West Chester Notes Chronicle Ohio River Valley Life
John Auld family moved back to Delta while he remains Rock Island agent. Des Moines moveins. Elmer Nevins and Mrs Snyder new residents. Weather dampens corn prospects. rail traffic and logs moving to Kansas City. Local events include school start, pig and cattle shipping, and community renovations. Drowning of Raymond Mangold and wife mourned by neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Sept
John Auld
Delta
Auld
Rock Island
Elmer Nevins
Des Moines
Mrs. Snyder
Missouri
Crooked Creek
Kansas City
John Walton
Grover Walton
Will Hool
Wisconsin
Hugh Long
Carl G. Voorhees
Carl
Carl Walton
George Baker
Iowa
New Haven Weather Dampens Farm Threshing Hope
New Haven reports two days of sun followed by a wet rain discouraging farmers who have not threshed and doubt grain value. Grace Stattler began first grade at West Chester and finds school work promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Grace Stattler
West Chester
Seventy-Six News Roundup From Mrs. Liza Schaffer
Seventy six notes list sick list with Mrs Liza Schaffer and travels. John Gretter and Mrs John Gretter are named with a sick list. Kansas City cattle trip, Chicago visit, and Denver hospital nurse relations mentioned alongside school start with Miss Dorothy Allen. Extended visits include Mrs Ellis Shaffer from Iowa City at the Dayton home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gretter
John
Eury Henderson
Kansas City
Lloyd Miller
Betty Jean
Chicago
John Powell
76 Center School
Dorothy Allen
Carl Klein
Edd Hodles
Clara MccCrabb
John Powells
Henry Henderson
Denver
Colo
Cora
Ellis Shaffer
Iowa City
Milt Dayton
Pleasant Hill Social Notes and School Start
A. B. Carr and R. W. Ganon bought cattle in Kansas City last week. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Caldwell and baby visited with Franks Scranton family. McGinnis relatives hosted Audubon guests. Silas Cald wells welcomed Ed Chalupa and son Eugene. Pleasant Hill opened school with Miss Annetta McGinnis as teacher. Local students Edith Betty Bertha Beatrice Flora Helen Lester Clara Mable and Twila McGinnis listed among those attending high school this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
A. B. Carr
R. W. Ganon
Kansas City
Howard Caldwell
Betty
Frank Scranton
BK. M. McGinnis
Audubon
J. R. McGinnis
Ed Chalupa
Eugene
Silas Caldwells
Annetta McGinnis
Edith
Helen Carr
Bertha
Beatrice Kephart
Flora Dodds
Helen Caldwell
Lester McGinnis
Clara
Mable Telford
Twila McGinnis
Letts
Brighton Visitors and Fair Trip Highlights
Mr and Mrs Earl Neal attended the state fair at Des Moines last week. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Briggs and children of Little River Florida visit the Halbert Savage home. Mrs Sadie Savage returned with them after spending the summer at the Briggs home in Florida. They traveled by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
R. R
Earl Neal
Des Moines
Gilbert Briggs
Little River
Florida
Halbert Savage
Sadie Savage
Jriggs
Community meetings planned by Kalona evangelist Pecaut
Evangelist Loren F. Pecaut and wife will open a community meeting series at the Kalona Baptist church starting Sunday September 12. Mrs Pecaut will lead matinee prayer meetings midweek and Saturday will be children’s night. Mr Pecaut begins each evening with a live song service and the series continues for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kt. Ellis
C. L. Ellis
Marian Todd
June Conger
Aretha Roop
Velma Way
Linda Sorgenfrey
Lillian Dahlstrom
Clara Kaulkner
Loren FE. Pecaut
Kalon
Baptist Church
Loren E. Pecaut
Pecaut
Cecil Page
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Nellie Page
Kalona
McClane
South English
M. Miller
M. B. Hochstetler
Des Moines
H. B. Armour
R. V. Manatt
Sam
Stuttgart
Arkansas
Riverside
Levi Randall
Valley Dutch Creek fair delights crowds and volunteers
The third annual Dutch Creek fair in Valley drew large crowds for the daytime events including a pageant Scenes of the Past, mounted flag drill, livestock judging, and races. Washington Concert band provided evening music. A cafeteria supper served 250 to 300 plates. Local teachers and residents are noted among attendees and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley
Dutch Creek
Valley St. Paul's Evangelical Church
Keota
Marian Dunn
Washington Concert Band
Opal
Donovan Wallace
Cedar Rapids
Hame
Stella Ryals
Richland
Johnnie Nicoli
Maxine Churchill
Irma Black
Tyrone
W. J. Pfeifer
Chas. Churchill
Arline
Washington
Carl Black
Cloyce
Guy
Des Moines
Charles
Walter Mayer
W.D. Augustine
Walter Pepper
Local Social Notes From Crawford Area
Mrs Joe D Sehlatter and family join Ernest Seabranch and Hugh Conrad for a Saturday visit. Vere Goff and family return from Illinois after two weeks away. Alfred Keith buys a double deck of lambs and later a sheep. Dutch Row Threshing Co meets at Prospect school. Various neighbors visit and travel between Wayland and Crawford with minor exchanges of news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Ernest Seabranch
Hugh Conrad
Famly
Joe Sehlatter
Vere Goft's
Menna Fahrenberger
Alfred Keith
Omaha
Sam van Syce
Mayme
Joe Schlatter
Minnie Weaver
Wayland
Homer Weaver
Florence Conrad
Joseph Reschley Jr
Pleasant
Vere Goff
Donald Rex
Illinois
Milo M. Kempf
Missouri
Dutch Row Threshing Co
Prospect School House
Tom Lantz
Clever Wittmer
Jacob Schlatter
Lyman Johnson
Cider Mill Run Kingpin at Ivan Wyse Farm
Dan Orendorf manages the cider mill for Ivan Wyse this week while Ivan travels with his sister Mayme and other relatives to the Mennonite conference in Manson Iowa. Joe Nebal rushes to Colorado to be with their daughter Amanda in a sanitarium at La Junta.
