West Union Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Moves
Ruby Olson visits sister Ella Wson in Des Moines for several days while Lena Meyer stays with sister Ern Meyer near West Union. Mr. and Mrs. Max Lehman host dinner for friends and relatives. Mrs. Sid Rubyer returns to Randalia after time with her mother. West Union post office informs Wesley Miller of a new Grand Junction Colorado address Box 498. Numerous local households share dinners and visits including the Schori, Torkelson, Benson, Olsen and Gunderson families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Olson
Des Moines
Ella Wson
Lena Meyer
Mrs. Ern Meyer
West Union
Sid Rubyer
Randalia
C. Theo. Schmid
The
Echo
Wesley Miller
Grand Junction
Colorado
Norton Olsen
Near West Union
G. N. Schori
Relatives Honor Mrs Poor on Her Ninetieth Birthday
Relatives gathered at the home of Mrs. Poor to celebrate her 90th birthday, with around forty attendees including the Huggins, Veasy, Jess Poor, Frank Poor Sr and Jr, and many others from Hopkinton Arlington and Oelwein. A second large gathering respected Mrs. Susan Higler’s milestone birthday with about forty relatives present. The obituary notes Elizabeth Miller Poor, born 1839, who married Joseph Poor in 1859 and died Sept 4 1929, with funeral in Wadena United Brethren church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isenberg
Arlington
Joy Jennings
Kimberlain Heights
Tenn
Lena Aeschliman
Susan Higler
Clair Whittenbaugh
Richard Corkery
J. J. Kennedy
North Dakota
Maggie Whittenbaugh
Robert
Oelwein
West Union
Jim Kennedy
Maggie Kennedy
Greene
Town
Walter Gell
Ridgeway
Mary Fox
Archie Brooks
Jennie Messerli
Kathryn
Dawson Clark
Mildred Cummings
Maynard
Roy Leonhart
Donald
Decorah
Will Leonhart
Mr. Leonhart
Cleo Whittenbaugh
City
Lois Pattee
Janesville
Iowa
Naomi Walters
Sid Walters
Frank Everetts
Archie
Lou Giine
Alden Gell
Harpers Ferry
Thinity Presbyterian Church
Ja&t Moneday
Poor Sr
Birdsall
Hazel Moore
Lehigh
Phyllis Swales
Charles City
Elizabeth Miller
Ohio
Joseph Poor
Delaware County
Wadena
Poor
Christian Church
United Brethern Church
Isaac
Elk City
Okla
Jess
Frank
A. Birdsall
U. B
M. Rowland
J. Cox
M. Huggins
Ryan
Will Harris
Alice Starks
Jess Huggins
Hopkington
Ritchie
Delhi
James Ritchie
Delmar Ritchie
Reinbeck
Luman Fox
Margaret Boleyn
Lewis Hummell
Perseverance Overcomes What Violence Cannot
A quotation attributed to Plutarch via Dryden asserts perseverance outlasts force. It notes that many obstacles cannot be conquered when faced together but yield gradually when addressed little by little. The line appears in Life of Sertorius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dryden
Plutarch
Sertorius
Timely Thoughts on Life and Beliefs
A collection of aphoristic reflections on talent, originality, culture, hobbies, pessimism, engagements, affluence, and time. The piece jests at common sayings, notes procrastination’s paradoxes, and comments on advertising and seasonal tunes with a wry, dated tone.
Painting iron surfaces for better paint adhesion
A discussion of preparing galvanized iron for painting. Methods include roughening with copper sulfate solutions or acids, special varnish undercoats with silica, and notes on weathered surfaces. Local social items follow, including visits, parties, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Max Lehman
Mrs
Math DeSart
D. C. Dean Home
Philman Larson
Herman Scholen
George Landsgard
Oscar Torkelaon
Mabel Ness
Ole Torkelson
Jane
Tom
Otto
Carl
Wm. Torkelson
Oliver Torkelson
C. O. Torkelson
Elmer Benson
Albert Benson
Embret Gunderson
Randa
Josephine Moellerman
Ruth
B. M. Benson
Belva
Gilma Olson
Elgin Opera House
Jaller
Maurice Chevalier
Great Chevalier
Louise
Algo
News Reel
Ken Maynard
Fred Dexter
Wyman
Jeanne Engels
Schori & Kuster
Elgin, Iowa
Wadena News
Julius Christeleif
Orville Standard
Kirk Hicks
Will Christeleif
Vologa
F. Follensbee
Mary Hemsley
Clara Landis
Frank Jones
Lima
Lucian Hicks
M. Hicks
Emma Canine
Bill Booster
Sarah Imhof
West Bend
Mary Habeger
Mra
Anna DeSart
C. W. Nicklaus
Ed Fahey
Fred Kohler
Dorothy Herman
Georgie and
Louise Meyer
Elizabeth Schupbach
Mabel Renison
Clayton County
Teachers’ Institute
Elkader
Frank Capper
Canada
Elgin
Ladies’ Aid and Sewing Club
Highland Lutheran Church
G. Gunsten
Clermont
Optometrist
C. W. Heiserman
Pera
Dar
Stoehr Drug Co
Fexall
Marvel
Junger & Monarch Ranges
Lehman’s
Freddie
Pinky
Gheing
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