Illyria Community Notes at Elkader and Nearby
Ava plans for the Elkader Fair while P Turnbull visits Joplin Mo. Ed Gehring and wife hosted company Sunday. Iona Chapman and John Baldwin and wife entertained guests. John Kohler and wife hosted visitors. Lena Wenger visited J D Shaffer’s. Guy Moore and wife visited Elkader. Ida and Lena Nydegger spent Sunday with parents. A large turnout from the area attended the West Union fair. Mrs Meyer of near Volga visited Ed and Guy Moore. Mrs Geo Smith and baby Marie stayed with Max Guyer. Mabel Medberry stayed several days with G E Medberry. Pattine Loertuber and Della Chapman visited M D Guyer bowl. Fred Mason and wife of Cedar Rapids stayed with C L Klingman. Prof Dickman of Fayette spoke at Illyria church. Guy Whitford and wife and John Bower and wife visited J D Shaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Gehring
Iona Chapman
Elkader
John Baldwin
John Kohler
Lena Wenger
Geo Smith
Baby Marie
Max Guyer
Mabel Medberry
G. E. Medberry
Pattine Loertuber
Della Chapman
Fred Mason
Cedar Rapids
C. L. Klingman
Prof
Dickman
Fayette
Illyria
Guy Whitford
John Bower
Wite
J. D. Shaffer
Hall's Catarrah Cure Aims at Blood and Mucous Surfaces
Catarrah cannot be cured by local applications as it affects the blood and constitution. Hall's Catarrah Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. It is a trusted prescription, composed of tonics and blood purifiers, with testimonials available. Sold by Druggists for 75 cents, and Hall's Family Pills aid constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Carney& Co
Props
Toledo
Hall
Cheery Valley social notes report many visits this week
Mrs A L Butikofer entertained company Tuesday. Christ Holm visited Cresco last week. John Prederich and sud family called at Will Lantz's Sunday. Mrs Thos Hanson visited Gilbert Patersona last week. Tena and Ida Nydeggar spent a day at parental home. Celia Christen helping with house duties this week. Mrs Will Beer from Peoria visiting relatives. Lonsia Christen and Ellen Hanson called at Alex Pagens. Mr and Mrs Alex Baumgartner visited Mrs Louisa Christen Tuesday. Elizabeth Johnnie and Willie Christen spent Saturday with grandmother Louia Christen. Mrs F Schneider Sr Esther Frieden and Mrs Thos Hanson at Mrs Louisa Christens Monday. Bert and Ida Benson with grandparents Mr and Mrs Thomas Benson at Elgin Thursday. Gilbert Peterson and family Alfred Kirkeberg Theodore Eden Hanson at Kirkebergs Sunday. Celia Meyer and daughter Louisa left for Rock Valley for a few days. Frank George Celia and Louisa Christen entertained at Jacob Christen home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L Butikofer
Christ Holm
Cresco
John Prederich Sud
Will Lantz
Thos Hanson
Gilbert Patersona
Tena
Ida Nydeggar
Celia Christen
Alex Baumgartner
Lousia Christen
Elizabeth
Johnnie
Willie Christen
Louia Christen
F. Schneider Sr
Esther Frieden
Lousia Christens
Bert
Ida Benson
Thomas Benson
Elgin
Gilbert Peterson
Alfred Kirkeberg
Theodore
Eden Hanson
Kirkebergs
Celia Meyer
Lousia
Rock Valley
Frank
George
Celia
Jacob Christen
Po-Do-Lax Promises Clear Complexion and Health
Advertiser promotes Po-Do-Lax as a pleasant laxative that cures pimples bad blood headaches biliousness torpid liver and constipation by digestion relief. Claims it tones the saver and purifies the blood, promising clear complexion steady nerves and overall wellbeing. 50cc bottle and money back if not satisfied, all druggists.
