30 Years Ago October 6, 1989 Construction on the new Tama County jail is expected to begin early in October by Garling Construction of Belle Plaine for $756,752. The building will house a 20-inmate capacity jail and offices for the sheriff’s department. The jail is planned as an addition to the courthouse in down town Toledo. City of Gladbrook hired S. L. Baumeier Co. to install a new eight inch water main across the east end of main street. Milo (Mike) Quigley, 67, Victorville, California, former Tama County Sheriff, passed away September 15 in California. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hooper will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. 40 Years Ago October 12, 1979 Linda Aldrich, daughter of Lawrence and Marjorie Aldrich, and Jeff Fisher, son of Dwight and Carol Fisher, reigned as Queen and King over Garwin’s Homecoming activities last Friday, October 5. Neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pieper combined 30 acres of beans for them Monday, following the hospitalization of Mr. Pieper. Minnie Toensfeldt has delivered the Times-Republican to Gladbrook residents for 23 years. 50 years Ago October 3, 1969 Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson of Gladbrook announce the engagement of their daughter, Beverly, of Des Moines, to William K. Meister, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Meister of Altoona. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barger celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thomae of Toledo, are the parents of a daughter born Tuesday. Mrs. Irene Thomae is the paternal grandmother. Kim Sienknecht has successfully completed the training program for radio-TV broadcasting at Kansas City, Missouri, campus of Career Academy, world’s largest broadcasting schooling system. Kim is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Sienknecht of Lincoln. 60 years Ago October 2, 1959 Olen Irons, 68, Chairman of the Tama County Board of Supervisors, passed away early Wednesday at his home of a heart condition and complications. A son was bron to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Schmitz of Gladbrook on September 24, at Mercy Hospital in Marshalltown. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hach, who live 3 1/2 miles west of Gladbrook will celebrate their 61st wedding anniversary. A sharp Gladbrook Panther eleven shot down the Beaman-Conrad Comets Monday night 26-13 knocking their hosts out of contention for the Mid-State League Championship and putting Gladbrook at the top of the heap. 70 Years Ago September 30, 1949 One of Gladbrook’s most prominent club women and church worker, Mrs. O. J. King, 79, passed away September 25 at her home following an illness of several years. Doris Hooper was elected Gladbrook Homecoming Queen by a vote of the student body. Mr. and Mrs. Max Beck, of Dike, are the parents of a son, Richard Gordon. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kline are the grandparents. Over ten thousand 1950 license plates have been received by Tama County Treasurer Ralph Fife and will go on sale December 1st. Mayor Thomsen Issues Warning: There has been a number of recent complaints to City Officials and to the Sheriff of Tama County about the unlawful use of guns in the Town of Gladbrook. In some cases citizens of the town have narrowly escaped serious injury. The name of a number of suspected offenders have been turned over to officials for investigation. There are a number of boys who are minors involved and the parents of all the boys having access to guns or rifles of any kind are requested to promptly investigate and exercise necessary control. Hereafter, all guns and rifles unlawfully carried or used within the limits of the Town of Gladbrook or public highways adjacent to town, will be confiscated and the offenders prosecuted. L. H. Thomsen, Mayor of Gladbrook. 80 Years Ago September 29, 1939 Rev. Walter Everett Dye, of Goodell, Iowa, will be here next Sunday to fill the pulpit of the U. B. Church replacing Dr. L. A. Stangl, who will go to Ralston. Thorvald “Toby” Petersen, of Traer, was fatally injured when returning from a fishing trip, had just stopped at the south edge of Traer, on Highway 63, to let out Marvin Richmond, who had accompanied him. Mr. Petersen started across the pavement to talk to Mrs. Richmond, when he was struck by a sedan, driven by Bernard Falkner, of Gladbrook. 90 Years Ago October 3, 1929 Fire which was discovered Sunday afternoon smoldering in the depths of the hay in a large barn on the old Plummer farm tenanted by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilson, two miles east and a mile and a half south of Green Mountain, was finally extinguished at 2:30 monday morning after a fourteen hour fight by the Gladbrook Fire Department and a number of volunteer workers. I. L. Bigelow received a long distance telephone message from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Sunday, which told him of the passing of his mother Mrs. Jennie Bigelow, which has been in poor health the past year or two.