Clippings from unknown newspapers and the exact dates are unknown.  Ruth Tower submitted the clippings. 

 
1934: A class of 22 were confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Bode Sunday. Class members were: Florence HAAVIK, Melba OLSON, Pearl ROSSING, Corrine LOMEN, Lorna TELFORD, Irene PEDERSON, Charlotte WATNEM, Lois GUNDERSON, Vivian and Violet HANSON, Orva LANSING, Eunice LANSING, Irma ROOD, Orpha OPHEIM, David and Roland GULLIXSON, Carol HAGEN, Harland MITSVEN, Maurice HALSRUD, Tedmar ROSSING, Erling RONGVED, and Harold JOHNSON. (Unnamed, undated newspaper clipping)

1934: Dr. T. D. ROSSING has rented the John KINSETH building in Bode and will open a beer parlor in it the first of July. Lester KINSETH will be manager. (Unnamed, undated newspaper clipping)

1943: Merle V. OPHEIM, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert OPHEIM of Bode, a member of the 15th class of cadets to graduate from the advanced twin-engined army flying school at Columbus, MS, graduated June 30, 1943. He received his silver wings and his commission as a second lieutenant.

 

From The Bode Bugle, Volume 100, Number 14, Centennial Edition, Saturday, July 18, 1981:

Jan. 7, 1916: The electric light proposition recently voted on at Bode carried by a three to one majority. The council has already employed an engineer and are offering their bond issue for sale. Before many months we will hear Editor TEMPLE of the Bugle announce the completion of the plant. The Bode Fellows are hustlers and never do things in a half hearted manner...Whittemore Champion.

The undersigned have agreed to close their place of business every evening, except Wednesday and Saturday nights at 6:30 o'clock. The same to take effect Jan. 18th. Signed: J. G. HANSON, KINSETH Bros., HALSTERUD & HANSON, M. O. MONSON, E. J. ERICKSON, John KINSETH (sic), F. H. EASTMAN, O. B. NELSON, A.H. ROBURG.

Jan.14, 1916: Mrs. O. C. SORLIEN has been one of the victims of grippe during the past week.

The thermometer registered 35 below Thursday morning, which was cold enough for any of us.

The Bode Commercial Club will meet tonight at 8 o'clock in the drug store to organize. All who have signed up are urged to be present.

The cold weather of the past two or three days has caused great inconvenience to the traveling public as the trains are all late from one to three hours..

L. H. HANSON has gone to Des Moines to take a short course of thee months, his father says, "to learn more about the iron horse." May he be successful.

Jan.21, 1916: "Grip Claims Many" - Des Moines - Grip claimed 128 victims in Iowa during December, according to a report prepared by G.H. Sumner, secretary of the state board of health.

Boys dress up in your best "bib and tucker" tomorrow for the town will be full of schoolmarms from the surrounding towns.

Last Saturday the drayman took 19 tubs of butter down to the depot and both he and the agent counted them. The agent went off duty at 7 o'clock. About 9 o'clock a freight came along and the agent, who lives upstairs, heard the brakeman and the conductor disputing the count, as they could only find 18. The next morning as B.C. BUDOLFSON went over to the stock yards he noticed a tub of butter setting under the approach from the stock yards to the cars. He at once notified the station agent. Why the person took the butter that far and then left is is a mystery, but it would be pretty expensive had they got caught at it, as there is a heavy fine connected with stealing anything from a railroad platform.

The Bode Commercial Club completed its organization last evening at a meeting held in the town hall by adopting a constitution and set of by-laws. The officers of the club are: President, Martin HELMEN; vice-president, I. L. KINSETH; secretary, J. G. HANSON; treasurer, O. C. SORLIEN; board of directors, O.T. GULLIXSON, A. J. HANSON and C. W. RILEY. The regular meetings of the club will be held the second Tuesday evening of each month. Through their efforts Bode will undoubtedly enjoy electroliers in the business part of town. They are at present trying to get a corn expert here to urge upon the farmers the necessity of testing all corn that is used.

Next Thursday morning commencing about 8:50 and lasting about 40 minutes will be a total eclipse of the sun, visible in all parts of the United States. Get your smoked glass ready so as to enjoy this phenomenon.

Feb. 4, 1916: A leap year party was held at Norman PEDERSON's Monday night.

Dr. E.I. WATSON accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Martin HELMEN and their son, Miles to Fort Dodge Tuesday, where Miles had his adenoids removed. Martin came home the day and Dr. WATSON and Mrs. HELMEN and Miles returned Wednesday.

The New York health department warns against kissing as likely to spread the grippe germ. Hereafter anyone with the grippe is certain to be an object of suspicion if not of envy.

Feb. 11, 1916: The Board of Supervisors at their meeting in Humboldt Tuesday granted the town of Bode a right of way for their electric line over what is known as the South route, going one mile south from the John AURE corner and then four miles straight east where they will connect onto the Livermore line, all in the public highway.

