Local notes from Gunder and Cresco communities
Gunder News reports residents visiting relatives and neighbors on Monday and Sunday. Olson and Wald families, Mrs. LeRoy Larson, Mrs. Ness, Mrs. H T Bilden, Lute Bites, and the Vikesland and Loftsgard families are noted with visits in Cresco, Elgin, Osage, and nearby areas. District church meeting delegates and Dorcas Society thanks are mentioned along with a state fair butter score summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thlmer Olson
Elkader
John Wald
Cliffant
Cresco
LeRoy Larson
St. Olaf
Margaert
E. B. Gulsing
Carl Torkelson
Elgin
Ness
H. T. Bilden
Josephine
Carrie
Lute Bitess
Alfred Vikesland
Deowrads
Clayton County Sees Lowest Road Bids Yet
Clayton County supervisors opened bids from Interstate Construction of Madison Wisconsin and Chas Pape of Dubuque for county road surfacing. Interstate submitted 1.09 per cubic yard for Gunder road surfacing totaling 18050 40 dollars and 1.06 for trunk G surfacing totaling 5566 dollars. Pape bid 7.23 for 2.5 miles in Farmersburg and Clayton townships totaling 3075 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway Church
Postville
Three Corners
Elkader
Elkport
Pape
Farmersburg
Clayton Town
Balanced Rock Near Fayette Promises Colorado Spur Sight
Dr. D. M. Parker notes a balanced rock within seven miles of Fayette rivaling Colorado's Garden of the Gods formation. Located by the Arthur Humphry farm, it sits in scenic surroundings on a smaller rise with a good road access. The item also notes a Cottage Studio Christmas photo offer and mentions Volga City hosting the 1981 Royal Neighbor convention in Clayton county last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Parker
Fayette
Colorado
Arthur Humphry
Oelwein
Volga City
Clayton County
Illyria Community Members Gather for Weekend Visits
A long list of regional residents visited friends and relatives around Volga City and nearby towns. Numerous dinners, Sunday gatherings, and Sunday outings highlighted the social activity. The Illyria farm bureau met at the church, and several families hosted guests from Elkader West Union Lamont and Elgin during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Probert
Volga City
Walter Rothlisberger
Jack Shaffer
Chas. Medberry
Henry Holzer
Perry Medberry
Wenger Bros
Thomas Benson
Arthur Chapman
Oak Grove
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Harlow Chapman
Lamont
Coronel
Elmer Bandow
Elkadar
Gottfred Frieden
Rose Garber
Elgin
Rosanna Rothlisberger
West Union
Rosanna Roethlisberger
Forest Shaffer
Marion Church
Ina Kohler
Adolph Lehman
Lena Husberger
Ray Klingman
Garnaville
Arthur Yearons
John Rothlisberger
Leo
Schwarzenbach
Fred Rothlisberer
Anna Wagner
Lewis
Elkader
Chas. Doty
Clara Muehlenthaler
Rex Medberry
The
Cemetery Association
Ladies’ Aid Society
L. W. McKellar
Chris Wenger
Betty
Harry Humphry
Alex Smith
Ida Mattocks
John
Fred Rothlisberegr
C. L. Klingman
Chas Doty
Chas. Wenger
B. H. Brackin
Mel Rob Ape Guégor
Robbins
Maria Robbins
Andrew Yearous
Efford Hunsberger
Fred Kohler
Lola Hanson
Gladys Schneider
Will Berger
Harold Hermen
Arthur Hermen
Mary Foxwell
Charlotte Medberry
Fayette
Illyria Farm Bureau
Magdelena Berger
Oak Grove social notes capture neighbors and visits
Oak Grove residents and relatives are listed visiting, hosting card parties, and sharing meals across multiple households. Names include Luchsing er, Kohls, Nydegger, Howard, Boyle, Wilson, DeSart, Stansberry, and Dennler, with recent gatherings at Ben Brabham, Walter Kohls, Harvey Howard, and Louis Dennler homes. The entry notes a Kill Kare Klub meeting on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. O. Dean
Sheldon Boyle
Lyle Wilson
Walter Kohls
John Nydegger
Ben Brabham
Will Howard
Minneapolis
Rab Wilson
Math DeSart
West Union
George Stansberry
Sioux City
John Howard
George Howard
Geo, Boyle
Frank Boyle
Harvey Howard
Thes. Howard Sr
Delbert Lyons
Elgin
Ed Boyle
Vern Northrup
Arlington
Geo. Stansberry
Geo. Howard
Donald Dean
Rob Willson
Bill Cummings
Volga City
David Robinson
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Tommy Howard
Reuben Howard
Louis Dennler
Kill Kare -Klub
Practical Home Tips From Old Times on Household Tasks
A muddled passage offers tips on cooking and laundry practices. It mentions drying a dish mop on a milk bottle stand, avoiding electrical switches on wet floors, ways to cook tender cuts with added suet, making corn custard with corn milk and sugar, and a pillow cleaning method involving transferring feathers through a cotton bag and sun drying, followed by washing and starching the ticking.
Evening at the Nydegger Home Highlights Local Event
Reuben Howard earned the high score for the men while Clara Holzer led the women. Consolation prizes went to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chapman, marking a notable gathering at the John Nydegger residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nydegger
Reuben Howard
Clara Holzer
Arthur Chapman
Back to 11 Years Ago Prices Says Hart Schaffner
A fragmentary columns piece references a lawyer asking where the prisoner milking a cow was seen, a girl at church surprised by knees, and Hart Schaffner & Marx claiming old price levels. The text blends humor and ad copy with unclear context or coherent narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Schaffner & Marx
BR. Berg
Beer Impossible Now Under Present Conditions
Under current rules beer cannot return without revision of the eighteenth amendment. It would require a two thirds vote in both houses and ratification by 86 states, with present Congress and 33 states already prohibiting beer by law. Also railroad talks focus on lengthening track sections, potential foreman relocations, and the risk of winter deterioration of the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Greeley Home Press
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Gunder News
Minnesota
DOL Am Cortes Ayemeslel
Pellaron Cortite Dete
Kohler’s
Iowa
Illyria
Allen Longmuir
Will Kerr
Lester Robbins
McGregor
Norma
Robert Robbins
Harold Chapman
S. H. Foxwell
Harold
Hazel Larson
Elsie Upton
Wolgs City
Chris Wenger Hore
Rudy Johnson
George Wilkinson
Wadena
Jim
Oak Grove News
Melchr Luchsinger
John Luchsinger
Waterloo
Elgin Opera House
J. A. Boleyn
Elgin, Iowa
Osborne
Freddy
Felix
Saxe
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