West Union social notes and visits fill week
Mr. and Mrs. F J Keeling of Volga City, Mr and Mrs D B Williams, and many others spent days visiting relatives in Elgin and surrounding towns. Guests included Geraldine Kohler, L G Lehman family, and visiting bands performed at local events. Messages note travels to St Paul, Baltimore, New York, and Os sian area, with several health updates and a racing to summers plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eniel
West Union
F. J. Keeling
Volga City
J, Phillips
Geraldine Kohlér
Jim Yearous
Darlene Yearous
Emma Lewis
Ethel Kohler
Postville
L. C. Koevenig
S. A. Douglas
Eau Clair
Wis
Langsdale
D. B. Williams
Colton
Calif
Spahr Cashman
Elma
Chicago
Gerald
Kenneth
Gene
Betty Aloo Schori
St. Paul
Minn
Georgia Mae Schori
Bob Dunham
Bay
DeSart
Des Moines
Baturady
Elgin Park
Kenneth Bender
Fayette
Lewis Thoma
C. E. Witt
Ethel
Monona
Ralph
Ronald
Paul Hoag
Ed Klingman
Leon Birdsell
Fred Knight
C. Saniel
Douglas Langsdale
Racine
S. K. Langsdale
HB. H. Wolf
Burton
Louis Wolf
N. Mish
John Falk
Horace Moore
Ole J. Olson
Sheldon
Boyle
Zeus
Postville Hospital
Neuaal
Fred LeClair
Robert Leonhart
Libie Grover
K. Langedale
Douglas Langedale
A. Douglas
Bily Bros. Farch
Baptist Church Notes Prompt Prayer Meets and Rehearsals
Friday July 7 8 p m prayer meeting for Sunday school Choir rehearsal 9 p m Sunday July 9 10 a m English service Sunday school 11 a m English service 8 p m Friday July 14 8 p m prayer meeting Choir rehearsal 9 p m Our church year closed with all bills paid Reelected officers include Clerk Ed Buser Treasurer Carl Hackman Assistant treasurer Ben Baumgartner Standing committee George Durscher Ushers Roy Buser John Schaer Paul Zurbriggen Elmer Kohls Fred Schaer Hans Grether Otto Kruger elected deacon to replace Jacob Schaer Conference kitchen committee named Mrs F C Muehler thaler Mrs Louise Miller Mrs Meta Kruger Mrs Alfred Jacob Mrs Carl Hackman Conference program committee for August 16 to 20 fixed Guests announced Next Sunday evening West Union Presbyterian quartet to sing Rev Ph Lauer to preach Come hear him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Buser
Carl Hackman
Ben Baumgartner
George Durscher
Roy Buser
John Schaer
Paul_Zurbriggen
Elmer Kohls
Fred Schaer
Hans Grether
Otto Kruger
Jacob Schaer
F. C. Muehlerthaler
Louise Miller
Meta Kruger
Alfred Jacob
Gus Hackman
Fred Schauer
Carl Miller
Lloyd Jacob
Abraham Habeger
Erma Grether
John Sohner
Asst
Hugo Hackman
Presbyterian Church
West Union
Ph. Lauer
West Union Presbyterian Church
Fisher
M E Church Notes Snyder Minister Klingman Pianist
The church sets 10 a m service 11 a m Sunday school with a picnic Friday at West Union fairgrounds. Meet at the church Friday morning at 10 oclock. Choir practice Friday evening. Ladies Bible class delayed one week due to the picnic meeting at Mrs Emma Lewis home. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society to be hosted at Mrs C Jerdee Clermont Wednesday afternoon July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele
Harry Miller
Fred Messerll
Edna Bopp
Nora Talley
Inez Barnhouse
West Union
Emma Taylor
Mill Valley
Calif
Kntel
Ossian
Snyder
Louis Klingman
West Union Fair Grounds
Emma Lewis
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
C. Jerdee
Clermont
Lutheran Church Notes July 9 English Services and Programs
July 9 at Marion 9:00 and 2:50 PM program. 11:00 English service at Marion Norse services July 16 10:30 Marion English service 2:30 PM First Lutheran McGregor Ladies Aid supper at Norway church. Pastor J Strandford notes and welcomes attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Norway
First Lutheran
McGregor
Norway Church
J. Strandford
Illyria Church Notes Miniature Service Details
