Sumner area nuptials and community notes
Genevieve Wells married John C. Bump at Austin Minnesota. They will live in Sioux City after October. Thompson-Niewoehner nuptials at Galena Illinois. A wedding dance preceded the event. Rev Paul Pease to leave for Greeley Iowa. reception held. Agnes Kendrick head home to Bakersfield California after visiting. Implement shop on West Main discontinued. Manley Hoppe to Iowa State College as graduate assistant in chemical engineering. Various locals visit, entertain, and travel. bridge party hosted by Mrs. Leslie Schuknecht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Wells
F. J. Wells
Sumner
John C. Bump
Sioux City
Austin, Minn
David P. Martin
Congregational Church
Bump
Sumner High School
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Albia
Storm Lake
Thompson-Niewoehner
Rose Thompson
Arthur Adney
McGregor
Alvin Niewoehner
Geo. Niewoehner
Galena
F. G. Pagels
California
Agnes Kendrick
Bakersfield
Calif
E. A. Wismer
Kansas City
Manley Hoppe
J. H. Hoppe
Iowa State College
Ames
Geo. von Doehren
Fredericksburg
W. H. Wehrmacher
William
Waverly
Emma Wehrmacher
Leslie Schuknecht
Bridge
Frances Sullivan
Berlin
N. D
Local social notes list out-of-town guests and visitors
A crowded social round up with numerous names and places traces visits by Mrs. A C Schuknecht of Sterling Ill and Mrs Claude Ellison of Fredericksburg to local families. The piece notes prizes won at a gathering, ongoing visits, new staff hires at the Gazette, and travels to Lincoln Nebr La Crosse Wis Decorah and other towns reflecting midwestern ties and community ties.
Readlyn and area social notes and games at park
Mrs Herman Matthias assists at the Herman Moeller Jr. home near Denver and meets the new grandson born June 27. St Pauls Ladies Aid picnic at the local park featured games and a 6 o clock supper. Grandmother Matthias visiting Sumner with daughter. Local families trek to Lowden for visits. Readlyn kittenball hosts Klinger in a doubleheader with Readlyn taking the second game. Albrecht family reunion drew about 75 at the local park. Gertrude Griese returns from Chicago. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Fred Bruncheon west of town on Sunday July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Matthias
Herman Moeller, Jr
Denver
St. Paul’s
Matthias
Sophia Stahlhut
Sumner
Walter Meier
Darlene
Ford Homeyer
Henry Sehleman
Ernest Homeyer
Klinger
Herman
Readlyn
Albrecht
Gertrude Griese
Chicago
Fred Bruncheon
Town Folks Share Fourth of July and Sunday Gatherings
Fremont residents and families joined multiple gatherings across the area. picnics at the river on the Fourth, Sunday dinners at various homes, and visits to relatives in Waverly, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Denver with numerous local names such as Bolte Chapin Gleason Woodcock Franklin Dettmer Kleiss Dilley Koch Piegers Snelling Bunger Heiligmann Lehmkuhl Rathe and Chapin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Bolte
Edward Bunger
Elston Chapin
Mildred Gleason
M. A. Woodcock
John Franklin
Myron Chapin
Emery Barcus
Henry Det
Jake Banzhas
Betty
Marshalltown
Kenneth Chapin
Herbert Hoppenworth
Everett Prestien
Ewaldt Kleiss
Beaky Piegers
Rudolph Piegers
Joe Snelling
Ida Franklin
Waverly
Ernest Kammeyer
Elmer Drape
Henry Foelske
Oelwein
Will Rathe
Irene
Otto Lehmkuhl
Walter Ashbrenner
Lizzie Rathe
Waterloo
Ida
Cedar Falls
Marie
Denver
Elizabeth Gleason
Chris Heiligmann
A. D. Chapin
Fred Bunger
Community notices and visits in Siegel area
Miss Erna Fosse spent a week visiting cousin near Artesian. Several residents attended Mrs. Wilhelmina Brase birthday anniversary at Will Lampe home. The Gerlachs entertained and visited with Pfieffers. Miller family and others visited Cedar Falls. Rodemeyer and Hoeper families called in WaVerly and Cedar Falls. Tegtmeier hosted relatives for birthday. Lahman worked near Champaign and visited parents. Chicago trip saw Cleason return. Quade family spent Sunday at Schumacher home. A sight seeing trip to Wisconsin by Ladage Kimball Schnurstein and Sievers. Adix family guests in Monticello with Gerlach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erna Fosse
Elmer Schneer
Artesian
Conrad Meyer
Fred Kregal
G. Gerlach
Will Lampe
Wilhelmina Brase
C. G. Gerlach
K. Pfieffer
Carl Miller
Albert and
Vern Kimbal
Melvin Schnurstein
Tommy Sievers
Wisconsin
Henry Adix
Herbert
Monticello
Beisners Host Visitors and Christening at Maxfield
Mr and Mrs Clarence Beisner welcomed Sunday guests at the Chris Milius home in Maxfield and hosted Erwin Hay and his baby that evening. Rev and Mrs Dilges attended the baby christening at the Clarence Olrogge home. The child was named Lloyd Lyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Beisner
Chris Milius
Maxfield
Erwin Hay
Baby
Dilges
Clarence Olrogge
Lloyd Lyle
Looking Backward In the Leader's Files
