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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1929
Page
3
Cheery Valley reports include Mrs Albert Butikefer and children visiting the George Christensen home. Louise and Lydia Dennler weekend guests at John Dennler. other visits among local families. a death as one of the area’s oldest settlers Fred Schlupp. Levi Frieden visiting Mrs Frieden and the new baby in hospital. Gemeent movements of Friederich, Butikofer, Dennler and Henson families. and various Sunday calls across Elkader region.
A fragment notes an event occurring a few days last week at the Fred Schlupp home. The text provides limited detail on what happened and names only the resident involved. No further facts are readable in the fragment.
Baptist Church notes outline Sunday April 14 English service 10 am Sunday school 11 am B Y P U prayer 7 30 pm English service 8 pm Thursday April 18 prayer 8 pm choir rehearsal 9 pm Our B Y P U program Sunday April 21 8 pm Captain Alfred Baechler program includes musical reading Bible questions Duet and speeches followed by a male chorus. Pastor Lauer welcomes attendees.
M E Church notes list worship at 10 a m and church school at 11 a m. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society meets Friday at 2 30 p m at Mrs Ida Patterson's. Ladies' Sunday school class of St Pauls M E were hosted by Mrs Lew Grover last Friday with 11 members and readings by Mrs Reichert and Mrs Shaffer. Dorothy DeSart visited sister Mrs Edgar Riser in Postville. Elgin U S A students returned to Fayette after a ten day vacation. Echo Office advertises adding machines and office supplies at low prices.
A rural sale this Friday and Saturday unloaded tractors and disks, including one Farmall and several 10-20 and 15-30 McCormick Deering models. Buyers Henry Mark and Sam Yosta acquired 10-20 units, a used tractor sold, plus cream separators, spring tooth harrows, a corn planter, and a walking plow. McCormick Deering cream separators come in varied sizes. disks and harrows boast edge-holding heat treatment.
Clara Nelson spent Monday with Signey Hanson. Mr and Mrs Martin Groth and daughters Winifred and Thelma visited Mrs G Groth. Thelma remained for a longer visit. Mrs Sven Blockhus and Celia cleaned for Anton Anders last week. Louise Meyer spent last Wednesday night at Henry Wilson's home. Reuben Mark and family spent Sunday with the parental home. Henry Amundson John Schneider and Halver Reierson shingled for Lou Martie Sr house. Henry Wilson family visited Erick Halverson home Sunday. Carria Lizzie Bilden the Nelson girls Signey Betnh Hanson Millard Bilden visited Hans Bilden home. Louise Meyer and pupils baked on the school ground last Saturday. Gottfred Kurth visited Hans Winkler Sunday afternoon. Ernest Larson and Loraine spent Sunday at parental Larson home. Mary Hankyn opens Saturday with Ed Hanson parents. John Kiple visited with his parents at St Olaf last week. S W Rubyer returned to Randalia after visiting with Mrs Theo Schmid. Tuesday, April 9, 2 of 48 cents per pound. Prices steady at El corits all winter until April 2 then dropped to 49 and again this drop of Tuesday.
Mrs Lydia Jacob and daughter Carrie alongside Rose Muelleman of Morton Illinois visited last week to see Fred Schlupp. Mrs Jacob is Mr Schlupp's sister and the sole surviving family member. A Kansas preacher jokes about salary raises for announcing his regular prayer meeting next Wednesday. The line implies the man who thinks he cannot is right.
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