Illyria Community News March Events and People
Jason Bailey moved his family to West Union and Will Wenger works near Wadena. A good roads convention was held at Wadena. Many locals listed by name attended farm tasks, visits, and social events. Moonlit evenings draw youths. several farm and school activities noted. A mixed roster of residents appear in weekly domestic, church, and farming notices. In a separate item, J A Stone of Kemp Texas credits Dr King s New Discovery with restoring health after years of consumption and coughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Wenger
Leahy Bros
Wadena
Will Klingman
H. B. Kerr
Milo Conner
Jack Shaffer
C. M
C. L. Klingman
Elkader
Ben Stahl
C. M. Klingman
Mr. Herwig
F. Reichert
R. H. Peters
E. B. Kerr
Mr. Larson
Jay Colegrove
Amy Richards
Ida Nydegger
C. E
John Rothlisberger
Nora Klingman
J. A. Stone
Kemp
Texas
Dr. King
Oak Grove News Local illness and visiting notes
Isaac Monnahan is on the sick list and Tommy Howard's baby remains ill. Mrs Ed Conner visited Rob Wilsons and Jack Shaffer with his wife visited the Howards. The Gleaners lodge at Ed Conners April 2. John Howard and family visited Ward Brabham. Spring arrives with farmers plowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Monnahan
Ed Conner
Rob Wilsons
Gleaners
Ed Conners
Tommy Howard
Perry Craft
C. Mounces
Brainard
Jehuie Anderson
John Howard
Ward Brabham
Elgin Family Visits Highlight Busy Weekend Scenes
Myrtle Conner of Elin helps Mrs. Frank Boyle with house work while Simon ONeal and family visit Mrs. William Boyle. Kid Boyle and Ed Conner families spend Sunday with Mrs. A Conner, and Tom Howard with Elgin friends come Saturday to care for a baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon O'Neal
William Boyle
Kid Boyle
Ed Conner
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Promises Quick Earliest Relief
An advertiser warns of eruption fears and skin irritations and touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the fastest cure. It claims instant relief for burns cuts bruises sores lips chapped hands chilblains and piles with 25 cents pricing available at the City Drug Store.
West Union Notes and Local Happenings
Miss Alta Reeder resumes her role as stenographer in W J Rogers abstract office. M Luchsinger of Elgin visited for business and a look in. Mr and Mrs John Blunt plan a cure trip to Prairie du Chien for rheumatic ills. Finch Chandler suffered heavy losses with ten horses dying last year valued about 2500 dollars. J M Wimber ill this week, to seek Prairie du Chien treatment. Mr and Mrs Frank Kohler attended a funeral in Wadena. Frank Walton faced old charges in Oelwein and was bound over to grand jury. H A Mollree to improve Weed residence with kitchen bathroom upgrades. County Superintendent Belknap aided inter-county spelling contest planning for April 31 in Independence. he’ll hear a Rus lecture in Fayette. Mrs Alex House, long ill, died near Fayette. mother of William House of this city. The 10 hog price seen in Chicago markets reached West Union last week, the highest local sale price. Grimes finds local seed corn worthless after frost. testing Holden seed tester and continuing trials. A county high school field meet planned for Saturday May Fourteenth in West Union unless Fayette County High School Contest Association decides otherwise in Donnan meeting. C Berg’s wagon tipped but rescuers freed him. joke afterward, near-serious moment. White Plymouth rocks for best ten ears shown by a Fayette county boy or girl won by Miss Marian George of West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Blunt
Prairie du Chien
Finch & Chandler
J. M. Wimber
Frank Kohler
Wadena
Belknap
Independence
Fayette
Alex House
William House
Chicago
West Union
Dan O'Halloran
Grimes
Oelwein
Donnan
Fayette County
White Plymouth Rocks
Geo. Glime
Arlington
Marian George
George
Sam
The
Enterprise
James Finch
John Crowe Jr
Clermont
Wm. Quinn
Anna
Quinn
Belmond
Montana
Herman Rolfs
A. Stayland
Misa Adeline
Northfield Mann
Cc. C. Miller
A. H. Latimer
Postville
Henry Follette
John Rolfs
John Stolle
Chas. Wander
Andrew Nordhouse
Cedar Rapids
John A. Johnson
A. Granville
Nellie Sheehy
Anna Appelman
Cedar Falls
Wm. Boyle
T. J. Leehy
George Rounds
Town City
Wm. Larrabee Jr
Des Moines
Good Roads
Premium corn and seed move praised. local land sale hit record
The article notes a top quality corn showing strength and merit earning a premium, with praise for Mrs. Grime's support of the seed corn movement. It also reports Roy Tupper's transfer to Anamosa on Judge Hobson issued commitment after larceny, with a one year sentence in the reformitory. Real estate records rise as A H Kent buys Montgomery’s 240 acre farm near the courthouse for 26000 dollars, the highest price per acre in this area, tying the biggest local sale noted by real estate men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy ‘Tupper
Anamosa
Wight
Hobson
Roy
A. H. Kent
J. K. Montgomery
West Union
Fuller
Dr Kings New Life Pills Promote Easy Digestive Relief
Stubborn mules Liver and bowels balk without cause bring loss of appetite indigestion nervousness despondency and headache. Dr Kings New Life Pills, world’s best stomach and liver remedy, ease such troubles. Available at The City Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Clermont News Highlights Local Visits and Moves
Clermont residents share visits and journeys as James Finch comes from West Union, families travel to Belmond Montana and Cedar Rapids for work and study, and plans unfold for a summer in Montana. A surprise party honors Rev and Mrs Bursett, and locals push for better roads with King drag guidance.
