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Public Sale Atmosphere Captured In Bristow Notes
A Bristow News item reflects on public auctions with the lively cries of bidders and socializing over beefburgers and coffee. The notes then list numerous social visits: Mrs Bill Bange of Hansell visits Mrs G W Beadle. families such as the Eberlines, Harms, Kramer, and Wintz share Sundays and weekdays at homes in Allison, Dumont, Hampton, and Greene. Many dinners, lunches, and coffee gatherings are recorded, including prairie communities and regional connections across Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bange
Hansell
G. W. Beadle
Lester Eberline
Arlin Eberline
Melville Eberline
Ralph Walls
Sheffield
Lester Rogers
Karl Krameer
Maude Neal
Clayton Boylan
Wayne Harms
Allison
Harold Harms
Tues
Leroy Cassmann
Hampton
Allan Spinner
Alexander
Sun
Ray Hahn
Glen Kramer
Kurt Kramer
Dalen Kramer
Dougherty
al Wendt
Bernice Wilder
Chris Brocka
Waverly
Ernest Brocka
Wayne Hewitt
Minno Folkerts
Emmett Wintz
Aplington
George Stewart
Michael Lindaman
Dumont
Fred van Dyke
John Weiland
Nathan Smith
Greene
Wilbard Allan
Gilbert Baker
Henry Kruger
Fred Sherman
P. K. Miller
James Miller
E. O. Griner
Bertha Boylan
Allison Manor
Mizne Folkerts
Thurs
Nathan Saath
Forest Wickham
Mon
Mac Yarehe
New Hartford
Clarence
Jerry Siemens
Henry Kielman
Clarksville
Emmett Hutchison
H. E. Cuvelier
Abe Cuvelier
Frieda Kramer
Parkersburg
Harm Harms
Wed
John Hahn
Krene de Berg
Sidney Schueler
Irwin
Burdine Hahn
Harley Cuvelier
Hahn