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Several Wesley Folks Go to Alexandria to Attend Funeral Tuesday Wesley. Elmer and Frank Johnson, Mrs. Halver Flom, Jr. and Mrs. Grace Donovan, left Thursday for Alexandria called there due to the death of their uncle, Peter Anderson, who passed aw ay Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Guy M. Butts, Olaf Finnemark and Mrs. Silas Skow left Monday for Alexandria where they al so went to attend the funeral of Mr. Anderson which was held Tuesday af ternoon at the Swedish Lutheran church at Alexandria. Mr. Anderson was well known locally having lved here for a number of years until ab out 1910 when they moved to Minn. Mr. Anderson was born in Sweden 77 years ago and came to this country when a boy. He farmed near Algona At first, marrying Miss Christine John son, sister of Nels M. Johnson of Alamo, Texas, formerly of Wesley, and the late Axel Johnson. To this a son was born one daughter, Ivy, who together with his wife survive. The Johnson family owned the farm two miles east of town known more recently as the John Law less farm. He took sick ten days before his death with hurt trouble, having nev er before experienced any sickness. Bu rial will be made at Alexandria. Mrs. Axel Johnson, who has been caring for both Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, for the past two years, will continue to remain and care for Mrs. Anderson who is more or less an invalid. School Notes Bernard Erdmann won a place on the first team of baseball players of Kos suth county through his fine playing In the county baseball tournament a fortnight ago. The Wesley high school team lost to Titonka, the county tournament cham pions on the local diamond Friday ¢ ev ening by a score of 11 to 6. Three games are scheduled for this week, all to be played on the local dia mond. Tuesday night with Renwick, Wednesday night with Carwish and Friday night with Burt. The adult education classes will con tinue until May 25th with Harry Brown of Algona, instructor. An average at tendance of 15 is reported for the period of four months of this adult class work. The senior commencement program commences this week Wednesday night when the Juniors are entertaining the seniors and high school faculty at their a annual banquet. This will be served by the juniors’ mothers in the louge hall at 6 o'clock sharp, followed by their attendance at a show Presumably at Algona. The next event will take place Sun day night when at eight o'clock bacca laureate services will be held at the Kleinpeter hall with the Rev. I. CG. McNulty giving the sermon. May 22nd, Tuesday night, a group of the semiors will present their play, “In the Good Old Summertime, which is being coached by Principal Helen Rel mer. Then, comes commencement night on Thursday night, May 24, with Rev. B. J. Trickey of Spencer delivering an odld dress on “In the Garden of Life.” An invitation to the public for their at tendance is expressed. 1 Following the lst of the members of the senior class: Ethel Braley, Bernice DeBoer, Thecila Eisenbacher, Bernard Erdmann, Bernard Hauptmann, Irwin Haynes, June Hudson, Edna Mae Carl son, Richard Kent, Frances Kunz, Don ald Kraus, Harold Lloyd, Evourl Loe bly, Joe Ormsby, Cecelia Otis, Urban
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Algona Upper Des Moines
Algona, Iowa, US
Thu, May 17, 1934
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