What the folks at summer are doing
Summary of local happenings includes Sumner football win over Cresco 6 to 2 with key plays in final minutes, safety by Cresco’s Tass, injuries to Winn Heyer, and standout contributions by Sumner players Llewelyn and Morf. Also notes Pearl Beaumont weds John Carroll in Marshfield, with newlyweds residing in Sumner. Other items: residents return from North Dakota trip, Mary Wells injured at home, and Claire Chadwick and Floyd Robertson leaving for Iowa State College as freshmen.
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Cresco Sumner
Mohlis
Cresco
Sumner High School
Sumner
Tass
Llewelyn
Morf
Eddy
Winn Heyer
Pearl Beaumont
Wm. Beaumont
John Carroll
Marsheld
Wis
Geo. Metcalf
Marshfield
State College
Claire Chadwick
Floyd Robertson
Ames
Iowa State College
Improving from Stroke Mrs Harris Showing Progress
Numerous local social notices span visitors and gatherings. Mrs. Harris recovers from a paralytic stroke, while families and clubs host visits, luncheons, and meetings. students prepare for Drake University. regional travel and shifts in households are noted.
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Wm. Harris
Bremer County Clubs Active at Dairy Cattle Congress
Bremer county residents will participate in the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo next week. Calf club members enter seven Holstein heads plus Guernsey and Jersey entries, with Do-A-Best and E L F Girls clubs presenting demonstrations on feet care and closet conveniences. Sunshine Workers from Sumner perform a stunt, and Bremer county home project women run a booth on the third year home furnishing course.
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Bremer County
Waterloo
Dairy Calf Club
Claude Hastings
Bremer County Fair
William Woodring
Stanley Scully
Raymond
Ethel Pothast
Florence Winzenburg
Sunshine Workers Girls Club
Sumner
E. L. Knoedler
Bremer County Home Project
Around the County: Alfalfa, Thistles, and Field Yields
D C Offringa reports September and October labors curb Canada thistles via winter freezing boosting herbicide effectiveness. Crittenden of Tripoli notes extensive weed spraying ahead. Milius of Maxfield reveals alfalfa fields killed thistles, allowing cow pasture use. Fields cut twice favored. third cut discouraged. Ede of Polk township reports good potato yield despite poor season. Ruhrmeister of Sumner township starts two alfalfa fields with lime, quality seed, and timely seeding.
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George Crittenden
Tripoli
C. H. Milius
Maxfield
Canada
Bremer County
Ray Ede
Polk Township
Henry Ruhrmeister
Sumner
Transfers Listed by Bremer County Abstract Co September 1931
Legal transfers prepared for the week ending September 19 1931 include Hester E Kerr et al to Ernest Baker for 1700 dollars Lot 1 Block 21 William Sturdevant addition Tripoli. Grace E Farnham to The Crystal Ice & Fuel Co for 3500 dollars Part SE SW of section 35 92 14. Mary Maurer to John H Maurer for 1 dollar Lot 8 Block 65 Carstensen's addition. Mary Maurer to Louis Maurer et al for 1 dollar S 4 percent acres of N 14 percent acres NW percent NW quarter of section 17 91 17 et al 1 dollar N half and N half S W SW of section 12 91 12. Frederike Schaefer to R Wolf for 1 dollar Part NW percent SE percent and lets subdivision NE percent SW percent all in section 32 92 11.
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Bremer County Abstract Company
Hester E. Kerr
Mary Maurer
John H. Maurer
Carstensen’s
Tripoli
Louis Maurer
Oddities and facts from a bygone era
A collection of curious statements surveys saints, Civil War figures, animal posture, Lincoln earnings, fresh water geography, longest docks, ocean depths. Notable points include Nathan Bedford Forrest’s horse losses, a dog’s inability to look up, Lincoln’s Cooper Institute pay, Canada’s vast fresh water, Manila’s 1500 foot dock, and deep ocean trenches near coastlines.
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Abraham Lincoln
Cooper Institute
Canada
Manila
Funeral for Rev. Allen Gable at Frederika church
Funeral services were held for Rev. Allen Gable at the Methodist Episcopal church in Marshalltown with Rev. C C Bacon and district superintendents leading. Interment at Tingley. Relatives from Laur el, Bloomington, and Republic attended. A community supper is planned for September 26.
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Allen Gable
Jaqueline
Richard
Methodist Episcopal Church
Marshalltown
Iowa
C. C Bacon
C. W. Cleworth
Cedar Rapids
F. C. Witzigman
Waterloo
Frank Cole
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Laurel
Republic
Tingley
Gable
John
Preston Russell
Delaware
Ernest Lamkey
Bloomington
Illinois
Frederika
Seth McGee
Carol Rice
J. C. Carney
F. B. Ager
Lea Holm
Clyde Clary
Donald Ager
Fred Bergman
Clifford Gunsalus
Laura Gunsalus
Walter Riemann
Charles McClain
Naomi McClain
Matt McClain
Charles Golding
Albert Norman
S. J. Mooney
Earl Gillett
Charles Richman
Arthur Jahnke
Robert
Max
Clara Ross
E. E. Henry
Eagle Grove
Guy Hinkley
Ross
Galen Harris
Thelma
Phyllis
Greene
Archie Clary
Lucille and
Laverne
Waverly
Hillie Parson
Harris
Leslie Parson
Clarksville
Harry Parson
Lawrence Parson
Frederika Public School
Teachers’ Institute
Charles Stephen
Chickasaw County
W. H. Ager
Charles City
Guy Pierson
Charles Lemon
Lime Springs
C. C. Clary
Fragmented Atlas of Odd Facts and Trivia
A collection of curious statements spans topics from accidental deaths to animal biology and ancient history. It notes wells in Alaska, unpaired queen bees laying eggs, Ethiopia's ancient history, William Beebe's dives, Rembrandt's bankruptcy, a high painting appraisal, and illegal cow killing in Srinagar, Kashmir. The Pathfinder.
