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Local Markets May 1918

Calves - 10.00	Roosters - .17
Hogs - 16.75	Geese - .14
Wheat - 1.75	Ducks - .16
Hides - .10	Scrap iron - 14.00
Corn - 1.00	Wool - .50
Oats - .67	Butter - .35
Barley - 1.25	Eggs - .28
Hens - .20	Rye - 1.95

Town Ordinances

No. 11 passed in 1881 - Every person or owner of any omnibus, hack, or dray or vehicle of any kind for carrying passengers or freight in the limits of the town of Arcadia are required to procure a license before engaging in such business. The owner of every one horse vehicle shall pay $5 per year in advance and every owner of a two horse vehicle shall pay $10 per vehicle payable in two installments.

No. 27 passed in 1899 - All hitching posts shall be set six feet away from the outside line of the sidewalk. Said hitching posts shall be set not less than three feet in the ground and shall be four feet above ground. No teams shall be tied to or hitched to any part of the sidewalk.

No. 29 passed about 1900 - The Independent Telephone Co of Westside was given the right to conduct telephone service in Arcadia.

No. 31 passed in 1907 - It shall be unlawful for any children of the age of less than sixteen years to be on the streets and public places of Arcadia after 8 p.m. from September 1 to May 1 and after 9 p.m. from May 1 to September 1. Unless such children be accompanied by parents or guardian or by order of parents or guardian. It shall be the duty of the Night Marshall at the appointed time to ring the bell of the fire engine house and that shall be known as the curfew bell.

No. 32 passed between 1911 and 1916 - No person shall operate a motor vehicle in Arcadia in the closely built up portion of the town at a rate of speed greater than one mile in six minutes and elsewhere in the town at a greater rate of speed one mile every four minutes. Any person operating a motor vehicle shall at request or on signal by putting up the hand from a person driving or riding a horse or other domestic animal bring such motor vehicle to a stop and if traveling in the opposite direction remain stationary to allow such horse or other animal to pass and if traveling it the same direction use reasonable caution in passing such horse or other animal.

No. 33 passed in the early teens - It shall be unlawful for poultry of all description to run at large within the plotted district of the town of Arcadia. Owners of trespassing poultry shall be liable to the offended party for any damage such poultry may do.

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Bits and Pieces

A trotting track was made in July 1875 and everyone claimed he had the fastest horse but the fastest one so far was a M-U-L-E.

The Chicago & northwestern Railroad had their problems in those early days. There were many derailments and accidents that prompted the Arcadia correspondent to write in the Carroll Herald that all criminals sentenced to life imprisonment should be given five free rides on the C. & N.W. and if they’re still alive after these rides they should be allowed to go “scot free.”

This correspondent of the Carroll Herald of 1874 and 1875 went by the pen name of “Double Xity.” There was much discussion of what would be done with this person if his or her identity were ever found out, especially by the “two most conceited businessmen” who constantly made the column. Meanwhile this correspondent kept on writing, criticizing and ridiculing certain members of the town. After this person quit, a new one with the pen name “Sickle” took over and the columns became much less controversial.

April 28, 1875 - Some farmers reported to be planting crops to the middle of the road instead of allowing two rods in width on each side of the line for public highway. Where farmers did this on both sides of the road travelers had to travel over the worked ground.

Three miles south of Arcadia was the location of one of the much traveled “Overland Trails.” Section 33 was one of the last to be broken and the old wagon ruts ran across its entire width. These ruts had been worn into the sod a foot or more deep. These were caused by many settlers moving west in covered wagons known as “Prairie Schooners.” The bows supporting the canvas top were vertical, not slanting fore and aft as the pictures of covered wagons would have us believe.

Photo / Caption. Isacc Newton Voris, the man who could be called the founder of Arcadia, was born in New York in 1830. As a young man he spent several years in Illinois. In 1851 he went to California, where he built and operated a sawmill and grist mill. He returned to New York, was married on New Year’s Day of 1861 and returned to California. All of these journeys were made by way of Panama. In 1870 he returned with his family to New York on the new C & NW Railway. This is the first he saw of our area and was very much impressed with it, so much so that he invested all the savings of his California business in the Arcadia township in February of 1871. He had a townsite platted and this was recorded in Carroll in June of that year. His son, Floyd, was the first baby born in Arcadia township.

