Kossuth County Advance from Algona, Iowa • Page 35

Long, Long Ago Adf ance of Mat. 24 1S27. JX A. Haggatd, 88, had fcfl from a visit at his daughter Mrs. Harry Moore's, San Antonio, Tex.

Dehnert had hosi to 11 other boys at a St. Patrick day dinner party at the Dehnert hotel. The guests were Dennis Becker, Dolph Miller, Gerald Harts- 'hom, Eugene Stephenson, John Mangan, Darold Newville, John Van Ness, Gordon Stephenson, John Hough, Faris Miner, EU- wbod Norton. A 7-column Page 1 streamer that week announced that the Supervisors were considering pavement of the Daniel Boone trail. (No.

169.) Sixty-five Good Hope neighbors had helped Mr. and Mrs. Otto Laabs celebrate 20 years of tnarriage. Margaret Bartlett played bride; Margaret Dodds, bridegroom; Beulah Dodds and i llaymond bridesmaid and best man; W. I.

Dodds was preacher, and both the acting newlyweds ahd the oldweds got riced. tn those days the high school sen.iors published their own magazine, and darned if they didn't do a good job, as indicated by excerpts the Advan'ce was reprinting regularly. P. Smith, Maude Wenck, Twylah Reilly, and Dorothy Snodgrass had entertained a't ia 7 p.m. dinner in honor respectively of Craig Smith, Walter Lorenz, and Duane E.

Dewel, whose birthdays fall in March. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Joel herbst, Roy Christensen, ZHa Claire Blossom, Roy McMahon, and Mrs. O.

Lorenz. o. W. Godfrey, farming southeast of Algona, had been nominated a master farmer, and Everyone who knew him well realized that the title had been well earned. It was tragic that he was not permitted to live to old age.

'There must still be a good many in the older Algona set who remember 'Aunt Jen 'The Wadsworths then lived in the house across the street north frprii the Advance office, and she ihad just turned 70. She had lived there ever since her parents bfought her here two years after the, close of the Civil War when she was 10. Relatives and old friends showered 'all her birthday with postal cards, phorte calls, flowers, letters, telegrams, calls. Twas a quiet but great day for good old Aunt Jen. big automobile companies as well as the local dealers then advertised in weekly papers.

That week the Advance had a two-column General Motors ad featuring new Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, Oaklands, Bu- icks, La Salles, and Cadillacs. C. B. Hutchins had gone down to Iowa the 90th anniversary banquet, at -Which more than 700 people were seated. He had spent eight terms there, beginning in 1869, and he was amazed by the differences twixt then and 1927.

He was the first boy to attend from Kossuth; E. B. Butler was second; Harvey Ingham third; Julius Ohrischilles, fourth. He also found that he was the earliest student at the 'U' banquet. (A note in a letter to the Advance was that while at Iowa City he had twice called on Dr.

B. (Burl) Dewel, then an orthodontic instructor in the 'U' dental college.) Anyone named Ruth can have this little ditty from the Ad- Vfance's oldtime 'Colyum' free of charge: rode in my new cycle car In the seat in back of me; I took a bump at fifty-five And rode on Boston Beanpot." Jimmie was advertising for a hi.orl girl to care for the kids, Bob, while Mrs. Neville lidded c. the store. He said these 5, were as limber as wildcats and as cunning as foxes.

They belie in the democratic form of government, towit, one by kids, for kids, and of kids. They smashed all things including the Ten Commandments. What made their case a lot worse is that they had an adoring grammaw and a too indulgent granpaw: "If some lady with a normal mind, a loving heart, and a strong right arm will accept the job, we'll pay her well, and the job will be splendid for her if she wishes to reduce." (Jimmie and Mrs. were the g-par- ents.) Among collegians home for the spring intermission twixt I. S.

C. semesters were Thelma Horigan, June Corey, Lloyd Bohannon, Alma Greiner, Esther Lamuth, Harold Cowan, Gwendolyn Jones. (So that's what our present district court clerk was up to then.) Al Falkenhainer's Buick sedan had been stolen and was found at San Antonio, Tex. Joe Auner, new Community club prexy, had named commit- 1ees, and look what time has done to one or more on every committee: Biz Men's Council, R. W.

Horigan, W. A. Foster, Thos. Akre, P. J.

Christensen, H. L. Gilmore; Retail Trade, P. J. A.

K. Cliff, D. R. Steele; Membership, C. R.

LaBarre, T. H. Chrischillcs, M. J. Kenefick; Entertainment, J.

C. Todd, Herman Hauberg, F. W. Wehler; Highways and Streets, T. P.

Harrington, W. E. McDonald, D. L. Leffert; Parks, A.

