Littleport and Fayette Area Social News Recap
Local residents and visitors populate area gatherings with many Sunday dinners and weekend visits. Families from West Bend, Gunder, Fayette, Volga City, and Elgin share meals and call on relatives. A Harvest Home event near Fayette draws youth, and church programs draw attendees. Fred Rothlisberger’s family travels to Oelwein for airplane viewing. Rochester trip aids health for Eleanor Rothlisberger. County officials gain tips from the Fort Dodge convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Nancy Hrnist
Feobit
Littleport
Migs Vidder
Chichio
Thei Gottrold Frieden
Don’ Cummings
Joe Habeger
Familly
Fred Schneider
Fred Ralchert
Dubuque
Mary Wangerla
AmoHa Strong
Teruel Shaffer
Hay Shaffer
Vota
Will Monlux
Gunder
John Rothlisberger
George Smith
Gilmore City
Frits
Becker
Elgin
C. Wenger Hone
Rothlisberger
Fred Rothlisberger
Eleanor
Rochester
Minnesota
Weanor
West Union Visitors and Travelers Look Inward
West Union notes brief visits and departures among residents. Rev R D Kinney and family from Central City stopped with cousin Mrs C J C Fox. George Rowland returned from San Diego with navy discharge and plans to go to Colfax Iowa for insurance work. Bloomfield and Chatfield visitors joined local families while I W Schneider and family prepared to close Knight Templar hotel at Spirit Lake. Others returned from Chicago Minnesota and Wisconsin trips with tales of travel and car improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Kinney
Central City
Fredericksburg
Mary Francis
Chicago
Mary Francie
Green Castle
Ind
HB. W. Beerman
Fort Dodge
Fate
Local notices and social notes from Fayette County
Community gossip lists visitors and callers across towns like Nashua Decorah Decorah and Clermont with names such as Nelson Kirkeberg Guisvig Landsgrd Olsen and Olson. The piece also records a funeral, a theater visit Haley's tent show, and a lengthy property suit filing in Fayette County referencing multiple heirs and defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tena Nelson
Bt. Olaf
K. A. Kirkeberg
Nashua
Norma Thoen
Kensett
Towa
B. B. Guising
B. E. Landsgrd Ams
Ole
Nelson
Bigin
Hiram Olsen
Dr. Carr
Clermont
Christine Tollefon
Decorah
Coney Olson
Henry T. Olson
Henry Vellersven
Clarence Kirkeberg
Nela Anderson
Baby
Tom Landsgard
E. B. Guisvig
Iona
Worth County
Osage
Mable Bricknon
Nels Gilbert
L. C. Relerson
A. J. Olson
Wagner Township
Gladys Lofstuen
Anne Johnson
Otto Hanson
Carmody
Evanston
Illinois
Eugenius Wald
Minneapolis
Wald
Ole Waid
Mable
Minnesota
Albert Gulevng
Haley
St. Olaf
Selma Oleon
Alma Nyborg
Sophia Loftegard
Inwood
Gena. Nyborg
Yrord
H. R- Henson
Hanson
A.vary
Mia
Martha Johanson
Gunder
Otto
Robert
Carl
Ford
California
The
Hannon
Elgin Council Proceedings 1921 Tax Levy Resolution
Elgin Iowa council met August 1 1921. Mayor Hughes and six councilmen attended. Bills approved include waterworks interest pumping and miscellaneous receipts. Adjourned to August 3. On August 3 a tax levy resolution was presented totaling 1200 for general municipal purposes 600 for improvements and 400 for laborme taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
Hughes
Feller
Grether
Harrington
Phillips
Schori
Fetler
Ta. National Bank
Des Moines
Int
N. EB. Ia. Pr. Co
N. E. Ta Pr. Ca
T. W. Dean
J. L. Harrington
Mb'r
Max Hunsberger
Vb'r
Carl Hackmann
J. N. Nelson
Nafla
W. E. Kiple
League of Sa
P. m. Samuel Mosby
Schort
Town Council Proceedings Include Bond Figures and Approval
The document records road, special improvements, town hall and waterworks bonds with amounts listed. The council passed the resolution by vote of Feller, Grether, Harrington, Phillipa and Schori. motion to adjourn carried. Samuel Mosby, Town Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feller
Grether
Harrington
Phillipa
Schori
Samuel Mosby
A Good Grade Ball and Local Notices
A fragment from Elgin Iowa area notices mentions a seven month old ball for sale with a heavy weight and good color, derived from a milking train and suited for head of a herd. It also notes travel plans of Chas Capper and Laval reserves assignment for a Great Lakes cruise, plus hospital update on Tofield Lehman and an auto trip by Mr and Mrs J I Phillips and F B Welch. Clermont-Frederickaburg ball game results show Berg victory by 6 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward ‘McUat McCafferty
Anthony McCafferty
Ferry, Jr
Benjamin Strong
John W. Sorigan
Scrivner
J. ‘W. Wehr
H. B. Clark, Jr
Henry Clark
Charles
Chas
Clark
Cinde Clark
Cinderellia Conner
Salem Clark
Emery
Emry) Clark
Beth ‘Conner
Elizabeth Conner
Cade Clark
Irvin Clark
Ervin Clark
Amos L
Leroy) Clark
Peletfah Strong
James H. Haslet
David=t Hall
Mery A. Hall
Barbara
Bienel -Gdnher
Tanac Conner
Mahala J. Clark
Jme Conner
Margret A. Clark
Rachel
Henry
Samson Humphrey
Jacob W. Rogéray
N. M. Brown
Atove
Fithh P
Fayette County
Laws
Clerk
District Court of
Iowa
Frank L. Capper
Boles Capper
J. H. Brackin
Jzeid
West Union
Ainsworth & Antes
Andy
Fred Matthys
Elgin
Towa
Charles Capper
Chicago
Laval
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Tofield Lehman
Iowa City
I. Phillips
FB. D. Welch
Minnesota
Clermont-Frederickaburg
Berg Boys
A.ncore
Unclear fragmentary local note from early issue
Fragmentary OCR text describes a factory, a bus, and a damaged engine scene with references to Miss Allen and Johnson but missing coherent events or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Palok
Rochester-Watken
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ila Ir
Union
Council Proceedings
Rudy Lehman
Johnson
Ewe
Gow
Ais
Kipling
Giaknerres Bacansa
Bourg To Gat
Ake
Franklin Atreat
Sadist
H.E
M. Lehman
Burkh
Will. Y. Kerr
Regeracn
Elkader
A. M. Weibel
Geo. E. Schori
Hote Guttenberg
Johin
Berndé
Elgin Land Company
A.M. Weibel
Adolph M. Weibel
Harold B. Greenley
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