War veteran A Sampson laid to rest. last Civil War pensioner dies
Funeral services for A Sampson, Roland's last Civil War veteran, were held Sunday with a Norwegian language sermon and military honors from Roland Post 307 and assisting posts. Born 1845 in Norway, he enlisted in 1862 and served 21st Iowa Infantry, with battles including Vicksburg and Mobile. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1861, married twice, and left a large family and many descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland
A. Sampson
Bergen
M. Q. Sumstad
Casper Jerdeman
Roland Post
American Legion
Zearing
C. A. Fagerland
J. A. Snyder
Casper Thompson
Joseph QO. Johnson
Legion
Sampson
Mr. Sampson
C. Logan
Mr. Logan
Howard Township
Roy Sheffield
Helvig
Kvinherred
Stavanger
Norway
United States
Grand Mound
Iowa
21St
Iowa Infantry
Hartville
Port Gibson
Champion’s Hill
Black River Bridge
Vicksburg
Jackson
Spanish Fort
Blakely
Mobile
Caroline Tweet
Town
Carrie Helvig
Christine Mathison
Sarah
John E. Sampson
Alice Johnson
Annie Sime
Radcliffe
Ivor Sampson
Sam Sampson
McCallsburg
Chris, Sampson
Ole Helvig
Butterfield, Minn
Oscar Sampson
Garden City
Car Crash Injures Mrs. Thompson Near McCallsburg
Mrs. Tollef Thompson, living south of McCallsburg, was cut on the forehead and bruised when her car collided with a Des Moines Colonial bread truck at the R. E. Baumgardner corner Monday morning. The Thompson car suffered heavy damage. the truck remained undamaged and its drivers aided her at the scene.
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Tollef Thompson
McCallsburg
Des Moines
R. E. Baumgardner
Thompson
Donhowe Motor begins new Story City garage project
The Donhowe Motor Company, Ford dealers with garages in Story City and Roland, starts a new 40 by 125 foot garage in Story City beside Hegland Produce Co. The cement block side and back walls will be finished in pressed brick on the front. Martin Jensen of Story City holds the $8,000 contract for the building.
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Donhowe Motor Company
Story City
Roland
Hegland Produce Co
Martin Jensen
Donhowe Motor Co
Ford
Simons Evenson wedding in Des Moines and Des Moines
Miss Elizabeth Simons of Des Moines married H. E. Evenson in a Des Moines German Lutheran church ceremony conducted by Rev. Ganschow at 11. A reception dinner followed at the Wellington hotel. The couple will honeymoon in Duluth and settle in town on Evenson’s east-side lots after building a new home. Evenson is a prominent nursery proprietor formerly a dairy farmer.
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Elizabeth Simons
Des Moines
Ganschow
Wellington Hotel
Andrew Alvestad
Jo Marie
Theressa Evenson
Duluth
Minn
Evenson Nurseries
Mayor Jondall Surfaces Two Court Cases
In former Days Mayor Jondall presided Monday with two cases: assault and battery and plain drunk. Each case ended with a verdict of ten dollars and trimmings. Our kid nine beat Story City 21 to 20 in six innings as Alfred Boyd pitched and Eli Nelson caught. Oscar QO Levi mourns death of their two year old daughter from fatal whooping cough last week.
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Jondall
Story City
Roland
Story
Alfred Boyd
Eli Nelson
Oscar QO
Levi
Roland crowds hear Bryan at Ames Chautauqua
August 1909 record notes hundreds from Roland attended Hon. W. J. Bryan’s Ames address The Price of a Soul Heat expanded cement sidewalks near the cemetery creating bulges Locals report the hottest two weeks Iowa has seen in years L Shafland punctured a tire on the return trip and J T Anderson damaged guiding gear on the trip from Ames.
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Ames
W. J. Bryan
Iowa
L. Shafland
J. T. Anderson
Chicago Opera Singer Builds Summer Home Near Roland
Raimond de Roulet tenor of the Chicago civic opera is quietly building a summer home in woodland northeast of Story City near Roland. He and the Hills live nearby, he helps with chores, and plans to sing in Rigoletto as Duke next February. He runs a 10 week voice study and may perform in Story City and Ames. His past remains partly hidden though his calm demeanor hides private, incommunicable thoughts.
