Elgin School Finance Q A Highlights Tuition and Band Fees
The Elgin schools reveal details on tuition, with $12 per month for high school and $1 to $1.50 monthly for lower grades. There are 64 tuition pupils, up from 51 last year. The school board provides no general funding for activities. athletics and clubs rely on public attendance and self-supporting efforts. The band charges $2.00 per month for director Mirick, and overall running expenses have decreased slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patie
Schooh
Elgin
Mirick
School aids and equipment praised by community groups
The Girl Scouts donated gym equipment and the glee clubs funded plays that supplied music. A new piano was bought from plays, a trophy case from athletic funds, and the Class of 1923 donated the front curtain for the auditorium stage. The campus ranks highly for physics, science, and library resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Fund
Theanus
Dasa
Self Supporting School Activities and Civic Studies
The district reiterates all school activities are self supporting, with community backing noted. Sixth grade begins Civics and Citizenship studies. health talks by Miss Lucy McMichael covered all rooms. nurse visits limited by Xmas seal funds. comprehensive student health records exist. Glee Clubs prep for commencement. Mabel Bennigan stars in Upper Iowa senior play. visitors arrive from Clermont and nearby schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Moore
la Porte City
Elgin
New Hampton
Clemens
Lucy McMichael
Glee Clubs
Mabel Bennigan
Madam Atherton
Upper Iowa
Clermont
Jacobs
Rafferty
Dugstad
Kruger
Dibble
Monnahan Home Burned In County Fire
The Monnahan residence, built in the 1860s and one of the county’s oldest homes, burned last Thursday morning. Sparks from a chimney or a defective chimney are suspected as the cause. Insurance covered only about 1,800 dollars for the building, with losses including household goods. Neighbors aided during the blaze and the Monnahan family expresses gratitude for the help received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike J. Monnahan
An Monsshan
Wilk Kean
Equiper
Henry Feller
Mr. Monnahan
Banks Need A Guaranty, Cedar Rapids Gazette Note
A terse Cedar Rapids Gazette item cites Vern Marshall and M. Ly poset noting a demand for a guaranty from banks. The compact report highlights the push for lender assurance amid unspecified financial concerns.
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Vern Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
M. Ly Poset
Elgin Becomes A Busy Horse Market
A. W. Falb prefers talking horses to meals and has traded about 70 to 80 head this past winter. Farmers know he buys and sells, with much activity centered at the Falb barn. He keeps from one to six hauling teams and is loading gravel for the county, with several more carloads planned before summer road work begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Falk
Falb
Hawkeye Bank Closes Doors for Reorganization
The First State Bank of Hawkeye closed Friday due to depleted reserves and aims to reopen for business. The notice mentions a depleted reserve as the reason for the shutdown, with no explicit timeline provided. A promotional line follows about reserving seats for a minstrel show titled the Big Minstrel Show.
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Hawkeye Bank
First State Bank of
Hawkeye
Spring school events and a big baseball opener
Visitors from West Union attended the school as spring flowers bloomed. The first primary featured Trilliums and Bloodroots while the sixth grade finished a booklet with state pictures. The high school opens its baseball season next Friday at 4 PM against Postville and Miss Anna Larrabee will award the third house medal amid freshman competition. Mr Mirick is organizing county bands for spring concerts including Elgin in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denderson
Tatro Buser
Roy Buser
Hoover
Rush
Cox and Smith
West Union
Postville High
Anna Larrabee
Mirick
Elgin
Newly Dyed Shoes Poison Wearers
Carl Schori and Kenneth Evans were poisoned last week after wearing freshly dyed shoes. They fell ill briefly, with diagnosis initially unsure before the shoes were blamed. The boys recovered, but the incident warns against wearing recently dyed footwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schori
Kenneth Evans
Baptist Church Notes Easter Services and Choir Cantata
Sunday April 17 features an Easter service in German at 10 a m and Sunday school at 11 2 m with a church dinner at 12 15 p m. The choir will present an Easter Cantata at 2 p m and the junior choir will perform two numbers. Evening service is omitted. Wednesday April 20 7 p m services at Brainard. Thursday April 21 8 p m prayer meeting. Junior choir meets at 9 p m. All are welcome to attend. Ph Lauer Pastor.
