One day while tending the store he had an encounter with a "tramp," who upon entering the store demanded a handout. While the manager was not in the mood for giving hand-outs, he told the stranger that he was lame and could not give him anything (Mr. Holling suffered from leg ulcers). The stranger quickly replied "me lame too."
When Mr. Holling came to the Aspinwall vicinity he held classes in German as well as English, teaching the young people.
The Hollings had a daughter, the late Mrs. D.P. Robertson of Manilla; they also raised their granddaughter, Anna C. Heicksen Stammer. Anna's mother died at the time of Anna's birth.
Mr. Holling died in his home in Aspinwall September 15, 1908. Mrs. Holling then moved to the farm home of John and Anna Stammer in Iowa Township. In 1918 she moved to Manilla and lived with her daughter, Mrs. Robertson, until her death July 29, 1920, at the age of 91 years.
DEAN HUPP FAMILY
Dean Hupp was born October 7, 1926 on a farm near Coon Rapids, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hupp. His father
was born in 1897 at Coon Rapids and died in 1966. His mother, Mabel Pearl Tuel
Hupp, was born in 1905 and passed away in October, 1978. Dean has one sister,
Wanda Marie. She is married to Val Tuel and they now
live in Coon Rapids, and they have two children.
Dean attended country school for eight years, and attended Coon Rapids High School, graduating in 1944. He also played football. February 16, 1945 he was drafted into the Army. He served in Japan and a short time in Germany. He received his discharge July 9, 1946.
In July of 1951 he was married to Naomi A. Rinehart at Coon Rapids. They moved to Manning in 1954 and went to work on the farm for George Opperman until 1961. They moved to Aspinwall in 1963 when he started to work for the Aspinwall Co-op, a position he still holds today.
Their three daughters received part of their education at Manning Community School, and they finished their education and graduated from Manilla High School.
Patricia was born in May, 1952, and graduated from high school in 1970. She married Byron Bornhoft from Manilla in 1974. They have two children, Melinda in first grade and David at home. They live on a farm near Manilla.
Peggy was born in January, 1954, and graduated from high school in 1972. She married Tom Heller of Defiance in 1973. They are now living in Defiance. They have four children, Angie in first grade, Tim in pre-school, and Beth and Jeannie at home.
Deanna was born in November, 1955, and graduated from high school in 1973. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska and works for an insurance company.
In August, 1978, Dean was married to Margaret A. Brincks. She has five children. David, born in June, 1953, graduated from Manning High School in 1972, and went to the Navy for three years; after his discharge he married Lois Hagedorn of Manning in 1977, and they and their daughter live in Carroll. Michael, born in October, 1954, graduated from Manning High School in 1972; he has two children, Laurie in 2nd grade and Dale at home, and they live in Carroll. Cindy, born in October, 1957, graduated from Carroll High School in 1975; she was married to Bill Becker of Carroll June 27, 1981, and they also live in Carroll. Neil, born in May, 1966, is a sophomore at Manilla High School. Jeffrey, born in December, 1969, is in 5th grade at Manilla School.
ODDS AND ENDS
I remember Clara Ehrichs' delicious big sugar cookies she made with lard.
Donna (Schacht) Mahnke
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ALPHONSE IRLBECK FAMILY
Alphonse Irlbeck was born near Templeton to Englebert and Frances Irlbeck September 5, 1907. He spent his
boyhood years in the Templeton area and attended school there.
February 25, 1930, Alphonse married Margaret Underberg at the Holy Family Church in Lidderdale. Margaret is the daughter of Nick and Catherine Underberg from Dedham and was born January 10, 1910.
After their marriage, Alphonse and Margaret farmed in the Templeton and Dedham area. In 1955, the family purchased a farm one mile west and 31/2 miles north of Aspinwall. Since then, the family has attended the Sacred Heart Church in Manning and attended schools in this area.
