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Local Nevis: Community Notes and Visits Across Town
A long list of social visits and travel notes fills the Local Nevis column. Residents including Walter Scott of Portland, L Krants the stock buyer, J W Swatson, Fred C Wentz and family, and many others are recorded visiting relatives, attending events, or traveling to nearby towns such as Blue Earth, Fairmont, Spencer, and Mason City. The piece also mentions local business moves, school staff changes, and a glimpse of crop and farm life, with notes on upcoming fishing season and a reflection on community hobbies and outdoor recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott
Portland
L. Krants
Esmex
J. W. Swatson
Sexton
Old Crontes
Fred C. Wentz
Blue Earth
Irwin Shellmeyer
West Bend
Milas Stella Mae Brean
Algona
H.C. Schweppe
Fairmont
Geo. McCutcheon
Spencer
Sheldon
Jerry Breen
Woden
J.D. Breen
Claus Daniels
Minn
Herbert French
H. A. French
Oscar Lingstrom
Mr. Lingretroma
W. J. Denton
Mra
Morence Hunter
Minneapolis
Alta Clement
Fred Ic. Wentz
John K. Rippentrop
Ben Beetiken
Mason City
the Park Hospital
Vietor
L. Lamoreux
Britt
W. Lamoreux
Kanawha
R. J. Lamoreux
Martin Nelson
Crystal’Lake
Claire Elke
Armetrong
G. Panukuk
Misa
Gretchen “Taylor
H. Panukut
Waterloo
Florence Hunter
Minne- Spolia
Ben. A. Meyer
Ovary
Funnemark
Weste
Br. G. Bruns
Helmer Beenken
Miss Beenken
Renwick
H. Daniels
Ladies Aid
Christian Reformed Church
Harry McElroy
Birt
Hbis
Geo, Newcomb
Hagle Grove
Otto Falk
J. W. Lamo
Ruth Hangen
Pearl Moore
Ruth
Pearl Kleist
Rochester
John Boekelman
German Township
Meyer
Missouri
Ozark Mountains
Iowa
Aix
Kossuth