Community guests fill weekend gatherings in Illyria region
Dozens of residents and relatives visited family homes across Illyria on Sunday and nearby towns. Guests included the Wenger, Medberry, Frieden, Colburn, Shaffer, Craft, Chapman, Yearous, Rothlisberger, Hanson, Strong, and Klingman families plus visitors from Waterloo, Chicago, and West Union. Memorial church services drew large crowds and plans for a flood relief supper were announced for June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Betty
Frank Ross
A. L. Craft
Edith Frieden
Near Elgin
Albert Colburn
Waterloo
Mr. Brown
Colburn
Thos. Richards
West Union
I. F. Shaffer
Arthur Hoyt
Decorah
Martin Hanson
Elton
Edwin Hanson
Lawrence Meyer
Adolph Hanson
Lena Hunsberger
Mervin
Ellen
Jerome Yearous
Martha Chapman
Dan Craft
Marion Baldwin
Hazelton
Amelia Strong
S. H. Foxwell
Walter Rothlisberger
John Rothlisberger
Leo
Chas. Rothlisberger
Malcolm Robbins
McGregor
Herve Robbing
Glen Little
Chicago
Andrew
George Palmer
Near Artington
Chas. Chapman
Gottfred Frieden
Dan Butikofer
Lee Klingman
Ray Klingman
Baby
Garnaville
Donlon
Elkader
Andrew Yearous
Rosanna Rothlisberger
Lucille Mattocks
Fred Rothlisberger
Gerald Craft
Harvey Annett
Oelwein
Marjorie
Lucille
Thos. Hanson
Tlyria
Harold Strong
Zellaing
Arthur Chapman
Martha Dennier
Junio Schupbach
Elgin
Peter Larson
Near Elkader
C. L. Kling
Man
Elsie Yearous
Cedar Falls
Lucreia ‘Turnbull
Mary Moore
Wadena
Ella Kerr
Lydia
Walter Royce
John Probert
Volga
Local familyVisits Across Towns in Weekend Travel
Mr and Mrs Elmer Boyer and their sons traveled to Waterloo to visit Ira Cherry family. Several couples visited Lima to see Roy Burnside home. Craft and Patterson families spent Sunday in Illyria and with the Peters family in West Union. Various relatives visited and called at different homes around West Union and Hawkeye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Boyer
Gon
Glen
Wesley
Robert Barker
Waterloo
Ira Cherry
Jim Bartlett
Roland Bartlett
Lima
Roy Burnside
D. H. Craft
Arthur Craft
Illyria
Joe Peters
West Union
Arthur Patterson
Lewis Becker
George Howard
Reuben Howard
Chas, Peters
Chas
Peters
George Tripp
Mary Appelman
Hawkeye
Harry Stillman
Dave Rowland
Ezra Rowland
Melvin Boyer
Wadena Notes On Lectures Bands and Visits
Mrs Lula Shaw M D of West Ae ion delivered a women audience lecture at the town hall last Friday afternoon. There was a band concert on Main street last Saturday evening by the Volga City Arlington and Wadena bands. Lawrence Welch of Oelwein visited friends here last Sunday. Mrs Nina Davis returned from Oelwein to care for her daughter Laurel who is improving. Prof Miller and wife spent ten days with relatives in Sioux City returning last week. Bessie Whitenbaugh of Oelwein visited the parent Maggie Whittenbaugh at home last Sunday. Bob Ingersoll returned from Iowa City hospital with health not improved. Grandpa Popenhagen, staying with son Louis, remains in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Shaw
West Ae Ion
Town Hall
Main Street
Volga City
Arlington
Wadena
Lawrence Welch
Oelwein
Nina Davis
Laurel
Prof. Miller
Mrs. Miller
Sioux City
Bessie Whitenbaugh
Lta
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Bob Ingersoll
Iowa City Hospital
Grandpa Popenhagen
Louis
Our City
Lima
Myron Moore
Lyle Whittenbaugh
Waukon
John Lawler
Weat Union
Ab Hulbert
Wadena Missionary Society
Ethel Fray
Deep
Walter Cook
Des Moines
James Cox
A. D. Rundell
Cleo Whittenbaugh
Zita Raftia
Linn Probert
Flanders Field
Wood
Howard
Elma
J. Birdsall
Louie Bizler
California
Presbyterian Church
Alice Bigler
Tennessee
Marian Davis
The
Community notes from Wadena and vicinity hastily recorded
Local residents travel and move between towns including Lima, Oelwein, Wadena, and Elkader. Mrs. John Lawler relocates to Wadena. D. J. Raftis moves to Elkader in a new business venture. Walter Cook and family relocate from Des Moines to Wadena. Decoration Day program features music, readings, and remarks. church activities continue at the Presbyterian church with Bible study and missionary work in Tennessee.
