Cheery Valley News Social notes from region families
Mr and Mrs Ben Hofer and two children visited Bert Thoman and Tofield Lehman homes Tuesday. Several births, visits, and travels are noted including Albert Butikofer’s daughter born March 6 and visits among Butikofer, Frieden, Lehman, and Christen families. Attendees traveled to Rock Valley for a funeral and quilting parties and farm helpers assisted families during absences.
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Ben Hofer
Bert Thoman
Tofield Lehman
Albert Butikofer
Jacob Solberger
Walter Butikofer
Meon
Martin Wenger
Ida Meyer
Joe Frieden
Rock Valley
Alex Yunker
Eli Sutter
Ben Weigand
Carl Girst
Taylor, Mo
Rachel Frieden
Missouri
Illinois
Rose Schlupp
Fred Dennler
Ellen Hanson
Martin Henson
Tillie Butikofer
Louis Lehman
Lawrence Butikofer
Lucille Hanson
Jake Christen
Wm. Larson
Louise Dennler
Alma Hanson
Elkader
Elizabeth Christen
Near West Union
G. Friederich
Rosa Baumgartner
John Friederich
Postville
John
Elizabeth
Lillian Christen
L. Christen
Decorah
Illyria and Nearby Families Gather Over Weekend
Illyria items note families visiting relatives in Foxwell Hermen Rothlisberger Yearous and Klingman circles. Scarlet fever prompts postponement of Sunday school and church two weeks. Mary Ogle to host Ladies Aid at the church on Wednesday, March 17.
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Grace
Viola Foxwell
S. H. Foxwell
Harold Hermen
Ethel Hermen
Wadena
Arthur Hermen
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Cedar Falls
Lulu Rothlisberger
Ruth Rothlisberger
West Union
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Jerome Yearous
Dubuque
John Christen
Otis Rothlisberger
Louis Schneider
Gadie’ Telshaw
West Bend
Wilbur Lehman
Fred Schneider
Betty
Ruth
Marie
Jacob
Gottfried Frieden
Andrew Yearous
Arthur
John Yearous
Arlington
Mr. Yearous
Mra. L. W. McKellar
Mra. C. L. Klingman
M. A. Klingman
Fort
Mary Ogle
Ladies" Aid Society
Oak Grove News Dinner Guests Fill Busy Igno
Mr and Mrs Enos Howerd and others hosted dinners across Oak Grove area. Several families visited homes in Elgin Elkader Volga City and nearby towns. Social events included a 500 Card Club gathering with high scores and a blood poisoning case in Lilac Wilson’s hand.
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Enos Howerd
Howard Shaffer
Wanda Lou
Forest Shaffer
Jack Shaffer
Wm. Boyle
Frank Boyle
A. Boleyn
Beryl Boleyn
Reuben Howard
Bonnie
Enos Howard
Perry Medberry
Alene
Jim Muncie
Florence Elizabeth ‘Muncie
Elgin
Elkader
Evelyn Dennler
Tommy Howerd
Florence Thoman
Lilac Wilson
Henry Holzer
Bert Allen
John Cunningham
Volga City
Archie Howard
Shirley
Tommy Howard
Ward Brabham
Mary Ogle
Rob, Wilson and Sons
D.C. Dean
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Gee
Nydegger
Clifton Powell
Kathryn
Tommy
Ed Nelson
Monopoly
Clarence Kohls
Joan
Wm. Kohl
Earl Kiple
Paul Kocher
Oehwein
Kiple
500 Card Club
Arthur Chapman
Walter Dennler
David May
Walter Pritchard
Clyde King
Florence
Clarence Thoman
Gilas Wilson
Mary Fennell
de Marion
John Howard
Local Visits and Social Gatherings In Decorah and Nearby
Emil Gulevig and family visited Decorah on Saturday. A group of youths attended a card party at the Gilbert Loftegard home that evening. T. T. Loftagard and wife spent Wednesday at the H. T. Loftsgard residence in Elgin. Mr and Mrs John Hellum and son Merlin were guests at Otto Gisle son’s home Saturday evening. Eliza Nelson of Clermont visited the B Nelson home Friday night. Lillian Meyer stayed Saturday night with the Gilbert Loftagard family.
