Grand Mound Messenger

Devoted to the Business and Social Interests of Grand Mound and Community.  Sub-Heading to Wheatland Gazette; Published at Wheatland, Clinton County, Iowa;  Perry T. Buxton, Local Editor.

Grand Mound Briefs

Source: Grand Mound Messenger July 8, 1936

Melvin Martin is slowly recovering from a serious attack of quinsy, which had him down in bed last week.  Wilfred O'Toole has charge of the garage during Mel's enforced vacation.

Grand Mound folks were scattered somewhat the Fourth, some attending the celebration and ball game at Fairyland, others simply hunting good picnic spots to enjoy a day away from the heat and noise of any celebration.

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Smith and son, of Dekalb, Ill., spent the Fourth here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith, and with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Vogt and two sons of western Iowa, who have been visiting at the Smith home the past week.

Mrs. Ed Jensen entertained the Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid last Friday, when plans were made for a the church and Sunday school to hold their picnic at the Carlsen & Muller cabin on August 2nd.  Mrs. Anna Jensen will be Aid hostess at the August meeting.

The Grand Mound Mission Workers held their meeting in the basement of the Norwegian church Wednesday afternoon.  Mrs. LeRoy Keith was the hostess.  During the business meeting plans were made for a fancy work and food sale to be held at Thomsen's hardware store.

A family dinner was given at the Fritz Rock home Sunday, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Yergey of Philadelphia.  Mrs. Yergey is a sister of Mrs. Rock and Mrs. M. A. Carlsen.  Those present besides the Rock and Carlsen families of this place, were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Muhs, Jr., and Leonard Hahn, of DeWitt, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lowry and son Lloyd, Jr., of Anamosa, and A. A. Barber of this place.

LuVern Olson, of Ft. Des Moines, was home for over the Fourth.  He is on the hospital staff at the cavalry post, and recently passed an examination that marks him for detached service in the first aid hospital at Camp Perry, Ohio, where he expect to go about Aug. 1st.

A mad skunk attacked Henry Ruser of near Bennett about a week ago, and bit him in the leg.  The skunk was killed and was found to have rabies.  Since that time Mr. Ruser has been taking a series of anti-toxin shots.

Annual Financial Statement of the School District

The annual financial statement of the Board of Directors of the Independent School District of Wheatland, Springrock township, Clinton County, for the year ending June 30, 1936. (The next article is in regards to the financial statement of the school district.  It contains a few tables of financial information that I did not include here. I am just including the General Fund because of all the names listed.)

Disbursement - General Fund

J. E. Hurley	$4.50	C. J. Hoker	$62.75	Otto Endorf	$81.00
Grundmeier Hardware Co.	35.34	Herman Debner	11.20	F. W. Buxton	18.95
Henry Guenther	17.34	Matt Parrott & Sons	9.91	Iowa Freight Lines Inc.	.80
Hammond & Stephens Co.	7.70	Class Room Teacher, Inc.	35.52	Melvin R. Dennie	31.17
Metropolitan Supply Co.	51.21	A. R. Peterson	69.30	Great Western Supply Co.	9.13
A. R. Peterson	770.00	C. A. Evans	6.00	J. C. Clark	1665.00
D. E. Beitz	160.00	Mildred Duvall	855.00	Thelma Gregory	792.00
Donald Werling	666.00	Grace Kitts	14.40	Mrs. J.C. Clark	3.60
Nadine McKinley	675.00	Mary Scranton	675.00	Nita Floyd	671.25
Sophia Lahann	624.00	Henrietta Bope	104.00	Grace Kitts	3.75
Iowa Electric Co.	6.14	T. I. McLain Printing Co.	20.00	O. G. Waffel	18.36
DeLong Subscription Agcy	15.00	H. A. Phillips	3.20	Follets Publishing Co.	1.03
Scott Foresmand & Co.	.44	Royal Typewriting Co.	489.60	Iowa Electric Co.	10.06
F. W. Buxton	10.06	Holley School Supply Co.	13.72	Robert Witte	323.81
Equity Co-op Trading Co.	25.88	Metropolitan Supply Co.	6.05	T. I. McLane Printing Co.	122.40
Graundmeier Hardware Co.	7.06	Kenneth Hoffmann	7.07	Mrs. E.V.Wilmarth	26.50
Scott Foresman & Co.	6.25	Jack Henderson	1.00	G. H. Hohn	.65
Wm. E. Martens	5.15	Iowa Electric Co.	17.76	J. C. Clark	8.31
Iowa Electric Co.	16.88	Herb Richard	12.00	Iowa Electric Co.	9.28
Robert Witte	412.27	Grundmeier Hardware Co.	25.91	Singer Sewing Machine Co.	.99
M. J. Berry Co.	7.00	Hammond & Stephens	2.00	F. W. Buxton	3.57
Jack Henderson	8.28	Kenneth Hoffmann	6.48	F. & B. Men's Telephone Co.	14.28
Iowa Electric Co.	9.02	Frank Paxton Lumber Co.	38.69	Hammond & Stephens	1.00
Alfred Rowold	25.00	LeRoy Randall	22.50	Edwin Allen Co.	7.22
Metropolitan Supply Co.	11.73	Kenneth Hoffmann	1.35	E. V. Wilmarth	11.44
Iowa Electric Co.	6.43	Equity Co-Op Trading Co.	19.32	The McMillian Pub. Co.	2.12
Metropolitan Supply Co.	1.17	Paul D. Greene	4.55	Iowa Electric Co.	3.86
W. M. Welch Mfg. Co.	26.58	Cook & Company	5.50	Holley School Supply Co.	12.25
T. I McLane Printing Co.	20.00	J. C. Clark	14.46	Kenneth Hoffmann	1.20
Henry Guenther	18.36	Singer Sewing Machine Co.	.70

