Frieden Moore Wedding At Frieden Home In Postville
Will Frieden and Lilisa Moore wed at the Frieden home on March 10 1918 with Rev Smith officiating. Forty relatives attended along with Emil and Esther Frieden. The couple plans to live on the Puffer farm after a reception and social hour with music and games. The bride from Safinger Switzerland wore light blue with lace and crepe silk. the groom in dark blue serge. The Elgin Canning Co seeks corn contracts for the factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Frieden
Will Frieden
Lilisa Moore
Safinger
Switzerland
America
Miss Moore
Ben Frieden
Puffer
Double Wedding at Bennetts Home Near Town
A double wedding united Mae E Bennetts to Walter C Thorpe and Tradell wed Henry Mathys at the Bennetts southwest home. Rev J H Graham officiated as guests enjoyed a pink and white decor with a Lohengrin march. The couples plan to start housekeeping on farms near Lima and Elgin after a four course supper.
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I. O. Bennetts
Mae E
Walter C. Thorpe
Tradell
Henry Mathys
J. H. Graham
M. E. Church
Bertha Moshlis
Readlyn
Lohengrin
Thorpe
Cedar Rapids
Lima
Mathys
Skarshong
Elgin
Uno
German Baptist Church Sunday schedule and farewell sermon
The church announces services at 2 45 a m and 11 00 a m with sermons at 7 30 p m and 8 00 p m The new minister Rev H Wedel will preach his farewell in Chicago next Sunday and arrives in Elgin next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serhour
Rev
H. Wedel
Chicago
Aeril
Elgioa Neuxt
Las Benson
Arl
Pred Hadsel
Oxford
Olio
Chas Smith
St. Pawl Minn
GC. Cooley
Chitaga
Roy Bakerman
Sioux City
Rosenberg
Berg & Kohler
Kaufman
Kaufman & Co
Anna Baldwin
Vinton
Alishia Baldwin
Plymouth
Roy DeSart
Mason City
E. M. Phillips
Northwastern Mutual Life Insurance Co
West Union
Maret Zist
AL J. We. Tongue
Mayounl
Christian Beer Rites Held for Elkader Resident
Christian Beer died at his Elkader home on Sunday March 7 1915 born February 27 1884 in Switzerland immigrated to America at eighteen lived in Clayton County Iowa farming later moved to Elkader He married Maria Schori January 9 1860 and they had ten children three died He is survived by his wife two sons five daughters 21 grandchildren eight great grandchildren three sisters and many friends Funeral services were held Wednesday at the home with relatives and neighbors attending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Beer
Elkader
Switzerland
America
Ohio
Clayton County
Iowa
Maria Schori
Evelyn Kohler
Elgin
Wm. Beer
New York City
Louise Gehring
Fayette County
Ella Schmidt
Anna Ebendorf
Watken
Amalia Davidson
Edward Beer
Anna Garber
Verona Isch
Barbara Kempf
Roanoke
Ill
Work Abandoned at School Basement Renovation
The school basement project was halted after discovering a clay bed with quicksand beneath the center wall. Rats had tunneled along the edge, causing settlement. concrete filling will be used to stabilize, and repairs proceed. Pupils moved to the MEB church for classes led by Miss Etter while plans for two new departments proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. V. Kiple
Missy Etter
Manuel
Also Mentioned on This Page
BANK
The
Elgin Savings Bank III
Gus Gunderson
Pri
Sam’l Mosby
Max Thoma
Mayer
C. S. Halstenson
Frieden-Moore
Elgin Canning Co
German Baptist Church
St Paul’s Church
Citizens’ State Bank
Barn Schori
Pres. C
F. Becker
Cashier
Gordon
Poplins
Batistes
Cre
Bowen
Greenley Elgin
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