October 8, 1909
Local News
The marriage of Miss Elisa Yoder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Yoder, north of Wellman, to Mr. Abner Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. M.D. Miller, north of Kalona will be solemnized this (Thursday) evening at the home of the bride's parents.
Miss Leola Means came home last Saturday from the S.U. I. hospital feeling much improved in health. She had been there for almost six weeks.
Raymond Hasty, who has been suffering from a broken ankle, is able to attend school again, although he has to use crutches.
O.H. Dunlap's sale of lumber was all right. Plenty of buyers and prices satisfactory. John Horak was the auctioneer.
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The Amos Gingerich farm sold, Saturday afternoon, for $150 per acre. W. C. Brenneman was the purchaser. This is just what Mr. Gingerich had been asking.
The Metcalf & Meinershagen sale last Thursday was a dandy good one. The farm was sold to Tom O'Flaherty, of Wellman , for $75 per acre.
Murph Adams has sold his property on west Barnes Street, which he purchased this fall from Wm. Randel, to Jno. A. Stutzman.
J.W. Cupps have moved into their new home.
Amos Gingerich came in from his home in Versailles, Missouri Saturday morning, to be present at the sale of his farm and have a little visit with friends here.
John Hambsher and wife left Tuesday for Jefferson County, Nebraska where they intend to make their home.
The Misses Ida Snider and Nita Edmondson, who are attending school in Burlington, came home Friday morning and visited until Monday with their folks.
The Iowa-Nebraska football game at Iowa City, last Saturday, was another defeat for the Iowa team. They gave the Cornhuskers a hard fight, however, the score being 12 to 13.
Ray Northup attended the football game at Iowa City, Saturday, and visited at the home of his brother.
The Sitlers of our town have every reason to believe that they will receive a share of a vast estate in Germany. Attorneys say there is no question but what the heirs will get their money.
Two hundred fool students of Parsons College forced an entrance to a theatre in Fairfield Saturday night and now the college authorities are trying to prevent their punishment by law on the grounds that it was "merely a college prank".
Richmond
Joe Spevacek, the head clerk of the firm of Kos and Spevacek at Richmond severed his connection with the above-mentioned firm for a time indefinite and goes into the business of digging cisterns.
Lawrence Strabala is building an addition to his home.
Joe Kos is having a foundation put under his barn.
Pete Shillig is shucking corn for Anton Reiner.
Several automobiles were caught out in the rain Sunday.
Egypt
Milt Wolrab of Richmond is helping Frank Snebeck gather in his corn.
Miss Rosie Laslek of near Haskins is a visitor this week with her sister, Mrs. Anton Malichky.
Melo Vacha Sundayed with Fred and Wm. Shalla near Richmond.
Bayertown
Henry Birrer spent Sunday at Mike Vitosh's.
Jake Lackender is the owner of a fine new buggy.
Ed Ford and family spent Sunday at Jerome Droll's.
Mrs. Mary Wagner and son Harry and daughter, Mrs. Tom Niles, returned to their home at Monroe, Wi.
John Witmore and Jesse Kepler spent Sunday at P.G. Bayer's.
There will be a dance at Bayertown Hall, Saturday, Nov13, 1909.
Frank Pierce
J. W. McKray left for the western part of the state the first of the week where he will visit his brothers.
Frank Kline and family were Sunday visitors at the parental Paul Maske home.
Quite a number from this vicinity attended the ball game at Iowa City last Saturday.
The wedding of Abner Miller and Miss Eliza Yoder takes place today, at the bride's home. We offer congratulations.
Miss Minnie Maske is sewing at Iowa City.
Sharon Center
A merry crowd surprised Iva Stahl at the Walter Weeber home last Friday night.
Othny Lehinan spent part of last week at Kalona as the guest of Maruerite Yoder.
Ivan Knepp is the victim of pneumonia. Kate Kinsinger is also on the sick list.
Lida Alt is assisting Mrs. C.W. Hall this week.
Daytonville
Austin Brown has finished his big barn.
Will Perrin has sold out to Tom O'Flaherty. He gave possession immediately. Will moved in with his brother Wes.
Erlis Shaver went to Washington Sunday to consult a doctor. He has not fully recovered from a fall he had in his factory some time ago.
Mrs. Walter Livezy and Mrs. D. K. Shaver attended a rag sewing at J. F. Gingerich's near Amish. How the rags did fly.
Prairie Flower
Mr. and Mrs. John Rittenhouse attended a social at West Chester.
John Rittenhouse and wife entertained a company of friends Thursday evening in honor of their first wedding anniversary.
A large crowd enjoyed the Halloween Social, which was held at Andy Augustine's last Friday night.
