Thirteen Graduates and Commencement Week Events
Thirteen graduates are honored during commencement week at the Baptist church with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev Butler and musical numbers by the Glee Club and solos by Geraldine Schori and Marie Moaby. The class of 1923 includes Mary Patterson Margaret Yenney Harriet Mosby Frieden Russell Peters George Gilson. The following evening the class presents Forest Acres in the opera house starring Lemuel Crockett Donald Gilson Elizabeth Crockett Harriet Mosby and others with the Illyria Orchestra. The program features speeches, a class prophecy, and musical items. An afternoon school exhibit, then Commencement Exercises at the opera house conclude the year. The program lists diplomas, songs, and readings, with Rev Butler delivering the address. The Alumni Association banquet and reception occur at the M E church, followed by an Alumni dance.
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The
Baptist Church
Butler
M. H Church
Glee Club
Geraldine Schori
Marie Moaby
Mary Patterson
Margaret Yenney
Harriet. Mosbyth Frieden
Russell Peters
George Gilson
Forest Acres
Illyria
Florence Berg
Lemuel Crockett
Donald Gilson
Crockett
Elizabeth Crockett
Harriet Mosby
Hepsibiah Crockett
Margaret ‘Yenney
Hiram Crockett
Cornet
Gordon Mosby
Flossie Kiple
Edith Grether
Frelin Freiburghaus
Iysereeeeieerens
Marie Freiburghaus
Arthur Chapman
Myrtla Kohler
Bess Broehr
Opera House
Mary Hangon
Winnifred Sehmid
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Dorothy Grether
Max Thome
Board of Education
Sweet Genevieve
Rey
Deo
Tees
Brabham
Ida
Mark
Wadena
Elgin
West Union
Astrenoth
Fred D. Cram
Elgin High School
Misa Crowe
Park Ovlvein
NE. J
Clermont Boys
Iowa
Grand Theatre
Tom Mix
Alumni Association
M. E
Ladies’ Ald Society
MLHS
M. HB
High High
A‘d Carpenter
Death of Emma Martie at sixty three east of town
Emma Martie died at her home east of town Monday evening at age sixty three after a long illness and recent hospital treatment in New Ulm Minnesota. Funeral services will be held at the Apostolic church southeast of town Friday afternoon at 1 30. An obituary will appear next week. Mr and Mrs Franc DeSart hosted a Merry gathering at their home last evening for a six o'clock dinner. Dr Roy DeSart and wives of Mason City Ray and family and Mrs Ralph De Sart and children were guests. Claud Fothergill and his little son Claud Jr visited from Monticello with his parents Dr and Mrs C O Fothergill. They left on this afternoon train.
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Emma Martie
Ema Martie
New Ulm
Minnesota
the Apostolic Church
Franc DeSart
Roy DeSart
Mason
City
Ray
Ralph de Sart
Claud Fothergill
Claud Jr
Monticello
Memorial Day Memorial Day recall and veterans tribute
Memorial Day services saw rain as the Elgin Band and L A A ladies led a tribute to Civil War veterans. Six veterans were honored in the hall, with widows, World War II and World War I era veterans present. Dr J P Van Horn delivered a notable address on American history, and songs and a Boys Glee Club performance accompanied the procession to the cemetery.
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Elgin
Opera House
James Carmichael C. M. Hopkins
Q. Enos
George Baldwin Cave
C. L. Chapman Beardes
J. P. van Horn
van Horn
Frank Capper
Boys’ Glee Club
America
Anniversary and Birthday Celebration in Fayette County
Dr and Mrs G D Darnall of West Union marked their 28th wedding anniversary and the doctor's 80th birthday with a large party at the Presbyterian church dining room attended by the school board teachers and a wide circle of guests. John Erickson of Clermont paused in Heho on a federal farm loan trip from Arlington. Alumni and relatives of the graduating class plan to attend the upcoming reunion.
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G. D. Darnall
West Union
Presbyterian Church
Fayette County
John Erickson
Farmers’ Savings Bank of Clermont
Heho
Arlington
Cornerstone Laying Set for Fayette County Court House
Fayette County Executive Committee reports June 21 cornerstone ceremony at West Union with Lt Governor Hammitt and Maj G B Robbins delivering addresses. Mason Lodge oversight, Grand Army of the Republic invited, and Third Annual Masonic Picnic planned at the fairgrounds with out-of-county representation anticipated.
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Fayette County Association
John Hammitt
Britt, Ta
G. B. Robbins
Cedar Rapids
Layette County Court House
West Union
Hammill
Order of Eastern State
Iowa
Robbins
American Legion
Masonite Grand Lodge
Grand Army of the Republic
Baptist Church Notes Sunday Schedule and Events
Baptist church notes list services on Sunday June 3 German service at 10 a.m. and English service at 6 p.m. plus Sunday school at 11 a.m. and choir rehearsal nine p.m. A Ladies' Aid Society meeting is set for Friday June 1 at 2 p.m. at Sister Wesley Miller’s home in Clermont. Our Sunday school plans a picnic June 19 at West Union Fair Grounds.
