Potter Family Receives Deed From Former President
Vernon township onward claimants hold a deed signed by James Buchan an, then president of the United States, to a farm three miles northwest of Renwick. The Potter family has owned the land for 73 years since W. H. Potter bought it in 1858. The six surviving Potter daughters live in Renwick Humboldt and Rapid City, with Ray Feltia supervising the farm on Mae Potter's former place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Buchanan
United States
Potter
Vernon Township
Renwick
W. H. Potter
Potters
Nellie Stoddard
Bertha Thiel
Alta Castleman
Hattie Krutsinger
Humboldt
Genia
Former Renwick Couple Fete Maver Wedding at Renwick
The Scott Cow Testing association hosted a party for Mr and Mrs Gerhard Maver formerly Blanche Thiel after their Renwick wedding at Faster Sunday. Fifty attendees enjoyed court whist a skit Buying Eggs was performed and a wedding cake was shared with gifts from Gale McClean and other association members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Leona Kronenberg
Louis Hamann
Art, Paulson
Stockton
Gale McClean
Cow Test! Association
Vernon township farmer Frank Wyatt dies of heart disease
Frank Wyatt, a Vernon township farmer seven miles northwest of Renwick, died Sunday morning at his home from heart disease. He had been in failing health four years. Survived by wife and three sons. Funeral services held at the home Tuesday afternoon officiated by Rev. Belden Weikel. Remains taken to Somers for Methodist church services and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wyatt
Vernon Township
Renwick
Belden Weikel
Ruthven
Somers
Edward Kanenberg Dies in Goldfield
Ed ward Kanenberg of Goldfield died last Sunday at Iowa City. Funeral held in Goldfield Wednesday afternoon. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Myron Collins and Mrs. Henry Geiger and daughter Lena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron
Collins
Edward Kanenberg
Goldfield
Iowa City
Henry Geige
Lena
Death of A. W. Rummens at Livermore age 74
Abner Warren Rummens died after a long illness in Livermore died at home early Saturday. Funeral service held at Presbyterian church in Livermore with Dr. J. M. Wiggins officiating. Burial in Vernon cemetery. Survived by wife Lela N. French and ten children in Kansas, Iowa, and Waterloo. Two sons still on the family farm.
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A. W. Rummens
Livermore
Presbyterian Church
J. M. Wiggins
Vernon Cemetery
Abner Warren Rummens
William Rummens
Benwick
Ruth Brown
Waterloo
Mildred Hefty
LaVerne
St Brayton
Hardy
Grace Jones
Cedar Rapids
Miss Gladys Berkland and Oscar Swanson Married at Nashua
Oscar Swanson son of Mrs Jennie Swanson of Renwick and Miss Gladys Berkland daughter of Mrs Martha Berkland of Eagle Grove wed in the Little Brown Church Nashua on Saturday May 1. After the ceremony the couple began a ten day trip to Minneapolis and other points. Swanson, a former Quaker Oats elevator employee, recently became manager at Stanhope and the newlyweds will reside there after May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar ‘Swanson
Jennie Swanson
Renwick
Gladys Berkland
Martha Berkland
Eagle Grove
Little Brown
Nashua
Florence Schwandt
Ray Block
Nellie Berkland
Arthur Berkland
Minneapolis
Swenson
Quaker Oats Company
Stanhope
Mrs. Swenson
Oscar
American Legion Auxiliary Convention Planned for May 11
The district spring conference of the American Legion and Auxiliary will be held in Algona on Tuesday May 11 under district commander Ernest Condon of Boone and district committee women led by Mrs Martha Whistler of Coon Rapids. Department officers including Mrs Bess Lainson state president and Mrs Myrton Skelly will attend. A trio quartet chorus officer elections Fidor essay and poppy poster prizes will be featured along with a banquet and dancing.
