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H. J934 THEGAZETTE, SUMNER, IOWA PERSONALS Mrs. Clarence Nissen of Waterloo came Monday for a visit in the W. R. Heiscrhian home.

K. Hnmmel was in Clnrkavillc Thursday night, called thera by the critical illness of his brother. Miss Margaret Reimler was in Medford, over the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.

0. Reimler. Mrs. Carl Fritz came from Toledo, Ohio, Friday to spend a in the home of her daughter, Mrs. C.

J. Mardorf. Perry Chadwlck of Ellendale, was an overnight visitor Tuesday in the home of his brother, D. E. Chadwick, Mr.

and Mrs. O. A. Fox and and Mrs. Sumner Griffin of Chicago were callers in the Milo Lease home Thursday.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weslpfahl and children spent Sunday visiting with friends at Ricevillc. their former home near Fred Poehler, Mr. and Mrs.

Al Erkel and children were called to LeCenter, Saturday by the death of Mr. Erkel's father. and Mrs. Otto Schaefer of Waverly, and Mr. and Mrs.

Ralph Fritz of Denver were Sunday guests in the Ted Kirchman home. Ruth Minkcl, who has been employed in Waterloo, returned to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Minkcl Saturday. Mr.

and Mrs. E. M. Creager and daughter returned to their home in Charles City Tuesday after spending several days with their parents. M.

B. Potratz left Tuesday on an extended trip through the South and East with Jacksonville, and New Orleans, as his final destinations. A new concrete sidewalk was laid last week in front of what is known as the Hammer property on East Main strete, bought last spring by R. M. Lease.

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schellhorn and family moved to Sumner Friday from the Chris Ladwig farm and are now living in the Parrott house on Pleasant street. Paul Rettig, who had been with the C. G.

W. weed cutting crew at the north end of the line returned home last week and again is working with the local section. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Trout had as guests Sunday the former's mother, Mrs.

Frank Trout, his E. Trout and family, and a niece, Miss Idelia Trout, all of Eldora. Mrs. Sam Eastman and daughter came Sunday- from Osage and are guests in the W. I.

Johnson home. Mr. Eastman, a brother of Mrs. Johnson, is employed in the Soda Grill. Hillis W.

Noon returned Friday from Des Moines where he had been working in a law office preparatory to taking the state bar examinations which he completed last' week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Hoth and son, Calvin came from West Salem, Friday afternoon to spend the week end with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. William Gersonde and family. Mr. and Mrs. S.

M. Johnson accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson to Waseca, Tuesday where Mr. Johnson called no his brother, George who has been seriously sick the past month.

Mi. and Mrs. Frank Duhrkopf of Benton Harbor, were called to Sumner Monday by the illness of her mother, Mrs. Emilie Harris, who makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. H.

G. Baxter. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Liverance and daughter, Phylis of Waterloo, Melcome Liverance and a friend of Spring Valley, were Sunday night sup- Glenn Lcainan was in Arlington Sunday with his parents.

Miss Eleanor Gray spent the week end in Independence with her parents. F. K. Brown spent Monday at Fredericksburg with his mother, Mrs. Fred Brown.

Mrs. Fred Burkhart and daughter of Hawkeye spent Monday in the Fred Notbohm home. Will Topp of LeRoy, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. Ernest Topp sr.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Dirksen, Bob and Jane spent Sunday in Waterloo in the John Dirksen home. Howard Schug, a student at Coe college, was at home for the week end, returning to school Sunday.

Tom Shnles, who has spent the summer in the Ed Mayo home near Hawkeye, returned to Sumner Sunday. Guests Sunday in the R. V. Price home were Mr. and Mrs.

Emil Christians and family of Cedar Falls. Rev. G. Turner attended a seminar on religious education held at Independence on Monday and Tuesday. After a three week's vacation, Miss Lenore Jurgens has returned to her work in the Vogue Permanent Wave shop.

Mr. nnd Mrs. Art Eilel, Eleanor and Bobby of Hawkeye spent Sunday in the homo of Mr. and Mrs. W.

B. Linn. Miss Alice Mae Mueller returned to her duties at the First National bank Monday after enjoying ten days vacation. Mrs. R.

E. Tibbitts returned Saturday from New Hampton after an over night visit in the Dr. Paul Gardner home. Mrs. Orlo Meyer returned Saturday evening from West Union where she had visited over night in the J.

