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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1900
Page
3
General brief items from Sumner Iowa dated Thursday August 9 1900 include local market quotes hogs oats eggs and corn values corrected weekly. Then a flood of social notes names places farms church events births marriages visits and travel across Sumner Wapsie Waterloo Oelwein Independence Waverly and surrounding areas with multiple residents and families mentioned.
Henry Faust of Lawler was in town yesterday. Dr Zinn has gone to Hawkeye to seek fortune. The baseball club hosted 17 at Thull's lawn social. Madge Ellsworth and Lida Purdy visited Sumner. Ida Robinson teaching in Dakota visited relatives. A group went to Independence to spend a day at the races. Henry Broscha joined Westgate baseball enthusiasts. Three months old child of Diep Geo French died and was buried. C.S. Duncan returned from New Al-bia to see family. another brother stays to help in the store. Mrs Bouar of Tripoli visited en route to Wisconsin, then Chicago for millinery stock. Three arsons attempted at Burgman building. fires promptly doused. Y. M. Henderson and others listed. notices say “advertised.” Aug. 9, 1900, EK M. Cass, P.M. City well fixed. drills mislaid. Miller delayed. Dan Ryan near Westgate. Ellsworth threshing crew active. Parrott and Wilkening with threshing outfits. Prairie chickens plentiful. hunters warned to wait for season opening Sept 1. Hilmer & Reding sell lumber and coal to WH. J. Brownell. accounts due Aug. 15. City council met in hot chamber. several payments approved and crossings to be considered.
Elizabeth Nauholz Gieseman born June 18 1852 in Hessendarm stadt Germany died at her Sumner home August 2 at 1230 am age 48 years 1 month 14 days. Emigrated to Wisconsin in 1861 settled Center Two Fayette County moved to Sumner in 1896 married December 31 1875 to William Gieseman. Eight children survived with two deaths in infancy. Funeral held at Lutheran church led by Rev Bredow with Julius from Wisconsin on organ. Burial at Lutheran cemetery north of Sumner. Sentiments of sympathy to bereaved family. Henry Rieck died in Leroy township last Saturday at 5 pm after illness.
Henry Rieck born April 30 1865 in Maxfield township died after an operation for appendicitis. Dr Crange of Waterloo performed the surgery, but he did not rally. Dr Jungbladt of Tripoli led care. Funeral Monday at Rev Theo Hendsche’s church drew 176 teams, a long long procession, reflecting deep community sorrow.
West state residents and visitors populate a week of small town life across Allen Doty’s house, Oelwein, Waverly, Rolfe, and nearby towns. Visitors include Mrs Campbell, Miss Harter of Independence, and the Ritchies while Rev Parker in Waucoma and Rev Warnke in Maynard lead lectures and church dedications. Webber and Latimer families travel, funerals in Sumner, and a Maynard Lutheran corner stone event mark community activity.
Tripoli plays at Burg tomorrow while Sumner faces Waucoma next Wednesday with Trawkeye. Oelwein beat Cedar Rapids and Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern 3 2. Tripoli married men lost 13 12 at Waverly. Lally now with Pu eblo league, Geiger’s Tigers fall to Koch’s Diamond Rattlers 25 to 0. Oelwein sits at 18–0, Mt. Vernon strong next, Kansas City and Manchester games set for Thursday at 10:30 AM and afternoon.
A playful rebus style passage maps Old Testament figures to baseball actions. The devil as first catcher coaches Eve during a steal, Isaac meets Rebecca at the well, Samson strikes out against Philistines, Moses slays an Egyptian to start a run, Cain hits a base, Abraham makes a sacrifice, the prodigal son hits a home run, David throws far, and Moses parts the Red Sea to shut out Egyptians.
A torn county baseball dispute stalls a potential Sumner Waverly Tripoli rubber game. Waverly refuses Garzee as Sumner pitcher, Tripoli balks, and the two teams depart in a dispute over lineups. A later Sumner victory over Westgate 23 to 20 highlights strong hitting and pitching notes from Hess, Dwyer, and Garzee as fans from Tripoli and Westgate watched.
The letter accuses Waverly and Tripoli of unfair treatment during a series with the Summer boys. It claims Waverly refused fair play, Tripoli pressed to face Waverly and pressured guest teams, and asserts written proof exists that Adams was to pitch. The writer urges readers to form their own opinions after laying out the contested actions.
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