William Carlton Smith obituary and local club notes
William Carlton Smith of Pleasant Valley township died Saturday at age seventy five after two months of illness from heart disease and complications from a past injury. He was born August 4 1844 in New Hartford, lived in Ohio Iowa and finally Michigan? before settling on the Ridge where he and his wife Mary Patterson raised three daughters and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Mlyria church May 10 and burial was in Wyrla cemetery. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy. Also Friday the Mlyria Community Club met at Town Hall to discuss cemetery Christmas tree planting, park maintenance, widening The Narrows and Elgin Gunder road petitions and saw two new members and staffing decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carlton Smith
Frissant Vvaley
Witliat Carlton
Thomas Smith
Newheatate
Emma
Oh‘o
Wears
Iowa
Mlyriaé
Smith
Clermont High School
Tlyria
Mise Mary
Patterson
Cherokee County
Pleasant Valley Township
Tothia
Minnie Bowen
Abbot
New Mexico
Florence Craft
Mya
Daisy Mounce
Marshfield
Mlyria
M. E
Ernest J. Starr
Wyrla
E.C
Thoms
Migin
Town Hall
FR. Berg
Tourist Service Federation
West Union
Ladies’ Cemetery Association
Greely Park
Samuel Mosby
J. Harrington
F. C. Muehlethaler
Rev. Hj, Starr
Clarence Schort
C. J. Harrington
Elgin
Fayette County
Elgin-Gunder
Memorial Day Plans by Ladies Cemetery Association
The Ladies' Cemetery Association met last Wednesday with Mrs. Mary Keiser. A large turnout attended the meeting where Memorial Services were planned for Saturday May 20. Committees were named for programs, cemetery and hall decoration, flowers, ushers, transportation, and related arrangements with numerous members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Cemetery Association
Mary, Keiser
Mystle Muehtlenthaler
Matie Muehlethaler
Aggie Nicklaus
Louise Kohter
Edith Berg
Jenni Mosby
Emma Harrington
Louise Schori
Celia Greeniey
Bertha Lehman
Austin Holger
Mary Falk
Emma Mnndteon
BE. G. Stoeler
Mary Spahr
Ben Schori
Rudy Lehman
Chris Lehman
FL Hunsberger
Rudy Wunker
Aug. Benson
Piovere
Ida DeSart
Hulda Botehr
Ushere
Tryphle Knudtaon
Charlotte Weibel
Cars and March
Ida Thoma
Louise Doan
Flour Prices Across Minnesota Stores in 1900s Ad Pulse
The Beal of Minnesota Fioucesceng's lists Autumn Gold flour and Quaker brands. Prices shown include 10 cents per bag in four-bag lots, with mentions of pie flour, rolled oats, and garden tools as part of the retailer’s catalog. Weibel MNI Co. invites viewing garden and lawn brooms. Welker Mill Company listed oat products and prices for various bag weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beal
Minnesota
Fioucesceng
al Bigin
Weibel Mni Co
Bchori & Co
Welker Mill Company
Higin defeats Clermont in slow wind game
Elgin 6 Ciersmont 2 as Higin takes control in the second through eighth innings. Christ’s pitching and backing keep Clermont scoreless until the eighth when errors and a hit produce two runs. Next game vs Volg. City May 17 at 2 30 on the Elgin diamond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Ciersmont
Higin
Clermont
Clermont Lust
Guelate
He A
An Tor
Reich
Doge
Wes Dobe Noe Nelson
Gre
Christ
Volg. City
Elgin Diamond
Wyin
Doan of Roscoe Missouri Dies at Seventy
Word reached relatives that J. M. Doan of Roscoe Missouri died at age seventy. He formerly lived in Elgin where he operated a store in the Schricker building in West Wein. He was brother to T. W. Doan and Mrs. Thos Lewis of Higin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe
J. M. Doan
Missouri
Elgin
Schricker
West Wein
Mr. Doan
T. W. Doan
Thos. Lewis
Higin
Town Pests and a Cookie Duster Cartoon Rivalries
The He-Flapper is Paw's Pat Pest while the Girls call him Just Darling. Paw longs for bachelor days as Maw recalls his Dude and Inst Smiles. The cartoonist uses a Rolle-Royce and tires to poke fun at the Puddle Jumper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paw
Pat
Maw
Local notes from Wagner township and area events
Saturday activities include a fight between Salima Halverson and Lila Henson. Multiple visits and guests are listed from Wagner township to Postville and Decorah, with various residents and visitors noted. A May 6 death of Ole Nelson is reported, with funeral details at Clermont Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salima Halverson
Lila Henson
Edwin Olson
Melvin Olson
Wagner Township
T. Kjosa
Will Bergan
Ole Gisleson
T. . K. Loftegard
Postville
Adolph Amundson
Postville Hospital
Martin Nelson
Decorah
Gunda Chrstianson
Watsecs
Wisconsin
Arthur Landsgard
JP. K. Peterson
Jorgenson
Clermont
Henry Erickson
G. Blockhus
Blooming Prairie
Minnesota
Gle Olson
George Landsgard
Lansing
B. B
P. Vellersven
Ole Gisles
Clarence Olson
K. B. Mark
Ole L. Nelson
Clermont Lutheran Church
of Cleon
Watch Children In Spring Health Note From Iowa State
Spring brings outdoor play but health hazards persist. Iowa State College expert Miss Florence E. Busse notes rising underweight among public school children, especially rural kids on bus rides. She stresses children need ten to eleven hours of sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence E. Busse
Department of Foods and Nutrition
Iowa State College
Mailing list correction prompts update on payments label
On Monday the mailing list was corrected to date and all recent payments should appear on the yellow address label. Check your label and call if it is not correct. we will gladly correct or advance your date upon request.
