Oak Grove News social notes around a busy weekend
Local residents marked a busy weekend with visits and gatherings. Harold Morse and Mrs Morse visited Estey Monnahan. Wim Rainey traveled to West Union. many families hosted or joined others at homes in Oak Grove, Fayette, Elgin, Brainard and nearby towns. Names include Monnahan, Denaler, Kohls, Brabham, Matthys, Mays, Luchsinger, Brabham, Howard, Reed, Dennler, Dennler, Boyles, and several Christen, Nydegger, and Fraederich households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Morse
Estey Monnahan
Wim. Rainey
West Union
Mary Venaler
Chris Denaler
D. QO. Doyn
Walter Kohls
H. B. Gilson
Ross Robertson
Cleve Bennett
D. W
Wm. Kohls
George Howard
Arthur Patterson
Brainard
Lowell
Doyle Bennett
Ed Boyle
Henry Matthys
Earl Bennett
Fayette
Marjorie Heabner
Helen Luchsinger
Tommy Howard
J. M. Shaffer
Reuben Howard
Enos Howard
Mr. Howard
Harold Bennett
Ralph Reed
L. W. Reed
John Luehsinger
Wm. Brabham
Ray Shaffer
Arthur Chapman
Louis Dennler
Walter Thory
10. Bennett
Cheery Valley Social News From District No. 8
Hilda and Georgia Meyer visited the district No. 8 school on Saturday. Mabel Butikofer underwent mastoid operation at West Union hospital and is recovering at home. The George Christen family visited Frank Christen’s home Saturday evening. The Martin Hanson family spent Sunday with Jake Frieden near West Union. Anna Lerch and Elmer Butikofer stayed Wednesday night with G. Friederich. Mrs. Adolph Baumgartner spent the weekend with her daughter Celia Meyer. The Bert Thomar family Edna and…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Hanson
Walter Christen
Paul Rossard
George Christen
Ernie Christen
Frank Thoman
Joe Frieden
Orpha Lehman
Sam Butikefer
George Leuchtenmacher
Robert
Joe Lerch
Gust Olson
Etkader
Bert Thoman
Edna
Lota Hanson
L. Christen
Ed Metager
Mabel Butikofer
West Union
Jake Christen
Fred Nydegger
Rose Friederich
Albert Butikofer
Joh Dennler
Wm. Larson
Sam Schneider
Lawrence Butikofer
G. Friederich
Hilda and
Georgia Meyer
West Union Hospital
Frank Christen
Martin Hanson
Jake Frieden
Anna Lerch
Elmer Butikofer
Adolph Baumgartner
Celia Meyer
Bert Thomar
Two Farmers Defend Local Advertisements in Paper
In Eagle Grove residents debate the value of ads in the home newspaper. One farmer argues advertisements save him money weekly through business advantages, while a business man laments lack of invitations. The exchange highlights farmers' reliance on local ads and access to commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamner
Eagle Grove
Eagle
Feller's Hardware Promotes Spring Clean Up and Goods
Spring cleanup items are urged with a complete line of garden tools seeds and more at Feller's Hardware. A lost spare tire on a rim near the Emil Gulsing home is sought for return to John Friederich in Elgin. Mrs C J Patterson visited her mother Mrs L Little in Alpha last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Gulsing
Gunder
John Friederich
Elgin
C.J. Patterson
Alpha
L. Little
Brainard Area Farmers and Visitors Noted This Week
Joe Peters and daughter visited Elmer Grimes home near West Union this week along with Mr and Mrs John Boyer of near Festina. Several families including the Cherry and Craft households are mentioned visiting Elmer Boyer and other local homes. Elmer Boyer shows signs of improvement after illness. Union area social mentions include the Patterson and Lyons households with multiple guests. Weather slows field work while farmers repair roads washed out by recent rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Peters
Elmer Grimes
West Union
John Boyer
Festina
Elmer Boyer
Ira Cherry
Waterloo
Harry Stillman
Delbert Lyons
Elgin
Melvin Boyer
Will Heiserman
Hawkeye
Lucy Hitech
Ruth
Sidney Patterson
Arthur Craft
Mlyria
Henry Craft
D. H. Craft
Dave Rowland
Theodore Blanchard
Waucoma
George Craft
Paul Patterson
Frank Lyons
Dorothy
Illyria
Hugh McCue
Cedar Rapids
Fred Veasey
Custom Hatching and Hatchery Services at Elgin Farm
Erhardt's Leghorn Farm and Hatchery in Elgin advertises clean Blue Hen incubators for May hatchings and custom hatching at 3 cents per egg. Eggs hatch at $4.00 per 100 with pedigreed males, plus farm offerings of liver oil and minerals. Also promotes fencing materials from Feller's Hardware and dust treatment from City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Barion
C. W. Leghorns
Baye
Erhardt’s
Leghorn Farm
Elgin
Town
City Drug Store
Clean Up Week Planned For April 28
The community urges cleaning of yards alleys and streets during Clean Up Week from Monday April 28 to Saturday April 28. Residents are asked to plant trees shrubs and dinner plants, and to paint up as weather permits, hoping for wide cooperation.
Community publicity plans and new feed options
A call for each local group to appoint a reporter to cover meetings and improve town publicity. Also advertising rules clarified: free items for regular meetings, charges apply for fundraising events. Also notice of fresh Ful-O-Pep Chick Starter and related feeds from Weibel Mill Co. plus curtain sales by Lefa tuen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weibel Mill Co
Families Visit in Sixties Era Rural Iowa Social
Mr and Mrs Frank Spiegler and family and Mr and Mrs Clarence Bowman and family near New Albia spent Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Floyd Sires. Mr and Mrs Allen A Habeger and son Eugene returned Tuesday evening from Brawley California where they had lived the past two years. They traveled via West Bend and Ottosen to visit relatives. Mr Habeger will work with J W Allen and until a house is found will live with Mr and Mrs J A Habeger on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Spiegler
Clarence Bowman
New Albia
Floyd Sires
Allen A. Habeger
Eugene
Brawley
California
West Bend
Ottosen
Habeger
J. W. Allen
J. A. Habeger
Local notices and ads mix across Elgin and Aplington
A brief, scrambled update reports City Drug Store Elgin offers four dollar per gallon fuel while a notice mentions a Joan Belgian stallion weighing one ton to be around Elgin on Wednesday and Thursday. Aplington correspondent Hana Keiser notes poor roads with many detours and plans to travel to Burlington next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Drug Store
Elgin
Town
Chas
Puffer
Legion
Farm Bureau
Hana Keiser
Aplington
Burlington
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Fayette County
Iowa State Board of Examiners
Des Moines
W. Heiserman
Iowa
Weibel Mill Company
Elgin, Iowa
CAR Quaker Feeds
Victor
Quaker
WEIBE
Iowa State
C. W. Leghorn
S. C. Brown
Leghorn
S. C. Anconas
Plymouth Rock
C. W. Minorcas
Wyandottes
Decorah Hatchery
W. Water Street, Decorah, Iowa
Citizens State Bank
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