Illyria Area Social Departures and Visits
A string of visits and family gatherings includes Marie Frieden and Gertrude Greenough of West Union with Frieden parents Carl Frieden and Ida. the Ogle families from Dubuque and Kane. Mrs. Ec Gehring hosting Will Evendort of Topeka. Robert Service of Washington DC and Hattie McKellar dining with the McKellars. Earl and Gene Medberry visiting a grandmother near Elgin. the Proberts from Chicago with the S H Foxwell family. a Kern hill picnic honoring Mike Luehsinger’s 40 years as Elgin creamery secretary. numerous trips, hospital news, and church events noted across West Union and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Frieden
Gertrude Greenough
West Union
Gottfred Frieden
Fremont Ogle
Cathryn
Thomas Ogle
John Foster
Dubuque
Will Evendort
Topeka
Kane
Ec Gehring
Robert Service
Washington, D. C
Hattie McKellar
L. W. McKellar
Earl
Gene Medberry
Louisa Lehman
Elgin
M. J. Probert
Chiago
S. H. Foxwell
Kern Hill
Mike Luehsinger
Elgin Creamery
Fred Schneider
Will Beer
Levi
Josephine
Roanoke
Til
Robert Gehring
Kenmare
N. D
Canada
Black Hills
Farm Bureau
Ula Howard
Weat Union
Fred LeClair
Mary
Ruth
John LeClair
Des Moines
C. L. Klingman
Ruth Rothlisberger
Ida Mattocks
Rosanna Rothlisberger
Forest Shaffer
McGregor Heights
Mra
Jim
Milo Peterman
Chas. Livesey
Volga
Lyle Peterman
Arlington
Howard Medberry
Dimmer
LeRoy and
Coronel Rothlisberger
Norma Robbins
Fleet Frieden
Rosella
ManyNeighbors Gather for Weekend Visits in Iowa Town
In the Volga area and nearby towns a wide circle of relatives and friends visited over the weekend. Guests included Francis West Adolph Hanson and family from near Volga and multiple families from West Union Elgin and Arlington. Gatherings featured dinners and anniversaries with extended family travel to West Bend South Dakota Minneapolis and Chicago areas mentioned among the activities.
Oak Grove Social Roundup At Local Homes
Oak Grove residents recount a weekend of visits and guests. Paul Voshell and Clara Holzer stayed with Mr and Mrs Howard Medberry while Clara tended the Reynold Strong home. LeClair of Des Moines visited Will Kerr, and the Boyle families enjoyed dinner at Frank Boyle’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Kerr
John Luchsinger
Fritz Krueger
Fred Krueger
Hawkeye
Henry Barks
Charlotte
Richard Brockmeyer
Ardelle Brooks
Frank Struckman
Arlington
Walter Neuman
Will Hoover
Trene
West Union
John Freitag
Reuben Howard
Louis Dennler
Archie Howard
Shirley
Beryl Boleyn
J. A. Boleyn
John Howard
Warren Joyce
Clermont
Eva Reed
Rosa Reed
Henry Feller
John Craft
Florence Ruckdaschel
Hazel Howard
Lyle Wilson
Rob. Wilson
Harold Strong
Amelia Strong
Perry Medberry
Volga
John Wilson
North Dakota
CG. J. Beckman
Waterloo
Silas Wilson
Robert Boleyn
Des Moines
Shoemaker
George Boyle
Town City
Melbert
Harold Meyer
Walter Dennler
Oelwein
Arthur Chapman
Ison Douglas
Harlow Chapman
Eldora
Frank Christen
Chris Dennler
Clint Baldwin
Will Pritchard
Clifford Holzer
Bert Allen
Fred Gehring
Dewein
J. B. Miller
Fred Miller
Ed Metzger
G. Friederich
Albert Kelly
Mason City
Winifred
Mary
Ellen Flanagan
Tim Thoman
Russell Eddy
Rachel Anderson
Chicago
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Lydia
Evelyn Dennler
Thos. Pollock
Mabel
Alfred Holzer
Clyde King
Wilson
C. J. Beckman
Jim Yearous
H. W. Helms
Alfred Imhof
Ern Loertscher
Sumner
Wil) Frieden
Gottfred Pulfer
Paul Voshell
Clara Holzer
Howard Medberry
C. L. Klingman
Reynold Strong
Fred LeClair
Ruth
John LeClair
Wm, Boyle
Geo. Boyle
Frank Boyle
Frank Lyon
Brainard
