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Kossuth County, Iowa
Community News
Wesley Day Big Success
Parade Pleasing Feature of the Day
The community parade was a huge success in which 200 or more children young ladies and others took part. It was
sponsored by no organization in particular but was put on under the direction of Mrs. F. A. Bonnstetter, with other
ladies of the community assisting.
Line up in Parade
First: ponies; color bearer, J. P. Studer in uniform; Uncle Sam, Mayor Hutchison; Miss America, Dorothy Kraus,
and the 48 states with Margaret Looft as Iowa.
Second: Jimmy's wedding, a group of three to five year old youngsters; Mother Goose by LaVon Gerdes and her characters;
baby buggy parade; gypsies; 4-H Club; Movie actresses and actors, Mae West, Chic Sale, Kate Smith, etc.; Pilgrims;
clowns; Hill billies and various other characters. They were all dressed to fit their characters with plenty of
humorous attires.
Prizes awarded to groups were as follows: 1st, Jimmy's Wedding; 2nd, Uncle Sam, Miss America and the states; 3rd,
Pilgrims; 4th, hill billies.
Prizes awarded to individuals were as follows: Mae West, Jack Dempsey, Hawaiian, Negro Mammy.
The ball games were won as follows: Wesley vs. Titonka with a score of 4 to 5 in favor of Titonka; Webster City
vs. Forest with a score of 7 to 11 in favor of Webster City. The games drew out a large attendance who were well
pleased with the exhibition.
We must here extend a word of thanks to the Corwith band who were on the job all day and spared no effort in furnishing
good music to the large gathering.
The street sports and free acts were well staged and furnished welcome entertainment during their periods. The
big bowery dance was certainly well attended, even though the evening was rather chilly.
The businessmen and Legion boys are very well pleased with the outcome of Wesley Day and feel that their efforts
to make the day a success were well rewarded. They wish to extend thanks to all who in any way aided in the necessary
work. The attendance was very good and all seemed to enjoy themselves.
[Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]
Mrs. Hazel Gerdes New Wesley P. M.
Wesley Aug. 22- Mrs. Hazel Gerdes
received appointment as acting postmistress a week ago and took charge Saturday. Marie
Hansen, experienced clerk, is retained. Mrs. Gerdes, who is the daughter
of Ben Hopkins and the wife of
I. A. Gerdes, former Wesley banker, succeeded Editor W. W. Sturdivant in the postoffice. [Kossuth County News
1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]
Those from Wesley who attended the thirty-sixth quarterly meeting of the American
Legion Auxiliary at Algona Wednesday included Miss Laura Wolf, the Mesdames Will Garman, Kate Kennedy, Ann M. Kunz,
Viola Studer, George Aldrich, Helen Johnson, H. H. Flom, Halvor Flom, Jr., Robert Welter, Frank Kouba, Jr., Leo
Bleich, Mary Gibson, F. A. Bonnsteter, E. M. Huber, Alfred Erdmann and L. L. Lease. The Wesley unit received the
award for having the largest representation outside of the entertaining unit, Algona, who were represented by forty-three
members. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]
FAIR NEWS
Those from the Wesley community who attended the Clay County Fair at Spencer last
week included J. T. Meurer and wife, Lee Goetz and wife, Louis Lickteig
and wife, A. M. Lease, George Goetz, Joe Goetz, Vincent Cruise, Ann Besch, and Homer Lawson. [Kossuth News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]
Paul Engen, Wesley buttermaker,
won first on a butter entry at the county fair, and his assistant Ralph
Fleher, won fifth. Mr. Flehler won first at the state fair. If you have
ever seen the Wesley creamery, you know that, like the Algona creamery, it is an outstanding main street brick
building. The Wesley community started dairying somewhat late, but has made a big success of it. [Kossuth News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]
Wesley Winners at Kossuth Fair
Ben Studer made a very good showing
at the Kossuth county Fair this year with Shorthorn cattle, Duroc and Poland china hogs and three breeds of sheep.