School Notes Selections From a Busy Week at Local School
Vacation next week and a flurry of activities fill the Inter mediate and Primary rooms. Visitors, program by the Corinithian Society, new rend ers, and a vote favoring royal purple and white colors mark a lively week. Students and townspeople contributed pennants and support for school spirit as several local residents visited and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Lipke
Plessie Kiple
Moé
Mary Peeper
Dorothy
Corinithian Society
J. Anderson
Schmid
Good News Spreads and Health Claims in Era Ad
Elizabethtown residents B F Tolson and Amelia Moser tout Electric Bitters curing stomach, kidney and liver issues. Advert claims enhance vigor, health, and blood purification with 50 cent price and guarantee. Elgin figures Postmaster Hans Keiser and travel notes accompany emigrant car movements by Rock Island to North Dakota routes. Old world unrest and pasture line impressions end with Oelwein Register viewpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
B. F. Tolson
Elizabethtown
Amelia Moser
Elgin
Minneapolis
Hans Keiser
Devon
Great Western
Rock Island
Illinois
Iowa
Dakotas
Canadas
Oelwein
Farm Rent Tatill Seeks Land For Rent Near Donnan Fay ette Hawkeye
Farm Rent Tatill lists multiple tracts for rent including 186 acres two miles northeast of Donnan with good roads and buildings, 160 acres eight miles southwest of West Union with fine grove and plowing, 40 acres three miles north of Fayette with cultivated land and timber, 80 acres north of Hawkeye with timber pasture and water, plus 25 acres timber pasture. Terms on application. Also offers to broker sales with no charges unless a sale occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tatill
Donnan
R. D
Union
Fayette
Hawkeye
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Albert Gehring
America
J. D. Shaffer, I. N. Conner, Fred Rothlisberger, A.J. Gehring
Illyria
Jason Bailey
Robert Lehmen
Frank Hunsberger
Volga
Jason Baily
Andrew Yearous
L. , MacKellar
Lawrence MacKellar
Lewis Klingman
Enoy Howard
Chas, Rothlisberger and
Thos, Kerr Homes
Thos, Karr
Fred Reichert
Chas, Doty
G. E. Medberry
Mae Fritz
Fred Raichert
Perry Medbarry
Elmer Medverry
Edith Richards
Lana Wenger
Mabel Gehring
Jessie Probert
Highland Dist
Christ Holm
Fauily
Fred Ernst
Fred Wengerlan
Fremont Ogie
Ali, Schneider
John Wenger
Mary Foxwell
Dist
No. 1
L. W. MacKellar
Ella Foxwell
Wadens School
Emerald Robbins
New Hampton
Prof
Geo. Oliver
Business College
Robert Kerr
Agnes
Clara Kerr
Ruby Peterman
Chas. Fritz
Elma Medberry
Ed Gehring
Robert Peters
Fremont Ogle
Ab Mitchel
Oak Grove
Myrtle Conner
Elin
Frank Boyle
Alta Reeder
M. Luchsinger
Grime
Clermont News
Clayton Pringle
Pringle
A. E. Anderson
H. H. House
Lavina
Mrs. Bursett
Y.P
Mervin Neuenschwander
Randalia
Merle Klingman
Jerome Mealey
Wes Bertha Weibel
Fairbanks
Ruth Grimes
Ina Stanton
Ina Kohler
Sylvia Stanton
Pearl Greenley
Mesdames Falk
Lewis
Tua
J. W. Bopp
W. J. Rogers
Rogers & Adams
Black Smith Shop
R. Lehman
Henry Topp
E.W. Feige
M.D. Eve
Sampson Block
West
Greenly Bros
California
St. Louis
Memphis
Peoria
Kangae City
St. Joseph
Omaha
St. Paul
Davenport
North Pacific Coast
Southern
el Paso
Orani
Colorado Rockies
Carrie Dinksy
Asie
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