Armont E. Weieneth

WEIENETH

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ARMONT E. WEIENETH

Armont E. Weieneth, the assistant cashier of the Farmers' Savings Bank of Manly, was born in Kensett township, Worth county, on the 9th of May, 1886, his parents being John and Amelia (Siihring) Weieneth. The father was a native of Switzerland and at the age of eighteen years left home for the new world, believing that he might have a better business opportunities on this side of the Atlantic. He took passage on a sailing vessel which ultimately reached the United States, and making his way westward, he established his home in Wisconsin, where he devoted his attention to the raising of fruit. Later he removed to Decorah, Iowa, where he was married, and while there he engaged in soap manufacturing in connection with a partner for a number of years. At a later date he took up his abode in Kensett township, Worth county, Iowa, where he purchased farm land and began its further development and improvement. To his original tract he added until he owned two hundred and forty acres, constituting one of the highlv productive and valuable farm properties of the district. Year after year he carefully tilled the fields and gathered substantial harvests as a reward for his labors. Eventually he removed to Kensett, where he retired from active business and passed away in the vear 1911. His widow is still living at Kensett and is now seventy-two years of age. In his political views Mr. Weieneth was a stalwart republican, while his religious faith was that of the Lutheran church. Armont E. Weieneth spent his boyhood days at the old homestead farm in Kensett township and his youthful experiences were those of the farm-bred boy. He supplemented his district school education by a commercial course at Nora Springs, Iowa, and in 1907 he went to Mahnomen, Minnesota, where he occupied the position of assistant cashier of the Security State Bank. He there remained for three years and four months and his experience constituted valuable training for the duties which now claim his attention.
In 1911 he returned to Kensett and then with his mother made a trip to Ontario, Canada. On again reaching Iowa he looked about for a favorable business opening and removed to Manly, where he accepted a clerkship in the drug store of J. W. Hurd, there remaining for a year. He next accepted the position of assistant cashier in the Farmers' & Savings Bank of Manly and has since most efficiently filled the position, contributing in substantial measure to the success of the institution. In 1916 Mr. Weieneth was united in marriage to Miss Clara Wise, a daughter of Frank and Anna Wise and a native of Lincoln township. Her parents were prominent farming people of this locality and were well known members of the Methodist church. In his fraternal relations Mr. Weieneth is a Mason. He is at present serving as township clerk of Lincoln township, Worth county'. He is interested in all that has to do with public progress as it relates to the community, the commonwealth and the country and his aid and influence are always on the side of advancement and improvement.SOURCE: HISTORY OF MITCHELL AND WORTH COUNTIES, IOWA, 1918; Page 244