Emma and Bill Anthony on their 25th anniversary in 1932
J.W. (William) ANTHONY
William Anthony, son of Claus and Anna (Jahn) Anthony, was born in Carroll
County, south of Westside, or 1 mile east of the Five Mile House, on December
22, 1880. He married Emma Kuhl on March 20, 1907, at the home of her parents,
Marcus and Anna Kuhl, at their farm about 2 1/2 miles northeast of Aspinwall.
The parents of both William and Emma emigrated from Germany to make their homes in America.
William and Emma farmed north of Aspinwall until 1945 when they retired and moved to Manning. Emma passed away January 11, 1957 and William passed away November 20, 1963.
They were the parents of two children, Norma and Wilbur.
Norma married Henry Lamaack and they are the parents of three children, Allan, Marla and Valda. Allan has four children, Cindy, Gail, Jelene and Lynn. Marla married Allen Nissen and they have a son Brian. They farm north of Aspinwall. Valda married Gordell Lamp and they have four children, Julie, Jill, and twins, Scott and Steven. They live on the former Marcus Kuhl farm north of Aspinwall, having moved there after her parents, Henry and Norma, retired in December or 1969. Henry passed away July 29, 1970.
Wilbur married Fern Frank and they have a daughter Colene, married to Gene Lohrmann. They have two children, Andrea and Kyle.
Wilbur and Fern lived on the home place from 1945 until 1967 when they retired to Manning. Colene and her family moved to the home place after her parents retired.
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During the days of Prohibition, a 3% beer called "near-beer" was
still allowed. Others around the Aspinwall area became quite adept at making
elderberry and dandelion wines.
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Shortly before his death in January, 1907, Matthias Carstensen
insisted upon paying for the construction of a new house for his daughter Maria
and her husband Gustav Koester. The new home cost $2,800, and shortly after the
Koesters moved in, had Matthias' funeral there.
Ida (Koester) Wunder
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I remember Aspinwall as being a community of good, kind, decent, God-loving
people who were always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in need.
Lucille Rowan 703 Acorn Drive Dayton, Ohio 45419
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Manning News: Mrs. Matt Dutt of Aspinwall spent Sunday with her parents, the A.L. Sanborns.
Denison Newspapers, November 12, 1886
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John Babik in 1970
ANDREW BABIK FAMILY
Andrew Babik, son of Valentinus and Susanna Babik,
was born October 22, 1872, in Roszina, Hungary. His wife Gertrude was born in Czechoslovakia. They were
members of the Lutheran religion.
The family lived on farms in the Aspinwall area, including an 80 acre farm one mile north of town. Andrew and his wife moved to Aspinwall about 1906, and he began working on the section crew of the railroad in 1907. They lived in the house later the home of Emma Rowedder, which has now been removed to make way for the Community Building.
The couple's three children were born in Manning: Andy Jr., August 14, 1911; John, May 19, 1912; and Margarete, April 14, 1913. They attended the Aspinwall School and John graduated from there in 1926. Both boys entered the U.S. Navy, with Andy serving 18 years and John serving 20 years. John, now retired, lives at 2510 Rees Street, Omaha, and his sister Margarete Ostroski lives at Route 2, 144 Bennet Road, Quincy, Michigan. Andy's address is unknown.
After working for the railroad, Andrew Sr. had a greenhouse, from 1934 to about 1940. It was located in a basement of a house which had burned at the northwest section of Aspinwall. Andrew died March 12, 1950, at Council Bluffs.
RANDY BEHRENS FAMILY
Randy, son of Harry and Dorothy (Kraus) Behrens, was born and raised on a farm
near Templeton. He attended Sacred Heart grade school and Kuemper High School
where he graduated in 1968. He attended Fort Dodge Community College and
graduated in June of 1969. In September of 1969 he became Assistant Manager of
the Aspinwall Cooperative and Manager in 1980.
