The Algona Upper Des Moines from Algona, Iowa • Page 1

a C. The Algona Upper Des Moines 4 Algonans on Bank Robbery Jury Open Bids On New Church Here Bids' for the construction of al church building and educaunit for the First Presbychurch here were opened Tuesday afternoon at the presenting church. Contracts are expected be let in the near future after building committee has made decisions regarding alternates. Beck and Fisher, Clear Lake, submitted the low bid of on the main general contract. and Associates, Storm Iowa was second low a bid of $156,820 and Construction Co.

of Estherwas third. with a. bid of $167,000. Bids were received for additional and one deduction ESTABLISHED 1863 Entered Not. as Towa.

second class matter at the portottice at 1, under Act of Congress of March alternates to the general contract Low bid on the plumbing and heating contract was received from the A. C. C. Garner, and Heating Co. of Laurens with $35,890 on the main tract.

Main bid of $36,943 from Breitenfeld and Son of Elmore, Minn. was, second low and E. Secory and Sons of Clear, Lake were third with $37,970. Bids received for two alternates to the plumbing and heating contracts. Pratt Electric Construction Co.

of Algona submitted the low a main bid of $16,748. Bids for in the amount of $13,585. Dewey Electric Co. of Ventura submitted Al ALGONA, IOWA 1870. a main bod of $16,748.

Bids for two alternates to received. the electrical contract were Thorson, Gjelten and Scholl. berg, Forest City, are architects for the project. The building will consist of 99' 44' worship unit; 14 classi rooms, kitchen, fireside room; study and offices. Location is in east Algona west of the Bertha Godfrey school.

The executive building com mittee for the church consists of Oliver S. Carlson, chairman; Leon Martin, Richard Burt, J. Huenhold, Joseph: Skow, Paul James, Geigel, Mra Foth, A. F. Agena and Revi 'Brower, ex-officio; New 4-H Officers Now county boys 4-H officers, elected here Saturday, are shown in the above photo.

They are, left to right, Duane Metzger, Whittemote, Daniel Skow, Wesley, secretary-treasurer; Dean Dodds, Algona, president; and Ronnie. Lindo, Swea City, vice dent Other candidates for offices were Duane Hilbert, St. Joe; Wayne Hutchinson, Bancroft; and Gaylen Witzel, LuVerne. The election and annual. meeting was.

held in the meeting room in the Farm Bureau building here. The new president and the other officers, have all been active in 4-H club work in their areas for several years and will head the county organization for a year. (Extension Office Photo-UDM Engraving). Wesley Woman's Brother Victim Of Corn Picker Wesley Mr and Mrs Franklin Fox attended the funeral for her brother, Fred Baade 39, in Peace Lutheran church at Marcus Saturday. Mrs Baade was killed in a corn picker accident Wednesday.

When he did not come in for dinner by 12:30, Mrs Baade, with two small children, walked out to the field where they found his mangled body and the corn picker still running. Mr Baade is survived by his widow, five children, his parents, Mr and Mrs Fred Baade of Titonka, three brothers and four sisters: Bill Baade, West Bend; Henry Baade, Rolfe; John Baade, Fort Dodge; Mrs Tony and Mrs Ernest Wise of Redwood Valley, Mrs Francis Anderson, Humboldt; and Mrs Fox. 15 Rural Chorus Members Attend Ames Festival Members of the Kossuth County Women's Chorus went to Ames Oct. 9 to attend the annual State Festival of County Women's Choruses, which is held at' Iowa State University. This event is the culmination of a year's work on special music which is issued to all the choruses in the state each fall.

A full day's program is planned for the participating choruses, beginning with the judging of the individual choruses' singing by, an, especially selected festival judge. Because of illness and varlous other. reasons, only fifteen of the 25 regular members were able to make the trip to 'Ames this fall. The director, Phil Faaborg of and the Mrs Jack Nyman of Bancroft, accompanied the group. Graveside Rites Graveside rites were held.

Tuesday. 'at Ringsted for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Axel The baby. was born prematurely 'Sunday at Holy hospital at Estherville: and died the next Burial was in St.