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Ory
Ladies’ Aid Society
Wesley Miller
Clermont
West Union Fair Grounds
Muscatine
The Random Shot Wound and Legal Settlement
A rustic tale compares a stray arrow and a toy balloon mishap to social discord. A neighbor’s calf is killed and a payment of six and a half dollars is made, while a poison purchase leads to a four dollar fifty cent settlement. A farmer warns lawsuits may follow and notes the lasting hurt caused by a careless jest.
Let Us Smile From a Heart that Loves Its Fellowmen
A brief verse extols a smile as the cheapest yet most valuable thing, capable of dispelling gloom and spreading sunlit warmth. The poem praises a genuine, heartful smile as priceless in its impact, likening its worth to two million dollars without costing a penny.
MM. E Church Notes and Remains of Mrs. Otto Topp
The MM. E Church notes report well attended services last Sunday and urge continued religious cultivation. The remains of Mrs. Otto Topp were taken to New Hampton after passing away at West Union hospital. services and interment followed in the family lot. She left a husband six children and many relatives. Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Benson returned from Cedar Rapids where they visited their daughter Luella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Topp
West Union Hospital
New Hampton
Unusual solitary deer dies after years in Fayette county
A lone wild deer near Ban Schneider farms in Fayette county Iowa lived with cattle and sheep for about a year and died without clear cause. It was found in Harley Helm's pasture in a ravine, with minor injuries from fencing. Local youths recall the sight as a rare, nostalgic marker of 1922 23.
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Ban Schneider
Ben Schneider
F. D. Welch
Harley Helm
Fayette County
Iowa
Clock Gift for Fayette County Courthouse Tower
A token memorial gift by Mrs James Graham and Mrs N Schenck of West Union covers half the $2388 cost for the Northeastern Iowa Power Co to install the finest electric clock in the new courthouse tower, honoring their late husbands who were longtime local businessmen.
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Fayette County
James Graham
N. Sehenek
West Union
Iowa Power Co
Court House
Grabant
Schenck
Charles City Teen Dies After Officer Gunfire Incident
Charles City junior Mevin Brook er dies in hospital after a bullet from Deputy Sheriff Cutter’s revolver enters his spine, paralyzing him. The incident occurred near a booze-runners stop as Stocker and Marvin Smith returned from a Nashua play. Deputies Cutler and Johnson were jailed as crowds gathered. over 400 high school students attended Brook er’s funeral.
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Charles City
Mevin Brooker
Stocker
Marvin Smith
Nashua
Waltly
Cutter
Johnson
Cutler
Mason City
Elgin Beats Garnaville 3 1 In Sloppy Weekend Match
Elgin defeated Garnaville 3 to 1 as all runs were earned. Kiple pitched a strong game for Elgin with four hits and eleven strikeouts. Harman of Garnaville also pitched well despite eight hits and twelve strikeouts. Garnaville made five errors but did not score until the ninth inning after two outs. Early rain delayed the game then both teams played a rough but spirited contest with Elgin taking the lead in the fourth and holding on for the win.
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Garnavilla
Garnavillo
Aml Ha
Gaia
Gamayillo
Kiple
Elgin
Clayton County
Harman
Garnaville
Adam C. Oetfke
Klingman
Garnavillay
NH Barnum
Englehart
Werkler
Robertson
Schoulte
Milewsky
Rl Y
Thoma
Gu Herserse
Notice to Contractors for School Plumbing and Heating
Sealed bids for installing a plumbing and heating plant in the Igizin Elgin Iowa school building will be accepted until 7:30 p.m. on June 29 1923 and opened by the Elgin Iowa Independent School District Board. Plans and specifications are available at the Secretary’s office in Elgin. The board may reject any or all bids. May 30 1923 Elgin Iowa. Samuel Mosby secretary.
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Independent School District
Igizin
Iowa
Sail Independent School District
Elgin
Towa
Sambul Mosby
Traveling Man John Stewart Murder Verdict at Fort Madison
John Stewart a farmer near Oak was convicted of second degree murder for shooting a rumrunner who turned out to be an Omaha produce salesman. He received a twenty five year sentence at Fort Madison penitentiary.
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John Stewart
Led Oak
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Stewart
Omaha
Gurrons
Judson Conner Reported From Very Sick To Dine Preyine
Judson Conner has been described as seriously ill but is now reported to be in dine preyine condition, with local doctors monitoring his recovery and health status updated in the latest bulletin.
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Judson Conner
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