Alphonse and Margaret are the parents of nine sons and one daughter. Bernard married Helen Schwabe and farms near Templeton. John married Barbara Kirkdorffer and works for the Garst Company at Coon Rapids. Mary Ann married Frank Irlmeier and farms near Templeton. Jerome married Mary Steffes and farms near Westside. Raymond married Marian Grossman and farms near Aspinwall. James lives on the family farm with his mother and farms with his brother, Fred. LeRoy married Elaine Neppel and works for Puck Implement in Manning. Tom married Dawn Singsank, works for Manning Motors, and lives on an acreage in the Manilla area. Fred married Karen Dreier and farms near Westside. Eugene married Mary Jo Brincks and works for Wittrock Motors in Carroll.
James and Tom are New Year babies, James born on January 1, 1944 and Tom born January 1, 1949.
There are 40 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Alphonse passed away January 27, 1970.
FRED IRLBECK FAMILY
Fred Irlbeck, son of Alphonse and Margaret Irlbeck, was born November 18, 1950.
He attended Hayes No. 8 country school until the third grade, then Manning
Community School and graduated in 1969. After graduation Fred enlisted in the
National Guard where he served in the Denison Unit for 8 1/2 years. Fred has
eight brothers and one sister and farms with his brother, Jim.
May 18, 1974 he married Karen Dreier at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lincoln Township. Karen is the daughter of Harry and Alberta Holloway Dreier, and was born February 20, 1953. She attended the Gray and Audubon schools until 1966 when her family moved to their present farm south of Manning. She graduated from Manning High School in 1971. Karen has one sister, Carolyn Kerkhoff, and one brother, Scott.
Fred and Karen live on a farm near Westside and are parents of three boys, Jeremy, born June 1, 1976, Jeffrey, born November 23, 1978, and Joseph, born July 1, 1982. They are members of the Sacred Heart Church in Manning.
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RAY AND MARIAN IRLBECK
Raymond and Marian Grossman Irlbeck moved to the Ploen farm north of Aspinwall
in April, 1963. They have six children. Paul, 18, is a junior at Manning
Community School; he is an F.F.A. member and works part-time. Laurie, a
sophomore, is 16 and participates in basketball, Catholic Youth Organization,
yearbook, Pep Club and chorus; she was a first place winner in the Manning
Centennial Marathon in June, 1981. Shari is 14 and attends Lead Way Center at
Shelby. Michele is 12 and a sixth grader; she is a member of Junior Cadets 4-H.
Joy is eight and in second grade. Amy is three years old.
Ray is presently farming the Orren Schroeder farm along with the Ploen place. He is active in the VFW ceremonial team, American Legion and a past trustee of Sacred Heart Church. Ray also ran in the Manning marathon.
Marian is a C.C.D. teacher, member of the Catholic Daughters, a past Regent and past District Deputy of Daughters of America and Rosary and Altar Society.
Ray and Marian are currently serving as director for Concerned Inc., a school for handicapped children in Harlan.
ODDS AND ENDS
I can remember when I was visiting Grandpa and Grandma Schroeder, whose home
was next to the jail. Hoboes and bums would come to the door, asking for food,
and Grandma, being a generous one, would contribute. My cousins, Alvin and
Robert Schilling, who were trappers, skinned their animals in the shed to the
rear of Grandpa Schroeder's house. The remaining carcasses were wanted by the
hoboes, who cooked and ate the meat. Their report was that the 'possum meat was
the best eating.
Darlyne Dahleen
AMOS AND ESTHER PFOLTNER JAHN
Esther Pfoltner, daughter of the late Charlie and Emma Pfoltner, lived the first place north of the railroad bridge on
the east side of the road. They moved there before she was one year old, and she lived there until she was 20,
when she was married.
Esther and Amos Jahn of Manilla were married by the Rev. Johann M. Ansorge at the Lutheran parsonage in Manning September 22, 1937. They lived with Amos' mother, the late Martha Jahn, for several years, then started farming on their own. They lived on several different farms until 1950 when they bought a farm three miles east of Adair, where they lived until January 1978. At that time they sold the farm and moved into Adair to 800 Third Street.