Maple Grove School
Average daily attendance
Those not absent:
Stany Vodicka, Joe Nayadley, Edith Marek, Edna Simpson, Sammy Nayadley, Blanche Marek, Tillie Marek, Una Ayers, Matilda Nayadley, Oran Birkey, Doraothy Birkey, Mary Vodicka, Sylvia Kupka, Lucile Birkeu, Eda Hasty, Celesta Hasty, Myrtle long, Katie Nayedley.
75 years ago
Nov 1, 1934
Local News
The Bender & Miller Oil Co. are improving their East End Oil Station, with a complete new building which is to be much larger and will have a cement drive in front.
The work is being done by S.C. Ropp and his workers.
H.R. Morgan has purchased the Kalona Pantatorium of C.D. Evans, which was formerly in connection with the Electric Shoe Shop.
Miss Cleola Grady is assisting at the news office this week in the absence of Mr. Bourgeois who accompanied by Mrs. is spending the week at Wichita, Kansas.
Mr. Peter Wittig is now a resident of Kalona, and has opened the former Jacob Gingerich Harness Shop.
Much interest was shown in the matter of graveling and regraveling the streets of Kalona.
The local fire company was called to the Chas. Jirsa home about 5:30 Monday evening. One of the daughters, while looking for a garment in the clothes closet struck a match and accidentally caught the clothes on fire.
Mr. M. N. Adams had the misfortune of falling off a wheel barrow in the garage Sunday afternoon and has been confined to his home for the past few days.
Mrs. Jake J. Miller suffered some severe burns one day last week, when a little gasoline that she had in boiling water to take the print out of sacks, caught fire, burning both her arms.
The average price paid at the John Speas sales, which was held Wednesday afternoon were good, with hay brining from$16 to $18 per ton, and the top price on a horse and colt was $125.
More than five hundred people attended the Washington County corn husking contest which took place on the farm of Van Fuhr eight miles northwest of Washington.
Cecil Davison of Washington was the county husking champion taking first place in the contest. Ralph Krantz was second and Kermit Jones, third.
Richmond
Friends were greatly surprised to hear of the marriage of Miss Helen Peterson of Minneapolis, Minnesota to Mr. Merritt Reiner of this place on last Tuesday. They returned Wednesday.
The first frost of the season was August 27th, and the killing freeze, October 27th. The crop season of 1934 was unusually hard, but could have been much worse.
Mr. A.W. Kern was hurt Friday evening on his return home from working on the roads near the Harry Rittenhouse farm. The bridle on one of the horses he was driving came loose. The wagon headed for the ditch and Mr. Kern jumped to escape injury from the plow and road scrapper in the wagon.
Evergreen
On Wednesday of last week, about thirty relatives and friends gathered at the Ben Hochstetler home, in honor of Mrs. Hochstetler's birthday.
Harry Stutsman of Nebraska, Abraham Miller of Oregon, and Vern Moore are helping the Miller Bros. of Kalona, do some painting at the Erlis, Loyal, and Jake Swartzendruber country homes near West Union.
Eli Stutsman shredded fodder Monday afternoon.
Joe J. Miller is spending a few weeks in the south looking after the farms he has there.
A killing frost, Saturday night, the temperature being down to 19.
Hummer
The foundation and arch for the cemetery fence were put in on Monday and Tuesday. Those helping were Meridith Maas, A.D. Bontrager, Hummer, Fred Buck, Albert Zager, Ray Smalley, Leslie Ihrig and G.E. Hartdock.
Miss Geraldine Butterbaugh is working at the Ihrig Service Station in Frytown this week.
Hugo Graper was thrown from a horse last week and is suffering from several broken ribs as a result of the fall. He is recovering nicely however.
Jake Knepp is building a garage for Ivan Zager on the W.J. Johnson farm.
Donald Snider is working on a saw mill in Ed Campbell's timber sawing railroad ties.
Sharon
Miss Modena J. Hill is in Iowa city helping Mr. and Mrs. Lackender, Mrs. Lacender is bedfast a greater part of the time now.
A doctor was called recently to see Joe Troyer, he being affected with a heart attack.
The Sharon high school is not having corn husking vacation this year due to the scarcity of corn to husk.
We are sorry to report that Mrs. Fred Niffenegger is in quite poor health. Miss Adeline Gingerich is helping her.
Brush
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Yoder assisted Mrs. Della Litwiller with her work Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Yoder and children of Washington, Ill. visited at the Chris Yoder Home Saturday.
Miss Alma Troyer is cleaning house for Mrs. Bella Davis.
Egypt
Mrs. Emma Long and the pupils of Egypt school were entertained at a duck supper Wednesday evening at the Ray Sojka home, given in honor of the birthdays of Junior and Darlene Sojka.
Ernest Knotek has received word of the death of Joe Knotek at Denver Colorado.
Mrs. Kate Chihak and son Fred spent Tuesday night at the John Knotek home.
Prairie Flower
Miss Arlys Myers was sick Thursday and unable to attend school.
