Early photos from Poweshiek County

Early photos from Poweshiek County

From the collection of Gladys Quaintance Sharer
This is a sixth-grade class in 1912 in Poweshiek County, but the name of the school is unknown; it could be Montezuma. The teacher is Miss Ruby Stoelting. The names of the students (not in any order) are: Iva Quaintance, Rosa Fultz, Paul Lyday(?), Leona Coburn, Esther Gilbert, Vera Morris, Dwight Doane, Roy Reed, James Rempp, Hazel Miller, Ruth Zorn, Harry Bradley, Madeline Sheeley(?), Neola Morgan, Warren Coulter, Clifford Benton, George Hunt, Albert Fultz, Karl Klint, Dolly Ingram, Lillian Hubbard, John Schoales, Lewis Schoales, Effie Agy, Frank McCormick, George Morgan, Anna Brazee, Flossie Morse/Moore(?), Ron Rempp, Clifford Mossick, and Jesse Wymore.

From the collection of Gladys Quaintance Sharer
Harry and Holmes Johnston, children of Mr.and Mrs. George L. Johnston of Montezuma. Date unknown.

From the collection of Gladys Quaintance Sharer
Fourth grade in the Garfield Building, about 1910, believed to be in Poweshiek County. The teacher is Miss Ivy Hutchison. Students are (order unknown, believed to begin at front left): Louise Rosenberger, Helen Hathaway, Evelyn Hunt, Wendale(?) Gunderson, Grace Concanore, Ralph Broadstone, Ferrell Rodgers, Vera Jacobs, Freida Powell, Clara Gross, Lela Quaintance, Viola Coburn, William Hunting, Paul Zirble, Wilma Heath, Ethel Hubbard, Charles Hensley, Arline(?) Doane, Gelda Brazee, John Dexter, Lola Bachman, Murry Bower, Donald Thompson, Ward Coulter, and Helen Bruggan.


From the collection of Sgt. Joseph W. Hicks Taken in front of the Montezuma Depot. Person is unknown.	From the collection of Sgt. Joseph W. Hicks Taken in front of the Montezuma Depot. The lady in the white dress is believed to be Sue Schofield who married Donald L. Cristman of Montezuma in 1925.


Fix-It Man Earl Rempp adjusts his drill press. A century-old musket and powder horn, two of many antiques he has accumulated, lean against the machine.	Mrs. Rempp examines a lamp her husband made from native walnut. Also shown are lamps he made from an old jug and pottery and a sickbed tray.

From February 1955 Republican newspaper: The old mingles pleasantly with the new at the home of Earl Rempp,"Fix-It Man" who lives three miles southeast of Montezuma. Representing the old is the array of antique articles Rempp has accumulated. In the new category are the modern tools he has installed in his shop to perform odd jobs of "fixing" for farmers of the neighborhood. Earl works with both metal and wood, doing small projects for the most part. From the collection of Iva Quaintance Street.

August 10, 1948, Oskaloosa Herald:

Among the old timers who will be at the Montezuma Centennial is A.O. "Dick" Morgan, 81, a life-long resident of that city. The violin he is holding is the one he has played on many occassions around the town and the surrounding area. He said he has had it for 66 years and an uncle had it for over 40 years before that. "It was old when it was given to my uncle," he stated. The 113-year old violin is still in excellent condition. Morgan was on the board of supervisors for a total of 12 years and has been active in civic events.

From the collection of Iva Quaintance Street
McCoy School, near Montezuma, 1908 or 1909
Back row, left to right: Hazel Swangel, Blanche Swangel, Mary Ingraham (teacher), Mae Johnson, Lela Beason; middle row; boy Binegar, Leonard Sheeler, Wilbur Standford; front row: Lee Sheeler, Mary Swangel, Lily Standford, Lela Quaintance, Iva Quaintance, Vada Binegar, boy Binegar.

