Local notes and visits fill week in rural Iowa towns
Bee Lofatuen for Auto Accessories. J P Paulson was a business caller at Weat Union last Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs L L Rounds visited at the Anson Priest home Sunday evening. Several families traveled to Iowa City and Dubuque for visits and hospital stays. Three cases of scarlet fever were reported. health measures included cleaning and fumigation. Religious and social events, school illnesses, road conditions, and community gatherings populate the week with many names and places from West Union to Oelwein and Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. Paulson
Weat Union
Board of Health
Church Notes and King of Kings at Clermont
East Church morning services with Holy Communion at 11. Thanksgiving day service at 10 30 followed by a church supper and Sewing Circle bazaar. West Church Norwegian services 2 30 with Communion and a Luther League program at 7 30. Priscilla Working Band bazaar Saturday at 2. King of Kings screens at Legion Theatre Clermont November 27 28 29 and 30 featuring H B Warner and a large cast.
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East
West Church
Luther League
St. Paul
Priscilla Working Band
G. Gunston
Cecil B. de Mille
Aldine Theatre
Philadelphia
Legion Theatre
Clermont
New York
Los Angeles
United States
Mr. de Mille
H. B. Warner
Dorothy Cumming
Ernest Torrence
Joseph Schildkranz
Victor Varconi
Majel Coleman
Montagu Love
William Boyd
George Siegmann
Theodore Kosloff
Fayette County School Masters Club Meets With Dinner and Music
The Fayette County School Masters Club met at the Larrabee building last Thursday evening. Mrs Hungerford Miss Clarice Johnson and the Home Economics class served dinner to twenty seven guests. Supt Morse led a discussion on supervision of financing school activities followed by informal discussions from members. Schools represented included Arlington Elgin Fayette Hawkeye Maynard Overwein Randalia West Union Wadena Clermont with County Supt Moyers present. Second six weeks exams are in progress. Miss Somebody Else junior class play directed by Miss Phelps will be at the high school gym Friday night November 23. There is no school next Thursday or Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Larrabee
L. D. Hungerford
Clarice Johnson
Madaline Brinken
Anna Bigler
Supt. Morse
Fayette
Arlington
Elgin
Hawkeye
Maynard
Miss Phelps
Local Visitors Share Sunday Gatherings Across Marion and Postville
Marion and Grand Meadow families hosted visits with Olsop Olson and Skain households. Generous travel among Buraas Holt Lyngaas Lina and Berg families, with Mission Society and church circle plans for Thanksgiving sales and dinners. officers elected for the coming year.
Celebrate Eighth Wedding Anniversary at Frederick Home
About thirty relatives and friends gathered at the hospital home of Mr and Mrs Adolph Frederick last Sunday to celebrate their eighth wedding anniversary. They assembled about 11 o clock, enjoyed a noon dinner, an afternoon of social entertainment, and a late picnic lunch before departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Frederick
Luther League Program Scheduled for Sunday Evening
The West Luther League will present a program next Sunday evening at 7 50 o clock.
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West Luther League
Dover Mills Community Notes on Local Visits and Shredding
Mr and Mrs Millard Nelson spent Sunday at John Nelsons. Amy Nelson visited relatives near Gander and Clermont to help settle in. Mrs H K Johnson and children called on Mrs Knut Ryerson. New neighbors at Will Scholl farm are Ludwig Anderson and family from Decorah. Various families visited for shredding and cooking, including Mrs Melvin Halverson and daughter, Ole Kloster and Dan Kloster, Bertha and Glen Kerkestue, Inga Larson, Rose Guyer, and Mrs Tom Hanson. Farm Bureau ladies to be entertained by E O Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Nelson
John Nelson
Amy Nelson
T. N. Loftsgard
Gander
Clermont
Rose Johnson
H. K. Johnson
Knut Ryerson
Ludwig Anderson
Decorah
Will Scholl
Carl Nelson
Hadley Johnson
Melvin Halverson
Ole Kloster
Dan Kloster
West Union
Bertha
Glen Kerkestue
Ira Rose
Postville
Inga Larson
Henry
Tom Hanson
Rose Guyer
E. O. Wagner
Farm Bureau
Meeting Notes of 8 and 5S Club Held Saturday
The regular meeting of the 8 and 5S Club was held Saturday afternoon with Mrs E M Hoag presiding. The program included Roll Call Current Events Book review Debonair by G B Stearns. Mrs E L Crowe read for absent Mrs J B Shipton while Mrs L D Nungerford presented a paper on the American Sculptor Donald Chester French. The group hosted women teachers of the public schools.
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E. M. Hoag
Birthday Dinner for Mrs Rosehorer Ends Birthday Run
Mrs Rosehorer celebrated her eighty fourth birthday on Saturday November seventeenth with a quiet family reunion at home. On Sunday Mrs Louise Miller hosted relatives for dinner. The gathering noted Mrs Hofer as one of the citys oldest residents and still active. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Louis Schutte and Paul of Postville, Mr and Mrs Will Peters and Bess, Mr and Mrs Albert Wabke, Mrs Mary Graver and Kathryn, and Grace Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosehorer
Louise Miller
Hofer
Wee
Louis Schutte
Paul
Postville
Will Peters
Bess
Albert Wabke
Mary Graver
Kathryn Aint
Grace Miller
Bazaar Saturday Bazaar at church parlors with lunch
The Priscilla Working Band holds its annual bazaar on Saturday November 24 at the church parlors. Sales begin at 8 o'clock with fancy work and bakery goods for sale and lunch served after the sale.