John's cemetery: with Rev. Carlo Peterson officiating. I State Historical Boolety Iowa City, Ia. Odds sEnds By Russ 'Waller Over at the Smoke Shop a wellthumbed record book occasionally gets pulled a out from behind the counter, by Lawrence Gillespie, or perhaps Stu McFadden, to: settle controversies regarding Algone football teams of the past and coaching records of those mentors earlier eras. It's pretty interesting, and just for posterity and so that statistic keepers can have a clipping of this record for themselves, we publish it herewith.

Years, coaches, won and lost records. 1910-1912, Coach W. H. Stone, won 7, lost: 3, tied 2 .667. 1913, Coach Walter Gray, won 5, 1, .833..

1914-1916, Coach Christie McCormick, won 14, lost 8, tied .630. 1917-1919, Coach L. S. Olsen, won 13, lost 4, tied 1 .750. 1920, Coach C.

C. Minty, won lost 1, tied 2 .800. 1921-1922, Coach Orey Lawrenee, won 10, lost tied 1 .617. 1923-1926, Coach Chick Sutherland, won' 23, lost 10, tied .681. 1927-1928, Coach Dale Tullis, won 15, lost 1, tied 3 .869.7 1929-1931, Coach Aubrey, won 8, 18, ties .308.

1932-1935, Coach Moco Mercer, won 8, lost 24, no ties .250. 1936-1937, Coach Paul Berger, won 10, lost 5, tied 2 .647. 1938, Coach Hop Finley, won' 2, lost 5, tied 1 .312. 1939-1941, Coach Doug Keefer, won 6, lost 16, tied 2 1942,, lost Coach .111. Nelson, won 1, 7, tied Coach Gene Hertz, won 23, 26, tied 2 .471.

1949-1954, Coach Tony Guzowski, won 29, lost 21, tied 2 .577. 1955, Coach Jason Loying, no wins, 7 losses, :062. The present "coach, Harold Shugart," Began his tenure. here in 1956. To date his have won 3 and lost 26...

Prior to 1929, when the Academy opened here, the percentage was. .714 wins. Since: 1929, and including right up into the current season, the winning percenlage. ha's been .372. The overall percentage of wins since football began at Algona High.

School. in 1910 is .494. two. coaches since 1929 have had what might be termed successful won- lost records. They are Paul.

Berger and Tony Guzowski. The rest of the coaches mostly dropped, out coaching, Moco Mercer was an He went on from here to coach college He football and was athletic very suc- dircessful. is now ector of the University" of undefeated City, While at Algona, Tony, always seemed come up with at least- one win a season which he had no license to win but did. The Old Donkey is still pulling 'em out of the bag, it seems! Tony Guzowski tipiof-the-hat to Coach Tony Guzowski, now 'over at East Waterloo, His current team is rated No. 2 in the state after dumping MAIL BAG: "Like it fine here, but.

enclosed find subsoription check for your We like to know what's going on." Jim Wychor, Muskegon, Mich. "Have received and enjoyed the paper every week" Dr. R. J. Thissen, St.

Petersburg, Fla. Dedicated to: Shorty Hutchison and his new police What greater joy Could there possibly be Than finding a meter With time for FREE? Famous Last Line (not to be taken too literally, but an off -the- cuff observation of a local doctor: There's Te lot more old inebriates than there are old doctors. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1959 Walter Sachs, Lakota, Dies; Funeral Monday Funernl services for, Walter Sachs, 61, Lakota retired farmer, were held Monday Lutheran church at Lakota. Rev. Luverne Meinecke officiated.

Mr Suchs died of a heart attack Friday morning. lie was born Nov. 22, 1897, ni Swea City and was to Mary Rippentrop at couple farmed in the Lakota and Swea City areas until retirement five years ago. Survivors include his wife, two sons. Merle of Waterloo, and Virl, Lakota and two daughters.