Wm. Gamon delivered hogs for Washington buyers Saturday.
Pilotsburg
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Freed are the proud parents of a baby boy who will answer to the name of Wesley. Mrs. Neice is caring for mother and baby while Mrs. Opel Wilson is doing the housework.
Wayne Stransky and Paul Oldfield are taking a motor cycle trip west. Along the way they will visit Oldfield's relatives in
Colorado.
Many attended the corn husking contest at Val Fuhr's last Saturday. There were over a hundred cars.
Mrs. Cleo Stagner underwent an operation at the Washington hospital this Monday morning.
Central High School
Many of the students were forced to walk home in the mud, Tuesday evening, because of the unexpected rain.
As a result of the basketball games Wednesday evening, some of the students have guests for the night. Claude Capper stayed with Cleo Gasho, Eloise Berky with Beulah Gosnell, and Billy Evans with Donald Fry.
Shirley and Lois Erb spent last weekend with their grandparents in Chicago attending the World's Fair.
Kalona School Notes
The typing class is progressing very well. The following students have completed the one-minute-test with no errors:---
Evelyn, Gladys, Louise, Mary, Margaret, Mildred, Grace, Franklin, Wilbur, Mabel, Don, Ward, Charles, Myron, Dale, John T., Lester, Arlene I., Arlene K., Wilma, Muriel and Helen.
The two-minute-test has been completed with no errors by:-----
Charles, Arline I., Muriel, Helen, Franklin, Mabel, Evelyn, Grace.
Helen Peterseim is leading with 41 words per minute in the two-minute test, while, Arline Ihrig and Franklin Brenneman are tied with 30 words. Wilber is leading the one-minute-test with 47 words per minute.
Read 'Em and Weep
Mr. Snodgrass: "John can you tell me the use of cow hide?"
John Thacher: "Er, yessir. It keeps the cow together."
Branson Batterson: "I got a hundred this morning."
Arlene Kern: " What in?"
Branson: " Fifty in Physics and fifty in bookkeeping."
"At last I'm on the team." said the horsefly as he settled down.
Mick Grady: " I am bothered with an awful pain in my neck. What would you suggest?"
Tont Levey: "Ditch him and I will see you in half an hour."
Howard Keifer: " Would you consider marrying an idiot for his money?"
Pauline Peterseim: "Oh, this is so sudden!"
50 years ago
Nov 5, 1959
Local News
New Arrivals
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Swartzendruber are the parents of a son born October 30.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kral are the parents of a daughter born October 31. She weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Schneider on October 31.
Atty. and Mrs. Loyd Epley are the parents of a daughter born Nov. 2. She weighed 5 pounds12 ounces.
Cathy Marie was the name given to the 7 pounds 1 ounce daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Shalla, November 3. Grandparents are Earl Waldschmidt, Riverside and Mr. and Mrs. Clem Shalla.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Miller are the parents of a son born November 4. He weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces.
Election Results
Mayor, O.C. Steigleder; Councilmen, Joe Allen, Tom Russell, Gerald Teets, John J. Yoder
Halloween Party
Costume prizes of one dollar went to Gregory Boyd and Jeanine Dickel, first group, and Mary Anna Schrock and Eric Shaver, second group. Prizes given to the most collected for UNICEF: Bobby Kinsinger, Sue Skola, Bill Strum, and Brad Yoder each awarded half dollar prizes.
Thievery took place last week. On Wednesday night several crates of chickens were taken from the Ropp Feed and Produce and scattered in town.
Marvin C. Yoder has sold his home in the east part of Kalona to Earl Grout of Riverside.
Waldo Fisher was elected to a two year term on the Washington County Extension council.
Thomas J. Lahey, 81, long time resident of Kalona died at University Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Ehrenfelt Jr. will move to Kalona from Indiana in the near future and will work as bricklayer in Iowa City.
Donald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hostetler is a medical patient at the Mercy hospital in Iowa City.
Airman Ronnie Spicher has completed his schooling at Chanute Field in Illinois and is enjoying a thirty day furlough here with his mother, Mrs. Velma Spicher.
Mrs. Duane Drake and Mrs. Arthur Rogers were co-hostesses in the latter's apartment Wednesday at a pink and blue shower honoring Mrs. H. James Brown.
Mrs. Loran Hershberger, Mrs. Herbert Rasmussen, Mrs. Robert Sutton, and Jerry were guests in the home of Mrs. Robert Schwaeglar. The group honored Mrs. Hershberger at a pink and blue shower.
Bayertown
Mr. Richard Sleichter returned to Maryland after being home on a furlough the past two weeks.
Mrs. Irvin Grout was at Iowa City on business Monday.
Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kalllaus attended the Kansas State- Iowa Game at Iowa City Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Blakely and Stephen and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Blakely of Fairfield spent Sunday with Mrs. Dennis Jardon and Glee Stumpf.