W. Ocker home. Mr. and Mrs. John B.

Goff and June and Mrs. Goff's aunt, all of Cedar Falls, spent Sunday in the E. F. Hammel and Dan Grummon home. Harry Piehl of Readlyn was a din ner guest yesterday in the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Lang, Mrs. Sam Eastman and daughter oi Osage and Mrs. W. I.

Johnson spnnl Monday with relatives in West Union Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beggerow oi Tripoli were Sunday visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.

R. McKeown. Mrs. F. A.

Miles came Tuesday night from Madison, to visit until Sunday in the home of her brother, F. J. Wells. Mr. and Mrs.

A. H. Huebner and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Herold Poock spent Sunday in Atkins with Mr.

Poock's parents. Mrs. John B. Kaye returned yesterday from Cresco where she had been a guest in the home of her nephew, L. B.

Strayer, Mrs. Christ Theisinger accompanied her daughter, Mrs. Jim Jencks to Waterloo Tuesday and will spend several days visiting there. Mrs. John Buhr and her daughter, Mrs.

Will Struck and daughter of Readlyn were Thursady dinner guests in the Frank Lang home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Starkweather of Rockford. Mrs.

Hulda Starkweather and Mrs. Florence Woodring of Greene spent yesterday with Mr. Starkweather's cousin, Mrs. C. M.

Reed. Mr. and Mis. Will Krause were in Toledo Thursday to attend the funeral of their daughter's father-in-law, Mr. Marken and remained overnight for a visit in the daughter's home.

Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wittenberg of New Tampton, Mr.

and Mrs. F. F. Wittenberg and Mrs. Minnie Rasche spent Sunday at Albany, near Fayettc, where they enjoyed a picnic dinner.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Behrens, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rundle, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Stahlhut were in Waterloo Sunday to observe the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stahlhut. Eleanor Schuette of Fredericksburg, who has often been a visitor in Sumner and is well known here, is taking part in the operetta "Lady Frances" presented at Fredericksburg Oct.

17. Mrs. Grover Chambers of Cheney, CLASSIFIED ADS I llttettlon, UM. 8.eeei*lln_ Be Uot. Minimum CMUfe, Me.

FOR SALE FOR and two lot? located four blocks north of Gazette office. See Mrs. Chris Schott, 41-2 FOR wirtter coats for girl, a'gea 10 Gazette office. nnd 12, Inqurie at FOR zctt office. Inquire at Ga- FOR milk, Sundays and week days.

Mrs. Wismer. 41-2eow FOR head springers. Bowling Bros. 29-tf FOR tractor, in good working order.

Also a tractor plow. Oscar Meswarb. FOR room suite, Phone R-237. 41-2 NO HUNTING signs, 11x14, 5c each at the Gazette office. FOR acres hill corn shock, 2 acres fodder.

Lauterbach. in George C. Jimmy Sexton 1 is spending this week in Chicago visiting in the home of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R.

E. Doty and attending the fair. Charles Marks and Charles jr. went to Canby, Sunday where they will spend several days visiting relatives and transacting business. O.

E. Bethel was called to Northwood Thursday by the death of Mrs. Bethel's mother, Mrs. A. Amundson.

Mrs. Bethel had been with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gehrke of Readlyn, Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Niemeyer and William Garland of Tripoli were Sunday guests in the W. H. Garland home. Floyd Olds, who has just completed the season with the Binghampton baseball team, and his mother of Waterloo spent Sunday with Sumner friends.

Fred Mauer of Hawkeye spent Sunday in Sumner visiting with friends. Miss Naomi Sorenson of Fredericksburg spent the week end in the 0. C. Hoth home. Mr.

and Mrs. R. P. Tibbitts left Sunday morning for Waterville, where they will spend this week while he has his annual vacation from Tibbitts brothers. Miss Wilma Dickman, a second-year student at the University hospital in Iowa City, was at home over night Friday with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. L. H. Dickman. Wm.

Gannon and H. Sorg of Tripoli were in Sumner Monday after per guests in the home of Mr, and Mrs. Win. Gersonde. Mrs.

Merle Crawford of Des Moines came to Sumner last week for a visit in the home of her father, E. F. Po' tratz. She was accmopahied by her sister, Mrs. Minnie Kretzschmur, who had been a guest in Des Moines.

Sunday dinner guests in the William Gersonde home were Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Hoth and son of West Salem, Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Gersonde and Betty Jane, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sneller. jr.

and family and Miss Ethel Olden. Mrs. Stanley Wescott and son returned Sunday from Hayfleld, where she hud spent a week in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.

