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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1928
Page
6
A sweep of small town posts from Elgin covers visits from Oelwein residents Bertha Megley and Mrs B Weibel, plus Ida Olson of Chicago and Mrs Will Cooley from Decorah. Numerous health updates, church and school notices, a birthday celebration at the Huebner home, local sales pitches, and community event reminders from April.
George W. Fertig formerly of Elgin died suddenly in Dubuque on April 4 1928 after a morning headache. He lived in Dubuque the last eleven years and had worked at Farley and Loetscher Mfg Co He was a member of the First Presbyterian church and Woodmen of the World. He is survived by his widow Julia Christ and several siblings and relatives from Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota. Interment was in Charles City where he was born May 4 1877.
The second division of the M. E. Aid Society holds a community sale at the Elgin town hall on Saturday afternoon April 21. Donations are gladly accepted and thanked with emphasis on items for children. Ladies urged to attend and bring unneeded items during house cleaning time.
Mrs C S Kniel and Mrs T W Dean hosted a bridge party Friday evening with Easter themed decorations. High score went to Mrs Fred Gehring and low to Mrs Frank Greenley. Mr and Mrs E L Morris were entertained at the G H Falk home Sunday and at the C B Schori home Monday. Robert Steele has been ill with tonsillitis this past week.
The Board of Railroad Commissioners of Iowa denied most of the Rock Island Railway Company petition to establish interstate passenger service between the Iowa Minnesota line Burr Oak Decorah Waukon Postville and Cresco. A hearing at West Union on September 23, 1926 sustained citizen objections to eliminating local Cedar Rapids to Decorah service. The board granted a certificate of convenience and necessity only for specified intrastate routes with three prohibitions, while the balance of the application was denied.
In memory of my husband Henry Hanson who passed away one year ago April 11 1927. No one knows the silent heart aches Only those who have lost can tell of the grief borne in silence from his grieving wife Mrs Adelia Hanson
The Ladies' Missionary Society plans this Friday with Mrs J D Shafer. Program topics include Devotional A Swaightway Toward Tomorrow, Widening Horizons, Radiating Influences of a Mission Station, and Mystery Box. Miss Hattie MacKellar acted as notary for naturalization cases. visitors include Hal Cave and Thelma Carmelion. New side curtains are available from Lofse.
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