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September 23, 1909
Richmond
A large number of relatives came to witness the marriage of Wm. Keifer and Zitta Welte, yesterday morning.
Milt Chapek and his gang of carpenters are at Kern's this week.
Tony and Jim Shalla with their families, left Monday evening for Nebraska.
Miss Lulu Tobin and friend were visiting at Marhofer's Sunday.
Pilotburg
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mattess and Kenneth spent Sunday at Newt Mattess' north of Wellman.
Charles Eyestone and Alta Hampsher spent Sunday at the Evart Young home.
E. W. H. Ashby shelled corn Friday.
Elmer and Ethel Turnipseed are visiting relatives in the northwestern part of the state.
Egypt
L. L. Kos purchased the Anton Rabus farm of 104 acres at $20 per acre.
Frank Shebek left Monday for a few days sightseeing in the northern part of South Dakota.
Miss Rosa Vacha of Cuba, Kansas is this weeks visitor at the Vacha home.
Messers. and Madames Anton and J. F. Shalla departed Monday for a weeks visit with relatives in Nebraska.
Miss Alma Vacha was an over Sunday visitor at the J H. Shalla home near Lexington.
F. F. Hovel Jr. left Saturday for Chicago, with a load of porkers.
English River
George Kos had a barn raising last Thursday.
Antony Keifer has a new road cart.
Miss Rose Ransky is staying with her sister, Mrs. Tony Escher.
Mr. Snider of Ohio is working for Tony Escher.
Teresa Kron and brothers spent Sunday with Mary Lebenguth.
Tony Escher is having cement walks put in. Joe Shebek is doing the work.
Amish
Charlie Gingerich lost a fine colt last week.
Ida Dawson returned to the academy in Iowa City last week.
Will Kitzmiller will have his sale October 6.
Emma Liebe took charge of the telephone central at Sharon Tuesday.
Bayertown
Ella and Emma Cupp and Alice Chody spent Sunday at Isaac Weeber's.
The dance at Francis Glaspy's was well attended and all report a good time.
Miss Anna Casper of Iowa City spent the week with her friend Emma Vitosh.
Grandpa Starkey returned to his home in Chicago Friday after spending the past two weeks with his granddaughter Mrs. Mooran Meyer.
Marcus Halter and family spent Sunday at Nick Sheets at Cosgrove.
Sharon Center
Eli Stutzman left Monday for Columbus, Ohio, where he will attend the medical school. This year will complete his medical course and he will be a full fledged M. D.
Lewis Yoder started to the university Monday.
Clarke Weeber and Rob Jones in company with W. A. Thomas of Iowa City, went to Montana, Tuesday where they will assist in erecting a house on the latters claim.
Emma Grout is staying at Rob Jones'.
West Sharon
Geo. Hartsock and Ivan Hummer spent a couple of days at the What Cheer Fair.
The Misses Edith Parson's and Ethel Borschel of Morse, are visiting at Ed Borschel's.
Mrs. Flo Gosnell and daughter Erma of Frank Pierce spent Friday at Geo. Hartsock's.
Clyde Cox started to attend school at the Iowa City academy this week.
Prairie Dale
Work was begun this week at the East Union church to dig a cellar to put in a furnace.
Chris Yoder took an auto load of farmers, including Enos Miller, Corneal Gingerich, Charley Miller and Rufus Gingerich up to see the Singmaster stock farm near Keota last Monday.
Joe C. Brenneman taught Prairie Dale school last week during the absence of the teacher.
D. J. Fisher, Fred Gingerich, Barbara Miller and Ida Boller left Monday to attend a conference at Fisher, Illinois.
Prairie Flower
Frank Bishop left last Thursday on a trip to Colorado.
The relatives of Grandmother Bear planned a surprise for her last Saturday in honor of her birthday which had just passed.
Mr. and Mrs. Cy Bush attended church at Prairie Flower Sunday.
William and Elizabeth Squires returned Saturday from Ottumwa.
75 years ago
September 21, 1934
Local news
The stork visited three homes in the Kalona vicinity this week. They are as follows: A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Fay Rowe, Sept. 13, On Sept. 14 a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ropp. The son will answer to the name of Chester J.
Annie Margaret is the name of the new daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Noah M. Yoder Sept. 14.
Eugene, the five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hershberger, swallowed a nail with which he was playing while lying on the Davenport at home about two weeks ago. After sixteen days the nail was passed.
Amos Hostetler returned home Saturday from the University Hospital.
Wm. Hesselschwerdt was taken to the University Hospital in Iowa City last week for treatment. He underwent an operation Friday. His daughter, Mrs. Marie Sykes of Altoona, Iowa has been with him.
James, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Redlinger, of near Washington met with a serious accident Monday evening while being at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pieper, south of Kalona.
A kettle of newly made hot soap had been set on a box in the yard to cool when it upset on him and burned him badly.
The young son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Miller is reported to be very ill with pneumonia.
Wm. Stumpf, son of George Stumpf met with a peculiar accident Tuesday afternoon when he was splitting wood with a steel maul and wedge. A chip of steel flew from the wedge into the muscle in the calf of his leg burying itself deep in the flesh.
Mrs. Ed Kern entertained at a birthday party Monday afternoon from four until six, for her daughter, Neia, who was six years old Sunday. The pupils of the second grade, their teacher, Miss Mary Pence, Mary Colleen and Alfred Dean Grady and Richard Kelley were present.
Mrs. Anna J. Yoder was pleasantly surprised Monday evening when the following guests came to help her celebrate her birthday. They were the Misses Lena, Katie and Clara Yoder, Mary Ann Miller, Naomi Dickel, Blanche Ropp and Fannie Eimen.
A basket dinner was given for Miss Kate Gingerich Sunday at her home in honor of her birthday.
The Ralph Moody family moved into the A. J. Gingerich property Wednesday which was recently vacated by J. F. O'Loughlin family when they moved into their new home east of the park. The Moody's moved from the Adams property in the north part of town in which Mr. and Mrs. Reagan Adams will move in.
L. E. Southwick, Bert, and Hazel, have gone to Fort Madison to operate a skating rink there. They have closed the rink here.
The new concrete bride on Highway 22 in the Northwest part of town is finished and soon will be filled with dirt and ready for the grading.
A new produce company will open in the south room of the Farmers Store building across the street from the Post Office next week according to information received. It will be operated by C. C. Miller and A. F. Stoltzfus.
Drs. Oldaker and Michum advise us that they have taken over the Dr. L. W. Marner veterinary practice at Wellman.
Richmond
Glen Sakulin has a very sore finger which he pinched while changing a tire.
Wino Strabala and Loyd Sharp are helping with corn cutting at Dr. Fry's.
William Grinstead has a good business at his cream station.
Leo Sharp returned home last Tuesday from the S.U.I. hospital.
A. W. Duwa hulled clover Monday afternoon for Mrs. Wm. Lintz.
Egypt
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pribyl and son, Wilbur, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Havel, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Malichky and family, Mrs. Lydia Horak and son, Harold, visited Sunday afternoon at the Mrs. James Pribyl home.
Clarence Lukavsky helped Joe Liska cut corn fodder last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Krotz and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hula visited Sunday night at the John Horak home.
Pilotburg
Yesterday occurred the funeral of our neighbor, Homer Turnipseed, who died after an illness of about two weeks, at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines. He leaves his wife and four children, Betty, Richard, Wayne and Clarabell who is only three years old. He was a loving father to the two step-daughter, Lucille and Janette Wade. He was 47 years old.
Folks are cutting corn fodder for feed. Rudolph Whitmire and Fred Chalupa are helping Glen Chalupa to cut the corn off their contracted acres. It is very green and they are hoping it will not spoil and mold.
The carpenters are busy repairing the machine shed on the Albert Stransky farm where John Lang lives.
Hummer
September 18th - Ivan Zager, Frank Fry and Roy Alt are spending the week on a fishing trip in Minnesota.
Roy Walters and Fred Saas are cutting corn for Fred Buck.
J. A. Johnson has gone to Iowa City where he will make his home with his nephew, Frank Hartsook.
Raymond Benell and John Overholt are cutting corn for Frank Rhodes.
Albert Zager sold ten head of cattle to L. D. Yoder last week.
Bayertown
Miss Iona Shenk is assisting Mrs. Alice Maas with her house work.
Clem Knebel is helping Howard Bailey cut corn.
Mr. Rolland Maxwell had dental work done at Kalona Tuesday morning.
John Yoder is helping Elmer Schrock cut corn.
Evergreen
The Vern Moore family and J. F. Moore attended a corn cutting frolic at his brother, Archie's Monday.
F. L. Snider is cutting corn for a farmer east of Iowa City. He started at this work Tuesday morning.
We extend our sympathy to the Mose Yoder family.
Prairie Flower
Earl Smith shelled nearly 3,000 bushels of corn for Wm. Gammon Thursday.
H. J Myers had a calf crippled on the highway last week. It had to be killed.
Charley Bear is driving a new Chevrolet, and Clayton Bear a LaSalle, also an International pick-up.
Miss Irene Fishburn returned home last week from Des Moines where she has been employed.
