Globe-Gazette from Mason City, Iowa • Page 7

FOURTEEN MASON CITY GLOBE-GAZETTE, JULY 18 1936 MASONRY ON BEED'S LAKE DAM TO BE FINISHED IN 30 DAYS SPILLWAY WORK NOW COMPLETED Storing Water in 115 Acres to Start Soon; Largest Iowa CCC Project. HAMPTON The spillway of Beed's lake dam, 3 miles northwest of Hampton, pictured here, was completed Friday and the masonry on the abutments will be finished in 30 days, according to F. L. Scott, foreman of construction. There remains then only the completion the earth portion of the dam adjacent to the abutments and the rip rapping of these portions.

It is hoped that storing of the water in the lake bed will begin within a few days but completion of the filling will depend upon the rainfall. Obtained Near Chapin. The spillway is of concrete, faced with limestone obtained from the 17 feet below the old stream bed in quarry west of Chapin. It extends places and 35 feet above. The entire dam, consisting of the 170 foot side is about a quarter of a mile spillway with earth dikes on cither long the core trench consisting or puddle clay extends down into the earth from 10 to 30 feet to a solid rock base.

The dam is being constructed en1irely by CCC boys. It is the largest single project of its types done by CCC labor in Iowa and one of the largest in the United States. No skilled labor is cmployed and Phil F. Comstock, former superintendent of construction under whom the major portion of the construction was done, takes pride in the fact that no serious accidents have occurred. From 100 to 200 boys have been employed on the entire project from the beginning with from 50 to 75 working on the dam itself.

115 Acres in Lake. The lake will comprise about 115 acres and will be approximately a mile long and one-fourth mile wide with a bathing beach and bath house on the south, cotages on the north and several fish ponds on the cast for rearing fish. Landscaping of the lake shores is in progress and 15,000 trees and shrubs have already been planted. The lake is a reclamation and extension of a former 60 acre lake. also known as Beed's lake, drained in 1917, which was one of the historic spots of the county.

It formed by damming Spring creek near the site of a grist mill built in 1859 and opcrated 40 years by William Beed. Under Park Service. The project was planned and supervised by the national park service in co-operation with the Iowa conservation commission. Dr. Frank J.

Colby of Forest City, conservation commissioner for this area, has shown especial interest in il. The E. C. W. staff in charge of the work at present includes E.

F. Behrens, superintendent; E. M. Kil. gore, senior foreman; O.

T. Baker, H. B. Fogelsong. Leo Berneman and Fred L.

Scott, foreman, and Thomas House, mechanic. Rites for Nelson, 44, Victim of Heat, Held -Funeral services for Nels Nelson, 44, were held Thursday afternoon at the Somber Synod Lutheran church west of Northwood, conducted by the Rev. A. J. Torgerson, pastor.

Mr. Nelson died of heart discase and heat plications at his home in Brookfield township Monday. He was unmarried and had. lived on the home farm all of his life. He is survived brother, Peter J.

Nelson, and threc sisters, Nora, Susie and Lary, living near Northwood. Burial was made in the Somber church cemetery, BEER with SANDWICH 10c Ice Cold Beer on Tap and Bottled. ICE CREAM CONES CANDY Cigarettes, Cigars, Tobacco Meet Your Friends Here ROYAL BILLIARD AND RECREATIONAL PARLOR Across from Palace Theater Dam to Hold Water in 115 Acre Lake A This is the dam under construction at Beed's lake, northwest or Hampton, which will impound water to create a body of water covering 115 acres. Size of tho project, the largest in Iowa to be done by CCC workers, can be obtained by the comparison with men standing on tup of the dam, indicated by arrow. (Photo by Lock, Kayenay Engraving) HERE AND THERE Miscellaneous Items From 125 Globe-Gazette Correspondents in North lowa and Minnesota W.

F. M. S. Holds Meeting. LEDYARD-The Women's Foreign Missionary society was tained at the home of the Rev.

and Mra. Harvey Nelson in Lakota Thursday evening. Visit in Canada. GOODELL-Mrs. Julia Cashman, son, Slyvester, of Chicago and Roy Boller left Sunday for a two weeks' visit with Canadian relatives.

Guests From Springfield. BURT-Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Nicholson and four children of Springfield, came Thursday tor a week's visit at the W. A.

Sloutenberg. Mrs. home. Mrs. Stoutenberg.

Nicholson Norwegian Boy Scouts to Be Entertained at Programs in Decorah -Decorah will be host Sunday to 29 Boy Scouts from Norway, who will spend the night in the Luther college campus before continuing their tour of the United States and Canada. Arrangement: for a reception and demonstration of scout. have been made by local committees. Boy scout executives from the Waterloo territory will be here to take part in the welcoming reception given the boys. Arrangements have been made for the boys to take shower baths immediately upon their arrival.