Floyd Patterson
Ella Kerr
Daugh
Brainard Social News Highlights Local Visits
Brainard notices list numerous guests and visits from Thief River Falls Hawkeye Elgin and Chicago with extended stays and dinners. Families mentioned include Conner Dummermuth Thomas Patterson Nutting Lyon Dinan and Moats among others at multiple homes and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Conner
Ralph
Thief River Falls
Minn
Herbert Dummermuth
Azalia Nutting
Evelyn Bruil
Hawkeye
Hulda Nydegger
Elgin
Don Cummings
G. A. Thomas
Rock Island
Ill
Herman Boyer
Milford la Bree
Glen Boyer
Chas. Appelman
Minerva Erickson
Helen Dummermuth
Barbara Stading
Marian Patterson
Frank Lyon
Paul Patterson
Chicago
Geo. Moats
Seatch Grove
Donald Clark
Monticello
Merle Martin
Sutton, N. D
Sidney Patterson
Marian
Wilson
Levi Learn
Laura and
Herold
Frank Boyle
Delores Dunwoody
Albert Dummermuth
Raymond Mays
Lewis Becker
Ladies’ Aid Society
George Bayle
Wm. Nutting
Jimmie
Elgin Baptist Church
Brainard
George Moats
Scotch Grove
Clarence Tripp
Sheldon Moats
Fines Paid by Croydon Library Borrowers Rise
Croydon public libraries report borrowers incur over 500 dollars in fines each month from books kept overdue. The figure reflects a steady trend of late returns across branches and highlights the impact on library revenues and operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croydon
England
Rivalry Sparks After Odd Art Rivalry Quip
An overheard remark about art stirs a conflict as rival groups claim legitimacy and deride the other side. The dispute centers on credentials and status, with both camps asserting ownership of a local artistic tradition and public support.
Cuckoo Town Headlines and Homecoming Highlights
Marian and Wilson visit New Hampton with Mrs. Martha MecAloon hosting. Barbara Stading helps Norris Copper home Elgin. Prague exhibits gas masks for horses and dogs, patterned like human masks. Charles Parker nears 70 recalls Hawkeye era, tightrope stunts at Wancom's homecoming near Waucoma. Cuckoo is a town in Louisa county Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Patterson
Marian
Wilson
Martha MecAloon
New Hampton
Barbara Stading
Norris Copper
Elgin
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Charles Parker
Hawkeye
Wancoma
Wancoms
Parker
Waucoma
Mill Pond
Cuckoo
Louisa County
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. W. Heiserman
West Union, Iowa
Potosi
Evans’ Cafe
Illyria
Francis West
Adolph Hanson
Harry Wenger
Virginia Wenger
Clifford Jennings
C. Wenger
Glen McKellar
Walter Medberry
Rex Medberry
Alton Medberry
Oak Grove
Moore
Fayette
Martha Chapman
Oscar Baumgartner
Cheery Valley
Mr. Rose McMillan
Nancy Ernst
Otto Bloekhus
Gerald
Martha Friederich
West Bend
South Dakota
Mary Wander
Elizabeth Foxwell
St. Olaf
Jack Wahls
Foxwell
C. A. Trayer
Boyd, Wis
Ed Wenger
Lucretia Turnbull
Ida Crane
el Yader
Chas
Doty
Clarence
Johnson
Delwein
Max Medberry
I Clifford
Chas. Medberry
Albert Dennler
Walter Rothlisberger
Clear Lake
Ed Gehring
Will Evendorf
Carl Gehring
I. F. Shaffer
Near West Union
Ralph Shaffer
Wadena
Fred Rothlisberger
W.L. Peters
George Howard
Postville Hospital
Becker
Wiliams
Brighton
Margaret Hamilton
Jack
Inez Miller
Dayton, New Jersey
Chas. Doty
Tommy Howard
Ward Brabham
Wm. Kohls
Carl Hackmann
Clarence Kohls
Volga City
Jim Muncie
John Muncie
George Thompson
Oak Grove News
Figin Opera House
Business Men of
Gene Stratton Porter
Louise Dresser
Marian Marsh
Ralph Morgan
Elgin Furniture Store
Elgin, Iowa
Elgin Echo
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