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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1931
Page
8
Leader's Large Correspondent Staff compiles a roundup of local happenings and activities from communities around the area. The notice highlights varied events, projects, and routines showing how residents spend their time and engage with neighbors.
Readlyn Block and Carl Block visited Herman Bartels funeral in West Gate after stopping at Herman Thran home from Sunday to Monday. Walter Jaschen visiting Moritz Jaschen in Dunkerton. Fred Matthias hosted guests at "500" with high scores for Mrs. J H Schumacher and Herman Matthias Jr. Theodore Bodersehnieder and Mrs. August Wittenburg won low prizes. Smallpox quarantine lifted at Wm Olrogge residence, grandson Wilbur Bartels returned home. Mrs. Louis Heinrichs recovering at home after appendix operation. Mrs. Art Sassman hosted quilting party and husbands’ card evening. Marilyn Miller, daughter of Adolf and Mrs. Miller, weekend guest at Chris Miller home. Fred Heinrichs family left for Chicago to visit relatives.
Miss Leola Barker now works in a Fredericksburg drug store. Mr and Mrs Webster Peevey of Waterloo visited Monday to handle business. Mr and Mrs Robert Pries drove to Sumner with daughter Marilyn who stayed with relatives there for two weeks and they stopped at Mr and Mrs August Frost’s home. John Murphy joined them. Ernest Bergman has improved from two weeks of lumbago and accompanied his son to town Monday. Miss Marion Gable returned home from Waterloo for the weekend. Mrs Minnie Ebeling and son Albin of Elmhurst Illinois came Saturday to visit Ernest Bergman and family and stay a week.
Relatives and friends gathered to celebrate Henry Rathe's birthday on Sunday. Several local families including Liebau, Rathe, Schmidt, Keough, and Rucker hosted or visited during the week. Activities spanned visits, dinners, and an operetta, with detours to Readlyn and Fredericksburg for related chores and social events.
Mr Arthur Meyer spent weeks visiting Mapleton Smithland and Charter Oak Iowa then returned to a farm near Hampton. Ernest Quade and family visited Will Grebien's home Friday. Rev C G Gerlach attended Mrs Sophia Wendt’s funeral at Williamstown Lutheran Church, assisted by Rev Darnauer of Boyd and Rev Engelke of New Hampton. Alwin Bergman and Selma Bergman went to New Hampton to fetch Ed Ebeling and her son Alben from Elmhurst Illinois for Esther Bierman’s confirmation. Charles Ladage Florence Drape Mrs Wm Kappmeyer Leona and Paul Bierman Will Bierman family plus Grebien family visited. Edna Lambert stayed with Rev Gerlach’s family Monday evening. Mrs Carl Schwarze received the
Sad news reports the death of Gustave Buls of Waverly who died at Mercy hospital Thursday evening. Attendees at the funeral included John Henning Gustave Schwein and Rev G Gerlach. Other items note local engagements and moves in Waverly two days later, plus a baptism confirmation trip and Otto Buls unable to attend due to illness.
Lawrence Steege drives a new Chevrolet Coupe while Henry J Schneer owns a new Ford truck. Mrs Fred Broadbent visits her grandmother Mrs H W Steege for recuperation after an operation. Mrs Sadie Williams travels to Rochester Minnesota for clinic observation. The Mission Society meets with Mrs Henry Becker on Wednesday. Arthur Huegl and family have moved from Sagert’s Cafe rooms to Mrs Diekmann’s house east of Wolfe home. John Sagebarth and wife relocate to Readlyn Iowa for Mr Sagebarth’s new job. Mrs John F Schoof hosts the Thimble Bee club Thursday afternoon. Milton Schoof Ernest Stumme and Robert Epeneter of Iowa City visit for Easter weekend. Melwin Schiller improving after illness. William Kloxine well enough to visit town daily. A special Easter service at St Paul’s Evangelical Church Sunday evening in English with general invitation. Confirmation held at Lutheran church Sunday. those confirmed include Elva Weihling Regina Steinberg Leona Koepke Lorine Brandt Gladys Doss Laura Diekmann Mabel Kamme y er Dorothy Koepke Alice Gielau Nettie Walter Esther Sommerfelt Dorothy Kuhrt Lavern Kuhrt Harold Gielau Harold Lampe Er i Lampe Julius Wille Emil Deries
Readlyn visitors and local residents faced blocked roads after a heavy snowstorm last Friday and Saturday. Visitors to the Hagenow home included John Hagenow, Mrs Henry Hennings, sons Arthur and Elmer, and daughter Nora. Helen Hennings remained with her grandparents, Ed and crew at Readlyn. Edwin Hennings was listed sick. Several neighbors were Sumner visitors last Thursday and Friday. Henry Hennings and Arthur also visited Waverly one day.
Bremer notes report a party at Art Moeller’s Denver home with Mr and Mrs R F Thiemann guests and Mrs Fred Wedemeier in county seat duties. The Wild Oats Boy play by Warren and Jefferson township youth group under Mrs Ed Leitha took the Frederika trip amid bad weather. Farmers near the area finish seeding or prepare after storms. City calls mention Art Rucker’s Waverly visit. Quotations from the Pathfinder close the item.
The community around Potter Siding near Artesian and nearby Waverly and Tripoli saw a day of social visits and farm work. Residents attended funerals for Carl Lindner and Gustav Bull, with many neighbors listed among mourners. Oats feeding dominated farm chores ahead of snow, while hospitality and family visits marked the week.
East of town Louie Gaede and family Henry Stahlhut and family and Theodore Stahlhut and family spent Friday evening at the Henry Kirehmann. A number of this vicinity attended the sale at the Will Kirehmann home last Friday. Ernest Knoploh son of W Knoploh was operated on last week Wednesday night for appendicitis and is progressing. Miss Roder of Sumner is nurse. Mr and Mrs Theodore Stahlhut and children visited Sunday at the Will Rieck home. Mr and Mrs Herman Zell and family were Sunday visitors at the Will Knoploh home. Some folks attended the Merchant's fair in Sumner Monday evening.
Sunday scenes include the Schaefer family visiting C. J. Meier and Moeller homes in Artesian and Denver. E Homan, R F Thieman, and F F Moeller joined Arthur Moeller for his birthday. Also, Lutheran confirmations were held at St Pauls Church with Clara Kallenbach Eva Hopple Leona Schellhorn and Agnes Heine confirmed. Special team harness price at F F Moeller's noted.
Notes list week’s perfect spellers Edgar Droste Agnes Banger Lavern Droste Margar eta Hay Erna Banger Rosetta Michael. Lorreine Banger finished her top with 13 stripes. Mildred Harmening leads second grade spelling. Rosetta Michael Erna Bunger show standout portfolio work. Six of twenty pupils have not visited the dentist this year. officials hope cards return soon.
The second grade finished the Cordis reader and is reviewing it now. Fifth grade completed the required geography work for the year and will shift to reference tasks and geography booklets. Mildred Harmening and Lorraine Schuldt prepared a reading lesson to review writing. Lorraine won first prize. An afternoon program Friday featured many students and pieces led by Agnes Bunger and Margaretha Hay, including Story of the month of March and other seasonal selections.
Fragmentary OCR notes list Lavern Droste Dapple Gray and Coe William Zander with Severs and children noted as absent. Text is garbled with missing context and unclear event or date details.
Fremont District No 1 opens with Leona M Keough featured. Students decorate with pussy willows for classroom activities and read Making Betty Happy. First graders stay with new readers while some pupils earn perfect attendance.
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