Following luncheon welcoming addresses will be given by Mayor Baker, Einar Lund, chairman of the reception arrangements, and Victor Allen, scoutmaster of the Wapsipinicon area. Alden Nelson, 13, will give an adress of welcome in the Norwegian language. The evening program will consist of folk dancing, musical numbers and Norwegian melodies, a declamation in Norwegian, and a flag parade. One feature of the evening will be a melody played Hardingfcle, the Norwegian violin of eight strings. Scouts from Fayette are expected to stage an Indian war dance on the campus.

Siljan, Former Pastor at Northwood, Succumbs NORTHWOOD Word was received here Thursday of the death in a Milwaukee hospital of the Rev. 0. G. U. Siljan, 67, former Northwood Lutheran pastor and recently a pastor in Madison, Wis.

His service in Northwood was from 1896 to 1906 and was his first pastorate after ordination. He is survived by his wife, a native of Northwood to whom be was married while a pastor here, and four children. Burial was made in Milwaukee. before CLEAN tiq CONVENIENT COMFORTABLE GAS HEAT AGED WOMAN AT LAKOTA IS DEAD Mrs. Wiese, 96, Survived by 2 sons; Funeral Is Held in Church.

-Mrs. William Wiese, 96. died Thursday at the home of her son, Adolph. Her husband died last spring and one son, Julius, died several years ago. She laves two sons, Adolph and Emil, and several grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Saturday at the cran church and burial was in the cemetery cast lown. Mrs. Brewer Erecting Bungalow Near Nashua NASHUA-Mrs. Helen Schultz Brewer of Minneapolis, formerly of Mason city, known as the Iowa Eus Queen, is erecting a new six rocm bungalow on her father's 400-acre farm, three miles west of Nashua, which the family will occupy as completed, and in which they expect to live in summers The Brewer family is now at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Joe Schultz. Suffers Heat Prostration. STACYVILLE-Mrs. John Freund Meyer, suffered heat prostration visiting Mr. and Mrs.

A. J. Helmerman. She was taken to her at Meyer Thursday and is improved. History first settlers ized the clay to be Later, stone ing purposes lime.

In science and portant formula these two clay into cement. The ment in and since rels have large dustry for the modern ways, homes. As the resources banking, our citizens This bank officers and the history contribution terial welfare people. CAPITAL Haupt, 66, North lowa Pioneer, Is Buried; Rites Held in Kanawha KANAWHA- -Funeral services for Charles E. Haupt were held Thursday afternoon at the Kanawha Lutheran church with the Rev.

E. A. Briggs officiating. Burial was made in the Belmond cemetery. Mr.

Haupt died suddenly Tuesday morning at his home from a heart attack. He lacked only four days of being 67. Porn in Werningshausen. many. July 18.

1869, he was brought to the United States by his parents when he was 11 months old. 'The family settled at Park Ridge, a suburb of Chicago, then moved to Belmond. Fiftythree years of the subscquent liCe of Mr. Haupt was spent OD the homestead farm. The past seven ycars he has been in Kanawha.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Haupt and two children, Louise and Irving, both of Kanawha. Lakota Resident for Many Years Is Buried LAKOTA Hilbert Walthouse. who was ill the past several weeks, died at the University hospital at Iowa City the fore part of the week. Funeral services were held here Thursday afternoon at the Presbyterian church, and burial was made in Maple Hill cemetery.

Mr. Wallhouse never married and lived in this vicinity for a great many years. He was 71 year of age. He leaves two sisters, Mrs. Gusta Helmers of this place and Mrs.

Fred Schuner of New Salem, N. Dak, fails to record whether in this community realimportance of the rock and found underlying this city. was quarried for buildand the manufacture the march of progress, chemistry played an part in the discovery of and process for converting raw products of stone and what is now. known commercial production of this city was started in 1906 then over sixty million barbeen manufactured. In measure, credit is due this the advancement made construction of our highbusiness blocks and attractive development of our natural is linked definitely with so is the daily livelihood dependent upon banking.

is proud of the part directors have played of this industry and to the growth and maof this city and DIRECTORS Hanford MacNider Willis C. C. Bagley Carl A. Parker Robert P. Smith Fred C.

Heneman Frank J. Hanlon Earl Smith First National $650.000 of Mason Mrs. Ringsdorf, 94, Buried; Funeral Held in Burt M. E. Church BURT Funeral services for Mrs.

