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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1924
Page
5
A Portland Oregon man employed at the post office for four years died after an accidental fall. Authorities have not released further particulars about the scoldént.
Anus Peden Mra Anna Frieden died March 30 at home with her son Ben Frieden. A pioneer, advanced in years. Thanks extended to neighbors and friends who assisted and to those who sent floral tributes. Special thanks to choir Legion Boy and car owners, businesses that closed during service. Nancy Baldwin John Baldwin and family and Nieces express gratitude.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy. Also offering dry cord wood for sale at seven dollars per delivered cord. Includes garbled names and a note about Berg being called to her Kore at Migin pi.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a cotitatnard, hours, and a nostrila with unclear action. No coherent event or entities are readable to identify people, places, or organizations.
A garbled note mentions planes at a fair exhibit and praise for the quick work observed. The fragment hints at aeronautical displays and efficient operation, but lacks clear names, places, dates, or outcomes.
Local fragment describes a two day spring hat sale at Bigin Millinery Store with prices for Landsea pattern hats and children’s hats. It also includes assorted town news from West Union with mayoral results, a horse injury case, climate notes, and a note on meter reading date changes.
Iowa police report a 20 percent rise in coffee prices with Brazil blamed for market control. Sioux City jobbers say 276000 bags of coffee arrive in the United States as average consumption stands at 26000 bags, accusing speculators and government policy of driving the unprecedented green coffee price increase.
A wartime name change clarification states Petrograd was renamed Leningrad in postal records. Residents in Petrograd during the war should address letters to Leningrad for proper delivery at the St. Petersburg post office.
A garbled report cites a death of Gerald McBride aged two amid rat fever concerns and a specialist pronouncement. It notes fines paid to bootleggers and hootch crimes across several counties, with Polk leading at 85,650 dollars and Webster, Wood, Linn, Allamakee, and Buchanan counties cited for various sums.
Elen Gow reports total cows tested 283 across 26 herds with 4 pure bred sires purchased. Alfalfa now costs $24.50 to $26.00 a ton, raising roughage cost though feed costs stay near February levels. Seventy percent milk tests improved with better feeding. two members bought top sires, one replacing a scrub. The high testing herd belonged to F. D. Welch. notable cows include Edwin Keuger’s high teat cow.
Saturday evening and Tuesday morning fire alarms sounded near Bikader as a Prairie Electric Service Co sub station overheated and burned. Repairs began next morning at about 8 30. A young Pow ell girl found matches in her room and lit them igniting bedding before causing fumes to fade.
The Mtady Club meets next Monday evening at the home of Mrs John Smith. A social program is planned with readings and discussions including My Favorite Superstition The Land of Coffee The Land of the Big Ditch and other items. Mrs Hemiterson and Mrs Berg are listed as participants.
An antisign movement grows in Kansas City ahead of a Shriner convention, led by merchants seeking regulation of road signs. Debate centers on banning or restricting displays, with arguments about property rights and advertisement revenue. The piece also covers farm economics from dairy, grain cleaning, and the role of local advertising in boosting town trade.
On Tuesday evening April 4 at 8 p.m a special meeting of the Eastern Stars will be held with Mrs Myrtle Whey, the Worthy Grand Matron, in attendance. Invitations have been sent to West Union and Clermont chapters. Work to be done and a social time to follow. All members urged to attend.
Baptist church notes outline Sunday activities including Sunday school at 9 30 or 10 AM, dinner at 12 30, senior and committee meetings at 1 PM, English service at 2 PM, and a Bible study on Colossians. Mrs M E Hows of Marathon visits the Roberts home. Mrs John Palh visited her sister Mrs Heubner in Postville last Friday and Saturday.
The town hall held municipal elections with mayor, treasurer, and assessor fielding single candidates. Mayor Gus Gunderson won 193 votes. Kane candidate Mel Kohler received 4. The ballot shows multiple candidates for council seats with high tallies for five top finishers. Voter turnout was 260 with 163 men and 102 women. A sewer system proposal failed 178 to 54 with 232 votes cast.
Transfers reported by W. J. Rogers include Mary J. Monnahan to M. J. Monnaa han for LG B10 Elgin, $1.00. Edward Grimm et al to John H. Smith 646 and 24 BK Bate, $13400. Benson family transfers in Elgin area total $1.00 and $2000. Badia Conner to Citizens State Bank Elgin NW NW 27 and W1-8 BW NW sec 27-84-7, L.00. C H Modberry et al to Charles Rothitsberger NW 3-93-7, 926250. J W Miller and Mary Miller to John E Smith SW 32-94-7, $6000. Winetiesee and Pred King to Peor M Rangan, Charles Wander to Edith Alton, Carl Halverson to Julia Konudtdon.
The Bible Class of the M E L church meets Friday evening April 4 with Mrs C Fritz hosting. Program includes music, roll call response, commandments, prayer by Mrs Klingman, Beatitudes, review of lesson, introducing April S S, Lessoba by Mrs W Patterson, reading Behold all Men seek after Thee by Mrs Halatenson, and a business meeting.
The Bf. E. Church extends an invitation to worship next Sunday with all services. Evening church night is Thursday at 7 30 oclock with a social time after the Spworth League study hour. Friday Bible class meets with Mrs Emmer Patterson. Hymns 128 for March and 207 for April noted.
Notice to dog owners says licenses are due now with penalties after the delinquency date. Fees are 1.00 for a male or spayed female and 3.00 for a female. County Auditor J. Ofine notes the firemen did not meet Monday due to the municipal election. meeting moved to Tuesday and another meeting will be held soon. Also mentions Albert Klingman traveling to Timber Lake South Dakota on business, and various local social notes about residents.
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