We, the finance committee of the Board of Education, have examined the books of the Secretary and Treasurer and find them correct to the best of our knowledge and belief:
Fred W. Witte
P. W. Stankee
Arnold Fox
I hereby certify that the foregoing report is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.  C. J. Hoker, Secretary, Wheatland, Iowa July 1, 1936.

Source: Grand Mound Messenger, Aug. 16, 1939

Grand Mound Briefs

Mary and Alice Wolfe are enjoying a trip to eastern points and Canada.

Miss Donna Melberg went to Norway, Iowa, last week for a visit with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ahlers entertained Mr. and Mrs. William Sykes and son Donald, of Odebolt, recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Lichtenstein and daughters, of Cedar Rapids, have been recent guests in the Mrs. Lillian Lichtenstein home.

The Girl Scouts and their chaperones, Mildred Wieck and Genevieve Wulf, returned last Tuesday from McGregor where they had been camping.

The Evergreen Cemetery Association met last Wednesday with Mrs. Mary Schwien as hostess.  Mrs. Carl Vogt will entertain at the September meeting.

Mrs. O. F. Kallenbach went to Burlington last Wednesday with Mrs. E. V. Riedesel of Wheatland, to attend the state Legion Auxiliary convention.

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jacobsen and two children, and mother, Mrs. Effie Jacobsen, all of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, came last week for a visit with Mrs. Emma Harder.

Rev. and Mrs. H. D. Stahmer and children, of Hinton, who have been vacationing in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Canada, spent the last week in the Ed Jensen home.

Mr. and Mrs. Al Hancer, who have been visiting here with her mother, Mrs. Lillian Lichtenstein, left last Thursday for a visit at Merrill and Sioux City before returning to their home at Decorah.

Peters Brothers, well known Clinton county cattle feeders, received one of the highest prices of the opening week market at the Chicago Stock Yards on a carload of steers fed on their farm near Grand Mound.  There were 21 head in the drove, averaging 1246 pounds each. They sold straight for $9.85 per cwt.

Calamus Chatter

There will be no church services in the M. E. church Sunday, Aug. 20.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hansen have returned from a vacation at Sea Gull Lake, Minnesota.

Mrs. Will Mueller has returned home after a visit in Clear Lake, Ames and Des Moines.

Richard Fuller, of Osseo, Wis., is here visiting an aunt, Miss Svanhild Pedersen and other relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wagner left Saturday morning for a motor trip to Colorado and other points of interest.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winburn, of Des Moines, spent the week end in the M. A. Hunger and E. J. Sampson. homes.

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Mueller returned home after spending the last month touring the western coast and Canada.

Mr and Mrs. Leslie Petersen and son Leslie Wayne, of Chicago, are guests in the home of the former's mother, Mrs. Ida Petersen.

