Illyria Community Notes Wide Village Gossip
Long list of daily visits and social events in Illyria and nearby towns. Mentions Thomas Kerr selling a horse, multiple visits to C. M. Fritz and Klingman households, a Halloween like dance, illness notes for Miss Mary Foxwell, and community updates on schooling, local trades, and a county board session. Also notes on a funeral, insurance, and local business movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Peters
C. M. ‘Klingman
Mary Foxwell
Grip
Fred Wenger
Medorville
M. W. A. Hall
Harry Baldwin
Quincy
Wash
C. M. Fritz
E. Rothlisberger
Ida
Rosana
Local notes from Elgin and surrounding towns
Joe Paulson and Ruth White are noted visitors and locals from Elgin with several residents listed as traveling or visiting nearby towns. Names include Little Joe Boyle, Mrs C McClavey, Mrs Clayton Pringle, red Hendershott, Julius Paulson, Herman Lindenbauer, Alfred Gilson, Miss Margaret Rafferty, Willis Carpenter, Miss Agnes Crowe, Emma Erickson. The piece mentions Jerry Foley’s burial, Mr Foley’s death in Minneapolis, Arthur Ferguson and Hattie Dibble’s Idaho wedding, Anne Larrabee’s Seattle visit, William Larrabee’s elbow injury, Frank Frisbie’s ear treatment in Iowa City, and J M Jobe’s resignation as Clermont mail carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Boyle
C. McClavey
Clayton Pringle
Cedar Rapids
Red Hendershott
Postville
Julius Paulson
Iowa City
Jerry Foley
Mr. Foley
Minneapolis
Arthur Ferguson
Hattie Dibble
Lewiston
Idaho
Anne Larrabee
Cedar Rapida
Seattle
Washington
Miss Compton
William Larrabee
Absence and Attendance Notes at Local School
The minutes show no visitors or daily enrollments and list present students Grace Voshell, Ethel Voshell, Arnold Luenberger, Louis Schmidt, Blanche Page, Fred Gernand, Bert Percy Hames, Prin, Primary and Intermediate rooms. Teachers report no days taught and no daily recitations while Maggie Minihan teaches and invites patrons to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace
Ethel Voshell
Arnold Luenberger
Louis Schmidt
Blanche Page
Fred Gernand
Bert Percy-Hames
Prin
Maggie Minihan
Fayette County Supervisors and Principals Convene in Historic Meeting
In Fayette County a rare gathering brought together all superintendents and principals from Oelwein West Union Fayette Clermont Hawkeye Arlington Tigin Waucoma Maynard and Randelia Westgate Wadena with the County Superintendent as chair. They set plans for county declamation and athletic contests spelling contests textbook uniformity graduating exercises and formed an executive committee to organize a Fayette County Amalgamated Contest Association. The meeting adjourned to the first Saturday in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Oelwein
West Union
Fayette
Clermont
Hawkeye
Arlington
Tigin
Waucoma
Maynard
Randelia
Westgate
Wadena
Herr
Prin. Preston
Johnson
Py. G
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Pullman
Rock Island
Garland
Rocky Mountain
L. M. Allen
Gan
Pao
Ant
Chicago
John Sebastian
Pave
Trafic Mer
Worley
Adent Rock Island Lines
Elgin
Aowa
John
Falb
John Falk
G. Moser Eve
Towa
H. T. Knudtson
Kennedy
Muellenthaler Bros
Illyria
Tom Gardner
Thomas Kerr
John Layton
Lewis Klingman
Garry Reichert
Mae Fritz
John Wenger
Chase Peake
Mederville
Chris Wenger
Ewkader
Rethlisberger Bros
Ben Stahl
C. M. Klingman
Ben
M. W. A. Lodge
Alex Peters
Will Peters
Volga
Gladden
Fred, Reichert
Ralph H. McMillan
Hazel
Charles Smith
Mae
N. Jennings
Frank Seaver
Dr. King
Jacob Springer
West Franklin
Maine
Muehlenthaler Bros. Durg
Bart Butler
Missouri
Frank Moedberry
Highland
Estey
Elkader
D. W. Clements
Waukon
Brause
Fred Fuse
Jennie Cowan
Muneral Vas
B. Blughes
L. Green
BE. Green, Co
South Vine Street
J. Rook
Des Moines
Marshalltown
R.R
Board of Supervisors
Gus Gunderson
J. W. Dwyer
Gunderson
N. W. Smith
Spear
Nick
Wm. Larrabee
Mgr. E. E. Chamberlain
Clinton Malle
Bucklen
Muehlenthaler Bros. Drug Store
A. J. Priest
Christ Dummermutt
Howard
Charles
H. &. Tonjum
Harold
Amble
Henry Amble
Orm Larson Hoe
Clark
Mary Schmidt
Clarance Nebsager
Lima
W. Clark
Elsie Nebirger
Olive Starr
A. N. Heiden
Osborne
John Cannie
Anna Poor
Boleyn
St Sebald
Watena
Hinkle
Thompson Bros
Michigan
St Louis
Kitty Clay
Wilber Clark
Francis Corkery
Almos Lowers
Ellen Poor
Walter Cook
Grace Voxbell
Gratefu
Clermont News
the Enterprise
Joe Paulson
Ruth White
Herman Lindenbauer
Tuesaday
Texas
Alfred Gilson
Margaret Rafferty
Sinsinawa Mound
Willis Carpenter
Agnes Crowe
Emma Erickson
Frank Frisbie
J. M. Jobe
DeWitt
Muehlenthaler Bros
Harvey and
Mabel Weir
McGregor
Mrs. G. Boyer
Miss Tlora
Annn’ Benson
Susie Capper
Bessie Holstenden
Lola Kiple
Henrietta Topp
Nellie and
Aldie Hofer
Herbert Falk
Ada King
Chas. Capper
Chas
the County Superintendents’ Meeting
Stenson
F. R. Berg
C. Lehman
Soén
Scott
BOC
J. W. Bopp
Undertaker
SS Kt
Freiburghaus
H. S. Hadsel
Peder
Will, M.D
Calle
Berg
C. O. Fothergill, M. D
Fowzer
Prysiclan
Lalla
Dewey Hotel
Sam. Greenly
City Drayman
Phona
Elgin, Lowas
Faysite
Distria
Andrew Larson
Weat Union
Iowa
J. W. Winston
Oler
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