Kossuth County Advance from Algona, Iowa • Page 1

of Hiatorr Archives Moinss 19, 53300 Cycle Gang Complaint at Newspaper Uqono A man identifying himself as Richard Von Wolfgang of Minneapolis stopped at the Algoha Newspapers office Friday afternoon to register a Von Wolfgang, 26, said he is a member of the Grim Reapers motorcycle gang and that his organization resented a portion of a ridiculous days story in the Kossuth County Advance on July 30. In that edition, the front page featured a ficticious story that claimed a recent rock festival was still in progress. Pictures that had been taken at the Buffalo Creek Jamboree were included in the story. In that article, the motorcycle gang was referred to as the "slimey grippers" rather than the Grim Reapers. That was the wrong thing to do according to Von Wolfgang, who said "people have been killed for less.

You just don't make fun of our name." Von Wolfgang, a truck driver, sports a scar on his forehead from an injury he said happened at the July 7 rock jamboree when he was hit by a full beer can. He was taken to the local hospital for stitches and the fighting that closed the festival followed. The Reaper representative RICHARD VON WOLFGANG said he had been asked to deliver the message to this newspaper by gang officials. He said the cycle gang comes through Algona occasionally and that they are not looking for trouble. It was explained to him by the staff that the ridiculous edition is all in fun.

ADVANCE ALMANAC Digest of Wort's NEWS NEW COURT CASES Janice Schreiber Kastan, Logan, vs. Carl Schreiber, child support payments. BUILDING PERMITS Richard Groen, reshingle; Walt Lichter, construct driveway; Tom Frankl, reshingle; Home Federal, remodel for offices; Mark Bierstedt, construct garage. WEDDING PERMITS Duane C. Peter, Burt, and Linda K.

Cooper, Algona; Scott Case, Carlisle, and Marjorie E. Blair, Des Moines; Gene Meyers, Sioux City, and Carol Gibson, Ledyard; Herman Lassahn and Eva Mae Block, both of LuVerne; Randal J. Hinton, Bancroft, and Joanne R. Elbert, Whittemore. ALOONA WEATHER DATE Sept.

14 Sept. 15 Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept, 18 Sept. 19 Sept.

20 Sept. 21 HI LO 70 50 56 39 .15 56 44 .44 58 39 67 37 73 42 70 46 52 KOSSUTH COUNTY HOSPITAL Sept. 15 Mrs. Dennis (Mary Jo) Zumach, Algona; Otto C. Elbert, Whittemore.

Sept. Mrs. Lloyd (Borghild) Robinson, Algona; Mark T. McGuire, Algona; Tom Mergen, Algona; Mrs. Walter (Leota) Barr, Algona; Mrs.

Dennis (Mary) Armstrong, Algona. Sept. 17 -Mrs. Nicholas (Nancy) Berte, Livermore; Mrs. Ronald (Doris) Thompson, Algona; Howard Raney, Algona; Darrell Hellman, Burt.

Sept. IB Michael Jordan, Algona. Sept. 19 Mrs. Mark (Audrey) Eisenbarth, Algona; Mrs.

Harold (Juanita) Clark, Algona; Mrs. Ann Clopton, Algona. Sept. 20 Brett Carlson, Whittemore. MAGISTRATE COURT Darrell E.

Davis, Burt, speeding, $30; Harvey E. Bollinger, Fenton, restricted license, $20; Algona Juvenile, possession of marijuana, transferred to Juvenile Court; Dave J. Bauer, Whittemore, no driver's license, $15; Tom F. Trople, Titonka, take and carrying property of another exceeding, $20, $100; Donald L. James, Mason City, disturbing the peace, complaint withdrawn by officer; Donald L.

James, Mason City, disturbing the peace, $30; Ronald A. Kristich, Algona, disturbing the peace, $25; Joseph E. Ludwig, Spirit Lake, possession of marijuana, $50 and 10 days in jail (jail sentence suspended under condition he is not picked up within six months for possession of marijuana); Dale R. Siemens, Bancroft, speeding, $52; Kent D. Schwen, Blue Earth, improper passing, $15; William Meister, overload registration, $5.

