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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1973
Page
2
The NENAc published each Wednesday as the official paper of Tripoli and Bremer County since 1894. Robert J. Sassman serves as publisher with annual subscriptions $4.50 in Iowa and $5.50 elsewhere.
Iowa politicians move on with Harold Hughes retirement as John Culver announces bid for U S Senate and William Gannon enters the Democratic governor race. The piece also notes State Safety Commissioner Sellers restricting arrest information under TRACIS and the potential penalties for noncompliance.
A roundup of Tripoli events includes Dr. E R Jones planning a Tripoli move, a 4500 strong barbecue crowd, obituaries for Mrs. Henry Groening and A H Tegtmeier, nuptials for Elsie Henning and Everett Mitchell and Delores Harms and Harold Meier, a fatal plane crash near Independence, Iowa, and local civic notes such as church installations, fish fry success, and new scouts groups.
September schedule lists Grain Handling Drying and Storage meeting at Tripoli Town Hall at 10 a.m. on Sept 26 Leader's Organizational Meeting at 1:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sept 27 and County 4-H Council Meeting at Extension Office on Sept 29 at 9 a.m.
Mrs Arnold Knitell and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Brogan and Shawn of Lawler and Joan Larson were Sunday dinner guests at the Ervin Petersen home. Mrs Martha Hay visited Saturday afternoon with Mrs Ida Wendt in Waverly. Mrs Chris Petersen visited Thursday afternoon with Mr and Mrs Elmer Sassmann and Mr and Mrs Elmer Sassmann.
The article notes a 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Louie Wintz in Waverly. It also mentions visits by Lawrence Steege of Fredericksburg to Elmer Sassmann and LeRoy Platte visiting Mrs. Arnold Platte, plus the infant daughter of Daniel Schuldt receiving Holy Baptism with sponsors Ila Henry Otto Judy Teney Diercks and Jean Buss.
Terms state a $2000 day of purchase price with a down payment of at least 250 and up to 30 percent of the purchase price due at possession by December 1 1973. The contract bears 7 percent interest with semiannual payments starting June and December. Principal payments are 5 to 10 percent of the original balance each year from December 1 1974 through December 1 1982, with the remaining balance and interest due December 1 1983. 1973 property taxes to be prorated for 1974.
A catalog of equipment includes Oliver 88 and JD tractors, Ford 8N, multiple plows 2-14 and 2-16, high clearance beam, tow harrows, cultivators, planters, rotary hoes, harrows, mowers, rear blades, side rake, elevator, mower with tongue, feed endgate sprocket, wheel spreader, wagons and boxes, flares, trailers, a 60 AC combine, and a parts picker. Items listed in excellent condition with various implements for hydraulic and 3 point mounting.
A fragmented catalog entry lists items including a gas barrel on a stand oak work bench with 30 drawers a hedogen brooder house a loading chute J D and Oliver cylinders hydroelectric fan ning mill shelter with motor portable cement mixer two electric fences storage tanks pump jack with motor sled two Model A wheels and tires wire wheels cream separator fencing material steel posts corrugated roofing used lumber greasing equipment forks a potato digger and miscellaneous small tools.
Listing of assorted antiques including a school bell with wheel, large heater, dry sink, wardrobe, porcelain kitchen table, dining chairs, rocking chairs, dressers, sofa, radio cabinet, sausage stuffer, washboard, canner, cutting boards, stoneware, tea pots, dishes and utensils. Also 100 bales or more of hay.
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