Brainard Fair Attendance Sparks Local Happenings
Inet Miss Pearl Miller of Elma visits relatives here. Daisy Mounce rode to West Union Tuesday. Mrs Geo Craft improves after illness. Walter Jennings breaks auto axle Wednesday. Lima ball team visited Sunday. game score unknown. Farmers haul corn to Elgin canning factory. Chas Craft and Sarah Helms visited with John Craft Sunday. Leonara Bartlett, who left earlier, is married. Mr and Mrs Isaac Conner of Forest City visit relatives locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Miller
Elma
Daisy Mounce
West Union
Geo Craft
Walter Jennings
Lima
Elgin
Chas Craft
Sarah Helms
John Craft
Leonara Bartlett
Isaac Conner
Forest City
Bate
App” Bay
Rington
W. Davidson
R. Schmidt
Elkader
J. Gehring
J. W. Knight
West’ Udunion
Chas Kniel
John Stockmann
Crescon
Chas Kaiel
Stop That First Fall Cough Now
Stop That First Fall Cough. Check your fall cough or cold at once. Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey purifies and soothes irritated throats and air passages. It relieves quickly and fortifies the system against colds. Only 25 cents at your druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
Local notices and arrivals from Elkader area
A card from Elkader reports Mr and Mrs J E Branch have gone to Medina Ohio. Mrs Max Goldberg and Mrs Josephson with children leave Monday noon for relatives in North Buena Vista. Miss Sarah Ariell returns to Giard to help in caving for Mr Bickel after a visit there. Wm and Miss Helen Larrabee Don Love and Mr Robinson from Clermont visit Elkader. Mr and Mrs L J Stallbaum take a 45 hp Velie for a week touring Iowa. they visit Dubuque Belmond Garver Mason City and return. George Humpke sells Osforne stage line to Frank Wacker who takes possession Tuesday. Wacker to run trips from Dr Beamer’s barn. Rheumatism pains stopped by Sloan’s Liniment. ad touts efficacy and a 25¢ price with testimonial from Chas H Wentworth of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Goldberg
Josephson
North Buena Vista
Sarah Ariell
Giard
Bickel
Helen Larrabee
Clermont
Don Love
Lincoln
Neb
Mr. Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Schmidt Bros. & Co
Tarvay Witte
L. J. Stallbaum
Moline
P. Velic
Dubuque
Belmond
Garver
Mason City
George Humpke
Osforne
Frank Wacker
Mr. Wacker
Mr. Humpke
Dr. Beamer
Sloan
Chas H. Wentworth
California
Clermont News Visitors and Church Spire Plan
Clermont relatives host the Becker family from Waterloo while Love returns to Lincoln after a Montauk visit. Anna Larrabee and Marion Hosfeld head to Baltimore to see Prof Hosfeld seeking hospital treatment. Trustees decide to remove the damaged Methodist church spire and replace it with a brick modern design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Larrabee
Marion Hosfeld
Baltimore
Prof Hosfeld
The
Methodist Church
WANDER FAMILY RETURN FROM WESTERN TRIP
Charles Wander sisters Miss Emma and Anna with Mr and Mrs Dave Brause and family return from a western trip visiting Philip Wander at his home and relatives in Algona and Fenton. Winifred Appelman returns from Europe with a report of an enjoyable journey. War breaks out during their homeward travel. they are chased for three days but reach safety. Dr Kings New Life Pills advertised as a cure and stomach aid priced 25c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wander
Emma
Anna
Dave Brause
Philip Wander
Algona
Fenton
Jackson
Carter
Winifred Appelman
West Union notes and local society items
West Union notes cover legal business travel and visits to relatives in Elgin St Ansgar New York City and Arlington. Also reports on pheasant sightings in Fayette and Clayton counties and a two week vacation by Wm Dearhamer to Miles City Montana. Includes Fayette County Fair receipts and a local comparison on civic pride and infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Ainsworth
Lewis, Hughes and Fistoy
Arlington
Jennie Randall
Elgin
Chas Kniel
Fayette
Clayton
Spotemen
Wm. Dearhamer
Miles City
Mont
Bill
Benedicts
Betwe
Dearhamer
Fred Gehring
M. G. Webb
Marshalltown
Republican
Fayette County
Artist Ralph Perking Sketches in Rhode Island Barn
An artist on a sketching tour in Rhode Island sits on a stone wall and is watched by a farmer and his wife. After misplacing his rubber eraser he asks for dry bread to erase an error, but the farmer’s wife invites him into the kitchen and offers fresh bread with butter, insisting no one leaves hungry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Perking
Rhode Island
Ortlat
Lippincott’s Magazine
Individual and Group Will Not Stand Alone
A Congregationalist argues that individuals and groups are inseparable. He notes a request for a man to lead a large group at ministerial salary levels, illustrating that organized groups need individuals, and vice versa. The piece urges readers to accept the conjunction and.
