Illryria Items Public notices and visits listed
Names and small social items from Illyria area including Hayward Wis residents helping with farm work and various visits. Mentions funerals church events Ladies Aid meetings, harvest and threshing activities, family reunions, and neighbors from West Union Oelwein Elkader Volga Clermont Cheery Valley and Wisconsin with several Rothlisberger FrienErnst and Frieden families listed.
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John Froemel
Hayward
Wis
Thomas Foxwell
Jerome Yearous
Ellen
Mervin Hunsberger
Elizabeth Conner
Elgin M. EB
Walter Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Lew
Ed Wenger
Jake Hermen
Grace
Charles City
Arthur Hermen
Coronel Rothlisberger
Maynard
Walter Rothlisberger
Otia Rothlisberger
Oelwein
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Cemetery Association
Nancy Ernst
Kenneth Frey
Wisconsin
Gertrude Frey
Elkader
Leo Paige
Howard
Ed Frisbie
Near West Union
Wenger
Bros
Ella Foxwell
West Union
S. H. Foxwell
Guy
Littleport
S. J. Hammell
Volga
John Probert
Vic Schaeffer
Levi Eckhart
Walter Roys
Ruth Roys
Arthur Kelly
Dale
New Albia
Floyd Ernat
Guernsey Smith
Otis Rothlisberger
Mary Wander
Archie Roberts
Mary Dearhammer
Lester Chase
Mary LaValle
Postville
Donald Neuenschwander
Fayette
Gene
Rose McMillan
Elgin
Ida Frieden
Adolph Elvers
Local Social Roundup From Cheery Valley Area
Cheery Valley News Rev covers a string of visits and gatherings across Elkader and nearby farms. The report lists Mrs. Kitterer and Alice, Gust Olson family, the Butikofer and Dennler households, and many neighbors sharing meals and housework. Several attendees travel from Davenport and Colesburg, plus a Des Moines teachers meeting noted for Hilda Meyer, with illnesses mentioned for Mrs. Metzger.
Community Guests and Visits Surround Rex Medberry Home
Sunday and midweek visits mark social activity around the Rex Medberry home. Families from Elgin Lima West Union Wadena and neighboring areas called as guests, callers and supper companions, including the Gehring and Kimball households and relatives of Medberry, Rothlisberger, and Pulfer amid church and school district No. 1 activities.
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John Pulfer
Lena
Mary
Eddie Pulfer
Cheery Valley
Fred Rothlisberger
Harold Kimball
Ed Wenger
Elmer Frieden
Henry Frieden
Elgin
Rex Medberry
Guernsey Smith
Earl Scheffert
Harold Ashby
Arthur Kelly
E. E. Kelly
Lima
Ed Medberry
Dora Lee
Albert Dennler
Carl Gehring
Nelle Kimball
B. J. Baumgartner
Mary Keiser
Fred Burrow
W. L. Peters
Arlington
I. F. Shaffer
Near West Union
H. Foxwell
L. W. McKellar
Myrtle Medberry
Kenneth
Walter Medberry
Robert
Florence Cline
Herman Larson
Wadena
Anna Mae Schupbach
Fred Schneider
Gottfried Frieden
Evelyn Thompson
Gene
Kenneth Mark
Leo Rothlisberger
Wilbur Lehmann
Ed Metzger
Local families gather for visits and parade wins
Mrs Jake Dennler spent Sunday in the Wm Larson home near Elkader. Mrs J J Snyder and George Theresa and Betty called at the L Christen home. Mrs Francis West assisted at John Friederich’s. Ernest Christen Frank Christen Christen and Hanson families dined at Tra Olson’s near St Olaf. Float entries at Elkader won first place and at West Union fourth place with the musical clowns. Betty Christen visited cousin Ethel Mae Thoman. Joe V Schneider visited Wilbur Lehman.