L. Peterson, T. P. Harrington, M. P.

Weaver; Schools, E. C. liartman, D. R. Steele, M.

J. Kenefick; Agriculture, M. J. Kenefick, F. F.

Barker, Milton Norton; Publicity, T. H. Chrischilles, W. C. Dewel, J.

W. Haggard; County Fair, K. E. Doe, Frank Mathes, L. G.

Baker; Decorating, H. P. Johannsen, H. E. Sorstcdt; Investigation of Solicitors; E.

J. Van Ness, F. W. THIRD SECTION TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1967 Ex-Kossuth Lady Celebrates 104th Birthday W' Mrs. Dean Taylor Is Great-Grandaughter This is a story of a mother and daughter who reside at 601 North Montgomery Street in Eagle Grove, who celebrated their birthdays Saturday and Sunday.

Celebrating her 104th birthday on Sunday, St, Patrick's Day, was Mrs. Laura Neister, Eagle Grove's oldest citizen. She spent the day quietly with her daughter, blanche Jenks, with whom she makes her home. Mrs. Neister was born in Harrisburg, and was 16 when she.

moved to Guthrie County with her parents. She was the daughter of a well-known Civil War hero, Captain Ira R. Shipley, who later served two years in the Iowa Legisature. Hardware Store. Mrs.

Neister and her husband, John Wesley Neister, lived on a farm near Panora until 1892, when they went to Ledyard to This story about a woman now living at Eagle Grove but who is well known throughout north Kossulh as a former Ledyard resident for many years, has been taken veibatim from the Mason City Globe-Gazette. An Algona woman is a great- granddaughter of Mrs. Neister. he is Mrs. Dean Taylor, and with her husband and the two Baylor children attended the ipen house in honor of Mrs.

Neister's birthday at Eagle Grove iunday, March 17. The Taylor children, great. a grandchildren of Mrs. leister, (fifth generation) are Craig, 7, and Ann Renee. Little Ann iHenee was 4 a week ago, the Oth, so her birthday was observed too.

A proud exhibit at Mrs. Neiser's anniversary was a card of jerspnal congratulations from 'resident and Mrs. Eisenhower. She has similar congratulatory messages honoring her 103rd and 02nd birthdays. Mrs.

Taylor is the daughter of Mrs. Herb Zielske, of Lake Mills; vtrs. Zielske is the daughter of Mrs. Jenks; and Mrs. Jenks is he daughter of Mrs.

Neister. Mrs. Neister was heard over Webster City radio in a few ape-recorded remarks. Mrs. Neister and Mrs.

Jenks )oth lived many years at Ledyard, and are known all over north Kossuth. Mrs. Neister's name is pronounced as if spelled "Neester." operate a hardware store. Since Ihe death of her husband in 1915, Mrs. Neister has made her home with her daughter, Mrs.

Blanche Jenks. Mrs. Jenks' husband was the telephone manager at Ledyard at the time of his death and she continued in the business until in 1937 when she and her mother came to Eagle Grove. When asked why they chose Eagle Grove, Mrs. Jenks replied, "We thought we would be centrally located between children in Lake Mills and Des Moines.

At that time the railroads were in operation, but only three months after we moved to Eagle Grove the trains we were depending upon for transportation were taken off." She is still in exceptionally good health for one of her age, although her eyesight has failed considerably and it is a little difficult for her walk. 5he still. Wipes the dishes thr4e times a day, listens to the radio a little at news time, but as a rule too much radio makes her nervous. She has watched tele- Vision, but Mrs. Jenks said they had to take it out because her mother did not like it.

Has Voted. A staunch Republican, Mrs. Neister voted in the last election and has voted at every election since woman's suffrage was passed. Among Mrs. Neister's souveniers are letters received by her on her birthdays from President and Mrs.

Dwight D. Eisenhower and birthday greetings the past two years from the former Iowa Governor, Leo Hoegh. Mrs. Jenks and a brother, Paul Neister, 64, Whittier, are Mrs. Neister's only living children.

Three daughters died in infancy. Mrs. Neister has i grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great- grandchildren. Two of Mrs. Jenks' daughters are expected to be here during the birthday celebrations.

They are Harriet Zielske of Lake Mills, and Ida E. Reddinger of Nevada. Her other children are Mrs. Ethel Perry, formerly of Newton, who is now vacationing at Clearwater, with her husband; a son, Clifford Jenks, at Long Beach, and Grace Keith of South Pasadena, Calif. "Good Old Mrs.