Marlene and Mrs Roger (Ione) Aukes of Lakota. Two Contests In Algona City Ballot Nov. 3 a Five of nine city office-seekers. including. the mayor and four council posts, will be.

unopposed when 'election time rolls around here Tuesday, Nov. 3. Only two contests, in third ward- and one at-large post, developed. to When illing of petitions closed, officially" at 4 p.m. Monday, it became apparent that only two council posts would be.

contested, at least: the printed ballot. There, is always the possibility of" write-in campaigns at the last. minute, and none have been rumored, several have developed down through the years, Second Woman Files Ellen Evers, who resides in third ward, became the second woman to file for city office in the forthcoming clection. Sho will oppose Joe Elbert, who filed for the office carlier. He has been serving the unexpired term of his.

brother, Arnie, who was removed from the council when city. ward lines were changed a several weeks ago. Harold (Si) Roth filed for the two year councilman-at large post and will oppose Ken Peirce, who also filed for that position. For the first time in several years, Algona's mayor will be unopposed. Mayor C.

C. Shierk filed and will seek his third term in office. Council candidates who arq unopposed include Barbara Haggard, fourth ward; Stan Muckey, first ward; Jim Whittemore, second ward; and Gene Furst, four year councilman at large. Muckey's term is for two years the others for four years. Mrs Evers or Mr Elbert will serve two years if elected from third ward.

As had been announced earlier, Vic. Parsons and Byron Richardson, councilmen at large, and John Dreesman, fourth ward couneilman, will. not seek, reelection. All stated they not wish to serve as councilmen for another term. In Other Area Towns Here is a rundown on candidates reported from other towns in the county: Burt Mayor, Nels Nelson, incumbent; councilmen, J.

L. Miller, Don Patterson, O. H. Graham and E. P.

Frederickson, incumbents; and George Becker, Swea City Mayor, Earl Hanson, incumbent; councilmen, fred Anderson, Lowell Roberts, Martin Dahl, Gifford Smith and Monford Peterson, incumbents; and Edwin Schwartz. Bancroft Mayor, P. J. Schil, tz, incumbent; councilmen, Walter Davis and George W. Kockler, incumbents (by appoint.

ment); and Ralph W. Cayler, William Kennedy, Donalan Shillington, W. R. Shoenhair, Don Welp, Arthur Long, Frank Bauer and E. J.

Shillington. Lakota No report of a mayor candidate; councilmen, Fred Christ, Jakie Peterson, William Hanken, Herman Jutting and Paul Kockler. Wesley Mayor, Tom Forburger, incumbent; councilmen, Ray Kollasch, Wilfred Loebig, Ed Johnson and John, Muehe. The council race at Bancroft promises to be most interesting. The 10 candidates, will battle it out for five council posts, and although there are two incumbents, Davis and: Kockler, none of the candidates has ever been'.

on a ballot previously: Davis: and Kockler were. appointed to fill vacancies earlier. 3 SECTIONS 20 PAGES Expect Guilty In Gahan It was reliably reported from Humboldt, yesterday, that Dennis J. Gahun, 34, would enter a plen of guilty to charge of uttering f1 forged instrument today, Thursday in the Kossuth County Courthouse before Judge linrry Narey. The change from Humboldt to Algona was made at the request of legal counsel for Gahan.

The action would still be technically in Humboldt county district court, even the plea is scheduled to be entered here at 2 p.m. Judge Narey is presiding over the Humboldt term of court which is now in session. Claim Names Forged A charge of uttering a forged instrument was filed against Gahan Just Oct. 14, at Humboldt, by Harlyn A. Stoche, county attorney of Humboldt county.

The case involved a check for $8,290.40 which was drawn by Loan the Ass'n Home of Federal Savings Algona, for a loan which proved to be vacant lot which Gahan had purchased, according to Humboldt county officials. The check was made payable 1o Mr and Mrs Edwin R. Bjornson, who now live in Fort Dodge. They originally sold the lot to recorded Gahun for $900. Gahan had not the deed, Stoebe said.

Application was later made for a loan under the Bjornson name for a home on the vacant lot. Prosecuting officials said a picture another house was offered in upplying for appraiser this home was shown the from the Home Federal. The numes of Mr and Mr's Bjornson were signed to the mortgage und on the re- A. L. Peters, Ex-Swea Man, Killed By Gun A former Swen City man.

Asma L. Peters, 49, was killed Tuesday, Oct. 13, al his home al Bemidji, Minn. by an accidental discharge of his .22 calibre rifle. Mr.

