Elgin Local News Highlights and Local Visits
Elgin residents and visitors populate a busy local page with travel to Clermont Fayette Waterloo and Decorah and visits from La Crosse Elkader Cedar Rapids and Forest City. Local social events include quilting birthday dinners and a Priscilla Club gathering amid a crowd at the Elgin Opera House a stormy day reduces attendance and a new hatchery batch begins at Capper Hatchery in West Union.
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Max Thoma
L.S. Hutchinson
Elgin
Ina Kohler
Nels Everson
Clermont
Fred Faith
la Crosse
Wis
Fred Wille
Hans Keiser
Rose Frieden
Elkader
Rose Garber
Hadsel
Lana Henderson
Max Pattison
Duncomb
Samuel Mosby
Frank Capper
Decorah
Charles Greenley
Gorge Vaughn
Charles Capper
Clint Patterson
Vern Sires
Floyd Sires
Postville Hospital
Louis Stoehr
Harold Stoehr
Cedar Rapids
Ed Fahey
M. A. Nicklaus
Hulda Stoehr
Elgin Opera House
Alfred Jensen
Delwein
Priscilla Club
Frank Greenley
Wm. Walther
Leo
Erikader
N. W
Fayette
Neuenschwander
Clint Rush
Susie
West Union
Richard Brackin
Fred Winkleman
JSON
Walter Winkleman
Buffalo Center
Karl Miller
Bulldogs
Christian Nelson
Harold Bennett
John Luchsinger
Capper Hatchery
George Gil
Union
Woman Eats Only Baby Food for Three Years
A testimonial claims a woman ate only baby food for three years due to gas. Adlerika supposedly relieves gas from the stomach and removes old waste matter, improving meals and sleep. City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlerika
Illyria Social Roundup Trails Local Visits and Moves
Local residents hosted and visited neighbors across Illyria including Medberrys, Gehrings, Bark, Rothlisberger, and Wengers. Families like Klingmans and Frien dens planned moves, while social gatherings and Sunday dinners highlighted community ties and upcoming Cemetery Association and Ladies Aid meetings.
Illyria Township Farm Bureau Program Committees
The record lists yearly farm bureau program committees by month and location. Members include Mrs. J. O. Probert, Mrs. W. F. Moore, W. D. Mattocks, Will Frey in March at Wadena. April at Illyria with Mrs. Chas. Medberry, Reynold Strong. May at Wadena with Oscar Hunsberger, Mrs. Jno. Wilson. June at Syria with Carl Gehring, Guy Ernst. July at Wadena with Jno. Corkery, J. F. Schroeder. August at Syria with Harold Strong, Mrs. M. J. Monahan. September at Wadena with Rob Frey. October at Alyria with Otis Rothlisberger. November at Wadena with Jas. Wilson. December at M Wy ria with Marie Geh ring. January 1928 at Wadena with Adolph Weber. February 1929 at Wy ria with Jack Shaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Wenger
Elkader
Harold Strong
Amelia Strong
Reynold
Walter Rothlisberger
Jerome Yegrous
Lena Hunsberger
Nettie Peters
M. A. Klingman
Wadena
George Butikofer
Emil Moore
Cheery Valley
Chas. M. Klingman
Andrew Yearous
Lawrence Gehring
Fred Schneider
Cemetery Association
Ladies’ Aid Society
Fred Rothlisberger
Adolph Hanson
Marjorie
Frank Christen
Griesinger Farm
J. 0. Probert
W. F. Moore
W. D. Mattocks
Will Frey
Ilyria
Chas. Medberry
Reynold Strong
W. 5. Rothlisberger
I. F. Shaffer
Oscar Hunsberger
Jno. Wilson
Francis Corkery
George Lewis
Syria
Carl Gehring
Guy Ernst
Jakie Yearous
Earl Rothlisberger
Jno. Corkery
J. F. Schroeder
Lynn A. Probert
S. M. Jennings
M. J. Monahan
Henry Felter
Clyde King
Rob Frey
Fred Tschantz
William Probert
Alyria
Otis Rothlisberger
W. L. Peters
Jack Shaffer
Jas. Wilson
John Flanagan
Dave Jellings
Adolph Weber
M Wyria
Marie Gehring
L. A. Probert
Thore Thompson
L. L. Wenger
There Is No Town Like Elgin, A Young Man’s Homecoming
A lingering remark from a young man returning after years away captures nostalgia for Elgin. His affectionate line underscores hometown ties and the sense of belonging felt upon coming home.
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Old
Elgin
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Citizens State Bank
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Louis Becker
George Howard
Ossian
Bemis & Schlick
Des Moines
Highway Commission
Fagin
Mate Msi
Ea Mores
John Falb
Elgin, Iowa
Len Yi
Sheree Meron Tay
Illyria
G. E. Medberry
Chas
Medberry
Marie
Florence
Lester Gehring
G. Wenger
Ruby Bark
Ruth Rothlisberger
Mary Ann Foxwell
Thos. Richards
Jerome Yearous
Will Frieden
A. L. Craft
Brainard
Howard
Rex Medberry
Brandt
Arthur Kelly
Lima
Herve Robbing
Thomas Ogle
la Fonda Shaffer
Edna Hanson
C. W. Nicklaus
Elizabeth Schupbach
Elmer Frieden
Gerald
Henry Frieden
C. L. Klingman
Carroll Klingman
Illyria Twp
Farm Bureau
Tre
Bennett
Sunany
Nels Holm
Elgin Furniture Store
Otter Creek
Lady
Fred R. Berg
Berg’s
J. A. Boleyn
West Elgin
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