Westfield Notes Include School Openings and Labor Day Plans
Miss Clara Chapman visits Elk Point and Miss Blanche Ehlers visits from Sioux City as Westfield gears to the September 6 opening. Labor Day enrollment limited to students with a planned baseball game against Sweeny’s from Sioux City. Local saloon changes hands to Hoff man and Kroskey with Ed Hoffman returning to Elk Point. Families from Sioux City visit, and Lincoln and Kansas City trips planned for Mrs Wilson and family.
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Blanche Ehlers
Sioux City
Ethel Sanford
Floyd Wells
Chatsworth
Mrs. Wilson
Lester Sanford
Sweeney
Westfield
R. D. Burchard
Conway
L. Staley
Kansas City
Hugh Chamberlain
Akron
Wilson
Union Creek News items note visitors and church changes
Special correspondence from Union Creek lists L. L. Ericson visiting Sioux City. no service at the Lutheran church next Sunday. Ladies Aid to meet with Mrs. P. Shoulberg Thursday afternoon. Count of attendees at Union County old settlers picnic at Alcester Tuesday. Revs Nelson attend district meetings at Ahisburg and Dalesburg, S. D. Mrs. Chas Hummel visits from Hamburg. Five new church members welcomed last Sunday. August Anderson family to Seattle trip. August Erickson of Broken Kettle worshiped Sunday morning. Mrs John Kinquist and Mrs Jol Larson visiting Sioux City relatives. Mrs Sellberg hosted. Miss Signe Ericson improving after Denver trip. Dentists L J Gonger and G H Wooton close offices Friday afternoons in September.
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Ericson
Sioux City
John Hultgren
Lutheran Church
Ladies’ Aid
P. Shoulberg
Union County
Old Settlers
Alcester
C. H. Nelson
Ahisburg
Dalesburg
Chas. Hummel
Brown
Hamburg
Town
John Sellberg
Larson
Sellberg
Allie Gassman
Signe Ericson
Denver
Miss Signe
le Mars
LeMars
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Sudden summons claims threshing crew member in Westfield
Thos Coleman a 50 year old Irishman and threshing crew member with Ed Patterson's crew collapsed and died Sunday night in Westfield township from a suspected heart attack. He had worked nine days with the crew and previously served on the Omaha police force. Coroner Beely viewed the body and transported it to the county seat as relatives were sought.
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Thos. Coleman
Westfield Township
Jos. Petty
Ed. Patterson
Cole- Mian
Omaha
Cudahy
Coleman
Beely
le Mars
Visitors From Monterey Arrive Amid Flood Reports
Mrs. W. A. Nickel and daughter Miss Quesiborn from Monterey, Mexico, visit southeast of town to see Mrs. Pred Waterbury's family after traveling from Monterey August 26. Mrs. Nickel's mother Ms. C. S. Chandler is visiting Bowman, N. D., with plans to travel on. Flood news from Monterey on August 28 reportedly drowned nearly a thousand people and ruined much of the city.
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W. A. Nickel
Quesiborn
Monterey
Mexico
Pred
Waterbury
People worry over missing husband after Monterey flood
The narrative covers Mrs. Nickel fearing for her husband who worked in Mexico City and planned to travel to Monterey as the Santa Catarina river burst its banks. Telecommunication collapsed for days, isolating Monterey, a city of about 100000 in a valley between mountains, where floodwaters caused extensive damage and townships were wiped away.
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Nickel
Mexico City
Monterey
Santa Catarina
Mexico
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