Clothing lessons in Fayette county begin week of May 18
Miss Marion Juatre will teach the third clothing lesson of the five month course in Fayette county during the week of May 18. The Farm Bureau women’s program expanded as Oran Illyria and Fairfield townships joined last month, bringing active participation to fifteen of twenty townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Juatre
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Oran
Illyria
Fairfield
City Council approves Kipte town hall addition bid
May 4 1026 council session in High Iowa hears bid from M V Kipte for town hall addition accepted as lowest bid at 1625.00. Council authorizes mayor and clerk to contract and act on bond while bills from multiple vendors totaling several dollars are approved. Citizens Bank designated as town funds depository up to 8000.00. Adjournment follows. Festival announced at East Clermont Lutheran church on May 17 with addresses by notable speakers Waldemar Ager Prof Bothne Prof Holvik Rev Smedal and Rev Gunsten inviting Norse American interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. V. Kipte
Finance Committee
Elt
Rud Pfister
D. O. Doan
P. Strauch
B. Ta Pr Co
Igha
N. B. To Pr Co
Max Hunsberger
Snl
Fred Gehring
Grimm & Sutter
T. W. Dean
Elvin
Iowa
Citizens’ State Bank
Higin
F. &. Kohler
Hugh Patterson
Erin Sehort
N. Schort
East Clermont Lutherart
East Clermont Lutheran Church
Clermont
Gunston
H. Bjornson
Rothsay
Minnesota
Bothne
U. of 1
Holvik
Minneapolis
Waldemar Ager
Eau Claire
Wis
Ager
Smedal
Dorum
Decorah
Towa
Gunsten
Elgin A C Club Members Host Upper Iowa Party
High members of the A C Club of Upper Iowa University entertained fellow club members at a Sunday gathering May 10. Activities included a breakfast in West Union park a noon picnic near Kern Hill woods and a supper at Lea Sehori Mat. Local members named Mary Hanson Georgia Mae Schori Besse Johnson Geraldine Schori Edith Frieden and Harriet Mosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hanson
Georgia Mae Schori
Besse Johnson
Geraldine Schori
Edith Frieden
Harriet Mosby
Mis lick with axe injures Ed Kohler foot
Ed Kohler cut his right foot with an axe last Friday while cutting brush. The wound extended from sole to ankle and required a surgeon to stitch it back in place. He will be on crutches during busy farming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Kohler
Kohler
We Swiped This My Auto My Auto Poem Note Buckeye Wheat Feeds
A fragmented notice discusses a dispute over an auto and a past purchase. It mentions Buckeye Wheat Feeds as a poultry feed supplier, noting Wethel Mill Company and a price figure of 3.85 dollars per bag, implying a consumer complaint about cost and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wethel Mill Company
Murphy adjudged insane in Iowa case at Independence
Murphy Dennis J. Murphy, a Wauken lawyer and financier, has been adjudged insane and committed to the state hospital at Independence. The action, received by WS Shafer, district court clerk, is not expected to delay the Cresco trial set for May 18. County Attorney E F Pieper says the insanity finding will not affect ongoing state prosecutions or the January grand jury indictments. The defense may raise insanity in court and seek dismissal, but attorneys have declined comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Cresco
Dee
District Court
Town City Hospital
Erand
Norwegian Students Chorus Lad Heads to American Centennial
The Norwegian University chorus of 30 women and 20 men formed in August 1924 will tour sixteen U S cities for the Norwegian American Centennial in 1925. They include noted performers and professors and will perform in Decorah on May 25 with tickets at $1.00. Bishop Lunde accompanies the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Uciadeuelejans