Jean was born and raised in Coon Rapids. The daughter of Mike and Agatha (Scherbring) Stangl, she attended Annunciation Grade School and Coon Rapids Community High School where she graduated in 1968. She moved to Carroll and worked as a secretary at Holy Spirit School for a year and then as Office Manager of the Carroll Chamber of Commerce until 1972.
Randy and Jean were married May 29, 1971, at the Annunciation Church in Coon Rapids. They lived in Templeton until October, 1975, when they purchased an acreage south of Roselle where they now live.
They have four children: Chris, born in March of 1972, and Curt, born in October of 1973, attend St. Augustine Grade School in Halbur; Lyndi, born in January of 1978, and Chad, born in March of 1981, are at home.
They attend Holy Angels Church in Roselle. Randy has been a Group Leader and active in the Knights of Columbus of Templeton as an officer. Jean has held an office in the parish altar society, has been an officer in the Catholic Daughters of Templeton and is currently Vice-President of the Halbur-Templeton-Roselle School Board.
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I've always been told that Aspinwall originated before Manning, and Aspinwall
was bigger than Manning at one time.
Gertie Dammann
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MARTIN BENISCHEK FAMILY
Martin Benischek, son of Nicholas and Mary Benischek, was born September 29, 1888, in Jones County,
Iowa. He was one of 10 children. Martin came to Crawford County when a young
man, working on farms near Vail.
October 18, 1915, he was married to Julia Slechta, daughter of Wesley and Anna (Johanek) Slechta. Julia was born September 18, 1898, near Vail. She was one of 11 children.
They farmed in the Kiron, Boyer, and Vail areas until 1938 when they moved to a farm near Manilla. In 1950 they moved to their present home in Aspinwall.
Martin suffered a broken hip in a tractor accident in July 1970. He became a resident of the Manning Plaza where he died on November 5, 1972, at the age of 84.
Martin and Julia had four children, Gladys, Ruth, Irene, and Lee.
Ruth and her husband Leo Reinart live in Sergeant Bluff, and they have three children. Dean is married and has one son, Rodney; and Dorene, who is married to Harold Schoenhrr, has four children.
Irene and her husband Everett Quick live near Manilla, and they have five children. Marilyn, married to Steve Schrum, lives in Nevada with their four children, Jonathan, Jennifer, Jamie, and Jill; Clarence lives in Des Moines; Karen, married to James Pounds Jr., lives in Omaha; Allen lives in Denison; and Janet is a junior in the Manilla Community School.
Gladys lives in Aspinwall with her mother, and Lee Benischek lives in Sioux City.
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On the Co-op tour to Coffeyville, Kansas, a stopover was made in Iola, Kansas,
so that Iola Stammer could take a picture of the theater with its big
"Iola" sign.
On the way home, an overnight stop was made in Kansas City. To give the folks a
treat, the whole group was taken to a production of "Porgy and Bess."
It was a little high class for this group of farmers! Afterwards, the bachelors
in the group, Keith Clifford, Chris Brandt and Roy Schilling, tried to sneak
away from the rest to attend a burlesque show.
Clarence and Iola Stammer, Arnold and Luella Brus and Les and Irene Genzen
followed them and took seats right behind them.
The boys were really enjoying the "bumps and grinds" until one of
them happened to look around and saw us sitting there. The poor embarrassed
fellows all slid down in their seats and tried to hide!
Iola Stammer
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Unless we get rain this week, we will not get a corn crop this year here.
Manning Monitor, July 26 1901
LUCILLE AND LOUIS BOELL
Lucille Lamp, daughter of Amelia and Hubert Lamp, was one of four daughters
raised on a farm north of Aspinwall. Her sisters are Eunice, Elverda, and Joanne.
The girls attended Iowa Township No. 2 school.
Lucille was a 1941 graduate of Manning High School, receiving a Normal Training degree. She was 16 at the time, however, and not eligible to teach until she was 18, although she did do some substitute teaching during the next two years.
