Sumner Visitors Return After Illinois Guests
Illinois visitors led by Mr and Mrs George Wilson and daughter Verda arrive to see relatives in Sumner and stay with Mrs J C H Light and Miss Evelyn Farrand. Others include Mr and Mrs Ernest Johnson and Mrs Nora Martin from Minneapolis visiting Dr and Mrs J M Murphy. their car is damaged in a ditch after a collision with a truck. Lutheran parsonage at St John’s dedicated after remodel costing over 2500 dollars for Rev C J Mardorf family and church needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wilson
Verda
Harold Wilson
Glennellyn, Ill
J.C. H. Light
Evelyn Farrand
Pennsylvania
Sumner
Iowa City
Evelyn
Ryger Farrand
Iowa State University
Ernest Johnson
Nora Martin
Minneapolis
J. M. Murphy
Geo. Koehler
Fred Wolfgrain Yard
St. John's Lutheran Church
C. J. Mardorf
Knoploh Descendants Gather for Hanover Ancestry Reunion
A reunion of Henry Knoploh descendants from Hanover Germany who settled nearby in 1871 and died in 1910 was held in the city park Sunday. Fourteen families attended. The organizing committee included Mr and Mrs John Knoploh and Mr and Mrs Henry Schedtler, with Herbert Heyer, recently back from ROTC training at Fort Snelling, Minn., staying with his parents Mr. and Mrs W A Heyer for the summer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Knoploh
Hanover
Germany
John Knoploh
Henry Schedtler
Herbert Heyer
Fort Snelling
Minn
Coe College
Sumner
W. A. Heyer
Heyer Family Plans Canada and Chicago Visit
Leave for Canada Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Heyer and two children will depart today for Toronto to stay with sister Mrs. T. L. Forhan for several days. Before returning, they will also visit sister Mrs. W. G. Blackley in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
E. W. Heyer
Toronto
T. L. Forhan
W. G. Blackley
Chicago
Local families host visitors from across several states
A long list of guests visits in the area, including Mrs. F. J. Bries and children returning from Patch Grove and Lancaster Wisconsin, relatives from Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, Miss Orion Adams visiting from Minneapolis, and others from Dubuque, Sterling Illinois, and West Virginia. Several travel home after visits with relatives this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Bries
Patch Grove
Lancaster
Wis
L. P
Thelma
Wilma Dickman
Harry Heiserman
M. T. McDermott
Waterloo
L. M. Smith
Vera Schuknecht
Fred Asper
Frank Vierth
Albia
W. M. Vierth
W. C. Tibbits
Yvonne
Duhamel
Alberta
Canada
E. K. Seers
Oscar Minkel
Walter Kirchman
Earl Maas
Fort Dodge
R. H. Stafford
Howard
Stockton
H. A. Schap
Harold Nieman
Dubuque
H. H. Nieman
Mary McDermott
Madeline Berg
A. C. Schuknecht and Sons
Sterling
Ill
E. C. Schildbach
Hattie Albright
W. R. McClure
Nora DeLuhery
Wheeling
West Virginia
Agnes DeLuhery
Cleveland
Ohio
John Backes
T. J. DeLahery
H. H. Karsten
Relatives Visit Sumner Area as Many Bring Guests
Chicago based relatives travel visiting friends and kin across Sumner and nearby towns. Mrs Amelia Creager and Florence plan several weeks with son Martin in Bemidji Minnesota while Mrs George Lagervoll returns to Rochester Minnesota after a short visit with Mrs Emma Rathbone. Numerous neighbors, inlaws and friends from Waterloo, Guttenburg, Paris Missouri, Amarillo Texas and other places staying with Sumners or en route to other destinations. Observed are visits by the Sorgs, Nichols, Tribons, Wilharm family and others, with many continuing journeys to La Crosse Sumner Mechanic ville New Hampton and Davenport for further social connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Amelia Creager
Florence
Bemidji
Minn
Martin Creager
George Lagervoll
Ross
Winston
Rochester
Emma Rathbone
Sarah Thull
Helen
Frances
Henry Hoffer
Waterloo
P. M. Sorg
Florence Linn Puckett
Amarillo
Texas
Mary Linn
Carl Johnson
Paris
Roy Nichols
C. H. Granneman
Jimmy Gronner
Geraldine Grannemann
Anna Tucker
Blanch
EF. C. Schildbach
Iowa
Luther Leagues
Clear Lake
Lester Blume
Alfred Mardorf
Winn Heyer
Alice
Claire Mueller
W. A. Ribbeck
E. R. Ribbeck and Sons
New Hampton
Robert McAloon
Mae Ambrose
Davenport
Amelia Ambrose
Tripoli
Sam Johnson
Grundy Center
Harm
Anne Poole
Henry Johnson
Evelyn Mantz
Minneapolis
Sumner
W. E. Hurmence
E. F. Petratz
Marie
Minnie Kretzschmar
Elmer
Clarence
J. D. Mangan
Forest City
Tommy Mangan
L. A
John Frank
New Salem
North Dakota
Evelyn Wall
Stanley Aylmer
Compton
Calif
A. W. Pagel
Arthur Frank
Norma
Jessie Bauman
Allentown
Supremely So Are you happy darling wedding line
A playful wedding scene features a bride asking happiness and a groom exclaiming he is happy as a man who has just paid the last car installment. The exchange highlights lighthearted marital bliss and domestic finance humor.
Social rounds and visits in Siegel and Tripoli area
Local households report social visits among the Siegel, Tripoli, and surrounding families. Names include Bahlmann Grebien Gerlach Raum Dilges Stumme Gerlach Meyer Lahmann and Schwemm. Notes mention Lauretta Gerlach nurse training in Milwaukee and a horse death at Charles Ladage's farm. A church mission festival is announced for August 9 and a bleak line on eugenics closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bahlmann
Tripoli
W. H. Grebien
C. G. Gerlach
H. Raum
Hans Roland
Henry Brase
H. Dannemann
Britzmann
Aterloo
Conrad Meyer
Wilhelmina Brase
Crane Creek
J. Dilges
August Drewis
Wm. Bockhaus
Gustav Schwemm
Hermann Lahman
Will Grebien
Arlin
Herman Schumacher
Eldred and
Lavern
Fred Roedemeyer
Lauretta Gerlach
Milwaukee Hospital
Milwaukee
Wis
Henry Rucker
Ernest Bergmann
F. A. Biermann
Melrose Park
Charles Ladage
Geneva Grebien
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sumnerites
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Siegel
Farmers Savings Bank
Frederika, Iowa
Max Bendix
NBC
Fergemann Nash Co
Rettig & Meier’s
Iture Sale Furnitu
Jacquard
Brussels
The
Star
Rettig & Meier
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!