Elizabeth Ringsdorf, 94, one of Burt's earliest pioneer residents, were held at the Methodist church here Friday afternoon, the Rev. C. B. Mitchell, assisted by the Rev. S.

H. Aten, conducting the services. Burial was in the Portland township cemetery. Mrs. Ringsdorf was born Jan.

2, Ger-1842, in Germany, and came to this country at the age of 3, the family settling in Wisconsin. In 1859 she was married to William Ringsdorf at Whitewater, Wis. In 18GS the family moved to this county and took up a bomestead in Portland township. Mrs. Ringsdorf is survived by three of her six children, Mrs.

G. Barsalou of Maquoketa, Mrs. S. C. Johnson of Stillwater, and William of Burt.

Johnson, 77, Goodell Heat Victim, Buried GOODELL Funeral services were held Saturday al the Olaf church for Lewis Johnson, 77. Mr. Johnson was an invalid the past few years, having suffered a paralytic stroke some time ago. He was unable to combat the intense heat and died Wednesday. He is survived by his widow.

son, Ludwig of Belmond, and five daughters, Mrs. Nettie Trumbel and Mrs. Clara Smith of Goodell: Mrs, Ole Morslad, Mrs. John Hagen and Mrs. Eric Osman of Hartland, Minn.

I AL BACKGROUND of experience and tradition since 1869 NELSON IS DEAD AT LAKE MILLS Funeral Rites to Be Held Monday at Residence and Church. LAKE MILLS--Norris Nelson died Friday morning at the Irish hospital at Forest City. He was taken ill Monday and Wednesday was operated on for ruptured appendix. He had been seriously ill following the operation as gangrene had set in. He is survived by his parents.

Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Nelson, several sisters, his wife, six small children.

six sisters, Mrs. Earl Larson of Lake Mills; Mrs. Alfred Stensrude of Minneapolis; Mrs. L. N.

Clausen of Chicago: Mrs. Leo Baker of Minneapolis; Miss Valie Nelson of Emmetaburg: Mrs. L. A. Whipple of Mason City; three brothers, Leonard Nelson of Milan, Adolph Nelson of Minneapolis; Otis Nelson of Chicago.

Mr. Nelson had been in the dairy business here for quite a few years. The funeral will be held at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home and 2:30 at the Salem Lutheran church. Buys Variety Store. of while home slightly -Otto Reinke of Fairfax, has purchased the W.

H. Smith variety store in Northwood and has taken possession, invoicing being now in progross. Mr. Reinke and wife will occupy the Mary E. Bowers house on Second avenue south.

Were in Cedar Falls. -Howard Kudej, Vic- tor Blomgren, and Richard Griffhorst speat Friday at Cedar Falls. Leave for Northern Minnesota. RAKE--Joseph Frandic, Arthur Halvorson, Einor Honslad and E. 0.

Halverson left Friday morning for a fishing trip to northern Minnesota. Visitors from West. THOMPSON-Mrs. Norman and three sons of Laramie, and her sister, Miss Josephine Johnson of Ogden, Utah, are spending a two weeks' vacation with their mother, Mrs. Tilda O.

Johnson. Visitor From Milwaukee. DOWS--Mrs. George Johnson and daughter, Ardith, of Milwaukee are visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. N.

C. Halvorson. Returns From Minnesota. DOWS-The Rev. A.

Duea turned Friday from a vacation trip in Minnesota. He visited at Blue Earth, Kenyon and other points. Leave for Oklahoma. KANAWHA-Mr. and Mrs.

John Shoenhair and two sons left Wednesday for Gutbrie, where they will visit at the home of Mrs. Shoenbair's mother. On their return bome they attend a convention of the International Baby Chicks held at Kansas City. Mr. Shoenhair is manager of the Kanawba hatchery.

50 at Conservation Meeting. BURT A joint meet of the Burt and Algona units of the servation league was held on the bank of the Des Moineg river east of Burt Thursday evening. About 50 I attended. Leave for West. HAYFIELD-Mr.

and Mrs. Ches ter Geddes and daughter. Goldie, left Thursday evening for a month's auto tour in the west, taking in the Yellowstone National park and points in California. A. V.

Geddes will look after the farm during their absence. Visitors From Washington. MITCHELL-Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vogel and her sister, Miss Edna Cheney of Washington, and another sister, Miss Vivian Cheney of Waterloo are here for a visit at the home of their parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Cheney, and sister, Mrs. John Jacobson, and family. First Concert of Summer. LEDYARD-The first band concert of the summer will be held Saturday evening with V.