Center High School
On Tuesday, September 11th the four classes met separately and elected their class officers for the first semester of this school year. They are as follows:
Freshmen - Pres. Lois Erb; V. Pres. Dorothy Gingerich; Secy-Treas. Lucille Swartzendruber
Sophomore - Pres. Shirley Erb; V. Pres. Kathryn Miller; Secy-Treas. Billy Evans
Junior - Pres. Lynn Wertz; V. Pres. Eldon Swartzendruber; Secy-Treas. Donald Fry
Senior - Pres. Vera Fry; V. Pres. Donald Slaubaugh; Secy-Treas. Dean Mckray
Mr. Skinner also appointed a committee for the Freshmen initiation. They are Vera Fry, Carl Miller and Claude Capper.
Kalona School Notes
We are very proud to report the exact number of members in boys and girls Glee Clubs, Mixed Chorus and Junior Band. There are 26 in the Girls Glee club. They are as follows:
Cleola Shalla, Mable Brenneman, Luella Gingerich, Louise Stillwell, Margaret Strabala, Mildred Phillips, Mary Strabala, Thelma Stutsman, Muriel Michel, Pauline Peterseim, Norma Tilden, Margaret Grady, Velma Stutsman, Leona Miller, Mildred Thatcher, Loretta Eagle, Margaret Vodicka, Dorothy TeBockhorst, Ruth Brenneman, Arlene Ihrig, Dessal Louck, Violet Vodicka, Grace Phillips, Irma Gingerich, Gladys Maxwell, Evelyn Gingerich.
There are eighteen in the Boys Glee Club: Howard Moore, Ralph Drollinger, Maynard Strabala, Donald Kern, Richard Welt, Martin Levy, Dennis Michum, Charles Evans, Lester Yoder, Bill Fry, Jack Boone, Roman Gingerich, Wilbur Prebyl, Vernon Stagner, Edward Nejedly, Gail Swartzendruber, John Bigelow, John Thatcher.
By combining these two clubs, we have forty-three members in Mixed Chorus. Now last, but not least, is our future Band called the Junior Band, which has fourteen members: Harold Peterseim, Cornet; Virginia Peterseim, Alto; Maurine Perrin; Robert Swartzendruber, Bass; Donald Kern, Trombone; Richard Welt, Trombone; Maynard Strabala, Trombone; Helen Rogers, Clairnet; Gordon Engstrom, Jr., Clairnet; Irma Gingerich, Clairnet; Velma Stutsman, Clairnet; Thelma Stutsman, Clairnet; Audrey Boone, Saxaphone; Howard Moore, Drums.
7th and 8th Grade Notes
Since we wanted a club it was necessary to have a president, a secretary, etc. So we elected Marvin Gingerich as president, Richard Snodgrass as vice-president, and Norma Erickson as secretary. The three got together and elected Donald Hesselschwerdt, Robert Swartzendruber and Virginia Peterseim, the program committee.
50 years ago
September 27, 1959
Local news
Mr. and Mrs. Merton Scalf of Wellman are the parents of a daughter born Saturday September 19 at the Washington hospital. Mrs. Scalf is the former Lydia Rhodes.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Altenhofen of near Kalona are the parents of a daughter, Debbie Ann, born September 26 in Iowa City. She weighed 7 pounds, 12 oz. The maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Lamont Kelley of Kalona and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Altenhofen of Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey J. Miller of Kalona observed their 54th wedding anniversary on Monday, September 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schlabaugh and sons entertained at a birthday dinner Sept. 25 honoring the eighth birthday of Steven Schlabaugh. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Schlabaugh and Gladys.
H. V. Beck, V. D. Hochstetler, H. L. Walker, C. C. Shimon, Lester Speas, Floyd Walker, Delmar Schlabaugh, Gene Hartzler and Raymond Yotty attended the Washington County Firemen's Association meeting recently.
Whenever you see Bob Southwick tip a bottle you can be sure that he will take a good look before placing it to his lips. While waiting for part of the job to cool Bob reached for the bottle of Coke, but instead he picked up a bottle of sulphuric acid. Bob received severe lip burns and he had several spots inside his mouth.
Kalona High
Victory Field was rightly named so after Friday nights contest between the West Chester Trojans and the Kalona Kubs, leaving the Kubs on top 13-0.
Marvin Eimen and Jim Yoder were the livewires of the Kubs offense with 97 and 95 net yards, respectively. Harold Stout and Steve Reif demonstrated throughout the game the importance and necessity of good blocking and tackling.
Richmond
William C. Chapek, 81, owner and manager of a grocery store in Richmond for 65 years before his retirement a year ago, died at his home early Sunday morning, September 27, 1959.
Surviving him are his wife Anna, his two sons, Robert and Paul of Richmond, his daughters.