Peters was leaving the housa and was going to attempt to shoot a fox when the mishap occurred. Funeral services for Mr Peters were held at 2 p.m. Friday in the United Brethren church at son, la. Burial was also at Duwson. According to the sheriff at Bemidji, Mr Peters apparently tripped over a high threshold as he ran from the house, The gun went off as he fell and the slug from the gun entered his head below the jaw.

He died a short time after accident. Mr Peters, his wife and family lived at Swea City a number of years ago, then lived al Fairmont and Mason City before moving to Bomidji several years ago, Survivors include his wife, Eva, and five children, Larry Peters, Swea City; Sharon (Mr's Harry Davis), Des Moines; Janet, Linda and Geraldine at home; and three grandchildren. Man Bound Over For O.M.V.I. Mac R. Nicoson, Rock Rapids, was bound over by Justice C.

H. Ostwinkle to the November term of Kossuth district court on an O.M.V.I. charge this week. Bond was set at $350 and furnished. The case had been continued previously.

Arrest was made by highway patrolman Bill Tordoff. Also in Ostwinkle's court were 12 night speeding cases. Richard Robinson, Algona, paid a $25 fine; E. J. Capesius, Whittemore, $16; Alvin A.

Recker, Corwith, $15; M. W. Von Bank, Bode, $13; Robert L. Houston, Corwith, $10; Dean Carpenter, West Bend and Lafe V. Oxley, Corwith, $9 each; Marlin A.

Meyer, Corwith, Wayne R. Arndorfer, Algona, $8 and each; Robert Donald L. P. Buscher, Wagner, Bode and Clyde E. Shottenkirk, Swea City, $6 each.

John J. Meyers, Algona, paid a $5 fine for failing to have a chauffuer's license. Costs were additional to all fines. Minor Damage Two cars collided Oct. 13 at 2:45 p.m.

miles south of Algona at the entrance. to the Orton Fruit Farm. Irma D. Cook; Algona, was driving a car going north and was starting to pass a car driven by Matilda B. Steinman, Algona, when the Steinman car made a left turn.

Damage to the Cook car was estimated at $10; and the Steinman car. received $50 damages. Sheriff Ralph W. Lindhorst investigated. VOL.

96 NO. 42 Plea Today Forgery Case verse side of the check when it WaS presented for payment by Guhan to a Humboldt bank, the prosecution claims. Ask Firm Audit Here C. R. LuBarre, president of the Home Federal Savings Loan of Algona, after evidence of the charges came to light, asked for an immediate local audit here.

Five men are now on duty auditing the locul concern, which is fully covered by federal insurance. Gahan is LoBarre's son-inlaw. Humboldt authorities said other transactions have also come to light since the investigation began, but the actual charge filed concerns only the Bjornson loan matter. An announcement from Home Federal here curlier this week said that "the activities of Gahan in no way, prejudiced the sufety of the institution." The local concern was an innocent victim of Gahun's manipulations. The Guhan Insurance Real Estate of Humboldt was sold elfective Monday to Ben Miller, a former salesman from Humboldt, it was also stated.

IL was reported from Humboldt that Gahan had signed a confession to uttering a forged instrument, and that he had admitted geting some $60,000 in six louns. Whether or not any of these other louns were handled' in the same way was not indicated. Guban is being represented by Linnan Lynch of Algona, and' County Attorney Stoebe is hundling the state's cuse. Soybeans, Corn Good; So.ls The Weather Fall plowing is progressing rapidly and soybeans are more than half combined as the week brought typical Indian Summer weather, According to Extension Director Dean Barnes, the beans are bigger this year with the yield running 25 to 40 bushel per acre, 2 5 to 8 bushel to acre average above last year. Corn picking is just getting good start in the county.

While some corn is not as good as last year, average is probably slightly better than last. Wind damage in the northern part of the county is making picking tough in that area. Pasturelund is in good condition. Except for July, pastures were good all summer. This week's official weather readings: Oct.

43 33 Oct. Oct. 24 Oct. 18. 33 Oct.

19. -72 40 Oct. 20.. 30 Oct. 21.

