Illyria Items Passes Around Christmas News
A chaotic local notes page lists visits, family gatherings, and travelers through Illyria. Names include Elmer Medberry, Fred Wenger, Walter Rothlisberger, and others visiting farms, Elkader and Fayette, with Christmas and New Year social detail. Ella Foxwell returns from Palmdont. The item blends many short social updates and minor travel notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Medberry
Fred Wenger
Oelwein
di Shaler
H.B. Kerr
Walter Rothlisberger
Chicago
Foxovelt
Ern Setvei
Robert Peters
Ogle
German Baptist Notes December 31 Schedule
Sunday December 31 events include 10 am Sunday school 11 am Divine service 12 15 Social dinner 2 pm Baptism and Communion service with a business meeting An all night watch meeting from 8 30 to 12 00 No hunting on premises with dogs or gin Names listed include Brabham Warp Brasnam Rogen Wita0n TouNnt BaLpwriw.
Free Scholarship Offer From Conn Barr Business College
RSBSCo has paid for ten scholargups and authorizes free distribution. Ask for the application blank from Conn Barr Business College in Odlwein.
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GGW
Rsbsco
Conn Barr Business College
Odlwein
Opera House Dates And Social Events
Robertson lectures January seventeenth and Roy Smith lecture February twenty first. A holiday dance at Elgin Opera House Saturday night with Carpenter's orchestra. Mrs A M Klingman of Wadena and Frank Kohler of West Union visit relatives this week.
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A. M. Klingman
Wadena
Ed Klingman
Frank Kohler
West Union
Elizabeth Kobler
Elgin Opera House
Carpenter
Home for Christman Visitors and Local Guests
A lengthy list of visitors and residents gathers at the old Benson home for Christmas. Families from Cedar Rapids, Joliet, Creston, Remsen, and other towns visit relatives and friends, with professionals such as doctors, teachers, and tradesmen recounting travels and work. The piece notes several individuals visiting from Ames, Oelwein, and Ames, along with local residents hosting guests for the holiday.
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Fred Falband
Aug Benson
Falb Thoe
Langdon & Boyd Dompaniys
Jennie
Brances Benson
Oman
Pat
Rapids
Bever Land Co
Continental National Bank
Fred
Heneat
Eaaid
Ernest
Lew
Courtland
Minn
Elgin
Irvine Hendershott
Postville
Fred Kohler
Ed Han
Henderghott
Will Walther
Bikader
Gueate
Gus Boyer
Walther
Painter
Celia Lehman
Cedar Rapids
John Lehman
Lehmen
Winnifred Schmid
Creston
Theo. Schmid
Clara
Hilda Strauch
Joliet
Inl
Minneapolis
Burianek & Son
Charley
Roy Bakeman
Oakes
North Dakota
N. A. Bakeman
Great Northern
W. Kuster
Remsen
Chalk Hnlle
South Dakota
J.C. Miller
Our
Christmas Programs Delight Large Church Audiences
Christmas exercises at the M E and German Baptist churches drew large crowds with well planned programs and gifts from the tree. The M H church held a Saturday evening event and the German Baptist church Monday, both featuring meritorious performances by participants and credit for the festive conclusion. The German Baptist Young People’s Soviets presented a Christmas program Sunday evening to a sizable audience, with participants delivering strong performances as the season’s eve entertainment.
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M. H
Chitten
Moon Law and Saloon Closures Stir Iowa Politics
The supreme court affirmed the Moon law limiting saloons to one per 1,000 residents, endangering over 600 Iowa bar rooms within eight years. It allowed existing outlets until general consent, then fixed the ratio regardless of prior numbers.
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Supreme Court
Iowa
Cheery Valley News Snowy Tuesday and Village Socials
Snow storm hits Cheery Valley Tuesday as residents note sick list entries and numerous visits. Christmas gatherings fill homes from Meyer to Yunker and Frieden families while a School District No. 8 program delights attendees. A dance at Elgin Opera House invites all with promises of a grand time.
Put Money In Thy Purse 4 Percent On Time Deposits
A fragmentary advertisement notes Shakespearean language about saving and investing for future needs. It offers 4 percent interest on time deposits and hints at long term wealth planning. The wording is irregular and includes archaic phrases about the bank securing funds and earning interest.
Christmas business exceeds expectations in Elgin area
Local notes report Santa at the opera house in Webster City visits by Mrs. Stanton and Ina, with Nor a and Sylvia Stanton visiting relatives. Woodmen of Clermont plan a Friday dance. Elgin merchants praise Christmas trade, while a Des Moines relocation and a canning factory project are mentioned.
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Mrs. Stanton
Ina
Webster City
Nora
Sylvia Stanton Sre
West Union
Christmaas
Elgin
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the Elgin Savings. Bank
Gus Gunderson
Safety Deposit Boxes
Forfint
Sam’l Mosby
Cashier
Illyria
Willis Pardee
New Mexico
Thomas. Kerr
Mondday
Henry McMillan
Ed Gehring
Will Kerr
Mia
C. L. Klingman
Stewart Coventry
Elkader
Sophia Frey
Mabel Gehring
Mrs. C. Wenger
Jerome Yearous
Frank Hunsberger
Chas Chapman
Curtis Chapman
J. Cosgrove
Cadar Rapids
J. D. Shaffer
Daugter
Odell
Waterloo
Chester Peake
A. M. Fritz
John Rothlisberger
George
Her Trother
Ben Kohler
Hans Winkler
John Wilson
Fayette
Elmer Peak
Glen McKellar
Genevieve Doty
Cecil
Freddie Klingman
George Kiple
Rose Kepler
Berry
Kiple
Mamie Humphrey
Leo Chase
Yuion
Ella Foxwell
Pdirmont
Dakota
Francis Foxwell
Dist
Edna Voss
Mae ‘Frite
Hadsel
M Fritz
Hazel
Mréy
Day Colgrove
Amy
Edith Richards
Perry
Medberry
Edith
Ernst
Opera House
Robertson
Roy Smith
Ating
Goo
Kaniel & Ruby
Home For
Christman
Frank Capper
T. J.capper
Frank
Dike
Roy Becker
Anita
C.F. Becker
Nellie Neugeswander
Castalia
Ed Hanson
Ruth Nicklaus
Robert Earle
Iowa City
Earn Bauder
Ames
Verle Kniel
Eva Weibel
Clifton Chriat
Parthess ‘College
Sti
Los Angeles
Cheery Valley News
Gottfried Fredrick
Duke Dennler
Fred Dennler
Bert Chapman
Tom Handon
Anna Hofer
Celia Christen
Tom Benson
Louisa Denygler
Jake Reinhardt
Oscar Yonker
Christ Meyer
Anna
Will Lantz
Ben Frieden
Fred Friedel
Adolph Baumgartner
Albert
John
Anna Meyer
Oscar Yunker
Oscar Baumgartner
Celia Meyer
Ida Baumgartner
Rock Valley
Albert Muth
Fred Yost
Willie Baumgartner
Tom Hanson
John and
Albert Meyer
Louisa Christen
Bulda
Louisa Meyer
Joseph
Ant
Lester’ ‘Baumgartner
Clarence Wagner
Earnest
Meyer
Adolph Hanson
Clara Nelson
T. J. Capper
Gunder
Elgin, Iowa
Santa
BR. O. Woodard
Jfar
Cc. O. Abland
Des Moines
Uhl
Canning Fratory
Hamilton
C. S. Halstenson
Lowa
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