Lost Island Social Notes From Last Week
Mr Kaute Sverson and family were surprised by neighbors and friends Tuesday afternoon. Rever and Sanda delivered a sermon and a meal was served. Andrew and Chas Lande returned from Minnesota. Mesdames Andrew and Ole Lande dined with Mrs. Lewis Thorson. Mrs Iverson’s daughter attended a sale. Danish Ladies Aid members attended. Mrs. Lewis Petersen visited at the Bonstead home. Mrs Anfin Rierson called on the Iversons. Mrs. John Hovuhus visited Graettinger. Mrs. Olsen and daughter Mable called on Initia Iverson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaute Sverson
Sanda
Tyerson
Andrew
Chas. Lande
Minnesota
Mesdames Andrew
Ole Lande
Lewis Thorson
Johnson
Iverson
Hia Sale
Lewis Petersen
Anton Bonstead
Anfin Rierson
Knut Iverson
John Hovuhus
Graettinger
Olsen
Mable
Miss. Initia Iverson
SUSS SCHOOL NOTES FROM RURAL IOWA AREA
Chris Carlson returned Thursday from Mason City. Mrs. Chris Christoffersen was very sick last week. P C Jensen visited Ruthven on Monday. Peter Jorgensen and family moved onto the farm recently vacated by his son Herman. Romaise Martinson and Oliver Lande traveled to Estherville Saturday for a few days and returned Monday. Miss Ollie Boustead is on the sick list this week. Pat O Rourke and family left Wednesday for their new home in Jackson county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Carlson
Mason City
Chris Christoffersen
P.C. Jensen
Ruthven
Peter Jorgensen
Herman
Romaise Martinson
Oliver Lande
Estherville
Ollie Boustead
Pat O'Rourke
Jackson County
Peignoir as Church Gown in South Seas Dress Drama
Beatrice Grimshaw recounts a South Seas laundress wearing a lace trimmed peignoir to a Sunday church, provoking amusement. A poppy toque and Parla dress copies sparked island fashion fervor as native ladies attended a dance in replica attire. The bride wore multiple silk gowns through the reception, stunning observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Grimshaw
South Seas
Chilch
Gravel Pit School and Community Notes Color Local Lives
A diary of rural life includes Chris Jacobsen shooting a red fox near home, Sunday visits with Misa Ida Thompson and various neighbors, attendance at a Guerdette sale, and numerous social calls. Residents attend literary and dances, with several families traveling to Graettinger and New York, while school attendance fluctuates and social visits continue through the week at multiple farms and homes.
Local notes from North Vernon and area events
Mil lerke sale near Osgood drew J M Resh while Sam Broom spent days in Minnesota last week. Larkin Club members hosted a surprise supper for Mr and Mrs Blaine Wolfe with oysters and other dishes. The gathering wished the couple success in their new home at the Moshier and Jackson farm as Mt Elia has moved there. Blaine Wolfe was reported sick during the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Broom
Minnesota
Larkin Club
Blaine Wolfe
Wolfe
Mt. Elia
Jack
Blaine
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Braveboth
Tidwieye
Epworth Langue
North Pacific Coast
Rock Island Lines
el Paso
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Tol Ae
Vannov
Grarttinger
Iowa
Mesdames Dubn and
Rasmus Aow
SUSS
Peignoir
South Sea
Gravel Pit School
Chris Jacobsen
Misa Ida Thompson
Joe Amdahl
Rosa ‘Peterson
Kunt Amdahl
C. B. Larson
Guerdette
Palo Alto
George Amdahl
Emmet
Art Amdahl
Joe Amdah
A. C. Jensen
Jim
E. B. Osher
Spring Grove School House
Ida Thompson
Alfred Nelson
Maria Jacobsen
Otto Spies
Emma Osher
Mrs
Aifed Nulgop
Knut Amdahl's
Edward Westfall
Katherine
William Maher
Mr.and
Mrs. Mortensen
A. C. Jengen’s
John Rathman
Arno Hunter
Mother
John Wilson
Josie Wilson
Mrs. Rathman
Archie Kieth
John Wilson's
Clarence Mortensen
Andrew Duus
Herman Worl
Robert Elsenbast
Wilson's
Lewis Larson
Jim Jacobsen
North Vernon
J. M. Resh
Osgood
A. J. Johnson
Lowa
Palo Alto County
Central Real Estate Dealers Association
United States
Shaye
Palo County
Dakotas
Wisconsin
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