Esther and Amos have three children, Deanna. Dorene and Dale, and seven grandchildren.
Deanna and her husband, Estel Rasmussen of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, are the parents of Robin (Mrs. Phillip Glave), Marshal!, Minnesota; Regina, attending college at Wadena Tech, Wadena, Minnesota; and Steven, at home.
Dorene Wilson lives in Memphis, Tennessee. Her children are Kristene and Jeffery, both at home.
Dale Jahn and his wife Janell live in Omaha with their children Jackie and Jodi, both at home.
To pass the time these days, Esther and Amos like to go camping and fishing, playing cards, and traveling to visit their children and grandchildren. She also belongs to the Altar Guild and Ladies Aide at the church in Adair.
ODDS AND ENDS
I remember sitting for hours, daydreaming about traveling in my father's Model
T that he had converted into a truck.
Dorothy (Ehrichs) Kusel
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CARL LOUIE JAHN FAMILY
Carl Louie Jahn and Estella Mordhorst were married March 8, 1916 at Denison.
They moved to a farm three miles north of Aspinwall where they lived all of
their life. They were breeders of Spotted Poland China hogs.
They were the parents of five children. Lester died in infancy; Irene, Mrs. William Otto, of Spencer; Ruby, Mrs. Carl Houptman, of Lake City; Geniece, Mrs. Bennie Otto, of Manning; and Wayne, whose wife is the former Corrine Sander. Wayne and his wife live on the family farm north of Aspinwall.
C.H. JAHN FAMILY
Carsten Herman Jahn, son of Paul William and Catherine Lemster Jahn, was born November 22, 1885, in Hayes Township, Crawford County. Alfrieda Schroeder, daughter of Henry and Anna Schroeder, was born August 23, 1886, in Hayes Township. After their marriage, they lived on a farm three miles west and 3 1/2 north of Aspinwall, across the road from Carsten's parents.
C.H. Jahn attended school at Hayes District No. 9 school, as did each of his son's children. Alfrieda attended school at Hayes District No. 8 school, two miles to the east. Carsten was school director at No. 9 for many years, and the annual schoolhouse cleaning was a major job for him and his family just before school opened each fall. Carsten was in the insurance business for 60 years, and he was a member of the Hayes Township Schuetzen Verein at the Five Mile House all his adult life.
Carsten and Alfrieda retired from farming in 1947, when they moved to 510 Ann Street in Manning. Alfrieda passed away December 24, 1965, and Carsten continued to live in his home until his death March 3, 1979, at the age of 93 years.
They were the parents of four children, Louie, Marie, Marena and Paul. There are 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
Louie and his wife, the former Alma Wilhelm, had two sons and a daughter. Larry was married to Marlene Anthony, and he died in 1975; Jeanette Kilgore; and Lowell, whose wife's name is Kay. Alma passed away in 1975. Louie and Alice Wilhelm Kuhl were married in 1976 and they live in Manning.
Marie married Carl Brus and they live one mile west and four miles north of Aspinwall. They have two daughters, Beverly, who is married to Kenneth Graves, and Bonnie, who is married to Alan Lorenzen.
Marena married Clinton Rowe and they live in California. They have a son, Dr. Ronald Lowe, and a daughter, Kay D., who is married to Glen Weaver.
Paul and his wife, the former Ruby Walde, have three children, Gloria, who was married to Donald Sharp; Dennis, whose wife's name is Diana; and Ronald.
ODDS AND ENDS
ASPINWALL ROBBERY
Monday evening someone broke into the post office and store at Aspinwall
and took considerable merchandise, the exact amount never to be known.
It snowed the same evening and their tracks were followed
and there is evidence that the party committing the crime headed towards Manning.