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Priscilla
Mrs Triem's Sale Postponed This Saturday
Weather forced a postponement of Mrs Triem's closing out sale of hotel fixtures. The sale will now be held Saturday afternoon at one o clock on Main Street near the Clermont opera house.
Built Like a Derrick Elephant Lifting Prowess
An article notes elephants can lift about 600 pounds with their trunks, describing their strength and utility in lifting heavy loads.
Subscriptions Offered for Echo and Telegraph Herald
The Echo Office offers Elgin Echo and Dubuque Telegraph-Herald subscriptions at 5.00 for new and renewal, saving 1.00 compared with annual rates of 2.00 for the Echo and 4.00 for the Telegraph-Herald, with bolish included.
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Telegraph-Herald
Echo
Elgin Echo
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
The
Thanksgiving Dinner and Bazaar at East Lutheran Church
A chicken dinner will be served after Thanksgiving services next Thursday at East Lutheran church parlors. Menu includes chicken meat balls mashed potatoes cranberries bread butter pumpkin pie cake cookies salad and pickles. Members are asked to bring baskets. The sewing circle holds its annual sale of fancy and useful articles in the afternoon.
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East Lutheran Church
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Mies Ruth Skarshoug
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Bee Lofatuen
Mrs. L. L. Rounds
Anson Priest Home
Gus Hackman
F. C. Muehlethaler
Dupuque
Selmar Holm
Elkader
J. E. Jacobson
Lawrence Olson
E. L. Crowe
Florence McKinley
Iowa City
W. A. Kneeland
Agnes Kneeland
Irene Horn
Nellie Powers
Nina Simerson
Ossian
N. Nelson
H. L. Gordon
Jean
Oelwein
Rosanna Gordon
Ole Christianson
Thelma
Louie Anderson
Mrs. Chrstiansen
University Hospital
Young People’s
Marion Lutheran Church
Weibel Mill Co
Lofataen
Nellie Malone
Anson Priest
Maggie McGravey
Clifford Johnson
John Johnson
Elizabeth Rounds
Ada Miller
Alma Koland
Bagley
Town
Ingbore Koland
Arthur LaVelle
Cedar Falls
F. 2. Bigler and Son
Bob
Waterloo
F. W. Bigler
Bert Waters
L. Waters
Bernard Waters
T. J. Leahy
Lavina
Montana
Austin
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Sophia Groth
Rosina Gibertson
John Erickson
Peter Erickson
St. Ansgar
Hope Evith
Albert Lea
Hartland
Minn
Lowe
George Belsechner
Arthur Loftsgard
Priscila
Lofsmuen
John Shipton
Betty Paulson
Evelyn and
Eunice Gress
Earl Bennett
Louis Olson
L. D. Hoangerford
Fred Cline
Albert Kelly
Mason City
Wm. Kelly
Isabelle Paulson
Raymond
J. W. Miller
Alfred Jacob
Fred Kroger
Lemke
Giard
George Washburn
Wm. Larrabee
S. & 8. Club
L. L. Carr
R. V. Brandt
Dr. Moon
Harry Anderson
George Dibble
J. M. Brorby
F. K. White
Martin Nelson
Elsie
Gunder
Ed Burt
Burt
Telephone
Fumble
Fumbles
Freddie
Asylum
Freddie Fumble
Ming
Ieee
Marion and
Grand Meadow
Clarence Olsop
Quinten
Gust Olson
Ole Thorson
Alfred Buraas
Fern
Gilbert Buraas
J. Larson
Donald
Nels Holt
Arthur Olson
Oscar Lien
Anton Skain
Ernest Holt
Nels Lyngas
Nels Lyngaas
Harold
Ruth
Richard
Ewald Skarshoug
J. C. Lina
Will Nelson
Mission Society
Cherch
Olaf Berg
H. 5. Groth
Albert Erickson and
Elton
Marie Berg
East Sewing Circle
B. Landsgard
Clara Peterson
Bessie Lien
iSong
Society
G. Gunaten
Thelma Christianson
Sec
Margaret Fox
Harriet Amundson
Salo Martin Nelson
Viola Anderson
Eunice Greas
Dover Mills
Falb’s Market
I. E. Jacobsen
Nelson & Olson
J. W. Miller & Sons
Clermont, Iowa
Iowa State Board of Examiners
Des Moines
O. W. Heiserman
Clermont Business Directory
DR. I. C. Jerdee
Mermont State Bank
Clermont, Towa
Farmers Savings Bank
Farmers Savings Buk
N. H. Nelson
Freiburghaus & Company
G. H. Hackman
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