Mazeppa Area Historical Society
  • Home
  • News
  • The Beginning of Mazeppa
  • Then and now
  • People's State Bank
  • Mazeppa Public School
  • Main Street
  • Bit O' History
  • Board of Directors
  • MAHS Store
  • Where the Hell's Mazeppa ?
  • Calendar
  • Population
  • Membership and Donations
  • Our Received Donations
  • Area Links
  • Contact us
  • 9/11 - Tribute
    • Never Forget
  • Past Events
    • 2011 - Events >
      • Cemetery Clean up 2011
      • Cemetery Walk 2011
      • Soup and Chili Luncheon 2011
    • 2012 - Events >
      • 2012 - Annual Meeting
      • Soup and Chili Luncheon 2012
      • Autumn Supper 9-22-2012
      • Cemetery Clean up 2012
      • Memorial Day - 2012
      • Mazeppa Daze 2012
      • Mazeppa Daze 2012 - Cemetery walk slide show
      • Cemetery Walk 2012
      • Cemetery Walk 2012 - The Walk >
        • Special Thanks
        • Cemetery Walk Supporters
    • 2013 - Events >
      • Annual Meeting 2013
      • Cemetery Clean up 2013
      • Memorial Day 2013
      • MAHS Cemetery Walk - 2013 >
        • cem walk 2013 page 2
        • cem walk 2013 page 3
        • cem walk 2013 page 4
      • Mazeppa Daze 2013
      • Autumn Supper - 2013
      • Soup & Chili Luncheon - 2013
    • 2014 - Events
    • 2015 - Events
    • 2016 - Events
    • 2017 - Events
    • Events of 2018 - 2021
    • 2021 - Events
    • 2022 Events
  • History of the Mazeppa Cemeteries
  • Newsletters
    • Newsletter # 1
    • Newsletter # 2
    • Newsletter # 3
    • Newsletter # 4
    • Newsletter # 5
    • Newsletter # 6
    • Newsletter # 7
    • Newsletter # 8
    • Newsletter # 9
    • Newsletter # 10
    • Newsletter # 11
    • Newsletter # 12
    • Newsletter # 13
    • Newsletter # 14
    • Newsletter # 15
    • Newsletter # 16
    • Newsletter # 17
    • Newsletter # 18
    • Newsletter # 19
    • Newsletter # 20
    • Newsletter # 21
    • Newsletter # 22
  • Historical Happenings of the Past
    • 2023 >
      • January - 2023 Issue
      • February- 2023 - Issue
      • March - 2023 Issue
  • Historical Happenings - Archives
    • 2012 >
      • 07-2012 issue
      • 08-2012 issue
      • 09-2012 "The missing issue"
      • 10-2012 issue
      • 11-2012 Issue
      • 12-2012 Issue
    • 2013 >
      • January - 2013 Issue
      • February - 2013 Issue
      • March - 2013 Issue
      • April - 2013 Issue
      • May - 2013 issue
      • June - 2013 issue
      • July - 2013 issue
      • August - 2013 Issue
      • September 2013 - Issue
      • October - 2013 Issue
      • November - 2013 Issue
      • December - 2013 Issue
    • 2014 >
      • January - 2014 Issue
      • February - 2014 issue
      • March - 2014 issue
      • April - 2014 Issue
      • May - 2014 Issue
      • June - 2014 Issue
      • July - 2014 Issue
      • August - 2014 issue
      • September - 2014 Issue
      • October - 2014 Issue
      • November - 2014 Issue
      • December - 2014 Issue
    • 2015 >
      • January - 2015 Issue
      • February - 2015 Issue
      • March - 2015 Issue
      • April - 2015 Issue
      • May - 2015 Issue
      • June - 2015 Issue
      • July - 2015 Issue
      • August - 2015 Issue
      • September - 2015 Issue
      • October - 2015 Issue
      • November - 2015 Issue
      • December - 2015 Issue
    • 2016 >
      • January 2016 - Issue
      • February 2016 Issue
      • March 2016 issue
      • April 2016 - Issue
      • May 2016 Issue
      • June 2016 - Issue
      • July 2016 - Issus
      • August 2016 - Issue
      • September 2016 - Issue
      • October 2016 - Issue
      • November 2016 - Issue
      • December 2016 - Issue
    • 2017 >
      • January 2017 - Issue
      • February 2017 - Issue
      • March 2017 - issue
      • April 2017 - Issue
      • May 2017 - Issue
      • June 2017 - Issue
      • July 2017 - issue
      • Aug 2017 - issue
      • Sept 2017 - Issue
      • Oct 2017 - issue
      • Nov 2017 - issue
      • Dec 2017 - Issue
    • 2018 >
      • Jan 2018 - Issue
      • February 2018 - Issue
      • March 2018 - Issue
      • April 2018 - Issue
      • May 2018 - Issue
      • June 2018 - Issue
      • July 2018 - Issue
      • August 2018 - Issue
      • September 2018 - Issue
      • October 2018 - Issue
      • November 2018 - Issue
      • December 2018 - Issue
    • 2019 >
      • January 2019 - Issue
      • February 2019 - Issue
      • March 2019 - Issue
      • April 2019 - Issue
      • May 2019 - Issue
      • June 2019 - Issue
      • July 2019 - Issue
      • August 2019 - Issue
      • September 2019 - Issue
      • October 2019 - Issue
      • November 2019 - Issue
      • December 2019 - Issue
    • 2020 >
      • January 2020 - Edition
      • February 2020 - Edition
      • March 2020 - Edition
      • April 2020 - Edition
      • May 2020 - Edition
      • June 2020 - Edition
      • July 2020 - Edition
      • August 2020 - Edition
      • September 2020 - Edition
      • October 2020 - Edition
      • November 2020 - Edition
      • December 2020 - Edition
    • 2021 >
      • January 2021 - Issue
      • February 2021 - Issue
      • March 2021 - Issue
      • April 2021 - Issue
      • May 2021 - Issue
      • June 2021 Issue
      • July 2021 Issue
      • August 2021 - Issue
      • September 2021 - Issue
      • October 2021 - Issue
      • November 2021 - Issue
      • December 2021 - Issue
    • 2022 >
      • January 2022 Issue
      • February 2022 Issue
      • March 2022 Issue
      • April 2022 - Issue
      • May 2022 Issue
      • June 2022 - Issue
      • July 2022 - Issue
      • August 2022 - Issue
      • September 2022 - Issue
      • October 2022 Issue
      • November 2022 Issue
      • December 2022 Issue
  • The People's Feedback page
  • The "Green" Bridge
  • Red Bridge
  • Rochester Power Dam
  • Misc pic's etc.
  • Aluminum cans and the Adopt a highway
  • Misc. Notes and Photos
  • Water Systems
  • Our New Home
  • Uncle Cal Buck's Lenten devotional
  • Street Banners
  • Map of Mazeppa 1880
​Messenger- October, 2019