There is also evidence that points to local talent in
Manning. A box of matches, some cigarette stubs, the seeing of a couple enter
Manning, and other evidence is in the hands of Marshal Con. Dietz, who has been
quietly getting the evidence together, and the chances are good that at the
next meeting of the grand jury at Denison an indictment will be made. There has
been considerable petty thieving the past year in the vicinity of Manning and
the officials are on the right trail -- at least this last robbery points that
way. When arrests are made no one will be surprised except the guilty parties,
and their only surprise will be that they were not arrested sooner.
Manning Monitor, 2-8-1917
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HENRY AND KATHRYN JAHN
Henry Jahn, son of William and Kathryn (Lemster) Jahn, and Kathryn Wunder,
daughter of John and Minnie Wunder, were married in 1911. They started farming
in section 35 in Hayes Township. Two children were born to them, a son John
Paul and a daughter Helen. After being ill for a long time, Henry passed away at the home of his parents in 1915.
Kathryn's parents, John and Minnie Wunder, came to live with her and the children, and they continued farming for several years. They moved to Manning when her parents purchased a home on 2nd Street.
Kathryn was married to Edward Paesler of Manning June 14, 1924. They purchased a home on May Street. Kathryn was an officer of the American Legion Auxiliary for many years. She died at the Manning General Hospital August 13, 1936. She left to mourn, her husband, mother Minnie Wunder, a brother Harry Wunder, and son John Paul and daughter Helen. Edward Paesler died June 9, 1938 at Veterans Hospital in Des Moines.
Johnny and Helen attended the Manning schools. Johnny graduated in 1929 and Helen in 1931. Johnny spent his vacations working in the Manning Creamery. He attended Iowa State College where he graduated in Dairy Industries. He moved to Des Moines, was married, and was employed for many years by the Reed Ice Cream Company. Johnny and his wife Mildred built a home at 2215 39th Avenue. They have a daughter Nancy, who is married and has two sons, and they also live in Des Moines. Johnny is now retired.
Helen went to Des Moines where she graduated from nurse's training. She moved to Denver, Colorado where she was a registered nurse in a hospital there. She was married to Ray Pyle and they continued to live in Denver. Three children were born to them, two sons and a daughter. Helen was stricken with polio which left her handicapped, but she continued to work as a nurse in a doctor's office. A son was killed in a car accident. Ray has also passed away. Helen was stricken with a fatal heart attack and graveside services were held June 28, 1979 at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
PAUL WILLIAM JAHN FAMILY
(taken in part from the Crawford County History, written in 1911)
"The possibilities awaiting in America for wide awake, ambitious and
capable young men is clearly illustrated in the success that has attended the
efforts of Paul William Jahn in establishing a home in Crawford County. Coming
to this state as a 16-year-old boy, he applied himself to farming and is now the
owner of 440 acres; his farm yielding an income which places him and his family
far beyond possibility of want. This desirable condition has been brought about
through Mr. Jahn's industry and good management.
"He is a native of Holstein, Germany, born April 6, 1857, and is the son of John Frederich and Catherina (Growth) Jahn, both of whom were born in Holstein, Germany. In the spring of 1872 the family emigrated to the new world and located on the raw land in Section 12,
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Hayes Township in Crawford County (just east of the Five Mile House, second place on the north).
"The tract was developed by the father and sons into a productive farm which is still in possession of the family. John Frederich and Catherina moved to Westside in 1901 and there he died in 1906. His wife died in 1908. Their remains were interred in the Hayes Township Cemetery.
"There were seven children in the family, three sons and four daughters. One son died in infancy. The other two sons were Paul William of this review, and Herman, who is now living on the home place. Sisters were Anna, wife of Claus Anthony of Carroll County; Maggie, who married H.C. Martens of Westside; Amelia, wife of George Buck, also of Westside; and Lena, who is deceased.
