Looking at life as it used to be 1807 weddings
A chronicle of small town life with marriages at homes on Main Street and in Waterloo, local consolidations at Tripoli and Union Houses, and market prices for eggs, chickens, potatoes, oats, corn, hogs and veal calves. Notes on hospital transfers, a senior class play The Yellow Shadow, and a move of J A Koch. Also ten years ago reports of theatre, fires, funerals, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Schwarze
John Prestien
Dilgers
Wm. Schwarze
South Main
Schultz
Main Street
Anna Plagens
Wm. Schultz
Bernard Stenzel
Louise Seege
Waterloo
Keeler
Tripoli House
Union House
J. A. Koch
Everett Hospital
F. H. Tegtmeier
Yellow Shadow
Beryl McCreery
Bernice Pries
Raymond Bunger
Zatha Schmidt
Viola Shellhorn
Stanley Shipp
Lorenz Bunger
Oliver Brewer
Pauline Dettmering
Raymond Block
Donald Schmidt
Town Hall Calendar April Schedule
Bremer County Teachers Association meet Thursday April. Firemen event on Monday. American Legion Auxiliary and Extension Service on Tuesday April 9. Music Inc on Wednesday April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County Teachers Association
Firemen
American Legion Auxiliary
Music, Inc
Insurance Agency Sold to Kuhrt in April Takeover
Robert H. Kuhrt has purchased the Fink Insurance Agency from L. H. Fink and will take possession on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Kuhrt
Fink Insurance Agency
L. H. Fink
Birthday celebrations Amid Waterloo Weekend Gatherings
Mrs Howard Van Brocklin Jr celebrated her birthday at her Waterloo home with Mr and Mrs Robert Schmidt Tripoli and her parents Mr and Mrs Howard Van Brocklin Sr. Eugene Rochford of California was honored by Frank Rochford with a Sunday dinner. Relatives from New Hampton Mason City and Tripoli attended with St Bridgets parish ladies at the altar and rosary society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli Town Hall
Bremer County Farm Bureau
W. D. Chapin
Minnesota
Canada
Sweet
Wild Life Refuge
Jack McSweeney
Area Game and Wild Life
A. C. Schlichting
Tripoli
St. Paul's Ey. Lutheran Church
Artesian
Robert Schmidt
Howard van Brocklin Sr
Howard van Brocklin Jr
Waterloo
Frank Rochford
Eugene Rochford
California
New Hampton
Mason City
St. Bridget's
Local Social Notes From Tri Poli Area
Farm Bureau ladies toured Des Moines with Amanda Huebner and Howard Van Brocklin Sr. visiting Fairbank and John Donnelly kin. birthday honors for Duane. funeral for a relative in Charles City. Roberta Rieck had surgery in Sumner hospital. birthday party at Lorenz Albright home near Fredericksburg. Sunday visits in Sumner and Wa verly. Betty Huck shower. Leonard Flynn birthday celebration. John Fitz and Vince Herrman families visited. card party hosted by Lloyd Dil ley and Lucille. Art Brandt part of group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Wilson
Tripoli
Amanda Huebner
Howard van Brocklin Sr
Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Clyde McConkey
George Banwell Sr
Ionia
Fairbank
John Donnelly
John
Jim
Alfred Hahn
Duane
Robert Ball
Charles City
Roberta Rieck
Sumner Hospital
Luke Hannaman
Lorenz Albright
Fredericksburg
Arnold Rieck
Shirley Lathe
Joyce Peters
John Fitz
Rebern Holm
Randy
Denver
Vince Herrman
Mrs. Herrman
Fitz
Lloyd
Lucille
Donald Dilley
Art Brandt
Waverly Evening at Albert Rieck Home
Waverly residents spent Thursday evening at the Albert Rieck home gathering for a community event and social visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waverly
Albert Rieck
Beaver trapping report from Cascade Iowa river
Don Coohey trapped a 55 pound beaver in the Maquoketa river near Cascade. The animal measured 43 inches from nose to tail in a local beaver activity report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Cascade
Don Coohey
Maquoketa River
Curious Police Chase Ends At A Hundred Miles Per Hour
Darwin Meyer of Woden reportedly paid $100 after a high speed chase with Algona police. Patrolman Charles McBride said he drove so fast to catch Meyer that he could not use his police radio. The incident reflects dangers of reckless driving and the need for prompt pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin Meyer
Woden
Algona Police
Charles McBride
Meyer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Garland
Sumner
Garland
Tripoli Theatre
Tripoli Canning Co
Erwin Bock
Siegel
St. Peter's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Dorothea Schwer
Nora Buchholz
James M. Eveland
Methodist Church
Frederika
Herman Blasberg
St. John's ‘Lutheran Church
Readlyn
James Madden
Salem Evangelical United Brethren Church
Phillip Bolte
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Ruth Kuker
Emil C. Stumme
J. L. Strelow
Town Hall
Pinhook
Gost
Carolyn
Carrol
Hilda Moehlis
Eugene Huck
Betty Huck
Gus Laube
Shirley
Leonard Flynn
Flynn
Erling Lohmann
Donald Sievers
Wayside Inn
Gordie and VI Niemeyer
Brach
Iowa Club
Tain
Swift’s Premium
Chuck Roast
Welch
Grapelade
Curtiss
Kellogg’s
Dewey
Spring Planting Headquarters
Northrup King Garden Seeds
SPAN
Ea An
Can Johnson
Johnson
Fiore Led
Sun Country
By Lindfelt
Beaver
Jesus
His Cross
Dr. Hulme
Grace Lu
Theran Church
WM. E. Hulme
Lamb of God
Grace Lutheran Church
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