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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
5
Morning sale kicks off at Bad Ald Center with dramatic stock reductions and unprecedented inducements. The seven day event begins at 9 A M with door prizes and steep discounts aimed to draw in town shoppers.
Anderson, a 33 year old young farmer living three miles west of Mille Lacs, died Sunday morning after an in hospital operation for intestinal issues. He leaves a widow and several children, with funeral services held in Bancroft. The community mourns the loss of a respected neighbor and friend.
Property listing for Northwest Section 27-89-26 Wisconsin area conveys farm to buyer. Indicates price to be set and subject to change. Contact Sharon in Fort Dodge for details and viewing arrangements.
An OCR noisy excerpt recounts unrelated items including complimentary movie tickets, local shop offers, pharmacy tickets, a haircut, and a lottery like scheme. It mentions cyclone repair impacts, shelter concerns, and safety emphasis, with scattered names and affiliations.
The Des Moines Register notes the approaching marriage of Miss Dorothy Beam, former Buffalo Center girl, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. F. N. Beam of Ames, to Kenneth Walker Moore. Both are Iowa State College alumni. Moore is with Northwestern Bell. The couple will reside at 128 Twenty-eighth Street after a motor trip to Okoboji.
Buffalo Center Boy Scouts led by Scout Master T G Bliss defeated Titonicn by eight to three in a seven inning game with strong pitching by Elmer Hanson and Vernie Matson. They then beat Swen City Scouts ten to four with Himet Branson holding four hits and nine outs. Next Friday they face Svea City on the local diamond with no admission. Lineup features Thomas Hanson catcher and Roy Johnson in center field.
A fragmented local notice outlines Midwest Lumber Co activities. Adam Nerdig and Henry Smith work on porches and siding, O Lien handles Farmers Elevator Co building at Stevens with scales and stock yards, and J J Kopp plus Ge Koppen report fishing at Amber Lake. Other readers include Julius Jensen roofing, Ed Feldick hauling lumber, and G L Kopp and J J Kopp in Mason City business. Coal buyers urged. Red Crescent coal praised. Winkleman installing agnesS for Waiter Miller.
The Town Council and local businessmen advance plans for Saturday evening public band concerts in City Park. An opening show on June 27 1925 features Tom Wells Band Orchestra from Mason City. Public concerts will occur each Saturday night throughout the summer with outside talent to enhance variety and quality.
Local merchants announce Friday evening hours on July 8 to accommodate weekend shoppers and allow residents to celebrate Independence Day. Stores will be closed all day Saturday, July 4, to observe the holiday.
The American Legion News details visits by Ole Eretta to Humboldt and Fort Dodge, reports veteran conventions in Marshalltown Davenport and Owaha, and notes a Frost game with Elman and Peterson. It lists Auxilian activities, a file-collection drive for The American Legion Weekly, and a Des Moines mail service timetable launch. It also presents tuberculosis eradication statistics by county and a long list of cattle-tested figures.
Saturday night a collision one mile west of Buffalo Center involved three Bancroft youths Eugene Wolf Sylvester Robinson and John McGiligan and three Buffalo Center lads Yahnke Lien and Pomeroy. Wolf and Robinson suffered cuts from broken glass and bruises but all recovered. Bancroft car was destroyed while the Buffalo Center car escaped with no injuries.
John Koppen died at his Kalkata home on June 6 after pleurisy and pneumonia. Born December 11, 1889 in Lincoln township, he was 85. Survived by widow Amelie and four children Clarence Evelyn Arlene Darline, plus three brothers and one sister of Lakota. Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church, Rev Ez Werner officiating. burial in the cemetery east of town.
The pastor will return in time for services next Sunday with Church Sunday School at 10 AM and morning worship at 11 AM and 8 AM. William Figgh, pastor.
Alec Russell presiding at Onal Church with morning worship at 11 and evening service at 8. Sermon topics include love and service. Church school begins 9:30 with morning service at 10:30. Local notes mention baseball enthusiasm and Masertine Island tomato plant logistics amid frosted losses. shift to a salaried pro team on June 15 with university and league players under Mr. Dake of Lincoln..
A June Friday wedding at the Davis home united Eyj M Davis and Edward Thompson of Buffalo Center. The ceremony featured Berths Davis on the Wedding March, Rev A Russell officiating, and a grand reception with ferns and flowers. After a brief honeymoon they will reside on a farm northwest of Buffalo Center.
Kossuth County Fair Association lays out minute by minute Fourth of July at Algona Fairgrounds with fireworks including a Statue of Liberty set piece, humorous movie impersonator, vaudeville style dancing act, aerial trapeze acts by the Aerial Christensens, Lucille Belmont balloon ascent, mule and horse races, novelty Ford race, and multiple running events amid favorable flying conditions.
Visit notes and community happenings from Buffalo area recount visits by Harms Krull Gerzema and others, a secondhand tractor purchase, Miss Jurgens sisters visiting Mountain Lake, a youth party at the John Gerzema home, and a De Boer pasture ball game. Also mentions state Agriculture Department district inspectors, dairy and restaurant inspections, license violations, improper reporting, and dairy fat labeling issues found during recent weeks.
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