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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1926
Page
4
Local social notes from Cheery Valley record visits and gatherings. Families and neighbors like Scholen Hanson Hofer, Leuchtenmacher, Bossard Christen and Butikofer share Sunday and weekday visits, parties, dinners, and a family picnic. A death tolls a community update as Abraham Hebeger passes away while Reuben Christen shows improvement after surgery.
Joseph, Emily and Agnes Houg and others visited Henry Beefelgon of Clermont. Residents and guests from Monona, Decorah, St Olaf and Wagner township gathered for calls, visits, and a parcel shower for Gadys Loftstuen as neighbors kept up a busy weekend in the area.
Guests showered the bride with thoughtful gifts as midnight refreshments were served and departures followed with best wishes. Meanwhile a group of Indians camped at Gander agreed to visit relatives in Oklahoma that week and returned Monday.
Thomas Foxwell returns from Wadena. many neighbors visit kin in Fayette and Elgin. Memorial services held at Elgin, with Dr. Billingsly to speak. Local residents attend gatherings, church notes, and welfare updates. Emil Frieden undergoes surgery, community prayers for recovery.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Boyer and son Glen visited daughter Mrs Ira Cherry in Waterloo on Sunday. L W Randall of West Union visited friends in the area. Francis Munger traveled to Hazelton to see his brother. Mrs Lucy Hitch and daughter Ruth visited the Arthur Patterson home. Various families from Elkader Donnan and Sioux City were guests or travelers, with Emma Stansberry returning home from Sioux City and Dorothy Craft ill with measles noted.
Will Harris and family drove to Arlington for relatives and memorial services. B A Jennings and family visited Blue River Wisconsin. McGuineas and family from Nora Springs were guests. The Hall family from West Union visited Wm Mattocks. Holden and Aeschuman families visited Oneida and Manchester. George Fay hosted Waterloo visitors. Alden Finch and Talcott of West Union called on relatives in Wadena. Ballard family from West Union visited friends. Walter Gell and LeRoy Leoonhart remodeled the Meda Smith house. M L Ware of Coggan Iowa visited the Copenhagan home. Roy Cline family visited James Fox in Taylorville. Memorial Day program at the park with the Illyria band, a quartet, and speech by Morris Chell of Cedar Rapids. Rev J C Peck of Cedar Rapids to preach at Presbyterian church next Sunday. Mrs Mary Fox and Cora Fox went to Oelwein for business college. light housekeeping planned. Will Kuper of Stanley visited. Large turnout for com hallament exercises with Rev Starr of Elgin and the Illyria orchestra. Presbyterian Ladies Club to serve supper Thursday evening. Otto Popenhagen and family visited the Larson and Voshell homes. Landis family from Arlington visited. Harold Steer of Cedar Rapids visited his mother Hulda Broehr. Fred Luthi of near Wadena worked as waiter at Wiggin. Glen Schori from Dee presented home over Bunthay. Two pups for sale near Elgin. Christy razor promotion at City Drug Store. Ed Conner back from road work with Fox construction. J H Williams and three children from Fairbank visited. commencement week with family. Luther Burbank birthday remarks quoted.
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