Rural Iowa notices and farm sales in late county notes
Long list of local travel visits farm transfers and family news from Grace Hill Noble and surrounding townships. Mentions Perry Bain farm sale attempt Irvin Boshart win Wolfe property moves Elmer Mason And family to Wm Jugenheimer farm and local residents attending school sales fairs and state fair events with many named families and places across Keokuk Noble Galesburg Canton Muscatine Mediapolis Chariton and Washington.
Local Notes from Verdi and Cedar Schools Start
Mr and Mrs Chas Longer and children visited Des Moines to attend the Iowa state fair. Harmony school opened with seven students taught by Helen Jones. Cedar school began with Mrs A McCutcheon and aims to standardize under the directors. New baby for Glen Miller. Hopengardner returns from caring for Mrs Longer and Hal and plans a Wisconsin visit. John Evans travels to Richmond KY on business while Emil Fink Geo Evans and Edwin Griffith help unload gravel for Jas W Longer in Titus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdi
Route
Chas. Schiebel
Richard
Chas
Longer
Des Moines
Harmony
Helen Jones
Cedar
A. McCutcheon
Ben
Glen Miller
Hopengardner
K. Longer
Hal
Washington
V. S. Butts
Obiswa
Wisconsin
John Evans
Richmond
Kentucky
Emil Fink
Geo. Evans
Edwin Griffith
Jas. W. Longer
Titus
Union School Opens With Twenty Pupils In Washington
Bernice Maas reports from Route 3 that Union school opened Monday with Miss Hasty as teacher and twenty scholars. Local families including the Bears Myers Maas and Belles were seen in Washington. A near accident occurred when Mark Koening’s car slid off the bank near Roy Thatcher’s bridge. Thatcher and Maas helped recover the vehicle. Farr and Glenn Hasty delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Union School
Miss Hasty
Clayton Bear
Harley Myers
Wm. Myers
Ray Belle
John Maas
Truman
Jim Christensen
Casey
Mark Koening
Roy Thatchers
Roy Thatcher
Milton Maas
Farr
Glenn Hasty
Clara Wallace Visiting Family in Davenport and Local News
Miss Clara Wallace of Davenport spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Geo Wallace. Mr and Mrs H Rademaker and son Charles were Washington visitors Saturday. Duane Hazen visited Washington last week. Elsie Wallace left for Grundy Center to teach this year. Oregon No. 3 school began Monday with Viola Rademaker as teacher. Elizabeth Campbell left for Washington to attend high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott McKinstry
John McKinstry
New Haven
Clarence Fulton
Merle Stattler
S. J. Stattler
Hazel
Carrie Stouffer
West Chester
Frank Smith
Pilt Chemaler
Marion Smith
Della Neal
Raymond Wikoff
Helen Darlene
Alvin Strum
Kansas
Visi
John Kupka
Eva Strum
Marion Wells
A. R. Strum
Katie Hart
Jerome
Robert
Burlington
August Hart
Raymond Mangold
Cal
John Mangold
Dublin
Raymond
Shan Davis
H. A. Engle
Eugene
Ralston
Oklahoma
Bethany
Missouri
Belle Brinton
Des Moines
Phyllis Woodford
Oskaloosa
Grace Hill
Ed Rehmeb
Miss Irma
B. F. Reitel
Muscatine
St. Petersburg
Florida
B. F. Beitel
Clarence Beitel
Chas
Strohm
Titus Merchant
J. K. Sherlock
Martin Blick
Donald MacLauchlin
Freda Dunbar
Chas. McKinstry
Harlow Engel
Ben Romie
Clara Eneel
Harlow
Ellen Decker
Mark Waggoner
Pleasant
Wes Engel
Rott
Blick
Nichols
Washington
Ira Mikse
Ainsworth
Route 2
Clara Wallace
Davenport
Geo. Wallace
Elizabeth Campbell
Local Folks Facebook Married and Visiting in STRINGTOWN
In STRINGTOWN on Sept 8, Elmer Bain and wife visited William Eicher. Illinois visitors, Graber family, stayed at J. J. Rich's. Louis Case and Nellie Hesseltine wed in Washington Monday evening and will visit Indiana relatives. Various locals assisted at homes and hosted clubs. Miss Mary Borders boards at J. J. Rich's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stringtown
Elmer Bain
William Eicher
Peter Graber
Illinois
J. J. Rich
Florence Christner
Ed Widmer
