William Killer’s Coast Trip Ventura to San Francisco 1915
William Killmer and daughter Elizabeth travel by train and car from Colorado Springs to Los Angeles and San Diego visiting many sites in August to October 1915. They tour caves, gardens, beaches, a fair, and Excursions to Tia Juana and Catalina Island with relatives, ending with a Zimmerman family reunion hosting fifty people.
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William Killmer
Elizabeth
California
Colorado Springs
Cave of the Winds
Garden of the Gods
Stratton Park
Seven Falls
Helen Hunt Jackson
Inspiration Point
Pikes Peak
Los Angeles
Sophia Hotzel
Anna Brown
Pasadena
Covina
San Pedro
San Diego
Tia Juana
Mexico
United States
Liver Strand
San Diego Bay
Coronado
Point Loma
Sunset Cliffs
Ocean Beach
Ramona
Old Mission
Clarence Sanders
Exposition Park
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Long Beach
Mt. Lowe
William H. Fee
Muriel
Lois
Pacific Coast
Mt. Lowe Daily News
Illinois
Santa Catalina Island
Frisco
Portland
St. Paul
Denver
Salt Lake City
Miscellaneous Shower Honors Miss Ethel Meyers Bride to Allen Heinzeroth
Miss Pearle Meyer hosted a miscellaneous shower for her sister Miss Ethel Laura Meyers in Viola township. About eighty guests attended at the Meyers home and presented fifty one gifts. The evening featured games and refreshments with autumn decor. Also noted is an Hallowe en supper set by local church circles on October 30. Estray report entries for a two year old red steel bull located near Flagg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearle Meyer
Fred Meyers
Viola Township
Ethel Laura Meyers
Allen Heinzeroth
Bradford Township
Interesting School Items Doings of the High School Briefly Told
A Friday evening social in Erie drew a large, gracious audience and local students note the performance by visiting musicians. Sophomores read Silas Marner, juniors tackle quadratic equations, and seniors discuss German and history while incidents include a hunting mishap and a surprise party for Wilbur Sanders in Mason City, Iowa.
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the Gazette
Erie
Mabel Fenton
Eva Parnell
Jessie Moates
Dorothea McEntire
Silas Marner
Residence For Sale Inquire Mrs Gro Kersten Sk Tele 193
Eleven room house with furnace cold soft water electric large lot good well cistern barn wood house inquire Mrs Gro Kersten Sk telephone 193 Gazette subscription 1 50 per year.
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Gro Kersten
Heinzeroth Meyer Wedding At Home In Viola Township
Miss Ethel Laura Meyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Meyer of Viola township married Allen Heinzeroth son of Henry Heinzeroth at four thirty in the afternoon yesterday. Rev Fred A Graham performed the ceremony under an arch of yellow and white with a large white bell, Lydia Sandrock played Mendelssohn. Bridesmaid Pearle Meyer and ring bearer Hazel Heinzeroth attended. best man Jacob Heinzeroth. Fifty guests enjoyed a yellow and white decorated supper. Bradford Sunday School Rally scheduled for next Sunday October 24 invites all to attend as part of fall activities and Youth's Companion subscription drive for 1916 promotes reading and family value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Heinzeroth
Ethel Laura Meyer
Fred Meyer
Viola Township
Allen Heinzeroth
Henry Heinzeroth
Lydia Sandrock
Mendelssohns
Fred A. Graham
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hazel Heinzeroth
Pearle Meyer
Jacob Heinzeroth
Mrs. Heinzeroth
Subscribers Renew and City Moves to Enforce Auto Laws
The town reports renewed subscriptions from John J. Vaupel Ashton Illinois and several others including Clarence Lichty William Vender and Henry Neuman. City Marshal W B Farrer will arrest violators of automobile laws after education efforts. Depot platforms were repaired this week with railroad bind men on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Vaupel
Ashton
VanKeuren
Mendota
Clarence Lichty
William H. Vender
William H. Gonnermann
Henry Neuman
Lewis Payne
Clinton
Iowa
Henry W. Danekas
John C. McKenzie
Elizabeth
Alfred Edens
Macon
L. C. Fell
Larrabee
W. Earl
Lil
John Pfetzing
Ill
Philip Klenke
W. B. Farrer
Town Pump Vanishes From Ashton Main Street
The old town pump and well on Ashton’s main street will be removed as modern watering facilities replace it. A hydrant is being installed on Lincoln Way in front of Lesslie’s coal shed, and the well will be covered to clear the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashton
Marshall Farrer
Lincoln Way
Lesslie
Church Decor Becomes Artful Stage for Next Sundays Service
The Methodist church unveils its newly decorated main auditorium after two weeks of work by N H Jensen of Dixon. Tiffany tones of tan red and green grace the walls with stenciled borders. Regular service at 10 30 a m invites the public with Rev Fred A Graham preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School
County Sunday School Association
Rosecrans
Fred A. Graham
No 12 Catches Mail Again Postmaster Restores Service
Postmaster Roesler reports mail service on train No 12 restored and the fast train now catches mail at night as in earlier years. The service, halted years ago due to frequent misses, resumes with east bound mail sent west in the Sterling passenger, which transfers to train No 6. The setup helped Chicago mail but delayed other destinations beyond Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 12
Roesler
Sterling
Chicago
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William Killer
Southern
East Lake Park
Slsteress
Killmer
Lee County
Baptist Church
Ackerman’s
Elysian Park
Sierra Madre Canyon
Catalina
Dr. Sheldon
San Francisco
Lincoln Memorial
Golden Gate Park
Wand River
Nebraska
Zimmerman
George Zimmerman
Clinton Hartlong
Rochelle
Hallowe’en
Queen Esther Circle
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Sunday Schools OF
LEE County Sunday School Association
Erie Orchestra
Whiteside County
Lee
Elmer
Chapman
Wyatt
Minnie Strube
Elmer Wagner
Paul Moore
Paul
Blanche
June
Vernon
Teachers’ Institute
Rockford
Ella
M. B
Wilbur Sanders
John H. Sloggett
Sanders
Mason City
Mr. Sanders
Heinzeroth
Meyer
Bradford
Haye
Justice Brewer
Boston
Mass
Cameron Dam
Charles Tuck
Pastime Theatre
Deitz
Serge
Osear Harp
Gage Four
Ashton Gun Club
Ernest Kersten
Northwestern College
Naperville
Ally Day
Methodist Church
Japan
A. W. Rosecrans & Comp
Chace Ashton
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