Life as It Was Fifty Five Years Ago A Tripoli Chronicle
Looking at life as it used to be recounts events from June 1908 including young men enrolling in a business university in Oelwe and marriages in Creighton Nebraska. The article lists early 20th century prices for eggs butter and veal, local construction like a new iron fence, and community notes on graduates, water filter negotiations, rural electrification, a Masonic funeral, marriages in Waverly and Tripoli, a Korea-bound soldier, car registrations, and a 1958 fire and town surveying milestones.
Community notices and marriages in Tripoli and area
In Service Busse, 39, were Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran church Western Douglas the Rev R E Barrack in charge. Dr L J Magnall plans open house for public to inspect the new office and veterinary facilities built with his new home on South Main Street in Tripoli June 22 from 2 to 3 p m. Jeanette Pavelec daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudy Pavelec Tripoli and Romayne Coontz son of Mrs Minnie Coontz Denver were married Sunday afternoon in St Peters Evangelical and Reformed church the Rev E F Puhlmann performing the double ring ceremony. Funeral services for Herman C Bockhaus 80 were Saturday afternoon in St John's Lutheran church Western Douglas Dr A W Engelbrecht officiated. Jack McSweeney Des Moines has been assigned as superintendent of the Yellow River State Forest Allamakee county effective June 1 the State Conservation Commission announced. Jim eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Wm Seelhammer fractured both arms Saturday afternoon when he fell from a tree at his home. Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock Carolyn Jean Mixdorf daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Mixdorf Tripoli became the bride of James H Wolf son of Mr and Mrs Werner Wolf Tripoli The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev Geo Gundel at St John's Lutheran church Crane Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Cory
Waverly
Leslie Kelsey
Tripoli
Methodist Church
Glen McMichael
Richard J. Buhr
Harry Buhr
Korea
25Th Infantry Division
Bremer County
Henry Buhrow
Siegel Evangelical and Reformed
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Em. Fuchs
Minnie Coontz
Denver
St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
E. F. Puhlmann
Herman C. Bockhaus
St. John's Lutheran Church
Western
Douglas
A. W. Engelbrecht
Jack McSweeney
Des Moines
Yellow River State Forest
Allamakee County
State Conservation Commission
Jim
Wm. Seelhammer
Carolyn Jean Mixdorf
Leonard Mixdorf
James H. Wolf
Werner Wolf
Geo. Gundel
May Welfare Payments in Bremer County Iowa
The Bremer County May welfare report shows old age grants totaling 7550 for 149 recipients, with 13398 allocated. Medical expenses reach 1400. aid to dependent children covers 30 cases with 122 people and 4373 total expenditures. Average aid to the blind is 95 for four beneficiaries. aid to the disabled serves four people at 330. Overall Bremer County aid totals 18481 for 279 people, while statewide public assistance May expenditures reach 4,466,298, up 124,399 from April. Total OA and AB payments drop about 5 percent year over year, ADC and AD grow about 15 percent. per-case costs rise due to medical and nursing care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Bremer County
Iowa
CAA
ADC
Executive Council To Take Bids on Airplane Purchase
The state executive council will solicit bids for a twin engine airplane for the governor and other state officials. Adj Gen Junior Miller said the plane would be maintained by his office and not the air national guard, avoiding federal rules. The legislature appropriated 68000 dollars for the purchase and Miller estimates 12500 dollars per year for operation based on 500 flying hours. He proposed charging state agencies 25 dollars per flying hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Council
Adj
Junior Miller
Council
Air National Guard
Miller
Bremer County 4-H Boys Select 26 Projects At Fair
Bremer County 4 H boys chose 26 diverse projects at the county fair. Photography and dairy entries drew new members, with baby beef numbers doubling to 107 calves. The four 4 H members pursued project goals emphasizing practical agricultural skills and market animal production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer County
Paul Miller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Italy
Camembert
Neufchatel
France
Oscar Wynhoff
Louis Fink
Fred
Ernest Warnke
Oelwe
Business University
Wm. Buchholz
Wm. Heideman
Wm. Hofever
Creighton
Nebr
Anna
F. C. Koch
Capitol Hill
Nathan F. Sorg
H. H. Sorg
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Ames Filter Co
Ames
Ernest Neal
Masonic
Sumner
William Hurmence
Iowa State Telephone Co. Exchange
Annetta Specht
Alfred Zell
Spring Fountain Lutheran Church
E. L. Runge
C. H. Schmidt
C. B. Kelsey
South Dakota
Minnesota
Emma Lien
Werner Braatz
Hansen Engineering Co
West Union
Vern H
Pvt
Veryl J. Buchholz
Fort Polk
Co. H
Carnation Dairy
Clarence Miller
America
Colburn Feed Mill
Tripoli, Iowa
Miller's
Cyngu
Lovee
Gary Pheets
Ciapetch Becks
Beter
Romerontwens
Tales Books
England
Waltham
Rt Ilar
Argus
TIMEX
Old Spice
Yardley
Gillette
Q’brien
American Savings Bank
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