Oak Grove Families Attend Picnics and Visits in West Union
Oak Grove residents including Walter Kohls and family and Clarence Kohls joined a Kohles family reunion with Mia Theo Doug and Joan of Oak Park Ill. Guests at Tim Thomans home included Hane Keiser Katie Bouman and Anna Falk. Others visited West Union homes and Calmar sightseeing after a hail storm with extended relatives and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kohls
Clarence Kohls
West Union
Kohle Famies
Mia
Theo
Doug
Joan
Oak Park
Hane Keiser
Katie Bouman
Anna Falk
Tim Thomans
Harry Gilson
Wm. Frederick
Rob. Wilson
Donald Dean
Calmar
R. A. Crider
Elaine Zurbriggen
Tim Thoman
Albert Dummermuth
Floyd Knudtson
Chris Dennler
Arthur Chapman
Walter Dennler
Louis Dennler
Clarence Kohlze
Lena Baumgartner
Wm, Kohla
Lyle Wilson
Genevieve Wilson
Henry Mil
Fourth of July Picnics and Family Gatherings Across Iowa
A series of Independence Day events across West Union Decorah and Elgin highlight picnics and reunions. Families including Kohls Howard Boyle Wilson Leighty Peters and Erickson hosted or joined dinners and visits. trips to Dubuque La Porte and Chicago were noted with plans to return home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Red. Wilson
Wm. Kohls
Kohls
West Union
Enos Howard
Thos. Howard Sr
Ed Boyle
Harold Bennett
Mia
Lyle Wilson
Dubuque
Genevieve Wilson
Ben Floyd
Chris Erickson
Decorah
Brabham
Anan Brabham
Elgin
Illyria Notes From Wadena Area Guests and Gatherings
Local social column lists visitors and hosts around Wadena Arling ton Fayette and Cheery Valley. Recurring names include Hunsberger Frieden Wertz Chapman and Shaffer with numerous Sunday and Thursday gatherings. Community events mention farm bureau picnics at West Union and a Turia church meeting set for July 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
Mervin Hunsberger
Lew Hunsberger
Wadena
Elmer Frieden
Alton Sanders
Charles City
Ella Foxwell
Fayette
W. L. Peters
Arlington
Leone Kerr
J. F. Shaffer
Nancy Ernst
Bila _Muehlenthaler
Rock Valley
Cheery Valley
Helen’ Engelhart
Oelwein
Cathryn “Ogle
Martha Chapman
Harlow and
Delbert
Della Chapman
Adolph Hanson
Volga
Richard Steege
Rockdale
Texas
Herman Meisquire
Reynold Strong
Florence
Lena Aeschliman
Farm Bureau
Turia
Merrill Probert
Chicago
Charlotte Medberry
Katie Richards
Amy
West Union
Jakie
Verrous
H. Foxwell
Ruth Schneider
Lawrence Gehring
Elgin
Gottfred Frieden
Nettie Fischer
Hans Friederich
Mary Moore
Chas. Doty
Walter Rothlisberger
John Probert
Volga City
Fremont Ogle
Hans Winkler
Coat
Rosanna Rothlisberger
Chas
Rothlisberger
Alpha
Alden Peters
Oak Grove
Max Medberry
Medberry
Shaffer
Beyman
Geo. Schupbach
Elsie
Helen
Lewis Butikofer
Mar
Local family gatherings mark Sunday visits across towns
Willis and Arthur Friederich of Cheery Valley and Myrtle Nelson of Elgin joined Ida Marie and Edwin Frieden in a Sunday gathering hosted by Nettis Fischer at John Rothlisberger's Reynold Strong family joined the Bunting reunion at Garnaville last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tha
Willis
Arthur Friederich
Cheery Valley
Myrtle Nelson
Elgin
Ida
Marie
Edwin Frieden
Nettis Fischer
John Rothlisberger
Reynold Strong
Bunting
Garnaville
C. L. Klingman
Carrol Klingman
Junior
Dale
Chas
Doty
Will Berger
J. Hummell
Volga City
Hubert Cummings
Howard Berger
Jacob Schneider
Geo. Butikofer
I. F. Shaffer
Fred Rothlinberger
George Butikofer
Lawrence Gehring
Cathryn Berger
la Fonda Hermen
Albert Dennler
Della Chapman
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Leo
Nettie Fischer
Thehome
Rothlisberger
Local families visit in Hanson Bros and neighbors homes
Cheery Valley News notes numerous visits among Olson, Frieden, Christen, Frieden, and Muehlenthaler families around St Olad, Clermont, and West Union. Several relatives and friends, including Ella, Lola, Lola, and Rose Marie, are mentioned with hospital stays and a birth reported Friday July 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Olson
St. Olad
Chris Gregerson
Hanson Bros
Betty Christen
Ethel Mae Thoman
