Akron Register newspaper
Dated January 11, 1912

UNION CREEK NEWS:  (Special Correspondence)

On account of the cold weather and bad roads the services in the
Lutheran church were postponed.  There will be no services next Sunday,
as Rev. Nelson will be in Nathaniel.

At the annual meeting of the Lutheran congregation last week most of the
old officers were retained.  L.E. Ericson was elected trustee in place
of Hilder Johnson, who will leave for Minnesota in the spring.  P.
Anderson was elected janitor.  It was decided to dome extensive work to
improve the church in the near future.

O. M. Ericson went to Hawarden last Saturday to visit at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Harker.

Miss Mary Johnson, of Sioux City, came last Saturday for a few weeks
stay at the Godfrey Davidson home.

Mrs. Olof Ericson is visiting this week with her sister, Mrs. John
Sellberg.

Eddie Olson was a Sioux City visor the first of the week.

Sister Allie Gassman spent a couple of days the first of the week at the
home of her brother, Henning.

Mr. and Mrs. August Wiberg came down from McLeod, North Dakota, and
spent New Year's at the Wiberg home.  They returned last Saturday via
Oldham, S.D., the former home of Mrs. Wiberg.

Mrs. Engstrom and son, Emitt, of Beresford, and Mr. and Mrs. Hans
Peterson and little son, of Oldham, S.D., drove down from Beresford last
week, Thursday, for a visit at the Aug. Anderson home.  They returned to
their respective homes on Monday.

The sale and buffet supper last week, Wednesday, was a decided success,
both financially and socially.  A good crowd came out in spite of the
cold weather.  The Ladies Aid society extends hearty thanks to all who
so liberally helped make it a success.

At the annual meeting of the Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance association
all the former executive officers were re-elected:  Joe Johnson, John
Jamtgaard and the Ole Lyckken.  The financial report of the company is
as follows:
Insurance written during the year 1911, $556,920.00
Receipts, 1911, $10,464.30
Losses and expenses, $6,928.28
Balance on hand, $3,536.67
Policies on hand, 1,400
Total amount of insurance in force, $2,720,710.00

ADAVILLE ITEMS:  (Special Correspondence)

We are having the same kind of weather we heard our forefathers talking
about.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick on Thursday, January 4.

Some of the children are having the whooping cough.

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Tindall are the proud parents of a daughter, born
Sunday, January 7.

After spending the holidays under the parental roof, Miss Neva Stinton
returned Monday to her school duties at the Leander Clark College at
Toledo, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Attrill went to Palms, California, to be present at
the wedding of their youngest son, Ben, to a Miss Hauser, on January 6.

Miss Mary Brown left Sunday for Chamberlain, S.D., to resume her work as
teacher after spending the holidays with relatives here.

Miss Irene Morehead returned to LeMars on Sunday, where she is attending
high school.

Mr. Hauser, of Salem, S. D., visited his daughter, Mrs. W. M. Parker,
last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Oaks are keeping house for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Attrill,
while they are enjoying California weather.

CHATSWORTH CHAT:  (Special Correspondence)

Miss Mabel Kendrix, of Larchwood, Iowa, is visiting with her aunt, Mrs.
L. A. Dudley.

The Woodmen installed officers here Wednesday evening.  They invited in
a few friends and served a lunch, after which they had a jolly time
dancing.  The new officers are H. Meyers, James Gehan, L. A. Dailey, Wm.
Patrick, W. W. Ross, Dr. Roland, Roy Patrick in the order named.

D. K. Bennett attended the annual meeting of the Hawarden Telephone
Exchange at Hawarden Monday evening.  The same board of directors was
elected.

Victor Peterson and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a boy at
their home Wednesday morning.

Mona Meredith, of Akron, sewing at the Dalgleish home this week.

Mrs. Mohr, of Westfield, visited at the H. Mohr home over Sunday.

Mrs. Dalglesh, Mrs. Schafer and Mrs. Burnight went to Akron Wednesday
afternoon to attend the Catholic confession.

MILLNERVILLE SECTION:  (Special Correspondence)

Al Husted received word Tuesday that his sister's oldest daughter,
Lavina Batchelder, of Stickney, S. D., had passed through an operation
for appendicitis at St. Joseph's hospital, Sioux City.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Knapp opened their hospitable home to the high school
students Monday and a number of those living at a distance availed
themselves of the invitation to remain over night, instead of attempting
to face the storm home.

Isabelle Millner is suffering from a light attack of the prevailing
complaint, the grip.

The mail carriers got out to the Millnerville neighborhood Monday, but
were unable to bet back to Westfield against the raging blizzard of that
afternoon.

Lee May and Leo Mansfield helped Louis Beaulieu get his hogs to
Westfield Monday.

Dr. Brunner, of Westfield, was in the neighborhood on professional
business this week.  There is some sickness in nearly every family
hereabouts.

Will Brownawell took a load of shelled corn to Westfield Monday.

WESTFIELD WRITE-UPS:  (Special Correspondence)

Miss Viola Tilbotson came home Friday from a weeks visit at the Barr
home in Elk Point.

Rick Boden was down from Akron Friday.

The Catholic confession held here from Thursday until Sunday was well
attended in spite of the severe weather.

The exposure of the people in this vicinity to this real winter weather
has kept Dr. Brunner busy day and night.

Frank Tschampel and Paul Welch were Elk Point callers Wednesday.

Will Clementson has accepted a position in Mohr's hardware store.

Harold Stinehart is on the sick list this week, his father taking his
place at the livery barn.