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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1934
Page
8
North of Tripoli residents gather for communal visits and birthday celebrations. Neighbors, including Schroeders Kukers Lohmanns and Schlichtings, share evenings at multiple homes while helping with moves, hosting birthdays, and attending a christening in Tripoli.
Mr and Mrs Will Behrens hosted Siegel creamery board members and families Friday evening with neighbors and friends in attendance. Monday the Behrens left for Arlington where he will be buttermaker at the Arlington creamery. Charles Finch of Fayette was hired last week as buttermaker for Siegel. Numerous social visits and birthday celebrations noted among local families and friends.
Denver residents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bruns announce the birth of an eight pound daughter at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. The Ladies Aid of St. John’s Lutheran church plans a March 14 meeting in the church basement with Mrs. Ed Schroeder hosting. Mrs. Arthur Moeller has been ill, and Henry C. Wente attended the wedding of Miss Hulda Matthias and Rev. Ralph Radtke in Waterloo. Mrs. Wente missed the ceremony due to illness. The Sagert family from Waterloo visited relatives, and Louie Bitterley enjoys a Denison vacation while his wife tends an ill mother. Miss Mable Bitterley underwent an operation at Allen Memorial and is recovering. Carl H. Rohrssen and wife marked their 30th anniversary with a large gathering. Relatives celebrated George Janke’s birthday at his home. Mrs. John Sassmann of Readlyn assists at her son’s home while Mrs. Arthur Sassmann is with a daughter in Waverly following surgery. Duana Schuldt has been ill for a week. John Hueting's family moved to the Roy Cain place near Denver, with other local farm changes noted including transfers of Wentworth Paul, John Halpin’s family near Cedar Falls, Emil Schmidt’s family, and moves involving C. W. Skillen of Greene. Dwight Friedley and wife left the Garton farm and joined others at newly vacated properties.
A long list of visits and family gatherings across Tripoli and nearby towns including Heideman Mor residents visiting Cedar Falls and Denver, Carstensen and Schumacher households hosting relatives, and various Saturday and Sunday events. The piece ends with a remark about women rarely smoking cigars and the social impact of that habit.
Mr and Mrs Fred Rathe and family visited the W J Peters home to celebrate Robert Rathe's 4th birthday. Numerous local families and relatives gathered for birthdays and Sunday visits across homes in the South of Tripoli community throughout the week, including Kuhrt Peters Niemeyer and Schmidt households with multiple generations attending events and dinners.
Community notes report several household moves and social visits around Bremer Siegel and nearby farms. Fred Geffert and families visited Henry Stuber and Phillip Ziegler homes. Jarchow family moved to Frank Thorn house. Emil Pries moved to Wm Oestman house. ODay relocated from near Horton to Soldwisch place.
In a bustling town scene, chatter centers on a man named Jones who stands out as the big figure of the moment. While rumors question his lineage, the talk increasingly notes his substantial wealth and the influential role it affords him in local affairs.
Sympathy is a noble trait but if misdirected it can corrupt generosity and mislead benevolent actions.
ARTESIAN Mr and Mrs C J Meier with Wm Luther accompany Emma Luther of Waverly to Iowa City for an unspecified stay. A number from here attended Mrs Wm Quilling’s funeral in Waverly. Henry Deterding attended Mrs Oscar Suhr’s funeral in Oelwein. Irene Oltrogge visits brother Ernest. Arnold Homan and Berdine visit J F Pries home in Denver. Walter Zander hosted relatives for birthday at his grandmother Henry Pries home. Many Oltrogge and Otto and Marsh families attend Ernest Oltrogge home housewarming. Heerman relatives attend Waverly funeral. Read the Business Bringers.
Franks Lageschulte couple marked twenty years of marriage on March 5 with a Soul Winner class visit from Warren Evangelical church suggestive of a celebratory occasion. Lunch followed from guests baskets as relatives gathered. Ed Lageschulte hosted a large group Monday in honor of their fifteenth anniversary. Ed Leitha visited Mrs. Moehling in Denver. Neil Smith Jr. had neck surgery for a gland infection. a later procedure removed non-healing tissue. C H Leitha and daughter Mary visited Shell Rock relatives. Warren Evangelical church W M B held a regular meeting Monday at Mrs A C Epley’s home.
Mrs. Margar et Fonda formerly of this city died at her Chicago home. She was Mrs. William Christiern before her 1907 marriage to Mr. Fonda. Survived by husband and daughter Helena. Charter member and past officer. Sunday guests visited the Mrs. Mary Mooney and August Krumweide homes. Waverly friends informed.
The column lists visitors and illnesses in town, with Herman Moyer visiting his mother from Cheyenne, plans for a St Patrick’s Day supper, and multiple residents facing medical issues or hospital admissions. It notes flights of care for Sister Christina Kuethe, Ida Dorn, and Miss Emma Luther, plus a car accident and local social events.
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