Prairie Dale
Mr. and Mrs. Paris Miller and Marilyn, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Miller and Jr., Mr. and Mrs. John Yoder Jr. and Nina, Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Enos Miller and Karen visited Sunday afternoon in the Alton Bontrager home.
Our annual Reverie drive ended Monday October 12. We sold a total of 979, which were only 20 short of our goal. For the drive we were divided into three teams; the Wynkens, captained by Marlene Swartzendruber, the Blynkens, captained by Jane Marner, and the Nods, captained by Lynn Yoder. The Wynkens sold 297, the Blynkens 337, and the Nods, 345, so the members of the winning Nods team are looking forward to the party to be given by the losing teams.
Class officers and Student Council Members are as follows:
Seniors
President, Omer Troyer; Vice President, John Rhodes; Secretary, Martha Miller; Treasurer, Marlene Swartzendruber; Sponsors, Paul T. Guengerich, Ada Schrock; Student Council Members, Jane Marner, John Yoder.
Juniors
President, David Graber; Vice President, Linda Miller; Secretary, Colleen Marner; Treasurer, Kirk Alliman; Sponsors, John Krall, Audrey Musselman; Student Council Members, Wilma Leichty, Dennis Miller.
Kalona School
Sophomore
This week we will start our interviews.
Tom Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bailey, age 15, takes World History, Biology, Geometry and English. He seems to like Geometry the best. He is very active on our football team and also plans to go out for basketball. Watching TV is another favorite of Tom's. After school he plans to farm. We all wish him luck.
Karen Bender, age 16, daughter of Mrs. Joy Bender takes Biology, World History, Typing, English and Physical Education. Her favorite seems to be typing. Karen's favorite pastime is listening to records and reading. She takes part in F.H.A., mixed chorus and girls chorus. Karen plans after school to be a secretary.
November 1, 1984
Mrs. Edna Stolzfus received announcement of the birth of a great granddaughter, Jennifer Lynn Boyts born to Mr. and Mrs. Randy Boyts of Ft Worth, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Nisly are parents of a son born October 28.
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Gerot are parents of a son born October 26.
Riverside News
100 years ago
November 4, 1909
Messrs. Clair and Claude Flynn went to Cedar Rapids Sunday to hear Billy Sunday preach.
B.J. and Ed W. Godlove and family spent Sunday with Mr. andMrs. W.O. and L.J. Sims in Yaton.
Mr. W.R. Hardy and his mother, Mrs. Kate Hardy, came home from Arkansas City, Kan. where they visited with the A.B. Hardy family last Saturday morning.
Stewart Alcorn of Perry, Oklahoma, is here looking after the buildings he is having erected on his farm southeast of town.
Mrs. J.L. Shillig and two youngest children came down from Kalona Saturday evening and Sundayed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wombacker.
Dr. W.H. McLaughlin was in Washington last Saturday with other medical men, attending one of their meetings.
Mesdames E. Harr and P. Gerot were the gueasts of their sister Mrs. Jos. Critz in Iowa City last Tuesday.
There were two Halloweeen parties last Saturday evening. The High Schoolers and their teachers held their "doin's"
in the school building. The other party was given by Floral Lodge of O.E. S. where the light fantastic was tripped to while the hours away.
Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Buchwalter entertained a few friends Saturday evening at their home southeast of town.
Mr. F. Scott Gerot arrived at home from France last week, bringing two fine Percheron stallions with him.
Mrs. V. B. Critz and two youngest children went to Rock Island last Saturday morning to spend a few days with relatives.
Peter Dupre, an old time pedagogue of this vicinity, was here last week visiting and on business. It is about thirty years since he taught in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Bailey of Diagonal are the guests of his brother, Joe, and sisters Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Feldman and families.
Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Blythe entertained the Riverside whist club last Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Overfelt were business visitors in Lone Tree one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Schulte are the parents of a fine girl since last Tuesday.
County Supervisor W. H. Cress went to Washington via Columbus Junction last Sunday.
Miss Lola Goldner of Webster visited at the M.E. parsonage a part of last week.
Mr. Hunter of Cranston, Ia. visited his daughter, Mrs. T. S. Holyoke, and husband last week.
Rev. Father John Walsh of Washington visited his brothers, Cornelius and James, and families last Wednesday.
Mrs. C.W. Simms was in Sioux City the fore part of last week, a delegate from Floral Chapter, O.E.S. to the grand lodge.
Frank Lukavsky of Davenport visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Lukavsky, over Sunday.
The L.A.S. of the M.E. church held a box social last Friday evening at the Ed Godlove home that netted them $18.30.
Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Kent and son, Roy, of Solon, Ia., were the guests of Mrs. Rachel Holz and aughter Esta last Tuesday.