Bond Forfeited Gerald E. Hartshorn, Algona, public intoxication; John C. Erickson, Wesley, striking fixtures upon a highway; Charles Reffer, Algona public intoxication; Simon Simonson, Rodman, disturbing the peace; Robert E. Martinson, Ankeny, expired driver's license; Luther Fairbanks, Algona, reckless driving. Small Claims Department Emmet County, Estherville, vs.

James Hubbard, Titonka. ambulance service, Beed Hardware Appliance of Titonka vs. Richard Krapp, Algona, account, $93.79, and Floyd Sill, Burt, account, Jan's Apparel, Algona, vs. Harold Demory, Bode, insufficient fund check, Welp's Hatchery, Bancroft, vs. Lewis J.

Swalve, Thompson, insufficient fund check, $55.29, and Donald Diers, Woden, $23.48 and $30.90 insufficient fund checks; Van's Cafe, Algona, vs. Stephen Shives, Clear Lake, insufficient fund check, Dale Meyer, Whittemore, bad check, $10; and Linda Mortensen, Forest City, bad check, AVCO Financial Services, Algona, vs. Michael D. French, Algona, default of payment, $288. Bomgaars Family Center, Algona, vs.

Mrs. William J. Thompson, Emmetsburg, insufficient fund check, $14.26, and Mrs. Dennis Elbert, Mallard, closed account check $18.02. Mid-States Finance Algona, vs.

Elaine J. Kliven, Clear Lake, note, Charles E. Harman, Algona, vs. Virgil Schmidt, Titonka, account, $208.91, and Wayne Roth, Woden, account, $398.22. (Continued on page 9) ION motttr, DK.

1, at Atom, tam SCSI I pwtofflw under Act of Congrau March 8, 1879 VOL. 73 NO. 39 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1973 ALGONA, IOWA ONE SECTION 16 Pages "Bonnie and Stalin Cars Here Thursday The Algona Chamber of Commerce will bring three world famous exhibits including the "Bonnie and Clyde" get-away car to Algona Thursday of this week in a special one-day display. The exhibits will be on display on State street from 10 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.

Thursday and include the bullet-sprayed Bonnie DAR Restores Plaque Of Algona 1857 Stockade and Clyde car, Joseph Stalin's Russian Limousine plus the world's smallest horse. The Stalin car is in its original condition when captured by the U.S. Army and is the only car of its kind outside the Iron Curtain. It weighs 7500 pounds, is 20 feet long and is all handmade. Heavy Loss To Cars In Two Crashes Accidents on Algona streets last week took heavy toll in car damage.

At 10 p.m. Wednesday on West Nebraska street, James Chris Reefer of Whittemore lost control of the 1965 Cadillac he was driving and struck a 1968 parked Pontiac owned by Craig Stevens of Algona. The Pontiac was pushed into another parked car, a 1961 Chevrolet owned by Ray and Ruthy Walker. There was an estimated $1,500 damage to the Cadillac which was owned by Robert Lee Ulstad of Fort Dodge; $2,000 to the Steven car and the Walker Chevrolet had $300 damages. Reefer was charged with not having control of his vehicle and was taken to the Kossuth County Hospital where he was treated for head cuts and cuts on the right hand.

The Algona police department investigated. Ronald Dean Lane, 4, had mouth cuts in a two-car mishap on east State street at 12:11 p.m. Wednesday. He was a passenger in a 1968 Chevrolet driven by his mother, Patricia Ann Lane of Algona, when the car struck the rear of a 1971 Oldsmobile being backed from the curb by Jerome Briggs, also of Algona. Mrs.

Lane was charged with failing to stop her vehicle in an assured clear distance. There was an estimated $400 damages to the Lane car and $800 to the rear of the Briggs Oldsmobile. Ronald Dean was treated by a physician and released. A 1964 Ford van owned by Tom's Radio and TV was a total loss after it went into a ditch on a hill at the Call State Park about 8 a.m. Friday.