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Ames Tiibune
Story City
Roland
Raimond de Roulet
Chicago Civic Opera
de Roulet
William Hill
Stony City
Chicago
Minneapolis
Louise
WLS
Opera
Ames
Anniversary of Bergen church Ladies Aid society
The Bergen church Ladies Aid marks its fiftieth founding anniversary next Thursday August 29 at the schoolhouse starting 2 o clock. The program features devotion greetings songs a Norwegian language talk and several solos and duets. Proceeds go to the church organ fund.
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Ladies Aid Society of
Bergen
Wm, Myrland
Charlotte Hegland
G. Smedal
Minneapolis
Alice Thompson
Ruth Peterson
Ladies Aid
I. M. Cole
Rev
Sheldahl Family Reunion at Palestine Lutheran Church
The Sheldahl family reunion is set for Sunday August 25 at Palestine Lutheran Church two miles southeast of Huxley. Divine service at 10 45 am, picnic dinner in the parsonage grove, and a business meeting with general visiting in the afternoon. Edward Duen president and Mary Larson Flugum secretary urge a large turnout and to bring lunch.
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Sheldahl
Palestine Lutheran Church
Huxley
Edward Duen
Mary Larson Flugum
Secy
Local agent Eli N Nelson wins prize in new business contest
Eli N. Nelson, agent for Iowa Mutual Liability and Iowa Automobile Mutual Insurance, won a cash prize in a six month New Business contest. He plans to attend the convention in Cedar Rapids today and tomorrow.
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Eli N. Nelson
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Co
Iowa Automobile Mutual Insurance Co
Nelson
Cedar Rapids
Visit the Marshall Canning Co Factory During Daytime
Notice invites visitors to see the canning plant in operation during daytime hours. Evening visits cause inconvenience, so daytime access is requested. Cooperation is appreciated by J. J. Thompson Superintendent.
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Marshall Canning Co
J. J. Thompson
Card of Thanks from Leora Johnson in Story City
I thank my friends in and around Roland for the beautiful bouquets and other remembrances sent during my illness in the hospital. May the Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all the days of your life.
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Roland
Lord Jesus Christ
Leora Johnson
Story City
Towa
Wicks Family Reunion Scheduled for August 25
The Wicks families will gather for their annual reunion next Sunday August 25 in Webster City.
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Webster City
Factory Accident Hurts Howard No 3 Teacher
Harry Smith, who taught the Howard No 3 school last year, was seriously injured in a Story City canning factory accident Saturday. A breeze caught his apron, pulling him into a machine and crushing him before it stopped. No bones were broken but internal injuries feared.
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Harry Smith
Howard No. 3
Canning Factory
Story City
Ryan Family Reunion Held in Story City
The Ryan family gathering Aug 11 in Story City drew about 150 relatives. After dinner a short program aired and business was conducted. E. N. Ryan of Slater was elected president with Otis B. Anderson of Slater as vice president and Amos Thle of Kelley as treasurer. The program committee was Mrs. Fred Waugh and Casper Thompson, while Gladys Ryan and Thurlo Ryan led the sports committee.
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Ryan
Story City
E. N. Ryan
Slater
Otis B.anderson
Amos Thle
Kelley
Fred Waugh
Casper Thompson
Gladys Ryan
Thurlo Ryan
Salem Lutheran Church Activity Listings
The Northeast Ladies Aid meets with Mrs J J Hill this afternoon for prayer meeting. Sunday service is in Norwegian at 11. Choir practice Monday at 8. Boy Scouts meet Tuesday at 7 at the school. Birthday Social Wednesday at 2. Mrs Pastor J E Lee of Marshalltown will give an address with refreshments at church parlors after. Next week meetings include Mrs O N Egeland Thursday, Mrs Tom Wicks Thursday afternoon, and Southeast Ladies Aid moved to Friday with Mrs Cyrus Grove.
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Salem Lutheran Church Olaf
Helen
Northeast Ladies Aid Society
J. J. Hill
J. E. Lee
Marshalltown
O. N. Egeland
Bethany Ladies Aid
Tom Wicks
Southeast Ladies Aid Society
Cyrus Grove
Bergen Lutheran Church Announces Services and Events
The church's pastor M O Sumstad invites members to English language services next Sunday at 11 and 8 at East church with sermons on courage and how to act toward others. Boy Scouts meet Tuesday evening. Ladies Aids plan Birthday Party marking fifty years of women’s work with Rev. G Smedal as speaker. Sunday School and Bible classes resume September 1. Confirmation Class organizes September 7.