Mr. and Mrs. Lester Marron left Wednesday for a month's tour of western states and will return by northern route and Canada.

Mr. Walter Potter returned to Detroit, Michigan, Sunday after a week's visit.  Mrs. Potter remained for a longer visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Smith and other relatives.

Eighteen members of the Embroidery club and two guests went to Maquoketa Thursday where they were entertained in the home of Mrs. Arnold Lahann. The group meets in two weeks with Mrs. Eli Petersen.

Mrs. E. J. Sampson returned Saturday from Burlington where she attended the state convention of the American Legion Auxiliary.  Miss Arlene Sampson was the first prize winner of the state Poppy poster contest, her poster, one of three first prize winners which will now go to the national convention at Chicago, in September.

Calamus Firemen Celebrate

Last Saturday started off with rather a gloomy outlook for a celebration day, but the clouds cleared away and all events scheduled by the Calamus firemen took place as advertised at Alex Park.

The ball game between the Lost Nation and Lowden teams was all that was expected -- a close, hot contest, with Lot Nation nosing out Lowden 6-5.

The Calamus firemen demonstrated their new truck both afternoon and evening and received many compliments on its performance.

Band concerts were given both afternoon and evening by the Calamus Community Band, and music for the big dance at night was furnished by Joe Fisher and his orchestra.

There were plenty of concessions, giant swing and roller skating in the big pavilion for amusement during the afternoon.

At night special feature attractions were shown on the platform.  Odette Keene and her dancing girls gave a clever exhibition of various folk and costume dances, coupled with late song hits.

Three amateur boxing bouts of three rounds each were staged by six local lads, paired as follows: Clyde Traver and Hugh Drummond, Paul Meier, Jr., and Jack Hunter, Rollin Lund and Cleo McDevitt.  Good-natured contests and plenty of action.

An extra feature not advertised was an exhibition by John Skidmore, veteran Montana cowpoke and brocho buster, and "Tony," his educated horse that did everything but talk.  "Tony" demonstrated that he knew twice as much as the two jackasses that didn't get onto the platform, and when it came to doing some difficult balancing Tony was way out in front.  Skidmore and "Tony" were on their way to the New York World's Fair.

The Calamus firemen can be congratulated on their celebration which was a nice one in all ways, and they gave their visitors a good time.

Big Rock Radiograms

Announcer MIMI (I know Big Rock is in Scott County but since it is right on the border with Clinton, I thought there might be some items of interest.)

Mrs.  Joe Figley and son Kenneth and Warren Dierickx are on a motor trip in Wisconsin.

Vacation school is in session for two weeks at St. Patrick's church.  There are 35 pupils in attendance.

Elmer Klahn returned from Mercy hospital, Davenport, where he had the index finger on his right hand amputated.

Mrs. Wm. McGarry and nephew, Stephen Hart, of Davenport, are visiting her sister, Mrs. George Mowry, who is ill.

Edward and Viola, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Horstmann, left Sunday for a visit with relatives at Battle Creek, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hardacre, Miss Suzanne Carry and Kenneth Horstmann motored to Lake Alexander, Minnesota, on a fishing trip.

Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Horstmann and son Woodrow and wife and Mrs. F. D. Horstmann, of Davenport, have returned from a trip to Bigelow, Minnesota, and western Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Follett, of Brooklyn, New York, have returned home after two weeks vacation with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Follett.  Mr. and Mrs. Don Follett, of Nevada, are here this week.

The following Big Rock items were received too late for last week's publication:

Mrs. George Mowry has been ill in her home.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom McMahon, of Calamus, visited relatives here last week.

Mrs. Alice Killeen and grandson Warren, of McCausland, are visiting at the Mowry home.

John and Joe Anderer, of Chicago, spent a weeks vacation with their aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Zindel.

Jimmy and Tommy, sons of Art Dierickx, had their tonsils removed at Mercy hospital, Davenport, lately.

Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Horstmann and Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Horstmann left Thursday for Bigelow, Minnesota, and will also visit relatives in western Iowa before returning home.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Mowry and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dierickx attended the funeral services for Bernard Burns at Davenport last Friday morning.  Mr. Burns was a former resident and passed away at his home in Oldsdale, California.