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Vologa
Brainard
Ph. Lauer
Henry Hanson Dies After Long Illness
Henry Hanson died Monday after a prolonged battle with illness that leaned hospital care since fall. He was treated at McGregor hospital Rochester Minnesota and for the past month at Postville hospital. Funeral at his brother Theodore’s home in Elgin at one o clock with Rev Start officiating then to Apostolic church for further services by Rev Bannart of West Bend. Burial in Apostolic cemetery. An obituary will appear in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahi Tives
Hanson
McGregor Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Postville Hospital
Theodore
Elgin
Apostolic Church
Bannart
West Bend
Apostolic Cemetery
Easter Sunday at M. E. Church With Baptism and Program
The M. E. Church outlines Easter Sunday worship at 10 o'clock with a baptism reception and holy communion instead of preaching. At 10:45 the Sunday school Easter program features a primary pantomime What the Bluebird Told the Lily, plus songs and recitations from other classes. No evening service. Dr Will Kirwin of Fayette conducts the mid year meeting today with 4:15 p m sessions for parents and teachers discussing home papers. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohair
Will Kirwin
Fayette
Ring of Rama Krishniah pageant at St Pauls supper
A church gathering at St Pauls features a supper served for a dime followed by a brief business meeting led by Dr Kirwin, a young people pageant titled The Ring of Rama Krishniah, and an illustrated address on The Family and the Home by Dr Kirwin. Ernest J Starr, pastor, invites worshipers and friends.
Iowa History Week Set For April Twenty Third Week
The coming week April 18 to 23 is designated Iowa History Week. The State Historical Society at Iowa City and the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs initiated the event last year. A short high school pageant titled The Pioneers has been prepared, celebrating early Iowa storylines and pioneer hospitality amid hardship.
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State Historical Society
Iowa City
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Helen Field Fischer
Iowa
Elgin's Oldest Mason August Benson Receives 50 Year Active Status
August Benson, Elgin's oldest Mason, earned 61 years of membership across Bezer Lodge 135 McGregor Clermont Lodge 160 and Silver Leaf Lodge 518. His 50 years active certificate will be awarded after a one year lapse between McGregor and Clermont, granting life membership and dues exemption. Also notes Silver Leaf's 1891 charter members and local social items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Benson
Masonic Lodge
Benson
Bezer Lodge
McGregor
Clermont
Silver Leaf Lodge
CG. T. Schmid
Jos. Butler
August, Benson
Union Has New Spring Dress
The Fayette County Union adopts a new body type 7 point Ionic No 5, smaller in size to fit more reading matter per column while easing eye strain. The note mentions Wolverine horse-hide shoes and a soft stay by Max Thoma.
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Fayette County Union
Wolverine
Max Thoma
Elgin Citizens Repair Homes Keep City Neat
Elgin residents continue home improvements with new porches, plaster refinishing, painting, plumbing, and lighting upgrades. F R Berg adds full length front porch and a west addition as Emma Bunting and Melchr Yenney re-shingle homes. The push against wear and decay grows with several upgrades and plans for a sleeping porch.
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Elgin
F. R. Berg
Fern Sehori
John Falk
Rudy Yunker
P. Strauch
H. W. Falh
Emma Bunting
Melchr Yenney
Mancharged with manslaughter after Waterloo crash
Kenneth Smith of Waterloo died in a Sunday night auto collision. Arthur Wendling, owner of the car, faced a $25 fine and costs for intoxication. Tate drove the car and admitted Wendling had been drinking. R E Slaughter, the third occupant, was not charged. The other vehicle carried two ladies and another man. Tate is a brother of William Tate of Clermont.