Photo / Caption - Aerial view of Arcadia from the northeast

Photo / Caption - Walter Schroeder, 1917, won 1st prize in state of Iowa for best and biggest corn at Iowa State College at Ames

Photo / Caption - Erdman’s Blacksmith Shop. Picture taken in 1908

Photo / Caption (2 Photos) - Early road-grading crew

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Our Committees

Photo / Caption - Don Badding, Centennial Chairman

Photo / Caption - Treasurer - Lon Diers

Photo / Caption - Central Committee - Mr. & Mrs. Denis Leiting, Leon Andersen, Walt Johnson, Richard Ricke, and Don Badding

Photo / Caption - Parking Committee - Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hoffman, Gerald Wittrock, Louie Hinners, Dennis Berg, Stanley Schroeder, Glen Leiting, Louis Schweers, Kenny Schroeder, Ray Glass, Mr. and Mrs. Jon Muenchow absent when picture was taken

Photo / Caption - Ticket Committee - Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Irlbeck, Ron Bierl, Elmer Schmitz, Vic Schroeder, Bob Wolterman and Lon Diers

Photo / Caption - Antique Committee - Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Niehaus, Leonard Rupiper, Clem Mueggenberg, Clarence Schweers, Leonard Venteicher

Photo / Caption - Advertising Committee - Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Vonnahme, Robert Schweers, Don Diers and Darrell Andersen

Photo / Caption - Badges and Ties - Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Vonnahme, Art Diers, Leo Berning, Art Bruch Jr

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Photo / Caption - Kangaroo Court & Beards Committee - Mr. & Mrs. Lorne Steinkamp, Ron Sundrup, Duane Schroeder, Larry Irlbeck, Dick Wuebker, Steve Collison, Ron Berg, Vernon Kohorst

Photo / Caption - Parade Committee - Mr. & Mrs. Wilbur Hinners, Dale Schweers, Larry Wolterman, Leo Schmitz, Gene Leiting, Jim Berg, Ron Leiting, Jerry Berg

Photo / Caption - Grounds Committee - Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Henkenius

I wish to express my gratitude to Mrs. Ronald Berg, Mrs. Leo Berning, Mrs. Lon Diers, Mrs. Robert Schweers, Mrs. Dale Schweers, Mrs. Ronald Sundrup, Mrs. Larry Wolterman and those who assisted them, for the time and effort they put in at compiling this Centennial Book.

They put in many may hours over a period of four months in interviewing people, in going through early record books, in gathering material, in arranging, in typing, etc., and the result is a very interesting and informative history of our parish and community. Through their work many memories are brought back to all of you.

A special thanks to the large number of men and women who gathered ads for this book. Also to Don Badding, General Chairman of the Centennial Celebration, and the many men and women working so zealously with him for the success of the celebration on August 9 and 10 and September 21. ~ Father C.A. Ahmann

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Ads

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Parishioners and Their Children

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Andersen, James, Katy, Nancy, John

Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Andersen, Scott, Gail, Barry

Mrs. Joe Anstoeter, Mary, Teresa

Mrs. William Badding, Robert, Donald, Jack (deceased), Mary Jo, Roselyn, Kathryn, Janet, William, Joe

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Badding, Denice, Diana, Donna, Doris, Debra, Michael (deceased), Paul

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beckman, Ray, Lucille, Virginia, Eunice, Phyllis, Verna

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Berg, Norma, Donald, Gerald, Robert (deceased), Dean, Vern, Helen, Ronald, James

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Berg, Michael, Kenneth, Sue Ann, Randy, Brenda, Julie

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Berg

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Berg

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Berg, Carol, Kevin, Donna, Brian

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Berg, Bradley, William

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Berg, Tom, Jeanne, Jennifer, Amy Jo

Mr. and Mrs. James Berg, Jill, Jeff, Janelle

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berg, Dennis, Darrell, Diane

