Life in 1907 Tripoli area and surrounding notes
Items from Leader Files dated July 25 1907 report local activity in Tripoli Iowa and nearby areas. Topics include Main street walkway work, widowed widow Mrs H J Carstensen moving, market prices for eggs hogs and calves of the era, funeral notices for Elmer Neuendorf and Henry Skeries, polio patient release, bicycle accident injuries, a fatal car truck crash near Grinnell, two wedding announcements, a postal carrier honored for 26 years, a local American Legion election, queen contest at Poultry and Egg days, Interstate Power Co customer survey, 4-H representatives to state camp, Wartburg College graduate James F Lahmann to teach in Sumner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O'Keefe
Towne Funeral Home
Waterloo
Elmer Neuendorf
John Neuendorf
Tripoli
Theo. Thomas
Sumner
Loren Krueger
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Denver
Henry Skeries
F. Schoenbohm
David
Paul Kuethe
University Hospital
Iowa City
Robert
Ben Meyer
Leslie Hoppenworth
Marshalltown
Grinnell
Wilma C. O'Connell
Earl O'Connell
Leland Timmerman
Delbert Timmerman
Strawberry Point
Methodist Church
Frederika
Donald Carver
Rochelle Duecker
R. W. Duecker
Wendell Kuethe
Harold Kuethe
Grace Lutheran Church
William F. Goetz
Kenneth Chapin
Post Office Department
National Safety Council
E. G. Michael
American Legion
Carol Jean Bock
Erwin Bock
Carol
FFA
Interstate Power Co
Bremer County
Madrid
Betty Ann Judas
Pat Michael
Don Juhl
Charles Lillibridge
James F. Lahmann
Erhardt Lahmann
Wartburg College
Waverly
Sumner Community High School
Local baptisms and community notices from Waterloo area
Denver Monte James son of Mr and Mrs James Krueger baptized at St John s Lutheran with Rev Oetting officiating. Sponsors were Mr and Mrs Duane Schlemann and Larry Steege. Neighbors and relatives gathered for dinner. Also report of Marcia Lou Eggena s wedding in Pekin IL and church services with Glen Renken conducting. Neighborhood picnic at Prestien Memorial park for July birthdays. Various visits, vacations, and hospital news among Waterloo residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte James
James Krueger
St. John’s Lutheran Church
W. D. Oetting
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Waterloo
Duane Schlemann
Larry Steege
Krueger
Oetting
Wendell May
Sophie Knief
Westgate
Ronald Krueger
Henry Mack
Lorenz Steege
Larry
Terri
Merle Gillette
Henry Eggena
Marcia Lou Eggena
Howard Hubbs
Pekin
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Missouri Synod
Missouri Synod, Mr. Eggena’s Home Church, Manito, Il. His Nephew, Glen Renken
Concordia College
Springfield
Ill
Eggenas
Prestien Memorial Park
LuCinda Brandt
Aug
Wille
Aug. Foelske
Elmer Rucker
Dean Franzen
Connie Degelau
Arthur Bergman
Nancy Bernthal
Greenleaf
Kan
Denver
St. .Louis
Brown Executed on Gallows at Fort Madison
Charles Noel Brown, a 29 year old Minneapolis man and father of six, was hanged at Fort Madison state penitentiary at dawn on July 24. He admitted slaying an internal revenue agent and two other men. He walked to the gallows with a steady stride, wore a bow tie, and spoke few words before the lever dropped. Brown showed little emotion, spoke of forgiveness, and his execution marked Iowa’s first hanging in a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Charles Noel Brown
Internal Revenue
Brown
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Minneapolis
John Bennett
Bedford
Eye Injury from Wood Stick Shatters Glasses
Peter Weber of Dunlap sustained severe eye injuries after a small wood stick snagged in a power saw. Glasses shattered and multiple fragments lodged in his eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Weber
Dunlap
Red potatoes split open in garden surprise
For the second year Mrs. Gilbert Florman of Jefferson reports early summer harvest of new potatoes with several split skins and bright red interiors. Last year a potato contained seven new spuds inside it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Florman
Jefferson
Seven Garden Tips From Extension Column on Fertilizer Use
County Extension Director Gene Vincent previews a weekly garden column with practical fertilizer advice for vegetables. If fertilizer was missed last spring, apply 4 inches now, using nitrogen or complete fertilizers like 10-6-4 or 12-12-12 at 1 to 2 pounds per 100 feet of row. Excess nitrogen can harm crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Vance
Towa State University
Lightly cultivate to control weeds and boost fall blooms
The article advises gentle cultivation around chrysanthemums and perennial asters to curb weeds and mentions a tablespoon of complete fertilizer per plant every 10 days until color appears, plus consistent watering. It warns against fertilizing woody plants like roses and evergreens late in the season to avoid encouraging late growth that could winter-kill, and notes August pruning may raise winter damage risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dener
Iowa Reports No Radiation Increase After Pacific Nuclear Tests
State Health Commissioner Dr. Edmund Zimmerer says Iowa shows no rise in radiation since U.S. nuclear tests in the Pacific. Tests have been conducted around the clock in Iowa City for seven days a week since before the tests began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Zimmerer
Iowa
U. S
Pacific
Iowa City
State Conservation Chief Resigns After Three Months
Arden Mead of Des Moines quits as chief of administration for the State Conservation Commission after a three month tenure, citing personal reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Arden Mead
Des Moines
Governor dismisses two employees Scione and Olson
Governor Norman A. Erbe fired two state workers, Mike A. Scione and Max Olson. Scione, superintendent of the Control Commission, was dismissed over alleged failure to pay state income taxes though he claimed receipts were missing and that taxes for 1959, 1960, and 1961 were paid in cash. Olson was dismissed for unauthorized use of a state vehicle from the car dispatch warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman A. Erbe
Erbe
Mike A. Scione
The
Control Commission
Scione
Max Olson
Iowa
Resignation and accusation surface in Des Moines incident
A Des Moines case centers on allegations of unauthorized use of a vehicle linked to Olson and Erbe. Erbe resigned on request amid disputes over the incident, while Olson denies involvement and says no improper use occurred.
Blacksmith Bert Meek Marks 69 Years of Work in Oakville
Bert Meek aged 83, a lifelong blacksmith, has spent 69 years making and fitting horseshoes in Oakville. He began his career at the age of 14 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, before settling in Oakville to continue his craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Meek
Oakville
Y 14
Kalamazoo
Mich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Main Street
H. J. Carstensen
Belmond
Mary Carstensen
Fort Madison
Pottawattamie County
Roy Wichael
Michael
Edward J
Buddy) Beckwith
Black Hawk County
Usu
Tegtmeier Oil Co
Gene Vincent
State Farm
Duane Holm
Insueany
State Farm Peemetiee Ome Offica Ee Cman Ton. Ingle
Motorola
Nee Sborly
Yervice
Tripol, Iowa
Satriar
Twestock
Jweging Rich
Chang
Rand
Ali
State Fair Board
Olson
Olso
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