C. Olson. Mr, and Mrs. Wescott and the baby were guests that day in the of her sister, Mrs. Walter Sell.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Plaster and 'family of Westgate, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Braun and family, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Henning sr. and family, Mr, and Mrs. Erwin Henning and family, Herman Banser and Albert of Tripoli and Mr. and Mrs.

Otto Buss of Reudlyn were Sunday guests 'in the home of Mrs, Henry Aschbrenner. M. B. Potratz returned last Wednesday from Huron, S. where he had attended a meeting of the South and North Dakota hatcherymen.

Mr. Potratz conducted a clinic on poultry diseases while at the convention, and he reports that north and west of Madison, lies the only inhabited desert that he has ever nothing but barren land, with even the top soil completely gone, Mrs, Charles Marks and Mrs, Christ Theisingei- were in Waverly Sunday to Visit' their listers, Mrs. H. bry and Mrs, August Liebau. The latter is suffering from shock received last Wednesday when Mr, and Mrs, August Pichehnann, with, whom they were traveling to California, were killed in an auto crash near Lamoni.

Mrs, Liebau was riding with Mr. and Mrs, Wm, Liebau and the Pichelmann car was; following them, Missing their companions, they decided to -retrace their route and found the other of caravan in noon in the interests of the latter'a campaign for representative on the Democratic ticket. Frank Shaw spent Sunday in the Henry Wenthe hoirte. The trip was made in Mr. Shaw's airplane which he flew here from Independence.

He is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Wenthe. Misses Alice Mae Mueller, Lucinda Wolff and Margaret Schult were week end guests of the Sumner young women who are student nurses at the University hospital in Iowa City. Alice Mae was enjoying a vacation from the First National bank where she is employed as a stenographer, Mrs.

William Bryan and son moved to Sumner the first of the week from Riceville where they have been making their home since Mr. Bryan, has been employed in the Brnyton garage. They are living in the residence recently vacated by the C. W. Holmes family.

Mr. and Mrs, C. H. Notbohm and son, Evan, Mrs. Caroline Belzer and Mrs.

Joe' Marsh came Saturday from Drake, N. to be with Fred Notbohm who is seriously ill at his home on East Main street. Mrs. C. H.

Haag and Mrs. Will Hagenberg of Des Moines also came last week and are staying with their father. arrived in Sumner Monday to visit in the home of her aunt, Mrs. W. B.

Linn. Fiom here Mrs. Chambers will make an eastern trip before returning to the coast. Mr. and Mrs.

W. C. Cress of Riverside are the parents of a son born Saturday, Sept. 29. Her mother, Mrs.

L. E. Aubrey and her sister, Mrs. Ross Carroll went to Riverside Monday to spend several days. a Gordon Marks was at home over the week end with his mother, Mrs.

Martha Marks. He had been having the series of typhoid vaccinations at the CCC camp at Hampton and he was quite ill while in Sumner. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Borcherding entertained as their guests Sunday Mr.

and Mrs. W. N. Mueller and son, Mr. and Mrs.

Alvin Huecke and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Borcherding and son of Fredericksburg. Mr. and Mrs.

Art Rieck and family moved from West Union Monday to the John Messerer farm west of Sumner, vacated this week by Paul Buenzow who will now make his home in Tripoli. Mr. Buenzow recently purchased an oil station at Tripoli. Mrs. G.

Wiley Beveridge and Miss Harriet Peel attended a luncheon given by the West Union D. A. R. at the Stone house, midway between Post- yille and Waukon Saturday. Miss Peel is a member of the chapter, and Mrs.

Beveridge was a guest. Miss Bernadine Meyer accompanied Maxine Liebau to Waverly this week end and then came to Sumner to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W.

Meyer. Both of the young women are student nurses in the University hospital at Iowa City. Eighty pounds of pumpkin pie in the the kind of pumpkins that Will Heineman of Oran brought to Sumner last week. One of the big yellow vegetables tipped the scales at just 80 pounds, and there are many others in his field that will run it a close second. Mr, and Mrs.

Charles Dike and sons of Plaza, N. her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Will Hempke of Hawkeye, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hagenberg, Mr.

and Mrs. F. F. Wittenberg, Mrs. E.

C. Kroblin and Allen were all guests of Mrs. Minnie Rasche Thursday evening. This is the first visit Mrs. Dike has made to this community in 14 years.