Illyria church notes list J J Snyder as minister La Fonda Shaffer as pianist with Sunday school at 1015 am and service at 1115 am The young peoples choir is praised under director Howard Shaffer Relatives attended Ephram Matthys funeral including Dan Bannart Louisa Wertz and many others from Weat Bend Cresco Breckenridge Decorah Elkader Fay ette Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Waucoma plus a funeral for Mrs Etta Reinhart notes also mention a Cedar Rapids outing and a Crider Crider attended a relative's funeral last Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Snyder
la Fonda Shaffer
Howard Shaffer
Ephram Matthys
Dan Bannart
Louisa Wertz
Chas
Frieden
Weat Bend
Sam Dinger
Earl Wahlers
Mike Blaess
Mr. Walters
Cresco
Will Dinger
Opal
Breckenridge
Minn
John Blaess
Chas. Blaess
Fred Fisher
Harold
John Fisher
Darlene
Decorah
Oscar Frieden
Elkader
John Nevenswander
Fayette
Ida M. Reuf
Des Moines
Walter Falk
Cedar Rapids
R. A. Crider
Etta Reinhart
Waucoma
Ephram Matthys a life of service leaves Elgin area
Ephram Matthys, a longtime Elgin resident born near Cresco in 1867, died after a prolonged illness at seventy six. He was married twice, first to Ida Schwalm in 1889 and then to Mary Baumgartner in 1905, leaving seven children and five stepchildren. Survived by his wives, seven children, five stepchildren, twenty two grandchildren and a great grandchild, he was known for integrity and kindness. Funeral services were held at the Elgin Baptist church with interment in Elgin cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Schwalm
Gresco
Iowa
Cresco
Decorah
North Dakota
Elgin
Mary Elizabeth
Harbara Fisher
Edith Bauman
Della Miller
Henry Matthys
Rigin
Levi
Earl
Sioux City
Addie Burnside
Rossburg
Washington
Mary Baumgartner
Louise Miller
Maiden Rock
Wis
Rosa Baechler
Elgin Baptist Church
Ph. Lauer
J. J. Snyder
M. E. Church
Fred Muehlethsler
Carl Hackman
Carl ‘Kelner
Frederick Lauer
Melbert
Alfred Baechler
Howard Shaffer
Richard Miller
John Schneider
Clarence Kohls
Elgin Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Floral Offerings
Mrs. Mary Matthys and the Children Ruth and Mary Carpenter of Fayette, and Mrs. George Falk with daughter Georganna and Rose Garber, express gratitude for neighbors relatives and friends acts of kindness and floral offerings during illness death and burial of their husband and father. They note the kindness will be gratefully remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Matthys
Ruth
Mary Carpenter
Fayette
C. B. Schori
George Falk
Georganna
Rose Garber
Delwe
Local residents share visits and travel notes across towns
Leo Grether returns from a business trip to Iowa City while Mrs. Carl Torkelson visits in Blooming Prairie Minnesota. Numerous relatives and friends, including Evang, Falk, Skarshaug, Ramsay, Swartley, Grether, Kniel, Quamme, Schori, Carpenter, Falb, Morris, Vaughn, Larrabee, Berg, Hovland and Groth, are noted visiting, traveling, or hosting in Elgin Arlington Oelwein and surrounding areas over the weekend. Century of Progress plans prompt Chicago trip for Kniel and Quamme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Grether
Iowa City
Carl Torkelson
Sven Blockhus
Blooming Prairie
Minnesota
N. W. Evang
Kenneth
Gus Boyer
Calmar
H. W. Falk
John Feller
Elkader
Jack Stone
Collins
Mary
Coronel Rothisberger
Marie Schupbach
F. R. Berg
Oelwein
Ed Schreiner
Henry Hovland
Northwood
N. D
Knudt Groth
Clermont
Elgin
Geo. Vaughn
Jeanne Larrabee
Nella Capper
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Independence
BE. L. Morris
Tille Hanson
Mary Hanson
Baltimore
Ann Hendershott
Josephine Hendershott
Miss Hanson
Miss Schori
New York City
Kohlers
Yacht Club
Peaches
Monarch Preserves
Rockford Sox
Monarch
Baptist Church
Lutheran Church Notes
Illyria
Jucatel
Peck and Peck
Tata
Optometrist
Cail
C. W. Heiserman
L. C. Smiths
Underwoods
Remingtons
Eense
A. L. Riley Company
New Hampton, Iowa
R. P. Strauch
Towa
Elgin, Iowa
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