Wlyria Township Farm Bureau Meeting and Dinner Pails
The Wlyria township farm bureau plans a Thursday October meeting. A school dinner pail should hold a balanced meal. Mrs Anna DeSart and Dorothy visited Postville Friday evening and dined at the Edgar Riser home with Ethel Kohler and Clifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wlyria
Cedar Rapids
Falb
Iowa City
Sigma Gamma House
the State University
Albert Schori
Rochester
Minn
Georgia’ ‘Mae
Minneapolis
Schori
Will ‘Sehori
Tear
Autumn notes and social visits around Elgin and Decorah
The column lists numerous social calls and visits in Elgin near Garnaville and Decorah, including families such as Friederichs, Hans Friederich and Martin Hanson, along with travels to Oelwein and Elkader. It notes autumn beginning on Sept 21 and promotes local advertising. Also mentions a mail carrier injured in an eye accident and urges shopping locally in Elgin.
Food inspector indicted in Wright county case
J D Fiete a former Waukon resident and Iowa Falls food inspector for the state department of agriculture was indicted by the Wright county grand jury on two counts of embezzlement. He allegedly levied a March fine against an Eagle Grove firm and did not remit the money to the state. He was arrested during a later Eagle Grove visit and released on a $1,000 bond after being bound over to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Grove
Des Moines Register
J .D. Fete
Waukon
L. C. Bircher
J. D. Fiete
Iowa Falls
State Department of Agriculture
Wright County
Grand Jury
Fiete
Waukon R, & 5
Corn Prices and Farm Labor in 1896 Rodman Area
D C McCallister recalls 1896 on J Doty’s Rodman farm. He sold 26 bushels of corn for 2.50, bought Iowa coal at 4.50 per ton, oats at about one cent per bushel, and wages were 18 per month. Laborers were paid 1 1/2 cents per bushel for corn picking while corn fuel use rose that winter due to coal being costly.
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Graettinger
Man Dead Found In Bloody Run Near Abbots Place
An unidentified man about forty, 226 pounds, was found dead in Bloody Run at the West Yards near the Abbott place last Saturday. No ID, only a handkerchief, comb, and a dime. no injuries noted. A coroner's jury ruled death by drowning.
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Bloody Run
West Yards
Abbott Place
North Iowa Times
Mrs Harvey Stoehr Dies At Cedar Rapids
Esther Wirkler Stoehr, sister of the Wirkler family in Monona, died in Cedar Rapids after a three year invalid condition. Her remains were returned to Monona for funeral at the Wirkler home officiated by Rev F H Schepple. She leaves a husband and a young son Dicky, six sisters and four brothers.
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Wirkler
Esther Wirkler Stoehr
Cedar Rapids
Monona
A. J. Wirkler
F. H. Schepple
McGregor M. E. Church
Stoehr
Dicky
Reunion Sunday at Will Pollock Home
A Frederick Smith family reunion was held at the Will Pollock home on Sunday September 18. Twenty one members attended spanning four generations. Attendees included Mrs. Mary R. Smith William Smith I L Zuercher Ruth Jean Fred Smith A B Parker Marian Frank Neuenkirch Robert Alexander Pollock Gordon Elma Will Pollock Highland Volga City News from Volga City Iowa.
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Frederick Smith
Will Pollock
Mary R. Smith
William Smith
I. L. Zuercher
Ruth
Jean
Fred Smith
A. B. Parker
Marian
Volga City
Frank Neuenkirch
Robert
Oelwein
Alexander Pollock
Chicago
Thomas Pollock
Gordon
Elma
Highland
Volga City News
Henderson Trial Unlikely This Term Says Hawkeye Beacon
The Hawkeye Beacon reports that Judge W. L. Eichendorf faces many cases and only four weeks to handle Fayette county matters, making a re trial of M. W. Henderson unlikely to occur this term.
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W. L. Eichendorf
Fayette County
M. W. Henderson
Hawkeye Beacon
Weekend Visit By Opherud Family From Menomonie Wis
Mr and Mrs P BE Opherud and family of Menomonie Wisconsin spent the weekend in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Theo L Olson.
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P. BE
Opherud
Menomonie, Wis
Theo, L. Olson
Local notices from Elgin and area report visits and arrivals
Anna Dennler spends week at Rose Garber home. West Union visits by GC S Kniel and Mrs Fred Gehring. Egg prices expected to rise this fall per market observers. Mrs Ern Schori returns from Waukesha hospital greatly benefiting from treatment. Creighton Conner returns from Forest City. Lytle paving crew finished contract for the year. Ed Conner to rent second floor rooms in Enos building with outside stairway addition. three tenants in one house. The Sires family from Preston visits F L Sires in town. W H Pallock and Elma move to Town City for winter as daughter attends state university. Tani Friederich shows improvement at Decorah hospital. may return home Saturday. Fred R Bergs return from Bayfield summer vacation. Local query notes 47 widows in Elgin town limits.
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Adelia Larson
Leroy
Elkader
Ethel Mae Thoman
Eva Mae Frieden
Joe Lantz
Jacob Christen
Fred Hanson
John Friederich
Elmer Christen
Frank Thoman
McGregor Sight
Paul Bossard
Garnaville
Clarence Trickel
Ames
Hans Friederich
Decorah
Lillian Christen
Frank Christen
Christ Dennler
Roy Halverson
Agnes Olson
Near Gander
Fred Butikofer
Ellen
Edna Hanson
Elizabeth Christen
Orlin Mason
G. Mason
West Union
Ern
Albert Friederich
Hudson
Mary Schlupp
Mira
Will Lehman
Rosa Schlupp
Martin Hanson
Ern Baumgartner
Dan Sutter
Eliza Friederich
Jake Dennler
George Christen
Fred Dennler
Elgin
Ella
Anna Schupbach
Sam Lehman
Levi
Will Frieden
Ben Dennler
Sam Dennler
Martin Larson
Will Lantz
Edwin Nelson
Rose
Albert
Herman Schupbach
Hana Friederich
Decorah Hospital
Rudy Tschantz
Lenant
Christ Gregerson
Levi Frieden
Oelwein
Wm. Zaugg
Walag Rhy
Hine
Sebnet
Weatferd
Rose Friederich
Cornelius Zaugg
West Bend
Adolph Baumgartner
Ida‘ Meyer
Celia Meyer
Ern Lerch
G. Friederich
Jake Christen
George Leuchtenmacher
Loraine
Bart Evans
Mattoon
Ill
N. W. Evans
Kniel
Ed Conner
Hattie McKellar
F. W. Hughes
E. L. Morris
Hans Grether
Route 4
Anna Dennler
Rose Garber
GC. S, Kniel
Fred Gehring
Ern Schori
Waukesha
Wis
Creighton Conner
Forest City
Lytle Paving
Enos
John Falb
Falbis
Fred. Wedo
Melvin Nyborg
Vern Sires
Preston
Iowa
F. L. Sires
W. H. Pallock
Elma
Highland Township
State University
Tani Friederich
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Congress
Electric Park
Waterloo, Lows
L. S. Hutchinson
Elgin, Lews
Elgin State Bank
R. A. Crider Veterinarian
Elgin, Iowa
Scheri Brothers
Depot
J. Neasham
Cirepractor
Jakie Yearous, Jr
Cheery Valley News
Harvey Stoehr
Henderson
Dhce
Tion
Stoehr Drug Store
Fexall
Lan
THE
Elgin Echo
Fred R. Berg
Bayfield
Chrystal
J. A. Boleyn
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