M. S. McCormick returned last week from a buying trip to Idaho and Utah for Hall Roberts' Sons, a Postville seed concern, Mr. McCormick was gone for five' weeks and during the time ran into plenty of snow but no rain until the day he started home. The Yellowstone Park region had a foot of snow in mid-summer and the mountains were already snow capped.

A swim in Salt first place he'd eyev found, according to Mr. McCormick, where he couldn't of wild game on the hoof and in addition a juicy antelope steak were some of the highlights of his trip. Sumner Markets Corn G8c Oats 50c Eggs, No. 1 24c Eggs, No. 2 IGc Cream 24c MISCELLANEOUS DRIVING to Chicago Oct.

18, returning Oct. 21. Take two passengers, share expense. Leave information at the Gazette office, 39-3 Democrats Open Campaign Headquarters for Willford With the November election less than 50 clays away, the Democrats throughout the Third Congressional district are tuning up their campaign machine and propose to carry the campaign into every town and rural district between now and November 6, Campaign headquarters are being: set up in every principal town in every county, the towns so designated in Bremer county being Waverly, Tripoli and Sumner. Frequent meetings of the party workers will be held, and the vyork of the precinct workers will be directed from these headquarters.

Cucumbers have been cultivated in India for more than 3,000 years. FOR fractional quarter, 131 Vz acres, Section 32, Twp. 93, Range 10, 3 mi. SE of Sumner. Write J.

G. Hanson, receiver, Room 725, M. B. A. Mason City, staling amount of personal property.

CUSTOM GRINDING. Your business appreciated. Will meet any competition. Charges on reverse phone calls paid. Call 8F5.

Walter Zupke. WANTED Huebner. Roomers. Mrs. Henry WANTED to bu.

of corn. Bowling Bros. 17-tf MIMEOGRAPHING done promptly and reasonably at the Gazette office. NSURANCE Tornado, Hail, Automobile. E.

A. Wismer. 25-tf FOR F. J. Wells.

32-tf NOTICE I -will not be responsible for any lebts unless made by myself after this late. 1-2 Henry W. Gade. Jim Brodie of Waverly was in Sumner Tuesday visiting with friends. Mrs.

F. J. Lantow returned to her home in Lisbon Sunday after visiting since Friday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Haag.

Word was received by A. H. Huebner Tuesday that his Mrs. Fred Knief, had passed away at Readlyn. Funeral services will be held tomorrow.

Rev. and Mrs. C. J. Mardorf and Ruth accompanied by Mrs.

Fritz of Toledo, Ohio, were in Tripoli Sunday evening to hear the lecture given at St. John's Lutheran church by a missionary from New Guinea. Rev. and Mrs. W.

C. Lang of Cedar Falls were Sumner visitors Tuesday where they called on friends. Rev. Lang is superintendent of the Old People's home at Cedar Falls. W.

C. Hahle and Russell Brown were in Algona Tuesday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hahle. Mrs.

Hahle suffered a stroke several days before and the son was called to Algona by her illness. Dr. and Mrs. J. M.

Murphy were in Waterloo Tuesday evening, where he attended a meeting of the Waterloo Dental society and Mrs. Murphy visited in the H. W. Dickman home. The dental meeting included a lecture and clinic on children's dentistry.

Mrs. W. C. Tibbitts, Mrs. R.

E. Tibbitts and Edythe spent Tuesday with Mrs. C. C. Tibbitts in the New Hampton hospital.

It will be good news for her many friends to know that she is making a gain toward recovery and' is looking forward to returning home. Mrs. John Whalen returned to her home in Detroit, last week after a visit with her mother, Mrs. Win. Gaede and her brother, August Gaede.

She also spent some time with her brother, Rev. Ernest Gaede. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Schwerin and Beth and Mr.

and Mrs. Howard of Waterloo stopped in Sumner Saturday evening on their return home from the Devil's Backbone park and visited with Mrs. Schwerin's parents, Mr. and Mi's. Henry Dawson.

Don McGuiness, a Senior at Ames and a member of Sigma Delta Chi, national journalism honorary fraternity, has been chosen as one of the delegates to the national convention of that organization to be held at DePauw university, Greencastle, Oct. 19, 20 and 21. E. F. Hammel received word Tuesday night that his brother, John Hammel, 22, of Clarksville, passed away that evening after four months illness.

Funeral services will be held in Clarksvile Friday. His condition had been such that Mr. llammel of this place had been making frequent trips ot Clarksville, and his brother's death was not unexpected. Mr. and Mrs.