THE MAZEPPA JOURNAL , Editor and Publisher:
Barbara and Reider Tommeraas


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1949

Obituaries

MRS. CATHERINE REUTER
Mrs. Catherine Reuter passed away at her home in Bellechester Monday evening at 9:15. She had been in ill health for over three years.
Born in Bellechester Oct. 13, 1884, she spent all her life on a farm one mile east of Bellechester. She was the daughter of Matt and Mary Strauss. June 18, 1918 she was married to John Reuter, who preceded her in death in August 1937. Four years ago she moved to Bellechester.
She is survived by a son, Vincent and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Clarence Seipel, who reside in the Bellechester area, a brother Nick Strauss, of Spring Park and six grandchildren.

MRS. DICK SHELDON
Mrs. Dick Sheldon, the former Valeria L. Spicer who in girlhood lived on a farm near Atkinson, died Feb. 3 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fern Bruse, Spokane, Washington.
She was born in Bear Valley, in 1875, and at the age of four years came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Spicer, to Atkinson. For several years the family lived on a farm homesteaded by Mr. Spicer, three miles from town.
At the age of 19 she married Ed Corriell, who was an adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Auger and who was known as Ed Auger until after the death of his foster parents.
Four children were born to them, Vesta (Mrs. Matt Nordby) of San Francisco, Beatrice (Mrs. George Parks) of Clarkson, Wash., Edna who died many years ago, and Harold, who now lives in Oregon.
At the age of 30 she was married to Dick Sheldon of Mazeppa. Six children were born to them, three of whom are dead. Those who survive are Carl of Spokane, Wash., Earl of Great Falls, Mont., and Mrs. Fern Bruse of Spokane.
In addition to her husband and children, she is survived by 23 grandchildren, 22 great grand-children and the following brothers and sisters: Rev. Claude U. Spicer, Mrs. Pearl G. Kuyath, Lank S. Spicer, Mrs. Zella Donathan, Mrs. Evalena J. Norberg, William E. Spicer, and Mrs. Nannie B. Ballor.

REBURIAL OF VINCENT TRI TO TAKE PLACE SOON
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tri recently received a telegram from the War department stating that the body their son, Cpl. Vincent Tri, will arrive here soon for reburial.
Cpl. Tri lost his life in the South Pacific area.


MAZEPPA COULD LOSE ITS HIGH SCHOOL
School redistricting has been a lively subject the past week since the meeting held last Wednesday evening.  Pros and cons have been discussed, with interesting results. One question in particular has been raised; Is there a possibility of losing the present high school? The answer seems to be definitely, “yes”, if no changes are made in the near future. Standards of education are steadily climbing, and this in turn increases costs. The size of the local district at the present is too small to meet, financially, move advancements in education which are instituted in the larger areas.
Should the Mazeppa High school be lost, transportation of pupils to other schools would become a major problem. Time spent on buses then would be increase greatly and taxation of residents in this area would have to support outside schools.
Friends of the Rural Schools sincerely do not want Mazeppa to lose its high school. This is not a remote possibility if some form of reorganization does not take place.

Local News
Mr. and Mrs. Casper Weber announced the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Elizabeth Ann to Lester Hallett of Los Angeles on Feb. 25. The wedding will take place in Los Angeles.
Stephen Clemens, Sr. is ill with pneumonia at his home.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Nehring, Mrs. Ted Siems and Ignatz Grossbach visited Mrs. Grossbach at the Lake City hospital, Sunday.
A large group of friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mrs. Casper Weber Tuesday afternoon to celebrate her birthday, which was Sunday. Guests from out of town were Mrs. Virgil Burfeind and son, Keith , Goodhue; Mrs. Walter Schumacher, Lake City; Mrs. Alfred Schumacher, Oak Center; Mrs. Emil Miller and son Jimmie, Mrs. Arnold Oelkers and son Arnold, Jr., and Mrs. Gust Oelkers, Zumbrota; and Miss Rose Dressen.
​

NOTICE!
I Am Starting a Private Course on Musical Instruments.
For Particulars, Contact G. Gahler, Mazeppa, Minn.


Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.