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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1933
Page
5
Cambra reports a 17 year old Florence Douglass daughter of a California inventor and scientist dove into a pool with an octopus. The creature attacked her as her father captured the struggle on photos.
Mrs August Schmeter has bought the property of Mrs Fred Kultz Jr on Main Street for 1900 dollars. Dr Cretzmeier and wife of Alona and his parents of Waverly returned home after a visit. Herman Glensmann and wife and Paul Rettig and wife were Sunday visitors at the Wettig home. Jack Ambrose returned from North Dakota after a month away. Wm Frank and Rose Mooney of Alma Minnesota attended the funeral of their brother A C Frank. Jas Oredsen left for the old country via Denmark to see his mother ill. C A Schuknecht rented the former Bost Wick jewelry store building and plans a store department. Mr and Mrs Alph Countryman of Portland visited with Mrs Chadwick and family. Market prices from two years ago listed eggs at 16 cents, butter 27, potatoes 50 cents, veal 5 to 6, hides 5, chickens 1 to 8, hogs 5.80 to 6.00, coin 70 cents.
Ten years ago on September 12 1923 a fire swept through a Nashua wool mill building causing smoke and flames to rise. Mrs Henry Tegtmeier who traveled from this place to Nashua for wool products was trapped on the third floor and suffocated. Names mentioned include Mrs Loui Nankner and her children Edwin Clara and Ida who attended the funeral of Mrs Gornick in Sumner. Dr Aus returned from Chicago after pursuing a graduate course and the piece notes a larger snake killing story and August German senior students with Frank Lamb.
East of the Wapsie bridge on the C G railway a line killed 42 young rattlesnakes under a railroad tie. Christian Schmidt aged 86 died at home after a long illness. Henry Fink injured at the canning factory when machinery fell on him. Mr and Mrs Ivan Shieffer and children of Kankakee NL are visiting the L J and C H Smith households.
Five years ago, September 5, 1928, Willard R. Clas en and Nellie L. Bickford wed at the Little Brown church. Orville Schumacher, five, cut his chin and loosened teeth after a barn fall. Alma Borchardt of Los Angeles visited Tri poly friends. Harold Frese returned home from harvest duties in the Dakotas. Betty Schwem arrived from Chicago for a week with her father, C. G. Sechwem, while nursing training in progress.
Transfers involve John Harris to Dorothea Harris for 1 dollar in section 35 93 11. Susan E Webster et al to Edna Webster 4000 dollars in section 18 98 11. Harrison Motor Co to John Seegers for 1 dollar across section 15 93 12. First National Bank trustee to William L Tyler for 1 dollar 1 6 interest in sections 13 93 14. Carl P Lenz to Emilie Lenz 1 dollar lot 1 block 115 Harmon LeValley addition Waverly Iowa. Elizabeth Lamb to J G Farris and Annie Farris 1 dollar lot 1 block 6 I H Sturdevant addition Waverly Iowa.
County sports results include a 93 on 18, with a close win over Marion Droste. Obituaries note John Kincaid 67 dies after brief illness. survived by widow. Waverly friends learn of W. E. Loveland death in Salem Oregon. Other items cover travel, vacations, barber work, and fraternal conventions. Local residents attend weddings and anniversaries. Veterans of Foreign Wars delegates travel to Milwaukee.
Local notices report Mayo hospital patient returning home and others recount falls and visits. New York Midtown Hudson tube loan approved for rapid city traffic relief and job creation. National recovery drive led by Young Democrats Clubs aimed at 1934 elections. Blue eagle adopted by Tarentum church, and White House dog Major bites noted officials. Parade on the avenue showcases the Roosevelt program and a shift from cutthroat prices to cooperation in trade.
The N R A faces questions as coal and retail codes lag and Henry Ford may be pressured to sign the automobile code. Roosevelt seeks a report on Ford’s status while Johnson defends N R A and cites fewer relief claims in DC. Two million moved from unemployment to self support, boosting payrolls.
A North Pole cook notes making ice cream in extreme cold using evaporated milk, water, and flavoring. He describes placing the mix outside to freeze in minus 73 degrees, stirring every three minutes, yielding a creamy result. The piece invites home cooks to replicate the method even without arctic conditions.
Nellie Tegtmeier is appointed Executrix by the District Court of Bremer County on July 24 1933 for the estate of W H Tegtmeier deceased. All debts are to be paid to the Executrix and claims presented to the Court for allowance. dated August 22 1933.
On August 18 1933 the District Court of Bremer County Iowa appointed Mary E Anderson administratrix of the estate of Albert J Anderson deceased. The administrator was directed to present a legally authenticated claim to the court for allowance. Dated August 18 1983.
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