Beamer's Tire Shop Provides Car Wash and Repairs
Beamer's Tire Shop in West Union, Iowa offers fast and clean car washing with new air and water auto washer. Top building and repairing, glass cutting, grinding and setting, tire work, boot and over, shoe vulcanizing, radiator repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beamer
West Union
Towa
Community Notes From Mellien Loftsgard and Neighbors
Mr and Mrs Sam Erickson were callers in the Mellien Loftsgard home Myrtle Olson visits in the A J Olson home in Wagner township. John Lantz and family were dinner guests Sunday in the Maynard Lantz residence. Agnes Hoag recovering well after operation at Decorah hospital. Elmer and Agnes Olson and Joseph Houg and sisters and Emma Nesteby visited Decorah to spend the day with Agnes Houg at the hospital. Olavus Tollefson and family of Decorah A O Ward and O K Houg and families of St Olaf Mr and Mrs A Thorson of Clermont spent Sunday in the B Nelson home. O Gis ezer and family called at the H Amundson home in Clermont. Arthur Loftsgard and family of Clermont spent Tuesday with Helmer Loftsgard. Mrs Melvin Peterson, long ill, taken to the Postville hospital for treatment. Mr and Mrs Enoch Halverson visited Mrs Carrie Nelson Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Erickson
Mellien Loftsgard
Myrtle Olson
A. J. Olson
Wagner
T. Kiosa
Gilbert Kiosa
Farmersburg
John Lantz
Maynard Lantz
Agnes Hoag
Decorah Hospital
E. E
Arthur Landsgard
Church
Iowa
Geo. Landsgard
Elmer
Agnes Olson
Joseph Houg
Emma Nesteby
Decorah
Agnes Houg
Olavus Tollefson
A. O. Ward
O. K. Houg
St. Olaf
A. Thorson
Clermont
B. Nelson
O. Gis'ezer
H. Amundson
Arthur Loftsgard
Helmer Loftsgard
Melvin Peterson
Postville Hospital
Enoch Halverson
Carrie Nelson
Geo Metzger Farm for Sale Near Elgin 109 Acres
For sale 109 acres one mile west of Elgin with a large brick house and first class farm buildings. Includes a new vitrified hollow tile silo. Inquire Land Co. June 1, 1927. A M Weibel, Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Cheery Valley Community Notices and Visits
Mr and Mrs John Pulfer and Lena Pulfer spent Monday at the G Pulfer home in ILyria. Several families, including Dennler, Christen, Friederich, Leuchtenmacher, Larson, and Butikofer, visited or dined at relatives homes. Lawrence Meyer visits near Weat Union. Hanson and family assist. Bertha and Helen present at various gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pulfer
Lena Pulfer
G. Pulfer
Ilyria
Chris Dennler
Celia
Mary
L. Christen
G. Friederich
Willie
Elkader
George Leuchtenmacher
Robert
Wm. Larson
Herman Schupbach
Ernest Friederich
Albert Butikofer
Tofield Lehman
Joe Lerch
Ernest Lerch
Rob Lehman
Wilma
Bertha
Helen
Sunday Evening Social Visits Across Local Families
A series of Sunday gatherings shows Hofer Nydegger Bernice Bartholomew visiting Bart Thoman home with the Jake Butikofer and Lereh families also attending. Several Christen, Hofer, Hanson, and Schupbach households hosted or visited friends and relatives including the Dennier, Metzger, Sutter, Dennler, and Buroden homes with various family members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Palmer
Ida Frieden
A. E. Schupbach
Frank Christen
Jake Christen
Lillian
Elizabeth
Lucy
Walter Christen
Fred, Dennler
Hanson
Adolph Buroden
John Butikofer
Ernest Friederich
Dan Sutter
Will Chase
Volga City
Fred Schlupp
Gladys Hanson
Thos. Hanson
Lucy Christen
Ellen Hanson
Iron sulphate kills dandelions with elbow grease
Dr. L. H. Pammel of Iowa State College reports that about two pounds of iron sulphate per gallon of water can destroy young dandelions in a lawn without harming bluegrass. A gallon covers around 200 square feet, with older plants needing one to three treatments. occasional grass browning may occur but the lawn survives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College
Pammel
Health bulletin cites diphtheria in Fayette county
The weekly health bulletin from the state department of health notes Fayette county as a diphtheria prevalent area while reporting no local cases. It adds that successful livestock ventures rely on abundant home grown feeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weekly Health Bulletin
State Department of Health
Fayette County
Monona Visit and Health Update from Local Families
Mr and Mrs L G Lehman visited Monona relatives Sunday. Alfred Martie and son from Eskader and the Christ Nelson and Lou Martie homes hosted visitors. Sunshine and exercise are valued but a cow must have feed. Glen Patterson and children from Stanley visited W L Patterson. Mrs Wm Potrats of Sumner, age 75, has been in bed a month and is in poor health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Lehman
Monona
Alfred Martie
Eskader
Christ Nelson
Lou Martie
Glen Patterson
Stanley
W. L. Patterson
Wm. Potrats
Sumner
Local Notices Note Civilian Travel and Visits
Miss Lizzie B Lyons visits her home at Dunham Grove on Saturday Louise Schori travels to Fayette Sunday afternoon for commencement exercises at US WW Manley Lee comes from Colfax Wisconsin Friday and leaves Sunday with Trygve Husberg family for vacation Husbergs plan a two week stay at Barney Lee home while seeking a new residence Mrs Husberg may stay there until a home is found
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie B. Lyons
Dunham Grove
Louise Schori
Fayette
U.S. WW
Manley Lee
Colfax
Wis
Trygve Husherg
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Ben Baumgartner
Fred Burrow
Betty Wenger
C. Wenger
Mary Palmer
Marjorie Guyer
C.L. Chapman
Della
Mildred Ernst
Marshalltown
Arthur Yearous
Coronel
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Will Stirk
Angeline Humphry
Will Monahan
Horrow Chapman
W. L. Peters
Postville
Miss Fronging
Mart Klingman
Cemetery Association and Aid Society
Wadena News
J. A. Boleyn
Elgin, Iowa
Gunder News
Cheery Valley
Quaker Oat Company
Weibel Mill Company
ND Elgin Stores
Chevrolet
Cabelas Motor Pany Posible
General Motors Corporation
Chevrolet Motor Company
Tremence Norte Et Dld
Mammoth
Thao
RatPo
Thelanden
Eet Iecas
Tong
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