Illyria Items With Plum Creek Visitors and Relatives
Mae Harrington of Elgin and Len Wenger spent Sunday with Ida and Lena Wenger in Cedar Rapids. Herbert Hermen and family and Jess Mann of Charles City visited last Friday and Saturday in the Arthur Hermen home. Mrs. Alice OBrien and son Ronald and Albert Kohler were guests Sunday evening of the Jerome Yearong. Grace Foxwell helps Mrs. Allen Foster near Arlington with housework. Rex Madberry and family Elmer Frieden and family Albert Dennler and family Mr and Mrs Alton Medberry and daughter Mr and Mrs Ed Medberry and daughter and G E Medberry attended the Medberry reunion Sunday at the fair grounds in West Union. Mr and Mrs Arthur Yearous and family entertain relatives from the western part of the state. Chas Swale and family Mr and Mrs Bert Swale and Rosanna Rothlisberger of West Union were guests in the Walter Rothlisberger home Sunday. In Fonda and J D Shaffer are visiting relatives in Chicago and Waukegan and will attend the ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Harrington
Elgin
Len. Wenger
Ida
Lena Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Hermen
Jess Mann
Charles City
Arthur Hermen
Alice O'Brien
Ronald
Albert Kohler
Jerome Yearong
Grace Foxwell
Allen Foster
Arlington
Will Berger
Howard
Rex Madberry
Elmer Frieden
Albert Dennler
Alton Medberry
Ed Medberry
G. E. Medberry
Medberry
Fair Grounds
West Union
Arthur Yearous
Chas. Swale
Bert Swale
Rosanna Rothlisberger
Walter Rothlisberger
Fonda
J. D. Shaffer
Chicago
Waukegan
Farm Bureau
Llyria
Hummell
Wadena
Jack Berger
Volga
H. Foxwell
Ben Maudlin
Aurora
Dorothy Maudlin
Viola
Elizabeth Foxwell
Reynold Strong
Harold Strong
Amelia Strong
Talcott
Gerald Frieden
Clark Hummell
Strawberry Point
David Bartelma
Cresco
Andrew Yearous
Eugene Woodworth
Fort Wayne
Ind
Marie Frieden
Mabel
Rose Reitz
Cheery Valley
Walter Roys
Minnie Probert
Cemetery Association
Ladies’ Aid Society
Fairgrounds
Dorothy
Ethel Hermen
L. C. Hummel
Lacy
Elizabeth
Lillian
John Christen
Clara Muehlenthaler
Don Cummings
Ed Wenger
Gene
C. Wenger
Vern Roberts
Sait Snd
Edwin Salas Netyge
Gottlieb Dennler
George Butikofer
George
Gibson
Fred Rothlisberger
Ben Dennler
Sam Butikofer
Gladys
Marie
Lena Hunsberger
Ralph Shaffer
Viola Foxwell
Christ Jewels and the Stars
Christen
Mia
Fred Rothisberger
Ruth
Otis
Marjorie Hannon
Albert Schupbach
Nioma
Lena Schupbach
Albert Butikofer
Oscar Baumgartner
Ida Meyer
Harold
Earl
Hilda
Melbert Meyer
Martin Wenger
Jake Dénnler
Harry
Ida Reuf
John Leonard
Mra
Otto Blockhus
da Gerald
Florence Friederich
John Friederich
Frank Christen
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
L. Christen
Marjorie Hanson
Rose Marie Dennler
Dan Sutter
Eliza Friederich
Lucy
Walter
Ernest Christen
George Christen
Alice Friederich
Leslie Lantz
Ellen
Edwin
Lola
Lucille Hangen
Fred Schneider
Elkader
Adeline Lehman
Ed Metzger
J.J. Snyder
Thereza
Betty
Geo. Christen
Jake Butikofer
Minnie
Erma Friederich
Ethel Mae Thoman
G. Friederich
Anna Lerch
Ern Lerch
Elva Lerch
Isaac Johnson
Marjorie
Aden
Leo Hanson
Ira Olson
St. Olaf
Anna
John
Elmer Dennler
Walter Butikofer
Reuben
Christen Loraine
Mebel Butikofer
Will Chase
Rosa Schlupp
Jake Dennler
Decorah
Mervin Brown
Ehner Boyer
H. T. Knudtson
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Clara Holzer
Chas, Medberry
Derry Wilson
Tim Thoman
Bert Allen
Ed Boyle
Walter Kohls
Elmer Boyer
Margie Barker
Festina
John Boyer
H. H. Wolf
Lester Green
Iowa City
Harry Gilson
Clifton Powell
Henry Holzer
Enos Howard
Lawrence Welsh
Louis Dennler
Sheldon Moats
Herman Watke
Scotch Grove
Century of Progress Farm Bureau meeting and social roundup
A town diary notes a Century of Progress era farm bureau meeting at Lyra church Thursday evening hosted by local families. Various locals visit, host, attend picnics, weddings anniversaries, and neighborhood gatherings at West Union fairgrounds and Cheery Valley venues, with multiple families listed.
Weekend Visits Highlight Cheery Valley Folks
West Union residents Mr and Mrs Wm Sutter and Monica spent the weekend in the Louis Butikofer home. George Leuchtenmacher drove to Reedsburg to fetch Mrs Leuchtenmacher and children after a three week visit in Merrill Wisconsin. Various relatives gathered at Friederich and Frieden homes as Will Sutter and Monica shared meals and children visited with Schneider, Dennler and Meyer families. Margaret remained for a longer stay after visiting Verona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Sutter
Monica
West Union
Louis Butikofer
George Leuchtenmacher
Reedsburg
Wis
Gerald
Hanson Bros
Will Sutter
J. W. Schneider
Willie Friederich
Wm. Torkelson
Marie Schneider
Gladys Schneider
Gottlieb Dennler
Fred Dennler
Margaret
Verona
Elsie Butikofer
Numerous Sunday and weekday visits and gatherings local
A long list of residents and guests share meals and visits across homes in West Union and nearby areas. Names include Christen Dennler Meyer and others with multiple households hosting events. A note records Mrs Enos Howard health, a birthday dinner at the Boyle home, and a new law banning overtaking on blind curves or hills with a $100 penalty, plus general commentary on fair competition.
Oak Grove social notes at a glance
Mrs Clifton Powell visited Thursday with Mrs Harry Gilson. Families from Highland West Union and Meadows Iowa visited various homes. Genevieve Wilson from Dubuque spent weekend with Rob Wilson family. Word of Chicago World's Fair trip featured among local guests. Community members hosted relatives from Des Moines and Marshfield Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Powell
Harry Gilson
Elmer Boyer
Evelyn
Bob Barker
Rochester
Minn
Fred Veasy
L. Klingman
Carroll Klingman
Highland
Wm. Kerr
Dorothy Warren
George Gilson
West Union
Genevieve Wilson
Dubuque
Math DeSart
Rob. Wilson
Jack Shaffer
Howard Shaffer
Tommy Howard
Frank Boyle
Frank Lyon
Geo. Boyle
Ben Brabham
Thos. Howard
Palmer Bartholomew
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Oak Grove News
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I.G.A. Cash Store
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