37 Annual TB Meeting three The annual mecting Kossuth County, TB Association be Saturday noon. Oct. 24, gona Hotel. Christmas supplies will be distributed town and township Case Of Karp, Lakota Holdup Suspect, Opens Funeral Today For Well-Known Burt Woman Funeral services for Edith Lena Trunkhill, 46, well-known woman, will' be held today (Thursday), at 2 p.m. in the Presbyterian church at Burt.

Rev. H. A. Smidt will officiate and burial will be in the Portland cemetery. 'McCullough's Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers at the services be Alvin -Rasmussen; Kenneth Trenary, John Miller, 'Stanley Larson, Ray Ringsdorf, and Luther: Fairbanks. Trunkhill died Monday at St. Ann hospital, where she had been a patient for two days; She had suffered with. asthma since: 1937. She was born Dec.

23, 1912, at Bode the daughter. of Anthony and Edith Collinson Jandl. She: was married to Mennett Trunkhill, May 1, 1931 and the couple farmed east. of Burt for' many years. Mrs Trunkhill was a member of the Burt Presbyterian church, a member and officer of Kossuth 201 of the Order of Eastern 'Star, member of the O.E.S.

Past' Matron's Club and an active leader in 4-H work for many year's. 'Surviving are her husband; her parents, Mr and Mrs Anthony Jandl, Titonka; four daughters, Mrs Sherald (Merilyn) Sydnes, Ames; Mrs. David (Deloris( Weston, Milwaukee, Mrs (Noreta) Drav, Long Beach, 'and two sons, Richard and Mennett, Jr. at home. brothers, Eugene Jandl, Titonka; and Robert Jandl, Malac, Minn.

also survive do three sisters, Mrs Clarence (Elda), Diers, Bancroft; Mrs Hanford (Loreen) Brock, Woden; and Mrs George (Lavina) Sengbusch of Malac, There are three grandchildren. Ledyard Youth Finger In Gun Mishap Darrell Johnson, 17, son of Mr and' Mrs Burton Johnson, Ledyard, was taken to a Blue Earth hospital Sunday after a shotgun exploded in the palm of his hand. The index finger the right hand; was amputated land he cannot use three other fingers on the hand. at the present time, It is not known at the present time if amputation of other jured portions of the hand will be necessary or not. The youth was starting on a crow expedition when the mishap occurred.

The gun was left standing next to a building and. when it began toward the ground, young Johnson made a grab for it and the gun discharged. He was treated at Blue Earth, then transferred to an Albert Lea hospital. Five Wedding Licenses Issued Five couples were issued wedding licenses by County Clerk Alma Pearson during the past week. They went Oct.

15 Alvin E. Richardson and Sandra Beck, Swea City. Oct. 17. Gerald Streit, Whittemore, and Ellen.

Hutchinson, Bancroft; Harry Wray and Carolyn Carman, Donald C. Johnson and Evelyn Swea City. Oct, 19 Charles Sawyer, Livermore, and Jeanne: Reding, Humboldt. Four Algona persons, Mrg Nellie Van Allen, Mrs Beth Miller, Hollis Benschoter and Atha Hardgrove, were selected to serve on the federal court jury now hearing the trial of Valenline Karp at Fort Dodge. Karp, accused of sobbing the Farmers Trust and Savings Bank at Lakota June 10 of this year, has continually denied participatinn in the holdup.

The Hartland, Minn. man is charged with three counts of robbery and is accused of "entering the bank office, stealing $687 from the bank and assaulting and placing the lives of bank employees in jeopardy." He pleaded not guilty to all charges when he was arraigned 15 at Fort Dodge. Karp was arrested nine days after the robbery by authorities at Kalispell, Mont. He became the prime suspect in the case when bank employces identified his picture from several submitted by authorities working on the case. The holdup entered the bank shortly after 9 a.m.

June 14 and threatened to "blow you both to hell" because he did not get what he considered enough money. His remark was aimed at Manager C. C. Gerzema and Mrs Jutting, cashier, bank. Gerzema and Mrs 'Jutting identified Karp as the bandit during the trial at Fort Dodge Tuesday.

