Kossuth County, Iowa Newspaper Data Gossip Last Thursday we called on Victor Applegate, 4 ½ miles southwest of Corwith. He has a well-improved 160-acre farm which is owned by his father, E. E. Applegate, Corwith. E. E. Applegate plans to farm it himself next year, and Victor will move to a quartersection six miles south of Britt. Victor and his wife have two small children, Doris, 3, and Bobbie, 1 ½. Little Doris is known for her long curly hair. Mrs. Applegate is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Potter, southwest of Algona. Victor had just finished husking corn in the snow. He had 50 acres which yielded 35 bushels to the acre. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Christine Arend is having a two weeks vacation from her duties at the Hawkett & Ogg store, but she spent part of it recovering from a tonsillectomy performed Monday at the General hospital. Her twin sister Rose, employed at the Graham store, is also having a week's vacation, and with Marcella Kellner went to Chicago Sunday to attend the World's fair. They are expected home tomorrow. Marcells is employed at the C. R. LaBarre home. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Last week Tuesday we found John Arend and his three boys in the sugar beet field. The Arends farm about 200 acres 1 and ½ miles east of St. Benedict, and they have raised sugar beets for the last seven or eight years. This year they have about 30 acres. The stand, however, due to the dry weather, is not so good. Since the recent rains, weeds have kept the Arends plenty busy. There are seven girls in the family and they help with the farm work and the chickens. There are nearly 200 acres in the farm, which they own and have occupied 22 years. John says he is milking 17 cows, along with the other work, and there are 1,000 chickens on the place. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. John Arndorfer entertained as their guests Sunday the Leo A. Goetz family of Wesley, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lichter and baby of Algona, Mrs. Dora Arndorfer, Mrs. Mulert and Frank and Oleva Matheis of Big Stone City, South Dakota. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Miss Lorraine Arndorfer took her sister, Mrs. Lee Goetz and husband to Iowa City Saturday where they spent the day with Arlene, thirteen months old baby, who is receiving treatments at the hospital there. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mrs. Nick Arndorfer was Algona hotel waitress a few days during Alberta Neuroth's vacation. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Audra Benton, of Wesley, began work last Thursday as stenographer and bookkeeper at the Algona creamery. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Ten Years Ago-Files of March 26, 1925 Irma D. Benton, teacher near Armstrong, and Mildred Benton, student at Cedar Falls, were home for the week-end. [Kossuth County 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Misses Mildred Benton and Edith Welter were visitors at Corwith Sunday at the Rufus Welter home. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Miss Mildred Benton spent from Friday evening until Monday here with her home folks following a week's teaching in the Kindergarten at Emmetsburg, a position she has held for several years. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Al Braband and wife of Carrol spent several days last week as guests at the Raymond Wehler home at Algona and took occasion to visit Mrs. Ann Kunz here one day. Mrs. Braband and Mrs. Wehler were classmates while in nurses training at St. Anthony hospital at Carroll. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] We called Friday on Guy M. Butts at Wesley to congratulate him, for it was 50 years that day since the Exchange State bank was started by his father. Guy M. was 13 at that time, and he worked in the bank, and has been there ever since. Not many men in the state have been bankers that long. Mr. Butts always calls us "Uncle Charlie," and then sings a little German song, "In der Schweitz." The bank had a large number of visitors Friday, many more than 250 registering, and many wrote down how long they had lived in Kossuth or the neighborhood. We noted that one man had put down that he had been here since 1492. His address was Mason City. The bank had been presented with many bouquets from other banks. Lou Hauptman, of the Wesley Auto Co., was there, taking pictures of the flowers. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cink, daughter Irene, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cink, their little son Richard, and Arthur Klein spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bornholt at Stratford. Mrs. Bornholt is a sister of Mrs. Arthur Cink and Mr. Klein. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Cink, near St. Benedict, daughter Irene, Mrs. Cink's sister, Mrs. T. E. Valentine, Chicago, and Arthur Stueber were Sunday guests at Glenn Roland's here. [Kossuth County News 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mrs. Clyde Conner, Des Moines, and a daughter are spending a few weeks with Mrs. Eva Germann and other relatives. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Father T. J. Davern left yesterday for two weeks with relatives at Boston and other eastern points. During his absence his assistant, Father Ahman is in charge of St. Cecelia's parish. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] We called Friday on Ulrich Dornbier, who lives on a 280-acre farm five miles northeast of Corwith. This is his fourth year on the place. He husked 110 acres of corn this season, and it went 35 bushels to the acre. Mr. Ulrich plans to shell part of the corn while the price is still good. "I would like to get a dollar but will be satisfied with less," he said. The two Dornbier boys, Elmer and Sylvester, have been at home for some time helping with the farm work. The daughter, Mrs. John Canning, is at home now from the east with a 5mos. boy named after his grandfather, John Ulrich. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mrs. Katherine Downs, a mile north of Wesley, had corn shellers last Thursday. She and her youngest son, C. H., farm 160 acres. This corn was sealed which had sold at 50c. The Otis Bros., who live two miles east and a half mile north of Wesley, were doing the shelling, and they said they had a shelled 100,000 bushels since Jan. 1, and had booked 40,000 more to shell as soon as they could get to it. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] We were at Katherine Downs' farm a mile north of Wesley last week Wednesday. She has an unusual hobby of raising Shetland ponies, and has raised them for the past 35 years, selling them to "pony lovers" all over the United States. A few months ago, they had 25 ponies at one time, but at present only 12 are left. They have free range of the pastures, being corralled only occasionally for trimming and inspection. At present Mrs. Downs has two pony colts, and four more are expected soon. She says ponies are easy to raise. Many a child has been made happy with a pony purchased from Mrs. Downs. The ponies sell from $35 to $100. Every year she exhibits her Shetlands at the Kossuth fair, where the children are given rides on them. Mrs. Downs is a widow, her husband having died August 12 last year. She has two daughters, Mrs. A. J. Seiler, of St. Benedict and Mrs. Tony Hildman, and three sons, Homer, who is married and drives a Mid-Continent oil truck at Titonka, J. O., who farms near St. Benedict, and Edward, the other son, at home with his mother, operating the 160 acre farm. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Miss Cecelia Eisenbacher, who has been employed doing housework in Mason City for the past six weeks, resigned last Wednesday. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Neighbors Pick the Frank Erdman Corn Irvington, Nov. 21 Neighbors went to Mrs. Frank Erdman's last Thursday and picked 40 acres of corn for her. Eighteen teams were in the field in the morning, and 23 in the afternoon. Neighboring women took covered dishes for dinner. Mr. Erdman died a few months ago, and Mrs. Erdman's brother, Victor Neuroth, has been doing her farm work. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. John Fasbender and Grandpa Fasbender, of Stacyville, are visiting the G. G. Studers, Miss Mary Fasbender, the Ben Dorrs, and other relatives. [Kossuth County 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] We called Saturday on Mrs. Mary Fasbender, who operates a grocery at St. Benedict. She has three girls, Agatha, Bertha, and Irene, who help with the work. Mrs. Fasbender has been running this store since January, 1924. Her husband died 14 years ago, following an operation at Rochester. Mrs. Fasbender has had a good business. Last week Monday the WNAX company, Yankton, S. D., installed a gas pump, and Mrs. Fasbender now sells WNAX gas. There will also be a tank-wagon service for farmers near St. Benedict at a cent less than at the store. Mrs. Fasbender has had a Standard Red Crown pump for the last eight years. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. August Fehr returned Friday evening from their trip to Illinois to visit the George Benzes. They found the country exceedingly dry there and the crops poor. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] We dropped in Saturday to chat with Geo. B. Ferstl who farms 160 acres a mile south and two miles west of St. Benedict, in Irvington township. He and his family, which includes two boys and two girls, were just finishing the noon meal. George farms some of the best land in the township, and he has been there 33 years. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] M. J. Ferstl, 2 ½ miles southwest of Wesley, has the Jacob Faber 160 acres. M. J. worked for Jacob 18 years, Mr. Faber being his uncle. Last winter Mr. Faber died of heart trouble. The home on the farm is some 80 rods off the road. M. J. said while he and the family were at the fair some stranger came through the cornfield from the south, asked the hired man for something to eat, and wanted to know how near he was to a town. When he left the hired man watched him to see which way he went, and the fellow started east, then turned south into a cornfield. It appeared as if he wanted to keep in hiding. [Kossuth County News 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] When I (editor/reporter) called at the James Flaherty home near Wesley, I visited with Mrs. Flaherty, as Mr. was not around at the time. She was taking care of the clothes so, of course, was busy. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Paul Flahrety has resigned as manager of the local Mid Continent Oil Co. and checked out Monday. Paul has been station agent there since the resignation of Fred Looft a number of years ago, and has always been friendly and courteous to one and all alike. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Ralph Flehler Wins Prize Butter Scoring Great honors came to Ralph Flehler, assistant at the local Farmers' Co-Operative creamery, last week when his tub of butter was chosen out of the 91 entries at the Iowa State Fair, to carry home with its first prize in the state. Mr. Flehler's tub scored 95 out of a possible 100. R. C. Wilson of Edgewood won the silver medal and second place scoring 94.75, with the third prize and bronze medal going to H. P. Engen of Fertile, on a tub scoring 94.5. Mr. Engen is the father of our local creamery manager, Paul Engen. Mr. Flehler received as his prize a gold medal and a certificate of award. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Halvor Flom, Jr., Erling Flom and Miss Katie Eden drove to Minneapolis Wednesday where they spent the day on business and pleasure. Erling attended the state dairy convention held in the city. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] The Carl Franzens, who farm 500 acres 3 ½ miles east of Wesley, were entertaining relatives from Minneapolis last week. We called last week Tuesday, and Mrs. Franzen's parents were expected the next day. While here they plan to do some building. A chicken house and several other small buildings are to be constructed. The Franzens are former Wesley residents, having lived there ten years. They made Sexton their home three years prior to their coming here two years ago. Carl rents a 500 acres from and insurance company. They have two children, Carl Enar, 19, and Helen, 17. Bernice Carlson, a niece from Chicago, is visiting them and will spend most of the Arend farm. The men started harvesting last week Thursday, using a tractor. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] The W. J. Frimmls live near Wesley, and they have six children, two at home. Will, who works on the corn-hog committee, and Minnie, who helps care for the home. The father died last October, and Will is kept busy on the 160 acres, with the help of a hired man. Mrs. Frimml helps to pass the time by sewing and making rag rugs. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Friday, when we called at Z. G. Gibson's, two miles east of Wesley in Hancock county, we found Mrs. Gibson busy ironing. Mr. Gibson tells us he came to Iowa from Clinton, Ill., in 1915. Since then they have lived on the Chas. Blake farm in Kossuth, for 15 years, but three years ago moved to their present home in Hancock county. He was 72 years old this last St. Patrick's day and is still able to do a good day's work. Mrs. Gibson is nine years younger and keeps her part of the work up. The Gibsons farm 100 acres which they bought when they moved from south of the Doan church. They have five boys, all married and away from home. Elmer and Charles live at Austin, Minn., Sam at Armstrong, Jim at Bancroft, and Howard, the oldest, lives at Havelock, where he operates a truck line from Havelock to Sioux City. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Elmer Glave, east of Corwith was getting the ground ready to plant soy beans the other day. Elmer figures they will pay out. No doubt he has the right idea. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goetz and her father Matt Erdmann returned Sunday evening from Dyersville where Friday morning they left with Mr. Erdmann's father, B. H. Erdmann. Grandpa Erdmann came from Dyersville Sunday to be here to attend the wedding of his granddaughter Elizabeth Erdmann to Henry Goetz, Monday morning. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Jack Grant of Indiana arrived here Saturday for their vacation to be spent at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Neuroth. Oliver Young's father returned to Wesley with them for a visit with his son and family. Other company at the Neuroth home Sunday included their son Lawrence who is stationed at Forest City with the Civil Conservation Corps, and their daughter, Mrs. Loretta Koppen, Husband and family of Haverhill. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Huber and Kathleen spent Saturday and Sunday at Melvin as houseguests at the home of Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Primising. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Huber and Kathleen drove to Mason City the forepart of this week to get his mother, Mrs. O. M. Huber, who will visit them indefinitely. She made her home with a daughter, Mrs. Max Studer at Mason City during winter and early spring. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Miss Lorrine Garman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Garman, started clerking at the Kleinpeter store Monday, filling the vacancy left by Leo Reno who is selling aluminum ware. [Kossuth County 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Louis Goetz, Wesley, were Sunday visitors at William Arndorfer's. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Wesley Auto Co. gets Two 1934 Chevrolets. Louis Goetz gets a DeLuxe Sedan - won't his wife love him now. S. T. Striker of near Irvington was the second lucky man to get a 1934 DeLuxe Sedan. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] The John Grandgenetts, Anton Grandgenetts, and the Frank Wiemers motored to Carroll Sunday for the day with relatives. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] The A. J. Grandgenetts, south of St. Benedict, live on a 240-acre farm rented from the Equitable Life Insurance Co. They have lived there six years. The outlook for the farmer certainly looks better this fall than it has at any time before since he began farming, A. J. said. Mr. Grandgenett, with two corn-hog checkers, was in a field checking up on contracted acreage. The Grandgenetts have three children, all boys: Larry, 4, LeRoy, 3, and Harold, one. Harold is just learning to walk and is having lots of fun at it. Though the three boys are lots of work for their mother, she finds time to do her housework, care for a large garden, and raise good chickens. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Guy Sells Café To Belmond Couple Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Guy, for 14 years café and hotel operators here, Tuesday disposed of their interests in what is known as "Charlie's Café" to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shipley, formerly of Belmond. The Shipleys took possession of the business Tuesday morning, and announced that Thursday they would close the place temporarily for redecoration. They were recently engaged in the hotel business at Belmond. Mr. and Mrs. Guy expect to leave here soon, but have announced no plans for the future. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] We noticed Mrs. Simon Hirner, a mile north of Wesley, working in her garden last Thursday, so stopped to pass the time of day. Her garden has really been growing since the recent rains, and she has a fine one. The Hirners live on an 80-acre farm of their own and rent 25 acres from a Mr. Goetz, of Elma. They have lived here for five years. They have two children, Bernadine, 12, and Ronald 8, and both are lots of help to their mother, Simon spends a good deal of time buying and shipping stock from Wesley. Last week he shipped two double-deck cars of hogs to Mason City, and one car of cattle to Chicago. He has been the stock buying business for ten years and has made some money at it. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mrs. Albert Hoffer and daughter Ruth Ann of Waterloo and Hilda Goetz, registered nurse in a hospital at Milwaukee, and a boy friend, spent Sunday here at their parental home, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Goetz. Miss Goetz was having a five-day vacation from nursing duties and took occasion to visit her Iowa relatives. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Huber and daughter Kathleen have given up farming the home place and moved their household goods to Algona Saturday where they will make their home. The August Studer family will occupy the Huber farm. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Lorraine Huschka, employed at Wesley, spent Sunday with her grandmother, Mrs. Anna Huschka. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Zora Keith began work at Dr. C. H. Cretzmeyer's office Monday morning, succeeding Lucille Kunz, who has gone to her home at Wesley for a few weeks. Lucille is the daughter of Mrs. Ann Kunz, Wesley, whose husband was the late Otto Kunz. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] We called recently at the Charles Kerrins home, two miles north of Wesley, and found his father there from Chattsworth, Ill., following the recent death of Charles' mother. Charles is the youngest son and he has found his father's help with the farm work a good thing. The farm consists of 80 acres, and this is Charles' second year there. Charles' wife is a former Loebig girl, her family living three miles east of Wesley. There are two children, Robert, 2. And Nadine, a year old. (Mrs. Kerrins first name is Edna, daughter of Eugene and Clara Matern Loebig) [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Misses Isabel and Verna Kerrins were guests Sunday at the home of their friend, Miss Nellie Frimmel. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Miss Verna Kerrins and the Vincent Kleinpeter three youngsters and Miss Isabelle Kerrins were visitors at the home of their brother, C. V. Kerrins and family Sunday. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kilian returned the middle of last week from their wedding trip which took them to cities in Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin. They were entertained Sunday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hopkins where Mr. Kilian made his home while employed as a truck driver for the K. and H. Oil Company. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Arnold Kilian, who is stationed at Fort Des Moines in the field artillery division of the regular army, arrived home Monday and will enjoy a 30 day furlow at the home of his parents. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. John Kilian, two miles west and a mile south of Wesley, are taking a vacation at present. They went to New York city to visit Mr. Killian's brother Henry, and on the way back will stop at Cleveland, Ohio, where a son is car inspector on the Nickel Plate railroad. There are seven boys and four girls in the Kilian family. One of the boys lives south of Irvington, and a daughter Elizabeth is at home for the present, doing her mother's work, but will go back to Chicago, where she has been working. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] John Killian and wife left Tuesday on a visit with their son John in New York and with Rudolph at Cleveland, Ohio. They will also visit A Century of Progress before returning. Looks like a second honeymoon for John and the Mrs. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mrs. Lucille Kirkpatrick and son Bobbie left a few days ago for Buffalo, N. Y., where she rejoined her husband who is employed there. Mrs. Kirkpatrick had made an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Reno. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kleinpeter and two children of Storm Lake spent most of last week here at the home of Roy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Kleinpeter, and returned home Saturday. Roy went into the shoe store business a year ago but sold his stock recently and decided to enter some other line of business. For the present they will make Storm Lake their living quarters. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Chas Kraus and son Donald and a brother and nephew of Manly left a few days ago for the lakes of northern Minnesota, where they are enjoying a week's fishing vacation. If it is as hot up there as it is down here fried fish won't be any treat. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] A. M. Kunz is in the general mercantile business at Wesley. He runs a good up to date store. Mr. Kunz is one of out new subscribers. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mrs. Ann M. Kunz entertained guests at her home Sunday for dinner which included Grandma Kunz and Allie, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wehler of Algona, Mrs. Art Corey and Ruth of Des Moines and Mrs. Della Carmody of Danville, Illinois. Her son Gordon also enjoyed a short visit at home Sunday having accompanied Comptroller Murtaugh of Des Moines, to Britt on business. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Julius M. and Lewine Kunz, accompanied by Miss Erma Ward, drove to Des Moines last week end to spend Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Ann M. Kunz. They returned Sunday evening, Lewine to Algona where she is visiting her sister, Mrs. Raymond Wehler. [Kossuth County 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] A group of Wesley girls camped in a cottage at Clear Lake last week. They were Frances, Louise, Lewine, and Mary Agnes Kunz, Iva Mae Ward, Opal Sturdivant, Mary Sherman, Erma Ward, and Mable Kent. Last Thursday Mrs. Ann M. Kunz, Mrs. Raymond Wehler, and Mrs. Vincent Doughan went over and spent the day with the girls. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Miss Frances Kunz has gone to Des Moines where she has enrolled for a course in business education at the Capital City Commercial College. Her sister, Mrs. Raymond Wehler and husband of Algona took her to Des Moines and they remained over for a day or two at the State Fair. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Frances Kunz Wins Penmanship Prize Miss Frances Kunz, daughter of Mrs. Ann M. Kunz, commercial student at the CCCC school of Des Moines, recently was awarded first prize among 100 students in most perfect penmanship at that school. Frances was graduated from the local high school last year. Previously she had attended the parochial school here, where she had received excellent tutorship of the Sisters of St. Francis in the Palmer Method of writing. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Ivyl Marie Kunz came home from St. Paul for her vacation August 4. Next day she left with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kunz, for California where they are visiting Mrs. Kunz's brother, Will McCutchin who lived here in boyhood. The Kunzes expect to be gone three weeks, and during that time Mrs. Ann Kunz is staying with and caring for Mrs. McCutchin. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Nearly everyone has heard of "Apple Treat" farm, owned by Julius Kunz, Wesley, 3 ½ miles west of Wesley on the pavement. Apple trees are planted along the front of the farm, between the line fence and the pavement. In the fall hundreds of bushels of apples are harvested, but only a slight crop is predicted for the coming fall because of lack of moisture early this spring when the apples should have been setting. The John Lickteig family has farmed this 385 acre tract for the past three years, coming from Corwith with the family of five boys and four girls, The boys are old enough to help their father on the farm. The oldest son, Urban, is employed at Roland's, neighbors just south of Apple Treat farm. Mrs. Lickteig has a beautiful garden which looks like she spent lots of time with it. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mrs. I. W. Lease is at Corwith this week staying with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Studer, while Mr. Studer and a son Vernon are visiting relatives at St. Cloud, Minnesota. Banns for the approaching marriage of Morris, a son of the Studers, to Miss Henrietta Cook, have been published at the Corwith Catholic church, and will take place the middle of July. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Five New Chevrolets Sold By Wesley Auto Five families are riding in new Chevrolets recently purchased from the Wesley Auto Company. They are: L. L. Lease, Vincent Kleinpeter and Eppo Gremmer, Master Deluxe Town Sedans, L. F. Wingert, Master Deluxe 4-door Sport Sedan, and Herman Nordman, Chevrolet coach. Walt Kilian purchased a Plymouth Deluxe 2-door sedan. [Kossuth County News 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Leo Lichter, Algona, has been sawing lumber at L. A. Matern's, across the road from the Ambrose A. Call state park. The lumber is to be used by Mrs. Arent, the owner of the farm, to construct a new corncrib. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Margaret Looft Gets Fine Promotion Friends and acquaintances of Miss Margaret Looft are rejoicing with her in hearing of a recent advancement through her being elected to the teaching faculty at Ward Belmont, an exclusive school for girls at Nashville, Tennessee. Miss Looft was re-elected to teach in the Wesley High school but was released from her contract here so she might take advantage of her new offer. She is leaving Thursday morning for Ames where she is enrolling in a six weeks summer school session in preparation for her new duties as instructor of Foods and Nutrition, which commences September 19th. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Sister M. Lydia left Monday morning by train for Emory, South Dakota, where she will visit a few days with her mother, Mrs. Schroeder. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lyon, Boone, are expected this week to spend some time visiting Mrs. George Scuffham, sister of Mr. Lyons. Mr. and Mrs. Lyons are coming from Wesley, where they have been staying with Mrs. Lyons' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hildman. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Martinek and their daughter Aline spent Sunday afternoon at Clear Lake and were supper guests at L. J. Kutschara's. They spent the evening at Oscar Amnmundsen's. Mrs. Amundsen was formerly Mildred Kutschara. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Miss Arlene Matern enjoyed a weeks vacation from her duties as helper at the Behimer Candy shop in Algona, and spent last week here visiting numerous Matern relatives. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Grandma Matern and five sons, Joe, Ben, Frank, Julius and Adam, Miss Rita Sherman, Mrs. Ann M. Kunz, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Vogel were guests at the Raymond Wehler home at Algona Sunday. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Grandma Matern accompanied her daughter Stella, Mrs. Ray Vogel, and husband to Chicago Wednesday where she spent several days attending the World's Fair last week. She returned home with another daughter, Mrs. C. J. Primising and husband who also attended the Fair last week. Miss Rita Sherman attended to household duties at the Primising home during their absence. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mrs. Elizabeth Matern and son Julius, and Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Primising have returned from a week's trip spent at Chicago attending the World's Fair, at Ann Arbor, Michigan visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ray Vogel, and at Odell, Illinois at the home of Mrs. Matern's sister, Mrs. Ann Matern. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Wesley Legion Goes Over The Top At the joint county meeting at Titonka the Wesley Post was Razzed plenty for having a membership eight under their quota of 36. The next day, thanks to Joe Matern, local commander, and Leon Merrick, county commander, the post had reached their quota with one extra signed up Legionaire. The roll is still open and an invitation is extend to any eligible to join at any time. The more the merrier! [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] L. A. Matern, who lives across from the Ambrose A. Call state park, lately bought a carload of horses in Kossuth and is shipping them to Milwaukee. Mr. Matern knows what he is doing, for he has been buying horses for the last 15 years. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Otto Merk of Waukegan, Ill., formerly of Wesley, visited friends here early this week, coming over from Britt where he was visiting a sister. [Kossuth County News, 1936, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Miller entertained friends Saturday evening at a miscellaneous shower in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Conway. Five hundred was played at three tables. Mrs. Herman Studer and Celia Dornbier gave a shower in their honor Sunday afternoon at Julius Studer's, at Corwith. Mr. and Mrs. Conway plan to leave soon for Fairmont, Minn., where Mr. Conway has work. [Kossuth County 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Barney Muehe, Agnes, Ruth and Johnnie, returned home Thursday night from Missouri where they had visited relatives and friends for ten days. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Eva and Kathleen Neuroth, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Neuroth of Louisiana, arrived here Monday morning, expecting to spend the summer with Wesley relatives. [Kossuth County 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] The Edward Pfeffers, Des Moines, went home Monday, after two weeks here. They visited the John Wittes and relatives at Corwith. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Double-Trouble Starts Early for Pfeffer Dr. LeRoy Pfeffer discovered while he was still single Tuesday morning that he was headed for double-trouble as the time for his wedding approached. First, he had sent his suit to an Algona dry cleaner to be pressed for the occasion with the promise it would be back to the Sherman Barber Shop Monday night. Well the suit was back, but Doc was nervous and impatient Tuesday morning and drove to Algona to get the suit only to learn that it was at the barber shop as promised. He got the suit as soon as the barber shop opened. Worse yet, the bride's flowers were delayed. Ordered from an Algona green house they were to be here by mail Tuesday morning, but they weren't A long distance call to the green house revealed the flowers had been posted in ample time but had been over looked by a clerk when the star route left. The flowers were then brought here special and T. A. McMahon rushed them to the St. Joseph parsonage as Father Wagener began the ceremony. [Kossuth County News, 1936, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Dr. C. J. Primising and family of Melvin, Iowa, were over Sunday visitors at the home of his (her) mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Matern and other Wesley relatives. They also visited at Williams, Iowa, at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jack Sherman. Ethel Sherman went home with them and will remain there during the school year. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Doctor Primising and his family, Melvin, spent Sunday here with relatives of Mrs. Primising, including her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Matern. Doctor Primising was a popular veterinary surgeon here in his first years of practice, and here he was married to a Wesley girl. (Hetty Matern) [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Primising and family of Melvin were over Sunday guests at the home of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Matern, and other relatives. [Kossuth News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] We called at Magnus Rahm's last week. He lives a half-mile west of St. Benedict on a 157-acre farm. He was just finishing his fall plowing of 80 acres. The Rahms have three children, Marlyn 4, Diane age two, and a baby Joe born a little over a month ago. Magnus milks six cows this fall. He has lived near St. Benedict all his life. He was telling us that his corn and hog check hadn't come yet, and he did not understand what was holding it up as he had been planning on it for quite some time. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Lou Ricke together with his father, Henry Ricke, returned home last week Tuesday evening from Illinois where they had spent a month visiting relatives. [Kossuth News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] The Lee Ricke family of Morgan, Minnesota, came Saturday night to spend several days at the home of his father, Henry Ricke. [Kossuth News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] The William Ricke family narrowly escaped being tipped over in the ditch Saturday night returning from Algona when a Minnesota car also coming east in passing them scraped fender and running board of the Ricke car, pushing it into the ditch. The driver did not stop, but Mr. Ricke gave chase, overtaking him here. The driver said he did not know the situation, but paid for the damage done to the Rick automobile before being released. [Kossuth County News 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Kenneth Robinson came home July 30 from the c. c. c. camp located at Decorah, where he had been in service the past year, and expects to make his home with his father in the future. Miss Mae Linde of Caledonia, Minn., a lady friend of Kenneth's arrived Aug. 2nd and will act as housekeeper at the Chas. Robinson home. Don't be surprised if you hear wedding bells. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. John H. Seeman and daughter Florence of Algona, Mrs. Mary Kutschara of Sexton and D. J. Zerbe of Wesley were Sunday visitors at the Herman Kutschara home near St. Benedict. [Kossuth County 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Miss Leona Seimer is taking charge of household duties at the Julius Kunz home for two weeks during the absence of Mrs. Kunz who is traveling with Mr. Kunz down South. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Henry Sherman, popular barber of Wesley, was indisposed the latter part of the week and was unable to be at his shop Friday and Saturday. Mr. McCormick of Britt assisted at the shop during his absence. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Sherman drive down to Des Moines on Tuesday on a visit to their daughter Mary, who is attending the Madame Kennedy Beauty School. Mary is reported as making fine progress in her school work that will eventually make her an up to date beauty shop operator. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Sees President Roosevelt Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Sherman, Ben G. Studer and daughter Eunice left early Wednesday morning for Rochester, Minn., for the express purpose of seeing and hearing President Roosevelt. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Goetz are other Wesley citizens to see the President at Rochester. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Fred Steil, 2 ½ miles north of Wesley, had about two acres of corn yet to pick last week Monday, and it was too wet weather to pick, but he wanted to finish so his cattle could have the rough feed. The Steils farm 120 acres. Three years ago they adopted a little boy, Donald, now five years old and he came out to tell us that he had a baby sister. This is a little girl, 2 ½ months old, named Joan Marie, also adopted. Mrs. Steil said the most interesting news in the Advance is the farm news. Which, of course, swelled up; this reporter. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mrs. Forbus Stiltz spent Friday with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fitch west of Irvington. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] August Studer purchased the 120 acre Mrs. Lena Huber farm two and a half miles south of Wesley last week, it has been learned. Consideration was $110.00 an acre. Mr. Studer has been renting the farm. [ Kossuth County News 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] We called last Thursday on Mrs. John N. Studer, three miles southwest of Wesley. She owns a 240-acre well-improved farm. Her son August and his family lived with her till two weeks ago, when they moved on the E. M. Huber place a half mile north. The Hubers have moved to Algona. Mrs. Studer has lived on this farm 35 years. Her husband died in 1929. Leo, the youngest son, and his family will now live with his mother and operate the place. Leo's wife is the daughter of Charles Stuflick, a half mile south of St. Benedict. This year the Studers had 77 acres of corn, now all picked, and the crop was good. The Studers were shredding corn at the Huber farm when we called, and were hauling it to Wesley. If we understood them correctly, they were getting 90cents a bushel for it that day. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] St. Benedict Widow Buys Wesley Home Mrs. Leander Studer, St. Benedict, has bought the Tom Nelson property, north of the tracks here. She will hold a farm sale and take possession of the house March 1. Mr. Studer died last summer from an infection following an accident in which he fell on a fork. There are three young children. [Kossuth County 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Miss Mira Studer returned home Thursday evening from Rochester, Minnesota, where she is employed, for a vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben. Studer. Mira spent the week end at Algona as a houseguest of her cousin, Mrs. Raymond Wehler. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Sturdivants Move to Braham, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Sturdivant and Opal left late Thursday for Braham, Minnesota, a town a trifle larger than Wesley, where they are to make their new home. They have rented a 54-acre farm one-half mile north of that place and will engage in poultry raising more extensively than they did here in recent years. They moved their flock of fine Leghorn chickens with them, contemplating further developments and extension of that variety. This whole vicinity expresses wishes for their success. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Ray Vogel of Ann Arbor, Michigan, arrived here Saturday noon to join his wife, the former Stella Matern, in a visit here with relatives until Wednesday when they will leave for Chicago to attend the World's Fair before going on to their home in Ann Arbor. Mr. Vogel had transacted business at Peoria, Illinois, and Des Moines before coming to Wesley. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mrs. Raymond Vogel, Ann Arbor, Mich., spent Saturday with her niece, Mrs. R. W. Wehler. She came here last Thursday, but is now visiting at Wesley with Mrs. Wehler's mother, Mrs. Ann Kunz. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Aunt Jennie Wadsworth of Algona was a welcome visitor at the home of her friend, Mrs. Susie Gray last Friday afternoon, She accompanied Mrs. Raymond Wehler to Wesley, who spent the afternoon here with her mother, Mrs. Ann M. Kunz. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] When we called a week ago at the Ward & Goetz farm, five miles northwest of Wesley, we found only Mrs. Ward at home and she was doing some of the family sewing. The children had gone fishing with their father. There are four children: Fay (male) 11; Billy, 5: Iva, the oldest, and Donna, 8. The Wards have lived on this 240 acre farm, which is the property of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, since 1921. Mr. Ward is connected with the K & H oil company at Wesley, and serves a station at Titonka. (Mrs. Ward's first name is Theresa. She was usually called Trace. Her parents are Joe and Elizabeth Matern Goetz.) Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy Mrs. F. W. Wehler and her daughter Marie drove to Omaha Saturday morning, and returned that night with the former's granddaughter, Peggy Wehler, who as usual will spend the summer here. Peggy is the daughter of R. E. Wehler. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wehler, Mrs. Wehler's mother, Mrs. Ann M. Kunz, Wesley, and other daughters spent Sunday at Des Moines with Gordon and Frances Kunz, attending school there. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wehler went to Des Moines Sunday for a week with the latter's mother, Mrs. Otto Kunz, formerly of Wesley. The Wehlers have given up their apartment, and the Dr. C. C. Shierks now have it. The Shierks had been rooming at Marshal F. W. Green's. The Shierks have a child a few months old. Dr. Shierk is a new chiropodist here. [Kossuth County News 1935, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Last Thursday we called on William Wermersen, who has farmed 240 acres three miles west of Corwith during the past ten years. His crops have always done well. This year he had 78 acres of corn which went better than 35 bushels. The Wermersens have two children, Bobbie, 10, and Betty Lou, 3. Mrs. Wermersen is kept plenty busy, for the children are full of life. Besides other chores Mr. Wermersen milks 12 Shorthorn cows, with six more to freshen soon. The Wermersens are active socially, and Mr. Wermersen is affiliated with the Legion at Corwith. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] M. J. West (should be Leo West) south of Wesley, one of the busy farmers was helping the Mrs. in the garden when I stopped there. Team work should make a good garden. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Marcella West spent last week visiting at the Roman Ricke home. [Kossuth County News, 1936, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Farm Sale Julius Wingert will hold a public sale of personal property at his farm one-half mile west and two miles south of Wesley on Monday, Feb. 26 [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] "Cap" and Adam Wolf have returned to their work on one of the Schermerhorn dairy farms at Waubum, Minnesota, following a visit with their father, Frank Wolf and other members of the family. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Clare Wolf, who is enrolled as a student at the Conception Abbey in northern Missouri, spent from Tuesday until Monday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wolf. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] Miss Maxine Wolf left last week for Carroll, Iowa, where she enrolled for a three years course in nurses' training in the St. Anthony Hospital. [Kossuth News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] F. M. Wolf, living southwest of Wesley, raises Brown Swiss cattle, and has a fine looking herd. Mr. Wolf is having a sale on some of his stock in the near future from the appearance of the stock the sale should go well. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] F. M. Wolf will hold a sale of his purebred Brown Swiss cattle on Tuesday, June 12. See his adv. In this paper. Send for catalogue. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] We called on Mrs. J. A. Youngwirth last Thursday. Like all farm women this time of the year, she was very busy. The Youngwirths live two miles west of Wesley on highway No. 18 on their own farm of 262 acres, where they have lived for the last 11 years. They have seven children, four boys and three girls: Ambrose 20, Richard 19, Laurence 16, and Luke 11, and Dorothy 14, Alice 8, and the youngest, Mary, 3. Ambrose had a runaway a week ago Saturday night and is suffering from a sprained ankle. Dr. Adams, Wesley, cared for him. Alice, one of the girls, is visiting her aunt and uncle, the Ed Youngwirths, Whittemore. Mrs. Youngwirth has lots of help, but she needs it, for she has a fine flock of 1,000 White Rock chicks, the result of excellent care. [Kossuth County News 1934, submitted by a Friend of Genealogy] ©2007 Genealogy Trails