Illyria Area Sees Busy Weekend of Visits
The Illyria region reports a weekend filled with social calls and visits. Dozens of families from West Union Cedar Rapids Decorah Elkader Volga Toledo and other towns hosted relatives and friends, sharing dinners suppers and picnics across multiple households. Highlights include Muncies showing Scotland slides and many gatherings around birthdays and holidays.
Tomato grower Ponte reports sunny harvests in Farmington
Tomato E L Ponte of Farmington recently picked two tomatoes weighing two and a quarter pounds. He says his hobby is gardening and his tomatoes this year average one to one and a half pounds each.
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E. L. Ponte
Farmington
Ponte
Will Thoregard family visits in St Olaf area
Cheery Valley News reports a Sunday afternoon gathering in Silas Butikofer Jr. s home with the Will Thoregard family of St Olaf Mrs Charles Erickson Pam Chuck Mrs Tillie Pa gen and Eunice. The piece lists numerous social visits including Mrs Adolph Elvers Lydia Hanson Celia Thoman and Teddie Doep pke. Other attendees include the Baumgarten Dennler Lantz and Schreiner families with multiple calls and birthday observances noted.
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St. Olaf
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Pam
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Eunice
Silas Butikofer, Jr
Adolph Elvers
Lydia Hanson
Celia Thoman
Marvin Berse
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Teddie Doeppke
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Ellen Mason
Self awareness as the mark of virtue
A reflective quote noting that recognizing one’s own flaws signals near perfection, suggesting humility and self-knowledge as the highest form of personal virtue.
Social notes from Gunder and nearby towns bustle
Long list of visits and gatherings across Gunder, Decorah, Postville, and surrounding areas. Neighbors attend church, funerals, confirmations, picnics, and family dinners. Names include Laftsgards, Landsgards, Nyhuses, Holm, Clark, Loftsgards, Amundsons, Ellers, Gislesons, Overhouses, Lohs, and many others across Water loo, Mason City, West Union, and Clere.
Dinner guests gather at Ed Fenner home in Brainard
Sunday visiting at the Ed Fenner residence included Mrs. H. H. Whitcher and Mr. Ross Whitcher with their wives from West Union, plus Mr. Floyd Whitcher, Mrs. Everett Patrick, and Mr. Norman Corde from Nichols and St. Olaf couples. Glenn Boyer called on Mrs. Ray Hoover. Mrs. Richard Kohls visited Mrs. Vern Darnell in West Union. Mrs. Lou Mantin of Sutton also noted.
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Iantha
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Hunters urged to follow gun safety rules in hunting season
Iowa health officials urge town hunters to follow gun safety rules to save lives. They note 2400 Americans die annually from firearm accidents and outline precautions including treating every gun as loaded, never pointing at what you won't shoot, and not releasing the safety until firing.
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Civil War death toll surpasses all U.S. conflicts
The article notes that more lives were lost in the Civil War than in any other war the United States has fought, underscoring its unparalleled human cost.
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