Illyria notes wedding anniversary and local visits
Relatives of Mr and Mrs Albert Dennifer held their fifteenth wedding anniversary with refreshments and social time. John Fred Earl and Otis Rothnsperger visited Cedar Rapids. several farm moves are listed with neighbors and families relocating. A funeral for Robert Peters of Elgin was held at the Illyria church. Dorothy Hermen's surprise birthday party with music and refreshments topped a week of social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Dennifer
John
Fred
Earl
Otis Rothnsperger
Cedar Rapids
Harry Frieden
Wik
Henry Matthys
Ivan Medberry
Lemke
Elhader
Adolph Hanson
Volga
City
Wilbert Lehman
Hanson
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Cemetery Association
C. L. Klingman
Tast
Peters
W. 8. Rothlisberger
Billa Foxwell
Albert Dennler
Miss Brainard
Lew Nuss
Arlington
Dorothy Hermen
Dorothy
Kelson
Clifton Powell
Chas
Wenger
Wim
Reuben Howard
Ed Boyle
H. T. Knudtson
Priscilla Club
Hame
Ern Holzer
John Nydegger
Henry Holzer
Evelyn Dennler
Fern Kerr
Harry Gilson
Ben Schneider
John Haldwin
Wm, Boyle
Jeby
Walter Kohls
Robert
Tommy
Clifton
James Kerr
Silas Wilson
Walter Pritchard
Pritchard
Hazel Howard
Tim
Bob. Wilson
Dubuque
Bob
A. W. Stonebraker
Jim Nesmith
Oxford
Wm. Pritchard
A. E. Seeves and Son
George Howard
Arthur Chapman
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Cheery Valley social notes recount visits and gatherings
Mrs Martin Hannon and Robert Gladys and Alma spent days at Mrs Roza Schlupps. Lydia Dennler visited the Wm Larson home near Elkader. Several families in Elkader Volga City and surrounding areas hosted relatives. Many social calls, quilting, dinners, and weekend visits recorded with numerous Christens, Butikofer, Hanson, Dennier, and Schupbach households mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Hannon
Robert
Gladys
Alma
Roza Schlupp
George Christen
Martha Chapman
Highland
Lydia Dennler
Wm. Larson
Elkader
Helen
Carrie
Lawrence Butikofer
Fred Reitz
la Grange
Missouri
Arthur Friederich
G. Friederich
Ern Lerch
Elva
Lawrence
Chas
Clermont
Anna Lerch
Elmer Baumgartner
Earl Gene
Wm. Baumgartner
Oscar. Baumgartner
Albert Butikefer
Ruth
Elizabeth
Ed Metzger
Minnie Butikofer
Lucy
Ernest Christen
Jake Christen
Lillian
Elizabeth Christen
Clara Muehlenthaler
Adolph Hanson
Q. T. Knudtson
Fred Butikofer
Ida
Marie Frieden
Niema Schupbach
A. E. Schupbach
Harry Palmer
Myr
Margaret Dennier
Elmer Dennier
Volga City
Jake Butikofer
Martin Hanson
Lester Chase
Frank Christen
Edwin Hanson
George Leuchtenmacher
Walter
Ernest
Christen
Oak Grove News H Knudtson Guests in Independence
Oak Grove News H reports a series of social visits with Knudtson and son Floyd in Independence last Sunday. Guests included the Chapman and Dennler families, Frank Greenley in Elgin, and others visiting Cedar Rapids and Fayette residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H, T, Knudtson
Floyd
Independence
Arthur Chapman
Frank Christen
Thomas Pollock
Christ Dennler
H. T. Knudtson
Frank Greenley
Elgin
George Howard
Chas. Peters
Reuben Howard
A. W. Stonebraker
Robert Strong
Cedar Rapids
A. BE. Seeveland
Wm. Pritchard
Lea Baldwin
Don Yates
Fayette
Harry Gilson
Homer Dill
Bert Allen
Ben Brabham
Wm. Kobi, Jr
Roy Leuchtenmacher
H. L. Tor
Social notes from Elgin and surrounding area
Kelson and many neighbors hosted guests in homes across Elgin West Union and Arlington. Family visits, illness updates, funerals, and birthday gatherings fill a week of social rounds with Richards Pritchard Kohls and Bartholomew families prominent.
Elgin Iowa Council Proceedings March 6 193
The Elgin Iowa town council met in regular session at the town hall with all members present. Minutes of the prior meeting were read and approved. Bills were audited and allowed including salaries, lights, supplies, and labor costs for various items. An adjournment motion carried. An old woman lamented the loss of her husband with the line Po' Rastus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
Central States Power
Light Corp
Central States Power & Light Corp
Central States Power & Lights Corp
Elgin Echo
R. Bracitin
T. W. Dean
G. Pfister
Max Thoma
Kniel
Rastus
Smith family moves closer to Elgin in Iowa drift
Elgin friends of the Guernsey Smith family announce the Smiths have moved again, this time from near Elkader to the Hannah Torkelson farm in Highland. Kohler, Steele, Ina Kohler, and Roy Kimball visited Will Kohler in Iowa City, where he remains in hospital after leg surgery and was resting comfortably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Guernsey Smith
Smiths
Elkader
Hannah Torkelson
Highland
Kohler
Robert Steele
Ina Kohler
Roy Kimball
Iowa City
Will Kohler
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Baumgartner Bldg
Rea
Hutchinson
Elgin State Bank
Hadsel
R. A. Crider Veterinarian
Elgin, Iowa
J. Neasham
Chiropractor
Baumgartner
Martin Wenger
Frank Howard
Polly
John E. Kiple
Cheery Valley News
Oak Grove News
Hannah
Torkelson
Robert Seevel
Peru
Bartholomew
Tim Thoman
Rob
Wilson
Math DeSart
West Union
Ruby Boyer
Brainard
Ethel
John Craft
Near
Shaffer
Medberry
Tommy Howard
H. T. Kn
Arthur Patterson
Walter Dennler
Buddy
Lyle Wilson
Clarence Ishman
Ed Leman
John Cunningham
Herbert Dummermuth
James Bailey
Geo, Pollitt
Sheldon Boyle
Lucille Ratfus
Eldred Dummermuth
Woodrow Hyde
Roy Patterson
Chas. Barrett
Clifton Wilson
Vern Northrup
Golden Crust Bread
Elgin Creamery
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Alrnwan
Falb
Reet Elgin, Iowa
Mond Ca
Mid- Continent Petroleum Corporation
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Dxavon
Elgin Oil CO
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