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Berg, Debbie, Richard, Russell, Karen, Robert, Roger, Rodney, Ryan

Mrs. Albert Berger, Mary

Mr. and Mrs. Othmar Berger, John, Gerald, Melvin, Marlene, Michael, Jolene, Dale, Barbara, Karen, Jane

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Berning, Beth, John, James, Sara

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bierl

Mrs. Myron Bohnenkamp, Russell, Douglas, Debra

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Booth, Robert (deceased), Charlene

Mr. and Mrs. Dean Brightwell Jr, Monica, Shelli, Brad, Bryan David (deceased), Beth Ann (deceased)

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Broich, Jane, Bonita, Marian (deceased), Dorothy, Ester, Rita, Richard, Phyllis, Christine, Dennis

Mrs. Carl Bruch

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bruch Sr, Anita, Paul, Leo, Art Jr, Robert, Marvin, Carol

Mr. and Mrs. Art Bruch Jr, Lisa, Karla

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Bruening

Mrs. Kate Bueltel, Vernis, Clarence

Mr. and Mrs. Milford Collison, Josephine, Susan, Philip, Nancy

Mr. and Mrs. Philip Collison

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Collison, Helen, John, Mary

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Collison, Curtis, Mark, Matthew, Eric

Mr. and Mrs. Al Dentlinger, Betty, Jane, Lon, Dale

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Dentlinger, David, Diane, Roger, Cathay, Neil, Craig, Loren, Lola, Joel, Lee, Maria

Mr. and Mrs. Dave Dentlinger, Carey

Miss Matilda Dentlinger

Miss Mary Dentlinger

Mr. and Mrs. Art Diers, Inez, Donald, Lon

Mr. and Mrs. Lon Diers, Susan, David, Barbara, William, Douglas

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Diers, Debra, Nancy, Carol, Lori, Mary

Mr. and Mrs. Cyrenus Diers, Diane, Robert, Randy

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Diers, Joseph (deceased), Mary Lee (deceased)

Mrs. Wayne Duffy, Orville Jean Marie, Charles, Donna Mae

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gerken

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Glass, Neil, Alan

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Glass

Mrs. Alma Greteman, Virginia

Mr. and Mrs. John Gross, Anne, Mary Ellen, Kathleen

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Grote

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hackfort, Stacie Marie, Randle Robert

Mrs. Albert Hannasch, Alvin (deceased), Eileen, Donna, Ruth, Betty

Mr. and Mrs. William Hannasch, Dale, Ronald, Carol

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hausman, Barbara, Susan, Cathy, Steve, John, Brian

Mrs. Ben Haverkamp, Armella, Donnabelle, Marjean, Merton

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Henkenius, Jerome, Marlene, Janet, Vern, Dick, Norma Jean, Dennis, Bill

Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Henkenius, Julie, Darrell, Danny, Jaynee, Jim

Mr and Mrs. A.R. Hesson, Steve, Leah

Mrs. Alfred Hinners, Alfred Jr, Wilbur, Robert, Marilyn, Louis, Eugene

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hinners, Marc, Scott, Paul, Bradley

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hinners, James, Marsha, Jeffrey, Monica

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hinners, Brian, Michelle

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Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hinners, Merlin

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hoffman

Conrad and Lena (deceased) Huelshorst, Angela (deceased), Teresa, Regine, Francis, Vincent, Eugene

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Heue, Julie, David, Michael, Debbie

Albert and Elizabeth (deceased) Irlbeck, Alice, Eddie, Marie, Lavonne, Larry, Allan, Elmer

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Irlbeck, Jennifer, Stephanie

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Irlbeck, Robert, Kevin, Daniel

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson, Thomas, Ronald, Karen, Russell, Diane, Paul, Joan, Michael

Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Jons

Mrs. Frank Killeen, Arnold, Loren, Kelly (deceased), Eldore, Laverna, Melvin (Stub)

Mr. and Mrs. Ver Dean Kluver, Scott

Mrs. Mike Killeen, Donald (deceased), Pat, Mary, Madonna

Mrs. Joe Kohorst, Celine Mae, Vernon, Jean Marie, Betty Lou

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Kohorst, Alan, Orn, Arden

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kohorst, Roger, Joleen, Randy