Feb. 18, 1916: As a result of Br. TEMPLE of the Bode Bugle attending the state editorial meeting in Des Moines last week, the Bugle will soon be a machine set paper. We are glad to see Brother TEMPLE able to thus improve the Bugle plant and we are sure his good patrons will fully appreciate the improvement as they should...Humboldt Independent.

John KINSETH finished filling his ice house this week and we will not need to worry for ice to cool our lemonade this summer.

March 10,1916: The Bode Booster Band and their Orchestra will furnish the music for the dance at the opera house St. Patrick's night, March 17th. There will be souvenir programs for those who dance. You will not need to bring your lead pencil as they will be furnished.

March 17,1916: The school election Monday brought out the largest number of votes we believe ever cast at a school election here. There were 97 votes cast. Of these E. J. ERICKSON received 41 and Anton MITSVEN 55 for school treasurer, there being one blank. John AURE received  84 votes for school director.

The town council met Wednesday afternoon and let the contract for the building of the High line between here and Livermore and wiring the streets of the town. The contract was let to James L. Robb of Emmetsburg, for $4,535.00. The council also purchased the meters of J.K. Alline of Fort Dodge, agent for the Electric Appliance Co. of Chicago. This we believe finishes all the buying for the electric lights with the exception of the electroliers.

March 31, 1916: Two of Bode's popular young men broke the hearts of many a Coulter girl last Sunday as they paraded the streets of that city.

Anna CHRISTIANSON's millinery store is a very attractive place for the women this week as she is holding her Spring millinery opening as will soon be seen by her adv.

April 7, 1916: Our new Mayor, John PEDERSON, says he will marry the first couple free. What a good chance for some of the leap year girls.

Castor oil is among the drugs which has been affected in price by European War and of this the Hampton Chronicle says: "We know there are a lot of kids in this country who hope that it gets so high that mother will never again be able to bring it down to earth where she can get her hands on it."

The State Savings Bank invites you to drop in and see their brainless posting machine.

One of the first acts of Mayor John PEDERSON Tuesday morning was to have five measles warning cards printed.

If you intend to have your house wired for electric lights we would advise you to read J. G. HANSON's adv. this week. The price of fixtures are advancing rapidly and one should buy them early.

April 28, 1916: Advertising for the First National Bank, Bode, Iowa: Everybody in this city should have a camera. Everybody should start a Savings Account. We are giving this Camera FREE to anyone opening a savings account of $10.00 or more or increasing their present Savings Account $10.00 or more. Special notice--If you haven't $10.00 to start an account, you may deposit $1.00 at a time. We will put a camera away for you and as soon as your account amounts to $10.00 the "PREMO, JR." is yours.

From Leon's Notebook: (A series of articles by Leon Gangestad, relating to early Bode)

Humboldt Mutual Insurance Association: The Bode Bugle - 8 - 15 - 1890: Capt. T.A. ROSSING made a trip into Norway township last week in the interest of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Co. (Note--Other news items would make reference to Capt. ROSSING, Ole K. GREFSTAD, Andrew GULLIXSON making trips to Ottosen or other towns in the interest of the insurance company.)

This is the beginning of what is today the Humboldt Mutual Insurance Association. It was organized in Bode, Sept. 25, 1886. Andrew GULLIXSON was the first President. T.A. ROSSING purchased the first policy and incidentally had the first claim, in the amount of Fifteen dollars. The first annual report of the association showed receipts of $125.00 for premiums paid on policies. When it became a county wide organization there was a name change and the office was moved to Humboldt. When the association moved into their present headquarters at 513 Sumner Ave. in Humboldt, in 1959, they had $31,000.00 insurance i force. Oscar GREFSTAD of Bode was a one time secretary-manager, at the Humboldt office.

The 1880 Agricultural Census for Delana Township: (Note - This data for the agricultural census of 1880 was obtained from a microfilm at the State Historical Society of Iowa Library at Iowa City, Iowa) Unfortunately the enumerator's penmanship leaves much to be desired. Too, the reproduction on the film is very faint so it was only with the assistance of my daughter Rachael DAVIS and a staff librarian that we were able to decipher the following about my grandfather Lars J. GANGESTAD.

Tilled acres - 175A

Unimproved acres - 200A

Value of land, fence, buildings, 3,000.00

Value of implement and machinery 175.00

Value of livestock - $1,139.00

Estimated value of all farm production in 1879 - $1,200.00

Amount paid out in wages in 1879 (including value of board) - $40.00

Number of horses - 6-1-1880 - 6

"After thoughts" by LMG. The unimproved acres must have been the slough land and the virgin prairie grass which had not, as yet, been broken to the plow. My grandfather purchased the land in 1874 and my father told that as a lad he helped, in the following years, to drive the oxen in breaking the virgin sod where the town of Bode now stands. -- Leon M. GANGESTAD