Driver was Jeffrey T. Rich, 17, who was not injured in the crash. The vehicle was coming down a hill when it became caught in ruts in the road and he lost control. Sheriff Bill Lampright was called to investigate. A car driven by James Lee Kane, Swea City, went into the ditch and traveled some 411 feet before coming to a stop about 1 a.m.

two miles west of Bancroft Wednesday. He was not injured but the 1965 Ford had about $300 in damage Two accidents, caused by drivers being forced off the road, were investigated last Wednesday by the sheriff's office. Gerald D. Behnkendorf, 17, of Bancroft, sustained bruises when he reported he was forced off the road by another vehicle and his 1972 truck went into the ditch and overturned on its side. The accident occurred Wednesday about 11:40 a.m., four miles south of Algona on a blacktop road.

The Behnkendorf truck sustained $1,500 in damages. Deputy Keith Hofbauer investigated that accident and another in Wesley township when a 1967 Pontiac driven by 0. B. Smith of Arvada, Colo, was forced off the road by a gravel truck about 2:30 p.m. He was not injured but his machine had $800 in estimated damage.

Many Algonans have worked during past months to restore the historical marker which formerly was displayed on the Hub Clothiers building. When that store burned on Labor Day, 1970, the marker went into the rubble when the east wall of the building fell. Fire Chief Chester Willey retrieved the marker after the fire was over and it was taken to the fire station where it was forgotten about until the completion of the new building. The Algona chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) were curious abcut the plaque, and after finding it at the fire station, it was taken to Bill Dau, who spent many hours cleaning and preserving the metal. Don Tietz gave the DAR permission to remount the marker, which commemorates a stockade erected there during the winter of 1857, to help protect pioneers against hostile Sioux Indians.

Just who originally put up the plaque is unknown, with the exception of the knowledge that it was a Baptist Church group, and no date to signify when it was first displayed. The DAR has undertaken all expense as part of their 50th anniversary observance. History of the origin of the stockade has been written by Duane Dewel. THE ALGONA STOCKADE OF 1857 By Duane E. Dewel IT WAS in March, 1857, after an exceptionally cold winter, that news came to Al(Continued on Page 9) Homecoming Schedule At GHS Announced Garrigan high school will have one of the earliest homecoming celebrations of the football season, with two days activity scheduled for next Thursday and Friday.

The crowning of a homecoming king and queen share the Ijmelight with the football game activities and the dance. WEDNESDAY Voting for royalty candidates: Queen Margaret Capesius, Nancy Fickbohm, Sandy Hilbert, Joan Kollasch and Diane Yarbrough; king Steve Arend, Jim Cassel, Paul Gales, Mark Montag and Randy Loebig. THURSDAY 3:30 parade downtown 7:00 rally at school 7:30 bonfire in parking lot 8:00 radio broadcast from school, announcement of royalty winners. FRIDAY 1:15 Homecoming Mass 2:15 School dismissed 7:45 pre-game parade of floats 8:00 St. Edrnond vs.

Garrigan football game. Halftime royalty presentation, float awards, drill team and inarching band. 10:30 homecoming dancing to the music of "Vic and Van's Traveling The candidates for homecoming king and queen at Garrigan high school, to be announced Thursday evening, are: (front, from left) Margaret Capesius, Diane Yorbrough, Sandy Hilbert, Nancy Fickbohm, Joan Kollasch, (back, from left) Steve Arend, Mark Montag, Paul Gales, Randy Loebig, Chuck Cassel. same accomplishment several years ago, according to Supt. Friedmann.

Many semi-finalists qualify for college scholarship aid. The program will award 3,100 Merit Scholarships next spring. In the 18 annual competitions to date, 34,450 students have won Merit Scholarships vdlued at more than $95.5 million. Student Is Natl Merit Semi-Finalist The horse is only 19 tall, weighs 44 pounds and was imported from South America. There will be no tickets sold but a portion of the donations will be given to the Kossuth County Mental Retardation Assn.