After a number of years of teaching, Lucille left the profession and became a licensed cosmetologist. She owned her own shop in Manning, the Klip and Kurl, located where the Manning Plaza was later built.
During this time, Lucille met her husband-to-be, Louis Boell, son of Paul and Helen Boell, who were also living near Aspinwall. He had received his honorable discharge from the Army after returning from Alaska. They were married December 15, 1954, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning by Rev. George Eschenbacher. Farming was Louis' profession, so Lucille became a farmer's wife.
August 1, 1959, they became parents of a daughter, Brenda. Brenda attended school in Manilla, where music became her hobby and she learned to play six musical instruments. She has the distinction of being the first student from the Manilla school to earn the Louis Armstrong Jazz Band Award, with plaques with her name engraved hanging at the school and in the Boell home. Brenda is presently a student at Iowa State University at Ames, where she is majoring in Animal Science Pre-Vet.
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Denison will soon be connected with towns to the east by telephone.
Denison Newspapers, October 22, 1886
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PAUL BOELL FAMILY
Paul Boell was born to Henry Boell and Ella Warnke April 11, 1906, near
Carroll. He was the second oldest of five children.
During his youth he attended the rural schools near Carroll and was confirmed in the Lutheran faith in Carroll. He worked two years as a farmhand but spent most of his time helping with the farming at home.
Paul was married to Helen Baumhover, daughter of Louis Baumhover and Emma Buddin, February 12, 1929. To this union five children were born: Louis (married to Lucille Lamp December 15, 1954); Robert, a twin (married to Ruth Mulligan January 10, 1956); Richard, a twin (married to Margaret Dales January 10, 1956); Ella Mae (married to Jon Muenchow May 1, 1965); and Kenneth (married to Cheryl Anderson February 9, 1968).
Paul and Helen farmed in the Templeton, Manning and Aspinwall areas until 1963, when they purchased the Edward Ewoldt farm in Hayes Township, Crawford County.
Grandchildren are Brenda Boell, Duane Boell, Sylvia Bandow, Dean Boell, Sheila Boell, Mary McCammond, Andrew Boell, Alan Boell, Michael Boell, Lynette Boell, Paula Muenchow, Lisa Boell, Jimmy Boell, Marcy Boell, Curtis Boell, Angie Boell and Kenneth Boell Jr. There are five great-grandchildren.
Helen was a charter member of the Happy Hour Club and a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary Post 3517 of Manning until her passing on December 7, 1975.
Paul passed away May 18, 1982, on his farm in Hayes Township.
CLARENCE AND MERCEDES
BOWERS
While most people were seeking their fortunes by going
west, Clarence "Peg" Bowers had a different idea and headed south to
Iowa in 1932. Leaving the rest of his family in Olivet, South Dakota, he joined
his brother who had come to the Manning area earlier. Peg arrived ready to work
and soon found himself picking corn for 1 1/2c a
bushel. He continued working at various farms and eventually worked his way
from $7 a month to $35 a month in 1936. During these same Depression years he
met Mercedes Strosahl, who was piling up a fortune earning 35c a day doing
domestic work in various homes in the area.
In 1937 they decided to pool their resources, and they were married June 16. The following year they moved to the Johnny Hockett farm one mile east of Aspinwall. The farm had appeal for many reasons. The land was originally part of a tract of land sold to Iowa by the United States Government and signed by Abraham Lincoln; there was a basement barn; and the house was the oldest in the area. In fact, a generation earlier, it had been the only building west of Manning.
In 1954 they bought the farm and built a different home in 1962.
Peg and Mercedes have two children, Dick and Kay. Dick works in Denver at Factory Outlet as a Manager. He lives with his wife Jan and two daughters, Julie and Niki, on an acreage near Berthoud, Colorado. Kay lives in Council Bluffs and teaches English to foreign students.