Local news submitted by country correspondents was intermittent and dependent on the diligence of editors and volunteers

Local News of the Gauer Family in Minnesota

Local news submitted by country correspondents was intermittent and dependent on the diligence of editors and volunteers. This is a sampling of what there is about the Gauer family in Minnesota. There is no index to aid the search. Here is what we have found so far from the newspaper microfilm files at the Minnesota History Center Library in St, Paul.

Key

ARP The Republican Press Atwater, MN issued on Fridays

BIU Bird Island Union Bird Island, MN

LLC Lake Lillian Crier Lake Lillian, MN

TCN The Cosmos News Cosmos, MN

ELL / East Lake Lillian

(my notes are in parenthesis)

1910

Jan 17, 1911 ARP / ELL

Mr. & Mrs. Gauer called on Frank Stoll’s Sunday.

Feb 3, 1911 ARP / ELL

Neighbor Gauer was on his way to the dance given at Joe McKelvey’s Saturday night but when about half ways there he was suddenly taken with “cold feet” and returned home, amusing his wife and children for the remainder of the evening.

Feb 10, 1911 ARP / ELL

Mat Gauer is busy moving his house from his old farm to the new place.

Mar 3 1911 ARP / Cosmos:

Mat Gauer has moved home his old dwelling house.

May 12 1911 ARP

A 10 pound girl arrived last Friday at the home of Matt Gauer

Dec 7 1911 BIU /Osceola Blizzards

Mr. & Mrs. Matt Gauer’s seven year old boy died Tuesday. The funeral will be held from the Church of Hope. We sympathize with the bereaved parents

(Deceased Fred was six, born May 13, 1905: Glenn was 7, Otto was 2, Eleanor was 7 months.)

Dec 8 1911 ARP / Cosmos : Dec 4

Mat Gauer had the misfortune to lose his youngest son last Sunday evening who died from blood poisoning. The burial will be at Osceola next Tuesday. (Otto was youngest son at that time)

Dec 15 1911 ARP / ELL: Dec 12

The funeral of Mr. Gauer’s son Freddie which was to take place last Tues, the 5^th, was postponed until Wednesday on account of signs of life.

Jan 3 1919 ARP

The board of health and village council have consented to allow the churches to open for service Sunday January 5^th and the public school Monday January 6^th. No places of amusements, however or public gatherings of any kind will be allowed until further notice……

/Cosmos/ Quite a number around Thorp have the flu.

The Matt Gauer family is down with the influenza. Mrs. Cederburg is employed as a nurse.

Jan 10 1919 ARP

Chester M Johnson, son of Ingebright Johnson of Lake Lillian was born August 1 1892, took ill with influenza December 12, but seemed to recover so that he could be up until December 28, when a sudden relapse came and after great suffering passed away January 4^th at 4 p.m. The family and friends are grief stricken beyond words as this is the third death in the home within the last three weeks. Internment was made in the Baptist Cemetery in Lake Lillian, Rev D.R. Largergen officiating.

Jan 17 1919 ARP / ELL

School opened Monday after being closed 5 weeks.

Feb 7 1919 ARP

Gauer – Watson wedding article

Feb 14 1919 ARP / ELL

The Gauer young folks spent Thursday at A. Melby’s.

March 14

Sidney Summerlet came home on Wednesday after spending six months in the U.S. service. We are glad to see you back Sydney, but Oh Leoda has the biggest smile.

Mar 28 1919 ARP front page

Gauer – Linden wedding article

July 25 ARP / ELL

Mr. & Mrs. Axel Linden called in our community Sunday.

Aug 15

Allie Anderstrom and Lillian Gauer were married by Rev Lovik at Willmar the other day.

Sept 19 1919 ARP / ELL

The little Watson girl had the misfortune of breaking her arm while playing over at Mrs Betzin’s on Saturday. (Neoma was 8 then)

Mrs. R Watson of Dakota arrived for a few weeks stay with her parents Mr. & Mrs. Gauer.

Oct 17 1919 ARP / The Thorpe observatory

“The Lord is in Lake Lillian trying to snatch your soul out of hell. Meet Him at the Baptist church next Sunday. ‘Come let us reason together’. Isaiah 1:18”

Oct 24 1919 ARP / ELL

Mrs. Watson & daughter spent last week at Axel Linden’s in Lake Elizabeth

Oct 31 1919

Mrs. Axel Linden spent the fore part of the week at her parental house.

Nov 7 1919

The Gauer young people spent a pleasant evening with the Anderstrom young folks Thursday of last week.

Nov 28 1919 ARP / ELL

The Improvement Club meets at Gauer’s December 4^th.

Nov 28 1919 ARP / The Thorpe Observatory

A party was given Mr. & Mrs. Allie Anderstrom last Monday.

(Note that News of local Atwater people was gathered by the Racket Store.

Note title of The Norwegian Danish Methodist Church)

April 16 1920 ARP

Gauer’s spent Sunday afternoon at A Linden’s.

April 23 1920 ARP

(Note LL Baptist Rev O P Lovik)

May 7 1920 ARP

Mr. & Mrs. Axel Linden spent Sunday at Gauer’s

Dec 24 1920 ARP / ELL

Mr. Matt Gauer who has been on the sick list is now up and around.

Jan 11, 1924 ARP

Rev & Mrs. H. Olson entertained at dinner on Friday Rev Alfred Anderson family and the Gauer young people.

Feb 8 1924 ARP / ELL

The Gauer boys have traded their Maxwell car for a Ford, making the deal at the Johnson & Johnson garage at Lake Lillian

Feb 8 1924 ARP / ELL

The New post office opened it doors at LL Feb 1 ….

March 21, 1924 ARP / ELL

Clarence Gauer has had an operation for appendicitis at Minneapolis.

March 28, 1924 ARP / ELL

A delegation of 52 left by special train from LL on Wednesday evening for Hutchinson where they enjoyed a banquet and speeches at that place given by the Gopher Campfire Club. (held at the armory)

April 1924 ARP / ELL

The improvement club will meet at the home of Allie Anderstroms April 24

1924

(The Republican Press had ads for the churches) Lake Lillian Norwegian Baptist Church, Rev Harold Olson, Pastor. Regular services 1^st & 3^rd Sundays - Sunday Schools

June 6 1924 ARP / ELL

Clarence Gauer took charge of the service at the Baptist church on Sunday in the absence of Rev. Olson.
(You didn’t have to be Norwegian to be a member or preach there)

July 1924 ARP / ELL

The improvement club of the Baptist Cemetery Society will meet on the church lawn July 31.

July 1924 ARP / ELL

The Axel Linden family spent Sunday at Allie Anderstroms. Allie Anderstrom was given a surprise party Wednesday evening for his services as janitor at the church.

Axel Linden is driving a new car.

Sept 12 1924 ARP / ELL

Mrs. Allie Anderstrom and Mrs. Amy Holmgren made a business call at Ed Lunds and I Johnsons on Tuesday afternoon.

Oct 17 1924 ARP / ELL

Born to Mr. & Mrs. Leo Gauer a girl on Saturday Oct 11.

Dec 12 1924 ARP / ELL

Glen Gauer left this week for Meadow SD where he will stay for some time with the family of his sister.