From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in July of 1895:

BEGIN

Rudolph Gute, a guest at the Mansion House, is one of America's crack rifle
shots, and has held the championship of Queens County since 1892.  At the
national Scheutzenfest, held in Glendale, L.I., he made the twenty-first
best record out of five thousand marksmen from all parts of the country.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in July of 1903:

BEGIN

  Rudolph Gute of Middle Village, L.I., is stopping for a few days at the
Mansion House.  Mr. Gute has a fine monument business and contemplates buying
a place at Liberty and may eventually locate here when he is ready to retire.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1904:

BEGIN

  Rudolph Gute and Henry Meyer of Middle Village, L.I., were in town a
couple of days, returning home yesterday.  Mr. Meyer has leased of Conrad
Metzger the Dr. Brand place and will move here next month.  Mr. Gute will
come here with his family in June to rent or buy a place.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in June of 1905:

BEGIN

Rudolph Gute and family of Middle Village, L. I., are stopping for several
weeks at C. W. Wilfert's.  Mr. Gute is one of America's greatest rifle shots.
A short time ago he smashed the world record in 100 shots at 75 feet by
making a score of 2466 out of a possible 2500.  The record score is now 2468.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in October of 1905:

BEGIN

  Valentine Scheidell who last week bought the McDermott property for $2,800,
has since sold it for $3,000 to Rudolph Gute of Middle Village, L.I., who
secured it for a friend, J. Rapp, who will cut it up into building lots.
Mr. Gute will move into the house for the winter while he builds a residence
on the lot he bought of C.W. Wilbert.  He may also deal in monuments.

END

Notice in the two above articles "C. W. Wilfert" and "C.W. Wilbert".  I expect
they're both the same person.  The correct spelling is probably Wilfert.



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in February of 1906:

BEGIN

Rudolph Gute of this place, one of the best rifle shots in the country in
practice at his 75 foot range here this week made 2468 out of a possible
2500 in 100 shots, tying the score of Jacob Ittel of Pittsburgh, who won
the national championship from him last year by a narrow margin.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1906:

BEGIN

  In the national championship target championship held at Madison Square
Garden in New York last week, Rudolph Gute of Jeffersonville came in second
with a score of 2464 out of a possible 2500, 2 points less than last year
when he was also second.  The man who defeated Gute for the championship
this year was a young fellow whom he tutored in the shooting.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1906:

BEGIN

  Frank Neuberger has begun work on the cellar of Rudolph Gute's new house
on Lakeside Heights.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in September of 1906:

BEGIN

  Trouble is brewing between Rudolph Gute and Louis Voegtli over the ownership
of a flock of turkeys.  Some weeks ago the latter lost a flock of some
forty turkeys.  Since then he got track of a flock of ten in the Scheidell
woods back of Gute's and took possession of them, claiming them to be his.
Gute also claims the turkeys and has notified Voegtli that unless they are
given up, he will begin suit to recover them.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in September of 1906:

BEGIN

  The handsome new residence of Rudolph Gute on East Avenue is completed
and Mr. Gute and family have moved in from the McDermott house.  Mr. Gute
has taken down the McDermott barn, and will erect it in the rear of his
new residence.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1907:

BEGIN

  Jeffersonville has a national champion in the person of Rudolph Gute,
who, last week, won the national indoor rifle championship at the
Zettler tournament in New York, at which the crack shots of the United
States competed.  The shooting was at 25 yards range, 100 shots with a 22
calibre rifle, and Mr. Gute won with a score of 2469 out of a possible 2500.
His nearest competitor made 2466.  The regular prize was a gold medal and
he also received a special prize, a handsome rifle put up by the Winchester
Repeating Arms Co., whose ammunition he has been demonstrating for the past
four years.  Mr. Gute also holds the record high average for indoor shooting,
which is 2465.  He was on the American team which went to Hamburg, Germany,
in 1897, and won the German trophy for shooting at 22 yards.  Thirteen years
ago, Mr. Gute succeeded his father in the monument business at the Lutheran
Cemetery, Middle Village.  About two years after acquiring a competency, he
retired from active business and removed with his family to Jeffersonville
where he had previously spent many summers, and has, within the past year,
built a handsome residence.  After a victorious trip home yesterday, he
has tendered a serenade and dance at the Mansion House last night.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in November of 1907:

BEGIN

  At a special school meeting held in the Jeff schoolhouse last night,
a resolution to establish a union free school in the district was carried
72 to 21.  A Board of Education was elected consisting of Fred C. Ranft,
H.L. Goubelman, Wm. Knell, Rudolph Gute and Charles Schmidt.  Wm. Lieb was
chairman of the meeting, Henry A. Meyer, secretary, and John H.  Glassel and
John C. Beck were inspectors.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in February of 1909:

BEGIN

  A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Gute of Jeffersonville.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1909:

BEGIN

  Rudolph Gute is in New York competing in the annual indoor rifle
championships.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in November of 1909:

BEGIN

  Rudolph Gute and wife left for Florida on Monday, where they will spend
a few weeks for a change.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in May of 1910:

BEGIN

Rudolph Gute is also looking around for another car.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in July of 1910:

BEGIN

  Rudolph Gute has purchased a Ford car.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in August of 1910:

BEGIN

  Rudolph Gute has sold his Maxwell runabout to Franklin H. Neuberger.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in June of 1911:

BEGIN

  Rudolph Gute has purchased the Wampanoag Inn here, formerly known as the
Jeffersonville Inn.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in April of 1913:

BEGIN

  Rudolph Gute is having the barn torn down to be used for a bowling alley
building at the corner of Main and Center Streets.  John L. Schmidt, the
carpenter, will leave the building of Mr. Gute and put in four bowling
alleys, arrangements for which have been made with the Brunswick Balke people.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in December of 1913:

BEGIN

  Rudolph Gute died in the Polyclinic Hospital, New York City, Monday
afternoon [Ed Note - December 8].  He was 39 years of age.  He had undergone
an operation for stomach ulcers.  The funeral will take place December 11,
from the home of his brother, John Gute, in Middle Village.  Mr. Gute was
originally from Middle Village where he was in the monument business with
his father.  Eight years ago he came to Jeffersonville and built a handsome
house on a lot he bought of Charles W. Wilfert on East Main Street.  He also
acquired the Charles Scheidell farm, the McDermott or tannery property,
the Wilfert farm on the hill, the Jeffersonville House property and the
Jacob Wilfert property in Delaware.
  Up to a few years ago Mr. Gute took active interest in rifle shooting
and was one of the best marksmen in the international shooting circles.
He participated in nearly all tournaments and in 1898 won the national
indoor championship breaking all records.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in August of 1920:

BEGIN

  Within the past week, three sales of property have been made from the
estate of the late Rudolph Gute, Mrs. Mary Scheidell who recently sold her
house on Terrace Avenue, has bought the Scheidell homestead on Main Street,
thereby returning to her old home, where she lived for so many years.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in June of 1925:

BEGIN

Theresa Deckelman graduates this evening from the College of St. Elizabeth
at Morristown, N.J.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in August of 1926:

BEGIN

  Miss Christina Sohl of this place and Mrs. Lena Buddenhagen of Callicoon
returned Saturday from a summer course at the Albany State College.
Miss Theresa Deckelman has returned from a summer course at Columbia
university and Miss Marie Wilfert from the Chautauqua course.  All are
members of the Jeffersonville school faculty.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in April of 1934:

BEGIN

  Lester Gute, salesman for the Roth Bakery, spent a few days last week
in Brooklyn with his relatives.  Lester's brother, Herbert, an artist, had
been in Syria the past eight months copying ancient murals for an American
research society and has now started home - traveling by camel and other
slow means of transportation.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in September of 1934:

BEGIN

  Herbert Hassis is running one of the Roth bakery wagons in place of Lester
Gute, who is taking a couple of weeks' rest.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in October of 1934:

BEGIN

  Herbert Gute of Brooklyn, who spent the summer here, sailed from New York
last Saturday for his second trip to Syria, to copy ancient murals.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in October of 1934:

BEGIN

  Word has been received here that Herbert Gute, the artist, who sailed
recently for Syria with an art exploring expedition, was locked up in
Maeseilles, France, on suspicion of being a member of the oragnization
responsible for the killing of King Alexander of Yugoslavia in France.
Of course, Herb was innocent and he doesn't even look as wild and suspicious
as most artists.  He was released as soon as his identity was proven.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in December of 1934:

BEGIN

  Elliott Moran, Simon Sattinger and Lester Gute are planning on finishing
the new theatre building on South Main Street.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in September of 1935:

BEGIN

  The Parent-Teachers Association again sponsered a reception to the members
of the school faculty at the schoolhouse in Jeff.  Joining the faculty
this year are Miss Virginia D. Wall of Hornell, Frank B. Cuccia of Bedford
Hills, Joseph Willis of Monticello and Erwin L. Baker of Troy as principal.
Returning this year are Miss Mary Wilfert, Miss Catherine M. Sohl, Joseph
K. Strawbridge, Miss Theresa Deckelman, Miss E.K. Glassel, Miss Erna A. Weiss,
Miss Freida Neuberger, Mrs. Hazel Myers, K.C. Fuller and Frank A. Bielac.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in October of 1935:

BEGIN

  Roth's Bakery was taken over on Monday for a period of six months by
the chief baker, Charles Koslosky, and the chief distributor, Lester Gute.
The Roths have had a lot of trouble through accident and illness and will
take a rest.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in July of 1936:

BEGIN

Mrs. Lester Gute of the faculty will also take a summer course at Columbia.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in January of 1937:

BEGIN

  Mrs. Lester Gute, the former Theresa Deckelman, will retire from the school
faculty this week, to confine herself to domestic duties in her home here.
Mrs. Gute, a native of Obernburg and a sister of District Attorney William
Deckelman, had entered her eleventh year as a member of the faculty, lately
in charge of the library and teaching physics, biology and mathematics.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1937:

BEGIN

  Lester Gute, for the past few years employed as a driver for the
Roth Bakery, has bought of Otto L. Bollenbach and Fred W. Schadt, the
Jeffersonville Bottling Works which was started in 1870.  The Eggler brothers
were the first proprietors and then followed Fred J. Buddenhagen, Warren
P. Coventry, John H. Glassel, Oliver Hofer, John VonBergen and George Yager,
the latter buying VonBergen's interest and running the business for quite
a number of years, until he sold to Bollenbach and Schadt a few years ago.
It was one of the first bottling works in the country.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in June of 1937:

BEGIN

  A nine pound son, William Lester, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gute
(Theresa Deckelman) of Jeffersonville at the Callicoon Hospital at 11:15
a.m., May 29.  Dr. Gain was in attendance.  Everyone is well and happy.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in June of 1937:

BEGIN

  Mrs. Lester Gute and baby left the Callicoon Hospital last week and have
since been with her mother, Mrs. Deckelman of Obernburg.  She will return
to her home here today.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in September of 1938:

BEGIN

  At the Callicoon Hospital was a baby girl for Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gute
of Jeffersonville on September 2; ...

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in August of 1939:

BEGIN

  For the first time since 1916, members of the Gute family gathered last
Sunday and had dinner at the Mansion House.  In the party were Rudolph
Gute of Ridgewood, Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gute and two children of
Jeffersonville; August Gute of Forest Hills; Mrs. Adele Lamb of Newark,
NJ; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gute of New Haven, Conn.; and William Paradis of
Forest Hills.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in November of 1941:

BEGIN

  Lester Gute, proprietor of the Jeffersonville Bottling Works and sole
distributor of the soft drink known as "Squirt," received an order of 500
cases of the drink as distribution as samples, at the convention of bottlers
in Philadephia, Pa.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in September of 1943:

BEGIN

  Miss Ella Windmeier, who assisted at the Tumble Inn, Callicoon Center,
through the summer, has returned to the Lester Gute home for the winter.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1946:

BEGIN

  Seventy-two ballots were cast in the village election at the Jeff firehouse
Tuesday night resulting in the election of Samuel H. Baer and Lester Gute as
trustees for two years and Martin H. Fick as trustee for 1 year.  The vote
on the 2-year-term was Baer 53, Gute 56, Henry Schaefer 15, Si Sattinger 10.
For the 1-year-term, the vote was Fick 48, Schaefer 4, Ed Weber 1.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1946:

BEGIN

  The committee on nominations for village officers have named Samuel Baer
and Lester Gute as trustees for two years and Martin H. Fick as trustee
for one year.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in August of 1948:

BEGIN

  Lester Gute has moved the barn on his bottling works property on Mill
Street to a new foundation adjoining the soda factory and will use the
transferred building for trucks and other storage.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in October of 1951:

BEGIN

  Herbert J. Gute, a former resident of Jeffersonville, received an award
of $1,000 for his watercolor painting entered in the Connecticut State
Painting Contest.  Mr. Gute is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Randolph
[sic] Gute and a brother of Lester and Gus Gute of Jeff.  His wife is the
former Katherine Schaefer, also of Jeffersonville.  Educated at Yale, he
later returned there to become a professor in the architect and fine arts
division of the university.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in February of 1953:

BEGIN

  Judith Gute, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gute, won first place in
the 220 hard [sic, Ed Note - this should probably be yard] speed skating
on Monday and was awarded a gold medal.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in June of 1953:

BEGIN

  Allen Segar and Lester Gute of Jeffersonville left Sunday for Henderson Bay
on the St. Lawrence River.  They were joined by Gerald Nearing of Long Eddy.
They returned Tuesday night convinced the best part of a fishing trip is
in the anticipation.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in February of 1954:

BEGIN

  Judith Gute of Jeffersonville won the 220 yard skate in the senior division
of the 2nd annual Winter Carnival of the Catholic Youth Organization held
at St. Joseph's Camp in Monticello.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1954:

BEGIN

  Those taking part in the Music Club this Saturday at the Hotel Jefferson
are Betty Lou Fritz, Joyce Eggler, Frances Polster, Barbara Rupp, Susan Gute,
Carol Jean Stephenson, Joan Glassel and Barbara Hick.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in May of 1954:

BEGIN

  William Gute has been elected to attend Boy's State by the Emmett Turner
Post of the American Legion.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in May of 1954:

BEGIN

  Adele Brown and William Gute were chosen King and Queen of the Jeff
Junior Prom.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in April of 1955:

BEGIN

  Three Jeffersonville Central seniors receive word over the weekend
of college scholarship awards at Union College, Schenectady, for their
freshman year.  William Gute, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gute, was given
a $500 scholarship, while John Gnan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gnan, and
Carl Hassis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hassis, were awarded $400 each.
All the boys plan to enter the field of engineering.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in August of 1955:

BEGIN

  Ellen Doetsch, Frank Nolde and William Gute have been notified by the State
Education Department that they have been awarded New York state scholarships.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in January of 1956:

BEGIN

  William Knief has sold the bottling works he recently bought to the former
owner, Lester Gute.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1956:

BEGIN

  John Wohltjen and Lester Gute were elected trustees for a two-year term
at the village elections.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in June of 1956:

BEGIN

  At the graduation exercises on Monday, twenty-seven JCS seniors received
their diplomas.  Judith Ann Gute was valedictorian and Joyce Ann Rupp
salutatorian.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in September of 1956:

BEGIN

  Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gute drove their daughter, Judy, to Genesco, where
she is entering college.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1957:

BEGIN

  William L. Gute, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gute of Jeffersonville,
has been named to the Dean's List at Union College.  He is majoring in
Civil Engineering.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1957:

BEGIN

  Judith Gute of Jeffersonville has been named to the Dean's List at State
University Teacher's College, Geneseo.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in May of 1957:

BEGIN

  A crowd in excess of 300 thronged the J.C.S. auditorium to see Albert
Larson and Susan Gute crowned King and Queen of the Junior Prom.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in February of 1958:

BEGIN

  Judith Gute, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gute of Jeff, has been named
co-chairman of the annual Winter Carnival Weekend, sponsored by the sophomore
class at the State University College at Geneseo.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in June of 1958:

BEGIN

  Judith Gute, 1957 J-YCS graduate, has been named to the Genesco Dean's List.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in January of 1959:

BEGIN

  Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gute of Jeffersonville have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Judith Ann, to Robert House, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
C. House, also of Jeffersonville.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in February of 1959:

BEGIN

  Nationally known exhibition bowler George Billick will open the 5th Annual
Handicap Bowling Tournament for the benefit of Our Lady of the Angels School
in Jeff Friday night.  Billick will bowl against two topnotch area bowlers,
Lester Gute, 179, and Don Rampe, Liberty, 194.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in January of 1960:

BEGIN

  Mr. and Mrs. Lester J. Gute of Jeffersonville, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Judith Ann, to Robert Kingsley House, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert C. House of Jeff.  Both are college seniors, having graduated
from JCS.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in March of 1960:

BEGIN

  Judith Gute, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gute of Jeffersonville,
has been named to the Dean's List for the fall semester.  She attends the
State University.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in August of 1960:

BEGIN

  Miss Judith Ann Gute, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester F. Gute of
Jeffersonville, was married Saturday morning, August 13, at 11 o'clock
to Robert Kingsley House, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert House, also of Jeff,
at a ceremony performed by Fr. Joel Munzing at St. George's R.C. Church.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in January of 1964:

BEGIN

  Schools were closed and traffic dwindled down to the essential as
Jeffersonville was blanketed with thirteen inches of snow and gale winds
hampered snow removal operations.  A Jeffersonville-Youngsville Central
School bus was stalled on the Beechwoods road between Vincent Connolly's
and Theodore Kutschera's with 20 students aboard.  Because no one was home
in either place, the driver, Lester Gute, walked approximately 12 miles
through the severe storm to the Tonjes' home for help.

END



From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in September of 1978:

BEGIN

  William Gute, son of Lester and Theresa Deckelman Gute of Jeffersonville,
died in Juneau, Alaska, at the age of 41.  He worked for the Bureau of
Public Roads when Alaska was a territory.  He was a senior engineer and had
designed among other structures the Sitka Harbor Bridge and the substructure
for the Yukon Harbor Bridge.  In 1972, he was declared "Alaska's Engineer
of the Year."

END