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Alaska
Abyssinia
Ethiopia
State Department
B. C
William Beebe
Rembrandt
Srinagar
Kashmir
Community Notes From Tripoli Leader Local Social Roundup
Mr and Mrs Ernest Bergman and Mr and Mrs Ed Schnurstien visited relatives in Chicago last Wednesday. Will Grebien hosted a birthday gathering Thursday. Several families and teachers attended events in Waverly and nearby towns. Fred Oehlschlager died after injuries from a car crash. Erwin Lampe and family faced serious illness after surgery. Grandma Hoppenworth turned 81 with a family gathering in Waverly.
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Ernest Bergman
Ed. Schnurstien
Chicago
Will Grebien
Mr. Grebien
Hedwig Gerlach
Teachers Institute
Waverly
Spring Fountain
Fred Oehlschlager
Erwin Lampe
Mercy Hospital
Erwin Hoppenworth
Marvin
Ernest Hoppenworth
Chase Ladage
C. G. Gerlach
Arthur Meyer
Caulter
Fred Kregal
Hampton
Fred Oehlsclaeger
Carl Boeckman
Arlen
Grandma Hoppenworth
Louis Rodemeyer
Court Notes Grand jury acts and various court actions
The grand jury reported and was dismissed on the third day of the term. Indictments were returned in state cases including Arnold Ashbrenner for child desertion Walter Leverenz for resisting an officer Joe Byrne for injury to buildings and property B N Gem for motor vehicle operation while intoxicated. Several discharged by the inghom jury Harold Corey Donald Murphy Joe Raeder Mrs Clarence Schumacher. Written order on maintenance of dependent children Minnie Westendorf. Decrees entered in multiple cases including L A Andrew vs The State Bank Emelie Brandenburg vs Marie Ludwig The Federal Land Bank of Omaha vs William Harmening et al The Federal Land Bank of Omaha vs Wm Hasse et al Howard W Kroblin vs Blanche M Kroblin R Wolf vs Christian Harr et al Bank of Sumner vs Wm Kirchmann et al L A Andrew vs Hessie B
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Arnold Ashbrenner
Walter Leverenz
Joe Byrne
B. N. Gem
Inghom
Harold Corey
Donald Murphy
Joe Raeder
Clarence Schumacher
Minnie Westendorf
L. A. Andrew
State Bank
Emelie Brandenurg
Marie R. Ludwig
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
William Harmening
Bankruptcy and estate actions in Mason City court
Various court actions include receivership against Keough and Allen, dismissals with costs in Horst Trust matters, judgments for plaintiffs in Gerstenkorn Baskins Koch cases, final reports closing estates of Ingersoll Brunscheen Ager Schroedermeier Briden Dettmer Taylor Lemon, and real estate sale applications for Pagel estate and John Kaehler estate. Judge Clark noted no work developed for injury case and left term open for further work.
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Adolph Gerstenkorn
Peter
Hulda Mahlstedt
F. R. Sparks
Clara Baskins
H. C. Koch
Emma Redemann
Gertrude Buckel
Mary Westendorf
Lois Eva Watts
Maria Ingersoll
August Brunscheen
John N. Ager
Carrie G. Schroedermeier
Horsman T. Briden
Henry Dettmer
Francena C. Taylor
James Lemon
John Kaehler
Clark
Mason City
Comptroller Duties and Term Limits Explored
The comptroller general and assistant hold 15 year terms and cannot be reelected by the president with Senate confirmation. The comptroller oversees the general Accounting Office and is tasked with settling and adjusting all claims and accounts involving the government as debtor or creditor. What is your subscription due
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United States
Senate
Comptrollereneral
General Accounting Office
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Sumnerites
Dakota
Louis Ehlert
Will Klemp
Clarence Freitag
Readlyn
Herman Borcherding
New England
North Dakota
Mary Wells
Pioneer Sumner
F. J. Wells
W. H. Adams
Oran
J. H. Wehrmacher
L. Evans
Suits Us Club
Oscar Minkle
Rochester
Austin
Minnesota
A. T. Blades
Johnson
Otto Ludwig
C. D. Hausner
Dallas
Texas
Anna D. Hausner
Hausner
Whitefish
Minn
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Rose Reimler
Donna Sexton
Margaret Cady
Thelma Dickman
Cedar Falls
Fred Damon
Great Western
Oelwein
Damon
Zatha Richards
F. H. Frank
Harold Nieman
Dubuque
H. H. Nieman
Marion Hoppe
Des Moines
Drake University
H. C. Frank
L. P. Winks
Stitchery Club
Edna Latimer
Frank Wescott
R. A. Wescott
Harvey Robinson
T. J
Fred Westendorf
Denver
Milwaukee
O. G. Schoonmaker
Charles Head
Kansas
Sundny
Frank Wierth
Stinson
Quasqueton
Dairy Cattle Congress
D. C. Offringa
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Waverly, Iowa
the Yankee Don
Richard Talmadge
Joan Crawford
America
Mary Ann
Janet Gaynor
Charles Farrell
Siegel
Wear-A-Well Shoe Co
Midget Shoe Shop
Garland Store Tripoli
Tripoli Hardware Co
B. F. Morf, Mgr
Tripoli, Iowa
Buechele Lumber Co
Keough
A. D. Allen
Bank of Sumner
R. E. McGraw
C. R
Comptroller
Farmers Savings Bank
Frederika, Iowa
Ford
Nort Carolina
O. K
F.O. B
Detroit
Ford Finance
Universal Credit Company
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