Historical Happenings

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

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1956

BROKEN BONES MAR WEEK FOR SEVERAL

Three area residents suffered broken bones in accidents last week.

Oscar Evenson received broken bones above his ankle in a runaway accident Saturday, when a manure spreader ran over him Mrs. Art Hoeft suffered a broken ankle Monday of last week when she fell under the clothesline, and John Roland, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Roland , broke an arm while sliding.

Mrs. Blanche Kinney has returned to Zumbrota community hospital, after receiving treatment at St. John’s hospital, Red Wing, for a broken hip.

Weddings

RIETMANN-WHIPPLE

Miss Lela Rosella Whipple, daughter of Mrs. Mary Whipple, became the bride of Daren Roger Rietmann, son of Mrs. Helen Rietmann, Feb. 6.

The Rev. Theo. Haar performed the single ring ceremony at his home.

Both the bride and groom were graduated from Mazeppa High school. Mr. Rietmann served 17 months overseas, in the Far East.

Obituaries

DOMINICK SCUGLER

Dminick Scuglir was born in Votozona, Italy on August 15, 1886. He came to this country as a young man in 1904 settling first in the region of New York. Several years later he came to the vicinity of Zumbrota, where he worked for a number of years. He entered military service during World War I, and served with the U.S. Army. Following his discharge, he returned to Zumbrota and was united in marriage there on April 22, 1920 to Minnie C. Sommerfield. Shortly after they moved to Faribault and had made their home here since.

He is survived by his wife, five step children, Mrs. Amanda Bowers of Faribault, Herman Sommerfield of Mazeppa, Fred Sommerfield of Minneapolis, Mrs. Mollie Longfellow of Minneapolis and Clarence Sommerfield of Milwaukee. He was also survived by 21 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and by one great-great-grandchild.

Cub Scouts Present Pirate Skit at Meeting

Cub Scouts in Den One battle it out with cutlasses during the skit present at the pack meeting. Left to right are Larry Hofschulte; the captain, Gary Hofschulte, Billy Liffrig; Phil Tommeraas, as Blackbeard and Kenny Liffrig.

Locked in deadly combat are Pirates Jon Sand, Erwin Moses, Tom Sand and Jack Webster. The above photos were taken last Thursday evening at the pack meeting held in the Community rooms. A potluck supper was served families of the Cub Scouts.

*****Come to the History Center & check out the photos******

Coonsolidation News

Mazeppa’s new consolidation plat with the same districts as included before, minus that portion of District No. 66 which was set off to Goodhue, arrived at the state department of education last Friday.

Action by the state department is expected in the next few days.

Larson Heir to Mother’s Estate

Fred Busse brought in several clipping of interest about his nephew, J. Merle Larson of Colorado Springs, Colo., son of the late Mrs. Ella Larson. J. Merle Larson, is named as sole heir to his mother’s $45,433.30 estate.

Another interesting clipping told of Mr. Larson’s father, John Larson, who died Jan. 21, 1941. “Thirty-two years with Continental Oil Company without a lost-time accident is the wonderful record that has been set by John Larson, truck salesman at Colorado Springs, Colo.

“On the left sleeve of his uniform Mr. Larson wore two green bars and four red stars, each representing five years’ served with Continental Oil Col. Below the bars he wore two gold stars, each symbolic of 15 years’ service without an accident, occupational or non-occupational. So far as is known, Mr. Larson was the only man in his classification entitled to wear two gold stars.