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Harold Opland
Eastes
T. Kiosa
Joseph
Tina Nelson
O. K. Hoag
St. Olaf
Eliza Nelson
Clermont
Gilbert Loftsgard
Otto Gisleson
Eleanor
Vern
Emil Gulevig
Decorah
Gilbert Loftegard
T. T. Loftagard
H. T. Loftsgard
Elgin
John Hellum
Merlin
Mrs. B. Nelson
Lillian Meyer
Gilbert Loftagard
Who Pays Taxes Across Government Levels
A Corcoran California Journal opinion notes the tax load falls on everyone, with bread, milk, and magnesia carrying many taxes. It cites 180,000 governments with tax power and argues voters must become tax conscious to curb government costs.
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United States
Snow Reaches Tops of Telephone Poles
Henry Wichman recalls a snow emergency south of his home near No. 18 where a snow plow tunneled through. He assisted the driver as a pathfinder and described seeing what appeared to be a dirt road that turned out to be willow trees buried under several feet of snow, proving the depth of winter’s reach.
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Henry Wichman
No. 18
Wichman
Sugar cane origins and syrup production through history
Sugar cane, a coarse grass likely native to Asia or the East Indies, was unknown in Europe until the Middle Ages. It spread to Brazil about 1500 and to Mexico soon after, now grown in warm countries. Two syrups are made: golden syrup from sugar manufacture and molasses from boiled cane juice.
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Asia
East Indies
Europe
Sicily
Spain
Brazil
Mexico
Mississippi
Chimney Swift Nesting Habits Describe Bird’s Adaptation
The chimney swift, chaetura pelagica, is a bird that adapted to civilization by nesting where chimneys later became common. It formerly nested in dead trees and can fly straight up and down, enabling entry and exit through vertical openings.
People Like Trouble in the Old South Echoes Restlessness
Uncle Eben notes that trouble does not stop others from seeking change, observing that some folks grow restless and yearn for a new kind of life despite ongoing woes. The remarks reflect themes of desire, resilience, and social shift in the community.
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Eben
Obituary of Lydia Yunker of Rock Valley Iowa
Lydia Yunker born March 16 1866 Elgin Iowa died March 3 1937 Rock Valley Iowa at age 70 7 16 married Feb 17 1888 Alexander Yunker farm life in Carfield township later Rock Valley four daughters two sons sixteen grandchildren two brothers Rudolph and John Miller joined Peace Lutheran 1923 mourned as devoted wife and mother attendees listed. Good advertising note for Kiple’s Service Station offering five gallons free oil monthly.
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Lydia Yunker
Rudolph and
Anna Miller
Elgin
Iowa
Rock Valley
Alexander Yunker
Elkader
Carfield Township
Lebanon
Fred
Clara Durseher
Verna ‘Mosby
Roy Yunker
Inwood
Rudolph Miller
Hudson
John Miller
Peace Lutheran Church
Walter Durcher
G. J. Mosby
Ida Meyer
Wm. Baumgartner
Joe Frieden
Martin Wenger
Marlys
Peter Miller
Vermillion
S. D
John Maurer
Forestberg
Fifteen Famous Women Listed by Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly names fifteen renowned women from history, including Elizabeth I, Anne of England, Mary Stuart, Catherine the Great, Maria Theresa, Christina of Sweden, Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Marie Antoinette, Josephine, George Sand, Catherine de Medici, Madame de Stael, Madame Sevigne, and Madame Maintenon.
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Collier’s Weekly
Elizabeth
Anne
England
Mary Stuart
Scotland
Catherine
Russia
Maria Theresa
Hungary
Christine
Sweden
Cleopatra
Egypt
Joan of Arc
Marie Antoinette
Josephine
George Sand
Catherine de’ Medici
Madame de Stael
Madame de Sevigne
Madame de Maintenon
France
Wittern's Plumage Camouflage in Bitterns Reeds
The bittern's plumage showcases camouflage as the male, if disturbed while boorming to mates, stays motionless among the reeds and raises his neck. Its breast and body markings mimic the surrounding reeds for concealment.
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Wittern
White Tail Deer Silent Voice Among Deer Kin
The whitetail deer is among the most silent members of the deer family while moose and elk have calls.
The Height of Famous Men in Height Lists
An observation notes that in compilations of famous men's heights the majority skew toward tall or short extremes, with few entries near average, reflecting bias in what gets recorded and remembered.
Free Monthly Oil Giveaway At Kiple's Service Station
The ad promotes a monthly giveaway of five gallons of lubricating oil at Kiple's Service Station. It invites readers to stop by and see the offer, with price references of 21 to 90 cents and a note to notify Echo of address changes for better delivery service.
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Kiple
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