Sherwin-Wira. Leases New Store Building The Sherwin-Williams Co. signed a multi-year lease on a new cement block business building on State Street and will move into the new quarters sometime around Nov. 1, it was announced this week. Build-A-Rama is constructing the building which is 22 132' and located in the lot formerly occupied by the Elite Shop, whose building was torn down when Build-A-Rama purchased the property some time ago.

The building will have a brick and glass front. Presently, Sherwin-Williams is located in a building northwest of the new site, which is owned by M.H. Honsbruch. The firm is managed by Joe Heinen. It was also announced this week that Tom Wayne's Paint Store has leased the Honsbruch building where Sherwin-Williams is now located and will move into the building December 1.

The Tom Wayne's store is owned by Tom Kissner and Wayne Christensen and opened several months ago on North Main street. Kossuth To Join UDM Opportunity, Mason City PAUL GALES A Garrigan High School senior, Paul Gales, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gales, Livermore, has become the second student in the school's history to earn a semi-finalist ranking in the National Merit Scholarship program. Steve Sc'huller achieved the Sixteen directors of the Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc.

conducted their regular meeting at the I.P.S. building in Emmetsburg Sept. 18. The executive committee report was presented by Rev. Tom Gwinn, Emmetsburg.

This report endorsed the recent application for funding for the Governor's Youth Opportunity Program, Morris Kirchhof, Head Start director, reported to the board that 194 children had been screened into Head Start. The classes begin Sept. 27. These 194 children accepted were from 290 applications in the nine-county area. The program is designed for 210 children.

Dave Smith, Algona, told the board that Kossuth county was planning to join the North Iowa Community Action Association at Mason City. This move is prompted by the Regional Plan for the state of Iowa, which placed Kossuth county in Region II, Mason City. Board members attending included Rosemary Dudding, Bancroft; Father Thomas Gwinn, Emmetsburg; Mildred Krug, West Bend; Dave Smith, Algona; and Ted Hoover, Titonka. AHS Class Of '33 Has Reunion Members of the Algona High School class of 1933, who attended their 40th reunion Saturday, Sept. 8, are pictured above.

Front row, left to right: Eleanor Keen Wettstone, State College, Vivian Miller Egel, Algona; Robinson Stevens, Ayrshire; Margaret Brown Larson, Emmetsburg; Mildred Brandow Larson, Lone Rock; Ruby Koepke Coleman, Livermore; Bernadine Plathe Hilbert, Livermore; Adds Anderson Knoll, Little- ton, Dorothy Nelson Cook, Algona; Ella Zumach, Algona; Mary Black Cripps, Toronto, Canada. Back row, left to right: Irwin Malueg, Algona; Duane Jensen, Algona; Carl Norman, St. Louis, Roland Larson, Grand Rapids, John Schultz, Bradgate; Mary Foster Bartlett, Algona; Dorothy Knudsen Bernau, Burt; Norma Raney Walker, Algona; Lavonne Larson Shumway, Courtland, N.Y.; Mildred Banwart Johnson, AUjona; Chris- tina Gould Cook, Storm Lake; Donald Cook, Storm Lake; and Willard Zeigler, Algona. Not pictured but present for the mornig coffee was Irene Witham Swanson, Troy Grove, 111. THE DAY began with registration and coffee at 9:30 a.m.

in the Methodist educational unit. Twenty-five of the graduating sixty-six were present. Of special interest was the tour of three schools, Bryant, O.B. Laing Middle School and the new high school during the afternoon. This was followed by a city tour conducted by Bill Steele and terminated at the Historical Building.

The social hour and banquet were held at the Algona Country Club where Roland Larson acted as emcee. O.B. Laing, former superintendent, gave the invocation after which each class member gave a short resume of his life since graduation. Mary Bartlett read letters from the class members un- able to be present. Faculty in attendance were Hattie Wilson and Mr.

Laing. Also, Mrs. Horace (Linda Pritchard) Clapsaddle, former math teacher, visited during the morning coffee hour. Letters from the faculty members unable to attend were read by Ella Zumach. Several humorous awari's were presented by Vivian Miller Egel, and the reminiscences added both humor and poignancy to the occasion.

(Photo by Glenn's Studio).