"Paul William Jahn received his preliminary education in Germany and grew to maturity under the friendly shelter of the stars and stripes. At the age of 22, he began farming on his own account and located on 80 acres in Hayes Township, which he proceeded industriously to improve. He has made four sets of improvements on his land and his farm of 440 acres is one of the valuable properties in Crawford County. He uses discrimination in this work and gives his attention largely to raising graded stock which he feeds for the market." Between 1911 and 1916 Mr. Jahn became the first farmer in the area to raise and sell Hampshire hogs.
"At the age of 22, Paul William Jahn was united in marriage November 21, 1879, to Miss Catherine Lemster who is of German parentage on both sides of the house." Nine children were born to this union: Lena, who married H.E. Kuhl of Iowa Township; William, married to Martha Peper of Hayes Township; Minna, wife of Gus Meggers of Iowa Township; Herman, married to Alfreda Schroeder, of Hayes Township; Henry, married to Katie Wunder, of Hayes Township; Amanda, wife of George Peper, also of Hayes Township; Louis C.L., married to Stella Mordhorst, of Hayes Township; Adelia, married to Ed Mordhorst, of Hayes Township; Hugo H., married to Hattie Mordhorst, also of Hayes Township.
"Politically, Mr. Jahn was with the Democratic Party. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Jahn served as a member of the school board and township trustee."
Paul William Jahn is the great-grandfather of Jeffrey Joens, who lives near Aspinwall today and works at the Aspinwall Co-op.
WAYNE JAHN
Wayne Jahn and Corrine Sander were married August 8, 1954. They are the parents
of five children. Randy and his wife Linda make their home in Gillette,
Wyoming, where he works in the oil fields; they had three children, Railene, Rachel (deceased) and Wacy.
Rick and his wife Carol live in Gillette, Wyoming, where he works in the oil
fields and Carol is bookkeeper for Don Cross Distributor. Jeff and his wife
Gwen live in Manning; Jeff farms with his father and Gwen is a bookkeeper for
AGRI Industries. Brenda lives at home and is bookkeeper for Stein's Oil. Gina
is a freshman in high school and lives at home.
Wayne and his family have operated the family farm three miles north of Aspinwall since 1956.
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ALVIN JANSEN
Alvin Jansen, son of Henry and Anna Kuhl Jansen, was born one mile west of
Aspinwall and later moved into Aspinwall. He was married to Clariss Christian
of Manning December 3, 1948. They are the parents of six children, Tamara
Jansen Merriman, Manning; Tom, Denison; Teresa Jansen Benning, Manilla; Ted,
Aspinwall; Tim, Boulder, Colorado; and Terri, Aspinwall. Clariss and Alvin have nine grandchildren.
Alvin, Tammy, Tom and Teresa all attended the Aspinwall School.
Clariss taught school one mile east and two miles north of Aspinwall, and one mile east on Highway 141. Before being married, her future brother-in-law, Harry Jansen, was her school director.
They have lived in Aspinwall since 1954, when they bought the Fred Boyens house. Alvin has been patrol operator for Crawford County since 1961; Claus Hansen had this job before. Clariss has worked for L.R. Nelson Corporation since 1964.
HARRY JANSEN FAMILY
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jansen were both born and raised in the vicinity of
Aspinwall. They are living on a farm one mile east and 3/4 mile north of
Aspinwall. This will soon be a century farm. The farm was originally owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kuhl, Harry's grandparents, later by his uncle, Charlie
Kuhl, and since 1961 by Mr. and Mrs. Jansen.
Mrs. Jansen was the former Irene Ranniger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louie Ranniger. Their children are Dr. Dale Jansen of Des Moines; Randall Jansen of Eugene, Oregon; Curt Jansen of Ft. Collins, Colorado; Marilyn (Mrs. Dean Stauffer) of Denver, Colorado; and Mark Jansen of Raton, New Mexico. Harry and Irene have three grandsons, Scott and Matthew, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Jansen, and Seth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curt Jansen.