W. F. Berg and R. A. Bonnell attended a meeting of the Bremer-Butler funeral directors held in Waverly Tuesday evening.

Misses Clara Anderson and Violet Hansen of Story City left the first of the week for Marshall, after a visit in the Dr. G. A. Tjernagel home. Mr, and Mrs.

R. C. Surby and children of Plainfield and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hunt of Fredericksburg were Sunday guests in the Henry Buhrmester home.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lantow and daughter returned to Milwaukee, Friday after several days spent with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lantow sr.

and his brothers. Paul Mattke, a former Sumner boy and at one time a student in the local high school, was in Sumner Friday. Paul is now at Ft. Des Moines learning just what it takes to be a soldier, and he came home on furlough all decked out in the army khaki. Mrs.

Anna Davis and Earl, Mrs. John Hallowell and Mrs. Orrette Hallowell spent Saturday in New Hampton where the former visited her sister-in-law, Mrs. R. H.

Mills, and the others were guests of Mrs. John Hallowell's mother, Mrs. Crooks. C. H.

Haag and son, Robert were in Sumner over Saturday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Haag and other relatives. Mr. Haag had been conducting a series of special meetings at Lisbon, and returned to his home in Des Moines from Sumner.

Spend Wisely Buy a FLORENCE Read the Want Ads every week. LAMP SHADES LIVING ROOM DESK BEDROOM CORNER NOOK You Are Invited to Come in and Look Them Over BLADES Variety Store Minney's Meat Market Beef Roast, Ib, 12c Choice Sirloin Steak, Ib. 17c Ham Pork Roast, 18c Shoulder Pork Steak, Ib. Hamburger, Ib. 12c Pork Sausage, Ib, 15c Liver Sausage, Ib.

lOc Bologna, 12c 3PICED HERRING SALT HERRING OYSTERS We Deliver 8:30, 4:00 Phone U. Your Order! PHONG 227 G. and H. Food Store A Briardale S3 BRIARDALE OATS Large pkg. BRIARDALE MACARONI, 1 and 1 fli One-half Ib.

MILD CREAM CHEESE, both for- 19C BRIARDALE AMMONIA 10-oz. bottle OMAR WHEAT CEREAL Per pkg. TOILET PAPER 3 and Washcloth FREE SUNBRITE SCOURING POWDER 2 cam TOILET SOAP Your Choice; 4 bars SALT cartons FLOUR 49 Ib, bag 21c lOc 23c 23c 9c 17c Whichever you want-a range burner for your kitchen stove, providing perfectly regulated heat and cooking, freeing you from dirt and the constant comfort of an oil-burning a Florence! We have many different models, for different needs and purses. Every one can be relied on by impartial approvals of famous testing laboratories, and Florence's 62 years' experience. That's why we carry them.

We refuse to risk our customers' satisfaction. Come in and see our choice of Florence Range Oil Burners and Oil-burning Heaters. Koeberle-Heyer Co. Grocery Specials Friday and Saturday Free Running Iodized Salt, 2 cans 15c Choice Fresh Oregon Prunes in syrup, per can lOc Star Brand Flour, per sack $1.79 Lily Brand Flour, per sack $1.93 Whole Wheat Flakes, 2 pkgs 15c Peaberry Coffee, per Ib 19c Big Ben Coffee, per pkg. 21c Ferndell Coffee, per pkg.

25c Hershey's Cocoa, Ib. can 12c Opal Jelly Powder, all flavors, 5c Peanut Butter, large jar 23c Pillsbury's Cake Flour, pkg. 27c Ferndell Sweet Chocolate, 2 Ib. pkg lOc H. H.

LEASE FOR Grocery Specials Phone 50 19c 21c 15c 12c 35c CANE and MAPLE SYRUP 28 oz. bottle OMAR WHEAT CEREAL Box HERSHEY'S COCOA Full pound Chocolate Covered CHERRIES Pound CHOCOLATE DROPS Pound Bulk PEABERRY COFFEE 2 Ibs AMAIZO 10 Ib. pail AUNT DINAH MOLASSES 37 oz. can Tom Thumb SODA CRACKERS 2 Ibs BANANAS (firm ripe fruit) 3 Ibs FANCY HEAD RICE 3 Ibs. for POTATOES (Irish Cobblers) Peck SPRATTS BIRD SEED 19c 25c 19c CLOTHESPINS Box of 2 dozen 1000 Sheet TOILET TISSUE 5 rolls 25c lOc 6c 19c Pries 9 Grocery.

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