Henry Bruns Jr died at his Denver home last Thursday aged 70 Funeral held Sunday at Rev Schoenbaum Markets of 18 years ago were hogs 7 85 oats 30c butter 28c eggs 16c potatoes 1 00 veal 8c hides 10c corn 55c Mrs G B Cook of Waterloo and Mrs Will Davis of Smithland Iowa joined sister Mrs Ed Hallett of Sioux City for a family reunion Louie Fink visited from Des Moines Perry Crittenden left for Blairstown to spend the Fourth H P Notdorf H J Notdorf and wives of Beecher NL left for Ormsby MN after a week with W H Notdorf and wife
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Schuknecht
Sterling, Ill
Claude Ellison
Fredericksburg
Will Mooney
Waverly
Harry Strumpell
Sullivan
Kenneth
Brainerd
Minn
Hollis N. Hunt
New York City
Columbia University
A. M. Pagel
Anita
Crystal Lake
Ill
Frank Pagel
J. F. Cass
Virginia
Lincoln
Nebr
Alberta Stewart
Frank Wierth
Stinson
Louise
Cedar Falls
R. I. Munger
Carroll
Iowa
Sumner
Fern Linn
Goshen
Ind
W. B. Linn
G. W. Dickman
Decorah
Violet
Frederick Ambrose
Tripoli
H. F. Wood
Melvin Fridley
Milwaukee
Geo. Cady
Margaret
la Crosse
Wis
Henry Volker
Roy Faber
New Hampton
Helen Thull
Waterloo
P. M. Sorg
Wm. Rimrodt
John Rimrodt
J. H. Wehrmacher
J. C. Engelman
W. H. Wehrmacher
Fred Frank
John
Charles City
Henry Bruns, Jr
Denver
Ed Hallett
Sioux City
S. P
F. W. Hale
Ethyl Fettkether
Kansas City
Louie Fink
Des Moines
H. C. Fink
Perry Crittenden
Blairstown
H. P. Notdorf
H. J. Notdorf
Beecher
Ormsby
Minnesota
W. H. Notdorf
Tripoli Fourth of July Draws Huge Crowd in 1922
Ten years ago on July 5 1922 Tripoli residents marked Independence Day with one of the largest crowds ever seen in the city. Festivities drew residents from surrounding areas and featured public celebrations and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
July Fourth Family Reunion and Arrivals Reach Crane Creek
July was lively with a family reunion at Mrs. Louisa Lambs home on Tuesday for Independence Day. Wm. Warner joined an Iowa orchestra after leaving for Sutherland. Mr. and Mrs. Will Sievers visit on their honeymoon, guests at the Thos. Sievers home. George Brandt Ed Sommers and Alma Geiseke from Milwaukee visit relatives. Dr. B E Claus returns from Gregory South Dakota where he aided Dr. R E Minger. Rev Goerner and wife of Watertown arrive to lead Crane Creek Lutheran church in place of Rev Wettingle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Lamb
Wm. Warner
Sutherland
Iowa
Will Sievers
Nebraska
Thos. Sievers
George Brandt
Ed Sommers
Alma Geiseke
Milwaukee
Wis
BE. C. Claus
Gregory
South Dakota
R. E. Minger
Goerner
Watertown
Crane Creek Lutheran Church
Wettingle
Five Years Ago July 6 1927 Chronology Snippet
Mrs C W Schoephoerster and baby returned to Canby Minnesota after a Fort night visit with brother John Barbknecht and relatives. Miss Martha Theilmann of Dodge Center visited sister Mrs Wm Garland who is ill. Mr and Mrs F A Mall and Dr and Mrs C A Stewart traveled to Des Moines to see Yale Gould. Alice Biermann daughter of Will and Mrs Biermann of Siegel mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Schoephoerster
Baby
Canby
Minn
John Barbknecht
Martha Theilmann
Dodge Center
Wm. Garland
F. A. Mall
C. A. Stewart
Des Moines
Yale Gould
Alice Biermann
Will Biermann
Siegel
Market prices and a death noted in Tripoli history
A fragment notes last Thursday operation for appendicitis at Clasen hospital and recalls Tripoli markets five years ago with eggs at 18 cents and various livestock prices. It also records the death of August Thiesman on Saturday morning due to heart failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clasen
Tripoli
August Thiesman
Legal Transfers Prepared by Bremer County Abstract Co
Week ending July 2 records show Burton E. Sweet transferring land to Clinton A Burrow for 1 dollar with specified fractional sections and parcels. W Schroeder transfers to Will Schr der for 1 dollar with parts of sections 17 and 20. Will Renning transfers to Arthur Zelle for 15800 dollars including multiple fractional sections. Ruth Ann Elliott transfers to Nathan F. Elliott for 1 dollar covering specified acres. Ruth Ann Elliott transfers to George S. Elliott for 1 dollar covering multiple parcels in sections 33 34 27 91 11 12. locations Bremer County Iowa referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer Count
Burton E. Sweet
Clinton
W. Schroeder
Will Schr der
Will Renning
Arthur Zelle
Ruth Ann Elliott
Nathan F. Elliott
George S. Elliott
Practices to keep cream sweet in warm weather
The practices necessary to keep cream sweet in warm weather until it is delivered to the creamery are washing utensils carefully cooling the cream and frequent delivery.
Special pastures needed to feed droughty period
Modern cow men are providing them as farmers seek fodder resources amid dry conditions.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sumnerites
C. E. Meyer
Cedar Rapids
Paul Pease
Greeley
Pease
Ladies’ Aid Society
Greeley - Oneida
Coddington and Laird
West Main Street
M. C. Sperry
Buechele Lumber Co
Imtlhreos
Liberty
Readlyn Radio Shop
Ernest Meyer
Prop
Fremont
Crane Creek
Skelly
Esses
N. R. Ambrose Oil CO
Tripoli, Iowa
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