Gottlieb Dennler
Opal
Otto Blockhus
Gerald
Alice
Florence
Johnnie Friederich
Levi Frieden
Will Nydegger
Ella Mushlenthaler
Rex Medberry
Earl
Gene
Oscar Baumgartner
Lola
Harry Hanson
Volga City
Rose Marie
Daues Sass
West Union Hospital
Dennifer
Lou Lehman
Erla Muehlenthaler
Maxine Lehman
Geraldine
Lyle Butikofer
Bert Thoman
Elmer Baumgartner
Wayne and
Lloyd
Near West Union
Lucy
Ernest Christen
Wilbert Lehman
Rock Valley
West Bend
Ella Muehlenthaler
Louise
Leo Dennier
Ben Hofer
Mia
Eileen
Raymond
Ern Friederich
Lena Schupbach
Lawrence Gehring
Elgin
Gehring
Ernest Meyer
Song Cleme
Leo
Lavon Reichert
Dan Sutter
Clermont
Oscar Frieden
Elkader
Friederichs and relatives host multiple summer gatherings
A string of visits and picnics marked the weekend around the Friederich and Dennler families. Marie Dennler and Lucille Hanson joined relatives, with Hilda Meyer and others visiting Margaret Dennler. Guests from Oak Grove Elgin West Bend and Waterloo attended gatherings at Kern hill and the Friederich homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Friederich
Marie Dennler
Oak Grove
Frank Christen
Hadd
Elgin
Will Nydegger
Marie Schneider
West Bend
Lucille
Alma Hanson
Lillian Christen
Hilda Meyer
Margaret Dennler
Hans Friederich
Ben Dennler
Sam Hofer
Lansing
Don Leonard
Strawberry Point
Friederich
Kern Hill
Mary Barth
Decorah
Will Nyegger
Edwin
Leo
Harry Hanson
F. W. Minihan
Chris Gregerson
Arthur Friederich
Clarence Schneider
John Friederich
Gottlieb Demler
Ben Hofer
West Union
Jake Yearous Jr
Waterloo
Sheriff's Sale of Personal Property in Fayette County Iowa
The sheriff announces a public sale of household goods and personal items seized under a General Execution from Fayette County Court, Joseph Nehring as sheriff, listing two bedroom suites parlor set library table dining room set stove radio sawing machine trunk rugs book cases and books. The sale is at Elgin Furniture Company Elgin Iowa on July 16 1988 at 2 66 PM with cash in hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Fayette County
Iowa
L. A. Andrew
Wadena Savings Bank
Wadena
H. O. Rundell
A. J. Knutson
A. D
Elgin Furniture Company
Elgin
West Union
Baumgartner Building For Sale Announcement
Ill health sale notice for the Baumgartner building once the Citizens State Bank property. Sale to be handled through Elgin Land Co. Contact A M Weibel, manager, or William E Baumgartner for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens State Bank
Elgin Land Co
A. M. Weibel
Mgr
Wm. E. Baumgartner
A Tribute to Father in Everyday Strength
The essay honors fathers as motive power and steadfast supporters. It describes dad as serious, non sentimental, and strong, lifting burdens for family and society. It notes Father Time reveals true worth, and mothers support his steady resolve. Fathers vary in strength, but remain central figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Father
Daddy
Song Origin of Home Sweet Home in 1823 Melo Drama
Old and popular song Home Sweet Home was first sung in 1823 during the musical melodrama Clari the Maid of Milan. The piece gained immediate popularity and became a staple tune in late 19th century American culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clati
Milan
Two Iowa Towns Lose Local Bakeries
Hills Bakery closed its doors Tuesday evening leaving Edgewood without a bakery. Mr Hills previously ran the Edgewood shop and Strawberry Point store, closing recently due to competition from city bread wagons and dwindling customers. The note laments small towns facing city competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hills Bakery
Edgewood
Hills
Strawberry Point
St. Paul
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L. S. Hutchinson
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Eyea
R. A. Crider Veterinarian
J. Neasham
Chiropractor
Baumgartner
Polly
John E. Kiple
Depot Elgin
Illyria
Cheery Valley News
Sheriff's Sale
H. J. Nehring
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A. J. Kutschat
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