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Kitterer
Alice
Gust Olson
Elkader
George Leuchtenmacher
Jake Butikofer
Minnit
Fred Butikofer
John Dennler
Louise Dennler
Roy Peeper
Francis West
Walter Mitts
Otto Blockhus
John Friederich
Geo. Leuchtenmacher
Eliza Friederich
Ida Meyer
Frank Christenl
Ellen Hanson
Alverta Harbaugh
Colesburg
Land
Elmer Knudtson
Millville
Jake Dennler
Gottlieb Dennler
Walter Butikofer
Wm. Lareen
Melbert Meyer
Marie Dennler
Oscar Baumgartner
Ern Meyer
Near West Union
Jake Christen
Hanson Bros
Martin Wenger
Harry Deimler
Jim Duff
Wm. Larson
J. J. Snyder
George
Theresa
Betty
L. Christen
Ernest Christen
Frank Christen
Robert Wikan
Edwin Hanson
Lucy Christen
West Union
Betty Christen
Ethel Mae Thoman
Joe V. Schneider
Wilbur l Lehman
Local social notes from Oak Grove area gatherings
Oak Grove society records a string of Sunday dinners birthday parties and family visits. Families including Medberry Bane Thoman Dennler Howard Holzer and Boyle hosted guests in La Grange Wa dena Elgin Gunder and Mediapolis with many relatives noted as visiting or dining together. Illnesses include Evelyn Dennler with tonsillitis and Bertha Kiple visiting Elgin.
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Howard Medberry
Marlene
Oran Bane
Ed Grimm
la Grange
Tim Thoman
Silas Wilson
Agn
Carol
Harold Strong
Clyde
Cleve Bennett
Wm. Boyle
George Boyle
Frank Boyle
Ralph Reed
Rosa Reed
Rob. Ernst
Wadena
Reuben Howard
Bonnie
Hazel
Roland Grover
Frank Christen
Chris Dennler
Henry Holzer
Bert Allen
Arthur Chapman and
Douglas
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Ina Kohler
Adolph Lehman
Rev
Zoschke
Earl Kiple
John Luchsinger
Archie Howard
Shirley
Tommy Howard
Elgin
Torkelson
Alfred Anderson
Gunder
Clifton Powell
B. J. Baumgartner
Mary Keiser
Tofield Heck
Gerald
Emma Reusser
Elmer
Evelyn Dennler
Bertha Kiple
Ear
Kiple
Pritchard Home Hosts Supper Guests Saturday
The Wm. Pritchard home served as the gathering place with extended company dining at the Louis Dennler residence Saturday evening as supper guests joined the group.
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Wm. Pritchard
Mrs. Oran Bane
Louis Dennler
The Week's Worst Pun On Tomatoes And More
A Washington report says the government will fix tomato prices to help growers to ketchup. A local girl teases her boyfriend as progressive while he wears last year's suit drives this year's car and earns next year's salary.
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Washington
Indians Starvation Deaths Highlighted By Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes that forest Indians, skilled hunters and fishermen, often died of starvation due to living for today and neglecting to conserve or preserve food, a pattern spanning even the bravest members.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Oldest in First Supreme Court William Cushing
The record notes William Cushing was the oldest member of the first Supreme Court in 1789 at age fifty seven.
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Supreme Court
William Cushing
Florida Admitted to the Union in 1845
Florida was admitted to statehood in 1845 marking its entry as the 27th state. The move followed earlier territorial formation and shifted regional balance in Congress. The new status influenced governance, economy and territorial expansion themes of the era.
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Florida
To Get What You Want From What You Have
A concise note suggests focusing on clarity of wants to unlock action. It urges aligning resources, timing, and priorities to convert current assets into desired outcomes. Emphasis rests on practical steps over abstract intent.
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E. R. Withell
D.C
State Bank
Bidg
Iowa
Illyria
Ruth
Jacob
Wilbur Lehman
Wil Frieden
Cheery Valley News
Oak Grove News
Arthur Chapman
Gon Douglas
John C. Jackson
Mediapolie
Joe Yates
Peter Johnson & Sons
Decorah
Elgin Echo
Louis C. Rathbun
Rathbun Bros. Jewelry Store
St. Fredrick Avenue
Elgin Opera House
Miss Stan
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Hollywood
John Falk & Sons
Chas. Feller
Helms Bros
Brainard Standard Dealers
Clarence Schneider
Stan
Clermont
1918
Legionaires
Elgin State Bank
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