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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1929
Page
7
Misa Agnes Bilden is listed as the local editor for Clermont Iowa Fayette County. The notice notes Clermont in Iowa as a second class matter post display.
Saturday evening March 80 the school board re-elected the current teaching staff who applied for positions. The lineup includes Helen Phelps English and Latin Clarice Johnson athletics home economics and science Anna Bigley 5th and 6th grades Viola Roland 4th Madeline Brinken 2nd and 8th Norine Boley primary. Those not seeking positions were Mildred Shelton Mabel Law Jer and Superintendent L D Hungerford. Elected principal E J Kaltenbach to succeed Hungerford as superintendent.
Iowa facts from the Iowa Press Association report broadens on state industry. It notes manufactured goods valued at 756 million dollars, 741,989 registered cars, and Iowa’s electricity output surpassing 1.5 billion kilowatt hours in 1928. It cites corn area and yield totals, Newton as a major washing machine center, and mentions local social notes from the Ladies Aid Society gathering and Davenport visitations.
Margaret Fox went to Waterloo for employment last Tuesday. John Gunderson returned from wintering at home to Minneapolis. Mrs. Dora Nelson returns to Fenimore Wisconsin from her winter stay with her son. Mrs Peter Carlin left for Hettinger North Dakota after staying with the Sheehy family for her mother’s funeral. Gust Olson fractured arm and is in a sling. Mrs Herman Rolfs and son Harlan visited Mon ticello and returned home. Lucille Lubke sprained wrist while roller skating and wears a sling. Rev. G Gunston traveled to Waupaca for his aunt’s funeral and will return by Friday night. Joe Brorby underwent ruptured appendix surgery at Postville hospital and is improving. Community visitors in Oelwein included several local families and neighbors. Sophomore class held a birthday surprise party for Myrtle Bilden with Bunce and Somerset providing entertainment.
Mrs John Learn and daughters visited her parents in Clermont last week. Mrs Dan Kloster recently returned from the West and visited daughter Mrs Clarence Nesvick. Marion Scott and children spent Sunday with his mother near Castalia. Victor Guyer visited homefolks Sunday. Melvin and Julian Evenson visited Sunday evening with Marion Scott and families. A farm bureau meeting was held at the West Union courthouse last Wednesday. Rozanna Johnson of Clermont visits grandparents Mr and Mrs John Nelson. Mrs J C Matthews visited the B C Wagner home Sunday afternoon. Mrs H K Johnson and children were guests at the Learn home last Thursday. Tom Hanson and son visited West Union Hospital Sunday to see his sister, Mrs Peter Neavick. Harvey Guyer and son from Fayette were guests at the B G Guyer home Sunday. Mrs Anna Coffman and daughter were callers Monday at the Guyer home. Mrs Arthur Gage and two children spent Monday with Mrs Earl Becker.
The goat may not replace the cow as a milk source but can aid families with limited space or funds. The milk goat industry here is in infancy, with few superior milk goats, while Europe treats the goat as the “poor man’s cow” and a thriving livestock sector.
Otto Vasby of Clermont offers first class papering and painting services with guaranteed results and potential savings. The notice also mentions the birth of a ten pound boy to Mr and Mrs Dan Kioster near West Union on Tuesday April 2, and a note about Mrs Kloster formerly being Mrs Ethel Aaries from Alemite Service Lofstuen’s Tire Shop.
East Church offers morning Norwegian services with Holy Communion at 11 o'clock. West Church conducts afternoon Norwegian Divine service with Holy Communion at 2 30 p m. Luther League program scheduled for 7 30 o'clock in the evening. Gunsten pastor.
The first northbound steamboat of the season passed Guttenberg last Wednesday. The towboat C. C. Webber led six heavily loaded barges upriver with ample nine foot channel depth and no buoys needed due to high water. The Webber, bound for the twin cities, carried a heavy load and good river conditions marked the opening of the season.
Advisory from H. D. Hughes at the Agricultural Experiment Station urges dusting seed corn with a commercial dust before planting. The treatment costs about 98 cents per acre and helps prevent seed molding during a cold wet spring. Nearby social notes mention Anns Marcella Robbins visiting Montauk and several local residents traveling or visiting relatives, including Mrs. Mary Adson and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Landsgard.
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