Henry Francis TeBockhorst, 81, died in his sleep September 24, 1959, at his home on route one Washington. Death was due to a heart attack.
Survivors include four daughters: Mrs. William Bruty, and Muriel TeBockhorst of Washington, Mrs. Ardell Peiper, Richmond, and Mrs. Lloyd Graham, Clinton, five sons: Aelred and Paul of Washington, Omer of Moline, Firmin of Fairfield and Lyle of Davenport.
25 years ago
September 24, 1984
New arrivals
Duane and Karen Gugel are parents of a 7 lb. 8 oz. son born September 11. He was welcomed home by a brother Jeremy and a sister Natasha. Grandparents are Louis and Lois Gugel and Wallace and Verl Marner. Great-grandparents are Chris Marner and Laura Stoltzfus, all of Kalona.
Paul Jr. and Lola McAndrew of Urbandale are parents of a daughter, Rose Marie, born Wednesday, September 19. She weighed 7 lbs. 15 ½ oz. and was welcomed home by two sisters, Stephanie and Susan. Grandparents are Paul Sr. (Doc) McAndrew of Missouri and Virginia McAndrew of Kalona and Ervin and Jennis Miller of Kalona.
Craig and Mary Goettsch of Des Moines are parents of a 6 lb. 4 oz. daughter, Laura Catherine, born September 20. She was welcomed by a sister, Sarah. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Warren Schaefer of Kalona and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Goettsch of Davenport. Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Hochstetler are great-grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Christner of Turner, Maine, are the parents of a 9 lb. 9 oz. daughter, Rachel Ann, born Saturday, September 15. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Christner of Kalona and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas of Maryville, Michigan. Great-grandmother is Mrs. Nettie Christner of Kalona.
Local news
Debra Renae Schumann and Darrell Keith Kudobe exchanged wedding vows August 25.
Barbara Sue Wade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald K. Wade, all of Kalona, became the bride of Gerald R. Ford of Coralville, son of Mrs. Edmund P. Ford of Iowa City and the late Mr. Ford.
Jerry Miller of Kalona has accepted a Voluntary Service assignment with Rosedale Mennonite Missions to El Dorado, Arkansas.
Joani Schweitzer, an Eastern Mennonite College student from Kalona, will spend all or part of the school year in an off-campus program.
Louise Frakes, who teaches music in the Mid-Prairie elementary schools, was awarded a doctoral degree September 21, from the University of Iowa School of Music.
Mid-Prairie Queen candidates include Jill Erb, Kathy Kelley, Ann Jirsa, Nicki Stewart. King candidates are Todd Bontrager, Gary Marner, Steve Schrepfer, Rob McCain.
Eighty-six contestants took part in the eight-inch cup, two-man best shot tournament Sunday, September 23 at the Kalona golf course. Results: Championship Flight: Tracy McArtor, Kevin Vilhauer 56; Jim Dawson, Jim Johnson 60; Richard Jensen, Mark Hook 61; Jan Skola, Clayton Hershberger 63.
Richmond
Wednesday evening visitors of Blanche Saforek were Mrs. Bertha Malichky, Mrs. Harry Strabala and Mrs. Don Davisson of Riverside and Mrs. Laura Chez of Ontario, California.
Earl Johnson and Gary Kallaus attended the Notre Dame - Colorado football game in South Bend, Indiana, Saturday.
IMS news
The Iowa Mennonite School soccer team had a busy week, playing in four games on two separate occasions. They played Scattergood at home Tuesday, September 18, beating them 9-0. The offense was led by Jeff Gingerich and Kenton Bohn, who each scored two goals. Tony Miller, Tim Miller, Lance Miller and Andy Blauvelt also had one goal each in the contest. Key interceptions were by Clint Gingerich, Jeff Gingerich and Steve Dachtler. Kevin Kemp came off the bench to contribute eight interceptions. Jeff Gingerich led the team in goal attempts with eight, followed by Kenton Bohn with five. Tim Miller led the defense with ten tackles, followed by Darin Hochstetler and Jeff Gingerich with 7 tackles each.
M-P news
The Mid-Prairie FFA chapter sent a judging team to the Iowa Cattle Congress Saturday, September 3.
Team members were Gary Marner, Mike Swartzendruber and graduate Merle Slabaugh. Sam Bontrager was alternate and Todd Townsend and Jim LeFever attended for Mid-Prairie.
M-P Sophomore Football
Defensively the Hawks were very strong against Durant, and defensive coach Phil Conaway did an excellent job. M-P allowed only 49 yards on the ground and 14 yards in the air. Both Darin Yoder and Tom Miller made interceptions. Jason Dumont, Charlie Gingerich, Alan Lovetinsky and Tony Groff turned in good performances.
