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Burlington Homes & Farms

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S 01-28-1944 Fred Steffen house at 401 Henry st. to be auctioned Feb. 5 - ad.
S 02-04-1944 Roy freeman, who sold farm on Star Route, moved to upper flat of Ted Peparo house, formerly the Russell property, in Rochester.
F 02-10-1944 Barney Keller and wife left their property on Kane st. to St. Mary's Catholic church. Also in S 2/4/44. F 4/13/44 - Merlin Skinner bought Barney Keller property at 366 Kane st.
F 02-10-1944 Ferd J. Robers bought Fred Steffen property at 401 Henry st.
F 02-10-1944 Nash Co. bought land in town of Lyons for testing and proving ground. S 2/18/44 - bought 160 acre farm in “Knobs” from Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stortz.
S 02-11-1944 Bohner’s Lake summer home of Mrs. Alice Barrett robbed.
S 02-11-1944 Mrs. E. M. Potter at 429 Edward st. advertises sleeping room for rent.
S 02-18-1944 Mr. & Mrs. William Aldrich were married in 1874 in Matt Cunningham home then owned by bride’s parents, Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Benson. (Cunningham home at northwest corner of Jefferson st. & N. Perkins blvd.)
S 02-18-1944 Mr. & Mrs. Walter Kitkowski and family moving to Pihringer farm east of Burlington.
F 02-21-1944 Fire at Mrs. Sylvia Scherrer's home, corner of West & Madison sts. S 2/25/44 - house owned by Mrs. Elmer Breckenfeld and rented by Mrs. Henry Scherrer.
S 02-25-1944 William Rothering moved from Hannaford place on Wilmot ave. to Papenfus house on Henry st.
S 02-25-1944 Mr. & Mrs. William Beveridge moved from Burlington to Milwaukee.
S 02-25-1944 Irene Woeste moved from Milwaukee to Burlington to make home with mother, Mrs. Henry F. Woeste, for duration of war. S 3/3/44 - Irene returned to Milwaukee.
S 02-25-1944 Mr. Papenfus moved from house on Henry st. to farm near Honey Creek. (2) Herman Papenfus moved to C. O. Nelson farm owned by Mr. Wooley.
S 02-25-1944 William Karsted moved to Hannaford residence on Wilmot ave. vacated by William Rothering.
S 02-25-1944 Ray Gauger and family to move from Rosenhuer residence on Henry st. to Vorpagel flat on Geneva st.
F 03-02-1944 Albert Meinhardt sold property at 643 Geneva st., occupied by C. E. Buchan, to Dr. L. O. Mastalir.
S 03-03-1944 E. G. Murphy, former Burlington resident, sold farm and moved to Albert Lea, Minn.
S 03-03-1944 Hubert Schranz to discontinue farming and have auction on farm 3-1/2 miles east of Burlington on Hwy. 43 on the Frank Fink farm.
F 03-09-1944 Herbert Katzman bought Gottlob Rosenhauer residence on Henry st. and occupied same. Honey Creek column - Katzman moved. Also in S 3/3/44. S 3/10/44 - Katzman moved from Bowers to Burlington.
S 03-10-1944 Oliver Martin moved to old Prailes farm recently bought by Walter Uebele and vacated by Charles Cook.
S 03-10-1944 Charles Cook moved from old Prailes farm in town of Burlington to his father’s farm on Bohner’s lake rd.
S 03-10-1944 Mr. & Mrs. Oliver Martin moved from McHenry st. to Uebele farm (old Prailes farm) vacated by Charles Cook.
S 03-10-1944 Howard Gilson moved from Prott farm to Dobson farm in town of Rochester.
S 03-10-1944 Roscoe Kirsch moved from Mrs. Frank Pihringer farm in town of Burlington to Tom Dalton farm in town of Dover vacated by Ernest Krueger.

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