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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1932
Page
8
Leader's Large Correspondent Staff compiles a roundup of local happenings. Citizens and groups across towns pursue events, projects, and gatherings, with snapshots of daily life and community spirit.
Miss Martha Mowatt celebrates her birthday with a surprise dinner hosted by Mrs. Ager and Mrs. John Mowatt in Frederika attended by E. N. Mowatt family and relatives from Waterloo among many friends. A second surprise party for Mrs Susie O Rourke was held in a grove south of town with a picnic dinner and home guests from Nashua Waterloo and nearby towns. Various relatives and friends visit Frederika homes, attend reunions, and travel between Waterloo Nashua and surrounding areas during the period.
Mrs. Fred Bergman who underwent an operation at Mercy hospital Waverly returned home last Wednesday. Neighbors relatives and friends visited and called on several households including Behrens Bockhaus Buhr Rohrssen Nessen Neuendorf Luhring Schwemm Gerlach Brase Meyer Schwemm and Koch in the past week.
Numerous Fremont residents and relatives gathered for Sunday visits and dinners at friends and kin in Readlyn Waterloo Nashua Ocheyedan and Fredericksburg Virginia area. The long list includes Poock Drape Schmidt Rathe Kleiss Bart Barth Snelling and Woodcock families among others with trips to Chicago and New Hampton noted.
Zatha Tegtmeier from Sumner visited Herman Plagens and Wm Schumacher homes from Friday to Sunday. Waterloo resident Wm Niemeyer and Minnesota guest Miss DeEtta Telschow joined others visiting the Schumacher and Heideman homes. Multiple families hosted relatives. Martha Plagens, Isabelle Tegtmeier, and Yvonne Kuhrt were among those staying or visiting. John Boeckman finished threshing in the Old Tripoli ring Saturday night.
A resident was hospitalized for an operation to relieve an intestinal blockage. Complications arose during the procedure and the patient died the next day. Surviving relatives include his parents and four sisters.
Winners of the Waverly Izaak Walton league contest were E H Meyer for the largest catfish over four pounds, F A Lavell for the largest bass at 2 1/2 pounds, and John Meyer with Bud Lavell each winning for a 4 1/2 pound carp. No prize was awarded for the largest pike as none were entered.
Miss Bernice Klingbell hosted a group of nurses at the nurses home on Wednesday evening for a postnuptial shower honoring Miss Hildred Snodgrass who wed Henry Erbes secretly on December 21 1931 and was only announced last week. Bridge games yielded prizes for Margaret Driscoll and Nettie Riepe. Mrs Erbes received many pretty gifts.
Solomon Arney waived hearing and was bound over to the grand jury on a 3000 dollar bond for larceny of chickens from E C Matthias Readlyn. The September term begins September 6. A four year old boy suffered serious injuries from dynamite caps and is under daily treatment. Mrs Olga Pfeffer mourns her daughter Mrs J E Cooper who died in Blue Earth after a long illness. Frank Sager recovering from Iowa City operation and enjoys daily rides. Waverly friends announce Miss Bonnie Rice's marriage to Conrad Brugmann of Rock Rapids. Morris O Connell's death reported by Waverly friends.
The column reports deaths and illnesses including Mrs. Charles Romer aged 30 who died Sunday and was buried in Nashua. It notes Mrs. J Monahan’s serious illness, Dr. L C Kern hosting a stag party for his 61st birthday, and over 1000 channel catfish stocked in the Cedar river from Lansing Iowa. It mentions tonsil and adenoid surgeries for Donald and Roger Moyer, a hospital stay for Martha Gumm, and Bert Lumbry’s discharge after a car crash. Nashua county fair plans, a new water meter at the power plant, A L Rembold leasing Sinclair service station, and a birth of a baby girl to August Hollman and a son to Leonard Raecker are also listed. The report references families connected to Bremer county, the Stockwell farm, and local connections to Nashua and Cedar river.
Mrs Helen Munger and Mr Frank Holloway presented an organ and voice recital at the Methodist church last Friday evening to a large audience. The event featured the Stumme family, with their first daughter born in the Stumme household.
Readlyn notices report the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Paul Matthi on August 9. The infant of Mr and Mrs E C Stumme was baptized with Emil Jr as a name. Sponsors included Harry Hageman Raymond Stumme Thelma Anderson Melby and Rey Frese presiding. A five o clock supper followed. Herman Hesse and daughters Lena and Florence entertained relatives and friends. Visitors include Lucille Everding Trinvoli at the Hin richs home and A C Kohlman Ardith and Mrs Henr Schoof from Waverly. Velma Diekman visited the Theo Bergman home at Denver. Mrs Carl Hesse and daughters Paula Eldora and Armin Hesse plus Mrs Walter Guenther of Eldora were guests at the Herman Hesse home. Mr and Mrs A J Schumacher returned from Shepp onadah Iowa where Mr Schumacher attended a mail carriers convention.
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