From the collection of Iva Quaintance Street
50th anniversary reunion of the Montezuma High School class of 1918
Taken in July 1968. Left to right: Philip Burkett, Venafrum (Horn) Cutshall, Hazel (Miller) Sanders, Iva Street, James Rempp, Ruth Zorn, Ernest Peterson, Neola (Morgan) Austin, Ralph Peterson, Vada (Smith) Peterson. Ten living members from class of 15.

The Breniman family of Brooklyn
The Breniman family lived in the Brooklyn area. This picture is of the children of Christian and Barbara Breniman. The family came from Switzerland in 1852, living briefly in Ohio before buying land in Poweshiek Co. The youngest son, Johann Franklin, was born in Iowa. In order of birth, the children were Christian, Friedrick, Rosina, Margaretha, Rudolf or Reuben (a Civil War drummer boy), Gottlieb, Marianna, Anna Elisabetha, Arnold and John.(Two other daughters died in infancy in Switzerland.) In this picture, one son is not there. I believe Rudolf is on the left, and probably Christian on the right. Rosina and Margaretha sitting in front


Mary Ann Beeler Garrett Courtesy Bonnie Hargraves, great-granddaughter	William Garrett Courtesy Bonnie Hargraves, great-granddaughter

Sarah See Keenan and son, Frank Keenan Courtesy Bonnie Hargraves, great-granddaughter	William Keenan Courtesy Bonnie Hargraves, great-granddaughter

	Left: Clarence and Arminda Keenan Garrett Courtesy Bonnie Hargraves
Right: Louis and Ellen Schultz Tiedemann Courtesy Bonnie Hargraves

The Montezuma Republican, July 28, 1977, Page 10
The class of 1927 Montezuma high school graduates held a 50-year reunion Saturday noon, July 16, at the Malzuma Inn. These 15 of the 23 class graduates were present, together with nine husbands and wives as guests. Those pictured and their city of residence are, from left, front row--Agnes Stanley Byers, Grinnell; Thelma Johnson Johnston, Conrad; Agnes LeMay Bryan, Oskaloosa; Alice Underwood, Montezuma; Velma Dickson, Downers Grove, IlI. Second row--Ernest McFerren, Montezuma; Dorothy Putnam Moore, Gibson; Leona Hesselschwerdt Burkett, Minburn: Charlotte Lohr Johnson, Des Moines; Freida McCormick Gerard, Montezuma; Constance Schoales Cummings, Montezuma. Third row--Ned Alexander, Montezuma; Cleo, Tarvin, Leonia, N.J.; Floyd Ferguson, St. Claire Shores, Mich.; and Charles Raymond Ayres, Montezuma. Only one class member, Clifford McKeag, is deceased. Class members unable to attend the reunion were Kathryn Zerbel Peters Minn.; Marie Ludeman Peterson, Idaho Falls, Idaho; Nellie Tish Thompson, Jackpot, Nev.; Pauline Rivers Lane, Sun, City, Ariz.; Harold Broadston, Bovey, Minn.; Ferris Seaverns, New Sharon; and Sadie Bruggen Phillips, Montezuma. The class made plans to hold another reunion in five years

Boys of Malcom No. 2 school 1919-1920:
Raymond Zithelman, Louis Pulse, Grove Schultz

Montezuma High School

This photo was taken, between 1907 and 1914. The 7th man from the right is William "Bill" Mack Jackson (Sr.). Any information on this group would be appreciated by submitter Kate Jackson

The 3 eldest children of Philip and Rose Anna McCullough Streck of Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa. They are:

George Streck - born 1892 in Grinnell

James Leslie Streck - born 1894 in Grinnell

E. Daphne Streck - born 1895 in Grinnell

Their obituaries and that of their 2 other siblings may be found at: www.grinnell.lib.ia.us/files/obitsearch.htm

The photo is courtesy of Elaine McCullough Mershon and is from her McCullough/Mansfield Family collection.

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