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The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Algona
Ernest Condon
Boone
Martha Whistler
Coon. Rapids
C. E. Lander
Ottosan
Bess. Lainson
Myrton Skelly
Smoke Brown
Renwick Items From May 4 1916 Club and Local News
Twenty One Years Ago items copied from the Renwick Time printed May 4 1916 note the Birthday club meeting with Mrs Charles Helmke Chas Hawthorne taking over Yer HOD theatre management E C Selgelid and family visiting Redcliffe and high school athletes heading to Humboldt for county meet Terry's Uncle Tom's Cabin tent show slated for Renwick May 12 Mrs Rey Witham's Eagle Grove trip and treatment stay The Luni Sunshine Society tied two comforters for the Christian Home orphanage Mrs J H Tanck Dr I J Waterman accompanied Norman Tanck ill for some time to Des Moines The Citizens State Bank of Goldfield moved to a new building one of the finest in the region Baby welfare day planned with a health contest and examinations for babies One Fred Rasmussen shoe string too short causing a near accident but injury not serious Vernon Rural Improvement Club to meet May 12 with Swiss quartet Beulah Schipsil Willie Hefty J H Yanney Lon Winter Delbert Meyers Verne Winter Homer Winter Momme Yanney and Mrs E O French Renwick baseball has new manager Dr L R Turner grounds secured diamond skinned and ready good games arranged with teams from nearby towns and a basket social planned to raise funds for uniforms and equipment
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Humboldt
Terry
Renwick
Rey Witham
Eagle Grove
Witham
Luni Sunshine Society
Wes Brink
Christian Home
J.H. Tanck
I. J. Waterman
Norman Tanck
Des Moines
Citizens State Bank ‘of
Goldfield
Club Narnes
Fred Rasmussen
Fred
Vernon Rural Improvement) Club
District No
Tax Receipts Predict Big Homestead Tax Hike
The letter warns of a 288 percent tax increase, with homestead exemption not yet alive. Home stead taxes rise by about $20 this year, with a $25 exemption, and future increases feared. A 25-foot town lot and an office building face tax levels similar to farm parcels.
SOS Bridge Luncheon Marks End of Season at Nellis Home
SOS bridge club held its last meeting of the season at Mrs. Dean Nellis’s home. A genteel luncheon preceded four tables of bridge with prizes awarded to Mrs. H. D. Black, Mrs. L. R. Turner, Mrs. S. C. Meurer and Mrs. W. H. Long.
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SOS Bridge Club
Dean Nellis
H. D. Black
L. R. Turner
S. C. Meurer
W. H. Long
Dandelions Bloom Across Early Spring Lawns
The first crop of dandelions begins to blossom but remains subtle. As seasons progress the weed becomes more noticeable, and many people no longer bother to remove it as it thickens each year.
Government Becomes Big Land and Home Owner Power
The federal government expands land and home ownership as HOLC foresees 165,950 foreclosures in 18 months. Farm Credit Administration has foreclosed on 6,453,000 acres with 7,500,000 more under action. Iowa legislature records show 173 Senate bills and 467 House measures amid a negating calendar, with Republican opposition shaping economy and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Panes
Home Owners Loan Corporation
HOLC
Farm Credit Corporation
HCLC
Farm Credit Administration
Birds and enamels with open trapping seasons listed
A fragmented list of animal names and trapping notes mentions species such as red fox grey fox weasel ground hog wolf coyote European sterling English house sparrow blackbird crow sharp shinned hawk Cooper's hawk and great horned owl with reference to filled or adjustable seasons and unprotected periods.
Catfish Season Rules And Local Events
May opens catfish season while June is closed and November 30th restarts. Spawning peaks in June. Premature or delayed catfish draw bad luck. Also notes a local social and school events for Humboldt county including Rev Sunderline visit, Renwick junior senior banquet, and junior high relays at the fair grounds with the rural school meet.
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Sunderline
Sibley
C. R. Yeager
Renwick
Humboldt County
Humboldt County Fair Grounds
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Renwick Savings Bank
Insurance and Farm Loans
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Renwick, Iowa
U S‘s American
Wisconsin Lumber Co
L. W. Fleming
Mer
Duer’s Hatchery
Eagle Grove, Low
Renwick Theatre
Tim Brady
WMT
James Gleason
Zasu Pitts
Dionne Quintuplets
Rochelle Hudson
Slim Summerville
Jean Hersholt
Vaudeville
Warner Baxter
June Lang
Ben Rummens
Oscar Swanson
Little Brown Church
American Legion, Auxiliary
News Review
Edward W. Piccerd
Bation
Inowe'aiwa Coomeenen
Weekly News Review
Timea
Charles Helmke
Chas. Hawthorne
Yer Hod
E.C. Selgelid
Redcliffe
Baildeb
Renwick Times
LW. Miller
Senate
House
Iowa
Aetna Bonded Farms
Lend
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Register & Tribune
Lows
T. Hauptmann Sales Representative
Corwith
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