Churches Mark 100 Years Of Dysart's Faithful Line
Long history of Dysart churches shows merging parishes and name changes from 1894 founding to 1972. Key houses include Friedens Evangelical, Peace United, and Trinity United Methodist with pastors Rev. Off, Rev. Blauluss, Rev. Opperman, and Rev. Waterman. Buildings expanded from 1896 to 1971, with basements, parsonages, and a 1961 Zion Lutheran church. St. Joseph's Catholic parish grew since 1879 with refurbishments and a Traer appointment.
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Peace
Friedens Evangelical
Peace Evangelical and Reformed
Peace United Church of Christ
C. F. Off
Presbyterian Church
Blauluss
R. H. Opperman
Congregational Church
Traer
Dysart
St. Joseph’s Catholic
St. Joseph's Catholic
Vinton
Church Seeks Growth Amid 50 Active Families
The Rev John J Roskopf leads a local church with about 50 active families involved in its activities.
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John J. Roskopf
Early Dysart Motorist Keeps Autos Operating
Dysart resident Steve Klemme keeps two antique cars in service despite age. A 1906 Rambler two cylinder was bought for 1,400, sold for 700, used as a light delivery vehicle until 1992. He also owns a 1911 Overland touring car driven over 125,000 miles, still registered yearly in Tama county. The Overland cost 1,675, license rose from 12.80 to 28, then 19, then 17.10, and now 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Klemme
Dysart
C. G. Kaiser
Mr. Klemme
Steve
C. & S. A. Klemme
Dysart National Bank
Klemme
Tama County
Eleven Postmasters in Dysart Since 1874
The July 3, 1931 issue of the Traer Star-Clipper lists Dysart postmasters from 1874 onward: William Davidson the town’s first merchant, A Branaman the first lawyer and banker, Samuel Wood, John Spayde, Arthur Séwall, Joseph Furrow, E F Douglass who served two terms, John Kullmer, Albert R Kullimer, Ed Dempsey and Grace Storey. Douglass served two periods and a later note mentions a party shift to a Republican administration for Kullmer.
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Traer Star-Clipper
Dysart Postmasters Through The Years
The 1931 postmaster A R Kullmer carried a second term, succeeding his brother Jovan and later Ed Dempsey. Grace Storey, Dysart’s first female postmaster, resigned to marry, leaving Kullmer to assume the role. Dysart’s first store opened in 1873.
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Douglass
Wilson
A. R. Kullmer
Jovan
Ed Dempsey
Grace Storey
Dysart
Kullmer
Dysart Park Becomes Athletic Field After Tree Clearing
In November 1907 Dysart removed trees from a park to create an athletic field near the business district. Grading followed the next spring after stumps were pulled. A 1907 Star-Clipper note praised the site as ideal for baseball and football, distant from homes. The Dysart area was later hit by a cyclone on August 22, 1907, leaving only a home on the Seebach and J. C. Messer farms amid flooding. Traer Centennial Days July 17-22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Dysart
Bob Bohnsack
Puckett’s Hall
West Wilson Street
Oneida School House
Star-Clipper
Seebach
J. C. Messer
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Herman
Lenaburg
Con
Clutier Commuunity Protestant Church
Clutier
Dick, Kavalier
Peter L. Swiggum
Dy- Sart
Yankee Grove
Carleton
Methodist Church of
Presbyterian Church of
John Crisman
Sr. A. Klemme
Overton
Methodist
Grace Methodist
Grace Methodist Church
Burdine
H. W. Beach
Escher
la Porte City
Houghton
Homer Township
Benton County
Oneida
First Evangelical
First Evangelical United Brethren
German Evangelical
Evangelical Church
Trinity United Methodist Church
Dysart United
Tracr
Tank Wagon Service
Goodyear's Tire
Traer Star-Clipter
Sursday
Alot
Grandpa
America
Dysart & Traer
Community Service Agency
Jim Symonds
Merle Olson
Dysart, Iowa
Lee Jones
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