The Turn-Fest 1878

Posted Posted in Turn-Fest 1878, Turners

The Dubuque Daily Herald Tuesday August 13, 1878 WILLKOMMEN ! The Word so Heartily Extended to Visiting Turners and Friends. An immense Crowd of Outsiders and a Good Time. The Turn-Fest. The real celebration began at 10 o’clock Sunday morning, the Dunleith band furnishing the music. At 11 o’clock, Professor Muegge went with the band and […]

The Last Sad Rites

Posted Posted in Noble C. Ryder, Prominent Dubuquers

The Dubuque Daily Herald  Sunday April 10, 1887 The Last Sad Rites. The funeral of Mr. Noble C. Ryder, whose untimely end was the one topic of conversation yesterday, will be held this afternoon from; the residence of the deceased, on the corner of Fifteenth and Locust streets, with interment at Linwood cemetery. Mr. Ryder left […]