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House of the Lord
Boy Scouts
East Church
Bethany Ladies Aid
H. J. Amensen
Northeast
Ladies Aid
Torgerson
Priscilla
G. Smedal
O.O. Levi
Malinda Severeide
Severt Britson
Iver L. Hegland
O. M. Sevde
John Nerem
George Wick
Anna Tweet
BE. I. Rosheim
O. P. Teig
Carrie Highland
J. A. Selts
Roland Band to Give Final Concert of the Season
The Roland Band will perform on Main street next Wednesday evening for its final appearance of the season. Despite earlier plans this was to be the last concert, but special arrangements made a final show next week. The season has been very successful with good weather, strong music, and large audiences. Conducted by Walter Williams of Jewell with Ernest J. Rod managing, the concert featured players across sections including Cornets Bert Cramblit Jeffrey Michaelson Grant Eggland, Clarionets Earl Johnson Erwin Rosheim Reuben Jacobson Herbert Jacobson Harold Myrland Loren Rosheim, Saxophones Archibald Erickson Earl Quamn Cyrus Christian Thomas Larson Jeffrey Peterson Walter Peterson Robert Askelson Merle Johnson, Horns Ernest J. Rod Luke Bakka, Trombones Casper Thompson Silas Thompson Harold Hegland Tilman Langle, Baritones Norval Cole Carroll Jacobson, Basses Otto J. Hanson Sanford Shafland, Drums Clarence Erickson Oren Dickenson.
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Roland
Main Street
Walter Williams
Jewell
Ernest J. Rod
Cornets
Bert Cramblit
Jeffrey Michaelson
Grant Eggland
Earl Johnson
Erwin Rosheim
Reuben Jacobson
Herbert Jacobson
Harold Myrland
Loren Rosheim
Archibald Erickson
Earl Quamn
Cyrus Christian
Thomas Larson
Jeffrey Peterson
Walter Peterson
Robert Askelson
Merle Johnson
Luke Bakka
Casper Thompson
Silas Thompson
Harold Hegland
Tilman Langle
Norval Cole
Carroll Jacobson
Otto J. Hanson
Sanford Shafland
Clarence Erickson
Oren Dickenson
Roland Hosts Radcliffe Sherman at Erickson Park Friday
Roland baseball aims for a close contest against Radcliffe Sherman at Erickson Park this Friday afternoon August 23. Local Main Street firms will close at 3 PM to allow fans to attend. Roland defeated Boone Aces 11 to 1 last Sunday as B Charlson fanned 16 and yielded 5 hits. Plans face a Sunday rematch with younger players facing former team members.
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Roland
Radcliffe-Sherman
Erickson Park
Main Street
Boone Aces
B. Charlson
Two Colored Men Involved After Lincoln Highway Crash
Two colored men were detained in Neveda after a collision on the Lincoln highway a mile east of Dayton's Park detour. A Buick driven by the men, said to be members of an orchestra, struck a Chevrolet sedan injuring three people, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Calkins and their daughter Edith 18 of Friend Ned. The Chevrolet occupant survived. Both cars were wrecked.
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Nevada
Dayton’s Park
J. T. Calkins
Edith
Ned
Apple Day at Ames Highlights ISU Apple Care
Next Tuesday August 27 Apple Day at Iowa State college Ames sponsored by the horticultural department and agricultural extension service runs 9 am to 4 pm. Visitors tour college laboratories gardens and meet professors to learn about apple tree care.
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Iowa State College
Ames
Horticultural Department and
Agricultural Extension Service
Futur
Special stock train discontinued on Saturdays
The special stock train on the M and St. L railroad has been discontinued on Saturday evenings. The regular Saturday departure from Marshalltown now leaves at 1 PM to carry live stock, while other weekdays trains leave Marshalltown at 9 AM.
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Marshalltown
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A. Sampson Roland
Donhowe Motor
Chicago Opera Singer
Wicks
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M. O. Sumstad
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