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Kenneth Smith
Waterloo
Arthur Wendling
Tate
R. E. Slaughter
Wendling
William Tate
Clermont
Payette
The Ninth Hour Is Most Profitable One
A man who works eight hours may earn a living but true profit comes from nine hours of effort. Ordinary minds suffice to get by with a full day, yet higher types pay a higher price for greater success. The ninth to eleventh hours are golden for profit, spent on work, study, and self-improvement for better opportunities ahead. Seize the ninth hour to progress and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
What Chicago Pays Wage Schedule for Building Trades
The American Contractor compiles Chicago wage figures for trades. Bricklayers earn 1.62 1-2 dollars per hour, carpenters 1.50, cement finishers 1.50, electricians 1.56 1-2, iron workers 1.60, laborers 0.90, lathers 1.62 1-2, plasterers 1.621, marble setters 1.50, painters 1.62 1-2, plumbers 1.60, roofers 1.87 1-2, slate roofers 1.75, sheet metal workers 1.50, steam fitters 1.65 1-2, stone masons 1.62 1-2, tile setters 1.30. No other city pays steam fitters more than 1.50 per hour.
Baldwin and French Wed in West Union Parsonage
Miss Florence Baldwin of Elgin and LeRoy L. French of Postville married at the West Union parsonage on Monday April 2. Rev. A. M. Billingsley officiated in the groom’s sisters’ presence. They will reside north of Postville on Harvey French farm. Also noted is a sale of two second hand work harnesses by H. W. Falk Elgin. Mrs R W Muehlenthaler and Mrs Ray DeSart visited West Union. Kniel’s to have carrots lettuce cabbage onions celery for Easter.
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Florence Baldwin
Elgin
LeRoy L. French
Postville
West Union
A. M. Billingsley
Mrs. French
Harvey French
H. W. Falk
R. W. Muehlenthaler
Ray DeSart
Kniel’s
Iowa Briefs Report Tornado Damage and Local News
A early week tornado visited Rodman in Palo Alto county causing wrecked buildings and one serious injury, with Whittemore also damaged. W Warner of Dubuque begins drilling a new Elkader water works well, 12 inches diameter, about 700 feet deep, with a drilling crew on site and a big machine delivered Wednesday. Fayette viaduct to be rebuilt per orders from the Town Railroad Commission after complaints of inadequacy. Guttenberg enacts milk testing for town sales, annual TB tests with certificates to clerk. Scarlet fever reported no new cases. Floy Hockaday improving. Donna Maxine hadafter effects but better. Mississippi River high water at Clinton drives waste into downtown and homes. officials plan disposal actions. Davenport called home to a notorious thief seeking a 13-year-old blind boy's savings bank worn by pennies and nickels. Waukon banker W H Niehaus to stand trial in Clayton county. Devorah fairgrounds to add a 260-foot steel grandstand, with half built this year seating 1400. Forrest Moore elected superintendent of New Hampton schools from many candidates. Fayette elevator near Milwaukee station destroyed by fire in early Tuesday. Delbert Dorland spotted it at about 1 am. firemen unable to save structure, protecting nearby property.
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Rodman
Palo Alto
Whittemore
W. Warner
Dubuque
Elkader Water Works
C. M. & St. P. Railway Company
Fayette
Guttenberg
Floy Hockaday
Mra. Lane
Donna Maxine
Argo-Gazette
Mississippi
Clinton
Davenport
Bank Wal
Emil Winnegar
State School For the Blind
Winton
W. H. Niehaus
Citizens State Bank
Waukon
Clayton County
Devorah
Forrest Moore
New Hampton Schools
Milwaukee
Delbert Dorland
A Word To Our Graduates Persistence
Bergs editorial urges graduates to value persistence over talent genius and education noting that perseverance determines success. It lauds the store as dressing graduates for the big day with head to foot service and merchandise, signed Fred R. Berg.
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Berg
Fred R. Berg
Black Face Minstrels at Elgin Opera House Next Week
The Black Face Minstrels will perform at the Elgin Opera House on April 20 and 21. The show includes songs monologues sketches and other features for a first class minstrel presentation. Tickets are on sale at City Drug Store with reserved seats for either night at no extra charge.
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Black Face Minstrels
Elgin Opera House
City Drug Store
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Monnahan
Baptist Church
Henry Hanson
M. E. Church Notes
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Alfred Jenson
Ida, Mark
Randalia
UNION
Chicago
Elgin Baptist Church
Baldwin
Iowa Briefs
Lena Meyer
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