A. Barrett, director, in charge. The businessmen will also sponsor an amateur contest. Cafe Business Sold. KANAWHA Joe Robinson, manager of the Sally's cafe in Kanawba, sold his business to T.

E. Steffenson of Atlantic. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson were in business in Kanawha the past year and Mr.

Robinson, who operated the cafe, will return to Goldfield. Return From St. Paul. DOWS-Mr. and Mrs.

J. M. Slatc returned Thursday evening from a visit in St. Paul. Their daughter, Mrs.

Leonard Peterson, and children, of St. Paul. returned with them. Daughter Is Born. -Mr.

and Mrs. Junior Hovland are the parents of a girl. born July 15, and given the name of Nance Jane. This is their first child. Arrive From California.

DOWS Miss Olive Sime, Miss Helen Fox and Gordon Stewart of El Centro, arrived Thursday for a visit with relatives and friends here. Leave For Detroit. FERTILE--Marvin Hovland and Sunday by car for Detroit, where they will look for work. Oats Threshing Starts. GOODELL- George Carler slarted threshing his oats Saturday on the Bill Monaghen farm.

This was the first threshing done in this vicinily, I 3 FIELD FIRES IN DOWS VICINITY Oats Were Cut and Shocked; Firemen Keep Losses at Low Figures. DOWS- The fire department answered many calls Friday. At the John Thorup farm, 2 miles southeast of Dows, at noon Friday fire of unknown origin started in a 30 acre field of oats. With the help of neighbors and the fire department all but about four acres of grain was saved. About 5 p.

m. firemen were called to the Henry Mendell farm, occuped by Incr Hanson. The fire was put out, saving all but about an acre. On this same farm last Monday, the barn and 5 calves burned. Before the fire department left the Mendell farm Friday evening, a call came from the Clarence Odland farm.

The fire started near the COrner of the field and the wind carried it to the edge of the field where it died out for want of fuel. All three of these fields had been cut and shocked and it was not known if any one had been in the fields for two days. Shelled Corn Carried From Derailed Cars by Baskets to Other Cars GOODELL--The three carloads of shelled corn that went in the ditch north of town when freight train No. 36 was derailed Wednesday are being carried by the basketfull and loaded into local trucks and then reloaded. Several other boxcars were also ditched.

The accident was caused from the heat expanding the iron rails. Kensett Man Overcome From Heat in Field KENSETT -George Bunce, 62, who was overcome by the heat Friday noon while running a binder for Arne Luckason, farmer east of here, is in a serious condition at his home here. He was unconscious. A physician from Northwood and a registered nurse of Manly is caring for him. Mr.

Bunce is a brother of Mrs. Ida Bloker and Mrs. Mayme Jewett. EMMETSBURG-Palo Alto county officers were investigating the attempted theft of 60 tubs of butter from the Mallard creamery Friday afer thieves unsuccessfully tried to pry open a cooler room door with pick axes and crowbars. Because a shipment of butter from the creamery had been made the day before, the supply on band was comparatively small, creamery employes said.

The robbers are believcd to be members of a gang of butter and egg thieves who have invaded several northwest Iowa creameries this year. A small amount of cash and checks was missing from the Mallard creamery. Attempted Butter Theft at Mallard Carl Moen Dies at Farm Home South of Otranto OTRANTO Carl Mocn died Wednesday evening at his home. south of town. He was seriously ill several weeks.

Besides his wife and two sons. he leaves his parents and several brothers and sisters. of of an a the accident 62, of his A a of the invaded ill the of imthe as cea inin of its in its its City A. M. HALSOR A First National Employe HALSOR National Al.

as he is known to his many friends, is a home town product. He has always been a resident of MaSOD City with the exception of three or four years of his early childhood spent on a farm in Cerro Gordo county where he was born. He was educated in the Mason City public schools and was graduated from the local high school in 1916. His studies have been continued through the American Institute of Banking, which is sponsored by. the American Bankers' Association and is recognized as the greatest cducational institution of banking in the United States.

Al is a member of the Church of Christ. Y. M. C. Benevolence Lodge No.

145 A. F. A. and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a past master of Benevolence Lodge and has held many responsible positions in promoting the activities of the Church of Christ.

In 1919. he was married to Phyllis Letis, a Mason City girl. They have three children, Nancy 14, Richard 9 and Carol 4. In 1917, Al entered the bank as collection clerk. Since that lime, he has served in all of its departments and in 1932 was appointed auditor which position he now holds.

Al says his main hobby is keeping himself in 101 per cent condition so that he can sing better than Carl Parker. Bank SURPLUS $130.000 Member of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.