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Newspaper
Emmetsburg Democrat
Location
Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1927
Page
5
Ruthven neighbors share reports of visits to Mason City Des Moines and Gowrie. Reverend L O Wigdahl marks forty years in Ruthven with special services and sermons. attendees include Oliver Wigdahl Toliefson and local congregants. Nearby families travel to celebrate and return, with multiple names and places listed among the town’s social notes.
Ayrshire News reports numerous local movements and visits. W R Murray and son Bobbie and Donnie Martin left for Omaha early week. Mr and Mrs W O Smith welcome a new daughter. Reves and Lyle Cottington returned to Reedsburg Wisconsin. J J Kahley spent Sunday with family. Mr and Mrs Wm Degnan welcomed a new son. Mr and Mrs P J Glaer spent Sunday with Ayrshire friends. Herold Hill returned home from Illinois. Rev and Mrs Roy Cox of Danbury were Ayrshire visitors. Mrs J M Kelly and son John called in Emmetsburg. Father Kelly of Graettinger visited J M Kelly. Ar and Mrs Seth Hoyer from Cylin were guests at J E Dailey. Ruth Horn assists at the Graettinger bank. Theresa Horgan spent a week at the Flaherty home in Rodman. Father Dunn went to Qmain. Mr and Mrs Chris Thompson were Major City visitors. Mrs John Thompson and family left for Des Moines. James Woods of Waterloo visited relatives. Albert Conlon left for Dubuque to attend summer school. Gene Mann and children from Spencer visited John Anglum. Paula Horn left for Jakes. will work in a tea room this summer. Maurine Kelly returned from Whittemore. Rosella Flaherty of Rodman visiting P Horgan. Jolanna Lynch left for a week in Des Moines. Mrs Dan O'Brien and Kate Whalen were Fort Dodge visitors. John Kelly drove to Graettinger for business. Mrs Melis and Emmetsburg shoppers.
Mallard column notes Miss Anne Wagner at home nursing her ill father and brother. Merle Perkins of Plover helps with Philip Wagner home. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Hahn left for Rapid City for a month, whose daughter lives there. Mrs Gookinham and daughter visit Ayrshire for business. Mr. and Mrs. Wetnhjieer and daughter visit Craettinger. Mrs. Weinholzer travels to Alexandris, Minnesota to visit son John. Mrs. Waggoner returns from Davenport. Esther Baxtrom, Lucia Turner, and Luella Kress attend Emmeteburz teachers' meeting. Mrs. Ridenour and daughter.
Mea John Jones and daughters Mikired and Genevieve with Mrs Wm Thompson and daughter Mise Wilma were visitors on Exm melaspure Thursday. Ayrshire guests included Fred Wagner Hilton Turner and Elmer Franks. Mrs R Rogers and daughter Jean left for Houston after weeks with Ayrshire kin. Greette visits his parents for Sunday. Earl Hayes family at Lost Island lake. George Freeman honored as business caller at Rodman. Inez Oregon reports to focal telephony office this week. Ben Murray from Emmetsburg. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Clet Oliver on Tuesday. Joe Mulroney of Emmetsburg a Cylinder visitor. T H Cullen attended a bank meeting in Whittemore. Cylinder State Bank stockholders held their annual meeting Tuesday.
The Graettinger community notes a Gleaners meeting at Miss Gudrid Naoe's home, visits by Mr and Mrs Charles Spies and others, shipping and travel to Rochester St Paul and Belmond, a St James boys game at Dunnell with a 16 to 1 loss, and multiple social calls. People include Ruth Horn Ayrshire, Ruth Raleigh, Grace McCarty, Gladys Johnson, Dr J M Reidy and Mrs Schmidt, K N Overland moving to Spencer, and local outings to Arnolds Park Milford and Lost Island state park.
Our Cylinder Letter Cylinder June 98 reports Streit of Sheffield visiting son Fred Streit and family. Mrs Freeman and daughter were Emmetsburg visitors. Chas Ballard of West Bend came Thursday. Reuben Gard family spent last week with Garner relatives. L T Mitchell of Emmetsburg in town Monday. R J Ladd traveled from Traer to attend funeral of P J Elbert. Ladd was once a tenant on Elbert farm. Victor Gard called from Emmetsburg. W C Ryan of Onawa looked after business matters. Seth Horey spent Sunday at Silver Lake and Ayrshire. Lou Hendrickson attended a Lost Island state park picnic. Fred Telford of Livermore was in town Saturday. Francis Slagle came from Marat.
Curlew Iowa notes a gathering of visitors and residents including Miss Anna Lund of New York visiting her sisters Eva and others after 17 years, plus extended family, nurses, and friends from Des Moines Fergus Falls Emmetsburg Ruthven Ringsted Linn Grove Cherokee and Emmetsburg. The report mentions dances, visitors, and a church aid gathering with local social details.
West Bend Iowa items note Sam Montag's Des Moines business visit and a Minnesota bereavement for Mrs. Christianson. Jon Kon gsback returned from Petersburg and will visit relatives. Local livestock and dairy shipments were reported. Numerous social visits include Elmer Falk, Pearl Bessler, Mrs Kelly, Mrs Andert, and other West Bend guests. Funeral attendance and district mail carriers' convention at Algona are listed among arrivals and departures.
President WH Sterley of the Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls plans a personal visit to each state summer extension school. He will spend a day in Spencer during the trip. Mrs BN Soper visited friends in Sheldon yesterday.
The circuit Luther league will begin at Armstrone on Saturday at 2 pm for a Noe service. Churches schedule next Sunday. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8. The Ladies' Aid Society meets Thursday at 2. The Y. M. C. A. 8 will tent in the evening at sight o'clock. Rev. A. K. Gaurd to officiate.
Bethany Lutheran Church announces no Sunday School or Divine worship at present. Members urged to attend the circuit Luther League convention at Armstrong. Mid week Bible study and prayer meeting at the bank Wednesday evening. Senior choir practice Thursday. Fourth of July picnic cancelled at Harrison Park. Pastor M. C. Thompson invites plans to attend next Sunday's convention at Armstrong. Communion service planned for Sunday duty 3 at 11. The League of Youth led service June 26 with praise songs, Betsy Ross story, flag talks, and a flag demonstration by Mrs. Kline.
Fragmented OCR note lists church members including Jeanie Merkle and Mary Kuber and mentions a Sunday service and attendance duties. It cites a pastor Ker, La Witterturg, with scattered names and a plan for a December service in Ged's word context.
Fragmented notice notes refunds and land adjustments tied to state widening projects. It mentions purchases, costs, and authorization for compensation related to parcels affected by public works. The readable text references land rights, refunds, and agency action without full details.
John Reagan acquires Milton Bakery, with ties to a Spencer bakery where he worked two years. The sale marks a notable shift for the former employee, who now takes possession of the Tuul bakery at Milton. Friends and local supporters celebrate his purchase as the week advances.
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