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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
4
A warm outdoor social and a post to evening barn dance were enjoyed despite a bronchial illness. Milnerville residents report visits, hospital updates, and family news while Farm Bureau plans a July picnic near central location. Hay crops look good and rain aided crops. various Knapp and Hathaway family gatherings are noted with travel to city and denver trips.
Special correspondent notes Miss Hattie Johnston finishes summer evangelistic work and will visit Cassel and Feltis homes. Local tripsters Clark and Clair Lilly explored Vermilion for university studies but remain undecided. Numerous townsfolk attend picnics, concerts, and family gatherings with frequent trips to Sioux City and Denver for visits and events.
At Jefferson, South Dakota, a visitor named 8S. D. arrived Tuesday evening for a few days’ visit in the A. A. Martin home.
Regular services at Pleasant Hill Church next Sunday with Sunday school at 10 30. The C I class meets Friday July 7 at the Wilson Heasley home. Cemetery Day Thursday July 6. Missionary Society meets Friday July 7 with Mrs Harvey Welch. Children’s Day program held Sunday evening due to rain. Olive Hofstadt and Caralee Fogo visited Sunday evening. Bernice Heeren helps Mrs Wm Olson this week. Mrs Wm Welch and daughter Iva visited Mrs Albin Anderson Monday. Edwin Klemme family from Ruble Ivana visited relatives Sunday. Albin Anderson’s visited Bubs home Sunday. Grover Vick and Wilson Hensley shopped Sioux City last Thursday. Oran Hensley stayed with D C Vick Monday. Lewis Helseth and Jay visited Dennis Nelson Sunday. Tred Lundgren and family of Sioux City visitors at Helseth Sunday.
Milnerville residents share news of Miss Alice Louise James visiting grandparents, Mary Louise Milner recovering from appendix surgery with planned tonsil operation, Mrs W B Milner visiting Sioux City, Opal Rusk at friends, Amos Brown preparing for a Minnesota trip after the Fourth, a Fourth of July neighborhood picnic planned by Ladies Aid and Epworth League, a Jolk Point house mover to raise the church, and hospital stays of Eudle and Hub Mansfield. Grace Tike improving after skin graft, Dr Brunner assisting in Mary Louise Muner's surgery, and ongoing concerns about scarlet fever among local children. Farm Bureau meeting featured an interesting presentation by Crumerson.
Union Creek news reports regular church services next Sunday July 2. Ladies' Aid to meet July 11 at Mrs Frank Jacobs home. Tillie Predell ill with mumps. Families including Ericson, Petry, Manning, Waterbury attended events at Pred Manning home. Mrs John Sellberg laid to rest in Union Creek cemetery last Sunday. Frieson family planning two week auto trip to Minnesota. Community learns of Mike Kapfer's wife death in Elk Point. Local residents noted among mourners and travelers.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Johnson and sons traveled from Sioux City to attend Mrs. John Sell’s funeral Sunday forenoon. Miss Tessa Person returned from Sioux City after a visit with her sister Betty and will work there next week. Miss Kathryn Perry of Haywarden visited over Sunday with her sister Mrs. Alvericson.
Johnson and Preston townships Farm Bureau hosts the second annual Fourth of July picnic at Bart Miller Grove on July 4. Morning program includes music by Preston Township Orchestra, welcome by Herb Johnson, and address by Will J. Meyer. Dinner at noon. Afternoon features Union Township Band, a pantomime, flag drill by local youth, and readings by Esther Philips and Martha Gable. Sports follow at 2:30 with baseball and horseshoe pitching events.
Mrs Brita Christina Sellberg early Union county pioneer died Friday June 28 1922 at Park Lane Farm Union county South Dakota at age 38 years 9 months 26 days Born in Sweden August 27 1833 she married John Sellberg June 24 1858 The couple immigrated to Union county in 1868 and homesteaded on the Park Lane Farm They observed a golden wedding in 1906 Mr Sellberg died in 1908 Their home hosted first Lutheran services before the Union Creek church was organized in 1874 Ongoing support from the Sellbergs aided the church efforts
Mrs. Sellberg active in Ladies Aid and Missionary Society remembered for faithfulness. Survived by two daughters Hannah Sellberg of Union Creek South Dakota and Mary C Larson of Sioux City Iowa, sister Olaf reson of Akron Iowa, granddaughter Mrs Edward Larson of Philip South Dakota, two great grandsons Philip and Kenneth Larson of South Dakota, and numerous relatives. Funeral last Sunday at Park Lane home and Union Creek Lutheran church with Rev Ismil Johnson officiating in Swedish and English. Burial in Union Creek cemetery beside her husband. Peace be unto her memory.
Huannah Sellberg and Mrs Mary C Larson express heartfelt gratitude to all who helped during illness and after the death of their mother Mrs John Sellberg. They acknowledge beautiful floral tributes and thank Rev Johnson for comfort and the singers for their participation.
All lot owners are hereby notified that weeds must be cut on both occupied and vacant property by order of STREET COMMITTER of Town of Akron. It has been the custom to dump grass cuttings in the ditches, but this practice must be stopped. The notice also mentions sale of ribbons and typewriter supplies at the Tribune office.
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