Illyria Items Highlight Local Social and Meetings
Illyria items note Rosanna Rothlisberger visiting relatives in the area. Rex Medberry attended a hybrid seed corn meeting in Algona last Thursday. Several residents sighted at Pike’s Peak near McGregor on Sunday. Various social visits and family gatherings populate a busy local scene with meetings planned for Sept. 21 led by Mrs. Chas. Doty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosanna Rothlisberger
West Union
Rex Medberry
Algona
Martha Chapman
Jon Delbert
Jerome Yearous
Milo Peterman
Barbara
Nancy Ernst
Guy
Pike's Peak
McGregor
Otis Rothlisberger
Charles City
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Cemetery Association
Chas. Doty
Hilda Meyer
Walter Medberry
Fred Burrow
Lois
Rosa Muehlethaler
Reynold Strong
Herman Krumpel
Arlington
Gene Nutting
Sidney Nutting
Clarence Baldwin
Leo Rothlisberger
Lulu Rothlisberger
Fred Everman
Castalia
Elmer Kohls
Guernsey Smith
Martin Wenger
Mrs. McCann
Lulu Rothlis
Will Pollock
van Horne
Elma
Walter Rothlisberger
Celia Lehman
Andrew
Elmer Frieden
Henry Frieden
Wm. Kohls
Lawrence
Richard Kohls
Amelia Strong
Joe Duncan
Thos. Ogle
Joe Frieden
Alton Medberry
Herbert Ash
John Probert
Ruth Roys
Near
Volga
Walter Durscher
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Community Guests Across Counties Attend Sunday Visits
Local residents spent Sunday visiting relatives and friends across nearby towns. The Rothlisberger and Frieden households hosted extended families, while others traveled to Rochester or Minneapolis for meals, a state fair, and social calls. Several meetings and gatherings were noted, including a Pioneer hybrid corn event in Algona.
Community Guest Visits and Family Gatherings in Cheery Valley
Cheery Valley residents share Sunday visits across multiple homes. Families including Pulfer, Baumgartner, Frieden, and Dennler gather for meals and afternoons. Several guests travel from nearby areas to join in family and neighborly hospitality with updates on ill relatives and hospital stays.
Social Visit At Wm Larson Home
Mrs Roy Peeper and family along with Mr and Mrs Jake Dennler and Leo and Harry visited Sunday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Wm Larson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Peeper
Jake Dennler
Leo
Harry
Wm. Larson
Oak Grove Community Guests and Visits Chronicle
Oak Grove residents hosted and visited with relatives and friends across nearby towns. A Shaffer family reunion occurred at Clermont city park with multiple families in attendance. Various residents, including Powell, Fordyce, Wilson, Leuchtenmacher, and Yates households, hosted guests and traveled to neighboring towns for visits and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupp
Irs
M. F. Frevert
West Union
Lyle Wilson
Harry Gilson
J.M. Shaffer
Gerald
Reynold
Geraldine Yearous
Shaffer
Clermont
8. T. Loftsgard
Gunder
Henry Knudtson
Farmersburg
Gottfried Frieden
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Hans Winkler
Robin Wilson
Oelwein
Joe Yates
Fayette
Chas. Holzer
Yates
Bert Allen
Cathryn Powell
Spring Valley
Clayton County
Earl Kiple
Brause
John Fordyce
Little Rock
Ark
Clifton Powell
Edna Page
Clifton Wilson
Waukegan
Paul Dean
Edne Page
Ches. Erickson
Fordyce
Lea Baldwin
If Not Satisfied Move There’s a Good Road North or South
A rustic verse urges those unhappy with town life to seek better places. It promotes departing for new towns via roads and rail, arguing no one will force you to stay if you prefer elsewhere. The speaker favors exploration over local pride, noting trains and transport options as signals to move on.
Weather Prophet Predicts Frost Between Sept Fourth and Eleventh
The Press Journal notes a local weather forecaster claims a killing frost will strike between September 4 and 11, linking it to seven months after a spring thunderstorm. A February thunderstorm, described as unusual, is cited as part of the theory. The piece hopes for warmer September weather to aid the corn crop.
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Press Journal
Name of Levenhage Makes Recording School
In Suttle Creek district near Monona rural school, sixteen pupils enrolled all bearing the Levenhagen name. They are cousins of Chris Fred and Paul Levenhagen. Teacher Lavonne Schmelzer, in her second year, notes the unusual turnout. Nearby, Northwood Anchor praises Waverly’s leadership while The Independent reports a new top-notch record. Four elderly residents were intoxicated the day benevolence reached them from the state capitol Santa Claus.
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Suttle Creek
Monona
Levenhagen
Chris
Fred
Paul Levenhagen
Levenhagens
Lavonne Schmelzer
Waverly
Northwood
Independent
Santa Claus
State Capitol
Stealing from a Church Collection in Chicago
Neal Brado, a St. Aloysius parishioner in Chicago, was arrested after Sergeant Bernard Reilly caught him fishing money from the church collection box using a steel tool smeared with mucilage. Brado admitted coming from California and living on the loot, amounting to 5.83 dollars. Alumni dinners across Iowa mark the start of football practice at the State University of Iowa, with Atty Steele overseeing the Postville event at the Blue Arrow cafe.
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St. Alogius Church
Chicago
Neal Brado
Brado
Bernard Reilly
Chiccago
St. Aloysius Parish
California
State University of Iowa
Postville
Blue Arrow Cafe
Atty Steele
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Illyria
Evans’ Cafe
Klingman’s Fountain Service
R. A. Crider
Elgin, Iowa
Henry H. Wolf, M. D
L. S. Hutchinson
Elgin, Yowa
Elgin State Bank
David Bartelma
Minneapolis
Minn
Arthur Yearous
Rochester
Bartelma
W. L. Peters
Ella
Fred Rothlisberger
Bert Sackett
L. W. McKellar
Harry Olsen
Near West Union
Guernsey
Cheery Valley News
John Pulfer
Mary
Lena Pulfer
Oscar Baumgartner
Orlin Mason
Ern Meyer
Ben Hofer
Hose
Hanson Bros
J. J. Snyder
Ben Dennler
Anna Schupbach
Anna Mae
Frederick
Kenneth Mark
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Ida Meyer
Harold and
Earl
Imogene
Iowa City Hospital
Martin Hanson
James Duff
Jacob Christen
Betty Christen
Jacob Dennler
Mary LaValle
Will Belles
Rosa Sch
Frank Christen
Jake
John Christen
Oak Grove News
Levenhage
Rock Island
C. Anderson
Rock Island Station
Davenport
Iowa
Rock
Gordon
Elgin
Clothes
Mercury
Germany
Berlin
J. L. Hardy
Mercury Books
Lexington, Ave
New York, N
Tal
Rai Cra EU
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
D.X
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