Neister was a member of the United Brethren Church for more than 40 years. However, when she and her daughter came to Eagle Grove in 1937, they united with the Baptist Church She never belonged to any lodge "Traffic Tips" By WERNER STRUECKER STOP Werner says: LOOK THINK! LISTEN These are good words lo remain her if you drive. Another gooc word to remember if you drive is the word CONOCO, CONOCO means safer, dependable, happier driving. STRUECKER'S CONOCO SERVICE We Give Green Stamps organization as she did not be- ieve in them. She has many pleasant memories of the "good old days" and has lived during presidential terms of 23 pres- 'dents.

Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States, completed his term of office the year VIrs. Neister was born and she has lived during the terms of 22 presidents following Taylor. She las seen much progress during icr 104 years, but still likes to talk about the type of clothes she wore in her younger days and other events of the past. She traveled extensively in her younger days, but was never back Pennsylvania after coming to towa to make her home. She traveled to Oklahoma, Ohio, Minneapolis, and spent nearly a year in Chicago.

They were not business, but pleasure trips as? -she visited- relatives and friends in practically! all the places she traveled. She used to wear, long dangle- Whittemore Man Married afore winter came. Many things have been done aring this past century. There been wars, scientific dis- jveries and many other changes ave been made. But there has jeen one thing about Mrs.

Neis- -jr that has never changed, and that is her belief in from Mason City Globe- Gazette. KOSSUTH CLUB WOMEN IN VISIT TO DES MOINES there were 72 women from Kossuth County who left from Algona on two chartered busses for Des Moines. These were members of Homemakers clubs. From Lincoln twp. there were 11 women: Mesdames Maynard Hertzke, Alvin Boettcher, Louis Price, Donald Clapper, Arnold Becker, Al Dudding, Charles Hertzke, John V.

Dorenbush, Otto Hertzke, Lyle Patterson and Edward Sheldahl from Ledyard township there were Mesdames Burdette Hoeppner, J. E. Telkamp, Fred Christ and William Schadendorf. The women left Algona at 5:30. They had breakfast at Blairsburg.

Upon arriving at Des Moines they went to the state capital. Here they were taken on a tour going to the Supreme Court room, the governor's office and attended a legislative meeting where they were discussing a labor bill. In the Senate the speed limit law was being dis- WHITTEMORE Pictured above Is Mr. and Mrs. Clement Besch of Kasspn, Minn.

The couple was married in February in St. Olaf Catholic church, Kasson. Clement is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.

Besch of Whittemore and Mrs. Besch (Marjorie) is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Janning of Kasson. type earrings similar to some of that cost three cents a yard.

those of the modern age, bracelets and necklaces, and even in her younger days felt that dark colors were more ladylike than the brighter colors. Even though she feels that the conservative colors are best, she has confessed that once when quite young she had a very pretty red dress. The clothing styles have changed as much, other things in Mrs. Neister's ilif e. She has worn lon'g," full dresses bustles, and with hoops and helped make her long sleeved dresses out of calico Short Visits.

Her father did not approve of the hoops, but she wore one without i knowledge (the young people 75 or more years ago were not much different than those of today), putting it on outside and then proceeding op to the dance or party or to Whatever affair she was attending. The shoes-are another of the things that are so different from the early days. Mrs. Neister made several short visits to relatives last fall Dayton Tire STARTS TODAY REDUC Check These Prices Dayton Tubeless 640 15 SPECIAL PRICE $16.46 670 15 EXTRA LOW $17.26 710 15 BIG SAVINGS $19.39 760 15 SPECIAL PRICE $20.90 800 15 SAVE THIS WEEK $23.78 Exchange (Plus Tax) Recappable Carcass Dayton Tube-type I 600 16 I cussed. From here they went through the tunnel to the Annex whore they had lunch in te cafeteria.

After lunch they visited the historical building and the air defense center. Next they went to the Farm Bureau building where they were served coffee and cookies. From there some went to the WHO-TV studio and some went to the Mary Jane Shim show. The group left for home around five o'clock. They had supper at Treloars at Fort Dodge.

Bergs, Native of Bode, Clear Lake New School Supl, T. G. Burns, Clear Lake schools superintendent, is retiring at the end of this school year after 19 years of service, and E. O. Bergc, present schools head at Seymour, pop.

1223, Wayne county, has been engaged by the C. L. school board as Burns' successor. Berge, 39, who has been at Seymour ten years, is a native of Bode, where his mother still resides, and his wife is the former Irene Heller, of Whittemore and Algona. There arc six children in the family, ranging in age from 14 dowh to 2.

Berge holds a Drake 'U' master of science degree. Mrs. Berge, whose inother Mrs. Fred Bierstedt, lives at Whittemore, look her senior year of high school here and lived with the B. A.

Thorpes. was also with the Thorpes while her husband was in service. North Kossuth Girl To Phi Theta Kappa SWEA-EAGLE Carol Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Miller, a student in Waldorf college, Forest City, has been elected to Phi Theta Koppa, a national junior college honorary society.

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