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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1935
Page
8
A long list of social calls and gatherings fills the Hlyria column. Guests include Della Chapman Elgin Elgin awaiting quilting assistance and numerous relatives visiting in Elgin Cheery Valley and Wadena. The Farm Bureau meets at the church April 17 followed by neighborhood visits and home dinners.
Oak Grove News lists multiple Sunday visits and greetings among local families. Guests include Guy Whitford and family of Volga City, J M Shaffer and family, Mr and Mrs George Gilson of Epworth, Mr and Mrs Howard Shaffer, Darlene Yearous, Corrine Wenger, Bert Allen, Homer Hill, George Boyle was hospitalized in West Union for bronchitis and asthma, and Melchr Luchsinger celebrated his 77th birthday with relatives.
Cheery Valley residents shared meals and visits through the week. Numerous families including the Butikofers Olsons Ellvers Hansons and Meyers hosted or joined relatives and neighbors for dinners and weekends, with wood chopping bees and weekend stays noted in Hawkeye Illyria and West Union areas.
The report lists several local residents who attended a show in West Union that evening and various dinner and social visits. Names include Bert Thoman with daughter Ethel Mae, Frank Christen and family, L Christen household hosts, Herman Schupbach, Jakie Lehman, G Friederich, Arthur Friederich, Johnnie Friederich aiding at Blockhus Bros. farm, Yearous and Foxwell visitors, Joe Baumgartner, Edwin Hanson, Mrs. John R. Schmid and Marie, Rosa Schlupp, Martin Hanson, Ernest Christen, Lucy Christen, and Clara Muehlenthaler with Louie Lehman relations.
A lengthy 1861 will of John Patterson of Elkader divides land and property among six sons three daughters and a widow. The Patterson heirs received parcels in Clayton and Fayette counties and $1600 shares of personal property. The family formed United Brethren Church of Wagner township in 1879. the church later became owned by a farm bureau.
Congressman Fred Biermann, a former newspaper publisher, urged Farm Administration officials to have bills written by editors. Irl Hudson of WMT attended a show at Elgin opera house Saturday night. Chicago police prescrib e heroic castor oil doses to drunks. The whipping post has been abolished in most states as cruel and inhuman.
Guttenberg river observers believed the crest of the present high water epidemic was reached when a stage of 15.1 feet was recorded on Wednesday. They expect a sharp decline in the water within a week if no further heavy rains occur up north, while noting the spring flood has hindered work on river locks and dam projects.
The Sioux City Journal argues Republican leaders must unite to leverage a strong chance to regain power. It notes England’s vote on dole versus work relief shows lower administration costs for the dole and suggests adjustments to the system may be needed. Readers are urged to acknowledge local newspaper ads.
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