wasche, Martin and Rose (Brasel) Dykhoff and Carl and Ada (Castle) Rust.