He won around 25 first prizes, 30 seconds and a few championships at Algona. He also exhibited his stock at Mason
City, Humboldt, Cresco, and is this week at the Spencer Fair. In speaking of the class of stock in competition
this year Ben says it was very keen and he is well pleased with his winnings. [Kossuth
News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]
Wesley Butter Awarded Prize
Iowa Creamery Ranks First at Portland
Wesley, Ia. - The buttermaking championship of the western portion of the United States at the Pacific International
exposition and dairy products show at Portland, Ore., was won by Paul G.
Engen, manager of the Wesley, Ia., Farmers' Creamery.
The Wesley butter was the best of 85 entries from 10 states. Engen won a gold meal and a gold watch. Entries from
northern Iowa, Minnesota and Oregon carried off leading honors with butter competing also from Wisconsin, California,
Washington, Utah, South Dakota, Montana and Idaho.
Second place went to Lyle Hammock of Portland, and Francis Shorter of Dodge Center, Minn., was third. R. A., Bartlett
of Whittemore, Ia., V. I. Rule of Clear Lake, Ia., Oral Bonstead of Graettinger, Ia., and George A. Johnson of
Eagle Bend, Minn., tied for seventh. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted
by a Friend of Genealogy]
The county (Kossuth) fair had attracted 11,658 people Thursday. M. C. Matern's horses won several blue ribbons. [Kossuth County News 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]
Ten Years Ago Files of September 3, 1925
M.C. Matern and son were exhibiting Shorthorns at Humboldt and Kossuth fairs.
[Kossuth County News 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]
Matern Bros. Have Stock At Fort Dodge Sale
The Matern Bros. of Wesley will
be one of the consignors of Shorthorn cattle to the Shorthorn Breeders Sale to be held at the Fort Dodge Fair Grounds
Sale Pavilion today. Following in their fathers footsteps, the Matern Bros. are well-known for their high-class
herd of stock. [Kossuth County News, 1936, submitted by a Friend
of Genealogy]
Loebig Stock Brings Fair Prices
at Sale
Stock and especially the 15 horses brought fair prices at the sale Friday for the estate of the late E. N. Loebig.
One team went over the $300 mark. The highest individual horse brought $174.
[Kossuth County News, 1936, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]
Will Neuroth Sale to be Held March
11
The Will Neuroth farm sale, advertised in this issue, will be held next Wednesday, at the first farm on the north
side of highway 18 west of the Titonka road. Mr. Neuroth has been unable to find a farm. Carl Froehlick (Froehlich)
will occupy the farm. The sale begins at 12:30. [Kossuth County News,
1936, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]
Three Farms Are Sold in Kossuth
Three farms have been sold in three weeks by D. L. McDonald. Chris Jensen
bought 186 acres five miles west of Algona on No. 18, known as the Murtha
farm at $120 an acre. It was owned by the Northwestern Life. J. C. Mawdsley, well known Irvington farmer, bought two other farms as investments: the William Weiner
farm of 193 acres, north of St. Benedict, at $100 an acre, and the Hans
N. Wilberg 120 acre farm, three miles north and a mile west of Fenton,
at $110 an acre. [Kossuth News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]
A. L. Kleinpeter To Retire; Sons To Manage Store.
A. L. Kleinpeter, well-known merchant
of Wesley, is retiring from active business January 1. His two sons Leroy and Vincent, will assume responsibilities
at the store on that date.
Mr. Kleinpeter has been a merchant here since 1894, beginning as a harness maker and branching into groceries and
general merchandise. Both his sons are widely experienced in merchandising. The young men, both raised in this
community, worked at their father's store for a number of years. Vincent for the past two and a half years has
been manager of the Basket grocery at Algona. Leroy managed a shoe store at Storm Lake for some time, and until
recently was connected with the Maytag company at Ida Grove. [Kossuth
County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy]

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