Gaelic Signposts Fail to Help Attle Travelers
In Omeath County Louth a Gaelic inscription signpost misleads travelers to Carlingford and Newry, while locals cannot read Gaelic. The item notes limited usefulness for English speakers and laments the oddity amid rising Gaelic League activity. Other brief local notices follow about visits, church services, weather, and jokes about advertising and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraland
Treland
Attle
Omeath
County Louth
Carlingford
Newry
London Chronicle
Farm Bargains on Old Vinton Farm Between West Union and Elgin
Excellent 176 acre farm with 150 acres cultivated and 25 acres timber. Features a 2 story main house heated by hot air furnace, electric light and telephone, barn, hog house, wood and carriage buildings, and a large spring. Maple sugar bush of 500 trees. Land well drained, fenced into 20 acre fields. Well water and brick cistern. Priced at 260 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Vinton Farm
Gale
West Union
Elgin
Moser
Clermount
Wadena
Fayette County
Brainard
Elpin
Turkey River Stock Farm and adjacent large tracts for sale
The listing features multiple farms around Clermont Brainard Elgin Elkader and Postville with 60 to 211 acres. Notable properties include the 211 acre Turkey River Stock Farm with house barn and extensive outbuildings at 135 per acre. an 96 acre timber rich tract at 100 per acre. 163 acre Ridge road farm near Brainard with 100 per acre. a 100 acre general purpose farm at 100 per acre. a 185 per acre Elgin area hold with 9 room house and double barns. the 181 acre Elgin area farm at 85 per acre. an 158 acre tract near Elkader at 130 per acre. an 80 acre farm near Elgin with ample water at 105 per acre. and a 60 acre Ridge road farm at 85 per acre. Properties emphasize tillable land, water, timber, springs, and strong improvements many with large barns and machinery sheds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Eure Adandy
R. F. B. Finewell
Ridge Road
Brainard
Elgin
West Union
Elkader- Wear Union Road
Wadena Road
Highland View Farm 200 Acre Upland Property for Sale
Fine 200 acre upland farm midway between Elgin and Bikader near Highland state features a large set of buildings and high improvements. Seller cites it as too large for current owner, price $120 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Bikader
Highland State
Ideal Stock Farm and Multiple Elgin Area Farms For Sale
A collection of farm listings near Elgin Iowa offers 154 acre Ideal Stock Farm with full details on improvements and water, plus 120 acre and 160 acre farms with houses, barns, granaries, wells, windmills, and pasture. Prices range from 60 to 120 dollars per acre, with terms and nearby amenities noted. Multiple properties include near Elgin, Clermount, Wadena, Brainard, and Elpin areas with varied land uses and structures. Interested buyers urged to inquire promptly.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ava
P. Turnbull
Joplin
Cheery Valley News
Will Beer
Peoria Tll
Hera
Lonsia Christen
Ellen Hanson
Alex Pagens
Eiverybody
J. E. Branch
Medina
Ohio
Clermont News
Enterprise
Harry Becker
Little Son
Waterloo
D. L. Love
Nebraska
Montauk
Dr. King
Edith Conner
Lee DeSart
A. A. Houg
St. Ansgar
Olef Houg
E. A. Ainsworth
Myrtle Reece
New York City
Atlantic
Portland
Galveston
Artat
Chas Holzer
M. E
Maple View Farm
Turkey River
J. C. Rounds
Gunder
Postville
Brainard and
Eldader-West Union Road
Clermont View Stock Farm
Highland View Farm
Ideal Stock Farm
Dewey Hotel
Frank Miller
Elgin Land Agency
Greenly
Phillips City
Iowa
Higin' Lowa
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