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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1932
Page
2
Leader's Large Correspondent Staff compiles a brisk roundup of local doings. Citizens, groups, and businesses are highlighted for neighborly efforts, community projects, and everyday achievements across the region.
Fremont residents and their families kept a steady pace of social calls and visits across the area. Among those noted were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Foelske with children at the John Adams home in Fairbank and Edna Peters visiting her parents near Waverly.
Mr and Mrs Herman Peters and relatives marked a birthday with Sunday visits and meals at the Peters home including a midnight supper by their daughters Minnie and Elsie. Multiple local families, including Blasbergs, Hagenows, Beisners, Te g t me iers and Towne, shared Sunday and Saturday activities and visits across Waverly Albert Lea and Waterloo. Grace Myers began work at the Art Tegtmeier home as Mrs Tegtmeier recovers. Local residents also traveled to Albert Lea for fishing trips and to Waterloo for calls.
Denver and surrounding community share a week of social news including a Mrs. Harry Coon farewell at her home with a bridge club, via a framed motto gift. Illinois visitors Carl Rohrssen family and Louie Rohrssen with Mrs. John Rohrssen, plus Elgin friends. Move plans, hospital news, sports injuries, and church events populate a regional bulletin with many names and local ties.
Readlyn residents report Mrs. Chris Brockman broke her arm after tripping in the dooryard and is recovering. Wilbur Hahn confirmed at St. Pauls Lutheran with Rev. Frese officiating. Hahn’s mother Mrs. Finch from Myrtle, Minn., attended. Delores Mae Schick baptized by Rev. E. A. Hauff of Tripoli. attendees included several local families. Emma Zahn and Horriense Miller listed as visitors. many from Readlyn attended Louis Matathias funeral at Immanuel Lutheran in Klinger.
CRANE CREEK Mr and Mrs R A Michael and family helped celebrate Mrs Walter Schultz and son Vernis birthday Sunday. Ranetta Michael returned home from Waterloo. Clarence Beisner attended cattle congress in Waterloo Friday. Art Bunger family visited Adolf Koch. J W Weigel of New Hampton called on R A Michael Tuesday. Family attended Joe Kelling birthday in Denver Tuesday. Otto Bunger’s Minnesota brother aids with corn husking on the Bunger farm.
Sumner hosts a two day basketball tournament Friday and Saturday February 24 and 25 with pairings in the upper bracket Sumner vs Denver and Tripoli vs Plainfield and in the lower bracket Waverly vs Janesville and Frederika vs Ive.
Postgame note mentions Fobes scoring for Fayette as local residents host visitors from Fort Dodge Hawkeye LaCrosse Wis Tucumcari and Rochester Minn. Several local households shared visits over the weekend including Mr and Mrs Earl Maas Mr and Mrs L M Smith Mrs J P Murphy Mrs H S Shales and Howard Schug Mrs L V Markgraf and daughter Marjory Lou Mr and Mrs Geo Cady and Mr and Mrs Ted Koeberle with a Rochester Minn guest.
Mrs Minnie Buchholz of Tripoli visited sister Mrs Will Jahnke and husband Thursday afternoon. Geo Heideman and Lavern Schnurstein assisted with wood at Andrew Carstensen home Wednesday. Will Jahnke accompanied H H C Tegtmeier and John Kuhrt to Albert Lea Friday. Henry Heideman Mattie Drewis and son George were Tripoli callers Saturday. Mrs Will Jahnke spent Wednesday with daughter Mrs Arthur Heine. Lavern Schnurstein visited parents Mr and Mrs Fred Schnurstein Sunday in Tripoli. Mrs Mary Carstensen and Mrs Heideman at Geo H Heideman home with Heideman threatened with flu Friday–Saturday. Mr and Mrs Jahnke visited son Albert and family in Bremer Sunday. Mr and Mrs Henry Heideman Mattie Drewis and son George Mr and Mrs Geo H Heideman and son Howard helped Mrs Will Heideman Jr celebrate birthday Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Orville Eick near Bremer were business callers at Geo H Heideman home Friday noon. Mr and Mrs Alfred Neuendorf visited Will Bergman Sunday. Will Bergman assisted B B Bennett with work Thursday. Leo Henninger left Monday to work near Waterloo after week with parents. Siegfried Struck and daughters Lucinda Elda and Dorothy visited Geo H Heideman Thursday evening. Will Harmening threshed soy beans for Will Schumacher Saturday.
A string of social calls and gatherings is listed, including Siegel and Schwein families visiting Oelwein, Rev G Gerlach at Waverly for the Orphans Home Society meeting, and numerous visits among Gerlach Meyer Lampe and Hoppenworth households with relatives in Waterloo and Waverly.
A tale from years past notes monarchs kept jesters who enjoyed liberty of speech. Pace, jester to Queen Elizabeth I, once angered the queen by remarks and was barred from court. Reunited later, she invited his fault listening, but Pace replied he never repeats what is discussed by all the world.
A brief item cites a quip from Pathfinder Magazine where an amateur performer boasts about toe skills and a spectator counters with a dog doing the same with its nose. The exchange underscores playful talent comparison.
Fred Geffert of Bremer township suffered a severe leg injury when a gravel filled wagon toppled onto him last Thursday while he hauled the load. The mishap occurred near his home as he worked with the wagon.
Last week Mr and Mrs Louis Pries shipped household goods to Sumner where they will make their future home Harry Hazlett has passed on to his reward He died at his home in Sioux Falls SD Thursday September 28 after a long illness The firm of Moeller and Hagen automobile dealers will open their garage for business on Monday October 16 They will handle the Durant and Star cars Miss Martha Leckington who has held a position as bookkeeper with the Tripoli State bank the
William T. Sell died at his home after a lingering illness of several months. Henry C. Tegtmeier, early Bremer County settler, died at his city home after a paralysis stroke. Sunday October 9 marked Wm Wolf’s 68th birthday as most children gathered, except the youngest in Osage, to join in the celebration. Ernest Rohrese and daughters Isabelle arrived from Albertville Wisconsin to visit Louis Roosen.
Wry observation on personal crisis and dawn of clearer thinking after unavailing worry. Daylight renews courage and faith, clarifying problems and disproportions, prompting reflection on past unreasoning despondency.
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