An escape was made, despita the use of numerous road blocks in the entire area and the bandit was successful in his get-away until Karp, was arrested and charged Montana. He used a revolver, which 'he pulled from his shirt at the time of the robbery. The bandit spent two days in Lakota before the holdup, and was supposedly trying to sell some sort of farm fire alarm system to area persons. The beginning of Karp's trial Tuesday was prefaced with a hearing before Judge Henry Craven on a motion filed by the defendant to suppress certain government evidence. The dea fendant is represented by Edward Flattery, Fort Dodge attorney and the government is represented by F.

E. Van Alstine, U.S. district attorney and Philip Lovrien, assistant U.S. attorney, both from Sioux City. The jury consists of six men and six women.

Besides the Algonans, Joseph E. Kay of Cylinder is serving. One of the two alternates Engelbart F. Logemann of Swea City. County Career Day At Swea City Oct.

28 Swea City Career Day for junior and senior students of the county, with exception of Algona, will be held at Swea City Wednesday, 28. About 34 classes will be offer. ed the students with each one having the choice of three ses, sions for the day. Some 440 students are expected to attend the all-day meetings. The noon meal will be served at the school lunch room.

The 8th graders and below of the Swea City School will not have classes on Oct. 28. Parentteacher conferences will be held that day, Rites Held For C. F. Berggren Of Swea City Funeral services for C.

F. (Fred) Berggren, 79, -time Swea City resident, were held Saturday at the Swea City Baptist church. Rev. Leroy Carter officiated and burial was in the Harrison Township at Swea City. Mr Berggren died Thursday at the Fairmont hospital.

He had been in failing health for some time. His wife preceded him in death a year ago. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Helen Boggart, Green Valley, Mrs Wayne (Marion) Thompson, Swea City; a son, Robert, Rochester, and 12 grandchildren. Truck Overturns John J. Meyers, 30, truck escaped injury when the truck he was driving got too close to the edge of a gravel road, slid into the ditch and overturned a' mile north and a mile west of West Bend at 5:15 p.m.

'Thursday, Oct. 15. The truck, owned by Jim Camp, Algona, was headed. east at the time of the crash, according to Patrolman Bill Tordoff, who made no estimate of the damage to the vehicle. Joins Women's Corps Mary.

'Dolan. of Bancroft enlisted in Army Women's Corps, 14. She is hoping to be. included in a special detachr ment which will be assigned to Hawaii in the near future. Named To Committee Lakota Supt.

J. W. Cook has been appointed to serve on the audit review committee of the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Mr Cook has also been nominated as a candidate for a vacancy on the Board of Control of the Iowa High School Athletic Association, The final election will be held the later part of "this month. Mr Cook has been Supt.

of the Lakota school for 16 years and is girl's basketball coach. of the and Health held this at the AlSeals and to all Rapids, H. GRID GUESSERS CONTEST By Ol' Man Mose To win last Saturday's Grid Guessing contest you almost had to throw the book out the window. The "experts" were no help at all. Fourteen games picked correctly out of 20 paid off for the First place went to Howard W.

Thompson, RFD 2. Bancroft. He had 14 right and a high game total of 58, Actual, high game was the Columbia- Harvard contest with 50 points. In second place was Kay Bradford. Algona, and taking third was C.

F. Schlievert of Algona, each with 14 right. On the Honor Roll, also with 14 correct but further off on high game total were John F. Shay of Bancroft, and Tom Kenefick and Ken Geilenteld both of Algona, Incidentally, about a half dozen entries were received but postmarked after 12 noon on Saturday. They, were not counted.

Postmarks must be by Saturday noon oF the guesses cannot be entered, In correct. bracket were Bi J. Bradford Carol Kenyon. Darreld Bunkofske, Lewis Fraser Merrill Walker. Mrs Orville Kinden, Mrs Lewis Gilbrid Al Slosh Sig Wood, David Schneider and Bill Higgins all of Jerry Rupp.

City: Phil J. Winter, Buffalo Alice Klein. Sexton; John F. Shay and John P. SHAT of Bancrofti and Mrs George Baumann, Lakota And tearfully on the Mourner sal Bench the week is Patty Kenyon of Algona, with fire might our at 5.