Fall color tours grace Northeast Iowa roads
Rich recalls hundreds of foreign cars touring Northeast Iowa on Sunday for fall color trips by boat from McGregor to the Lynxville dam. Courtesy of Mr and Mrs Chas Gehring the five hour ride showcased river bluffs and scenery that will fade soon. A bus driver vignette and light quips close the fragment describing everyday humor amid travel chatter.
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N. E. Iowa
McGregor
Lynxville Dam
Chas. Gehring
Elgin Navy
Upper Mississippi
Elgin-Wadena
Kindness and courtroom irony echo in farmer’s hog case
A farmer laments unpaid support to his son while a young lawyer in his first case prosecutes a railway for killing 24 hogs. He argues the injury is immense, noting the 24 hogs versus the jury box as a stark comparison.
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Darmer
Louisa Spahr Kohler Dies At 82 In Postville
Louisa Spahr Kohler born April 4 1869 in Elgin died September 26 1951 at Postville hospital at eighty two. She married Fred E Kohler February 21 1892 and had four children two died in infancy leaving daughter Florence and son Walter. She was active in social affairs and a longtime member of the Order of the Eastern Star serving as Worthy Matron. Services were held at Muehlethaler funeral home with burial in Elgin cemetery. casket bearers included Mel Kohler Earl and L L Kiple Mervin Hunsberger Harold Kimball and Jerome Yearous.
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Louisa Spahr
Elgin
Fredericck
Mary Spahr
Postville Hospital
Louisa
Fred E. Kohler
Florence
Walter
Order of the Eastern Star
Louisa Kohler
Anna Neuenschwander
Fred
Jennings and Timm Wed in Davenport Ceremony
Miss Joanne Maxine Jennings daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Jennings and Bernard Dale Timm of Davenport were married at St John s Methodist chapel on Saturday Sept 29 The bride wore a white satin Chantilly lace gown with a stand up collar fitted sleeves and full skirt She carried white rose bouquet A reception for about 260 guests from Davenport Rock Island Moline Quincy St Louis and northern Iowa followed The bride a Davenport high school graduate has worked in St Louis the past two years Mr Timm a Davenport graduate enlisted in the Navy in 1950 and is stationed in the Caribbean area He will return after the wedding trip Mrs Jennings mother Bertha Hofer Wa d en a and her husband are from Elgin and Wadena respectively.
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Joanne Maxine Jennings
Floyd
Jennings
Davenport
Bernard Dale Timm
St. John’s Methodist Chapel
Rock Island
Moline
Quincy
St. Louis
Iowa
Timm
Navy
Carrbbean
Bertha Hofer
Elgin
Wadena
Grethers Named Methodist Family of the Year
The Volga Methodist Church and the Grether family Mr and Mrs Leo Grether and their children were selected as the Methodist Family of the Year for the Dubuque District. The Christen Advocate selection plan requires nominations from rules and judged by an external evaluator from outside the district using assembled facts and photographs.
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Volga Methodist Church
Leo Grether
Dubuque
Christen Advocate
Christian Advocate
Death of H D Yack's Mother in Oklahoma
Mrs Emma Ryser of Chelsea Oklahoma died at home at eighty six after years confined to bed and wheelchair due to a broken hip She was born near Brainard and lived near Dunham's Grove before moving to Chelsea Her survivors include three sons two daughters a brother and many grandchildren Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in Chelsea Cemetery burial followed in the Chelsea cemetery
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H. D. Yack
Emma Ryser
Chelsea
Okla
High Dairy Cow Condition Before Calving
A dairy cow should be kept in high body condition before calving to optimize performance in the upcoming lactation period. Proper nutrition, body score management, and stable health support aim to maximize milk yield and dam well being during early lactation.
Obituary: Verle Kniel Callah 1888 1951
Verle Kniel daughter of C S and Olive E Knight Kniel born West Union January 21 1888 died at home West Union September 16 1951 aged 62 years survived by sister Josephine and other relatives She taught in various places earned a Masters in Social Science from the University of Iowa and served as librarian at West Union Public Library Active in Methodist Episcopal Bethel Presbyterian and Rebekah Lodge Pallbearers listed and services held September 20 at Bethel Presbyterian Church West Union
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Callah Verle Kniel
C. S
Olive E. Knight Kniel
West Union
Elgin
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
University of Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Rebekah Lodge No. 97
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Josephine
G.W. Ukena
G. W. Ukena
Robert Traeger
Garland Knight
John Knight
Carl Gehring
Lester Gehring
Charles Gehring
Jack Gehring
Bar
Jal Built in Bigin Cemetery
A brief local note states that Jal was laid to rest in the Bigin Cemetery, marking a small burial event observed in the community.
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Bigin
Overbuilding cattle shelters is a common error
Cattle feeders often overestimate shelter needs and build expensive barns. Efficient planning favors modest, functional structures that protect livestock without unnecessary cost. Prioritize durable, weatherproof design and proper ventilation to reduce long term expenses.
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Elgin Echo
Fayette County
Strauch & Hermen
Mremeca
Assocht
Mee Assbcharion
Rich
Pipe Dreams
Modern Cleaners
Oelwein, Iowa
Clermont Cafe Clecmont
Louisa Spahr Kohler
Jennings-Timm
Grethers
Oklahoma
Verle Kniel
Elkader Junior College
The
West Union Public Library
Verle
Josephine Kniel
Moore's
Fairbanks-Morse
John Crane
Fairbanke- Morse
John M. Tillotson
Elgin, Iowa
Mister
AY Fisher
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