Oslo University
Piayers
Guorun Sophie Schiotz
Aignor Norby
Nan Dabdah
Aslang Carlsen
Sverre Lindseth
Alf Due
Lektor Schiotz
Johs Arbo
America
Alfred Riis
Oslo
Norway
Bergensfjord
Decorah
Town
Lunde
Church of Norway
Baptist Church Notes Sunday May 17 Service Schedule
Baptist church notes outline a busy week with German service at 10 00 a m English service at 3 00 p m and youth meetings including B Y P U prayer meetings and a social gathering the article mentions Ascension Day prayer meeting and an invitation to all members. It also reports on Arnold Bauman undergoing surgery in Rochester Minnesota and family members visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bauman
Ed Kruger
Ph. Lauer
Arnold Bauman
Rochester
Minnesota
Elsit
Mr. Kruger
Rev
Bauer
Elgin
Legion News Flourishes in American Echo Department
The Echo publishes a regular Legion section tracking the activities of about 2,000,000 former service members worldwide. Readers are kept informed via national headquarters, with local Legion news delivered to subscribers and their families. The advertisement notes bean planting windows and remaining Vim! Mat Feed stock offered by Weibe! Mill Company at 15.00 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
America
Amerthan Legion
The
Echo
Legion News
the Echo
Legion Department
St? Weibe! Mill Company
School News Brightens Midway Hospital Graduation Talk
Esther Wedels, a former student, will graduate from a four year course at Midway Hospital in Sincerpolis, with Wilbur Wedel also a graduate of Aplington High this year. The senior class opened a play titled Theuth Across the Hill, while county exams drew rural students to the assembly. Seventh and Eighth grades reported no absence, and the Eighth are double‑studying History. Various primary room pupils earned perfect or near perfect spelling, and a Good Dilmintier contest featured the Second Primary boys vs girls. Senior field trip and a talent test in music appreciated. high school average reached 90 percent, with fifth and sixth grades at 75 percent. The First Primary crafted paper dolls and interpreted The Three Bears in art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Wedels
Midway Hospital
Sincerpolis
Wilbur Wedel
Aplington High
Misa Grid
Des Moines
Clayton County
Margaret Youney
Alvin
Serene Yank
Eliner Meyer
Ty Hank
Seqund
Eileen Byars
Ruby Boyle
Ruth Graver
Winn Weibel
Wayne Gilson
Rema Guether
Dorothy Aleson
Everett Brarr
Spensor Elis
Otto Blockhus
Rath Mark
Martha Dennter
Marte Mosby
Nii DesSart
Ruby Reinhart
Julia Neer
Ruby Robbins
Richard Getting
Winefred Schmid
Hilder Gilbertayn
Fred Topp
Helen Gruver
Clarendon Werta
Harold Kiple
Genevieve Wilson
Clara Winkler
Wat
Havd
Ballard
Miss Wyth
Betty
Tom
Three Bears
Cho Cho
Keith Thoma
Elgin High Alumni Meet Plans Alumni Day May 19
Elgin High School alumni will meet at the Elgin Savings Bank on Tuesday evening May 19 at 8 o'clock. Plans for Alumni Day will be discussed and committees for spring 1925 activities will be selected. Vice President. Milk consumption per capita in the United States rose by about one and a third gallons last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H
Elgin High School
Elgin Savings Bank
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. C. Smith
Weibel Mill Company
Munsingwear
Max Thoma
Elgin HH
Hawkeye
Elsen High School
Togsers
Fayette
Dick” Kiple
Gehring
H. Kiple
Wertz
Hawkye
Gundaker
Etter
Oleson
Gundacker
F. Kiple
Council Proceedings
Chorus
Lad
Etzin Canning Company
M. E. Church
Toadies' Aid Society
Jennie Anderson
Oolwelh
Saul
Cornelia Beoson
J. K. Griebel
P. R. Ve Hommel
Greta Jane Mitler
Griebel
Walter Dittmer Winging
Max Richards
Clayton Co. Messenger
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