1913 Globe letter to Clara Hinderer. transcribe/translate from German to English

Question

My Grandma Clara Hinderer Baur taught school at the Lutheran Apache Mission in AZ from 1913-1914. The missionaries gave the Apache Nation its first written alphabet which is still used. 

Grandma was living in Watertown, SD and working for International Harvester at the time she was asked. The company gave Grandma time off so she could go. Her Dad, Paul Hinderer, and family were living in South Shore, SD.

I have several letters concerning Grandma and the Globe Apache Mission. This is the shortest of them and probably a good place to start. 

Names which '''might''' be found in the letter.

• Clara Hinderer
• Paul Hinderer
• Gustav Harders
• Koch
• Hillmer
• Brockmann
• Bergholz
• Martin
• Oehlert
• Haase
• Stern
• Schroeder
• Scherf
• Prahl
• Bergmann
• Bleifernicht
• Apache Mission
• Synod

• Globe, AZ
• Bylas, AZ
• Watertown, SD
• Watertown, WI
• Columbus, WI

Also, can you tell me what the date is? Thanks for any help transcribing/translating this!

- Jim

 

Comments

For the curious: The Lord's Prayer in Apache:Just don't ask me to speak it. ;-)

Lord's Prayer
Nochta yakayo sindtahn.
Nijji nojogo holae.
Ni banantahi gidawa.
Nogustzan bika ni nihi agutaele yakayo agudzahi
gaechgu.
Didjin nochlidan dadjibigahi nochanne.
Nochanlchahi nochanagodena nochi gaechgu hadn
nochahahadenhahi banagodenta.
NaguntluggI bijiji do adidnthlossguda.
Ndi donjodahi bitzaji nochhidschonde.
Ni nantahi eige hadzllli eige itisgo nojoni hibiga.
Dahaje, dahaje.
Dolechtgo atae.

Answer 1

Globe, Ariz. Juli, 15. 13

Lieber Herr? Pastor?:

Gestern abend bei meiner Rückkehr Ihren letzten Brief
erhalten. Habe denselben sofort an 2 Kroh?, Columbus, Wis.
geschickt.

Die ...sache ist nicht meine. Ich habe nur den Auftrag
die Sachlage hier Ihnen klarzulegen u. den ... bei-
zulegen. So kam er durch meine Hand.

Jeglichen? Gruß
der ... in wahren? ...
J.S.G. Harders?

---

Globe, Ariz, July 15th 1913

Dear Mr. Pastor:

Yesterday evening when I returned I received your last letter. I immediately sent it to 2 Kroh?, Columbus, Wis.

The [unclear] matter is not mine. I have only the order to
clearly describe the matter and to end the [same unclear].
That's how I had my hands in it.

All the best,
[illegible]
J.S.G. Harders?

Answer 2

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