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Kohorst, Elaine, Barbara, Linda, Marlon

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kohorst, Robert, Fay

Mrs. M. Kroeger, Gilbert, Inez, Orville, Irma, Juanita

Albert and Juletta (deceased) Lammers, LuAnn

Mrs. Ed Lampman, Joan, Berniece, Ralph, Donald, Mary Joyce

Mrs. Ben Leiting, Harold, Lucille, Alvin, Velma (deceased), Berniece, Norman (deceased), Denis, Vincent, Ronald, Loren

Mr. and Mr. Loren Leiting, Robert, Judy, John, Brian

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Leiting, Debra, Dale, Fay, Nancy, Lon, Terry

Mr. and Mrs. Denis Leiting, Lori, Linda, LeAnn, Douglas

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Leiting, Jane, Roselyn, Robert, Laureate, Marilyn (deceased), Glen, Eileen, Annette, Bruce, Joan

Miss Mary Louise Speyer

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Leiting, Barbra, Nancy, Stephanie

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Leiting, Jane, Neil

Mr. and Mrs. William Leiting, Melvin, Connie, Helen, Floyd (deceased)

Mrs. Ray Ludwig, Dale, Neil, James, Diane

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Martens, Cynthia, Sheila, Kevin (deceased), Kimberly

Anna Kramer

Mr. and Mrs. George Mooney, Donna, Joleen, Brother Dale, Sheryl, Linda, Gary, Alan, Marilyn

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Molak, Robert, Frank, Kim

Mr. and Mrs. Clem Mueggenberg, Kay, Joan, Patricia, Jean

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Muenchow, Paula Louise

Mrs. John Muenchow, Jon, Jo Ellen

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Niehaus, Leroy, Arlene, Mary Ann, Ralph, Roland

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Niehaus, Debra, Kristen

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Niehaus, Steven, James

Andrew and Caroline (deceased) Nieland, Sister Ruth, Mary, Sister Irene (Marlene), Ione, Leonard, Maurice, Alma

John Noethe

Francis Noethe

Norbert Ocken

Herman Olberding

Miss Loretta Olberding

Mr. and Mrs. Vern Onken, Kim, Kevin

Mrs. Frank Pille, Virgil, Joan

Mr. and Mrs. James Quinn, Mary (deceased)

Mrs. Phil Redig, Lois, David

Mrs. Neil Reiman, Arvid, Arden, Marci

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Riesberg, Leroy, Lavonne, Arlene, Diane, Robert

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Riesberg, Matthew

Mr. and Mrs. George Ricke, Esther, Richard, Ralph

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ricke, Doug, Kevin, Tom, Dan, Keith, Lynn

Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ricke, John, James, Cynthia, Kenneth, Jane

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Rupiper, Rosalie

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sander, Dennis, Leroy, Joan, LuAnn, Steve, Paul, Mary Kay, Allan, David, Mark, John

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sander, Patricia, Michael, Lori Jo

Peter and Mary (deceased) Schmitz, Florentine, Agnes, Lawrence, Marie, Louis, Leo, Bertilla, Norma

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schmitz, Donna Rae, David, Daniel, Beth Ann

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Schmitz, Sue Ellen, Scott, Shawn

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Schmitz

Mr. and Mrs. Theo Schmitz, Elmer, Jack, Clair, Marian, Helen, Jane, Eugene

Mr. and Mrs. Clair Schmitz, Steve, Peggy, Timothy, Dale, Sandra, Mary Kay, Thomas, Duane (deceased), Janet

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Schmitz, Linda, Larry, Randy, Jerry

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schmitz, Bonnie, Ronald, Donald

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Miss Alvera Schrad

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Schrad, Mary Kay, Jo Ann, Kathleen

Leo F. Schrad

James Schrad

Mrs. Herman Schrad, Ivan, Kenneth, Lois

Leo J. Schrad

William Schrad

Mrs. Ed Schroeder, Rose, Lawrence (deceased), Edmund, Art (deceased), Joe (deceased)

