Luxemburger Society Marks Over Fifty Years In Remsen
The Luxemburger Brotherhood of America celebrates its progress in Remsen with Section No. 14 hosting grand head Fred A. Gilson and consul Wm. Capesius at an August 1938 picnic. Officers, members, and a notable founder Dom. Berg led the organization through decades of festivals, with Section No. 11 in Granville forming under John Ries. The piece traces early membership, leadership shifts, and Remsen’s cultural growth alongside local business history, including Charlie Bushgens’s harness shop and Remsen’s 50th birthday anticipation.
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No. 14
Grand Lodge
Luxemburger Fraternalism
Michael Treinen
Remsen
Fred A. Gilson
Luxembourg
Wm. Capesius
Dominick Berg
John Eulberg
George Wagner
Fin
Frank Goerwen
J. Graf
Nick Block
Nick Bertemes
William Faber
Herman Schwartz
Section No. 11
Dominick
John Ries
Chicago
Granville
Luxemburger Saenger
Luxemburger Brotherhood
Dominick Zerg
Frank Goergen
Nick Graff
Her
J T Victor Expands Store With Lodge Space Above
J T Victor has begun enlarging his store, planning to use the first floor for hardware and the second floor for a Knights of Pythias lodge room upon completion. The project signals a substantial expansion and new multi use premises.
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J. T. Victor
Knights of Pythias
St Pauls Church organizational leaders and members
St Pauls Church lists Schmidt as president and Mohning der as vice president with Neuenschwan der as secretary and treasurer. The 31 members include the Ladies Aid which began in 1890, reorganized in 1910 with 51 members, led by Mrs Schmidt as president and Mrs Bogh as vice president plus other officers. Charter members from 1910 are named, and extra copies of the Golden Jubilee edition are available at the Bell Enterprise.
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J. P. Brucher
Michael Treinen
Peter Clemens
Frank Beemer
Nick ‘Hill
Michael L Brucher
Anton Hames
Alphonse Roder
William Roder
Jos. F. Nothem
Martin Kettel
Peter Clement
Nick Treinen
Peter Hill
Cornelius
St. Paul's
John Schmidt
Marius Bogh
Edwin Holtgrove
Andrew Juhl
Ladies Aid
Carl Recknagel
Carl Schumacher
John Dallenbach
Margaret Peters
Ernest Birkner
Nick Lang
Gotlieb Lang
Fred Schmidt
P. G. Wagner
Henry Benjegerdes
The
Bell Enterprise
Remsen 1886: A Harness Shop Opens Amid Mud and Saloons
In Remsen Iowa a lone 2% year old passenger stands in ankle deep mud as a train departs in 1886. Charlie Bushgens recalls arriving 53 years earlier and building a harness shop after buying the business from Ben Krobenhoeft. He marries Augusta Schmidt and the couple's move reflects a town of two groceries, a butcher, blacksmith, post office, drug store and growing hotels and saloons.
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Charlie Bushgens
Remsen
Bushgens
Ben Krobenhoeft
Margaret
Byron
Raymond
Florida
Spry
Iowa
Independence
Blake
Cedar Rapids
Augusta Schmidt
Germany
Sioux City
Peter Rann Golden Jubilee 1938 Remsen Pioneer Couple
Mr and Mrs Peter Rann longtime Remsen residents celebrated their Golden Jubilee on December 20 1938 marking 50 years of marriage The German born couple arrived in the United States in 1883 and 1888 respectively They settled near Granville before moving to Remsen in 1899 They retired from farming in 1911 and have four children living in Remsen and Luverne Minnesota The anniversary echoes a local Jubilee by one year in town history.
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Peter Rann
Remsen
Golen
Germany
Mr. Rann
United States
Schleswig-Holstein
Keystone
Iowa
Granville
Nic Mai
G. Harms
Henry C. Rann
Adolph Cc. Witt
F. A. Mylan
Frank Sanny
Luverne
Minn
Remsen Pioneer Michael Brucher Dies at 77 After 60 Years Here
Remsen pioneer Michael Brucher died December 19, 1938, at age 77 after 60 years in the area. Born February 10, 1861 in Holzem Luxemburg he came with his parents at 18. He farmed west of Remsen, later carpenter, lived in Stayton Oregon briefly, and remarried Kathryn Lorenz in 1921. Survived by widow and four children: Edward J of Waterloo Olga a Cornell professor Victor a Milwaukee park official. He served 18 years on Remsen town council.
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Michael Brucher
Remsen
Luxemburg
Holzem
Canton Kappellen
Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
Anna Heuertz
Brucher
Stayton
Ore
Kathryn Lorenz
Edward J
Waterloo
Olga
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Victor
Park Commission
Milwaukee
Wis
Remsen Pioneer Charles Rosburg Early Settler
Charles Rosburg, listed among Remsen's pioneer farmers, arrived with his wife and family from Newhall Iowa in 1884. The Rosburgs settled on a farm four miles east of Remsen on No 5, where Gus Rosburg later lived, as the farm stand was established.
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Remsen
Charles Rosburg
Newhall
Iowa
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Luxemburger Society
Luxemburger Brotherhood of America
Remsen Organization
Nellus Wollwert
Man Seehwarts
Bernard Berg
H. Schemmel
John Croat
Mathias Jaiget
N. J. Klassen
N. H H. Krips
Peter Wieldschuetz
Nick Wels
Peter Memmer
Peter Mergen
J. H. Remacle
M. Remacle
A. Winkel
Math. Fisch
Joseph Schumacher
Nick Schwebach
J. P. Kieffer
Peter Hames
John Kieffer
Leonard Meyers
J. P. Beck
Cornelius Wollwert
Henry Koob
William Heidesch
Theodore Koob
J. P. Steffen
Charles Flammang
Michael Lanners
Theodore Frederes
Michael Lamberto
John Zigrang
Henry Kemp
Peter Hourseht
Michael Britz
Michael
Tiont
Anthony Hunt
Nick Schumacher
Emil Gloden
Theodore Goergen
J. R. Brucher
J. F. Brucher
Rec
Michael Tretnen
Cor
Tive
Jos. Schumacher
Anton Hunt
N. T. Sehwebach
Joseph Neuroth
Carson Witt
Knights of Labor
Rosburg
Remsen Township
Mrs. Rosburg
Gus
Louis
Top Notch
Garretsen
S. D
Ella
Fredingly
Erdman
Luverne, Minn
Remsen Bell
Peter Clements
Nickolas Treinen
Joe F. Nothem
Peter Thill
Nick Kettel
St. Paul’s Church
Emma Kass
Minnie Donahoe
Anna Backer
Susan Homan
John Meis
Ovens
Helen Sievers
Estherville
Lucy Kieffer Lloyd
Anna Lang
S. Wm. Siefke
Louise Sievers Post
Maggie Lilly Levins
Midge Towne
Mary Victor
Miss Mathern
Mary Homan
M. Angelica
Larchwood
Philomene Beck Schultz
LeMars
Mabel Seavey
Annie Wagier Custer
Leonie Kieffer Hughes
Remsens
Wayne
Dorr’s
Clifford Dorr
Life and Automobile
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington, Ill
Andrew Ahlers
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