Emery Leichty
Max
Glenn
C. C. Christner
J. W. Widmer
Noah
S. Louis Case
Washington
Nellie Hesseltine
J. W. Hesseltine
Peter R. Schantz
Mary Borders
Clarence Goff
P. W. Widmer
D. W. Widmer
G. W. Mast
Braden Threshing Company Meeting Set At Maxwell Home
The postponed business meeting will be held Tuesday evening at the C. M. Maxwell home. Verl Maxwell and a friend Mr. Kellar traveled from Mt. Pleasant to spend the day. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Witting visited the Ode Ferguson family in Washington. Mrs. F. M. Smith returned to Washington after several days in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braden
Braden Threshing Company
C. M. Maxwell
Verl Maxwell
Kellar
Mt. Pleasant
Sam Witting
Ode Ferguson
Washington
F. M. Smith
Local Social and Farm Notes from Galesburg Area
Wayne Lawrence Krantz and sister Nellie return from visit in Galesburg while relatives visit in Wapello. Alfred Erickson to Chicago with hogs, back via Mt Pleasant. Wallace Carson and the Maxwells spend in Muscatine. Frank Sands buys 45 head of sheep from Zickefoose. Miller couple travel to California for two months. Owens of Fairfield assume farm duties. Crawford family moves to Mt Pleasant. older sons to Iowa Wesleyan. Lois Davidson to Minneapolis to teach. Arch Huston and others return from Des Moines state fair. Vollmer brings home a new International tractor. Moorhead buys 600 bushels corn from the Crawfordsville elevator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Lawrence Krantz
Nellie Krantz
Galesburg
Illinois
Doy Johnston
Margaret Evelyn
Wapello
Alfred Erickson
Chicago
Mt. Pleasant
Elza Crawford
Harold
Horace
Iowa Wesleyan College
Lois Davidson
Clarence Moorhead
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Arch Huston
Cecil Korf
Everette
Virgil
Des Moines
Lloyd Vollmer
Sam Havenstein
Family News From Dublin Area Bids Sympathy and Visit Notes
The community records illness in the Robertson baby and lists sympathy for the Mangold family after the loss of Raymond Mangold. Visits include Blanche Jenkins with Hugh Wolfe, Zeno Tinnes and family to James Charpenings, and Howard Brown Elyn Martin to Washington. Mrs Nick Tinnes travels to Springville for her sister’s illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Jenkins
Hugh Wolfe
Hardscrable
Zeno Tinnes
James Charpenings
Mable Sayre
Washington
Howard Brown
Elyn Martin
Nick Tinnes
Springville
Ness
Curtis Mitchell
Nublin
John Mangold
Raymond Mangold
Yeir
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. D. Dayton
Liza Schaffer
Earl Kephart
Prody A. Borkoski
Tom Lahey
Wm. Smith
Wm Plank
Sherman Lahey
Clifford Lahey
Lisle McGuigan
Chillicothe
L. C
Vernon Britton
Mary Britton
University of Ta
Muriel Stransky
Ss. A. L
Sam Manatt
University of Iowa
Gail Frye
Drake University of Des Moines
Arthur Weidenhoeff
Quincy
Duke
Clay School
Mildred Woodford
Eugene Robinson
Ft. Morgan
Colorado
A. Robinson
Guthrie Center
W. W. Stephens
A. J. Morgan
Warren Morgan
Ray Woodford
American Legion
Betty Lou
Eli Spedell
Miller Bros
Olds
Noble
C. E. Roth
Coppock
Ezra Wittmer
Nobel
Keokuk
Sarah Unsicker
Aaron Martin
Hope+dale
Canton
Perry Bain
Edd Wolfe
Wolfe
Irvin Boshart
Elizabeth Henderson
Walter Henss
Jane
Aim Brooks
Warry Brooks
Charles City
John Taylor
Ike Allen
Taylor
Elijah Hasty
Albert Maas
Fred Mouser
Effie Porter
Harry Reschley
Mable Roth
Elmer Mason
Wm. Jugenheimer
Crawfordsville
Myrtle Rieke
Lillian Clea
Ellanor Sulkey
John Fredrickson
Donald Smith
Otto Stopp
Goranson
Frederickson
Rex
Orlin
Do. M. Maxwell
Lewis Smith
Malcomb
Roy Smith
Rex Smith
Grover Booth
Naomi and
Doris
Delbert Maxwell
M. Maxwell
Leland Maxwell
Boyd Twinam
Bernice Maas
Wilbur Schantz
Wallace Carson
Paul Maxwell
Frank Sands
Carlos Zickefoose
C. R. Miller
California
Walter Owens
Fairfield
Acti Gat
Assii
Thei
Pert
Zeno
D. C. Robertson
Howard Reighard
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