Mrs. Joe Schroeder, Eileen, Karen

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schroeder, Mark, Tammy, Michelle, Douglas, Greg

Mrs. Louis Schroeder, Marcella (deceased), Dorothy, Orville, Ivan, Mercedes, Ethel, Ruth, Vincent, Shirley, Duane

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Schroeder, Keith, Teresa

Mr. and Mrs. Orville Schroeder, Dale, Daniel, Nadine

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Schroeder, Lon, Sherri, Brian, Jill

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Schroeder, Tammy, Julie, Danny

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Schroeder, Russell, Kathy, Susan, Teresa

Mrs. John Schroeder Sr, John Jr, Barbara, Paul, James, Patricia, Lawrence, Tom

Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder Jr

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schroeder, Lisa, Vicky

Mrs. Alphonse Schweers, Rose Marie, Greg, Georgeen, Paul, Louis

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schweers, Susan, Jane, Richard, Judy, Jerry, Thomas, Peter

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schweers, Cynthia, Diane

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Schweers, Mark, John, Mary, Margaret, Joseph

Leo and Mary Frances (deceased) Schweers, Joseph (deceased)

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Schweers, Dale, Jean, Steve, Beth

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Schweers, Michelle, Scott, Stacey

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schweers

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schweers, Curt

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sieve, Randy, Joan, Jane, Kevin

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Simon, Rick, Brian, Danny

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sporrer, Amy, Tammy

Mrs. Elizabeth Staiert, Amelia, Caroline, Dorothy, Joe, Irvin

Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Staiert, Richard, Dennis, James, Bonnie, Susan, Lyle, Jean, Helen

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Staiert, Robert

Mrs. Ted Staples, Donald, Carol

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Staples, Sheryl, Steve, Michael, Nancy, Donna, Joan, Lisa, Susan

Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Steinkamp

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Steinkamp, Diane, Russell

Mr. and Mrs. Anton Steinkamp, Bonnie

Mrs. William Sundrup, Ronald, Robert, Karen, Kathleen, Dennis, Judy, Diane, Patty, Barbara

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sundrup, Christi, Terri, Rusty, Sherri, David

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Timmerman, Dena (deceased), Robert, Francis Larry (deceased), Dennis, Leon, Mary Kay, Carol Ann

Herman Thein

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Tomka, Barbara, Victor, Edward, Catherine, Carolyn, James, Mary

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Venteicher, Gary, Judy, Sharon, Nancy, Cindy

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Vogl, Sandy Diane, Vickie, Patricia, Beverly, Edward Jr, Doreen, Tony, Marilyn, Tim, Carol, Bob, Lisa

Mrs. Anna Vonnahme, Emma, Sister Clarona (deceased), Norbert, Wilbert (deceased), Wilfred, Edwin (deceased)

Mrs. Wilbert Vonnahme, Loren, Karen (deceased, Linda, Janet, Carol

Mrs. John Vonnahme, Leon, Alice, Leroy, Vera, Gladys, Lyle, Duane (deceased)

Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Vonnahme, Allen, Sharon, Bruce, Linda, Joyce, Ann

Mr. and Mrs. Allen Vonnahme, Jason

Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Vonnahme, Steven, Julie (deceased), Michael, Lisa, John

Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Vonnahme, Robert, Debra, John Daniel, Jane, Connie

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Vonnahme, Kurt, Shawn, Rhonda

Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wessel, Martin, Dona

Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Wiese, Terry (deceased), Lon, Lynn, Brent, Shelley

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Wittrock, Daniel, David, Dale

Mrs. Vincent Wolterman, Norma, Robert, Arden, Milo, Betty, Larry

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wolterman, Danny, Lori, Ryan, Angie

Mr. and Mrs. Milo Wolterman, Donna, John, Jim, Lois, Patty, Paul

Mr. and Mrs. Randy Wolterman, Tina

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wuebker, Karen, Richard, Judy, Dennis, Barbara, Lisa

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wuebker, Joe, Jeff

Leroy and Rita (deceased) Zerwas, Richard, Arthur, Larry, Mary

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